“Mental health is so important right now,” Shepherd noted, describing another massive benefit she reaps from working out. But first, she had to rewire how she thought about the whole endeavor. Which, originally, was “Ugh, I hate this, I’m so tired.”
“I had to change my speech and go, ‘Wow, you get to take care of your body. For 45 minutes, you get to work out, you’re gonna be feeling great!’ And sometimes,” she acknowledged, “my mind will laugh at me and go, ‘Girl, please.’ But if you say stuff enough, it starts to become a reality.”
So when her alarm goes off at 4:45 a.m., she doesn’t hit snooze. Instead, ”I go, ’I get to take care of me.'”
It never ceases to amaze how good she feels afterward.
“If I feel better, I’m in a better place mentally, I can think better,” Shepherd said. “I just got a lot of clarity. I have a lot more energy. That gives you a lot more confidence.”
And though size may be nothing but a number, it doesn’t hurt that getting dressed has become more fun, too. Referring to a Jan. 30 Instagram post in which she looked radiant in a curve-hugging deep-pink maxi dress, Shepherd added, “I put on this dress and was like, ‘Aw, shoot, where the body come from?!'”
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