It only took me 20 years of gaining and losing the same weight to realize… my body was never the problem. my relationship with myself was. because here’s what I noticed: in the seasons where I was eating well, working out, journaling, going for walks, prioritizing myself… I was losing weight. Building muscle. Feeling like myself. but it wasn’t BECAUSE I was doing those things just to be lean. it was because I loved myself enough to take care of my body in a way that nourished it instead of punished it. I was happy enough that I didn’t need junk food after work to destress. I was energized enough that I’d push myself in the gym without feeling burnt out. and in the seasons where I was binge eating, skipping workouts, not taking care of myself… that wasn’t laziness. that was self punishment. living in victim mode. (for me) that was what low self love looked like from the outside. my weight was not a willpower problem. my weight was not a thyroid or metabolic problem. my weight was not a knowledge problem. it was a self love problem. and no diet, no program, no meal plan would fix that if I was trying to hate myself into a body I’d love. the shift that changed everything? going from restricted self-loathing to self-loving discipline. going from punishing my body into to loving myself towards healthy. that’s when everything changed. not just my body but my entire life. and that’s exactly what we help women do inside the Happy Bod Squad. if you’re tired of trying to punish yourself towards skinny and are ready to love yourself towards healthy, you’re in the right place ❤️‍🔥 — @gensgym TikTok