are you guys totally over my progress pics yet?? 😁😁😁
I took the one on the right today because I felt cute and I like the way this shirt fits and also I have a new bra and IT FITS (ladies you know that’s a big deal haha) and overall just a primo body posi day for me 👍🏼
Left picture is from May 2014 when I was constantly bloated, wearing sweatshirts to cover my belly out of shame, just feeling insecure and unhappy and blech. My mom took that picture several times and I hated each one.
There are many reasons to lose weight. Seeing a lower number on the scale is one, wearing smaller clothes is another, but the biggest one for me has been the attitude change.
I AM SO HAPPY. I feel SO much better. When I’m stressed out, I don’t lay in bed and eat and sleep all day - I put on my running shoes and get outside or lift heavy things or go to the dojang and stretch.
I AM SO CONFIDENT. I am smart! I have good ideas, and I speak up now! Past Stephanie was also smart, but she kept her opinions to herself and barely spoke up at school or work, and if she did speak, it was through tears. Not anymore. I look people in the eyes. I’ve led a department meeting in front of 100+ people, without notes, and received so many nice comments about how natural I was at public speaking. I carry myself differently. I initiate conversations. I am a leader.
I AM HELPING OTHERS. In real life and in messages on tumblr, people say things like “because of you, i didn’t give up” or “your story is like mine, we started at the same weight and I want to be like you” or “you’ve encouraged me to try again” and that means SO MUCH to me. Like when I feel like giving up, I’m motivated by the reminder that WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. sometimes I post things on here and it’s a bit like shouting into the void but you never know who’s watching. you never know the influence you have.
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