The Motivated Mama

[motivatedmamablog]

UPDATE 🔥 Wow. Looking back on all my previous posts really made me step back and realize how far I’ve come. I still look at my body and see flaws and things to fix, but seeing how much progress I am has me feeling very happy and content at the moment. I have to say this is the most fit and happy I’ve ever been in my life. I eat 80/20 (healthy, unhealthy) and I’m in the gym every day 💪🏼

[motivatedmamablog]

Just a swimsuit & workout top, chill. But seriously, let's talk about how much of a change my body has gone thru!!! So exciting. I started lifting 6 months ago, and NO you will not be able to walk into a gym and instantly squat a 45 on each side or what you see on social media. I would feel embarrassed that I could only squat a 10 on each side when I first started. But we all have to start somewhere!!! You are in the gym working on yourself, things can only go up from here! :) You have to learn, work on your form, then gradually add weight. And EAT!!! SO IMPORTANT. You won't grow your glutes (or any muscle for that matter) while in a caloric deficit. I honestly stuffed my face with protein, GOOD carbs (yes carbs are a necessity and there is such a thing as good carbs) and healthy fats. Don't be cutting fats and carbs from yo diet girl. It's all important.

[motivatedmamablog]

Holy s***. I did it!!!! I have finally reached my goal!!!! And it feels absolutely amazing to look in the mirror and see what I've done. I didn't have a goal weight, I just wanted to grow my booootay and lose fat overall but mainly in my waist area. Talk about being comfy in my own skin. I will proudly show these stretch marks!!

[motivatedmamablog]

Booooooty gainz I honestly didn't think I had progressed much until I compared these two photos.. I started lifting and eating smarter a little over a month and a half ago, and I feel AMAZING! I decided to put a before and now picture together and wow.. Imagine what your body can do in 6 months to a year!! Don't give up!

[motivatedmamablog]

FINALLY! I can wear a two piece 👙💪🏼

[motivatedmamablog]

Progress!

[motivatedmamablog]

Making progress. Not happy with how much I’ve slacked off since I’ve started. I’ve been on and off and my weight fluctuates. This morning I felt confident enough to take a picture of my full body though, and that’s a hell of a difference from the body on the left. I remember crying after seeing myself in the left photo. Confidence is my motivation, nothing beats that feeling! 💕❤️

[motivatedmamablog]

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[motivatedmamablog]

My stomach is finally getting flatter-after weeks of not seeing a difference and doing all the work without reward was tough but the saying is true! 6 weeks and your body really starts to change! My belly button has even moved up some (due to my skin tightening up) compared to my starting picture! Wooohooo💪

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Just so everybody knows, the mirror is actually more reliable than the camera. Even though people say “the camera never lies”, it distorts your photographs a little bit. It has to turn a 3d image (you in real life) to a 2d image (a photograph) and consequently skews the proportions a little bit.

Also, “photogenic” is a real thing. Certain faces photograph well and others don’t. It’s all down the angles, proportions and size of your features.

Have you ever seen someone stunning who looks great in professional photographs and not in candids? Yeah, that’s because there’s a huge difference between a professional and an amateur. Professionals know how to minimise the issues cameras have. Lighting, angles and even the distance you are away from the camera plays a part (the amount of distortion varies depending on how close you are).

TL;DR if you think you look great in the mirror but not in the photo, trust the mirror. You look great!

[milafawnkawaiielfgoddessangelic]

NOT ONLY THAT, but when you look in a mirror, you’re seeing your face in motion, how others would see it. In a photograph, you’re still, and it can make small flaws and the like seem a lot more prominent, despite them being quite minuscule in person.

[neonshi]

Also! Also, when you see yourself in the mirror you are looking at you face reverse of how a camera pics it up. No face is perfectly symmetrical so you get so used to seeing a mirrored version of your face that when it’s flipped in a picture you subconsciously notice the tiny differences in your face and thus you think you don’t look right.

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I have never felt so relieved and beautiful thank you guys

[motivatedmamablog]

Top pictures are from back when I started this journey at the beginning of my blog and the bottom pictures are today!! I’m feeling amazing and extremely happy I made this decision…I’m down about 35 pounds (the beginning pictures don’t do justice. I looked bigger in person)! I was always worried about how I’ll never look the same after childbirth because of the crazy stretch marks on my stomach, but I’ve learned to accept them and what they represent is beautiful. All that a woman endures carrying a child. I’m much more confident in myself and can’t wait to continue on and see my body change even more!!! 🙈☺️✨

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[motivatedmamablog]

Omg yum

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