Peanutbutter-a-holics Anonymous

As I sit here sipping on my tea, I realize that it has been a rough couple of weeks.  My body seems to be holding on to some water and a little extra cushion since the March show.  I have been doing carb cycling and can't seem to kick some of the unwanted padding that seems to enjoy my company way more that I enjoy its'!   

I am heavier than I was when I first decided to compete in November of 2011, but granted this is most likely due to the muscle gains.  I am super worried for this next show coming up because I will no longer be competing in the Novice division, I'll be movin' on up to the Open class.  My first show was such a success that anything less would be hard to swallow.  I want 1st place, I am not gonna lie.   

These next two weeks are going to consist of some major cardio, and diet diet diet!  I have banned myself from buying peanut butter, I seriously have a problem with it!  I had it all the way up to the day before the show in March, but decided that if I wanna kick the extra fat for this next show, I should probably stop eating it by the spoonfuls crouched in the corner of my kitchen haha!  I was going through about a jar a week, yep that it about 6000 calories from simply peanut butter, I don't know how I didn't become morbidly obese before my last show.

I am going to be doing my own makeup for this next show, eyelashes included.  This ain't gonna be pretty, but I need to save a pretty penny! I will be keeping it a little be more natural this time around, instead of going with the bright pink like I did last show.  I loved the pink, but I tend to go back and forth between liking flashy or classy!

I will be adding some more rhinestones to my suit, can't have it look exactly the same!  I wanted to get another suit but couldn't decide on a color and figured I would simply just add some colored rhinestones to my suit to give it a different look.

Needing sleep!  I haven't been sleeping as well, nor nearly as much as I should.  This is due to my late nights at the gym, as well as Jedd's late nights working on his toys.  I don't like to go to bed alone, well without him I guess I should say, considering our dogs and cat sleep with us, oh the romance!

Vacations are super tough with such a strict diet!  Let's just say that healthy food is to a Gas Station, as a needle is to a hay stack!  Only so many carry boiled eggs or pickles ha ha.  Hence, why I am dehydrating some veggies, and preparing all my food tonight for our Memorial Day Weekend trip to the Sand Dunes.  If you think that egg whites, chicken breast in a baggie, and broccoli looks funny by a fire, try doing some bicep curls with your weights next to your toy hauler in the morning.  If you have never seen this, take a trip down to the Sand Dunes this weekend, I am sure it will be quite comical to watch.  My pedal bike with be traveling with us so I can get some much needed riding in, early morning so no one sees me ha ha!  Sand plyo-metric's will be happening SUPER early, definitely don't want anyone to see me doing that!  It is gonna be a humbling weekend!

There is so much more I want to write about, but this therapy session is over!  Getting out of my own head and back to reality!

Here are some random pictures!

Show info.

website

Fat Burner I am using, great for my mood!
www.absfuel.com

How sh*t gets done!

About 2 more weeks.  

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Working on Logos!

It's official, I am addicted!

I was very undecided before the show of whether or not I would continue to do them.  I am officially addicted at this point!  I had so much fun at the show!  The whole process was so rewarding, not only because I took 1st Place and Overall; to be honest on the day of the show, the thought of where I would place didn't even cross my mind.  The only thing that I was thinking about was making sure that I did things right on stage and enjoying myself.  I remember right before I walked on stage thinking to myself, "just smile and have fun."  The more you worry about messing up or looking bad, the more likely that you will!

Anyway, enough random rambles.  I am officially doing the June NPC Show as well as the October NPC Show.  I have a lot of work to do before the June show, and it is quickly approaching!  I spoke with Lew Benevento (NPC Judge) about what I need to improve on.  He has been so great!  He suggested I work on developing more of a shoulder cap.  I have now updated my workout to include 2 shoulder workouts each week!  I will soon update my "Current Workout" page to show my changes. 

I am so excited to see where this new adventure takes me.  I have always had a dedicated, yet slightly addictive personality.  I hope to one day use the knowledge that I have gained to help other girls with competing!  It is so rewarding! 

Here is the information regarding the June Show!

http://www.npcutah.com/

 

 

 

I don't expect anyone to come to the show, unless you are my husband or mom and dad haha..... but I would love to have as much support as possible! 

Thanks for visiting.

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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!

Thanks for visiting! 

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! 


Thanks for visiting!


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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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