There was a time in my life when I was in fantastic shape. It was early in my college career, I had a personal trainer who guided me along the way to the best shape of my life. At the time I was intending on commissioning as an officer in the military after graduating, which gave me my motivation. But after plans changed by the time my Senior year rolled around, I had gotten lazy, working out less and less and eating poorer. After graduating it only got worse, and in the few years following I became obese. I felt depressed all the time. Eventually I realized that my whole life was spiraling downward as a result of my poor fitness. I decided it was time to take my life back.

It took some time but I'm back where I was in college, and working at getting even fitter. Now I have extra motivation as I was selected as a Naval Officer Candidate last year, and am currently awaiting a date for training. So I've taken my life back in more ways than one!

It just makes me feel better about life in general when I'm physicaly fit. It took me awhile to figure out the link between the two, but I've lived as both fit and unfit, and I don't want to liive life depressed and unable to do the things I want to do. "Get busy living, or get busy dying." Words to live by.