I have always been a fan of being active; I played soccer growing up and absolutely loved it. As I grew into my twenties my body started changing, the weight added on and I lost confidence in myself and became depressed. I worked very closely with a fitness instructor in 2009 taking Yoga, Pilates and body pump classes and adding cardio when I had the chance. Extremely happy to have my confidence regained I was back on top of the world and feeling great. As time went on and my schedule became increasingly harder to manage, my gym time decreased and became nonexistent. During 2010-2011 I endured a struggle with endometriosis and finally had surgery in hopes of resolving the issue. For a second time displeased that I had let myself go, after the surgery I was pain free and found the motivation and courage to turn things around. In 2012 I returned to the gym with one goal in mind, finding myself once again and I did it. After months of nights in the gym, hours on the elliptical, machines, spin class, eating clean and dedication I found myself at 145 pounds, lean, muscular and the closest I've ever been to a six pack! In 2013 my same issue has reared its ugly head, and ever since the weight has returned but I am putting a stop to it now because I refuse to fall back all the way down. My ultimate goal is to be pain free, back in the gym like I used to be and find the fit woman I knew not so long ago.