I’m back at the gym and I am excited for the new me. I’ve gained a lot of love, knowledge, WEIGHT (not all of it muscle and I’m learning to love it all) and even more confidence in this habit I’ve found. I’m no fitspo, I am not a powerlifter or personal trainer, nor am I the college athlete I once was, but this is finding fitness that fits into my lifestyle now. Trying to eat healthy while frantically running around for 12 hours straight is my real life. So is finding time to drink enough water and even sometimes forcing myself out of bed in the morning before work or coming home late to try to get a good workout in is my reality. We won’t even bring up the horrible sleep schedule switching shifts has created.

Maria Owen, Bismarck