“The Black Widow” of Competitive Eating

She first started eating competitively in mid 2003, beating out some of the Biggest heavy weights. Her Height 5'5."  weight is 100 lbs.

Sonya Thomas IS "The Black Widow" of Competitive Eating: 38 World Records ...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR CONTESTS? I rarely train, but if I am totally unfamiliar with the kind of food I will be eating, I will sometimes practice my speed for 1 or 2 minutes--usually no more. It's not healthy to consistently eat large amounts of food in a very small amount of time. Once I set a pace, I can usually keep it up for however long the contest is; the stomach capacity is always there.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOUR BODY TO RECOVER AFTER A CONTEST? I guess I'm fortunate in that my body will have digested what I eat within 8 to 12 hours. By the next day--or late that same day--I'm usually "good to go."

HOW CAN YOU STAY SO THIN? YOU EAT SO MUCH FOOD IN COMPETITION. These competitions and eating events occur but once or twice a month. They are the exception--not the rule.

DO YOU HAVE A GIANT STOMACH INSIDE THAT LITTLE BODY? My stomach is really normal size, but over the years it has been trained to stretch quite a bit. As far as capacity is concerned, I believe I can handle up to 19 pounds of food and liquid overall (within 10 minutes).

IS THERE A PARTICULAR FOOD YOU'RE EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AT SPEED-EATING?  I'm perhaps best in various forms of Seafood (Lobster, Oysters, Shrimp, Chicken Wings, etc.), because of my quick hands. I'm also very good at Hard Boiled Eggs, for the same reason.

Current records she holds