{"id":1563,"date":"2014-05-12T13:03:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-06-19T18:12:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T01:12:36","slug":"mandi-pics-profile-sexy-babe-ef-member-bunny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitefitness.com\/articles\/mandi-pics-profile-sexy-babe-ef-member-bunny\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandi: Pics & Profile of Sexy Babe & EF Member *Bunny*"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BeforeThis week, I have the story of one of our most inspirational Platinum Members<\/a> of the EliteFitness.com Discussion Forums. Amanda \"Mandi\" Victoria, who goes by *bunny*<\/a> on the forums. Mandi was always a great looking woman - fit, trim, and sexy. Then in January of 2004, she was diagnosed with Cancer - Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma to be exact. Her doctors told her that she had a large malignant tumor that engrossed many of her internal organs and the surrounding areas of her abdomen and groin - including her uterus, pelvis, rectum, ovaries, and kidneys. Over the course of a year, she was treated aggressively with Chemo therapy to fight the Cancer.<\/p>\n

At times, the treatment must have seemed worse than the cure as the Cancer and the Chemo stripped her of her energy, good looks, and sexy figure. It also caused her to gain 50 lbs. The good news is that against the odds, her Chemo treatment was a success and her tumor shrank. The bad news is that the treatment left her sexy former self a distant memory. Here\\'s her pics after the successful treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"AfterIn late September of 2004, she joined EliteFitness.com as a Platinum Member<\/a>. And, using all the tools that the site has to offer, as well as lots of support from the other members, aggressive supplementation from AnabolicFitness.net<\/a> and a ton of hard work, dedication and perseverance of her own, she not only took back what Cancer had taken from her, but she surpassed her prior level of fitness and musculature. This interview is Mandi\\'s story.<\/p>\n

GS: What\\'s your name?
\n<\/strong>Mandi: Amanda aka Mandi, aka Love aka Bunny, aka Frankie Blunt (I\u2019ve been known to have random & rather blunt comments shoot out of my mouth from time to time)<\/p>\n

GS: How old are you?
\n<\/strong>Mandi: 27 years young.<\/p>\n

GS: Where are you from, where did you grow up?
\n<\/strong>Mandi: I have lived in Illinois my entire life, except my short stint at KU... Chicago burbs to be more specific.<\/p>\n

GS: When did you first come to EliteFitness.com?<\/strong>
\nMandi: I joined EF September 17th, 2004, finally got the courage to start my own log<\/a> the evening of Jan 25th, 2005 and so the Legend of Bunny began! Here\\'s where I was after 6 weeks on EF.<\/p>\n

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GS: What\\'s your name on the forums?<\/strong>
\nMandi: *bunny*<\/a><\/p>\n

GS: How did you choose your name on the forums?<\/strong>
\nMandi: It came to mind rather quickly actually, Bunny is a nickname and a term of endearment I use often... plus it feels good in my mouth when I say it. (lets hope THAT comment doesn\u2019t get taken out of context) lol.<\/p>\n

GS: Have you made many friends on the forums?<\/strong>
\nMandi: Simply put... I have met some of the most informative, intelligent & kindhearted individuals in this WORLD on EF. As far as helpful information on training, this is site is a treasure it\u2019s all FREE, unless of course you go Platinum<\/a> as I did.(which I highly recommend by the way... My posts, pictures & signature, probably make a heck of a lot more sense that way too)<\/p>\n

GS: Do you see any of them in the offline world?<\/strong>
\nMandi: I was due for a vacation so I told Sassy (a very prominent & intelligent EF Moderator) I was flying to ATL & coming to her show last year in May 05. This has been commonly referred to as the \u201cAtlanta meet-up.\u201d It was AWESOME to finally meet & interact with the person behind the name. This summer I will also be meeting up with some of my girls to support a fellow EF Platinum Member<\/a> in her first competition.<\/p>\n

GS: How many times a week do you come to the site?<\/strong>
\n\"AfterMandi: Ha... I have EliteFitness.com up & running usually from the time I wake up until the time I leave my day job. Yes, my job is demanding but I have no problem multitasking and often find myself bored if I am not doing more than 2-3 things at the same time. I update my training log<\/a> daily, but I am also there to \"crack the whip\" on the ladies who started a log over on Women\u2019s Forum.<\/p>\n

GS: What forums do you read the most?<\/strong>
\nMandi: Read most... The Women\\'s Fitness Forum<\/a>. There is some fantastic information up in this forum people! I\u2019ve recently ventured over to read\/post more in the Diet<\/a>, Supplements<\/a>, & Weight Training<\/a> forums. Yes, I came out of my shell!<\/p>\n

GS: How do you use the site and the forums to compliment and support your training?<\/strong>
\nMandi: Wow, how can I sum up the most important event in my life to answer this question? I can literally write a book (or two) to answer this question, and strangely enough, I have been asked to do so. This site has completely changed my life.<\/p>\n

Brief background - I was diagnosed with Cancer circa January of 2004, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma to be specific. Chemo was the only option due to the severity of large wrapping tumor that engrossed my organs & surrounding areas in my abdominal\/groin region (abdomen, uterus, pelvis, rectum, ovaries, kidneys, to name a few). I had a great run with Chemo... I exhausted all the sessions allowed before a mandatory break was required and whaddya know, the tumor SHRANK.<\/p>\n

Imagine demolishing a skyscraper, and all the rubbish left over, that is what\u2019s there now, and that is what has been inactive for about 1 year and 8 months. After growing for five full years, now I\u2019m in remission.<\/p>\n

There are characteristics about me that died with the cancer, and can stay buried. Those characteristics that remain are ones I\u2019ll happily take with me on my journey at this 2nd chance at life. I opt to not live my life in regret. I feel cancer was an absolute blessing.<\/p>\n

After I got the docs ok to workout, I joined a gym & by chance found a link to EliteFitness.com in some random fitness forum on a no-name website. I browsed around, read a thread that changed my thinking, became a Platinum Member<\/a> and never looked back.<\/p>\n

This site has offered me a front row ticket into the diet & training film of my life. The variety of different routines, opinions, diet & training principles and diverse people is incredible. The possibilities are endless if you use the site for research, education, experimentation, and who knows, you may even meet a few awesome people along the way.<\/p>\n

GS: What are your goals for the future both with your physique and otherwise?<\/strong>
\nMandi: Stay healthy, happy & fit as long as I can, while expanding my knowledge base. I love to learn & read, so I would eventually like to go back to school to obtain a few degrees \u2026 once the opportunity presents itself \u2026 It\u2019s been a very bumpy road for me, but that\u2019s not holding me back! I\u2019ve been approached for newspaper articles, modeling and the whole book idea. I have never thought that would be offered in this lifetime so I am looking into my options. =)<\/p>\n

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GS: Please tell us how you train?<\/strong>
\nHard... and I am constantly experimenting and pushing myself to see what I can handle.<\/p>\n

When I started My Log back in Jan of 05, I jumped on the One Body Part a Day bandwagon... because you have to start somewhere. This worked great for me & my goals at that time. My program looked a little like this:<\/p>\n