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🛶 I STOOD IN MY BOAT, Y’ALL!!! 🛶💥
One full year of MAHA, baby!
Twelve months ago, I looked at myself and said, “Alright Carrie, physical fitness is no longer optional. It’s the main character now. Everything else gets to orbit around it.”
And holy smokes… my life did a full 180 and then some!
It all started when my wise friend J told me: “Love yourself exactly as you are TODAY. Not the ‘hot’ version from years ago. Not the future fantasy version. Right now. You’re beautiful today.” 🤗
Those words hit different. So, I laced up my shoes and started walking.
First day? I barely managed 3/5 of a mile and chugged a whole liter of water like I’d just crossed the Sahara. 😂 I was SO out of shape it was comical. But I kept showing up anyway.
One mile became two. Then I slapped a weighted vest on and suddenly I was turning into a beast. Strong enough to haul my ride-or-die, Tank — that glorious 16-foot-9-inch, 85-pound beast of a canoe — all the way to the lake BY MYSELF.
That moment? Life-changing. 💪✨💖
I finally kicked everyone else out of my boat (sorry not sorry) and became my own best canoeing partner. The freedom was unreal!
Then one sunny day out on the water I had a glorious thought: “My one unbreakable tandem rule is NO ONE stands in my boat… so what if I stand in my boat?”
What’s the worst that happens? I fall in? Big deal, I’m already wet!
So, I stood up.
Then I thought… “I wonder if I can rock this thing…”
Next thing you know I’m blasting Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Three Doors Down, and Linkin Park at full volume, standing tall in Tank, rocking the canoe like it’s a damn concert on the lake. Full-on canoe-balance party in the middle of the water. Zero regrets. Pure joy.
MAHA isn’t just “working out.” It’s way bigger and way more fun:
* Loving yourself first, right now, flaws and all
* Choosing happy on purpose and surrounding yourself with things (and people) that light you up
* Moving your body like it deserves to feel alive
* Eating real food that actually fuels you
* Protecting your peace — spotting triggers and handling them like the badass you are
* Building a strong crew who cheers you on
* Finding real balance instead of burnout
I’m ridiculously grateful for my MAHA crew on here — the CPVans, Kams, Thoras, Emilys, Lees, Georges, Tianas, Kerrys, Vanessas… you guys are pure gold. You keep the fire lit and the laughs coming. Couldn’t do it without you!
If you’re sitting there thinking it’s too late or you’re too far gone… nah. Start where you are. Love yourself today. Show up tomorrow. One mile, one paddle, one rock of the boat at a time.
You’ve got this!
And one day soon? You’ll be standing in your own boat, music blasting, smiling like a fool, wondering how you ever lived any other way.
Let’s goooo!!! 🛶❤️
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