My Story

I wrote a huge post but then it all kerplunked and something messed up so instead i will tell you my story.

Growing up i was "chubby" never fat per say but definitely a lil chubster, but who isn't elementary/middle school. Prob in 7th grade my family decided to go on the south beach diet. This is the year all the crazes came in like Atkins and such, but my mom searched high and low for a good diet that would teach us how to eat. I liked to eat a bag of Doritos or lays when i got home. I did not have to do the diet since i wasn't large. but i was gun ho about it so i did it.the first two weeks sucked (during valentines day) and i couldn't eat any sugar.

Once my family got into the matinence part i became obsessed with what was "healthy" and my mom is always everything in moderation. But being a teen and seeing models i was positive she was wrong. so i ate very very little. Never did i have an eating disorder but i def had bad eating rules. then i believe my lowest weight was 93lbs and i was about 5'5" or so. I would also during the summer ride my bike for hours,and hours to burn calories,as well as walking hours,and counting calories like crazy. 

The thing that stopped this crazy eating was XC i joined in high school after a couple of months i realized what i was eating was not enough. This team would run 45min on an easy day going at max a 9 min mile! any slower and he would yell or make you do about 100 push ups. I finally started eating healthier and got up to a better weight. I loved this team it was hard.very hard but the girls cross country made it 4th place in states my first year on varsity and then 2nd place my second year on varsity. we would run everyday and were given a rest day every other Sunday, with weights,medicine ball or a serious plank workout after each run. I was my healthiest then.

The summer going into 11th grade, my rents tell my sisters and i we are moving to west palm beach. of course scared about the beaches i worked out a lot and joined a gym.we moved and i joined the cross country team again(which was the most lax team i could of ever imagined) I gained some weight over my 11th grade year , i meet friends and started partying and having a great time, but never thought of what it would do to my tummy. That summer i took senior pics and when i got them i was surprised that i looked chubby. I also started dating he boy in 11th grade so my eating habits started being his eating habits...junk food.

i was signed to a modeling agency, so being chubby=no jobs. I was determined lose weight the right way. I quit XC and  started running like the old days at least 45min doing a 9min mile pace. But i got bored of just running so i joined LA fitness and do workouts when i can, i love the classes. I dropped 15lbs, over a couple months and now am keeping the weight off. 

these are now my eating habits

• eat when i am hungry
• when i want chocolate i have a lil piece, or big depending on how bad i want it
• eat whole foods, mostly unprocessed.(the only thing i eat that isn't grown from the ground is baking goods,chocolate,protein shakes,protein bar...luna's wcm 
• no meat except seafood, i love it. I have read books about meat that have freaked me out so right now i am staying away from it
• i keep a general calorie count in my head
• eat everything in moderation(moms right..dont you just hate it)
• not to stress if i indulge, i only got one life so i am going to live it to the fullest