#dare2barechallenge

[fitnessbeautytravel]

I honestly was not going to post these pictures today. I wanted to do the #dare2barechallenge on Day 1 of the #butiyoga 14 day program, so I slapped on my goal bikini as told and took the photos. Looking at the pictures afterward though, my inner mean girl came out. I picked myself apart and pointed out everything about my body that I wanted to change. I thought, “no, I can’t possibly post that”. Then I decided to put them beside my “before” pictures from January. It was then that I said, “you know what, fuck it” *pardon the language*🤷‍♀️ I am PROUD of where I am now because I worked DAMN hard to get here. #transformationtuesday #transformation #bodypositive #bodypositivity #motivation #fitness #health

[msnickyfitness]

Day 6 of the Dare2BareChallenge asks us to post about our daily rituals that help keep us grounded and connected with nature... Well, I do not always sit in this pose but I do love to put my feet in the grass and just sit and listen to the sounds that are around me. I am lucky that there is not much traffic on my block and I am serenaded by the sounds of birds, frogs, chickens, and roosters. 😁⠀ ⠀ Serenity has a new meaning for me. Living in Germany has really given me the chance to take in the fresh air and reflect on life. And with the recent changes in my life, I have come to the head of the identity crisis that I have been enduring for the last 4 years. It is interesting to me that I always thought I was about keeping busy doing things, going places, meeting with people, etc. But now that I don't have to and can just sit with myself, it is so refreshing. Don't get me wrong, I miss the excitement of it all but there is nothing like peace....⠀ ⠀ I hope that you can implement a ritual in your life that will allow you to have a moment of reflection and peace, even if it is only for 2 minutes. Make the time for yourself because only you can.⠀ ⠀ **you see my darn Popeye calves and thick legs never let me get this darn pose right. I have to do more stretching so I can get those muscles to lay down! But I have gotten so much better!!! :-)**⠀ ⠀ *⠀ *⠀ *⠀ *⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @butiyoga @movenkd @goldnerationutrition #dare2barechallenge #selfliftnetwork #germany #peace #rituals #reflection #deutschland #selfliftnetwork #itstimeforaselflift https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOW3yPAIxk/?igshid=ay90l5y8270q

[somethingsabher]

Day 5 - #dare2barechallenge - The Breakup. __ Today I am breaking up and ending my co-dependency on my scale. We've been together for a long time, but it's time to part ways. I'm kicking your cousin, the fitness tracker to the curb as well. You've done nothing but keep me on a roller coaster ride by validating my worth against the number on your screens. If I fall under we receive praises but if I rise I receive criticism. Well, that ends today. Thank you for all of your good and bad times also for your smiles and tears. It will be hard, but I will make it without you. Going forward I will determine my happiness by the way I feel and the way my clothes fit me. I am no longer bound by your demands. I am now free to listen to my body and its desires instead of comparing my feelings against your numbers. Maybe by removing you from my life, it will help my Auntie, emotional eating find her way home too. Today is a new day and baby you've got to go. . . . . . . #butiyoga #somethingsabouther #yogayogayoga #scales #thebreakup #meditatewithme #Azblogger #phxblogger #phoenixblogger #phoenixarizona #loveyourselfenough #14daychallenge #imdoingthisforme #itsajourney #livingwithherpes #listentoyourintuition @butiyoga @goldenrationutrition @movenkd (at Avondale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByCIXuKnXjU/?igshid=2ssaduztwawm

[ixthings]

But I find the key to dealing with insecurities is to not talk about them. No one will notice that part of you that you feel insecure about if you don't bring it up because they're too busy thinking about their own insecurities.

Me. Dare2BareChallenge Day 2

[theoptimisticwidow]

Day 3 🙈 I do not own a scale. I haven’t since I lived with my Mom in 2010. I don’t believe in numbers and how they make me feel so I refused to allow them to harm me. Don’t get me wrong I don’t fight it at the doctor but I also don’t look. I don’t want that feeling in my space. I wrote this as a comment earlier today but it feels fitting: We live in a society that has created a precedent that if you are not loved and excepted by others then how can you love yourself? This is a fallacy created by those desperate to extinguish light in the world. We. WE decide the level of love our soul hungers for. No one else. So feed it. Feed your soul. With daily affirmations (I have a message in my calendar that pops up everyday at 11:20 “You are enough” is the message I need) when I try on clothes and say “god you look horrible” I follow immediately with “you are so beautiful that even you can’t stand it lol” when I sit and eat way too much full of self loathing I remind myself that there is always tomorrow what do I need to work on that I am not? I take sexy pictures for MYSELF. I sing love songs solely for me. Perhaps I am schizophrenic or narcissistic but I don’t care. I love me exactly as I should. If I cannot set a line of respect towards myself how will others know how to treat me? You are beautiful and brave. I am so glad you are on this path with us. We got you boo 😘 @butiyoga #dare2barechallenge #letterstome #damndeliciouspasta #proveyoursweat #scalerevolution

