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Since I was a teenager I remember never being fully satisfied with the way my body looked. I tried various diets, going to the gym, jogging and spinning but was never really consistent with any of this.

While I was in college and looking for a part-time job I decided to become a personal trainer. I thought that if I will learn to help others get fit, I can finally help myself as well! It was

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Since I was a teenager I remember never being fully satisfied with the way my body looked. I tried various diets, going to the gym, jogging and spinning but was never really consistent with any of this.

While I was in college and looking for a part-time job I decided to become a personal trainer. I thought that if I will learn to help others get fit, I can finally help myself as well! It was definitely the right idea as in a few months I became fitter and stronger and my body started changing for the better. There was a big caveat though...I did not deal with the "monsters" inside my head!!! My body issues came from self-esteem issues and I needed to deal with that first. My weight was just a symptom, and I needed to deal with the problem!

Because I was still not mentally ready to be fit and healthy at the time, me pushing myself so hard really backfired! I found myself battling an eating disorder. It got pretty bad and lasted for about a year. The monsters in my head won over me that time and it took me few good years to heal and get back to normal. While healing, I gained an extra 30lbs as a part of this healing process was allowing myself to eat what I wanted and when I wanted it. This was a struggle for me!

Few years later, while being in medical school, I got tired of feeling frumpy and unfit and decided to try a program (not going to name it as I don't want to endorse it here) which included nutritional shakes and supplements. Once again in a few months I started seeing the results and getting more fit and healthy! That lasted for a about a year after which I found myself dealing with my monsters again. I dropped the program and went back to the old ways, while gaining all the weight right back! Talk about being discouraged!!!

Fast forward to the present moment. I graduated medical school and am now on the way to becoming a Family Physician. Last year has been transformational for me. I finally decided to tackle those scary monsters head on! I moved from New York to Miami, started my independent, adult life and career. I also went into therapy and really focused on personal growth. Even though I still feel that I have a long way to go, I feel like I am at the best place of my life up to date! I feel stronger, more confident and more determined then ever to get my health and fitness under control!!! I am so happy to be able to help my patients by using a holistic way to medicine and be able to share my knowledge of fitness, nutrition and alternative medical practices for their benefit!

I discovered Beachbody through a few friends of mine who became my role models! I am learning from them every single day. I have faith in my ability to finally break through all those barriers and kill all of those scary monsters in my head! I will not let them run my life any longer! I will now be in control of my own destiny and I cannot wait to help others do the same! I am looking for accountability partners who are going through challenges of their own and who need my help getting where they need to go while also motivating me to do the same!

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