On the far left, was in 2015. I was at the heaviest I've ever been in my entire life. I was weighing in at 130, only being 5'1".

A few months later, I became disgusted with myself. The thought of looking at myself in a mirror was terrible. I thought in order to be beautiful, I had to be skinny. (THAT IS NOT TRUE.) I spent countless hours, working out, as much as I could, over counting calories, never enjoying myself, and crying when I'd go weeks without seeing progress.

In just a few short months, my weight had dropped dramatically, (top right) I was 22 years old, weighing 104! I only ever wanted to weigh 110. (I was skinny, FINALLY!! Like I wanted to be, right? I had met my goal, I should have been happy, right?) You guessed it, I wasn't happy then either, because then I thought I looked sick.

Now, bottom right, I'm only 10 pounds from my heaviest, and 16 pounds heavier than my smallest. I was tired of being powerless and small. I found out that the number on the scale DOES NOT matter and lifting weights is NOT a bad thing. It's one of the best things I have ever done, and I am SO happy!! I've worked for this, I've prayed for this. Do NOT watch the scale. The scale is nothing but deceiving. The only thing that's going to truly make you happy, is YOU.

Go out there, and try. Achieve your fitness goals like you want. You are able. You can. You will. Don't let others tear you down, "Oh you'll never lose weight" "you'll never be strong" "you're to skinny" Let go of the negativity! The body is a powerful thing. If you're battling demons right now, know that I'm praying for you. You can do anything you put your mind to. When you think no one believes in you, remember, that I DO.

With that being said, get out there, you're in charge.