Tag Archives: Fitness

Transformation: Meal Prep. My journey from “I can’t cook” to “What, like it’s hard?”

When I met my ex husband at 21, my dinner repertoire consisted of chicken breasts cooked on my George Foreman grill or baked tilapia with a frozen or canned vegetable and serving of boxed mashed potatoes. This was my dinner more often than not and I was content with it. Typically breakfasts consisted of pop-tarts,Continue reading “Transformation: Meal Prep. My journey from “I can’t cook” to “What, like it’s hard?””

Health: Hypothyroidism and Hormonal Imbalances

In 2014 at a routine OB appointment, my doctor felt my neck and asked if I’d ever had my thyroid looked at before. I told her I had not and she scheduled an ultrasound for that afternoon. What the ultrasound showed was that half of the left side of my thyroid was a nodule andContinue reading “Health: Hypothyroidism and Hormonal Imbalances”

The journey to my first bodybuilding show

Last Saturday I competed in my first NPC Bodybuilding show in Bikini. Prep started in February and was a roller coaster of an experience. Going from having cheat meals on the weekends to a strict no-cheats diet was harder mentally than I had anticipated.  About 6 weeks in I told my boyfriend that I wasContinue reading “The journey to my first bodybuilding show”