before and after...but what's the in between

I was thinking about the concept of before and after...I'm going to take a picture of myself tomorrow as my before...and then I was thinking about what it means for my 'after' picture...We put ourselves into two categories...'before' and 'after.'

The 'i've let myself go' category and the 'i've made it category.' Those are pretty terrible categories...why can't we celebrate the this is where I am right now...the 'in between' photo. Before and after photos really make it hard for me to be present to where I am right now...I can look at myself as a person full of flaws...but in reality where I am is where I am. And that is a celebration...every single day should be a celebration of being alive no matter what thighs, stomachs, legs look like.

In the in between...that's where it's okay to be...cause that's where we are.