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So I have made a decision – to open myself up to to the world and tell you all about my personal journey in hopes that it will inspire you to forge ahead with your dreams and goals (whether they are for health, wellness, fitness, a great body, work whatever).

Each week, on my blog, I post a little story from the journey of my life and my quest for fitness, health, well being and happiness. The most important message I am trying to convey is you are NOT alone- we ALL have to start somewhere! I feel and experience a lot of the same things you do when it comes to food, exercise and life; but because I am a well known fitness trainer, people do not understand that.

I want to de bunk the illusion that being fit, exercising and eating right comes naturally and easy to me. I want to let you in to see that no matter which path you choose in life, you will face obstacles, and challenges. It is how you overcome them that defines who you are.

I want to share my journey with you, and so here is part of my story:
Summer 2005: I am an attorney, with my own law firm, successful, busy, in a great marriage, comfortable home life, but missing something. I am not over weight….I am just uncomfortable, unfit and feeling not pretty or good about myself at all. No matter what clothes I put on, I am just not happy.

At this time, the extreme make over shows were popular, and I was finding myself wishing I could just do an extreme make over (BTW- this is NOT a healthy thought, and I knew it but still secretly wished for it).

So I am sitting in bed one night in August of 2005, watching my MTV jibberish and on comes the show TRUE LIFE. The episode is about a Harvard Grad student, who has a body like mine and they follow her on a 12 week journey to her first fitness competition. I watched the entire episode! An intelligent, super busy woman, who makes time for exercise, learns how to eat right and in 12 weeks has a body I would die for! NO PLASTIC surgery, no extreme workouts…..That was it! I was determined and my mind was made up.

And so began my quest for the ultimate body!

The 'Before' picture is from September 1 2005. And the 'After' pic is of me on stage 8 months later at my first fitness competition. It took me a little longer than the 12 weeks on the show….but that is because I made the life changes at my own pace.

Through the above picture that my husband took of me- I was able to maintain focus and achieve my goal of entering my first figure competition, getting the body of my dreams and ultimately finding the guts to change my life in ways that made ME happy.

Stay Focused Until the Miracle Happens!
Becky

Visit Becky at: Becky's Fitness Company. Or you can paste this domain into your browser: http://www.beckysfitnesscompany.com

We can’t thank Becky enough for taking the time to provide the Empower Me Photo audience with her personal story. Becky’s Fitness Company was designed to take her love of food, fitness and fun and bring it to others to enjoy!! More information on Becky is shown below and I encourage you to check out her offerings online. She’s quality and we all love learning from those that have already made the journey on their own.

Congratulations Becky on your achievements, the company and the impact that you make on so many lives. Here is a link to some free goodies from Becky: Free Audio Workout.