From birth, the odds were always against me from being physically fit. At 13 pounds and 9 ounces, I was already a good 6 to 7 pounds heavier than the rest of the other babies and this trend of always being the overweight kid continued for me throughout my adolescence […]
Trying to describe my lifelong journey with health and wellness seems like an epic task. I was born into a world of obesity. My entire extended family struggled with weight and health issues my entire life. I grew up knowing what it was like to feel like the fat kid […]
I never had a weight problem growing up, in fact, I was always busy with lacrosse, field hockey and women’s rugby in high school and we didn’t really have much junk food in the house. When I went off to college, I faced the Freshmen 15 or in my case […]
All my life I have struggled with my health – both mentally and physically. I struggled with Crohns Disease for many years when I was younger that caused huge ups and downs with my weight and was very trying on my health. I got into remission when I was 16 […]
Some say that they simply woke up one day and decided to change their lives and get healthy. Me? It took years of embarrassing situations and uncomfortable feelings in my own skin for me to finally step up and make the change. It’s as if the lifelong struggle with my […]
Weight has always been an issue for me since I was young. I did a lot of yo-yo dieting throughout high school – I had lost 50 lbs. and put it all back on, plus some! I did the hCG diet and I was so insistent on being thin that […]
“Actually, I just woke up one day and decided I didn’t want to feel like that anymore, or ever again. So I changed. Just like that.” – Unknown. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t just like that, but that really is the gist of how my journey began. I’ve struggled with […]
Making the Change I’ve always wanted to be a bodybuilder but didn’t know what road to travel to get there. In 2009, I decided to challenge myself by getting in lean and ripped shape. I was 300 lbs at the time and did a lot of heavy lifting. I was […]
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure” – Colin Powell. At 24 years old, I am proud to say that I’m in the best shape of my life, although it has been quite the journey for me! Growing up, […]
