I was already pretty motivated working as a Personal Trainer in 2008 at 24 Hour Fitness. There I met MaryJo Cooke Elliott, IFBB Figure Pro, and she gave me the confidence to start pushing myself to the next level. At first, it was just to do some modeling, but in April 2009 I attended my first NPC show to support one of my girlfriends who was competing in Figure, & I got the bug!
I started training harder for the bikini division from May until July 18th, which was my first NPC show. It was pretty intense & lots of money spent, but I placed 7th my first time.
Then, this year I got to know myself a little better as far as how often to eat, & trained twice a day. My first NPC show this year was March 27th, 2010 & won 1st in my class!

Even if I'm working full time, enjoying my day off, or vacationing in Hawaii, it makes me feel great of course! A sense of accomplishment is something we need daily!