Kayla Itsines - Week 15 update

For the past few weeks, I've been sick so it took me 2 weeks to finish a week on the workout plan. I think it's important to allow your body to heal when your sick. It was also my birthday last week which meant a lot of celebrating. I broke my diet more than normal, but still didn't go crazy. My body gets sick when I eat something I'm not supposed to like bread, or tortillas. So, most of my cheating was with sugar. It's OK to cheat every once in a while (on your diet, not your spouse). You can easily get back on track at the next meal. This update is to show a few things. One, my progress. And two, that lighting and posing can play such a huge part in pictures as well as the time of day the photo is taken. These are taken right when I woke up. This is when I've found my body to be the most lean. Through out the day, I tend to puff up a bit due to all the food and water intake. The second set of photos were taken right after I ate at 1 pm.

AM photos:

Stretching my stomach by taking a deep breath in, I can make my stomach muscles appear longer than they really are. This is something I see ON THE DAILY on social media. It drives me nuts. Some people may look like this in real life, and in my opinion, that's fantastic! I'm jealous! I'm not calling anyone out, or claiming no one looks great in real life and everyone is photoshopped, but too often we compare ourselves to the perfect image of someone else. 

This is post-meal around 1. Abs are not as defined as before, and my body begins to appear more bulky than lean. 

The reason for this post is so everyone that is working toward a goal doesn't get discouraged. Don't look at photos on social media and mistake them for raw images. Majority of those photos are photoshopped, or have been taken in the right lighting or during the right time of day to make the person appear fit. Continue working your way to achieving the goal you have in mind for YOU. No one can tell you the right way to look. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters.