Monday, March 17, 2008 - 16 weeks out!!!! :



I cannot believe that the past couple months have gone by so fast! It seems as though I was just on stage competing and now I am already starting my diet for the USA's in July. I am very excited to start my contest prep. I spent a lot of time working on making improvements to my physique in the off season -- mainly my back and legs. It will be very exciting to see all the changes as I start dieting down.

A couple weeks ago I worked the MetRx booth at the NPC San Diego show that I competed in last year. It made me very anxious to want to get back on stage. There are some figure girls that have used me this year to help them prep for there show. Helping others to experience competing is very rewarding to me.

Many people do not know or understand all the hard work we put into stepping on stage at a competition. It is not a just a matter of dieting, weight training and cardio. Mentally it can be extremely challenging and it definitely takes a certain type of individual with a large amount of dedication and will power. I give all you figure girls a lot of credit!!!

Here is a picture of me and my great friend Tina Arabia at the San Diego. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed giving trophies to the winners!!!

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