My fitness journey began in a way that many of you will be able to relate to. I knew I wanted to make substantial changes to my body but I had no idea where to begin. I was always active growing up; I was a cheerleader in high school and was also on the softball team. I wasn’t necessarily unhappy with my body, but I knew there was room for improvement so that I could be completely confident with myself and my body. Not only did I want to look better but I wanted to feel better as well. My biggest struggle in terms of my body has always been gaining weight. People would always tell me how lucky I must be because I could never gain weight and was always “skinny”, and I was constantly explaining that gaining weight for me is just as frustrating as someone trying to lose weight when they struggle to do so. People struggle with both losing weight and gaining weight, neither is more valid than the other. During my freshman year of high school, I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and was going through my first heartbreak. Being forced to deal with both of these situations dragged me deep into depression and had a tremendous impact on my well-being, both physically and mentally. The drain on my mental health completely affected my physical health as well. I lost my appetite completely, I had trouble getting out of bed, and ultimately stopped going to my classes. All of the time spent in the hospital while doctors ran tests on me everyday drained me of my energy, health, and happiness. I felt completely empty inside and I dropped to 90 pounds due to a loss in appetite and my depression. Thankfully, I had an amazing friend and mother to help during this time, which was undoubtedly the most difficult time of my life. During my junior year of high school, I was able to make a full recovery from my brain tumor and started to feel like myself again. My appetite slowly came back, I was happier, and I was just starting to live a healthier lifestyle. Despite this, I still felt tiny and was not completely satisfied with my body. Prom season was coming up and I bought a dress a few months in advance that I knew would make my ass look poppin if I just put in the work and started working out. This was essentially the start of my fitness journey and what led me to fall in love with fitness overall, and I am beyond happy that I did. When I think back to this moment in time, I completely remember feeling lost and not knowing what to do. “Fitness Instagrams” were not popular at the time so I did not have the guidance that exists on social media today. I felt intimidated, weak, and above all, lost. Now here we are five years later, and I am creating a website to help give you all the guidance and structure that I wish I had when I first started living a fit and healthy lifestyle. I cannot put into words how much this lifestyle has changed the way I feel about myself and my body. The confidence and strength I feel everyday is what pushes me to give it my all in the gym and my true passion is showing others how they can achieve this for themselves.