330 something pounds to 180 something

Never forget where you started
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320's-180's
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I remember when i first began in this fitness journey, i never imagined taking it as far as the whole "bodybuilding" or "competition" epidemic.
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I was just overweight my whole life and lacked self-esteem, lacked self-confidence, lacked the feeling of feeling good in my own skin.
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Exercising does something to you more than the aspects of physical shaping. It opens up a new world of what more you can do and what more you can learn about yourself, for yourself, to help yourself, and shape yourself.
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ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE THIS PHOTO AND WHAT MOST BEFORE AND AFTERS DON’T SHOW.
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I overcame eating disorders._
I overcame the fear of eating certain foods_
I overcame the peer pressure of using drugs_
I overcame my desire to go through surgery for perfect skin_
I overcame losing who i was and the purpose of the goal_
I overcame idolizing bodybuilders and bodybuilding_
I overcame myself by transforming who i was but not changing who i was_
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This picture doesn't show all of that and most people won't understand that the physical transformation was easy. But having my heart broken between who i was and i am, was much harder.
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Nothing is ever worth so much to change who you are to have or become.
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I'm so blessed that I can share my love, passion, and fitness journey with you. But I’ve been thinking long and hard and after this year, making a total of 10 years, It might be time to take a break and end this chapter of my life..
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Before and afters never show the during and in-between. The best advice i can ever give to you is to keep being the best person you are because of who you are now and who you're going to become. Because who you become isn't a stranger to who you once were, who you once were is every reason you are a better you now.