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My body is constantly judged by people: I’m too muscley or not muscley enough. I’m too lean or not lean enough. I’m too masculine or not “big enough”

I’m accused of taking performance enhancing drugs. I’m accused of going under the knife and ass implants (lol because I’m drowning in debt and if you think I can afford surgery you’re on drugs). I’m accused of photoshopping my pictures.

To those who are guilty of those accusations and judgments, I did not ask for your opinion of my body. I did not ask whether you found is attractive or not. I did not ask for you to microscopically analyze every pore or wrinkle on my body. This is my body. I work my ass off for it. I love it and everything it does for me. At the end of the day, I still have my body, and you have a bitter heart.

The end.

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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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southernbelle-northernshell

I struck a pose while I was at the airport flying home from Alaska yesterday and was shocked to still see muscles. Between ten days of vacation and being unbelievably sick, I felt so weak but lo and behold, my mini muscles are peeking through. Can’t wait to get back to the grind and crush it when I’m over this cold.

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Pumpkin Pancakes

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that’s the thing about recovery. you have to choose it every. single. day. you have to tell yourself you deserve to recover. this isn’t easy when your mind is telling you otherwise. if you are struggling, with anything, whether that be an eating disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma, or just a bad day, choose recovery. it can be small things: making sure you eat your breakfast, going outside, having a conversation with someone, or sometimes just getting out of bed. these things are heavy. i turned to exercise. i chose to lift the weights that were crushing me. find your niche. find your peace. talk to someone. needing other people is ok. you are not alone. i have been working on a blog post for @crushfit that will be up this week about 19 Things I Have Realized in 19 Years of Learning Self-love Through Fitness, i can’t wait to share with you guys!

bryanahollybezlaj-blog

RAISE BOYS AND GIRLS THE SAME WAY.

fitcaroline

So these were taken after 13 days of no working out and not tracking a single calorie. Living off of chipotle, chickfila, animal crackers and vodka. no sleep, no gym. and looky I’m still in good shape. I honestly learned a lot during this time off about how it truly is okay to not be perfect all the time. I had so much fun. Now I’m ready to get my shit back together but I’m really glad I was able to enjoy the time off and know I didn’t lose any progress. 💪

fitnika

You’re flawless holy moly