ALICE SHAHRAZAD PAPA 🧿

Welcome back to my democracy: A lot of women are out here blaming themselves for not responding to methods that were never built for them. Of course you feel stuck hun, If this resonates, stay. You’re allowed to do this differently 🌸

ARC 1: The dream I moved to London in 2019 chasing a dream. By 2023, I was living it, fully self employed, dancing, coaching, creating. But dreams aren’t always linear. Jobs slowed down. Life got real. And I had to get resourceful. I went back to full-time work, not as failure, but as fuel. Now I’m rebuilding, stronger. Smarter. And I’m coming back for the vision: We do not niche down, we are doing it all. ARC 2: The Shift Behind every glow up is a breakdown you don’t see. Loss after loss forced me to stop blaming, and start building. No more victim mindset. No more “someday.” I held myself accountable. I did the work. I got in the gym. I got in the mirror. And I started working inside out. This isn’t just a fat loss journey. It’s a life shift. And it birthed my mission: To help girls like me see that we can do it ALL. Fitness. Creativity. Confidence. Freedom. 🔥 This is my reintroduction. Not a comeback, a continuation. Because coming back to self is always the goal. #DoingBoldThings #Reintroduction #CurvyAthlete #Mindset #GlowUpEra #WTP #RhythmStorm #narratortrend #CreativeJourney

7 years. 2,555 days. And I’m still getting to my goals. This post isn’t about transformation. It’s about devotion. Because results don’t come from one good month. What l’d tell anyone starting now: MIND: • Ask yourself: Do I have food triggers? Emotional attachments? • What are your beliefs about your body? Your worth? • READ. Journal. Learn. We have access to more free info than ever use it. • Make it your mission to dissect yourself and understand why you do vhat you do. SOUL • Pay attention to how food makes you feel. • Track what you eat, I beg!!!!!! not to punish, but to notice. • Energy levels? Mood? Digestion? That’s data. FOOD IS INFORMATION! • Go get your blood work. Learn your body inside out. Awareness is the first step to nourishment. BODY - Stop chasing skinny. Start chasing power and performance!!! • Can you run? Jump? Touch your toes? No? Cool. Let’s fix that. • If you’re lost find someone who knows how to guide you. • If you know what to do but still feel stuck, try this: * Every hour, move for 5 minutes. * Master the basics: push-ups, squats, abs. * Want to sculpt your body? Get yo ass in the gym. Lift heavy. 3x a week. No excuses.

Two weeks later… The girls who get it, get it.

Got my account back after two weeks. And honestly, the weirdest part was realising how quickly a platform can erase years of work (been here since 2013), memories, creativity, community, and identity with one automated decision. One minute you exist online. The next, you’re reduced to ‘doesn’t follow account integrity.’ No explanation. No human context. Just gone. And maybe that’s also why this hit me harder than I expected, because when your platform is built around taking up space unapologetically, existing visibly in a bigger body, speaking about feminism, body politics, and autonomy… scrutiny starts to feel normal. We talk a lot about censorship online as if it only looks obvious and dramatic. But sometimes it looks like certain bodies constantly being read as ‘too much.’ Too visible. Too loud. Too confident. Too sexual. Too political. Too present. Meanwhile the algorithm rewards the same aesthetics it claims are harmful. That contradiction is exhausting. Getting my page back doesn’t erase how fragile creator spaces actually are, especially when your work is deeply tied to identity and community. But if this experience reminded me of one thing, it’s that this space was never just numbers to me. Thank you to everyone who checked in, appealed, messaged me elsewhere, and waited for me. We’re still here 🫢

To sum it up… Your body has a set point. Not everyone is meant to sit at 53kg or 62kg. So no, you can’t always diet and train your way into a certain body, no matter how disciplined you are. And that idea of “discipline” we keep pushing? It didn’t come out of nowhere. Bigger bodies, especially Black bodies, were historically labelled as lazy, excessive, unhealthy… while Eurocentric, white beauty standards were positioned as the ideal. That didn’t just shape beauty, it shaped how we define “health” and “worth.” Even something like BMI comes from Adolphe Quetelet, a mathematician, not a doctor, who was trying to define the “ideal man” based on white European bodies. And somehow, that’s still being used today in hospitals, insurance, fitness spaces… as if it’s neutral. It’s not. That’s r@cist . All of this trickles down into how doctors treat you, how gyms market to you, how wellness is sold to you. So yeah… the “fat stuff” matters. Because feeling good in your body today didn’t just happen. It comes from years of fat activists pushing back, questioning systems, and challenging a whole industry that profits from making you feel like your body is a problem to fix. And that’s a conversation worth having THANK YOU @ater.coach

Sometimes it takes a random song to remind you that the things you complain about are the same things someone else is praying for. Moving my body isn’t a punishment, it’s a privilege. Fit @dfyne.official

Weight loss is not just willpower. And reducing it to that misses the reality of so many bodies. Hormones matter. Insulin resistance matters. Your nervous system, your hunger cues, your history with food… all of it plays a role. For some of us, it was never just about “being more consistent.” It was about learning how our body actually works instead of constantly fighting it. That’s how you don’t just lose weight, you reshape your body in a way that’s sustainable. If it was only willpower, everyone would have it figured out by now.

Living, not shrinking. #midtok #skinnytokexposed

Life lately 🪐🏋🏽‍♀️🌸🤝

What I eat in a day for PCOS, gut health & body recomposition… without extremes morning starts slow – supplement (Ell0va) – tea (Yerba Mate) instead of going straight into caffeine (sometimes bone broth or miso for gut support) breakfast = my most complete meal – high protein (eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese) – fibre (fruit) – fats + fermented foods this is what keeps me full and my energy stable pre workout – @kallo oat cakes with apple, cinnamon + peanut butter pairing carbs with fats helps me manage my blood sugar better (one of my PCOS symptoms is insulin resistance) – @oxyshred for a kick then we lift heavy. always. post workout – @fourfiveuk hydration salts (magnesium, l-glutamine, electrolytes) for recovery coffee + snack because we’re realistic – yes, the @marksandspencerfood mini choc rice cakes do slap evening – fruit that supports digestion + sleep (golden kiwi, papaya) – @hollandandbarrett magnesium + ashwagandha to wind down PCOS is a syndrome, NOT a ONE SIZE FITS ALL what works for me might not be what your body needs this is about supporting my hormones, not controlling my body PCOS girlies, what’s one thing you’re focusing on right now?

16k 🤲🏽🎊🎉✨🏋🏽‍♀️👑 and not one of us here to be smaller. We’re here to be stronger, healthier, and a little more unfiltered. Stay. It’s about to get better! 🏋🏽‍♀️ @gymshark @gymsharkwomen