Well, the truth is I was not really into fitness and would eat a Jamba Juice with a meal, have pop tarts and mt dew for breakfast, etc etc... I could go on and on about how much I just did not care. My mom had a TIA a few years ago and that was a huge wake up call for me. She proceeded to have another TIA and developed early onset diabetes. Things tumbled out of control for her and it was really hard to watch. It motivated me to start taking care of myself and got me interested in eating right and working out. Lucky for me, my boyfriend at the time was very into fitness and helped me get on track. He is now my husband and we work out and eat right together as a lifestyle. As for my mother, she is working hard to work out and eat right and hopefully will be able to reverse her diabetes.

I love working out because it makes me feel good. I feel better and have more energy when I work out and it helps boost my self esteem.