Hello and WELCOME my app, so happy you are here.☻ My name is Amy! I have lost and maintained a 120lb weight loss and have found my passion for health + fitness through my own personal journey. Ever since I can remember, my weight has always been something that was a struggle for me. During my parents divorce as a child, I quickly turned to food as a source of comfort and as a coping mechanism and I took that into my adult life. I was prescribed my first diet pill at 9 years old and cycled on and off of it throughout high school. Eventually, I saw the scale read 292lbs at 19 years old and I knew I needed a change. Diet pills weren't working, I could barely do body weight exercises without being in pain, I had 0 motivation to get out of bed or to simply exist. I was beyond unhappy and uncomfortable in my body and the thought of spending the rest of my life feeling that way was terrifying to say the least. I ended up having vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery in 2019. Since then, I have lost over 120 pounds and have gained my life back. Throughout my journey with weight loss, one of the most valuable things that I gained was a love for fitness and the gym. For the first time in my life, I was no longer fighting against my body, but rather I was working along it to be the healthiest, strongest, and best version of myself. The peace and confidence that I have found in my own journey is what inspired me to pass it forward to other women. And that is how Amy Jo Fit was born! As a certified personal trainer, my mission is to make fitness accessible for the everyday woman - the woman who wants to find her best-self, the woman that wants to fall in love with moving her body, and the woman that is simply ready for that next chapter of her life to begin.