M/23/6” [402->165->205] My 3 year journey.

 I started my fitness journey in 2020 just a kid with a dream. I didn’t expect to go this far. I underestimated myself. Which is what 99% of the population does. You are capable of anything in life. I have never fully shared my journey so I’m going to take this as an opportunity to share why I started and what I did to get where I am today. March of 2020 I attempted to end my life as I was tired of getting rejected by girls, scared of the doctor, and not being able to wear clothes I wanted to. I was told at age 8 I was pre diabetic. I weighed 250lbs at age 11. At my peak I weighed 402lbs. The doctor used to tell me I was going to die if I didn’t do something about my weight; which scared me. I didn’t want to die. When covid hit, I took it as an opportunity to change my life. I attempted suicide and then the next day it was like God whispered in my ear “it’s your time to shine” and that’s when it all started. I started out eating once per day which I am not proud of and walking laps in my back yard. I then got a treadmill with a weight limit of 250lbs and forced myself to walk on it because the belt didn’t move because I exceeded the weight limit. The treadmill eventually broke and I went back to walking laps in my backyard and doing body weight exercises. During this time I saw a job opening at planet fitness. I had the interview and told my GM that I started a journey and begged for an opportunity. Her hiring me is a huge part of what kept me motivated and determined to keep going. Once I started at Planet Fitness; I started walking 1 mile on the treadmill per day. I didn’t lift any weights until the middle of 2021. Once I plateau’d losing weight on the treadmill I moved to the eliptical. Once I stopped seeing weight loss on the eliptical is when I moved to the stairmaster. In 2021 I was getting told I looked sick and too skinny. I kept passing out from not eating enough and got obsessed with seeing the number on the scale drop. Once I started lifting my body was craving food and I developed binge eating disorder which led to awful mental health problem’s because I thought I was going to get fat again. Everyday is a battle mentally. It is now 2023 and I couldn’t be happier with the progress I have made and continue to make. I am never going to stop. This is my life. If I don’t lift, I’m not happy. I am eating 1.5g of protein per lb of body weight and doing cardio daily aswell as lifting 5-6 days per week. I always told myself that I would never be insecure about my loose skin but it is currently my demise. I would rather have loose skin than fat but mentally I still see the skin as fat and wish I could see my true progress without it. While working at planet fitness I have managed to help around 50 members lose over 50lbs. On social media I have also helped tons of people start their own journey and hundreds and thousands of people have told me I am inspiration. It is a dream of mine to share my story with the world. I believe that I am truly one of a kind. I am a hard working individual just looking for an opportunity to share my story and inspire others.

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