[rockstar-yoga]

Day 6 #dare2barechallenge is the art of the compliment. I hope that I always thank her enough. @colleenyogi22 is not only a beautiful yogini. She is my co-worker, challenge partner, supporter, and friend. I admire her for so many reasons: her confidence, organization, strength, and kindness. Even when things get tough I see her persevere! I don't need a challenge to tell you how wonderful you are dear friend but because of the challenge I get to celebrate you! @bizziegold @butiyoga #girlpower

[msnickyfitness]

Day 5 of the Dare2BareChallenge says that I must break up with my scale. However, when I did the challenge last year I already did it. Somehow it has snuck back in to my life. ⠀ ⠀ I'm sorry but I can't break up with my scale. But what is great is that we came to an understanding. I no longer obsess with getting on everyday and I do not let it get me upset. I understand that the scale can be used as a guide but it is not always accurate to my level of health nor my figure. I understand that as I build muscle and burn fat that I may be the same weight but have a bomb a$$ figure.⠀ ⠀ So today I an announcing that the scale and I have a love hate relationship and it's just down right complicated. ⠀ ⠀ #itscomplicated #lovetohate #scaleornah #breakup #dare2barechallenge @butiyoga @movenkd @goldenrationutrition https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNDUNRlQgJ/?igshid=1f7u40vkpxzxj

[somethingsabher]

Day 3 #dare2barechallenge __ Unfortunately, I couldn't walk around or wear my bathing suit for two hours today. __ #butiyoga #somethingsabouther #blackgirlsdobuti #twopiecebathingsuit #plussizemagic #meditatewithme #Azblogger #phxblogger #phoenixblogger #phoenixarizona #loveyourselfenough #14daychallenge #imdoingthisforme #plussizeyoga (at Avondale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8S97JntrH/?igshid=1huab8h62pzqn

[somethingsabher]

Day 2 #dare2barechallenge what's inside your fridge. __ I go to the grocery store once a week. So I don't have a lot of stuff in my fridge because it's usually gone by the end of the week. I'm not certain what I could do better with since I tend to buy products that are fresh. . . . . . #butiyoga #somethingsabouther #blackgirlsdobuti #refrigerator #groceryshopping #meditatewithme #Azblogger #phxblogger #phoenixblogger #phoenixarizona #14daychallenge #issachallenge #groceries (at Avondale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7AYdnnuiz/?igshid=1v5715o44jko7

[msnickyfitness]

“Dare to Bare Challenge” So day 2 of the challenge is to show a “before” picture of your fridge. This a dairy, grain, and sugar free dietary challenge included with Buti Yoga tone online classes. So my fridge is not bad on what types of food. It’s probably more like I need to get more food!! Lol. I can’t keep anything in my fridge unless it’s green cause then the kids stay away (well not so much in that department either 🙄). I have two growing teens and they eat me out of house and home. And no they are not boys, they are girls and they are savages. Lol Anyway, here it is... my fridge with my salad, radishes, cabbage, zucchini, carrots, cucumbers, fruit on top, and more. Do I pass for now? 😊 * * * * @BUTIYOGA @MOVENKD #DARE2BARECHALLENGE @GOLDENRATIONUTRITION #butiyoga #fridge #gurken #healthyfridge #challenge #powerfrau #committochange #waterislife #beforepicture https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx5AsuOIJbP/?igshid=ep7v1u132nd2

[msnickyfitness]

