I am the NY ambassador for Team Green at www.officialteamgreen.com . I have been vegan since 2006 and been off meat since 2000. I became a vegan because of the animals. I am a vegan Olympic weightlifter that offers personal training, vegan meal planning to build muscle or lose weight on this lifestyle online or in person. I have competed in the sport of Olympic weightlifting since August of 2013. Since being in the sport for a short time I have competed 4 times and placed 3(all with second place trophies/medals.)2nd Place (63kilo Weight Class): Olympic Weightlifting, October 2014 2nd Place (Master's Division) Olympic Weightlifting and 3rd Place (Weight Class), September 2014 2nd Place (63kilo Weight Class): Olympic Weightlifting, March 2014 I plan to have an ebook on how Olympic weightlifting is possible for vegans in the Spring of 2015. I am New York ambassador for Team Green at www.officialteamgreen.com. I was interviewed on Rhio's show "Raw Energy" in September 2014:http://rawenergyradio.com/podcasts/category/hooked-on-raw. I am featured in http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_ramona and on http://www.veganbodybuilding.org/ramona.htm Also I am a vegan coach,raw vegan chef, Pilates and hula hoop teacher. Furthermore I have a tutoring service/ home schooling PreK to college most subjects and test preps.