I have spent the last several months prepping for my first show. In just a few days, I will travel to New Orleans and compete in the Beachbody Classic 2017. I don't expect to place. And I am okay with that. I came into this competition weighing 250 pounds. Today, I weigh 190. While other competitors were leaning out and developing muscles, I was shedding fat. Lots and lots of fat. My mindset going into this was, "I am doing this for me." I didn't care what others were doing. I wasn't worried about their progress. I only focused on me. For the first time in my life, I wasn't worried about what anyone else was doing or what they thought. I celebrated MY victories. MY progress. This journey was truly my own. This journey has ignited a fire to compete on a national level. I want to earn my pro card. I want to keep doing this. I am the kind of person who likes to have a specific goal to work towards. Something tangible. I made more progress these last few...