# @mandimurakami on Facebook

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.facebook.com/mandimurakami/photos/a.306960592770466/1218203424979507
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19097509-mandimurakami-facebook
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/989ff83a09.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-02-07T21:57:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mandi Roberts (@mandimurakami) — https://gondola.cc/mandimurakami

## Caption

T R A N S F O R M
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Change takes TIME and is always a cycle and a process. This girl has been through some STUFF the last few years (and before but hey that’s life and how we grow)...but in the last few it has been a more visible transformation.
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Lets be real. Some of it has sucked. Bad. I was super depressed. I felt completely lost and buried. I gained a lot of weight and fought to find direction in my life. But then things changed. God has the power to change your life no matter who or where you are. He is always present and always loving. Finding community in my church and jumping into weightlifting with an amazing coach was everything I didn’t know I needed.
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I was not happy being heavier than I had ever been but it taught me a lot I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. And I am not stronger than I’ve ever been (physically and otherwise). Plus I’ve discovered a sport I’m completely in love with and am so excited to see where it takes me.
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What have I learned?
1. There is ZERO substitute for hard work. Do. The. Work. End of story.
2. God is powerful. It doesn’t matter how far you run, He’s got you. Just TRUST.
3. The only way to go is FORWARD. Plans change. Goals change and grow. And so will you. Always push forward and always keep going.
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Now time to get even stronger. Let’s do this.
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#ao2018 #transformed #letsgo #swordselect18 #bluegrassbarbell #builtbyben #asfprep #cflouisville @barbellvoodoo @gym.gypsy @earthfedmuscle @sword #youcantoutworkme #thecreatorscollection #weightlifting 
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Right photo by @jonnytrego

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transformed, bluegrassbarbell, builtbyben, letsgo, asfprep, ao2018, youcantoutworkme, cflouisville, thecreatorscollection, weightlifting, swordselect18

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