After the birth of my son I blew up to 275 and the weight that I thought was just going to fall off, wasn't going anywhere. I found a picture of myself from long before my pregnancy and I decided I needed to get back to that size, so I started a high protein, low carb diet. I lost 40 pounds in the first 4 months. At that time I realized that even though I was smaller, my body didn't look any more attractive, so I started working out. I bought a dumbell set and as I got stronger I had the need for more weight, so I bought a weight bench and a weight set. That's where I'm at now.

I love seeing my body change and feeling the increase in my strength as I'm able to ad more and more weight to my workout.