I just jumped straight in and didn’t even introduce myself properly 🙂‍↕️🙏🏽 Hi everyone! I’m Rayven and I’m from California. I’m an introvert so even posting on here and interacting is a lot for me but I’m trying to be better at that. I love hearing about people’s experiences and learning from them. If this turns into a long post, sorry 😅 My goal is mainly to be healthy and active so that I’m not suffering for it in the future. I want to be confident in my body, my abilities and my mindset so that I can show up better for myself and my family. I’m 32, not married and have no kids. I grew up in a Samoan household where food is life 🤣 and didn’t think too much about health until I got older. I’m the oldest in my family and my dad passed away about 4 years ago, so I’ve been my mom’s partner and my younger siblings’ second parent. Our family, on both sides, has a history of diabetes and other health issues that I don’t want to experience especially after seeing my dad struggle through it. So working on myself, not just physically, is my way of making sure I don’t get to that point or prevent it as long as I can. Joining the BBB program was one thing I did with me in mind. I used to be super active before my dad passed. Working out 6 days a week sometimes twice in a day, step classes, hip hop cardio, hiking - I enjoyed being out with family and friends doing fun activities that didn’t feel like working out. I also loved lifting heavy and hitting PRs. My body was not the same when I tried to get back into it. I couldn’t do what I used to do even if only a year had passed. Knee problems, back problems, and I just got too comfortable with being home and keeping my family steady that being active wasn’t a priority anymore - I stopped making myself a priority. The breaking point was end of 2024 when my Grandma stayed with us for a week so that we could take care of her while she was sick. One night when she fell, it took awhile before my brother and I could lift her back up. And I knew from there that I needed to get stronger and work on my own health, so that I would be prepared the next time this happened again.

Serious question for the Skool community today… Where are all my fun-size humans at?! 😆 You know the struggle… ✔️ Adjusting EVERY single gym machine ✔️ Feet dangling off tall chairs ✔️ Climbing the pantry like Mission Impossible ✔️ Looking innocent but secretly lifting heavy But let’s be real… Small height… BIG strength. Small frame… BIG attitude. Now I need the community’s help… Drop your height below 👇 Let’s see how many vertically efficient humans we have in this group 😂 And if you’re over 5’0… Don’t worry… You can still apply for honorary membership 😆 So I think we need an official tribe name. Current candidates: