weight shouldn't really mean anything but ive included it to make a point - that skinny doesn't equate to happiness. also don't think ive ever shared the pic on the left before... I remember taking it as a progress shot tho after a few months of starting my "fitness journey". it was very early 2016 & id lost about half a stone !!! (half a stone I didn't need to lose lol) so was a bit underweight. I was basically just restricting my food and running a lot, hence why I have minimal muscle/strength. I genuinely fell into the trap of thinking if the weight on the scale went down id be happier and have the physique of my ~dreams~. little did I know lol. very silly and incorrect. thankfully I got out of the negative restrictive cycle, learned to lift weights, fell back in ❤️ with food and gained some much needed weight and never looked back. also discovered that *fitness* does more than just change your body and started looking after my actual health too rather than just chasing a certain "look". admittedly my transformation might not seem like the most dramatic of things but sometimes it's not about that. and also I think ive managed to grow a fair bit of muscle for a smol person, increase my strength and am mentally in a far better place - which is the most important thing IMO. also slowwww and steady wins the race ☺️???? happy sundays ???? . #transformation #fitnessprogress #fitnesstransformation #transformationtuesday

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