I am making this blog into a two part blog.  It is the journey of my self confidence and the role my fitness journey played into it.  Part 1 is about learning to accept who I was. During this fitness journey I've started on I've learned a few things: 1) keep your back straight 2) eat yo veggies! And 3) have confidence in your abilities and be happy with your body-no matter what! The first two are no-brainers, the third is the most tricky of all!  When I was young, I had a hard time learning to appreciate myself for who I am, and it  had nothing to do with my body. I knew growing up I was smart and a pretty easy going kid. I never really had any body issues, instead I had issues with what others thought of me. I remember being six or seven and wanting to have friends so badly that I begged my mom to help me change my wardrobe so I could wear stuff that other girls did.  I'm glad she didn't give into me, it was the beginning of a big learning curve for me.  In ju

The topic of equality and feminism has been a hot topic this past year- or maybe it's just my news feed on Facebook.  Either way, its a topic I feel relates to my message with Fit Like a Girl. I created Fit Like a Girl for girls like me.  Girls who work hard, strive for independence, workout and go against the grain of what it means to be a "girl"; the tomboys, the fighters. I proudly consider myself a feminist.  Even as a young girl, I've aspired to be an independent person, who can live life on my own if needed.  My parents raised me to think for myself, and be smart so I don't have to rely on "being a girl" to get myself through life.  In other words, my sisters and I had the exact same expectations as my brothers did. In school, all the expectations were the same in our family.  We were all expected to meet the same grades and go to college- no exemptions!   It was the same thing when it came to doing chores on the farm. Once we were old enoug