I really got started working out after I moved to California from Michigan for a few years when I was 21. While there I did a ton of hiking and biking and this is when I began putting weight on, although I was no where close to over weight being 5' 04" and 110-115. When I came home, I lost my job and I began kickboxing and went back to school to change careers. During that time I continued to put weight on and I discovered at 25 that I have hypothyroidism. After getting a job in law enforcement in 2008 and working full time I stopped kickboxing because I no longer had time to go. I was still in school and a full time student as well as managing a full time job and my poor eating habits and lack of exercise got the best of me and each year I seemed to add a few more pounds. Recently, I got married and my weight went up again. I realized how unhappy I am with myself and how uncomfortable I am and I made a promise to myself to get healthy above all and lose this weight in the process. I want to have children soon and I refuse to start a pregnancy at my top weight. Once I get fit I will be ready and then I will work to maintain my health and fitness. I never want to look and feel this way about myself again.

I am naturally a busy body and I don't do well with being sedentary for long. I get antsy and I need to get out and do stuff. However, working out sometimes feels like a chore, but after I exercise I always feel great and I tend to look forward to my next session. What makes it the most difficult is my work schedule. Because I work so late I am usually up very late and I tend to sleep in late too. But recently my husband and I have been committed to changing that and we are setting alarms all over the house to get us up and moving. It's always that initial wake up that is the hardest part of working out for me.
Today I am working very hard on creating healthy habits for my future and making exercising and nutrition a part of my daily life one step at a time. I am looking forward to sculpting a new body, mind and attitude. This is my new journey!