Feel like a kid on Christmas!

AHHHH!  I just go my competition suit and my shoes in the mail today.  So excited!  The suit is exactly what I wanted.  If you need to purchase a suit use Crystallini Bikini.  She was amazing.  I literally had my suit in less than two weeks! And that is from the time I first talked to her and when it showed up on my doorstep!

Ain't she a beauty!

I did put it on right when I got it.  I felt like I was in an episode of Baywatch when I saw myself in the mirror, well I guess a more updated Baywatch considering the two piece.  Regardless, lets just say that the back side sure doesn't cover much!

I got my shoes in the mail today too, seriously feel like a kid on Christmas morning right now. I remember seeing my sister wearing these kind of shoes when she went to the prom or something, I didn't think that I would be seeing them, let alone wearing them 10 years later!  

Shoes

Now I have the task of badazzling these suckers (suit and shoes) and I don't even know where to start.  There are so many different designs and patterns, etc.   I am afraid to start because once you glue that sucker (rhinestone) on, it probably ain't coming off. 

Side notes!

Training

My training is still going well.  I have been hitting the gym pretty hard, as most of you can probably tell from  Facebook lol, considering that 90% of my posts are checkins to the gym.  I have been hitting my abs hard and spending more time on the stair stepper to get the booty lookin extra fine!  Nothings better than a nice booty and some flat sculpted abs.  

Nutrition

My nutrition is going great as well.  I have a hard time resisting the potato chips now, and the morning moo mix.  Once I am only two months out from comp I will be cutting out all (okay 99% of) the cheats.  I have already conversed with my husband about not buying the "bad stuff" because it is so hard to resist when it just sitting there.  And plus it is totally rude for him to be eating that stuff and buying it lol!  

Well I am headed off to the gym here soon!  

BE FIT. BE FIERCE. BE HEALTHY.

Back in Action!

Apologies in regard to my recent disappearance!  Holidays, dieting, working out and work, has made time for blogging hard to come by.  Since I have been a ghost for the last month I thought I would treat you to some updated info and photos!

Diet

Over the last two months I have been trying to eat roughly 150 grams of protein, 150 grams of carbs and 50 grams of fat, in total about 1800 calories.  At first this plan was difficult for me to follow because I was only eating about 1300 calories prior, but it got easier, some days I would eat enough and others not even close. On average over all the days that I tracked I would eat 90 grams of protein, 130 grams of carbs and 50 grams of fat.  I don't know how accurate the numbers are, but from what I had on my phone app, that is what is said.  Moving on... I met with Heidi Carter, my diet and posing coach, on Jan 3rd, we changed up my diet.  Now I am aiming for 110 grams of carbs, 140 grams of protein and 50 grams of fat.  So far I have gained a pound of muscle and my body fat has stayed the same, which was pretty much what we were wanting, yah!

Working Out

Lately I have been working out alot more with my husband Jedd, which has been a nice change considering I have now been able to max out more and lift more because I have ventured out of the "Lady Area," I guess I have out grown that room for a few of my muscle groups.   Last time I did biceps I was able to curl 25lbs 6 times each arm on my last set, I LOVE WORKIN BICEPS!  All of my muscle groups have gone up in weight and I have doubled the amount of pullups I can do!  So excited to see the upcoming changes that will occur in the upcoming 3 months!  Oh yeah, my cardio has consisted of nothing but the stair stepper for about 10-15 minutes four times a week.

Suit, Shoes, and Swarskofski Crystals

I ordered my suit just yesterday!  I didn't go with Teal, I caved and went with my heart! FUCHSIA/MAGENTA it is! So excited about this suit!  Shoes, so I ordered some shoes, from sinfulshoes.com, but hours after ordering them I got an email telling me my order was cancelled because they were out of stock.  This was probably a blessing, I ordered them impulsively and now that I look at them I really don't like them.  The crystals, so I need to order these asap because they will most likely come from china or some crazy place like that off ebay and take forever to get here.  I am just having a hard time deciding on the size of rhinestone I want, decisions, decisions, humph...

Posing

I had my second posing session with Heidi Carter on Jan 3rd, I nailed the four main poses, now I have to work on my individual poses for the night show, ekkkk.  Also, I must practiced without being in front of a mirror.

Here are more pictures from today of my posing progress!

Front 1/7/2012

Left Side 1/7/2012

 

Back 1/7/2012

 

Left side 1/7/2012

 

Relaxed Left 1/7/2012

 Relaxed Right 1/7/2012

So far everything is going great and I am getting more and more excited and nervous as the competition draws near.  I know that the dieting will only get harder as the diet becomes more and more important but I am excited to see the changes that will occur.  I haven't seen much difference from the first time I took pictures, but as I start leaning out more I hope to see more definition!  

Just a few tidbits.

