I used to be a DJ..a party animal. I couldn't be skinny enough. I never felt right even at my lowest 103lbs(5'6") The size 0's falling off my butt. I always been a runner since I was a little girl and no matter what, for school competitions or for pleasure I would run run run. Hangovers and next to no sleep. I did not eat alot, and drank waay too much amongst other things..my life was out of control. I met my best friend and he had been consistently training for a few years at this point, offered to take me into the gym, show me around. I was a little intimidated even though my father, who was always big into lifting and the healthy lifestyle, tried to introduce me at a young age, it still felt like a "mans world". The more I got into it, reading and seeing other womens transformations the more I wanted it myself. So..my first couple years spent still doing too much cardio and not enough food..wasnt till June 2011, when I met my current coach, did I get over my unhealthy views on food and suck it up and eat and lift heavy!!! This is the first year I really seen some improvements and I'm excited for more<3
I love bodybuilding because not only has it changed my body but it has changed the way i think, the way I handle my business, relationships, everything. Lessons I learn in the gym dwindle down into my personal life. It keeps my obsessive compulsive nature in check and gives me something to focus on. It gives me a healthier view on my body, and to learn to see food as not the enemy but a feul source to create the body..mold it so to speak..Probably the same reasons why alot of us love the gym. AND WOW a stress reliever. I truely am a happier person when I work out.&amp;amp;lt;3