Don’t be so hard on yourself babe

So much easier said than done right. I had been trying to think of a way of discussing this. I can’t say I am very lenient on myself.  

I had just finished my Kayla Itsine workout and I opened my instagram. (I swear I do it subconsciously sometimes, it’s bad) Anyway I was pretty happy with my progress at the gym and then the first picture that popped up on my instagram was a gorgeous picture of model Claire Smith a bikini pic also. I immediately thought shit I didn’t work hard enough, I should have done more sit ups or have gone harder during my cardio. I immediately criticised myself and what I had done even though a second earlier I was satisfied with what I had done. So firstly, I am comparing myself to an international model whos job it is to look good and my hour at the gym didn’t quite measure up. My job is in an office where I sit all day and rarely think about that fact because I’m so busy. Secondly, to make sure I got that hour at the gym I had to wake up at 5am while my partner and doggo were still asleep so I could go before work because in the evening I had a family dinner, needed to work late and also wanted some quality time with the above mentioned partner and dog. Not my busiest schedule, but my point is that there is a reason behind it all. Further to that a reason that no one needs to know nor is ‘published’. Model Claire Smith didn’t share all the things that it took to get to the point of the gorgeous picture. My point is, don’t get discouraged when you get where you wanted to be but someone is somewhere else. You don’t know what it took them to get there - just create new goals to get there next if you really want to. The story behind every journey is hard, but can be so much more magical than the face at the end. Don’t forget to enjoy it.