Supplements: VPX-NoShotgun (Preworkout).  Dymatize Chocolate Protein (Pre& Post Workout, snack). Fish Oil pills. Flaxseed Oil pills.  MultiVitamin. Vitamin B Complex.

My cheats: Tortilla Chips, I have no idea why, it must be the salt that makes me crave them. Chocolate Morning Moo mix, basically like Nesquick.  

Favorite Healthy Foods: Tilapia Fish, Sweet potato fries (baked),  chicken. 

My favorite workouts:  Pull ups, bicep curls, any should exercise.

Areas that need work:  Abs, I haven't been focusing on them as much until now, they will show more as I lean out, crossing my fingers! Shoulders, still want them more rounded.  Booty, I lost weight from doing turbo fire and lost a little of my booty, hoping my new booty exercises and the stair stepper will fix this.

Areas I feel confident in: Lats, I feel they are getting bigger and stronger rapidly as I have been working them harder.  Biceps, since I love working them out they are one of my stronger areas.

Suit: I have chosen a fuschia/magenta suit, in shiny material.  Underwire top, and 3 strap bottoms.  So excited to bedazzle this!

Hardest part so far: I think the hardest part to all of this is dieting while your spouse isn't.  Especially when your husbands favorite food is pizza.  I will usually eat some of his crusts, just can't help it!  Grrrrr....

Considering this is such a novel I figure I will say "so long for now!" 

BE FIT. BE FIERCE. BE HEALTHY.

 

More Posing Pics from Today!

Hey Everyone!
Since it is the beginning of December I thought  I would post some more posing pictures.  I still have a lot of kinks to work out and perfecting the needs to take place, but I feel I am slowly but surely getting better and more comfortable with the posing.  But that might be another story once I get the "Bay Watch" type suit and feel as though my entire butt is showing to the world!  LOL

Here are the pictures I took just moments ago!

Back Pose! These shorts make my butt and legs look really bad!  Good to know, never wearing these to the gym again!

Left Side Pose!  Still trying to figure this one out.

Relaxed Right Side Pose.

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Relax Left Side Pose.

Right Side Pose.

Front Pose.  I strongly dislike this pose!

Well that is all for today folks!  I am off to the gym for my Sunday workout, then to Costco for my food!

Thanks for visiting!



BE FIT. BE FIERCE.BE HEALTHY.

Vlog Update!

Hey all!

Here is a quick clip of what is going on! For those of you who don't want to watch it.  Here is a quick tidbit of what has been going on.

• My diet is going good, eating what I am supposed to but still having a hard time eating enough
• I am going to order my Suit soon and I am pretty sure it will be Teal.
• I have figured out how to flex my Lats.  
• I will be posting progress photos and video of me posing come the beginning of December-ish.
• That is about it.  I now have about a month left of bulking!  

Thanks for visiting!

BE FIT. BE FIERCE. BE HEALTHY.

What color should my Figure Competition Suit Be?

Hey all!
I need some major help deciding what color my Figure Competition Suit should be.  I would be awesome if you would vote below!  I will also include pictures of each color I am referring to below the poll. 

Every vote will help!  I need to order my Suit soon!

What color should my Figure Competition Suit be?
	Teal
	Magenta
	Turquoise
pollcode.com free polls

TEAL

MAGENTA

TURQUOISE

Thanks everyone! 

BE FIT.BE FIERCE.BE HEALTHY.

Posing isn't as easy as it looks!

Hey all!  (five of you LOL)
I went to my first posing session on friday of last week so I admit I am a little bit late on posting this.  Anywho... it went great.  I learned a lot; lots of little things that I wouldn't have known otherwise.  The biggest issue I am having is figuring how to flex my lats.  Not only do I need to learn how to flex them consistently but I also need to make them bigger!

So about ten minutes ago I took pictures and made a short (ghetto) video of me posing. Unfortunately I accidentally deleted all of the pictures when copying them all accept one.  I will put it below.

This is supposed to be my unofficial "relaxed" pose.  I haven't perfected it yet (obviously).  May I also add, that I don't have a mirror in front of me to see what I look like, hence the reason it is NOT perfect.  Well enough excuses.  It simply isn't perfect yet haha.  I should have my back shoulder a little bit more forward to make it appear as if I have a smaller waist and I should be pushing out my booty a little bit more.  I need to work on my gluteus maximus!

Here is a super ghetto video of me posing.  Please be kind, this is without a mirror and with very, and I mean VERY, little practice.  Also, sorry for the sound not working and the retarded flashing, I am too lazy to make it perfect right now! 

Sorry, for some reason the sound didn't work except for the sweet music. So let me narrate "Hey everyone this is me posing.  Sorry for this being SOOOO ghetto!"  I decided to screw making it perfect Because I have to hit up the gym!

Thanks for visiting. 

BE FIT. BE FIERCE. BE HEALTHY.

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