Being at the age where menopause was starting to kick in, I looked around and listened to female friends and other gym members exercising every day, restricting food in unhealthy ways, but not seeing results.
Constantly being tired and feeling weaker no matter how much I exercised, the fatigue was terrible.
Not enough sleep and when it did come, it wasn’t quality sleep. Not recovering well from my training.
A touch of depression and a small dose of anxiety over things I had no control.
I didn’t want to just say “Well, I’m middle aged. This is just how things are.” I heard that from so many people.
I needed to get myself together, for good, for forever.