Transformation Tuesday

When new people first meet me, they always think that I have been fit since I was young. However, I had struggled with weight every since I was around 12 years old. After going through being molested by my step father, which was the father of my younger brother and sister, I began to gorge so that no one would look at me in a sexual way. Later, I was then picked at for being overweight, wearing glasses and being too smart. This led to me developing an eating disorder. I became bulimic at the of 12 years old.

As I got older, my life didn't get better. I suffered from drug abuse and alcoholism. I became a teen mom at 19 years old. I never got too big because I was still bulimic.

Once, I met my ex-husband I gained more weight. I got to about 165 lbs. in weight. 

I was tired of not being happy with my weight, feeling tired and not fitting my clothes properly. So, I decided I was going to make a change.

Byt 2009, I ended up losing about 45 lbs. in 4 months from simply eating clean, lifting weights and doing cardio. Became a Zumba instructor and a NASM personal trainer and worked for commercial gyms for 6 years. Tired of the politics of the industry, I opened up my own fitness studio called Fit Science LLC in 2011.

In 2011, I also competed in my first bodybuilding show and I placed 3rd top 5 in the INBF Alamo Showdown in San Antonio.

I jumped around from federation to federation and ended up an NPC nationally qualified figure competitor. However, i discovered that the NPC wasn't meant for me and decided to go back into the natural bodybuilding world.

I ended up getting my Pro Card in Fit Body in 2014 at the INBF Texas State Naturals. 

Later in 2015, I received my second Pro card in Figure in INBF Pro Universe.

Competed in my first WNBF World Championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey. I didn't place in the top 5. I got 6th place, but it was a learning experience. I knew that I needed to work on my physique in order to get in the top 5 line up.

2016 I went back to NYC and placed 3rd top 5 in the WNBF Pro Universe to qualify for the WNBF World Champions again.

Listening to the critiques I got from the past Pro shows, I was able to bring a better package and placed 4th top 5 in the Pro Fit Body category at the 2016 WNBF World Champions in Los Angeles.

Now, I am currently getting ready for the 2017 WNBF World Championships in Boston. God willing I will be able to place higher. If not, I still love the progress I have made naturally through my bodybuilding career. The more I compete, the more I learn to help my clients reach their goals!