05/09/2026
Sometimes I look at social media and feel like I should be âfurther alongâ by now.
Like my body should have changed faster.
More abs. Less cellulite. More muscle. Leaner legs.
But then I look at these two photos side by side and remind myselfâŚthis is what consistency actually looks like in real life.
When I turned 40, I had goals of building more muscle, doing a chin-up, and building a bigger b***y.
I was 103 lbs in the pic to the left and 113 lbs in the pic on the right.
These pictures are about 5 years apart.
5 years of going to the gym 2â5 days a week.
5 years of balancing workouts with work, motherhood, stress, exhaustion, and life.
5 years of missing weeks sometimes and feeling like nothing was changing⌠until one day I realized everything was.
The kind of body we should be focusing on in perimenopause is not built through extremes, punishment, or rushing the process.
Because building a strong body in your 40s during perimenopause is not about chasing fast results or shrinking yourself because of all the noise out there đđ
It is about slowly building:
⨠lean muscle
⨠stronger bones
⨠energy
⨠confidence
⨠resilience
⨠long-term health
The body we are trying to build in midlife takes time.
And this picture is such a reminder for me to keep going when I feel discouraged or compare myself to women online or at the gym. Sustainable progress is not flashy. It is slow, repetitive, boring, and deeply worth it.
So if you feel frustrated with your body right now, please do not quit on yourself.
Keep showing up.
Keep lifting.
Keep nourishing your body.
Keep choosing yourself.
One day you will look back and realize the small things you did consistently changed far more than you thought they were đŤś
