Molly Galbraith: This is my body

Below is the instagram version of Molly’s facebook post that went viral around the world.  Molly has been a member of Lexington Athletic Club for years.  Read the Herald-Leader article HERE.

Well said Molly!

This is my body. This not a before picture. This is not an after picture. This just happens to be what my body looks like on a random Tuesday in December of 2015 — it’s a LIFE picture. This is a body that loves protein and vegetables and queso and ice cream. This is a body that loves bent presses and pull-ups and deadlifts and sleep. This is a body that has been abused with fast food and late nights and stress. This is a body that has been pushed to the brink of leanness in figure competitions and maximum strength in powerlifting meets. This is a body that begged for mercy when it was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and PCOS. This is a body that has been called: – too fat – too thin – too masculine – too strong – too weak – too big – too skinny …all within the same week. This body has been publicly evaluated, judged, and criticized, and those judgments have been used to determine my level of skill as a coach and a trainer, and my worth as a person, both positively and negatively. Some people say they would “kill to have this body.” Others say they would “kill themselves if they had this body.” (Yes, unfortunately that’s actually a thing humans say to one another.) This is a body that I spent too much time, energy, and mental space wishing would look differently. And today? Today this is a body that is loved, adored, and cherished by the only person whose opinion matters — ME. This is the first year in as long as I can remember that I have made NO resolutions to change the way my body looks. This is a kind of freedom I didn’t think I’d ever experience, and it feels really, really good. #GirlsGoneStrong #GGS #Mindset #Perspective #Autonomy

A photo posted by Girls Gone Strong (@thegirlsgonestrong) on Jan 1, 2016 at 4:06pm PST