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Because we are in wedding week I’ve been inevitably thinking about how I physically look and it’s been a different internal conversation than I’ve ever had before. When I first got engaged I made “goals” like I want to lose X amount of lbs before the big day. Luckily as I’ve continued on this journey I see the toxicity and vanity of those thoughts and in general true lack of importance.

The main goal of working with a functional medicine doctor is to focus on my inside health rather than my outside health. This, to be frank, was a serious shift in mindset. I made small changes consistently that have changed my entire day, week, life. A beautiful piece of this is when you work on your inner health - your gut, your mind, your heart - it shows on the outside.

So instead of being worried about my body, Ive been more driven by how I feel. because of joy and because of health, which I’m so lucky to say I have both right now.

I went to bed last night feeling stress about the wedding and turned over to Alex and realized that when all of this is done and the wedding has passed he and I is what’s left. It’s a comforting feeling to know that regardless of anything that happens on Friday besides exchanging of vows I will still wake up on Saturday with the love of my life by my side.

So if there are any brides out there or women trying to “fix or change” their body for a vein reason, whether it’s for an event or a wedding, I urge you to try and zoom out and see what the real goal is for you. Is it what comes out of the event, is it overall health and well-being or is it fear of judgment and toxic thinking?

I PROMISE you if you work on glowing from the inside it’ll translate to the outside.

A VERY happy girl this morning. While packing for my bachelorette I tried on a pair of jeans that for about a year were too small and they fit!!!

The biggest accomplishment is not the size I fit into, it’s the fact that My goal has NOT been to work towards a certain size or scale number. It has been to make small, sustainable changes to work on my overall health, optimal health. No aesthetic goal, just an overall health goal, feel good, and I am so proud of myself for working daily on not getting caught up in the . WAHOO, alright jeans you’re coming to my bachelorette party!!