In the beginning~

Once upon a time, there was a cool chic who woke up one day tipping the scales at 205lbs. This was too much for her to handle since she spent all of her life as the skinny chick. Three babies and a divorce later, she was more than "big boned" or "thick in the waist" she was FAT. There, I said it. I had been in denial for far too long and something had to be done! I had no energy, my feet hurt, I worked full time, and my size 18/20 clothes were screaming, "Lady get the next size up!" In 2007, the Monday after Easter, my husband and I started a low carb lifestyle. It was actually more easy than I thought it was going to be. I lost 15 pounds the first 2 weeks...so you can understand why I stuck with it as long as I have.

One year after I began my weight loss journey, I had lost over 50 pounds and dropped an amazing 11 dress sizes! I enrolled in a school to get certified as a personal trainer. It was pretty intense but in 4 months I was offocially a Certified Personal Trainer. In May of 2010 I got licensed to teach Zumba. 2 weeks later I had a fitness studio contact me about teaching Zumba. I happily accepted and enjoyed teaching until I had the bottom pulled out from under me. My full time job of over 10 years was eliminating my department and I had 2 months to decide what to do. I did contimue with the company but I have come to the realization that my love for fitness is my passion and I am going to pursue THAT and not this crummy job. Soooooooooooooo...I'm setting the wheels in motion to open my OWN fitness studio in the summer of 2012. I wake up everyday saying..."This will be the last company I EVER work for." The very thought gives me goosebumps. I feel everyone should follow their passions and I plan to lead by example.