From the time I started on this journey, it’s always been about health.  Sure I wanted to look better, but I really wasn’t sure what was possible or what that looked like.  My focus was always health!  I wanted to be the healthiest version of myself and I wanted to teach my children what a healthy life looked like.

I had an epiphany or a ‘wake up’ call after my 2nd son was born sick and then ended up passing away at a year and 3 1/2 months.  He had a genetic defect that pretty much affected every single part of his body.  There were very few organs that weren’t affected.

I also watched my mom all throughout growing up deal with varying health issues & struggles with weight as well as her self esteem.  I don’t think she realized how much it affected me.  I never struggled with weight issues, at least not to the extent that she did,  but I saw how it affected her sense of self worth and her confidence.

In my teens and 20’s, I was a party girl too and treated my body like garbage.  Honestly, I’m lucky to be a live.  Really can’t believe some of the crazy, stupid decisions I made.  Not only that, but I ate like garbage.  My parents tried to feed us good growing up but it turned into many fried foods, eating out, processed and fast foods…the ‘standard American diet.’

So many factors played a role in my decision to start making changes.  The biggest being, after my son left this earth, after years of grief, depression, having 3 more babies back to back I finally came to a crossroads, thinking, is this as good as it gets?!  Is this how life ends?!  Isn’t there more to life?!  How can I find happiness, beauty, laughter and enjoy life again?!  How can I find purpose?!  live a life worth living?  What legacy do I want to leave?!

After balling my eyes out with a counselor a few sessions, I decided ENOUGH!  Enough with the pity party, the woe is me, and started making changes.  I decided that wasn’t the legacy I wanted to leave and started living life on purpose!  I started seeking to be the best version of myself each and every day.  I became a seeker of truth, a seeker of wisdom.  I started to seek and find the beauty in life.

We had been through extreme financial loss and our marriage barely survived…but even in the worst times, I began to find the beauty in each day.  I began to make the most of my situation, my circumstances.  By changing my outlook and my mindset, the world around me began to change and life began to get better.

I’m on a mission to help as many people as I can find the beauty in life again.  I’m on a mission to help others reclaim their lives, not only with health & fitness, but with their emotional, spiritual and mental health.  Many of us are good in some areas, but neglect others.  Our health is full circle, not just physical.

If and when I leave this world, I want my legacy to live on.  My greatest fear is living a mediocre life, settling for average, going out without putting up a fight, just going through the motions of every day and not making an impact on this world, & in my little corner of the internet.

My hope is you would lock arms with me and join me in this fight!  & if you don’t join me, at least start taking steps!  We are MORE than conquerors!  & this life is short, make the most of it!