Michael Tigue

%E2%80%9CSomething+I%E2%80%99m+proud+of+is+how+much+weight+I+have+lost%2C+and+the+amount+of+muscle+I+have+gained+back.+At+the+start+of+quarantine%2C+I+was+around+220+pounds%2C+and+I+just+wasn%E2%80%99t+satisfied+with+how+I+looked.+I+felt+pretty+pressured+by+social+media+influencers%2C+and+that%E2%80%99s+something+that+motivated+me+to+want+to+change+my+lifestyle.+At+first%2C+I+would+just+play+video+games+all+day%2C+and+I+was+losing+weight+in+an+unhealthy+way%2C+but+one+day+my+friends+started+going+to+the+gym%2C+and+I+just+thought+it+was+finally+time+to+change.+Now%2C+I%E2%80%99ve+been+going+to+the+gym+for+almost+two+years%2C+and+I+have+lost+around+60+pounds.+I+try+to+go+almost+every+day+because+it%E2%80%99s+just+a+part+of+my+daily+routine+now%2C+and+it%E2%80%99s+something+that+makes+me+happy.+I+also+feel+proud+to+see+how+much+improvement+I+have+made%2C+but+I%E2%80%99m+still+not+satisfied+with+how+I+look+yet.+I+want+to+be+able+to+compete+in+the+future+with+weightlifting%2C+and+I%E2%80%99m+hoping+to+gain+even+more+muscle+than+I+have+now.%E2%80%9D+-+Michael+Tigue%2C+11%0A

Angie Ren

“Something I’m proud of is how much weight I have lost, and the amount of muscle I have gained back. At the start of quarantine, I was around 220 pounds, and I just wasn’t satisfied with how I looked. I felt pretty pressured by social media influencers, and that’s something that motivated me to want to change my lifestyle. At first, I would just play video games all day, and I was losing weight in an unhealthy way, but one day my friends started going to the gym, and I just thought it was finally time to change. Now, I’ve been going to the gym for almost two years, and I have lost around 60 pounds. I try to go almost every day because it’s just a part of my daily routine now, and it’s something that makes me happy. I also feel proud to see how much improvement I have made, but I’m still not satisfied with how I look yet. I want to be able to compete in the future with weightlifting, and I’m hoping to gain even more muscle than I have now.” – Michael Tigue, 11