I am a high schooler who is very interested in my health and personal fitness. I used to be very overweight and had low hopes of improving my physique until I embarked on my fitness journey. This began roughly three years ago and I have lost both over 50 pounds and a whole lot of body fat. During the process, I gained lots of strength and most importantly, I gained confidence in myself and my self image. This piece is personal to me as it reminisces of a time when I struggled in my relationship with food and my own body, and it is symbolic of my success.