Monique Cormier, who has overcome obesity and severe depression en route to becoming a world class amateur bodybuilder, joins Dave [ ... ]
Spotlight On: Kelly Keiser
Category you compete in: Figure C
Date of birth: November 1st - Scorpio baby!
Hometown: Massapequa, NY
Career: I'll go back a few years on this one - Flight Attendant, Marketing Project Manager, Fitness Instructor. Currently I'm a Personal Trainer and Pharmaceutical Sales Representative.
What is your favorite childhood memory? Playing "tag- you're-it" at a beach club down my block with friends I still have today ;-)
Name a song that motivates you. Madonna - Give It To Me
What is your biggest gym pet peeve? Perfume/Cologne at the gym. I'm sensitive to smel,l but shouldn't your deodorant be enough?
How do you like to reward yourself? Would chocolate cake, Ben and Jerrys, buttercream cupcakes and Doughnut Plant be inappropriate? If so, I'll go with a massage, pedicure, new outfit, and a latte- all on the same day!
If you could change one things about the world what would it be? Cheap healthy food options on every corner in every city.
What do you do right before you step onstage? I repeat a mantra in my head a thousand times. I block out any noise and I focus on my senses to stay in the moment. Or if I'm on a carb high, I'll say screw all that and talk to the girls next to me. But if they're not having it- I just dance. When in doubt - just dance.
Nook, Book or Kindle? IPad!!
Competition history:
2011 NY Metropolitan Overall Figure Champion 
2010 NY Metropolitan Figure B - 4th place
Next competition: Jr. Nationals 2011!!!!!!
If someone followed you for the day what would they be most surprised about? I can drive all day with the radio off and not even notice. It drives everyone in my car nuts! Oh and of course, how organized I am with my food.
What is your preferred tanning product and why? Jan Tana and Paty from Spatini here in Chicago.
Favorite Quote: "There's always room at the top!" and "Nonresistance is the key to all the power in the universe" - Eckart Tolle
Who would you like to thank? Jean and Doug Keiser - for being wonderful supportive parents. My sister, Kirsten - for cheering me on and dealing with my diet ‘tude. And my Love, Dr. Charles Butler (he's also an Olympic Athlete-shhhhh don't tell him I told you), for always believing in me and coaching me through it all!
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