OUR STORY

Where to start. Possibly my own journey and personal story. In the hope it reaches further, resonates with more men struggling men out there, and helps get you all back to very best, just like I did.
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Having been through all the struggles that come with finding yourself in one almighty slump. Somehow finding myself in a position of being overweight. A feeling of confusion, disbelief almost. I really didn’t know how I’d ever get back to someone I could feel proud of again.

With so much information out there, overwhelmed, jumping from one diet to the next, one weight loss regime to another. Only to find I was right back where I started. No-one ever really talked about the mental struggles. The psychological side to it all. 
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Here’s my take on how, overcoming the psychological aspect was the biggest, and, most important challenge of all. Once I conquered this, it shifted me away from the vicious unhealthy lifestyle vortexI found myself in. 
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I started educating and focusing my attention firmly towards the mental aspect. Why did I always revert back to my old ways?  I became fascinated with the story we tell ourselves. What I realised was, that no matter how hard we try, if we see ourselves as either fat, lazy, unhealthy, inadequate, under confident, all of the above, that’s always what we’ll go back to. Believe it or not, as much as that place causes us pain, that’s our place of familiarity, place of comfort. We get used to a certain version of ourselves for such a long period, it becomes our IDENTITY. 
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I started reading. A lot! How to visualise ourselves differently. Simply put, how to tell ourselves a completely different story. Having the ability to relearn how we see ourselves. Books helped tremendously. However, it only took one glance in the mirror to shift me right back into my old ways again. Old mindset, old beliefs, and with it, all my unhealthy lifestyle choices. One book in particular intrigued me more than others. ‘fake it until you make it’ was the message. Surely it can’t be that simple. I didn’t want to hide or mask my problems. Simply feel better about myself. Even if only for a moment. What would that do to my moral, my confidence and self-esteem? How would it make me feel? Would that be enough to allow me to start being the person I’ve always wanted to be. Would it allow me to chase down my goals I knew I was capable of? To feel great whilst trying to achieve them? Not to be so self-conscious, in the gym, going out, anywhere! What if, when I looked in that big old mirror, I told myself a completely different story? 
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I wanted clothing to be supportive in the areas I needed the most, but also comfortable enough to be worn daily. To be conscious of my mid-section again. To re-train my core. Subtle enough to be worn under clothing, strong enough to transform my physique, and with it my confidence. I wanted something that promoted a feeling of pride, positive self-image and self-esteem. I knew that was a massive part of the journey.

Bodywear, that makes me feel so great, that I felt I could overcome anything! To lead me to the person I knew I could be.