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For the past 3 1/2 months, I've been dieting and training to do an NGA Figure Competition. It was finally showtime on Saturday, October 16th. The training was a ton of work, but so much fun because I like going to the gym anyways. Towards the end, it became more of a chore and a lot less fun. The diet was surprisingly easy to get used to and I loved the changes it made in my body.

The lighting is all very different in each picture, so it's hard to make a good comparison.


This picture was taken 4 weeks out from the competition.

This is at 3 weeks out, at the gym.

2 weeks out.

1.5 weeks out at my final fitting.





This is 4 days before the competition in my finished suit.



The morning of the competition, I went to Kelsey's so she could get me ready (I probably would've just pulled my hair into a ponytail, so I'm glad she helped me!!). I had Neil pick up some breakfast from Sill's Cafe for my first "Real" meal. It was so good, but it was a big mistake- I was so bloated and sick from everything I ate throughout the day. By the night show, I could barely stand up straight!




Here's the final product. Although this was taken at the night show, so I was a little softer and less defined from all the garbage I ate. We did the tan using a paint that you just do at home instead of having a spray tan done, which can be pretty unpredicatable. When we left my parents house on Thursday night to start my first 2 coats, my mom said to Neil, "this will be the first time you'll actually enjoy watching paint dry!"




Oddly enough, I ran into a girl I was on the Layton High drill team with. Her name is Tara, she's in the middle, and she won her division!




These are our friends Matt and Karlee. Matt did bodybuilding and Karlee did bikini (they both won their divisions).




Here's the bikini girls.




After the morning show. Berrie, Mom, Neil, me, and Dad flexing!




I had a few gym friends that came to the show to watch me and Allison- which was so sweet! There's not a single good picture, so this one will have to do. It's Rachel, Katie, Diane, and Me. Then Michele and Lonnie came later and I didn't get a good pic with them either! Hopefully, I'll get to start seeing them all again soon!




These were my BEST friend helper girls. Karli and Allison- I seriously wouldn't have known what to do without them!







Me and Neil- he was very supportive, but he definitely doesn't want me to do another one anytime soon, the rest of my family feels the same way... I haven't decided what I think about doing another one.

Layton Gold's Girls getting pumped up. (Notice I have the baby weights for my baby muscles.)

Halloween Kitty just happened to find his way backstage somehow :)




After the night show, Mom, Don, Jill, Me, Neil, Shelley, Tay. Taylor picked me the prettiest flowers- I should have taken a picture of them!




Better lighting- and MUCH better POSING! I think we're gonna have to have a Christensen Family Figure Competition.

Diane posted this pick from after the show on facebook, so I stole it to add in. Yay friends! (and you can see the pretty flowers that Taylor picked for me)