I have struggled my entire life with weight, never being the thin kid. I consistently avoid anything that might make me feel too vulnerable with people judging my body and am exhausted with the mental drain that goes along with the self-loathing. I started on here about 3 years ago when I started graduate school, but so much has happened in my life since then I could not control. I discovered that I am a compulsive eater and that was how I dealt with all this.. and now I am where I am today.

I have all of the tools that I have learned thanks to this site and many others, but I have lacked the internal dedication and motivation to stay consistent. Now that life is in order and I will be finishing school, I am ready to do this! Ready to be a lean, mean, working-out machine!

I love flexing the biceps and making all the boys stare (with envy, might I add).