Competition Day!

I can't believe how fast time goes by, it feels like just yesterday that I met for the first time with my trainer Heidi Carter with A Whole New You Salon and Fitness!  After all the egg whites, the Swarovski crystals, the gym sessions, draining my bank account, strutting around in my high heels, the excessive water, the days I felt drained, and the days I felt great, the doubt, the excitement, it's been accomplished!  My First Figure Show... CHECK!

Let me tell you about my competition day!
4:45am - Woke up and did my hair!

5:30am - Left my house to drive to get my indian tan!


6:00am - Cherokee Indian Bonnie was born!

7:00am - My Face was beautified by Edleen!

8:15am - Finished makeup and was running late ekk!

8:30am - Checked in!

9:00am - Prejudging began!

10:00ish - I met some wonderful ladies!  They were amazing and they helped me so much!

Me, Rein and Rebecca!

11:00ish - It was my turn to go on!  Ekkk.... I totally messed up and forgot to stop and pose center stage before approaching the judges, haha.  I messed up because I was startled when I felt my suit go more up my butt than it already was haha! 

Total of 9 girls in my class, I am dead center!

11:30am - Ate a cheeseburger and a coke from IN-N-OUT!  Yum! 

12:00pm - Slept and watched a movie with my husband!  And just relaxed until I needed to go back at 4pm.

4:30pm - Went back to the event!  I was so tired, it was one of those times where you feel more tired after a nap than you did prior to it! 

5:30pm - Show began and many of my family and friends were approaching! 

7:30ish - I went on stage to strut my stuff again, I didn't mess up this time haha!  Awards were announced!  Yah for 1st place, then I had to approach the stage again, to compete against the other competitor in the novice for the overall champion, I won! 

TOP 5

Overall Figure Novice Grand Champion!

9:00pm - Went to Outback with some friends but ended up eating very little and drinking my pedialite haha!

10:30pm - I was so exhausted I didn't even shower, I was gross lol, I just went to bed!  I figured I would let myself feel like an Indian a little longer! 

I will post more about the show and the funny details soon!

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BE FIT. BE FIERCE. BE HEALTHY!

Results of My First Figure Show

It was such an exciting day! I will post more details at another time, I am soon headed off to paradise with my lover...
Here are the results:
1st Place - Figure Novice Class A
&
Overall Figure Novice Grand Champion

I can't believe what an amazing experience this has been! I have learned so much about myself. This wouldn't have been possible without the amazing support of my friends and family, and trainer Heidi Carter... But most of all my amazing husband!

10 Tips to fight Excessive Post Competition Weight Gain!

Being that this is my first competition I have been stressing about what will happen to my body after the show.  I hear all these terrible stories of women gaining a large amount of weight, which I can't let happen or I will be one depressed woman.  I started to research what to do after the competition to ensure that I won't become a beached whale after the show.   My husband made a comment the other day, he said "if you can't maintain your HEALTHY weight, like you were before this whole competition, then this competition has hurt you more than helped you."  He was totally right.   I have an addiction to a healthy lifestyle and a solid and fit body! 

I know that the week after my competition I will probably have one crazy meal or two as a reward, but I WILL NOT let myself create a lifestyle full of unhealthy food. I am going to, in a way, do everything in reverse.  Right after the competition I am going to go back to what my diet was 4 weeks before the competition and do things in reverse.   This will help my metabolism amp back up again, because of the diet that I have been on I am pretty sure my metabolism is no where near what it was months prior. 

For those of you wondering about ways to conquer the possibility of an excessive amount of weight gain, I got the following information from here and here.  Feel free to check out those links! 

I took tidbits from each article, I plan on doing all of these to conquer the possibility of excessive weight gain post competition!

1.  Avoid binging for periods longer than 24 hrs after the competition

2.  Use a sunless tanning moisturizer or go for regular spray tans.  As your competition tan fades, you will appear “softer”.  A healthy glow can do wonders for your self-esteem.

3.  Drink lots of water

4.  Continue strength training

5.  Ensure you are incorporating HIIT training into your cardiovascular training regime at least 3 times a week for 20 min a session.  HIIT burns twice the fat in half the time.

6.  Enjoy in moderation.  A dessert or treat once in the blue moon is acceptable.

7.  Do not neglect fruits and vegetables.

8.  Return to your pre-contest meal plan as it was approximately four weeks out, as soon as possible.

9.  Avoid post contest weight gain greater than 5 to 10 pounds for a female and 15 to 20 pounds for male.

10. Don’t weigh yourself daily and do not over-analyze your body in the mirror everyday.  As my mom always says, “true beauty is something you cannot see in a mirror.”

I hope that this helps some of my fellow competitors! 


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You know you are in Prep when you....

• Trip down the stairs way more than normal.

• Go shopping for a few things, come out with none of which you went in for.
   
• Have at least three difference flavors of gum in your purse.
   
• Carry around hot sauce.
   
• Stink up the office with your egg whites every morning, then your tuna at lunch.
   
• Have to debate with yourself regarding whether to even try to do your hair in the morning.
   
• Have a bigger workout wardrobe than all of your others combined!
   
• Consider a rice cake actually good!
   
• Up your earring collection, your ears show a lot more when your hair is always in a ponytail.

• Are chained to your water bottle!
   
