I’ve come so far and I’m not done yet.

Throughout my childhood and teenage years I struggled to feel comfortable in my own skin. I constantly criticized myself. My family criticized me and if I had any compliments I shook them off because they weren’t enough. I got involved with the wrong kind of people, got into the wrong relationships. And the good relationships I had...My insecurities destroyed. I self sabotaged everything. One day, I woke up and I was so tired of it! I was tried of feeling worthless, I was tired of hating what I would see in the mirror! I was tired of being ashamed to go out in public. Tired of being unhealthy and unfit. I was tired of my crooked smile, my face breaking out, my weight, the shortness of breath just walking DOWN the stairs. I knew that diabetes, heart failure, cancer, and strokes ran in my family. I decided I had to change for me! I HAD to change my future. So I got braces, I cut back, I started light exercise, and most importantly I started drinking water. I forced myself to smile more, to stand up straight, and have confidence I hadn’t had before. And once I changed the perspective I had of myself, I changed the game. The first three pictures were taken in 2018. The final three were taken August-October 2019!!

For anyone feeling the same way I was! Hold your head high, you’re a queen!