Meet Melissa 

My Story

Although I had always been active and somewhat health conscious, my fitness journey didn’t truly begin until 2015.

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Donny and I had been working out together for a while, when I decided that I wanted to step out of my comfort zone, and do something challenging so I could look and feel my best for my 40th birthday!

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Since I was making great progress in the gym, and I really enjoyed working out, Donny suggested that I train for a bodybuilding competition.

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At first I thought he was crazy because all I could imagine was overly muscular women that look like men! That’s not what I had in mind at all! After a little more COAXING and learning that female bodybuilding is not the “man-woman” that I pictured in my head, but it was about graceful, athletic bodies with a runway flare.

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This was definitely something that if I wanted to do I would have to step outside of my comfort zone.

With Donny’s motivation and support I began to train with a purpose for a competition that just so happened to be ON MY 40th Birthday.

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And guess what? Not only did I place in my first competition, I beat women half my age, and I found a confidence that made me believe I could accomplish anything.

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In 2016 a week after my last competition my dad was hospitalized and passed a month later. That was the catalyst that knocked me off of my path, it was one that took me down a road I didn’t recognize. It took only a few short years and several dress sizes before I realized how far off my path I had strayed. In 2022 I started to put the pieces back together and I slowly began the journey back to myself.

After rediscovering my confidence and motivation, I am currently training for my next bikini bodybuilding competition in 2024.

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My journey has now inspired me to motivate and encourage women just like me. As an online fitness and nutrition coach I am able help others navigate their own path so they might discover the best version of themselves.