As a personal goal for her own transition to a healthy lifestyle, she pioneered techniques to make changes in body composition and shed 14 pounds of fat while gaining six pounds of muscle within eight weeks. Within three months, she competed in her first natural figure competition at 48, tying for first place in the Sports Model category and taking second overall in Figure the same year.
Wanting to leverage her revelations, she authored the book BITE ME! Change Your Life One Bite at a Time, which made its debut at Barnes & Noble.
Toni went on to create {revive} fitness for women in their 40’s through 70’s and is celebrating its 11th year. In addition to her regular membership, she fully sponsors women in this program who are financially limited and experiencing depression, divorce or other debilitating experiences in their lives so they have a supportive, nurturing and healthy experience to give them confidence, hope and encouragement.