You know Stacie Tovar as the insanely strong, fast, and powerful competitor we’ve seen on the Games floor a whopping eight times. Before the sport was her everything, though, she preferred the company of cigarettes and vodka. Check out this awesome then-and-now photo collage she recently posted on Instagram.

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TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY ? Yep that’s me in the upper left. And yep, that’s a cigarette I’m holding! ? Drink of choice back in 2008 was vodka and @redbull, of course ?? LOTS has changed since then. I no longer smoke (thank you Lord!??) and I also can hardly stand the smell of vodka. I’m no longer training for hours on end 6 days a week – much like most of you I’m working out only??hour a day (sometimes less!) ?? days a week, so with that has come some adjustments to my diet. Top right was me competing in my 8th @crossfitgames in 2017. Bottom left is a short 6 months after retirement. And what’s cool about this picture is that it was taken the first day of a nutrition challenge I was participating in. I needed to get back on the band wagon and I also needed some accountability. So here I am today, sustaining healthy nutritional habits. The bottom right picture was just taken last week. ?? Sometimes you just need a little something to get you back on track. I’m going to help change over 1??5??0?? of you already and there’s still 6?? more days left to sign up! I’d L??VE to have 1??5??0?? more of you! Grab your BFF and let’s do this thing together! ?????? Challenge starts Monday, September 24. You’ll have access to education, tips, tricks, tasks, and access to a private Facebook group where there will be recipes shared, questions answered, and pictures of my food intake and more! Link in my bio ????? I can’t wait to see how far you’ll go! ?? #nutrition #health #qualityoflife #doitforyou #gofarwithtovar #furthertogether @crossfit

A post shared by Stacie Tovar (@stacietovar) on Sep 18, 2018 at 10:27am PDT

It’s not the first time she’s posted throwbacks. Here’s another one that starts with a cupcake for breakfast.

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Top left: August 2008. Shoving a cupcake in my mouth… for breakfast ??????? ? Top right: December 2009 (started @CrossFit) and July 2015. What did I change? I started eating lean meats, more fruit and veggies, little starch, very little sugar, and nuts and seeds. ???????????? Bottom left: Retirement of @crossfitgames had me sipping more wine than previous years and I fell into a little fitness funk. I participated in a Nutrition Challenge at the gym I own @CrossFitOmaha to get me back on the right track. Bottom right: last week – August 2018. This is just a reminder that we all fall off from time to time, you just gotta get back on the bus. ? #onedayatatime #nutrition #fitness #qualityoflife #gofar #crossfit #crossfitomaha #transformationtuesday

A post shared by Stacie Tovar (@stacietovar) on Aug 14, 2018 at 12:07pm PDT

As she explained in her most recent post, Tovar’s athletic journey looks different compared to the last several years, but one thing’s for certain: she’s still a beast.

Main image: Stacie Tovar/Instagram