Melissa Austin

I am a former fat girl turned personal trainer, certified nutrition consultant, and Childhood Obesity Specialist. After spending most of my adult life obese and on the verge of killing myself with food, I made the choice to face my problems and tackle them head on. After learning that I had an eating disorder, I made the choice to blog about my journey and my goal to overcome the weight and eating issues that had crippled me most of my life. I am a blogger, an upcoming author, fitness coach and all around super mom. I enjoy helping others as they work to overcome their own weight issues.

Beachbody has changed my life. I lost close to 20 pounds with my first round of Insanity. Insanity has also helped me increase my endurance and lung capacity. And thanks to Insanity, I now officially a cardio junkie.

Did I mention I am training for the Chicago Marathon? Well, I am!! I am not a runner. But with my new found freedom and health, I am going to make the most out of this incredible experience. Life is what you make it. You only get to do it once. Make it count!

As of August 24th, 2011 I have lost 106 pounds since October 2010.