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my 2023, fitness wise 🫶🏻

a year of immense growth. this year, i tried. really hard. embarrassingly hard.

in years past, i had a smaller body. i had better cardiovascular fitness. i had visible abs (lol). it’s hard to change, and then show up again as a changed version of yourself.

i felt a little like a poser calling myself a runner. stepping out in a bigger body than i was used to and hitting the streets (of my college town, where everyone knows everyone). i had parts that jiggled that didn’t use to jiggle. and i was embarrassed that slow short runs left me winded and tomato-faced.

but i kept showing up. i kept trying. embarrassingly, earnestly trying to achieve my goals and maintain sanity while struggling under the weight of a rigorous thesis masters program and phd applications.

and it was a realization for me that the only way to actually achieve anything, to actually give your life the full shot that you deserve, is to put yourself out there. to embarrass yourself. to let people see your jiggling bits even if you don’t want them to. i am so proud of myself in every way from this past year. my boyfriend keeps reminding me that i had a killer year, and frankly he’s right. this was probably one of the best years of my life, in regards to personal growth and development.

listen when you have an empty gym…you take some photos of your back muscles 💪🏼

big goals for the new year:

run consistently

get faster

stay consistent with full body strength