I haven't always been overweight,

but after my pregnancies, I really let myself go.

Light weight workouts were not helping with the fact that I was still stiff

no flexibility and low back pain. I could not stand up straight in the mornings.

There was one excuse after excuse another

I was a food junkie and was comfortable with all the ramifications that came with that addiction.

After each child I gained a little more weight,

then a little more, and a little more still. I ended up weighing almost 14 stone.

I finally learned "No Pain No Gain" wasn't true

As I grew into adulthood, I added weightlifting and continued playing sports.  Then the injuries came.

I was trying to eat away my pain, which only caused more pain.

And I had given up on dieting, so I was becoming a Jedi Master in the weight gaining department very, very quickly.

I've been overweight since I was a kid.

I tried diets and different work out videos, but I never followed through with any of them.

I've had back problems for the last 20 years.

I was very discouraged knowing that I had the drive to get myself into better shape but my body wouldn't allow it

where I ballooned to 290lbs in a matter of months due to water weight and the disease ravaging my metabolism.

I needed a workout that could adapt to my injuries.

Prior to DDP Yoga, I had done mainly heavy weight training over the years, and had suffered numerous injuries to my shoulders, knee and lower back because of the heavy toll weight training takes on the body. I decided I needed to find a better way...