The Mind Mess That is a Muscle Building Phase

I am currently in a muscle building phase aka lift heavy weights, feeding the muscles and seeing what we can grow! This may sound sexy to you (and many parts of it are!) but there are some parts that will mess with your MIND. Living in a body with more body fat (read: uncomfortable and clothes not fitting), eating more calories intentionally than you are used to (and sometimes you get sick of eating), also fighting the baked in thoughts of: "I should be smaller" "I need to lose fat first" "How do I stay eat and grow and trust the process" I talk a lot about positive self talk but I also am someone who battles what is trying to be sold to me on the daily and what I grew up seeing in 90's girls magazines! There needs to be more talk about now only WHY building muscle is important as we women age, but also facing the challenging thoughts that come along with the process - and that is what this episode is all about.