I know that that many women can relate to the way she feels. We’ve all seen the photos on Instagram of women sharing their weight loss journey and many have gained a lot of muscle, but when they look at the photos their bodies are completely different. Muscle is heavier than fat, which makes you look leaner even though you might still weigh the same amount.
Instead of focusing on the numbers on the scale, women should focus on the way they feel, the way their pants feel, the way their belly looks flatter, and the stronger they are because they are getting out there gaining muscle that they didn’t have before. That’s what really matters. Focusing on specific numbers, you are only setting yourself up for failure and frustration.
“When the weight started to come off, I needed to get clear on my intention. I could lose weight to fit a dress size, or attend an event, or to make other people like me. But I couldn’t keep it off for those reasons. I always put the weight back on,” she said. This is something that many of us can relate to because the words diet and exercise program have a start and a finish date. Changing your mindset and the way you see food and a healthy fitness routine is forever.
“This time I changed the intention to, ‘I want to be the healthiest I can be–physically, emotionally, spiritually.’ So the process and purpose of losing shifted for me. It was easier because my intention was clearer.”