Transformation Tuesday!

Since the beginning of this year I believe that I have transformed myself into someone better. I had one resolution, and that was to learn to love myself. Seems easy, right? No. However, I think I have gotten closer through my fitness journey.

I used to only focus on how I looked, not on how I feel. There was always something that I could pick out that I didn't like about my physical appearance. My one eye is droopier than the other, my stomach looks big in that top, my thighs get huge when I sit down, etc. Now, however, I focus more on how I feel about my body, and on all the amazing things it does for me.

If you would have asked me six months ago if I loved my body I would have told you no. If you asked me now I'd say yes. Here are just a couple reasons why... I allows me to run. My heart beats my blood though my body with every single beat. My lungs exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. It does more in the gym than I ever though possible... There are so many other reasons too. You might be thinking that some of these things are what all bodies do. We breathe and we pump our blood. But if you really think about it, our bodies do all of this without us even consciously asking it to. The amount of work that goes into one heartbeat is astounding, and now that I understand that it allows me to appreciate my body that much more.

Not only have a found a way to better love my body, but I am finally accepting other aspects about me that I cannot change, and I'm learning to appreciate them too. I have anxiety problems. I stress a lot more than necessary. I laugh a little bit too much sometimes and cry out of nowhere other times. Instead of being self conscious or beating myself up about it, I just accept these things as me. Without all of these different aspects I would not be the person I am today, and I actually like who I am. Don't change anything about yourself, just be you.

Now I'm dragging on, but I'm just so happy with where I am at in life right now. I am so blessed to have the life I have.

Moving on, today I had my first 'official' class at Tuff Girl. It was actually my third class though, just the first one since I am officially a member. It was hard and I thought in the beginning, "I'm never going to be able to do all of that." However, I pushed that negative thought away, and by the end of the class I felt amazing because I completed everything. It made me feel so strong and so proud. Oh and of course today there were having 25 percent off their apparel so I bought a tank. Whoops.

There is the picture of my shirt (front and back) and a little motivation for today.

Have a great Tuesday lovlies! Sorry this post was so long!