Sooo.... I’m in another challenge. Why do I keep doing challenges? Well they keep me accountable. And it motivates me to be connected with a group of people going after a similar goal. I seem to always have a “before” picture and I actually hate doing them. It sometimes can be disheartening when the “after” only lasts for but a moment. I have often been ashamed to show that as a trainer, I also struggle just like the next person. But as I did not talk much about my depression, I did not talk about the constant ups and downs I have gone through with my weight. But that all ends here and now. I am unapologetically baring all today. I am a fitness enthusiast, personal trainer, dancer, singer, and actress and I fight to maintain my health mentally and physically. I know all and have the right tools but I also understand how sometimes it just ain’t that easy. (Yes I intentionally made that grammatically incorrect) According to this challenge I am supposed to wear my goal bikini and take a before picture, but I don’t have a goal bikini. My goal was always to buy a new bathing suit when my old one became too big. 🤷🏽‍♀️. Maybe I should rethink that strategy. Lol. So I stand before you today as a woman who’s goal is to show my body shamelessly and let you know that it’s ok to sometimes have set backs. But never give up and make sure that you are having fun!!! Day one of the “Dare 2 Bare” Challenge is done!!! 🎤 @BUTIYOGA @MOVENKD @GOLDENRATIONUTRITION #DARE2BARECHALLENGE @butiyoga #shameless #before #powerfrau #deutschland #amberg #bavaria #vilseck #grafenwöhr #hohenfels #militaryveteran https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3XQk4ILuf/?igshid=v4cd3ihpv2au

[somethingsabher]

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Day 6: Grounding #dare2barechallenge ___ Today we were asked to share techniques that keep us grounded. I am still fairly new to yoga, but the following poses I've noticed that I spend more time in the following poses. The poses also allow me to just be with the movements, which allows me to clear my mind. There are times when I am standing somewhere and I'm thinking man a malasana pose would be nice right now. I know it's not acceptable but to be honest, I think about doing just because my body is asking for it. Grounding to me also looks like sitting under a tree and meditating. Being connected to Gaia feels like home to me. #butiyoga #somethingsabouther #yogayogayoga #motherearthlove #goddessgaia #meditatewithme #Azblogger #phxblogger #phoenixblogger #phoenixarizona #loveyourselfenough #14daychallenge #imdoingthisforme #itsajourney #livingwithherpes #listentoyourintuition #goldenrationutrition #movenkd @butiyoga @goldenrationutrition @movenkd (at Avondale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByEnCNUHc0b/?igshid=tduh8jfug72i

[rockstar-yoga]

Day 9 #dare2barechallenge is my favorite pose. It is so hard to pick just one. I have many favorites and some of my favorites I used to dislike. One of my favorites is fallen angel because of how I feel in the pose. I feel graceful and there is a sense of beauty reaching for the heavens with my toes. Fully grounded and reaching for the stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This pose offers so much being an arm balance, twist and inversion in one posture! One struggle I overcame in my practice came while teaching. I quit for about 6 months because I felt I wasn't "advanced " enough in my own practice to be a "good enough" teacher. At the time I had great numbers and I taught poses I struggled with successfully. I let my own bs get in the way of what I loved. I teach anatomy, and I'm an experienced bodyworker which is what made me able to teach more difficult postures even if I hadn't perfected them. Now how did I get over this? I took a class by an amazing yoga practitioner. This man could do the most amazing postures. He never left his mat, there wasn't a theme, no warm fuzzier and no cues to alignment. Here was my ah ha moment. My practice is that my practice, teaching wasn't about me and what I can do at all. It is about teaching (not doing) and being of service. My practice is imperfect and it's mine. My practice isn't about what I can do. (that changes day to day) It is a gift I give to myself, it is about being present and connecting with me. As a teacher I am a guide giving them the space and a sequence to connect with their inner divine✌️ @butiyoga @bizziegold

[rockstar-yoga]

#dare2barechallenge day 14! Paddle boarding and SUP yoga at our girls weekend at the lake. Boating, boarding, loving, laughing, and enjoying each moment. Life is a series of moments strung together and we we choose how we spend each moment. We have a choice to hold back because of what other people think, what we think others might think or simply live our lives and do what makes us happy! BE HAPPY @bizziegold @butiyoga (at Little Crooked Lake Michigan)

[rockstar-yoga]

Day 3 #dare2barechallenge what's in the fridge? Lots of fruits and veggies. My eggs are from a local community farm. (Truly free range) proudly in front is my kombucha!

[msnickyfitness]

This woman will always be an influence to me. She broke boundaries while she freely lived as herself. She never stopped putting value, class, and pride of being a woman and of being black out in the world. She touched millions including me. I had the fortune to be in a room within eye shot of her when she celebrated her birthday. I wish I had the courage to go up to her and tell her how much she has influenced my life. This is one of the moments that I wish I knew about the #5secondrule because I would have implemented it right away. Thank you Dr. Maya Angelou! You are truly my inspiration and my media “life” influencer for ever. Day 4- #dare2barechallenge #proveyoursweat #butiyoga #mediainfluencer