Nofar- Fitness & Wellbeing

June 8th.
My dream man. My dream beach wedding. Surrounded by love. Magical.

Rest is important.
Rest is necessary.
Rest is recovery.

Rest whenever. Stop justifying it, judging yourself for it, and bullying yourself out of it.

I don’t usually get professional photos but when I do I still tell them to make sure I look skinny.

Body image will always creep on me because I’m operating in a conditioned society.

When the photographer said it came out good I laughed and said it’s because I wasn’t breathing.

Self work never ends and growth is endless. I choose not to nitpick and that is my win.

9 months post injury.

Some days are easy, some days are still hard.

I grew to love my body without exercising. Something I didn’t know I could.

I learned that my appearance doesn’t have to dictate my confidence nor self worth.

I noticed that I think healthier about myself.

I learned to give my inner child what it needed which was months of self pity, rest, tears and love. I told her it’s okay to cry and feel sorry for herself. I’m not ashamed to admit.

After months of doing it, I promised her she is strong beyond belief and she can and will move on from this. Better and stronger- no matter how long it will take.

Here I am. Still cautious, still a little scared. Still gentle with myself.

Portion control.
(Not what you think)

So I plated this just like in the picture. That was “what I’m supposed to eat”.

I did.

Then, I stood over the stove and ate some more (like another plate more)- straight from the pot too.

Does it make me a bad person? No.
Does it make me weak? No.
Does it mean I failed? No.

What does it mean? What you make it to be. I decided it would mean nothing.

I then proceeded about my day and put my energy into something more important.

Stop judging yourself.

The notion that we look for attention on social media does not sit right with me.

Not every post is for the sake of validation.

Some are celebratory. A celebration of the journey called life.

Working, healing, overcoming and becoming.

Here’s to becoming who I thought I will never be.

🥂

This is your reminder to get your greens.

Dark leafy greens are a super-food group.

Packed with the most nutrients per serving. Really, no greater health boost to your immune system, brain, muscles and blood.

When you think longevity- think dark leafy greens.

If you need to get used to them- smoothie them!

What’s your favorite?

When you thought you were fat but you weren’t and now you wish you looked like that?

First of, this is a toxic state of mind.

Second, this is what negative body image is. What you think others see when they see you.

It has nothing to do with appearance and everything to do with confidence.

This is what a lot of us suffer from. And to be honest, it is a place I worked hard to come out of.

See the thing with growth is that sometimes you fall back to old patterns. That is ok.

This knee injury really tested me. Not being able to move like I used to was triggering my confidence multiple times a day.

I had to actively remind myself that my self worth does not change, even when my body composition does.

I reminded myself to focus on healing and listening to my body. Mindfully accepting the negative thoughts and releasing them because they do not serve me.