schlieffen

23 years old : Female : Ottawa, ON

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary"

About Me

I'm a 23 year old graduate student (Master's of Science - Physics) who's tired of feeling uncomfortable in her own skin.

Two years ago I joined a gym, and stuck with it for a year. I also started karate and played volleyball and was generally more active. Then a year ago I spent 7 weeks in Europe (amazing!) and came back to Canada only to turn around and move from New Brunswick to Ontario 2 weeks later. It was a busy time for me, and I started giving in to excuses to stop exercising.

Two years ago, at my heaviest I was just under 200 lbs, then after a year of the gym and almost two months of walking around Europe I was at 160 lbs. Now, after letting myself go a bit, I've crawled back up to 185 lbs.

Within the past month I'm glad to say that I've started going back to the gym, I've started counting my calories, I've started running (couch to 5k program is amazing!) and I'm feeling good again.

Why I Want To Get In Shape

I want to be able to wear all the cute outfits I see while shopping, I want to feel good, I want to have energy, and I want to be healthy!

My Inspirations