06/10/2026
"Why do you workout so much? You're already small"
"This must be easy for you"
"I don't want to look manly" (my favorite)
"Just 5 more pounds"
This weeks' is a little different. It's meant to celebrate strength but also disconnect a thought pattern that I see and hear over and over and over.
Our weight = success or failure.
Fun Fact: Your weight is just your relationship with gravity. If I never met you and all I knew was your name, and your weight I'd have no idea WHO you are or what you're going through.
I don't like using my own experiences on here, but after a few heart to heart convos the last few weeks I think it needs to be shared. TRUE fitness and a wellness lifestyle has almost nothing to do with what you weigh.
The last six months have been a high stress time for me personally, professionally, through parenting challenges- and I've really struggled with managing some emotions around it all. So... why share? Because:
I am 💯 consistent in my fitness routine.
I own and run a stellar studio.
I rock my water and steps.
I give my best to my clients, my family, my friends.
And
I've gained 10lbs the last six months.
I've eaten icecream for dinner.
I've spent some Saturdays on my couch all day.
And both sets of behaviors have co existed.
*Gasp*
Are you ready to tell me I've failed?
That I've "lost all my progress!"
That "I might as well give up."
That's just silly.
My fitness isn't my weight anymore. Do I want my shorts to fit a bit better right now? Sure. And since things have calmed down I'm working on it.
But this week
🔨 I dug posts and built a fence.
🌊 I went white water rafting (and was able to get to safety when I inevitably fell out and involuntarily swam the rapids)
🥾 🏔️ I went hiking
So why am I sharing this? Because the best fitness hack I've used the last few months is GRACE.
You can't manage everything perfectly all the time.
And as life ebbs and flows you have to accept that your fitness will too. It's not failure. It's normal. Sometimes the weight you need to lose isn't on your body, it's in your head.
Don't be small. You want to be strong. F@ck the scale. 💪🏻
