Carmela Clutch: The sweaty workout goals are sweet as ever
You know you’re a baddie when you’re pouring sweat and still look sexy as ever, right Carmela Clutch?
Mind-blowing and workout goals on display? You bet. Geek out.
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with how I looked before. TBH I was a hella cute thicc little piece of poundcake 🥰
The difference is now I feel faster, lighter, more functional, stronger, and more confident.
I don’t talk about this often, but while building this career, I went through one of the darkest periods of my life. And just like you, I’m human outside of the lens too. There were moments where I felt helpless. Small. Afraid. I lived in survival mode for far too long.
One day I realized I didn’t want that to be my story anymore. I didn’t want fear writing my ending for me. So I turned inward. I took all the love, energy, softness, and care I poured into everyone else and started giving some of it back to myself. Piece by piece, I tore down the version of me built purely to survive and rebuilt someone stronger. Someone softer. Someone brave.
I wanted to become the kind of woman my younger self would’ve felt safe with.
And maybe that’s what this journey really was. Not becoming someone new… but finally coming home to myself.
This body is not punishment. It is not revenge. It is not me trying to fit into anyone else’s standards. It is the physical manifestation of finally giving myself permission to love myself fully and unapologetically. To protect my peace. To be ruthless with my boundaries and relentless with my goals — even the slightly delulu ones.
And yes, before anyone says it: I did have surgery to help with the last 5–10 after spending nearly two decades battling eating disorders and learning how to heal my relationship with my body. I don’t see that as “cheating.” I see it as finally choosing myself after years of neglecting her.
Because after everything… this wasn’t about becoming smaller.
It was about becoming free.
🩺 @dr.yamin
