What a weekend! I am sitting in the passenger's seat of my van while my husband drives three tired girls home from a whirlwind trip to Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Yesterday I competed in the Open Figure Division of the National Gym Association's Lebanon PA Pro/Am Bodybuilding and Figure Show.

It was a great show! Every female there was beautifully athletic and deserving of a trophy! The competition was fierce for sure! The only disappointing thing about the show is that though the competitors were just that; very competitive, there weren't very many of them. There were only two of us in my division and I was awarded second place. Despite my 2nd/last place finish :) I am very proud of my physique and the total package that I brought to the stage.

I am looking forward to participating in a (hopefully) larger show on August 6th in Woodbridge, Virginia. I am going to take a few days off from my rigid competition diet and then get right back to it so that I can feel just as good about stepping on the stage in three weeks as I did yesterday.

If any of you are interested in this crazy figure competition hobby I love and would like to learn more, don't hesitate to contact me! I love to help others reach their full potential in and through this sport!

Update: I wrote this a week and half ago and never got it posted. Sorry about that! I am now one and a half weeks out from my next competition, a little leaner than at this point before the last one and ready to get this thing done so I can eat normally (but still healthfuly) again!

Having a little fun with bodybuilding poses