my path

I weighed roughly 360 pounds at my heaviest in 2012. I'd always been on the heavier side, but immediately after college, I began stacking one bad habit on top of another. Beyond the unhappiness with my appearance, I realized I was headed for diabetes and heart disease that run throughout my family history.

I remember thinking, "If I could just get under 300 pounds..." Even that felt impossible. Losing sixty pounds just to merely get below 300 was overwhelming.

So I started small. I cut out the worst of my daily habits, became more active, and started walking. Eventually, I worked my way up to running—in 20-second bursts, about all my heart and lungs could handle. I tracked my calories every day and stayed consistent. One year later, I had lost 115 pounds.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way, those daily habits stopped feeling like tasks to be checked off and instead became a lifestyle.

At around 240 pounds, though, my progress slowed. That's where many people reach a fork in the road. One path leads to frustration, complacency, or slipping back into old habits. The other is to keep pushing forward—but admittedly, that's much easier said than done.

Looking back, I wish I'd had a trainer during that stage of my journey. The motivation that had fueled my initial success was fading, and I wasn't sure how to regain the drive to keep going.

Eventually, I discovered endurance sports. What started with road running grew into obstacle course racing and trail racing. Not only did I continue losing weight, eventually reaching 177 pounds, but I also found something I genuinely enjoyed. Fitness stopped being about the scale and became about what my body was capable of doing.

That's why I became a personal trainer.

I've been where many of my clients are today. I know what it's like to feel intimidated walking into a gym, unsure where to start or whether you're capable of reaching your goals. I've experienced the setbacks, the plateaus, and the self-doubt—and I've also experienced what happens when you keep showing up.

Since 2018, I've kicked the can on the idea of making fitness my career, and in 2026, I'm finally turning that idea into a reality.

Whether your goal is to lose weight, alter body composition, build strength, improve your health, chase down a marathon PR, or simply feel more confident and capable, I'd be honored to help you get there. My goal isn't just to help you change your body—it's to help you build the habits that can change your life.