#progress
Cause sometimes you need a reminder of how far you’ve come.
Excuse the weird-ass face, and I know it was a bad picture, and I’m not just like, TRYING to emphasize “I was so sad and feeling so terrible then because I was smoking and drinking and eating poorly!!!” because I wasn’t, I felt great… this was one of the only pictures I could find where you could really see how bad my acne had gotten.
When this picture on the left was taken, I was smoking like, a pack a day, sometimes more. I was going out drinking nearly every night. I think at the point this exact picture was taken, I was already ¾ of the way through a bottle of tequila (that I had drank all by myself). That year there was a period where I went through an entire bottle of tequila a week. I was eating out for every meal, and eating delivery on the nights I wasn’t eating out. To be fair, I was in my in-between phase living part-time with my parents (whose kitchen was being renovated) and part-time with my then-gf, full-time out of my car. I was not exercising, save maybe a walk through the woods once every other week. I was sharing a twin-size bed with my then-gf so wasn’t sleeping so well. I smelled from all the smoke and the lack of washing my clothes and self.
But I have to say, I was happy. I had met someone I fell totally in love with, I was out partying with friends constantly and I loved it!!! I still miss that. I was eating foods I loved and not feeling any sort of guilt about it. I was going to a freaking all you can eat pizza buffet twice a week with my best friend, like, how could I not have been stoked??? BURGER KING HAD RELEASED CHEETO FRIED MAC AND CHEESE BITES, IT WAS SO GREAT! Right after that picture was taken, I went and drunk passed out on the lawn and just took a nap right there. (The neighbors actually came over to ask if I was okay….)
But on the right, I’m also happy. I’m just focusing on the things that make me happy that also make me healthy. I can still go get food with my friends twice a week, just maybe the pizza buffet a little less frequently. I can still go out partying with my friends, I’m just drinking diet coke instead of nearly an entire bottle of tequila. I am going bike riding instead of sitting at a bar day-drinking… both activities I love, but one that makes me healthier. I am going to pole during the week instead of getting drunk at a bar…. again, both activities I love, one I think I now enjoy more than the other. I am in three separate plays, and go to rehearsal 2 days a week, soon to be 3, instead of sitting at home on the couch watching Netflix eating a box of pizza rolls after, you guessed it, being at the bar. I am going bouldering with my friends instead of sitting at a restaurant drinking. I just put that exact pullover I’m wearing on the left in a give-away bag. I haven’t called off sick from work for being hungover in two years.
I have quit smoking (IT IS NOT EASY PLEASE DON’T EVER START IT SUCKS SO BAD AND THE WEIRDEST THING IS TO JUST KNOW “OK I’VE GOT THIS NOW I JUST HAVE TO NEVER DO IT AGAIN FOR EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE”), and I have quit drinking, as of two weeks ago. I may bring the drinking back eventually, but I know it’s a problem for me and I know it does nothing but hurt me, so for now, goodbye booze. I am happy, just like I was before, but now I am also healthy. And that’s pretty neat.
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Sketch, and coloring process - ellie
Did a re-draw of my casual Usagi from 2016! And added a second version with a diff background because I liked both sooo oh well! Also this tumblr just hit 200 followers which is super cool thanks yall! I know I’ve been neglecting tumblr a lot for the past few years but if you stlil wanna follow my art hit up my insta I update it all the time :D
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Here’s some #mondaymotivation Both of these pics are of me in nataraj/ dancer’s pose. Can you guess how many hours (years) of yoga practice it took to see this level of progress?
The greater transformation always takes place within though. The woman I was on the right was much less balanced, confident and clear about my focus. I hadn’t discovered my purpose in life yet and was just starting to find my way. The woman on the right I was clear, focused and determined to access my greatest potential and to share these gifts with those who would benefit from them. The body will one day pass away, so these forms are simply reminders of our progress. Can you measure compassion in a photo like this? No, not at all. But you can see that my commitment to the path of yoga is strong and that I hope to inspire you to give your time to something meaningful, that makes you feel better every day and that serves the greater good on earth. Namaste.
