# @figen.sahin_ifbbpro on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-02-04T11:44:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** FIGEN SAHIN (@figen.sahin_ifbbpro) — https://gondola.cc/figen.sahin_ifbbpro

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This was my January 🙏🏽❤️

I don’t think I’ve ever sat on my arse as much as I have these last six weeks. Since my injury, life forced me to slow right down — and trust me, that didn’t come easy.

The pain in my toe has been unreal. I never knew breaking a bone could hurt like that. Recovery took longer than I expected, nights with no sleep, stuck between these four walls, not really going anywhere. January didn’t start how I wanted… but sometimes that’s just how life goes.

And here’s what it taught me.

I learned to put my health first.
I learned patience — real patience.
I learned how important family is, and who truly checks for me.
I learned to sit still, observe, and actually think about what I want next.

January felt like a step back… but it gave me knowledge, clarity, and wisdom I wouldn’t trade for anything. And I’m taking all of that into the next few months.

I’m grateful. I’m still here. I’m still healthy. And if anything — I’m fighting harder now than I was before.

So if your January didn’t go to plan… if progress stalled… if life threw you a curveball — hear this: shit happens. I broke my toe, had a pin put in it, couldn’t sleep from the pain… and I’m still standing. Still smiling. Still moving forward.

This isn’t the end. It’s just a pause before the next level.

And yeah… lesson learned — don’t drop plates on your foot in the gym 🫠

We learn. We adapt. We come back stronger.

Always.

#StillFighting #ComebackSeason #ProgressIsNotLinear #InjuryRecovery #MindsetShift StrongWomen LessonsNotLosses HealthFirst TrustTheProcess JanuaryReflection

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stillfighting, mindsetshift, progressisnotlinear, injuryrecovery, comebackseason

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