Shedding The Winter Weight

Like everyone, I tend to put on some extra weight during the winter months.  With the holidays and my bikinis packed away for months due to the cold weather, I always seem to gain some weight.  It never fails! This year wasn’t much different, except I had an added reason for a little weight gain.  … Read more

The Cost Of Competing In A Bikini Competition

Since my competition, I’ve had a lot of people ask me how much it costs to compete.  Luckily for you, I kept a very detailed log of everything I was spending on my journey to the stage.  If you didn’t read about my show experience, you can see it here: Part 1, Part 2, Part … Read more

2013 Goals

I know this post is a little late, but I wanted to wish everyone a happy new year!!!! I hope you guys reached your goals and stuck with your 2012 resolutions. My year of 2012 was absolutely amazing. Here are a couple highlights of my 2012. 2012 Highlights: Published fitness model in a magazine Became … Read more

Fitness America Midwest Championships Picture

I finally got my first professional picture back from the photographer who shot my competition!  I was so excited about it that I had to share it with you guys! Fitness America Midwest Championships 2012 – Bikini Tall Class Sportswear/Theme-wear Costume: Chicago Bulls LuvABull Photographer: Don Bersano Photography Location: Palatine, IL (Harper College) The CD … Read more

My First Bikini Competition – Part 4

If you missed the first part of my first bikini competition series, you can see them here. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 As I stood underneath the bright lights in my teeny tiny bikini with 13 other bombshells, we awaited the judge’s to call out the top 5. The announcer first called out #26 … Read more