Shirtless and Proud

Hey! 

Just so you know I've been doing crossfit since june 17th and eating basically what ever my body asks for since march of 2013. Before this I've never had the opportunity to see what "getting in shape" actually looks like. It's impossible to increase your physical performance and even appearance for that matter when you aren't eating and are overtraining. Along the way with crossfit I've seen huge improvement in skills and increased weight I've been able to lift and even increased weight on my body. 

In the past increasing my body weight would've been a near suicidal experience. Today I've never felt so confident. I've never had the audacity to take my shirt of during a workout. Never had the courage to be the only woman in the room lacking a shirt. Today if I'm working hard and don't want a shirt. No questions asked, I'm taking it off and throwing it on the floor with gusto. I'm proud of what I have. My body isn't perfect. And it never will be. It's just the tool that allows me to do everything I want to do in everyday life from doing 30 handstand push ups in a row from hugging a friend. I will wear whatever I want. 

Have you ever taken your shirt off when you can barely breathe? its impossible to suck in or even flex your tummy. It's an invigorating feeling to know that I am surrounded my nonjudgemental people. They are athletes and not the same elementary school kids that used to make me feel inferior. These athletes will tell me at the end of a workout that I worked my ass off. They wont tell me that because I look good or bad during the workout. They will tell me that because they know me and they can see that I'm working hard. I guess what I'm saying is be comfortable with your friends and the people who know you. As you grow up you see that body weight, size, and appearance means less and less. The people I surround myself with don't care what size jeans I wear but are more impressed with the sweat pouring off my body and the amount of blood that my heart is pumping out.  

This is kind of an add on to my last post about wearing what makes you comfortable. I'm just so happy to say that I can add being shirtless to my list of comforting clothing.