I had a guy ask me if I was interested in learning how to lift! I remember sarcastically laughing in my head thinking sure that will last about a week. I am now 4 months in and love it. I push hard every single day!

**Update**
I am now 1 month away from hitting a year of lifting. It has been an emotional roller coaster with great loss in many angles of life and many gains on life. I will continue to keep pushing on this lifting journey that I have fallen in love with.

It helps me clear my mind. Lifting has helped transform me in every aspect of my life. I am not only healthier but a better person and mother for my kids.

**Update**
I am now a little over a year on my weight loss journey and 1 month away from a year of lifting. There have been lots of gains and some set backs. That's life right but I keep pushing every single day. I have lost 96 lbs over this last year. I feel absolutely amazing. I can keep up with my kids and so many other things in life. This has been an emotional roller coaster that's for sure. If someone tries saying its easy I'm not convince they are truly putting themselves through a challenge. I have gained things. I have lost things. I have fallen in love with the gym. The gym is my paradise and I go there whether I am sad, happy, mad, pissed off, you name it and it helps me. I have had so many gains over this journey but some set backs too. I have left the gym completely pissed off to the point of crying. I have left there feeling completely defeated and like a failure. It doesn't matter how many days you have been doing there will always be those days. It messes with me when I lift something one day and then suddenly there is a day I can't do it and do not understand why. I think these emotions come when it's a journey you have truly fallen in love with. I just set a new 6 month goal so we will see how this goes.