I've always been rather athletic. I started truly working out/bodybuilding when I saw a picture of myself out with friends and realized how 'out of control' my body had gotten. I then decided to alter my eating habits and dedicate a min of 1 hour 6x a week to the gym. After about 40lbs weight loss I was not just addicted to working out I wanted to up the intensity and truly challenge myself. I started tweaking my diet and lifting more to become lean and fit. No more jiggles here!

It's a high! Makes me feel happy and accomplished! I push myself regardless of whether I am training for a competition.