Illusions

A brand new client came in this week on Monday. You can tell the new ones because they are the ones who are still pretty nervous in their own skin. They are scared that their new trainer is going to kill them, that they aren't going to be able to keep up, that someone will look at them and think they don't belong. You can see it in their eyes.
This specific client is working on dropping body fat and some pounds. I wont lie, when she's done this chick is gonna be a beast because she has strength and muscle and she is dang pretty. She is pretty hott actually--looks half her age to be honest.
So she takes the big bulky coat off and she is wearing spandexy leggins, and a form fitting jacket that looks a freaking dorable on her. She is so cute! Then she takes off her little form fitting coat and is in a tight tank top. She felt naked, again I see the look in her eyes that says "I am so uncomfortable right now I want to hide behind that couch"
You know what I saw? I saw a hottie dressed to compliment her figure. If I were her, I would have rocked that outfit like nobody's business--but she isn't there, yet. She will be, but it's gonna take her a few months of gaining strength and watching the scale go down before she starts to see--what I saw from the beginning.
Best part about my job. Helping people realize what the rest of us see, helping them gain confidence and strength and helping them realize their own beauty and assets.
The point is, when you are feeling "fluffy" what do you do? You put on a baggy sweat shirt and a baggy pair of pants--hoping beyond hope that no one will notice you and the 10 lbs you HAVE got to get rid of...



Or maybe you dress like this because it is dang cold outside and you aren't as young as you once were and you can't handle it. I don't know, maybe that's it.


Then you take those layers off and you realize--there is a smaller version of me under all those clothes. I remember training for my show and Shawna was like, "stop wearing those baggy clothes. You need to get comfortable in your own body!" I weigh the exact same amount in both of these pictures, in fact the top two are the same day, and the one below is the day after).
I'm not suggesting skimpy (Which apparently my husband says the outfit below is skimpy--sorry about that please don't be offended!)

I'm suggesting dressing to fit your body. Not too big, not too small. Dress to compliment your figure as best as you can with the funds that you have. I sometimes put on a workout tank top that I feel self conscious in every single time. Like my stomach looks fat in it.
A few months ago, I realized--it's not worth it to wear that stupid blue tank top. Who cares I bought it for 5 bucks on clearance at Target. I don't feel good and fit in it, so I don't wear it anymore. I wear something else, even if that means it stinks from three workouts in a row ( i kid, I kid)!
Take it from me, you look five times better than you think you do when you see yourself in the mirror. That outfit looks good on you and you are by far so much more than a number, what you eat, or the way you THINK you look in the mirror. Take it from the girl who sees YOU for you as a total package..not just the weight you have to lose--which is exactly what most of you see yourself as right now.
You got this. You got shiz handled people. Hold your head up, throw your shoulders back and freakin rock what yo mama gave you cuz baby--there's only one YOU who can do YOU like you can.

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