Hey guys, it's Rach.

Welcome back to another Sunday pep talk.

This is a little motivation, a conversation, a little kickstart as you begin a new week.

And I hope something that can fire you up today in your health journey.

Now, I hope you listen to Friday's episode of the show because

that one was all about my health journey, exactly what I'm doing today to stay in shape and

be as healthy as I can be as I get older. So that inspired me to create this, a conversation that I hope will keep you going

when it feels hard to do the hard thing. I want to talk to you, to the part of you that's been

trying to get back on track with your health, with your fitness, with how you feel in your body.

I want to talk to the part of you that's maybe exhausted from trying so hard and still doesn't

like what she sees in the mirror. So first of all, I need you to hear this. Your body is not the problem.

Let me say that again for the person who's been told her whole life, that smaller equals better, that discipline equals worthiness, that the body she had at 23 was her goal body forever.

Your body is not the problem.

You are not bad for gaining weight.

You are not lazy because you're tired.

You are not behind just because your genes don't fit the way they used to.

You are a human being.

You are a human being with hormones, with a schedule, with people who are counting on you and work and a full on life.

So maybe you've been surviving.

You've been adjusting. you've been showing up,

and that body you're in, that body has gotten you through every hard day so far. So instead of punishing her, what if you started to respect her? It's not about guilt. It's about alignment. This is not about

getting smaller. It's about getting stronger. This is not about controlling your body. It's about

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