Graduation is right around the corner, and although I’ve been offered a corporate marketing job in NYC, I sit here with a glass of wine and my iPad trying to figure out if the corporate world is truly for me. Growing up I dreamed of being a model; photo-shoots, make-up, fashion, “lights, camera, action,” and traveling the globe. I’ve always gotten fashion inspirations from Free People or Nasty Gal, so being a catalog model for companies similar to those would be ideal. Now of course I would ABSOLUTELY love to be a Victoria’s secret model, but let’s be real, unless I wake up one day with a full C cup (or someone wants to invest in my chest), I’ll leave that dream for another life.

I believe that the first step in pursing my modeling dreams will be creating a healthy and fit lifestyle to meet the demands of the business. Hence “The HAWT life.” Over the past few months, I have been struggling with my fitness and eating terrible. It’s actually so hard to eat healthy in college (That’s the excuse I always use when I eat poorly). But no really it’s just so much easier to run to Chickfila or Pizza Hut to get dinner. Since I have a little more free time, I am really determined to reach my goal of losing 10-15 lbs. I’m sure you may be thinking, “Where is she going to lose 10 lbs from? Her head?” but the real goal is to burn body fat and gain muscle mass. To ensure that I accomplish that goal, I signed up for a personal trainer at LA Fitness.

On Labor Day I decided that I was ready to make these changes in my life. I mean, becoming a model isn’t something you just sign up for. You have to dedicate the time to perfect your body and craft in order to be successful. When I walked into the LA Fitness, the fitness director who ensured me that I was in good hands greeted me. After going over rates and information about memberships, he signed me up for two 30-minute sessions a week with a personal trainer. My first session was September 9^th 2014. I came in thinking I would breeze through the 30 minutes. Nah. After about 7 minutes into my workout, I was STRUGGLING (inserts wide eye emoji here). I clearly was more out of shape than I thought I was. Needless to say it’s going to take time for me to get back into the swing of it.

I know everyone may be thinking, “Why don’t you just take your job offer in NYC,” but I’m not sure if that’s what I want to do. I truly believe that following your heart is the best way to achieve happiness and so I’ve taken a major investment in myself to receive an outcome I’ll be pleased with. I plan to lose the weight, build my portfolio and start pursuing modeling gigs. You never know what you may get unless you try. Today I have decided to live for me and do the things I’ve always wanted to do. I hope you continue to follow me on my journey!

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