Well first off, my name is Melissa and I’m 21 years old. I attend Cal Poly University on the beautiful central coast of California. I plan on graduating this June! I’m getting my business degree, with a concentration in finance and will be moving to the bay area in august to start work as a finance associate at Apple!
I’ve grown up in California my whole and am a huge beach bum; I try to make it the beach at least 2x a week once it gets warm… tough life i know 😉 I love snowboarding, horseback riding (jumpers) and anything outdoors. I have a huge passion for fitness and nutrition, but have changed my viewpoint on a lot of things over the years.
Throughout high school I was always active, mainly through competitive swimming, horseback riding and the gym. Once college started I began noticing some pounds creeping on. My answer was to limit myself to 1200 calories a day and do endless amounts of cardio and random weight machines. I was always hungry, frustrated with the lack of results and embarrassed of my body.
Recently I’ve learned more about bodybuilding and dispelled the all too common female myth that I will “bulk up” if I lift too heavy. I’ve realized that the stereotype we all imagine of a female bodybuilder isnt the norm and you dont have to look like a man to be a bodybuilder.
I’ve found a new passion in “clean” eating and have started to see the start of some amazing results that came about through a balanced diet and heavy lifting. I try to eat only non-processed foods and hit my macros each day. I’m working towards doing a a figure competition and possibly some fitness modeling.. We’ll see what happens =)
hhaah this is so funny, i LOVE aprils blog and i am a Cal Poly senior too. See you at graduation :).. i also just started body for life, so its the same concepts. soo funny. what gym do you go to? or do you work out at school? im tempted to start a blog but for now ill just keep reading yours! see you around
Haha you’re a cal poly senior as well?? small world!
I’ve been working out at the school gym this year which has been a bit rough with all the construction and crowds, but it works. =) What about you?
aww aweesome girl!!!! i love lifting too-cannot wait to read more!
Thanks! Cant wait to check out your blog as well! =)
i work out at club 24! just ran my first marathon and actually gained weight so that is what im workin on right now~ if you ever wanna work out or something lemme know. i bet we know lots of common people. im from nor cal too (assuming you are from the bay comment!) jinderbi@calpoly.edu.. creepy or weird? not sure ha! but i promise im neither!
That’s too funny, because I actually worked out last year at Club 24! We’ve prob passed each other without even knowing it! And congrats on the marathon, that such an accomplishment! Im not the best runner, I’ve always been a swimmer but I would love to get into it one day when I have more time to dedicate.
And yea, im originally from up by sacramento, but moving to the bay when I graduate. Lets def work out sometime! =)
Just found your blog through Foods of April. I live in Southern CA (Ventura County) but LOVE it up in the central coast. SLO is BEAUTIFUL. Yay for weights!!!! Love it when women aren’t afraid to lift some heavy azz weights!! You go!!!
I love Ventura! One of my good friends lives there! (such a small world!). I’m so glad to meet some other women who lift!!! I’m literally one of maybe 2 girls at my gym who do!
Looking forward to checking out your blog! =)
HI!
Welcome to the blog world!!!!