PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF.
Breakfast and blogging. Because that’s just what sis is doing. Good afternoon and happy Sunday my loves. I’m over here multi-tasking early as hell on this lovely rest day. Laundry, breakfast, blogging, vacation prepping, you name it, I’m doing it. From here, we’ll move on to wash day because this gym hair had to go and tonight is the final session of “The She-Shed” with my favorite girlies so I have to look very much like something. Lol (I’m literally a walking Tiktok I promise you). Ok, seriously, let’s chat. It’s time to get down to business.
I received an email this morning from my gym simply honoring me for one month of consistency with my workouts. I’m sure that I’ve mentioned this a few post back but at the beginning of March I told myself that it was time for me to lock in and focus. I knew that I wouldn’t be traveling again for at least 6 weeks or more so it was time to connect back to self. Prior to returning to the gym in March, I hadn’t seen the inside of a gym in well over 7 months. This was so unlike me because I was a gym rat for years. I found myself running away from fitness when I should have been running towards it for stress relief and centering.
Contrary to anyone’s belief, I lost myself in 2021. I ran so far away from myself that I probably should have called Carmen San Diego or Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School bus for some assistance with finding my way back to ME. It was such an emotional and stressful time and my life was on freaking fire. This girl was spiraling out of control, but we can talk about that another time. So yes, as part of ME SEASON, I thought that returning back to my core wouldn’t be possible without my debut return to the gym. I had the plan, I just needed the platform (LMFAO, IYKYK). But seriously, I put my plan into action. I wasn’t my healthiest self physically. I had lost so much weight and it was beginning to bother me both mentally and emotionally. So I already knew that my fitness journey this time around would be all about GAINS. Bulking, heavy lifting, weight/muscle gaining and retention. I locked in at 3 times per week. As each session passed, I began to notice a shift in appearance in many areas of my body. Now I can be very exaggerative and delusional so I would joke and tell my friends and family about how big my ass was getting, but I was so damn serious lol.
I had also decided to begin recording my weight every Friday night to track my progress. This past Friday, I stepped on the scale and noticed that I had gained 7.5 pounds. MEN LIE, women lie, numbers don’t. I knew I wasn’t being too delusional I swear. Listen, the body is BODYING and I look TF GOOD ! So please do not let me catch you in my comments when I post my vacation photos asking me who did my skinny BBL because this was gym made. No shade, no palm tree.
Right now, I am truly grateful for the individuals in my life who require, inspire, advocate and demand for me to show up as the best version of myself at all times. No matter what area of life. We have officially embarked on our journey into Q2 and I made sure to check in with my tribe to share my aspirations and goals and to hear what theirs were as well. I believe I had 8 goals on my list and I have already completely one and working on my second. The one goal that has been completed was giving Ellexcee.com a NEW LOOK !! And I absolutely love it. If you can, please view the new look from a computer for a more aesthetically pleasing viewpoint and tell me what you think.I t’s giving very much “Professional Blogger” and we love to see it !
I am finding myself getting back to the things that I really didn’t have the spirit or energy to do weeks/months ago and I am genuinely happy about this. I’m now at a place in my life where I am working on loving myself more than I have ever before. I spend most of my time outside of work blogging, reading, conducting research, working on passion projects, and pouring into myself and my loved ones. Balance. Harmony. Peace. Stability.
I’m allowing myself to pivot this year. Mental health is priority. Inner peace is priority. Self is priority. Happiness is priority. Do not take yourself for granted. Nourish and reflect on all parts of yourself that needs healing and self-love. Remember to be patient and kind during the process. Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path. So let it. Here’s to living a soft, healed, beautiful, and luxurious life. Cheers baby girl !
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