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.