crownedforthis

"Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction"

This mantra right here will change your life. Wake up each day determined to put your best foot forward, crush your goals, try new things and sooner rather than later you'll find yourself living the life of your dreams.

Put in the effort, establish the discipline, fight against all odds and watch God blow your mind!

You've got this Queen! You are CROWNED for this!!!

Finding Confidence Within

Hey Royals! I know it's been a good minute since my last "Real Talk Friday" but I'm back and this one is real personal. Today we're talking about Finding Confidence despite our insecurities.

Anyone who knows me knows I am big on health, fitness and my appearance in general. Hense why I'm an Exercise & Health Science Major. I don't consider myself to be skinny nor has that ever really been the goal. To back track a bit, health and wellness was not always a priority for me. Growing up I was the biggest of my siblings and more heavy set than most kids my age. After graduating high school and realizing how uncomfortable I was in my own skin, I decided to embark on my personal health and weightloss journey. I have managed to maintain a healthy weight and with that I've grown to love me both inside and out. Over the years, I have fluctuated in my weight gain and weight loss, but never anything too noticeable. I always knew what to do to get back on track and pride myself for haveing the necessary discipline to do so.

Fast forward to a few months ago, June to be exact, where I loosened the reigns a bit and decided to live my "best life" by eating what I wanted, when I wanted. And, gym where? That wasn't even a thought. In the moment it felt great. I was enjoying life, good food, and great company. I was no longer the girl that ordered salads at every restaurant. I was happy. Or so I thought.

A few weeks ago I realized my clothes were starting to feel a bit more snug. One thing I hate, is being uncomfortable in my clothes because then I'm not confident in my appearance. Which in turn makes it hard for me to show up as my best self. Subconsciously I have not been feeling "myself" for a while but I still wasn't bothered enough to do something about it. It had been a while since I'd taken any pictures (if you know me, than you know that's not like me), or gotten on a scale. I was fine not knowing the damage I was doing. Once I got tired of being uncomfortable I finally decided to step on the scale only to find out I've gained a little over 20 pounds in a matter of 3 short months 😫. (Continued in comments)

Stop watching what others are doing and comparing your chapter one to their chapter 12. Start living a life that you love and watch your confidence grow.

Allow the success of others to propel you into action rather than deterring you from even getting started.

You are CROWNED for this QUEEN 👑

Declare!
Affirm!!
Believe!!!

Happy Monday Royals! Here are this week's 5 "Bamboozled Beliefs" to help reaffirm what you already know to be true about you.

You are CROWNED to crush today, tomorrow, and the day after next. Why? Because you're not going at it alone. The one who's CROWNED you, has you covered!

Have a blessed day & don't forget, you're CROWNED for this, whatever your this is.

I am an avid reader. I don't actually get a chance to read as much as I would like, but sometimes you get your hands on a gem like this and can't fight the urge to share and tell everyone you know. So, to all my fellow Queens, PLEASE get yourself a copy of "Bamboozled by Jesus" by

This book/manual is a game changer!!! It is empowering, motivating and outright hilarious.

Can't wait to continue reading. Yvonne is now my best friend in my head 😂. She is truly crowned for this!!!

What books have you read that has made an impact on you life? Share 👇🏾

Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is currently the goal. Greatest more often than not requires some level of pressure and growing pains.