At the age of 13, I weighed 198 pounds. I was obese, had high cholesterol, and on the verge of becoming diabetic. My family was large and unhealthy. Outside of my family I was an outcast and bullied by others. Unhealthy and hating the person I had become, I knew I needed to make a change. While taking summer school in 2005, I walked two miles each way to school in the blistering heat and humidity of Virginia, in addition to going to the gym and pool every Friday afternoon. By September I had lost 27 pounds. This was the new beginning to a life of motivation. …show more content…
We packed up and moved to Texas. My junior year of high school I started a new life in a new school, a new state, and knew not a single person. In comparison high schools were different. Living in Virginia I had been taking dual credits for aviation school. I enjoyed finding how they worked and fixing the problem. Texas high schools, however, did not provide the same field or opportunities, so I changed courses. I immediately became timid and shy, until I realized I was stuck, now the opportunity of change was available. Two months after settling my things, I obtained a job and an abundance of