๐ธ Last post ๐ธ (at least for a while) Over 20 years of yoga plus almost 20 years of veganism has me wondering where all the time went. I spent so much of that time worrying and obsessing about the way I looked. Moving back to LA in 2010, eating a fruit-based diet, finding community, and making YouTube videos (along with excellent hypnotherapy) got me to a place where I can now say, โI used to have an eating disorder.โ Yes, my old YouTube videos are still there ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ฌ I realized this past year that itโs not about being thin. I want to be strong. I want to carry my own music gear. I want to pick up my electric guitar amp without whining lol ๐ โข Trigger warning โ ๏ธ I have not had a binge in over seven years. I spent most of my adulthood being ruled by numbers, calories, meal plans, sizes on tags, and the scale in my bathroom. At almost 40 I am finally so in love with who I have become. I wish I could tell my younger self that itโs not about being perfect. I never want to feel like Iโm in a food jail. Iโd rather be 20 pounds heavier than feel restricted. Diets arenโt for me. This is my lifestyle. No matter how my body changes over the years, I will always be vegan. I no longer compare my journey to that of others and I no longer feel the need to share what I eat. For now, Iโll leave the inspirational instagramming to the influencers. Instead, Iโm about living and making music! Follow me @aprylelectra and my band @commonancestors โข #healthyvegan #stillvegan #veganforever Keep going ๐ซ โข ๐ธ @mameeshiba . . . . . . . . . #fortheanimals #fortheplanet #formyself #formyhealth #forthefuture #vegan #veganism #whatveganslooklike #nonbinary #nonbinaryvegan #meatfree #dairyfree #edfree #edrecovery #bodyposi #bodypositive #loveyourbody #loveyourself #ilovemybody #ilovemyself #iamstrong #bingeeatingdisorderrecovery #keepgoing #veganyogi #natarajasana #dancerspose (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIQGg3jdYy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w99rvdqph9sc
