I was in such a bad place emotionally and mentally. I moved to NYC to model and agencies would just tell me that I was too fat and that I would never make my dreams of being a working model come true. I did countless hours of cardio daily and ate less than 900cals a day to achieve the ideal body I never got. Fast forward, a friend invited me to workout and we went straight to the weights. I had NO idea what I got myself into. I remember trying to do a bicep curl with a 5lb DB and it hurt so bad!! Now, find myself in a weight room deadlifitng 255 and squatting 200lbs and I can't be more proud of myself. I know I have a long way to go but and I'll never looked back. I don't care to be skinny and I don't care to be a "model". My priority now is to just be a role model.
I'm adding to this because I have grown so much since I wrote the above paragraph. Fast forward to today and now, I find myself so happy with my life. And its all because of my love for working out. I used to workout to "get smaller & to get skinner" but now, I just want to keep getting stronger and surpass my limitations. I am now a national NPC Bikini Competitor with my first year under my belt. I've competed in 6 shows the last being Nationals.
I'm so excited for whats ahead for I know it only gets better from here. This is only the beginning.