Current City: Eugene, Oregon

Age: 33

Division: Women's Figure

Years as a Vegan: 6

Why you became a vegan: 1. For the environment - Animal agriculture is destroying the planet and I didn't want to support the deforestation, ocean dead zones, methane pollution, etc. I learned that going vegan is the single best way to reduce your environmental impact so that's what I did. 2. For my health - The longest living populations eat primarily plant based. Consumption of animal products is associated with many cancers, heart disease, and diabetes, none of which I care to develop. 3. For the animals- Animals are sentient beings with feelings and desires. They deserve love and respect like any other being. Pets are no different from cows, pigs, birds, fish, etc. Animals don't wish to die, therefore killing them is inhumane. I love animals so ethically, eating them didn't make sense unless I had to. Once I figured out that you could live/thrive without eating animals, I made the decision not to. "

Favorite foods/meals: Buffalo Soy-curl Mac n' Cheez, Pizza, and any baked goods.

Favorite exercises: Its hard to pick just one... I love bench press and deadlift because there is just something so satisfying about pushing/pulling large amounts with those movements.