I lived most of my life as a super skinny girl. By the time I hit my late 20's I was skinny-fat so I ran, and ran, and ran...and ate one meal a day! I didn't know I was killing my muscle (what little I had to begin with) and my metabolism and I only got fluffier looking while still wearing a size 5. I didn't like hearing my friends say "you don't need to exercise" when I knew what I REALLY looked like naked! In 2000, I finally gave weight lifting a shot (since I realized cardio alone wasn't working) and improved my eating habits too. I had a 1.5 year lapse in weight training from 2004 to 2006. I've been back into regular training since July 2006.

Looking in my logs to see how far I've come makes me smile. I love to see the weights increase as my body gets stronger. Looking great naked is a plus too!