My Story

So I am not going to ramble on with a story starting from the day I was born. That would be to long and drawn out. Now if you have been following me for awhile then some of this is going to be repeated and if you are new then welcome!

For me my journey really begins when I started getting picked on and bullied. In middle school and high school it was filled with rumors, mean words, and just a bunch of hateful things from my peers. Now that is hard on just about anyone. I had no idea why and this caused me to become very depressed. So like a lot of people I turned to food. I am five foot one and by junior years I was 137 pounds and over weight. I blamed my height. I didn't realize that I had become overweight until my family bought a Wii Fit and I stepped on and in front of everyone my Mii blew up and got bigger and it marked me as overweight. At that moment I remember my world crumbling. So I starting playing with the Wii Fit and eating less and got down between 120-125 pounds and stayed there for years.

After high school I went to a school called the Make-up Designory. I knew that I had wanted to do makeup since The Fellowship of the Rings came out. I was excited for the fresh start and to finally do something I had dreamed about. I had never dreamed that things would turn out like they did. Within the first 10 days it seemed like everyone hated me and I felt like I was back in high school. It all started with a huge miss understanding and I got blamed. I would not give up although I was always on the outs. I fell like it was on the outs because everyone there seemed to really be into the party scene. I have nothing against that but getting wasted isn't for me. I like to be in control. So I just never felt included. But the school was awesome. I learn so much more then I ever thought I would and  created things that I only saw in movies.



After I graduated from MUD I went to a junior college and started doing free lance makeup. From being so busy my weight dropped between 112-115. I quickly learned that at every job I seemed to get that I didn't fit in because of the partying scene again. I was pressured to drink and do drugs. The environment just seemed so toxic that I soon felt makeup may not be what I want to do full time and I became lost.



None of that compares to what happened in June of 2012. On June 13th I got a call saying that my friend Nat was in the hospital for something with her head that that it's not good. Everything happened so quickly after that and on June 23rd she passed away. While she was in the hospital I went through a phase of throwing up, to not eating, and then to not being able to stop eating. Looking back I have no clue how I made it through, I know my boyfriend was a huge help, those 10 days and they are all a blur. When It was all said and done I had gained 10 pounds.

Here is where the happy story begins. I was not okay with gaining the
weight and wanted to get back between 112-115. My boyfriend moved down so we were no longer long distance. I know had his support. So I started doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and it changed everything! After completing it I did her Body Revolution. I had mentioned to my mom that I wanted to try P90x but I was scared. She went out and bought it for Christmas so I had no choice but to try it. So on January 1st I took the plunge and tried my first BeachBody program. I had more then surpassed my goal weight by this point and weighted around 105. The weight was nothing that compares to how I felt. I had more energy, I was happier, and I just felt better.

Since then I have started drinking Shakeology daily & I have become a Team Beachbody Coach. I am also a certified personal trainer through The National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) & The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).

My mission in life is now to give back. I want to change lives. I want to help people feel confident and beautiful in their own skin. It is easy to beat yourself up with social media telling everyone what the ideal "it look" is. Well I am here to shatter that mold and help others do the same!