The Epiphany

I was recuperating from leg straightening surgery passing time by watching the E channel. The E True Hollywood story, Female Body Builders, came on. That was it, I saw all of the women with toned, beautiful bodies and I said, "That's what I want to do"! I immediately ordered "Natural Body Building and Fitness" magazine and started researching. I couldn't really do anything about my goal since I had two spacial frames on my legs, so all I could do was dream and plan. I've always tried to stay active but I've never been a weight lifter, but competition is a great motivator and makes things fun for me. My husband was in Afghanistan at that time and I wasn't sure how he would feel about me strutting my stuff on stage in a bikini! All of the muscles in my legs had completely atrophied due to the surgeries and I knew I had to do something about getting the strength back. After a total of 7 surgeries trying to correct knee pain I knew that these last 2 surgeries were going to do the trick, and the upcoming workouts were going to build leg strength that would keep my knee caps finally aligned. My trip started in June of 2009 and I'll catch you up in the posts to follow.

Shayna