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Finding perfect shape takes out-of-box look
by Senior Airman Staff Sgt. Staci Miller her all the strength building exercises
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56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs the perfect body for herself by getting a new perspective. Although I’m not “shredded” I’m very
happy with how far I’ve come. It’s nice to
Weight gain has been a constant calories. I also counted the amounts of My body began changing when I be- hear others say I inspire them. I never
struggle for me since I was 12 years old. each macronutrient (carbs, fats and pro- gan feeding my body what it needed. thought I would be able to positively
If I could count how many times I yo-yo teins) I consumed. In the past, I wasn’t It’s changed in ways it hadn’t before. I influence my family and friends to get
dieted and how many pounds I’ve lost consuming nearly enough protein. I was developed muscles I didn’t know existed in shape and live a healthier lifestyle.
over the years, it would probably be more also too extreme when it came to how and my brother even commented on how
than 100. many carbs and fats I consumed. When toned my arms looked. I also inspired The greatest lesson I’ve learned from
I was dieting I wouldn’t eat enough carbs my mom who wants to gain muscle and this journey is that balance is key to
When I was younger, my definition of or fat, and when I wasn’t dieting, I was strength, and we worked out together. It everything. In the beginning I was so
a perfect body was a women’s size 4 or eating too much of both. was fun, since I had the chance to show focused on losing the weight, I would
under. I would imagine being “skinny” purposely avoid hanging out with my
and thinking that was what I wanted to friends and family because I was con-
shoot for. cerned I wouldn’t be able to stay on
track. This made me feel sad, because
Over the years, I tried every diet I wasn’t as social as I liked to be. From
imaginable and none of them were sus- that moment on I told myself I wouldn’t
tainable. I would do really well for the lock myself away from the world, but I
first few months and then get off track would find balance.
and gain the weight back. The one thing
I did know was if I ate less, I lost weight. Today, I spend time with my family
many weekdays and weekends without
One day while looking through Insta- worry. I plan ahead when I know I’ll be
gram my definition of the perfect body eating out with friends.
changed. I ran into pictures of women
who weren’t scrawny but had muscle From this journey, I’ve learned so
definition and strength. I thought, “I much. I found that having a healthy
want to be like that.” body doesn’t mean having to eat chicken
breast and broccoli every day. I discov-
The first thing I changed was my exer- ered ways to make my favorite foods
cise routine. I began strength training a healthy, like baked chicken parmesan
few times a week, and soon I found myself instead of frying it or using plain Greek
lifting weights six times a week. Next, I yogurt in place of sour cream — the op-
began researching the right way for me tions are endless.
to eat to change my body and have lasting
results. I wanted something that would For those thinking of shedding a few
last in the long-term instead of just a pounds, my advice is to take it slow, and
quick fix. I gave myself an honest look don’t drastically cut calories in the begin-
in the mirror. I saw I was more fat than ning. Another thing that helped me was
muscle and made a goal to reverse that. taking weekly progress photos, because
sometimes the scale can be deceiving.
This time I went about my diet in a way
I had never done before to lose weight. In- Take on a healthier lifestyle for your-
stead of drastically cutting the amount of self and no one else. This is your journey
calories I could eat, I tapered down little and your body, so it’s essential you keep
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