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| My heaviest weight |
This led me down spiraling path of depression and binge eating that led to me being officially classified as "obese". With no friends, no boyfriend, no goals, no real reason to wake up in the morning and a big belly, I had a moment of realization.
When the 2008 Olympics took place sat, eating cake and watched all these amazing athletes and people reach high, push themselves and accomplish their goals and dreams, I quickly realized that's what I want to do, I want to be an Olympic Athlete. I decided that there was no reason why I couldn't be, I could see myself on the other side of that television to be there, realizing my goals and dreams. I started to focus more on what I knew, stopping at nothing to accomplish my goals.
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| Most recently I won 8 medals at the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland! |
One of my first big steps was to join a local LGBT Swim Team, the Denver SQUIDS. Since then I have met amazing people, many of whom I call my friends, i've done things and experienced things I never would have thought possible. For the first time in my life I truly felt like I had a purpose and that I belonged within my community, you can almost call it a "second coming out" as I truly did start to blossom, it's been a wild ride ever since.
I am so excited and passionate about Stonewall Fitness, I want to help others truly see all the amazing things life has to offer, with a little bit of passion, motivation and sweat, there is much you can accomplish and I want to help you discover that the way I discovered it myself.
