Body Transformation: A Model Transformation

Why I Got Started

I was very active in high school - being from a small town, I was able to play all sports and eat like a pig and still be a "string bean." Once I got to college, my activity level decreased significantly. I also adopted some "bad habits" like drinking alcohol, staying out late, and eating really bad food!

The weight "snuck up" on me. I am a tall woman, 5-foot-10 to be exact. I graduated high school weighing 132-134 pounds. At my heaviest weight in college I weighed 174-176 pounds! I could not believe I had put on 40-45 pounds in college (in a matter of just 2 1/2 years).

That day was a HUGE reality check for me! I was not happy with my body. I actually went shopping all the time always looking for that "PERFECT" outfit to make my body look better.

I finally realized that when you have a great body, everything looks great on you! Once I was honest with myself and mapped out my goals, I started making small changes here and there.

How I Did It

I started going out to eat less and committed to working out 2-3 days per week (at first). It took me five years to get rid of the weight that only took two years to put on! I am now back to my high school weight (135 pounds), only with more muscle.

The reason it took me five years is because I did not understand proper portion control. I went from a size 12-14 down to a size 8, just by going out to eat less and limiting alcohol.

I finally decided to take my body to the next level and started seeing a nutritionist in March 2010. I wanted the body of a lean athlete that I saw in the fitness magazines. Within just four months of clean eating, I saw amazing results and I decided to enter my first NPC bikini competition.

I competed in October 2010 and won third place in my height class, qualifying for nationals! Clean eating and lean results gave me the confidence to get on that stage with 100 beautiful women! I never would have dreamed that I would have the courage to do something like that!

Since competing, I was invited to be a sponsored athlete by Labrada Nutrition, have been published in several fitness magazines, even got my first magazine COVER!

This has been a wonderful journey so far! I am thrilled with my results and work hard every week on challenging myself more with weights in the gym. It is AMAZING what clean eating will do for your body!

I look forward to my future in the fitness industry and hope my best is yet to come! I give myself weekly goals to get in the gym and write down everything I eat in my planner. I love lifting weights, as they give me the most results! I am hooked on FITNESS and will never allow myself to look like my "college self" again! That was definitely a learning experience.

"Every decision you make takes you in a different direction ... closer or farther away from your goals. Life's a journey, the choice is yours."

Supplements

I love Labrada Nutrition's Lean Body For Her shakes! They are great for meal replacements, especially when I am on the go!

Diet

I eat 5-6 meals a day, eating every 2.5 - 3 hours to keep my metabolism high.

Daily:
I drink 1 gallon of spring water by 4 p.m. each day.

Training

I work out with weights four days a week. I include cardio in the mornings on an empty stomach. If training for a competition or photo shoot, I do cardio on the weekends as well.

I rest about 30-60 seconds only between exercises. This keeps my workouts intense and moving along.

I spend about an hour in the gym lifting weights. No more. You don't want to overtrain.

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