I have always lived an athletic lifestyle even when I was a kid. I am/was into all kinds of sports. Baseball, volleyball, flag football, hockey (floor, ball & ice), martial arts and personal fitness. Life would always get busy and I took for granted that my sports kept my fitness level. I would go to gyms and workout and wish I had a ripped body. However the intention versus my commitment level were two different things. I would go to the gym, get on a consistent pattern and actually started seeing results. Then someone would make a comment to me and say I'm getting too big. And that made me nervous. I didn't want to be "big", I wanted to be "wow". Hence, I would fall off the track and have to start over.
Over the past 2 years I gradually stopped playing most of my sports due to a grueling work schedule and the gym was just a thought.
Now that I'm older, turning 42 this year, my health is at the forefront. I want to be healthier and commit to it as I recognize that my body does not do/handle the same things as it did. It's also important to me to extend my life by being health conscious and be in the fittest shape of my life. Somebody mentioned the BIP challenge and at first I thought "ughhh that's a lot of work" and then the thought "this is it, I HAVE to do this!" entered my brain.
So here I am, ready to kickstart my life again.

I've always loved seeing the results and changes my body had after working out for a while. I remember how good it felt and how stoked and pumped I was. I always thought people were making it up when they said they were so tired and then they worked out and felt better. It didn't make sense to me. If you're tired, why physically drain yourself more? But 2 days ago, I went to the gym during my lunch hour at work. The feeling I had afterward was amazing. I felt recharged and even more excited about getting fit and in shape. I also get satisfaction of knowing that I am changing my lifestyle and at my age, it's important to be healthy, stay healthy and look healthy. It's going to be an up hill battle but I want to be healthier than any 20 year old something out there and have them know that I can kick their butt and I'm twice their age !