My Story

Hey there! My name is Angelica, I’m 25 years old, and I’m from sunny Los Angeles California. I was 11 years old when I first attempted to diet and exercise. I have been trying to lose weight throughout all of my teenage years and most of my adulthood. The heaviest I have ever weighed was around 365+ lbs. I’ve gone through many trial and errors, set backs, and temporary milestones throughout the years. But through those trial and errors, I have gained so much knowledge on how to lose weight and keep it off. I truly hope to inspire and change people’s lives through my story, experience, and guidance.  

At the age of 15 I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. After 4 years of trying to lose weight through dieting and exercise, I found some relief in knowing that I couldn’t lose weight because of a medical condition. I even thought that the medication they prescribed was going to shed the weight I had been gaining. From there, I let my condition enable my bad eating habits which led to working out inconsistently. I continued to gain more weight despite taking the medication. Eventually my hypothyroidism was the excuse I told everyone, and even myself, on why I wasn’t able to lose any weight. I believed that because of my medical condition my health was out of my control. And everything spiraled downwards ever since.  

I continued to gain weight for 4 more years since my diagnosis. My weight gain got so bad that it started ruining my relationship with my family. During those years my parents grew concerned for my health and started limiting my food portions and the amount of junk food and snacks I was allowed to eat. Looking back now I know that they did it out of love, but I felt like it was because they were ashamed of my weight. I became so angry. I felt like I was being deprived of only source of comfort and happiness. I was so unhappy at home that I decided to move out and live on my own when I turned 19. I still remember the first day I went to go buy groceries for myself when I first moved out. Out of rebellion, I loaded up my cart with nothing but brownies, candy, sugary drinks, and pasta. It felt so liberating. No one could take my source of comfort ever again. I continued to live this lifestyle for another year until I finally got the reality check I needed to get my life together.   

I’ve always hated going to the doctors. No matter what I went to the doctors for; be it a regular check-up, sprained ankle, a rash, or even a cold, I would always get weighed and be reminded that I was obese. And every time they reminded me, I felt attacked, ashamed, humiliated, and disappointed in myself. It was around that time that where I needed a yearly check up so I decided to go regardless of how it made me feel, and I’m so thankful I did. When I went, I was ready to hear the usual news. I was obese.  I need to go on a diet. I need to take better care of my health. I weighed 365+ lbs at that time. The most I’ve ever weighed in my life. But what I did not expect to hear on top of all that was that I was officially pre-diabetic. My heart sank. I cried. I felt like it was the end of the world. I was a pre-diabetic, insecure, 365+ lbs 20 year old girl on her own. This was it. If I didn’t take action to lose weight and take care of myself now, this unhealthy lifestyle will claim my life.  

This health scare was the kickstart I needed to start taking action over my health and happiness. After my doctor’s appointment I went straight to the kitchen and got rid of all the unhealthy junk food and snacks. I began to attempt meal prepping. I started to look into what type of relationship I had with my food. Why was it my go-to for comfort? How can I tell when I’m truly full? Do I eat too fast? I got myself a gym membership and started working out every day. I didn’t have a car then so I ended up spending around $25 daily on rides to the gym and back. And knowing how expensive it was to get to the gym made me value my time there even more. It made me strive to not go back home until I left feeling like I gave my all during my workout.  

As time progressed, I noticed how much I actually enjoyed working out. I started inviting my friends and family to join me. I even found myself sharing my workout routines and even guiding them through it. After 3 weeks of changing my diet and lifestyle I decided to step on the scale. I had lost 17+ lbs. Seeing that my hard work was paying off was such an incredible feeling. I made all those drastic changes blindly in good faith in hopes that they would pay off, and they did. That motivated me to keep doing better and better. The weight started coming off, the energy increased, my confidence was showing. I even started smiling again. I started to love myself again. I was proud of myself. Not just for losing weight, but for accomplishing something SO BIG. Something that took me years to do. Something that wasn’t easy to do. I was proud of myself for finally not giving up. I kept going and you can too.   

I want you to think about why you want this. What do you want to change? Why do you want to change? It’s okay to say you want to look better, feel better, or both. It doesn’t even have to be a health scare of a life-or-death decision. All I need you to remember is why you are doing this. You are here today viewing this guide because you decided it’s time to make a change. However big or small that change is, I’m here to tell you YOU CAN DO IT. I’m here to guide you through your journey of SUCCESS. It will not be easy and it will require some big changes, but I BELIEVE IN YOU. NOW LET’S DO THIS!