Like many people these days, I gained a significant amount of weight a couple years after high school. I carried the extra weight for around a year and then got sick of it, started eating a fairly clean diet, and became a very active person. However, once I got rid of the weight, I went back to simply being thin, as opposed to muscular or strong. I did a little bit of weight training, but it was not my focus until I met an ex bodybuilder. We started working out together and I felt this euphoric electricity throughout my body as soon as I started lifting weights. The rest, as they say, is history!

I love the way it makes me feel overall; I love how much more self confidence I have; I love getting stronger and seeing increased muscularity; I love not being afraid to wear clothes that show off my body; I love being able to lug heavy objects around if necessary; I love it when carrying several huge loads of groceries up the stairs isn't physically taxing; I love how it has helped me combat my body image issues and improved my health; I love looking in the mirror and seeing what I've done for myself; and I love feeling like SUPERWOMAN! :)