My goal has always been to “normalize” motherhood and share the good, bad and ugly about what being a “fit mom” looks like in my life. I never use filters, you see me with red/baggy eyes, no makeup, sweaty, falling down/over as much as you see the nicer stuff. The more …transparent I can be about the what it takes to achieve your goals, hopefully the more mothers will be encouraged to get started. We are all soooooo much more alike than you think! #riseandgrind #cantstopwontstop #fitmom #stretchmarks #loseskin #musclemom #girlswholift #girlswithmuscle #noexcusemom #fitlifestyle #fitnessjourney #bodyunderconstruction #figurepro #yogiinthemaking #allnaturalathlete #californiagirl #bayarea #alpha #naturalfitmom #namaste
RP:I had an amazing photo shoot yesterday and was just reviewing some of the shots. Of course, I whipped past the shots that weren’t “perfect”…i.e. eyes closed, falling over, etc. but I also passed up shots like this. Perfectly fine except for the skin wrinkling on my stomach. While none of my photos have ever been photoshopped, I could easily ask the photographer to erase those lines and no one would be the wiser. But that would be a problem for me and IS the problem about body expectations. Yes, I do try to hide it on stage or in photos with my posing, but I don’t want to act like this isn’t a part of who I am. Some women have more lose skin, some have none at all…. mine varies according to how lean I am. NONE of us can control it and we sure as hell shouldn’t worry about it. WE can control the badass muscle built with every rep. WE can control the confidence built as we pull on our gloves. WE can control what we value and our definition of beauty. And since the majority of us have lose skin/stretch marks, why are we seeking a minority standard? Well I can promise that, from me, you will begin to see it all…..the good, the bad, and the reality of what some women look like after having kids and not using photoshop! Lol…..
And no offense, I appreciate all of you ladies who are on your hustle, but DO NOT spam me for body wraps! If you really think I give a damn about that lose skin, you’ve missed the entire point of my post
Happy Sunday!
Cassandra