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#pranashama #yoga #transformation #progress
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Some progress of my film!
A bit different to my usual stuff but I’m modeling my witch in 3D! I have just finished the body model (modeling the hands killed me) and now I’m going to rework the hair :D
Here’s some of the concept art for my second year film! I also post more updates on twitter!
what a trip.
even though this was my fourth time doing the open, i learned the most this year. in 2013 i was brand new to crossfit, couldn’t do most of the things, and overall had no idea what i was even getting into or even what the open was all about. 2014 was really just beginning of when i began to take competition a little more seriously. and in 2015 perhaps i took it a little too seriously. i got more wrapped up in it all and found myself upset if i didn’t get a certain score or beat a certain person. 2015 wasn’t much fun—partially because i was out of my home gym for 3/5 of them, but mostly because of my perspective.
2016 was a lot different from 2015.
i gave 100% effort on all of them and did them all rx. i didn’t give a shit about anyone else’s score and stopped comparing myself to others in a negative way because comparison really is the thief of joy. i proved to myself that i am much fitter than previous years and that is all i really care about. i set little goals for myself on all the workouts and met them all. my chest to bar pull ups improved hugely, my conditioning and pacing skills improved, i did the fastest set of 25 toes to bar i’ve ever done in my life, i got my first bar muscle up and then six more in the workout (and five other reps before/after), i did a lot of pretty heavy deadlifts safely, i got over the mental block and enjoyed doing wall balls, i got through the uncomfortable dark place that is rowing (even though i really, really wanted to stop) and finished the row before the time cap, i PR’d my 14.5 time by about six minutes (give or take, i don’t know my exact 14.5 score) in 16.5. these workouts were not fun, but at the same time…they kinda were. i embraced the suck…i (finally) learned to love it all.
i also had more fun than any other year watching, cheering, and judging other athletes because crossfit brio (my first open season at brio where i was actually home for all five weeks) is pretty awesome and is full of some really talented humans (three top 20 in canada west masters 40-44 ladies, for one). i let the last five weeks really sink in as much as possible because being part of this (really great) community as a whole is pretty fun. i anticipated what the next workout would be (even though i told myself to stop trying to guess), anticipated actually doing it, thinking about what i just did, and reflecting about what i want and need to work on most. i still looked at the leaderboard—but this time with a new perspective and found it interesting and not demoralizing. i realized that although there are a lot of other really fit people out there, my fitness isn’t really that bad. no, i am not elite. i’m not even that good of an rx athlete. i am one of the many who really just do it to be better than yesterday. i’m your average crossfitter and i (finally) learned to appreciate that.
i (finally) learned that if you have the perspective that whatever you do will be better than what you previously could do, you can’t lose. and i (finally) learned that if you have the right attitude and believe you’ll accomplish something, you will.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
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The best go-to gym inspiration. Gotta put in the work.
Hey Guys,
BAM! 500th day of my journey! Can you believe it? I can :D
Cashed in a 30min run today!
Now I’m back to studying - my next exam is coming up from Monday until Thursday!
Take care and see you soon!
I actually made it home in time to grab a teeny, tiny bit of sun before the clouds came in.
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This week is taking like 5 years.
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Rocky Bruce finished his cow hoof before the others and now he’s bored and bombing mom’s selphie.
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ANOTHER gloomy day in Chicago. Thanks for the dramatic lighting but also, I’m ready for spring now, plz. ☁️⛅️ ☁️
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Back deck workout. Hope it doesn’t snow tomorrow
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Something about doing cardio outside that makes it just a little less horrible.
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#throwbackthursday to this past Saturday when I didn’t wear pajamas, workout clothes, or scrubs.
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Give me back my sunshine, Chicago!
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