Strong body, strong mind! Exercise helps improve your physical and mental well-being. #HealthyBodyHealthyMind

Another week of working my ass off, exhausted and achy but damn I’m starting to love the girl looking back at me in the mirror. #healthybodyhealthymind #fitnessmotivation #weightlossjourney #strengthandconditioning #positivity #strength #dedication

Week 3 done and I haven’t lost any weight this week but lost half an inch off my waist. Trying very hard to be okay with that as I’m doing everything right regarding my nutrition. Exercise is still a struggle, I’m doing strength and conditioning every day at home and getting in as many outdoor steps as my anxiety will allow.
My mental health is really poor this week and I’ve barely had a good day more like good moments throughout some days. I’ve still been going the gym with @emily_ruby08 she is a star staying with me and working with me physically and mentally to get me through each session. Even with her help I find it deeply stressful and uncomfortable. I don’t know if I will ever like it but I hope it will become bearable.
I’ve dropped a dress size, well at least in Asda and primark I have. But I’m still waiting for my brain to catch up with the dress size thing, I don’t feel any smaller and I’m not happy I really thought I would be. Hoping this week will be better. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthrecovery #exercise #fitness #healthyeating #healthyliving #healthybodyhealthymind #weightloss #weightlossjourney

Diet is going well, only downside is my clothes are now hanging off me.
Week two weigh in and I’ve dropped another 4lb and lost 0.5in off my waist!!
That’s 12lb total and 4in off my waist in total!!!!!!!!
Absolutely buzzing with my progress 💪🏼. So much so I couldn’t wait to take my selfie this morning to share my progress so please excuse my morning roughness. I think the smile says it all, sheer joy 🥰.
I added two gym sessions in this week and have stuck to my diet to the letter. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #weightloss #weightlossjourney #healthyeating #healtylife #healthybodyhealthymind #joy

73 days smoke free!!! Just had to share because I haven’t checked this app for a little bit and I was blown away by how far I have come 💪🏼. I would say half of the days are easy and half are really difficult and I still use nicotine mints and gum the amount depends on the day but on the whole it’s getting less. I am still shocked that I’m managing to stick with this and I’m truly proud of myself. Also I’m loving that I can say I haven’t smoked this year 🥰 and as the days are ticking along being able to say this means more.
Stopping smoking is just one of many things that I’m either already doing or intending to do and every goal is something to make my body or mind healthier and stronger. I know that these objectives are contributing to me getting to become the person I want to be. Every piece of the puzzle matters and in the short term will help to get me through intensive trauma therapy and in the long term who knows, it’s actually not something I’ve thought about yet. I’m naturally an impatient person so that is also something I’m working hard on by trusting the choices I’m making and having faith in the path I’m walking and that at the very least my mental health will improve so that I can be a stronger more independent woman.
I want to thank everyone that has been following me on my journey to stronger mental health and huge thank you for you love, beautiful messages and support. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthrecovery #ptsd #ptsdrecoveryjourney #complextrauma #complextraumarecovery #trusttheprocess #positivity #strength #love #betterhealth #patience #healthybodyhealthymind #journey #stopsmoking #stopsmokingstartliving

Nutrition has always been an issue for me, carbs and sugar are very much my downfall. I have now committed myself to my mental health and fitness journey and a huge positive contributing factor to that is eating healthier and ensuring my body now gets the nutrition it needs. My lifestyle is changing and I need better eating and drinking habits for my body to heal and be able to progress.
The 1st change I have made is drinking water, I barely drink water which I know is awful but this journey is about honesty and honestly some days I don’t even drink a glass of water. So that was the 1st thing that needed to change, I have frozen berries and a scoop of collagen in my water bottle. I then use the berries to get a portion of fruit down me, I’m really not a lover of fruit so the past two mornings I’ve added it to a protein yoghurt for my breakfast. Any tips on a healthy way to eat my portion of berries are very welcome. I then refill my water bottle and drink that.
I’m making gradual changes as I get easily overwhelmed and I don’t want to affect my mental health or have my brain process these changes as anything but positive. I’m happy with the start I’ve made, it’s been a long time coming. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthrecovery #ptsd #ptsdrecovery #healthyeating #healthyfood #healthyliving #healthylifestyle #healthybodyhealthymind #nutrition #recovery #recoveryjourney #exercise #runningtherapy

Sat well too close to the instructor tonight and got shouted at for an hour 🫣
#MidweekSweatySpin 🚲
#HealthyBodyHealthyMind 📈

It used to be that we went to the pub on a Friday night, then on for a curry before getting a cab home.
Now we book the athletics track for an hour, get fish and chips on the way home and fall asleep by 9pm.
Rock and roll, baby.
#HealthyBodyHealthyMind #runningafter50 #healthiswealth

Good morning, lovely people ❤️
Here’s to a new week of opportunity, #kindness and #peace for us all.
#mondaymorning #positivementalhealth #HealthyBodyHealthyMind