"I've spent the earlier part of my life eating junk, not working out, and hating the way I felt about myself.   I have learned that working on my health and fitness was the first step to bettering my life over all."

 

Ten years ago, I decided to make a change in my life and began my weight loss journey.  I started something that I had no idea how to do or where to begin.  I was over weight, shy, unhappy with what I saw in the mirror, and in an extremely unhealthy relationship at that time.  My life seemed to be going steadily down hill until that point.  I did not believe in myself and certainly didn't think it was possible to change the way I looked and began to accept that this was just the way I was made.  

 

I wasn't until 2004, around the time of the low carb craze, that I decided to make a change and learn how to become more healthy and fit.   Having zero motivation to workout, and not a clue where to start, I turned to home fitness programs.  Stepping foot in a gym was out of the question for me at that time as I had little self esteem and was extremely fearful of what others would think.  I hated the idea of working out in the beginning, but I knew it was vital to combine eating right and exercise if I really wanted to change my body composition for the long run.

 

I gradually learned how to make this an over all healthy lifestyle change and have lost 60lbs within 6 months from Beachbody programs (Turbo & Insanity).   I found my love for fitness through one of my biggest inspirations, Chalene Johnson, and her Turbo Jam program.  

 

Fast forward to today, and I am now Fitness/Life coach and certified personal trainer  in NYC with my own health and fitness business.  After my weight loss journey, I found a new love, a new hobby, a new passion in life.  I knew that if I could do this, ANYONE could do this!