09/14/2026
13 years ago, I took this picture in a bathing suit… and I remember exactly what I was thinking.
“God, I wish I were thinner.”
And now, 13 years later, I look at this picture completely differently.
I don’t see a body I needed to change.
I see a girl who had no idea how much life was still ahead of her.
A girl who spent too much time wishing she looked different instead of realizing she was already living moments she would someday wish she could have back.
And honestly? That hits me hard.
Because I spent years making excuses.
“I’ll start Monday.”
“I’ll do it when life calms down.”
“I’ll feel better when I lose weight.”
“I’ll be happier when I look different.”
But there is no magical “someday” where everything suddenly becomes easy.
You just have to start.
And starting doesn’t have to mean changing your entire life overnight.
Start with ONE thing.
Drink more water.
Take a walk.
Make a better choice at lunch.
Get off the couch.
Put on the damn bathing suit. 😂
Take the picture.
Go after the dream.
Stop talking yourself out of things before you even try.
Then do it again tomorrow.
And the next day.
And the next.
It’s a long journey. Mine certainly has been. There have been setbacks, bad days, excuses, tears, and plenty of moments where I wanted to quit.
But it has been worth it.
If there is something in your life you want to change, I want you to know something:
YOU CAN.
Maybe not overnight.
Maybe not perfectly.
Maybe not without stumbling a few times.
But you absolutely can.
Stop waiting for the perfect time.
Stop waiting until you feel ready.
Stop waiting until you’re thinner, richer, happier, more confident, or “fixed.”
Start with what you can do today.
Because 20 years from now, I don’t want you looking back at pictures wishing you had spent less time criticizing yourself and more time actually living.
Your life is happening right now.
So no more excuses.
Take the first little step.
Then another.
And another.
You don’t have to have the whole journey figured out. You just have to be brave enough to begin. ❤️
Start today. Your future self will thank you.
