I wasn’t always the confident, disciplined girl you see now. For a long time, I told myself the same things so many women do “I just have bad genetics” or “I’m big-boned.” I jumped from diet to diet, tried random workouts, and kept starting over because I didn’t actually understand what worked. Even when I was training hard, I felt like I was guessing. Eventually I got tired of that cycle and decided to really learn how to train and fuel my body the right way. Once I focused on smart training, balanced nutrition, and habits I could actually maintain, everything started to change.