I am only capable of what I allow myself to believe I can do.

I started to realize that everyone goes through those doubts, and I need to try and be the best version of me I can - not only for myself but everyone around me.

I can be capable of anything if I allow myself to be. I really realized what an obstacle I was being in my own life.

I live in Brooklyn, New York. It is a melting pot of cultures and people. I walk down the street, and there is art on the buildings and people congregating who have been neighbors for years and events and music and freedom.

The weight loss has been a secondary change to the mental changes I have made. Weight loss does not fix problems; how you view yourself does.

A lot of my friends are musicians or artists, and their talent always pushes me to think creatively.

Making excuses and not trying because I was scared were my go-to reactions. Nothing was going to change in my life unless I did something about it.