A Hood River, OR local I am a small town girl who believes in loving the life I live and doing so with full abandonment.
Since graduating from Gonzaga University in 2011 with a biology degree I spent time exploring the majestic beauty of Utah's Wasatch Mountain Range for a winter. After spending a winter skiing, working, and living life I made my way back to the Pacific Northwest in Spokane, Washington where I now reside. The last couple of years have been a journey and while I never believed I would end up back in Spokane the strength I have received from the community has led me to fall in love with the area. It is through this community strength that I found faith and belief in myself.
Starting in 2012 I broke into the triathlon circuit by qualifying for Age Group National Championships for Olympic distance triathlons and since then have dove head first into the sport. Taking up a large amount of my time I am blessed to have strong support of family and friends; once again the community lending its hand in helping provide me with strength.
The questions who is Kayla Lloyd? is one that I (as the questioned) am still answering and hope that along the way I can help others to discover who they are as well. However, in short: Kayla Lloyd is a Spokane resident and triathlete who strongly believes in family, friends, and faith in oneself.
What I strive to accomplish?
A dedication to leading and living a healthy and happy life through exercise and clean eating. Through My goal to help others find the confidence, motivation, and self esteem to love who they are mind, body, and spirit.
Why I do what I do?
In 2009 I suffered from a fairly devastating eating disorder. Despite being 5'6'' and barely 100 lbs I would look in the mirror every morning and see imperfection; there was always something that could be fixed. Not wanting others to be disappointed in what I believed was lack of perfection I would do whatever it took to persuade them otherwise often working myself into a hole just to prove that I had control. It took some serious support and a whole lot of force from my family for me to finally realize I had gone off the deep end. Luckily, I am blessed to have a family who loves me and who was willing to take the brunt of my struggles onto their shoulders and help me move past this believed imperfection and find someone who is strong and beautiful.
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Through this journey of not only discovering my physical limits but breaking into those emotional and mental walls that I had put up over the year I came to the realization that I of course and not the only person, woman or man alike, that struggles with these sames insecurities. While they may have dealt with them differently than I did they still exist.
What it took for me was the unconditional love and support I had from my family. The goal is to be that love and support for others. Sometimes all it takes is someone providing the right bit of inspiration and education for things to turn around. I strive to help educate and support those who wish to make a change; a change to improve their quality of life and begin believing again.
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