Powerlifting and Cutting Calories Helped Me Lose 60 Pounds and Get Healthy
"I feel more confident and comfortable in my own skin."
Jan 26, 2021
I’ve been overweight since I was a child. School put a lot of pressure on me growing up, and I turned to food as a comfort. Of course, as I ate more, I gained weight, which continued to batter my confidence. I didn’t get much activity, and at my heaviest, when I was 15, I was eating probably 6,000 to 7,000 calories a day. I weighed 271 pounds—and I felt awful.
There wasn’t a specific “light-bulb moment” when I realized I had to change things, but my brother-in-law is a personal trainer. He deserves a lot of credit for helping me find the confidence to get healthy.