I have spent my whole life being thin...thin to the point people thought I had an eating disorder. But the truth is, I ate like a horse! I just happened to have a really high metabolism. I was what I call skinny fat. I have tiny bone structure, and I had no muscle tone and therefore no bulk. I wasn't athletic and did not exercise. I was small but mushy. When I joined the army I was 5'7" and weighed about 113 lbs. I couldn't do a single push up and couldn't even run a mile. People were always afraid to horse around with me because they saw me as fragile. And frankly, they were right. The army just about destroyed my body. In basic training I began having pain in my hips, which eventually spread throughout my body. But at the same time, I grew stronger. I began to bulk up a bit and was really happy with the way my body looked but not so much how it felt. In 2006 I got diagnosed with fibromyalgia and almost was forced out of the army because of it. In 2007, my roomate talked me into doing a military wide body building competition while we were stationed in Korea. I really didn't want to do it, because I knew that I just didn't have the bulk to be competitive. However, I agreed and for a couple of months worked out like I never had before. Most body builders work out for months gaining bulk and then cut their weight down. I spent the entire time trying to gain some mass. At the competition there were 2 or 3 other women in my weight category and I was much taller than them weighed the least. I didn't even place. But boy...did I look great. One month later, my daughter was conceived. And my body has never been the same.
