#lafemmefit

New week, new words. Same message, same purpose. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I started my fitness journey I stopped setting goals and starting stating my intentions. In our home the word intention holds powerful meaning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Time to be 💯REAL (as I am always). Since getting laid off in October I have struggled with ambivalence around my fitness "goals". A lot of the root cause of it was because of the sudden change in my entire life. I was used to commuting an hour to and from work M-F and that all of a sudden changed. Even though I couldn't be more thrilled for my new career change, I had this schedule for almost 5 years and now I had to create a new one revolving school, a freelance career, and an entirely new shift of home life. In a lot of ways I underestimated how much of an energy shift I would undergo. On top of the new change of work/school schedule shift was a complete shift in my workout schedule. I no longer had the restriction of working out at 5am due to work and had the freedom to workout "whenever". I have the ability to hang with the kids more than I ever had and have had the chance to spend lots more time with my husband. All things I wouldn't give up for a 6 pack. BUT I've struggled to find my groove of what works in this "new" life of mine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just last week after finally getting over my cold and consistently training before 7am I told my husband, "I think I'm finally consistently back to my old self." He smiled. Maybe I didn't trust my new life, maybe I didn't trust myself. Who knows. However instead of ruminating over "I shoulda" or "I coulda", which just often leads me to feeling like shit, I'm grateful for this "setback" because for a brief moment I felt a bit of that pre #gofitjo mindset who was starting to become disappointed in herself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you find yourself on the path of self disappointment, just pause. ⚡️TRUST YOURSELF ⚡️There's no other person more capable or powerful to change the course of your happiness than you. You are incredibly capable of moving your own mountains. Intention is a force in the universe, everyone and everything is connected to this force. Use it! ⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mytinycorner #lafemmefit #interior (at San Jose, California)

In 2015 a little photo project called #lafemmeforte was created by one of my best friends @tonhyakae as a way to celebrate the truth that all women are beautiful no matter their color, shape, size, “flaws”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ La Femme Forte encourages ALL WOMEN to live a life full of confidence, worth, power, and damn straight sexiness. Tonhya’s boudoir series is one that recognizes that feeling good in your own skin is not about vanity, its about confidence, happiness, and that joie de verve that is today’s day and age you have worked for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When we first talked about this collaboration, our mission was to encourage and empower women to feel beautiful, confident, and strong. We wanted to be able to stand up together and tell society to suck it, we women define our own meanings of beauty and we will continue to be ourselves in the most authentic ways possible. Often times when people hear about boudoir photo-shoots you instantly think to paint a picture of “sex” all over it. Women become a provocative sex symbol for men to gawk at. La Femme Forte was launched to redefine that. Today, with all that has been said about women by the leader of US, it's even more important that we find a way to amplify the message that women are a force to be reckoned with. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @tonhyakae is making her way back to #SF with @gaylinyet by her side. 62 days and counting and I can't wait! For details on how to book your session check out @tonhyakae's profile. I'm ramping up some of my training and moderating my "moderation" 😂. Time to get #lafemmefit, who's with me? (at San Francisco, California)