Like MANY women - I started my journey from a place of disgust for my body.
It was a cycle l'd struggled with for most of my life.
Maybe you're familiar with it:
Beat yourself up for how you eat, drink & never work out.
Try something (diet, workout program, etc).
Quit when change doesn't happen fast enough or when you "mess up."
The changes to my body post kids brought on a new level of shame. My inner critic got louder.
But as a new girl mom, something in me had a stronger desire to change. CONTRO
At the time, I didn't know what that something was so I did what I always did... started the journey from the same place I always had, "I must change, I'm so gross."
But this time, I tossed in a new step:
📝Rewriting my story📝
The more I got into it, the more I realized it was the missing piece.
It wasn’t a specific “diet” or a certain workout.
It was the story I told myself, that was the work.
✨I had to become someone who believed I was capable of achieving something I’d never done & stop using past attempts as my evidence for why I should just quit before I even start.
✨I practiced being more compassionate with myself.
✨I was no longer in a hurry to change so I could feel acceptable. I WAS acceptable, no matter my shape or size.
✨I had to get to know my body & get more in tune with what worked for me; not the results I thought I wanted based off of what I saw other people achieve.
✨I was more focused on how I wanted to take care of myself, realistically (not quick fixes or unsustainable options).
As I worked through this, changes came naturally without pressure.
What can you do to start on this path? 👇🏼
✨Practice accepting (or loving) yourself throughout the journey.
✨Don’t make yourself miserable trying to reach your goals because you’ll still be miserable when you get there. The same brain goes with you.
✨You’re a perfect & worthy human just as you are BUT that doesn’t mean you can’t also be a work in progress. Those 2 concepts can coexist.
Read that last one again.💕
Come find me: @ashleylmolitor on IG for more tips on rewriting the stories that keep you stuck.📝