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Overall Goal: This former big girl did it! I rocked the stage! 1 st novice, 1st masters, 1st overall tall, followed by taking the over all title! That's right, I got my pro card!
Fit Status:
So excited! I Did it! I am now Officially a ISSA PT!
Motivation Level: 9/10
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Mende
Sex:
Female
Age:
35
Location:
Maryland, United States
Occupation:
Happily Married Mother of 2 , AFPA Certified Group Fitness Instructor / ISSA Certified PT
Personal Website:
Primary Gym:
College:
High School:
When I Started:
Feb, 2006
How I Started:
I needed to lose weight, started working out at home then Hubby bought me a gym membership and i have been hooked ever since.
Why I Love It:
I KNOW 1st hand now what working out can do for ones mind and body. I started out at 220lbs,41% BF and a size 18. Now just look what I have accomplished!
How I Stay Motivated:
Seeing my body change, and knowing that it's me that's making that happen!!!!
BB Accomplishments:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/female_transformation_mende_gibbs.htm
Got my ISSA PT certification
1st competition, placed 1st novice,1st 35+, 1st overall, got my USBF ProCard...
Forum Signature:
I love the saying..."nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!" Sometimes I have to disagree though, cause Peanut M&M's taste pretty darn good!!!!!
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/female_transformation_mende_gibbs.htm
This former big girl did it! I rocked the stage! 1 st novice, 1st masters, 1st overall tall, followed by taking the over all title! That's right, I got my pro card!
Because she did it! She set her sights on what she wanted and she acheived it. Better yet, she motivates others by sharing her story and is proof that it can be done.
I FINALLY made it to the stage! This past saturday I competed in the USBF baltimore natural pro/am and if you can believe it I made a clean sweep of it all, even taking the title of MS USBF Figure Pro... Wow... still hard for me to believe! Especially knowing where i came from!
Thanks for the kind words and the motivation, at times i wonder why i even do it and then God sends little reminders "like you" and it makes all the difference. True feeling of accomplishment will be to get my pro card, but i have to enter my first contest first...lol
Thanks, I put a lot of time and dedication into it and it seemed to have paid off. I'm sure you know first hand the commitement one has to make to train for a competition, as you yourself have competed.
You have to be one of the come back stories of the year...After not making the stage the first part of the year, then getting put in the hospital & next and then to be able to achieve this..Amazing..You are an inspiration....johnny
LOL I always feel like I am on contest prep because I always stick to my diet..rarely any cheats..I had a little cheat on Thanksgiving and after my last show. For the most part everything is clean I just have more carbs right now. Come Jan 1st I will start taking some carbs away and adding more cardio. my trainer wants to get me to 8 or 9% bodyfat. I have about 2 more lbs of muscle to gain and I am golden
Haha I hear ya. I think I just about killed myself on Thanksgiving with the amount of food I ate. But now I am back into the off-season diet mode (i.e. clean food but lots of it). Yeah, talk about pricey! But good quality pictures, you're right. That's weird, he's usually prompt in getting back to me with an e-mail, but maybe he's just busy as it gets close to the holidays?
This time around is doing soooo well..best yet,.I am responding well to everything..eating a ton of clean food with minimal cardio..and stil dropping bodyfat and gaining muscle
