Tag: weightloss

Introduction

fitness, happiness, health, weight loss

allynorton97's avatarSquishy to Strong

Hi everybody! My name is Allison and I am a 21-year-old Accounting student that is on a journey from being uncomfortable and self-conscious and insecure in her own skin to a woman who loves herself and her body.

I used to be in VERY good shape. When I was little, I did both dance and soccer and eventually played select soccer on an elite team and was very athletic. I did cross country in middle school, played a little bit of high school soccer and kept dance in my life through show choir from my sixth-grade year to my senior year of high school.

I started to gain weight in my sophomore year of high school and it hasn’t really stopped since. Sophomore year was a bad year for me; I went through 2 breakups, the death of my grandfather, my best friend moving away, and a severe concussion that…

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Eh, back to the “grind” of coping, managing, and “getting by”…

Depression, Fitness, self discipline, Weight loss

KAJenkins's avatarFitness Imposter?

If only it could be easier, says….everyone?

I wish so hard that it could be, would be easier….but it isn’t.

I wish so hard that I could fly out of bed feeling energized and motivated every day, but I don’t.

I wish that I only craved healthy food choices and in small amounts, but that ain’t me.

I wish that life was mostly easy, with just enough challenge and adversity to make me feel accomplished…if only it could be so nice.

But it isn’t.  Most of the time on most days my feeling is, “damn this shit is hard!”

But, with the worst of my depression at bay…it IS do-able.  It just isn’t easy.  Damn.

I guess if being fit and healthy was easy, we would all be there.  We would all be living long healthy lives full of energy and pizzazz…and there would be no lines at Cinnabon.

But…

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