Yasss! A million times, yes!
This is everything a real woman is to me!
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If only I could regulate my temperature like normal people!
This is what happens to me when I’ve been working out! EVERY TIME!
I have so many of my MS symptoms kicking off in this video! Slurred speech, trouble connecting my thoughts with action to put sentences together, poor coordination, blurred vision, oh the list goes on!
There’s me thinking working out would be easier in the winter, because of temperature difference but its actually harder!
Either the heaters are on in the smaller classes or the air-conditioning is turned down in the larger classes!
This is after body pump which is Les Mills weights
I have so much determination and passion for this class!
What you will notice about me is that I am passionate about everything I do & I always put 100% in! 💯
I can’t do exercises that involve any movement, travelling, walking, running etc, unless its in water! This because of my poor coordination, balance, muscle fatigue and pain when moving my legs!
So I have found classes that I can do & turned these into my love!
weight lifting, pilates, yoga, I love them all the same!
If you could #write to yourself from the #future, what would you say?
*SEE 2014 MEMORY FIRST*
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If you could write to yourself from the future, what would you say?
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And what a phenomenal journey it is! Loving every step, wobble, hobble and roll of it!
Its strange how things work out, at the time of writing this post 3 years ago, I had no idea how amazing my life was going to be!
I would never have believed you if you told me all the incredible things that I have had the pleasure to be involved in!
I wouldn’t have believed you if you told me I would be extremely good friends with Gold winning Paralympian Stephanie Millward and I wouldn’t believe u if u told me I was also fantastic friends with the truly inspirational Trishna Gauri
In fact, your friends with some absolutely freaking awesome people, some you’ve known all your life, some that feel like you’ve known all your life & some your still getting to know!
Vix, your network of friends are incredible!
And if you think I’d have believed that I would be working together with one of my best friends who just happens to be my Pilates instructor, yeah, 2014 Vix, in about a years time you start Kate King Pilates classes, and your passion is born!
You then, two years later help said Pilates instructor, who by the way becomes a massive inspiration, to build her business and I do believe you appear to be quite successful at it!
Oh and 2014 Vix, would you believe this, you start a Pilates teaching course! Not with the intention of teaching, but just because you want to!
Oh and you also fall in love with Yoga as well!
Thanks to your beautiful yoga teacher with the amazing energy
Yeah, just think about that!
Day 7 and the final day of the #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells…’Celebrate yourself’
Day 7 and the final day of the #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells…
‘Celebrate yourself’
So late doing this one because, well, its been a tough old day! I got through it though! #proud
“Im celebrating myself because…”
I am strong, determined, kind, generous, thoughtful, loving, positive, passionate, caring, inspiring, driven, but most of all, I AM BEAUTIFUL! INSIDE AND OUT! 💗
I have absolutely loved doing this again & have learnt even more about myself than last time I did it!
Its been super great to have the support of all the other goddesses also taking part in this challenge!
If you don’t already practice self love, I thoroughly recommend it! We all should love ourselves more! #preach
Thank you once again Melissa Wells for the wonderful opportunity to reflect on who I truly am once more! Look forward to the next one!
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Day 6 #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells’Accept compliments’
Day 6 #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells
‘Accept compliments’
The first challenge today is to finish this sentence…
‘My favourite compliment to receive is…’
… My strength and growth on my continuing journey of bettering myself!
Its also lovely to know that I am inspiring others as well!
Today’s compliment comes courtesy of my beautiful yoga teacher & health coach @louiseavilesyoga
Thank you Louise!
It has also come at a vital time & links in with the video part of day 6, ‘Training your inner self talk’
I must start trusting my yoga journey, stay patient and stop comparing because this is my journey, no one else’s!
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Day 5 #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells: ‘Make a loving choice’
Day 5 #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells
‘Make a loving choice’
After my lovely Pilates class this morning, I came home, mindfully ate my lunch and then snuggled with our boys on the sofa.
Something I used to always neglect for myself was rest!
So easy for me forget that I need twice the amount of rest as healthy individuals!
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Day 4 #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells’Treat yo-self’
Day 4 #7DaysOfSelfLove challenge with @iammelwells
‘Treat yo-self’
REDEFINING what you consider to be a “treat”
A treat for me has always been something sweet!
Thanks to @louiseavilesyoga (my yoga teacher & healthcoach) and the amazing work I have been doing with her, I am no longer owned by sugar! Yasss! 👏
My initial thought to treat myself was with flowers but then I thought, yeah, that’s nice but I by flowers often so it didn’t seem like a massive treat!
So then I remembered I needed some new mascara! I’m not one that always feels the need to wear makeup, i wear it because It makes me look more awake (thanks ms)
I know to some buying new mascara wouldn’t be classed as a treat but, I’ve always bought cheaper products & gasped when seeing the price of the branded products!
Not today! Nope, I treated myself to some new proper decent mascara that you can actually tell I’m wearing!
Walking past the tulips I grabbed the prettiest ones because I deserve those as well!
*ALSO VERY PLEASED TO SAY NO FILTERS HAVE BEEN USED AND I TOOK THE ‘BEAUTY’ OPTION OFF BEFORE TAKING THE PICTURE AS WELL!*
Very happy! 🌷👑👸
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Day 3 #7daysofselflove challenge: I love my body because…
Day 3 #7daysofselflove challenge;
I love my body because…
She accepts the medication I have to have every 28 days, to keep my Multiple Sclerosis at bay!
I love my body because…
She lets me do all these amazing things in the photos where I have raised money for different MS charities I support
I love my body because…
She accepts all the hard work I put her through and she doesn’t let me down!
I love my body because…
She’s where my beautiful soul lives
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Day 2 of Mel Wells 7 day self love challenge
Day 2 #7daysofselflove challenge with @iammelwells is to share something that your proud of. ♿This video says it all to me! 😂😂😂
I’m proud of the strong person I’ve become since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 6.5 years ago!
I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am to accept this disease, I wouldn’t have believed I was the same person 3-4 years ago!
Now I do my best to embrace what ever challenge comes my way, including what u see in this video!
Needing the use of a wheelchair when out for long periods.
This has been a hard thing to accept recently, because I know how heavy I am to be pushed, and hate the thought of people having to do it!
When were in Barcelona last year, I was in my wheelchair every day! If I hadn’t I wouldn’t have enjoyed visiting incredible sites like the Olympic Stadium (Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys)
Of course I’d have missed out on this great fun too! Taking the wrong route on the way back from the Stadium!
Embrace every moment of life!
Be proud!
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Day 1 of Mel Wells 7 day self love challenge
Ok so, its the first day of the #7daysofselflove with Mel Wells
Today’s challenge is to share one thing that you love about yourself!
Before my MS diagnosis, I was in a really confident state of mind and felt comfortable saying “I love every part of my being”
Since then I’ve always felt uncomfortable saying I love any part of myself other than my smile and my soul!
I understand that it’s okay to have self appreciation and self love, as I have been in that place before, but i find it hard now, 7 years later, to accept the change in myself, in my figure.
The other hard thing for me today is to share this about myself so publicly!
I hate the thought of anyone feeling sad for me, so things like this I would rather keep between myself and close friends!
*this is not a pity post, this is my journey to self love*
I’m always up for a challenge though, to prove to myself that I’m working on being a better version of myself!
The other thing you will notice is there is no picture of me, just my very raw, messy handwriting!
The picture is from one of my actions I had to do for my health coach session with Louise.
‘Write a letter from your future self’
I hope it will all make sense when you read it/if you can read it!
I didn’t want to re-write it and pretty it up because, that just wouldn’t be the right thing to do!
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Living life the MegaSpecial way! 