• Have a purse that sounds like some sort of pharmacy with all of the fish oil, flaxseed, vitamin B12, etc you are carrying around. 

• Sometimes honestly feel like you could go freaking "coo coo for cocoa puffs, " when you probably don't even really like them. 

• Have a sheer hate for the grocery store, and are constantly looking at the nutritional information of yummy treats with the hope that magically you will find one with no fat and low carb.

• Keep the baggie and Tupperware companies in business!  

• Have dishes that go from the dishwasher to the table, and your cupboards are always empty.

• Constantly flex and feel your tummy fat.

• Find yourself in the laxative section of Walmart when you haven't been eating enough greens, sorry gross one!  

• And lastly when...  The Gym front desk guy tells you "there might be a cot in the back, you're here more than I am."

Just some humor for the day!

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HOLY CRAP! In exactly one month I will be on a stage in my itsy bitsy teenie weenie pink bedazzled bikini!

HOLY CRAP!  Where the heck has time gone!?  I can't believe that it is only one month away.  In exactly one month I will be on a stage in my itsy bitsy, tiny weeny, pink bedazzled bikini! ( I definitely just sung that as I typed!)

I have created an event on FB!  Check it out -  EVENT

I was hesitant to create an event considering I don't know how many people I want to actually come ha ha.  But I figured, what the heck, I might as well! 

Come support some amazing Men and Women!

Thanks for visiting!

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Random Rambles of a Girl in Prep!

How am I keeping things interesting and my saving graces!

My Eye Candy this morning... what keeps me going--> results! 

Prep Candy: During prep, obviously candy is a "no no", but I have found my way around this!
Kirkland Calcium Chews
Fiber Gummies
Vitamin B12 dissolvable
Almonds

Best Bread Ever!: What I have looked forward to every night before my workout!
Ezekiel Bread, OMG!  I love this stuff.  I don't think I will ever go back to anything else!  Unfortunately I have just ran out of mine and will not be purchasing it until after the show, due to the cutting of carbs.  Hello oatmeal!

 
Water Tracking Device: Trying to keep things entertaining!
I decided I needed a good way to track how much water I am drinking since I know that I am lacking in this department right now, Here is a picture of what I have created!







Fat Burner: This is giving me what I need to stay sane and energized!
I really hate the idea of Fat Burners, etc, but it is literally saving me right now.  The last couple of weeks prior to getting my Fat Burner were pretty hard; my energy level, focus and drive were slowly depleting.  I stopped taking my pre-workout, due to the fact that I now need to cut out creatine.  My fat burner is currently keeping me sane.  Plus, I am feeling like I am on cloud 9.  The energy is all from caffeine, but I am now getting by.  By NO means do I suggest taking a Fat Burner without regular exercise and a healthy diet!    




Glitter Glove: Gym Fashion haha!  My face and hair don't look pretty, but my gloves sure do!
So new gloves were becoming a must, holes were forming in the others and the grip was completely gone.  I LOVED my old gloves, I didn't see anyone else with them, but I decided that new gloves would be a must unless I wanted to callus the crap out of my hands.  I hit up target, bought some new ones, then put glitter and be-jeweled them.  If I could glitter everything, I probably would.  Here is how they turned out, I took a risk with this, considering I didn't want to have to buy another pair if they didn't turn out, but I love them.

Cardio Cinema: Something about a dark room and a movie to keep things interesting!
Thank heavens that Golds Gym has the Cardio Cinema room, I have become a frequent there the past 2 weeks.  Sometimes the movie isn't exactly what I would prefer to watch but I makes it so much easier to do my Cardio when there is something else to focus on, minus the fact that I have watched Captain America and Invincible twice now. 
  
Canned Chicken: Seriously smells like tuna when you open it, but hey it gets the job done!
As much as I would love to have the time to grill myself up some chicken, right now I feel like I don't. 

Protein Shakes: Yummmm!  Doesn't taste healthy but I sure is!
I am loving the protein shakes, it is probably a good thing I didn't figure them out sooner, because with only about 4 weeks left to go I would probably get sick of them if I had discovered them sooner.  Here is the link for the protein shakes that I blogged about yesterday... protein shake!

Well there you have it.  My therapy for the day.  I don't know what it is about blogging that I love, but getting things in writing for the world to see helps put things into perspective.

Thank you for visiting and indulging yourself in my randomness!

BE FIT.BE FIERCE.BE HEALTHY. 

Yummiest Protein Shake Ever!

I have been on a Protein Shake kick, to be honest I would rather have this than a steak right now, simply because it feels like I am cheating whenever I enjoy one, plus it is super healthy.  I have literally had one or two of these a day for the past week!

Here is the recipe:
Best Low Calorie shake ever! (Makes 2 servings)
3 scoops Dymatize Chocolate whey Protein
1 Kroger Carbmaster Vanilla or Strawberry Yogurt
Ice (to your liking)
Water (add depending on desired texture)
Place all contents in a blender and, well, blend it, haha...

Makes 2 shakes.
Each serving contains the following:
Calories: 199 (if you only do 2 scoops of protein, this number would be 146)
Protein:  42 grams (if you only do 2 scoops of protein, this number would be 30)
Carbs: 3.5 carbs
Fat: .75 grams

Here are the images of what you will need, just to add some photos to this post! 

and ICE!

You can add many things to this, but in order to keep it low calorie and low carb, I have kept it simple!

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