I realized that exercise is something I’m lucky to be able to do.
Thanks to these two years, I can now snowboard, I can hike, I can walk through downtown Boulder without open-mouth breathing.
I can do things I want to do, even if they’re hard, without beating myself up.”
“I lost a lot of weight, gained a lot of muscle, and figured out what works best for me to maintain my progress. But I think more importantly, I’ve developed a healthy relationship with food, now use exercise as means of stress relief, and gained a whole lot of confidence in myself!”
“I think for a long time I felt I needed to figure out how to be healthier alone because other people make it seem easy. They all seem to have a great gym routine and a perfect diet to match.
It took me a long time to realize there’s more than one way to achieve goals, and getting help is valid. I’m so glad I finally asked someone who knew what they were doing to help me build a plan.”
“I embraced the philosophy of millimeters to make miles and started small.
My first exercise was just to walk for 5 minutes. My first nutrition change was just to drink 8 ounces of water more than usual.
Because the action was so tiny, I found simply doing the activity was far easier than stressing about it for a half-hour.”
