First things first, intro....

All right, this is the beginning of a long road ahead.  I will first introduce my idea.  Please do not be too critical of my writing skills, because I am not claiming to be a writer, I simply want to try to assist, motivate and inspire others in leading a healthier lifesyle through my experience. So the idea.... I am embarking on a my first bodybuilding journey. My goal is to start competing professionally as a female bodybuilder.  I will try to blog every week and give updates on my progress, I will also include pictures of my progress.  I did start seriously training back in Oct, 2010 and I was looking pretty good.  But, then I up and joined the Army and went of to Basic Training and AIT which was about 5 months too long.  To say the least do not believe the horror stories people tell you about "Boot Camp" because it was not hard at all, nor were any of us physically beaten, hell they weren't even supposed to cuss at us, too easy!  So sadly I actually gained about 15 lbs. coming out of training and I lost some of the gains I had attained previous to my leave. But life goes on it makes me a little sad to lose that progress, but I enjoy working out so I will enjoy getting it back every step of the way, so my sadness is slight. My first set of photos are the ones I took before I left, and I will post some of my "now" photos.  I will try to give as much info as possible in regards to my diet, expenses, measurements and progress, as well as my experience emotionally and physically.

And for the 'NOW' pics:

Ugh! I was a little apprehensive in posting my fat pictures, but it had to be done.  Hopefully it can add to my motivation to actually see my problem areas.  Obviously I gave gained weight and I've lost some definition, but in due time it will all come back.  With a little hard work and determination anything is possible.  I'm really excited to do this!  My first training session is on Monday, I will be weighed and taped so I will update my stats on that day so we know what we're working with.