I will never forget my first TITLE boxing class. Five minutes into the warm-up I was already searching for the hidden exit to quietly accept defeat, throw up the peace signs and walk on outta there. If you had told me after that first class that I would look and feel the way I do today, I wouldn’t have believed it. Throughout college and high school, I always struggled with body image, and unfortunately as a woman that is very common. I always wanted to be confident in my body but I never knew how to get to that place; and then along came TITLE. The past five months have blessed me with tremendous growth physically, which has resulted in tremendous growth emotionally, spiritually and mentally. TITLE Boxing pushes me to keep going when I want to quit, challenges me to do more than I think I can and most importantly, it has shown me that I can be what I’ve always wanted to be; confident. As cliché as it sounds, I have truly never felt better in my skin. I’ve lost about 17 pounds, but it’s not about numbers or scales for me anymore. It’s about how incredibly proud I am of myself. There are so many things in this life that we can’t control, but how we view ourselves isn’t one of them. That’s something we have the power to change; don’t just survive, thrive.