Medical problems caused me to gain a lot of weight really fast. After 10 years of fighting to get it off, I came to the realization that cardio is not the answer. If I'm going to lose the weight, I need to start slabbing on the muscle.

When you're fat, people look at you and assume you're lazy and/or weak. My lifting time is like my little secret. It's also a reminder of what I was before the medical issues. I am still an athlete, I'm just temporarily stuck in a fat chick's body!