WHO AM I....

I have been active my whole life but two distinct issues brought about my LOVE for exercise and health. After a rough semester at collage I become very depressed. I felt very lonely being 3,000 miles from my home in the DC suburbs and had been through a very hard break up. I started going to the gym to get out of my apartment. The endorphins lifted my spirits and I learned quickly that my way to happiness was exercise. It made me feel alive,invigorated, and in control. I LOVED it. I got certified as a fitness instructor and started teaching at the age of 20. I ate decently healthy during this period but my passion for it really developed after I tore my ACL playing club Lacrosse for BYU. I sat around a lot in recovery which was hard for me due to my love for exercise. But I realized during this period I needed to eat better. I began my healthy food journey at this point. Skip forward 6 years and my fabulous husband and I were trying to conceive. I was told to stop teaching fitness classes, lower my heart rate, limit my exercise and eating more fat it would help. I already had a balance diet already so this was hard for me to digest! Plus I LOVE the rush that flows through me when my heart pumps and I was now being restricted. I worked with the fertility doctors for almost two years. I had faith that if I followed the doctors orders I would get pregnant and it was hard. I did insemination 3 times and then invetro and conceived two little girls who were born June 19th, 2013. At the beginning of my pregnancy I was so careful to not lose though little angels through strenuous exercise but I ALWAYS did as much as I could along the way. As time went on I was able to get back into kickboxing(which is my second love after my family) and modified the routines I used to teach at the gym to fit my new pregnant needs. I worked hard (for a pregnant girl) 6 days a week. I wanted to have a good labor and I wanted to carry my girls as long as possible. I made it to 38 and 1/2 weeks. And luckily was healthy as a horse in the end!

Now I have two beautiful little girls and I am back to my old ways! Pushing myself to the limits, experimenting in the gym and the kitchen, training clients, and being thankful everyday for the OPPORTUNITY I have to exercise and eat Healthy.

I love to share everything I have learned over the years and I love to learn from others as well.I hope you enjoy my recipes and exercises and I hope you believe in yourself . YOU can do hard things!