YOU ARE AMAZING!

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BASE YOUR HAPPINESS ON WHAT A WEIGHT SCALE TELLS YOU, PERHAPS YOU’LL LISTEN TO A PERSON.

THE TRUTH IS YOU ARE AMAZING AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE HOW AMAZING YOU WANT TO BE!

AT 260 POUNDS AND A 46 INCH WAIST, I DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO ELIMINATE MY INSECURITIES ABOUT MY APPEARANCE. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE WHEN I DIDN’T WORRY ABOUT MY APPEARANCE. WOULD IT REALLY CHANGE MY LIFE? WHAT WOULD I DO WHEN I WAS HAPPY AND HEALTHY INSTEAD OF INSECURE? WHAT IF I LOVED MYSELF ENOUGH TO DO WHATEVER IT TOOK TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE?

hOW LONG DID IT TAKE?

My “Fitness Journey” began in 2014 and it took me just fourteen months to lose 100lbs. Once I lost the weight, I became fearful that I would gain the weight back. I told myself that I would take another 6 months to see if I could keep the weight off. Once I found that maintenance was easier than my initial weight loss, I knew I had to share with others. I changed my profession of sixteen years in education, to educating people in fitness! Helping others on their fitness journey is my passion!

WHAT DID YOU DO?

I first began by figuring out what I liked to do. I was always good at fitness videos such as P90X and TaeBo and someone mentioned Zumba. I found a gym that had a class and signed up. I went to one class a week for about six weeks before increasing to two classes a week. After that, I added an additional two miles on the treadmill. After my confidence in the gym became solid, I began to figure out a couple of exercises and well, the rest is history. It really does just take a start.

WAS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

Yes. Yes! YES! I can’t express how every year I am so thankful that I found the real me! It seemed like it took forever to get in shape, but now I feel like I have forever to live! I am thankful for every moment and I enjoy looking how I feel! When I look at these pictures I can’t believe that was actually me! I always loved myself, but now, I’m in love with myself! Did it make a difference in my life? No, it gave me a new life! That’s why I am here. That is why YOU are here! GET YOUR LIFE!