March 31, 2015November 5, 2018
My day started at 4 a.m., after about as many hours of sleep, and greeted me an extra two pounds of water weight from drinking diet soda on my double...
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March 27, 2015
It’s taken me longer than I hoped to get focused on my new goal, the Texas Shredder competition, because I was coming off such a high from the Arnold Amateur,...
March 26, 2015
And so the saga continues…It started with a phone call from my brother and ended with me eating cupcakes. That’s the way my week has been going. The only problem...
March 24, 2015November 5, 2018
Denial is a really helpful defense mechanism. It allows you to shelve reality for a while and pretend like nothing bad is happening until you are ready to deal with...
March 22, 2015
This is a question I received from a reader: “Hi Lisa! I started following you on Instagram and since I follow so few people and I let so few people...
March 21, 2015
Bodybuilding is one of the most niche sports out there, especially for women, so I started making little videos of what it’s like to train for a competition (also called...
March 20, 2015November 5, 2018
This week I was filled with anxiety. About two weeks before I competed in the Arnold Amateur my mother had to go back to the hospital to have 1.5 liters...
March 19, 2015
When you’re trying to lose weight, it can be a lonely process. You’d think that changing your diet and adding some exercise into your life would only impact you, but...
March 17, 2015
If you are training for a bodybuilding competition (or trying to eat clean as part of your lifestyle, for that matter) then you know the magnitude and power of the...
March 16, 2015
Last November I did something a little crazy, even for me: At age 40, and slightly heavier than usual, I entered one of the largest international bikini competitions in...
March 13, 2015November 5, 2018
Like a lot of women, I’ve had body issues the majority of my life. Obesity, diabetes and heart disease run in my family and I did the yo-yo diet thing...
March 12, 2015
Bodybuilding is a niche sport, but it is gaining popularity. You might have heard of “Pumping Iron” the documentary that chronicles the preparations that Arnold Schwarzenegger did to compete in...
March 11, 2015
The other day I received a message from a woman who said she Googled something like ‘from couch potato to bikini competitor’ and my blog came up. While I’m happy...
March 10, 2015November 5, 2018
Are you a foodie gadget person? Honestly, I’m more of a low-key dry fry person myself, but when NuWave contacted me to review their new Oven Pro Plus, it sounded...
March 9, 2015
What a wild ride getting to the Arnold Amateur has been! Pre-Show On Wednesday I didn’t even know if I would make it to Ohio for the Arnold Sports Festival...
March 4, 2015
Today my husband and I take flight to Columbus, Ohio for the Arnold Sports Festival. In theory. ‘Cause it’s supposed to snow. My competition is tomorrow at 5 pm, so if I...