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Periods, Progress, and Showing Up Anyway

You ever wake up during your period feeling heavy, drained, emotional, and just off like everything you’ve been doing suddenly isn’t working anymore?

Girl, it’s not you.
It’s your hormones.

During your period (and even the days leading up to it), your body is going through a full-blown hormonal shift. Estrogen drops, your energy dips, cravings hit hard, your digestion slows down, and water retention kicks in.
Translation?
💥You feel puffy.
💥The scale might go up.
💥You don’t feel like working out.
💥And you’re probably craving everything but a salad.

And guess what?
All of that is normal.

But here’s where I’m gonna challenge you with love:
This is not the time to give up on yourself.
This is the time to slow down and shift, not stop.

No, you might not crush an intense workout this week.
But can you go for a walk? Can you stretch? Can you do 20 minutes just to help your body move through the bloat and cramps?
Exercise actually helps relieve period pain, improves your mood, and keeps your digestion moving.
It might be the last thing you want to do but it’ll make you feel better once it’s done.

Same goes for how you eat.
You might have a day where you cave to cravings.
That’s okay. It happens. But don’t stay there.
One “off” day isn’t a failure it’s just a moment.
Show yourself grace, but also accountability.

Trust the Process

If there’s one thing I’ve learned on this journey, it’s that real results take time. In a world that glorifies instant everything instant meals, instant success, instant bodies it’s easy to feel discouraged when change doesn’t happen overnight. But the truth is, the greatest transformations happen slowly, quietly, and consistently.

There were moments when I questioned myself. When I gave my all and didn’t see the scale move, when I pushed through my workouts and still felt stuck. But I realized something powerful: just because you can’t see the progress doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

Your effort is never wasted.

Every walk you take, every healthy meal you choose, every time you say “no” to what doesn’t serve you that matters. Change starts in the moments when no one is clapping, when you’re tired, and when you’re tempted to quit. That’s when your foundation is being built.

There’s beauty in the journey, not just the outcome. The small wins, the mindset shifts, the confidence that grows from showing up for you that’s the real success.

Control what you can control. And a new day is better than a bad day. Let’s not be stuck where we’re at.

So if you’re reading this and you’re not where you want to be yet keep going. The process is working, even if you don’t see it yet. You’re evolving. You’re learning. You’re becoming. Don’t give up on the version of you that’s waiting on the other side of your consistency.

Trust the process. Your breakthrough is already unfolding.