This past weekend left my jaw dropped open as a bus drove past me in Salt Lake City advertising Gold's Gym-"If it jiggles, it's fat."

What Gold's Gym fails to mention on the side of the bus is that women require 20-25% body fat for optimal body functioning and men about 5% less. This body fat helps the body insulate and keep warm, regulate body temperature, produce hormones for reproduction and keep vital organs as well as nerves protected.

Eating Disorders are on the rise. One in four college aged women experience Bulimic symptoms. Anorexia is the leading killer of mental disorders and these eating disorders are increasing among women AND men. Children as young as age 5 are now developing eating disorders.

I chose to let this advertisement affect me. I went home that day, walked to my bathroom mirror, pulled my shirt up and jumped up and down. What did I see? FAT. Screw that. How can I be fat? I am 5'8" and know that my body weight is not about 140, possibly not above 130, 125..who knows. I am trying to let that number go and allow my Dietitian to keep that information.

I am only one person but I am trying to spread the message that Gold's Gym is not. A few years ago, as I was starving myself, I whittled myself down from a body fat percentage of 19% to 10%. The trainers at Gold's Gym congratulated me and reinforced my behaviors. I heard about the many disgusting tactics the personal trainers use to drive in money and more money.

About a year ago, I switched over to Lifetime Fitness and am more pleased than ever before. I no longer feel like a monetary value but more so a member of their community.