Hi! My name is Becky and I'm a 24 year old living in Chicago,IL. Born and raised in WI. Moved to the suburbs of Chicago after graduation for my first big girl job. I enjoy living a healthy and active lifestyle. Some of my other interests besides nutrition and exercise you will see me talk about are traveling, make-up, shopping, Chicago and my cat pumpkin.
This picture was taken a few months before college graduation during spring break in Puerto Rico. I was not comfortable with myself or body image what so ever at this point.
2010 marked a year of change for me. The year that I stopped letting fear get in the way of the things I wanted most in life. I stopped with all the “tomorrow” talk and got to work. I learned the proper way to perform cardio and strength training from my dear friend and trainer, Toni. With her help I became a calorie counting freak. I know how many calories, sugar, protein, fat, carbs and fiber are in every single thing I put into my body. I also trained and ran for a half marathon. You can find more about running under the "my running story" tab.
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| Toni and I after the Hot Chocolate 15k November 2010 |
I found a love for exercise in general. I'm not just addicted to running. I also enjoy strength training, spinning, yoga and boot camp style work outs. It's a stress reliever for me, when I workout I don't really think about anything else but the moment.
The picture below was taken a few weeks after my first half marathon at my aunt's wedding in August 2010. This is when everybody started to notice the difference in how I looked.
The pictures below depict what I look like today.
My hope for this blog is to have family and friends follow me on my journey and inspire others to start their own journey. As the Black Eye Peas say it....Tomorrow does not equal yesterday.
