Recovering from my butt pains& finding inspiration

   So last Monday I was going downstairs and I slipped and fell, and when I say fell I also mean to say I bounced down the stairs in the process. Thus hurting my tailbone and for the first day a lot of other parts as well.  For the first two days I couldn't sit comfortably and barely could walk and don't think I even attempted to bend over.  Now a week later I can sit and whatnot, still have a hard time bending because of the pressure on my tailbone when I do but I was able to start back doing Insanity Max30: tonight.  I maxed out at 6:04 because of my luck it was cardio night and was holding on okay until they started the spider lunges.  

http://youtu.be/vCMOt_8ZSg4

  To give you an idea of what the spider lunges are I put a you tube link and a diagram of the exercise haha, basically my tailbone wasn't having it. But atleast I'm back at doing the Insanity Max30: videos after recovering this week. 

  Another thing to mention is losing track of doing my calorie counting, very bad, I know but I'm going to restart it tomorrow because it is helping me track what I am and am not doing to help with my journey. But on the plus side I still have not had any soda! Almost a month since my last soda, and yes I do see the sodas and think of how refreshing it would be but I know that quitting is much better for me.  

  Also today Buzzfeed featured an article on Tess Holliday! She is a badass plus size model who is absolutely beautiful.

This is Tess

  She's gaining (more) attention because she was signed with a major modeling agency, MiLk Model Management who found her because of her Instagram. #effyourbeautystandards has taken off and I personally love it, it inspires women to love themselves no matter what size they are. One of the girls featured in the article says, “Pretty for a big girl… Nah, I’m just pretty. #effyourbeautystandards”. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that I'm pretty for a big girl, it's slightly insulting when it's put like that. I'm not doing this path so I can be stick skinny, believe it or not I like my curves when I'm wearing something flattering, I'm doing this path to be more healthy and be able to always look in the mirror and be happy with what I'm wearing and I don't have to be a size 0 to do that.  Tess has passed a major hurtle in the world of fashion by getting signed, and it's going to press forward a major movement that will hopefully bring more options in flattering clothing to the plus size world. Before you think to yourself about how she isn't trying to do anything or she's not living healthy at all and whatnot, she actually works out with a trainer four times a week, and either way she promotes loving yourself and that is more than enough. 

  If you want to know more about Tess and her amazingness here is her Tumblr: http://tessmunster.tumblr.com/ 

Website: http://www.tessmunster.com/

Blog: http://theplussizelife.blogspot.com/ 

Instagram: @tessholliday 

Until next time lovelies