You can only dislike yourself for so long before you decide that you've had enough, and I really had.. I wanted a better relationship with myself, my body, my friends/family, my life...

It's an opportunity to learn new things about myself. Nothing else has allowed me to push myself as hard and make such huge leaps of improvement like my training has, and it has really taught me not to expect any less in other aspects of my life. I have learnt how to take control and build my life the way I want it to be, in the same way I build my body.