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From flab to fab What led one person to springboard back to fitness in spite of the pandemic By Stephanie Gish y fitness journey started May 2019 when JBLM MWR advertised a bodybuilding show at Nelson Recreation Center. Competing in a bodybuilding show had always been a bucket list item, so I did it. As it turned out, one of the judges at the show was an actual show promoter, and he picked me up to compete in more shows within the INBF/World Natural Bodybuilding Federation in the coming weeks. I have MWR to thank for that first fitness springboard into the world of bodybuilding. With this new sport, I’ve received the coaching and guidance I needed to learn about nutrition and how to best build my body for both strength and resilience. With coaching, I had been making huge strides in progress as I set goals for myself and competed in several shows June through November 2019. I even went on to the Worlds Pro/Am in New York in November and placed in the top five of the amateur women‘s bodybuilding division. However, at the end of competition season and during the holidays, I strayed from my newly developed lifestyle and indulged impulsively; gaining 15–20 pounds.
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