I didn’t do this program to lose weight or inches, and didn’t weigh or measure myself at all. I decided to make July my month of EPIC self care.

the results will happen as a side effect. It's ok to like your body and still want to change it.Īnd guess what? When you make that decision out of love and self-compassion and the curiosity to discover the strongest and healthiest version of yourself. I will love and appreciate myself no matter what. But does it really matter in the end? Nope. The FIRST TIME I haven't cared about what I look like, or put pressure on myself to lose weight or get an impressive before/after picture.Īnd let me tell you - it's SO MUCH EASIER to stick to a program and say 'no' to wine and sugar when you're motivating yourself based on love and appreciation for your body instead of feeling like you need to change to be happy.ĭid I want to drop a few pounds and have more defined abs? Heck yes. This is the FIRST TIME I've ever done a fitness program because I want to take care of my body from the inside out. I wanted to see what would happen if I devoted myself mentally, physically, and emotionally to taking the best care possible of myself. I decided to take a more compassionate route, and simply get curious. I decided that it wasn’t about willpower or discipline or forcing through or punching fear in the face or deprivation or all those aggressive tactics we use to shame and guilt and force our way into changing our bodies and habits. (See a pattern? This girl loves her wine and celebrating life with food!)īut you know what? I decided to commit. “I’ll never have the discipline to see this program through”

“I can’t fully commit, I’m going to leave myself wiggle room for wine and weekends.”

“But I want wine and treats because SUMMER” Some of my own excuses that popped up when I was thinking about doing this program. We HAVE to get out of our own way in order to grow into the person we’re meant to be. “When you lose your excuses you will find your results” -Autumn Calabreseīeachbody trainers are always chock full of motivational quotes, but this one stuck out to me this month as I completed the 21 Day Fix Extreme because isn’t that a metaphor for everything in life?

Before and after 21 day fix extreme