Everything happens for a reason
Oct 04, 2018
LIFE’S JOURNEY TO TALL TRAINER ~ EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON
Life had been a very long and difficult journey leading up to joining Tall Trainer. To say that my childhood and many years to follow were less than ideal is an understatement. I somehow developed a pretty great sense of humor along the way which is how I was able to cope with a lot of that. I pretty much grew up without any guidance, discipline, structure or any of the other important things that make life a little easier to conquer.
We also grew up poor so I was faced with that challenge along with the others. As far as nutrition went I knew very little. We didn’t have healthy/unhealthy choices....it was just food and we were hungry. We ate what we had. I was never taught how to cook or plan meals to nourish my body. So for most of my life cooking didn’t really exist....I cooked occasionally but ate out almost every meal of every day well into
my adult life and even while raising the kids.
I always managed to stay pretty thin so I didn’t care to change that. I still didn’t know a lot about nutrition and what my family was eating. I had bigger issues to address and that was my mental health and how that was affecting my life. I suffered from depression and anxiety for a most of my life and didn't even realize it until I was in my late 20s. My kids were young and I always worked full time as a Home Health Aide which gave me so much purpose. My depression lead to a lot of inactivity and many unhealthy choices.I was always looking for happiness and I usually looked in all the wrong places but I didn't know that at the time.
I always did the best I could, always tried to be a great mom and make sure my
kids always had anything they needed as I knew what it was like to always go without. I thought that being a good person and having a big heart would always get me through but the fact was that I was broken and didn't know how to function and conquer all my anxieties and sadness. I was so overwhelmed with life sometimes I questioned if I could do it anymore-but I always made it through! I had a very troubled relationship with my mother which eventually caused 2 nervous breakdowns, clinical depression and caused me to stop working for a long time. I knew then I didn't want to live this way and my family needed me to be better. I just wanted to live a normal life (which I don’t believe even exists).
kids always had anything they needed as I knew what it was like to always go without. I thought that being a good person and having a big heart would always get me through but the fact was that I was broken and didn't know how to function and conquer all my anxieties and sadness. I was so overwhelmed with life sometimes I questioned if I could do it anymore-but I always made it through! I had a very troubled relationship with my mother which eventually caused 2 nervous breakdowns, clinical depression and caused me to stop working for a long time. I knew then I didn't want to live this way and my family needed me to be better. I just wanted to live a normal life (which I don’t believe even exists).
At 28 years old I decided to get myself some help and try to get my head straight. I found an amazing women that changed my life. She was my pharmacotherapist (and still currently is but I see her only a couple times a year). I also started seeing a counselor but that wasn’t the help I needed. As an over thinker I had a pretty good idea of everything that I needed to work on but I needed the tools and knowledge to conquer my symptoms. She helped me do that! I took what seemed like thousands of different medications, went on and off of them as I didnt like the zombie feeling that they gave me. I felt flat and lifeless at times but they helped me avoid depression most of the time. I was never a good pill taker since there was a history of medication abuse in the family and I didn't want to follow.
So the years of battling this and all my unhealthy choices started to physically catch up
with me and I started gaining and gaining. I felt and looked terrible and I weighed in at 180 pounds which was the heaviest I had ever been. I decided to give up Pepsi which was almost the only thing I ever drank and started walking and after a little time I had dropped 10 pounds. I knew I needed to do more.
with me and I started gaining and gaining. I felt and looked terrible and I weighed in at 180 pounds which was the heaviest I had ever been. I decided to give up Pepsi which was almost the only thing I ever drank and started walking and after a little time I had dropped 10 pounds. I knew I needed to do more.
I joined Tall Trainer in January of 2017 just to drop some more weight and look better. In 2016 I had started a new business and had met a girl who shared her excitement about going to Tall Trainer and told me how amazing it was. As we were talking about it one day I decided I should give it a try for a month and see what happened. I immediately felt like I belonged there.
I was very nervous to start as this was way out of my comfort zone and I was never very athletic. I played softball as a young kids and bowled growing up but that was the extent of it. I played racquetball for a while and went to the gym on and off for years but never really stuck with anything. The staff made me feel so welcome and my anxiety was at ease within the first week. Andrew was so silly, kind and caring and I loved him right away. He makes working out a fun part of my day along with all my classmates that
are super as well. When I joined I honestly just wanted to look better but it became so much more than that. I feel like they became the family that I chose for myself. The more time I spent there the more that I started to realize that I really needed Tall Trainer for my mind and spirit.
Now I know that and I know that is why God brought me to them. Tall Trainer has taught me so much more than how to get a great workout in. It has taught me the importance of peace of mind and tools to achieve that. Along with that comes a much happier healthier life. I have learned how to set boundaries and respect myself enough to rid my life of people that do not bring me joy. All the years I spent searching for happiness and the whole time it was right inside of me. I was looking in all the wrong places.
I also learned how important it is to nourish my body, stay hydrated and active. I feel like a new person. I now work out 5 or 6 times a week(sometimes twice a day), walk most days, go hiking and biking. I even joined a softball league this year after not playing in almost 30 years. I also just joined a bowling league for the fall and winter. I haven't taken any medication in over 2 years now and I have never felt better, happier or had a clearer mind. I now enjoy cooking healthy meals for my family instead of eating the garbage that we used to always eat. I do enjoy my treats at times to but I am learning how to balance that and not overdo it. I now feel like I have to tools to help my children live a healthier life and not struggle through the way I did for so long. I am so thankful that my journey brought me to Tall Trainer! I feel like for every pound I lost at Tall Trainer I gained one amazing friend.
Thank you all for such a great program that gave me my life back! Thank you for making me want to be a better person, wife, mother and friend !
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