I have been struggling with my weight on and off every since I had my first son in 2006, I was 19yrs. old. My weight around that time was ok I was about a size 5 maybe 135 lbs. In 2009 I had my 2nd child, I was now 22 yrs.old, and about 3-5 months after I gave birth was then when I really struggled with my weight and began to realize that I wasn't happy with the way my body looked. I tried so many fad diets, eating less, taking diet pills and trying to exercise but never stuck to it. In 2010-2012 I can honestly say i was at my heaviest 147 lbs. it may not sound a lot but I am short 5'1'' wearing a size 9, I probably needed to be wearing a size 11 cause at size 9 they were fitting pretty tight, I was just in denial that I was a double digit and did not want to buy a size 11. This was the result of being very unhealthy, eating fast food, drinking alcohol, partying/clubbing, drinking cokes etc... In 2013 I tried back up again being healthy and working out but was not steady at all. I would start for 1 or 2 weeks then back to my old unhealthy habits. I probably lost about 5 lbs that year. 2014 I was a bit more serious about losing my weight no more giving up and having to start all over again. With eating a lot better than what I would, Whole foods, lean meats, brown rice, Chicken, tuna, fish, veggies, oatmeal, Fruits, you get the picture and exercising at the gym, this year I lost 20 lbs and gained some muscles I never thought I had.From February - April I worked out on my own trying new things at the gym and doing mostly cardio on and off, I probably lost 5-6lbs. From May to June I got an Online trainer on IG and lost about 10 lbs. I was happy but I lost a lot of my legs and butt cause I was also given a program doing lots of Cardio and Hitt training and plyometrics. July to August I started doing arm weights since I hated my upper body. I didn't know what I was doing I would just go from arm machine to to arm machine until I felt I hit all the arm muscles and I did see some muscle gain from that not much but some. Then From August until December was when I really was in tune to working out and finding myself and becoming closer to the Lord and realizing that I love working out, this was my call, what I was meant to do in life! I would work out Mondday-Friday and sometimes Saturday and thats when I really saw my body transform more into muscle as I started to get the confidence in they gym to start lifting weights and started a program from this website.. Im currently at 133 lbs, which I haven't been in 8 years! I feel good about myself and I want MORE for myself! I want to step on that competition stage one day and be able to accomplish being in the top 3! I want to become a personal trainer and help others in their weight loss journey because I know how it feels to be overweight, feel disgusting in your own skin and to not feel motivated at all to be a better healthy person cause there was no one there to guide you.
I love doing this because it makes my feel so good about myself and how far I have come. I look back to where I started and how I looked and I never want to go back there again! Its only forward from here, no going back. I have soo many dreams and goals I want to accomplish!