Note to myself

This was an assignment from Under Armour campaign.... YOU really should join!!! It seriously has made me a better person in the last 2 weeks! Thanks Under Armour for pushing me in others areas besides fitness!

Dear Self,

I don't know why you are always looking at all your imperfections.  You never seem happy with the legs that carry you miles and miles or love the tight stomach you work so hard for.  You always see the bad and never focus on the beautiful.  It breaks my heart, weighs me down and makes me feel like I am NOT good enough.

The one thing you need to realize is that you ARE beautiful, amazing and just plain bad ass.  So why focus so much on those things that will probably never be perfect in your eyes; when you can focus on the things that make you perfect.  You have the most amazing heart, brightest smile and some really ripped shoulders.

You have come so far in this journey and have done a lot of things people dream of doing.  You inspire others to lace up their running shoes, to eat healthier and to do something with their lives.  Yet, you always go back to that fat girl thinking...who screams ugly things to you.  You are no longer that 195 pound girl...Every single mile you have ran, every single weight you have lifted and every healthy thing you have put in your mouth has been trying to kill that fat girl off.  She no longer lives but you let her ghost haunt you every day.

It is time to change that! It is time to listen to all the good in you and not the ugly past! You are better than that.. You have worked to hard to let her back in your life.  Today is the day you no longer listen to that ugly thinking; today is the day you kill her off for good!

Who cares if your legs will never be perfect...let them be a reminder of how far you have come.  Look at what your legs can do and not focus what they look like.  They have ran hundreds of miles, have crossed a lot of finish lines and will continue to get you places you dream about.  Look at how strong you are, how amazing your quest has been so far and how people inspire to be you.  You are simply amazing, beautiful and those imperfections make you unique!

Keep doing amazing things with yourself! Keep striving to accomplish the impossible! Keep inspiring others to join you in the mission I2amPossible.  Take all that positive energy and do something good with it.  Never go back to that fat girl thinking again...she no longer lives inside you. 
Let this be a note you carry with you as a reminder of how awesome you are.

I will continue to move forward, I will love myself and every imperfection.  I will be amazing in every single thing I do! Go chase your dreams, go places.....Believe in you and the rest of the world with follow.

Kathy