Group Figure Training:

Monday – LEGS: 6, 7, 830a and 3, 4, 545pm

Tuesday – BACK & CHEST: 6, 9a and 3, 545pm

Wed – SHOULDERS: 6, 7, 830a and 3, 4, 545pm

Thursday – ARMS & ABS: 6am

Friday – CORE/LEGS: 6, 830a and 545p

Friday – YOGA

Saturday: track workout

Sunday: Grocery shop, cook, package

“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”

Since my days as a competitive swimmer that has been the motto I’ve lived my life by, and when it came to almost every facet of my life I was always focused on accomplishing whatever goal I set for myself so, I was frustrated that when I set my mind to losing weight, I just couldn’t seem to achieve the results I wanted.

About nine months ago I decided I was serious this time and after years of struggling to do this on my own I realized it was time for some professional help!  I’d always been a fan of figure and fitness athletes and decided I wanted to compete.  I figured if I had a goal to shoot for I would actually commit to losing the weight.  A simple internet search turned up the Group Figure and Bikini Program and after looking over Angela and Claudia’s site, I became convinced it was exactly what I needed.

So in January of 2011 I sat down with Angela and Claudia to discuss my goals and expectations.  Almost immediately I knew this was the right fit.  I was given a competition diet, instructed to do cardio six days a week, attend weight training sessions with Claudia and Angela four days a week, and weigh in on a weekly basis.  It was perfect!  I would receive the guidance and instruction that I needed and be held accountable by not only my trainers, but also the other participants in the program, and the dreaded scale—which I can tell you never lies!  It was a no brainer to me!  At our first meeting, I signed up, and have never once looked back!  And at the end of the 12 week program I accomplished every single goal I set for myself—right? WRONG!

I am so blessed to have met Claudia and Angela and received the guidance that I did because at the end of the program I dropped 25 pounds and 12% body fat. And yes, I did get on stage, and in my first show I placed 6^th.  A tremendous accomplishment indeed, and I was certainly proud of myself, but when I stepped off that stage I was not satisfied because I knew I could have done so much better had I stuck to the diet!  Throughout the entire program, I could not seem to master the diet and was constantly cheating.  You name it I had it! Cupcakes. cookies, donuts…..If it wasn’t on the diet I would sneak it and eat it, and those little bites here and there just added up.  But so what, right? I still lost weight and I now looked great in a bikini!  I was now a size 4, and smaller than I’d ever been.  That should have been the end of this story, but it wasn’t because deep down I felt like I’d failed the most important person of all—myself.  So, I rededicated myself to my training, and most importantly, my diet!

It wasn’t easy, but with the guidance and support of Claudia and Angela, and the other amazing women in the Group Figure and Bikini Program, I got on stage 12 weeks later with a new attitude and a new physique.  Win or lose, I had little expectations for my second show because in my mind I’d already won—And well… I guess the judges thought so too! Because I took first in my height class, second overall and I earned a trip to the NPC Nationals where I plan to compete for my IFBB pro card.