Fitness

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Since I could remember I have always struggled with my weight and my self image. From 11 years old into my teens, I put myself on diet after diet, teas, and wraps. I detoxed and starved myself to the point of sickness. I had this incredibly unhealthy relationship with food that I could not seem to break- until my daughter came along. 

Fighting to become better for someone else becomes a totally different fight. I know I didn't want my little girl to grow up with the same sick and twisted view of fitness/health as me and the rest of the women in my family, so I made a drastic change. 

I started focusing more on the journey than the destination. I started loving my body where it was, not where I wanted it to be. This took years of ups, downs, tears, and triumphs. But I refused to quit. 

Now fast forward almost 10 years as a mother of two and some scars to show it: I'm HAPPY. I'm in love with my journey, my body, myself. 

I'm 40lbs down total with a much better perspective on what being healthy...like actually HEALTHY- mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually truly means.