Archive for August 23, 2009

verdict

Well, 5th place.

Not too happy with it, but at the same time, the judges were all photographers and fashion model people, so they really didn’t know fitness. The promoter was explaining to them what they should look for in each category..umm shouldn’t they know? But its okay. i got more experience being on stage and got some GREAT feedback from my posing coaches. one of my coaches, tiffani bachus, who won 2nd or 3rd place at fitness universe(she was in the runnings with lindsay messina and other top dogs!) told me that her and the other coach had a long talk about me and that they really think i can take this far and do well in it, so she wants to work with me more. So that was awesome!

All in all, wasn’t a fan of this show/organization and it was a VERY small show. Was expecting a lot of people, there were 35 competitors total.(180 at the NPC show i competed in)

Anyways live and learn. Now eating my oats with peanut butter and banana that ive wanted all week! πŸ™‚

Ready to go!

:-I’m tanned, meals are packed, bag is packed, and now I just wait πŸ™‚

Thank you everyone for being so patient with me this week and the last few weeks. I have been complainier(just made that word up–copyright 2009?hehe) than usual, but I am finally feeling much better. So thank you all again! You have been awesome, and been there for me and I can’t thank you all enough!

It is storming like CRAZY here right now. The lightning cracks have been so loud. Kind of scary πŸ™‚ But I love big storms.

The foods I am bringing with me tomorrow are:
Egg Whites
Chicken/Avocado
Sweet Potato
Banana
Dates
Asparagus

i brought chocolate and juice last time and i don’t know what really helped/didn’t help. This time, I am just going to eat my normal chicken etc. I may or may not dig into the sweet potato. I haven’t had starches in a week and am afraid they might make me bloat?

Anyone with more knowledge, PLEASE let me know your opinion?
Comp. day is so difficult. You either get it right or you don’t…ah!

1 day out

Hey guys! I promise I am in a much better mood today :). Yesterday, I got in my boxing, leg workout and 30 minutes of cardio and came home.

I had a workout at my sponsor’s gym , and was really angry because I didn’t want to do it. I was so tired, carb-depleted, you name it, I just was NOT in the mood. But who am I to turn down a workout? So my crabby pants drove to the gym and did it. I had a GREAT workout. For one, it was a sweatfest, and for two it completely changed my mood around!(Thank you endorphins!) It was just what I needed to get my head back on straight and stop plotting my world domination.

They gave me brochures, and my clothing to wear at my competition, and I started feeling good and excited again. (below is the back of the jacket.)

I went home afterwards and ate, and had some family drama, of course. But didn’t let it get the best of me, and headed off to my boxing conditioning class in the evening. 5 workouts in one day is ridiculous guys. But I pushed through, and now am off today with just some light cardio. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

I came home from conditioning and was NOT hungry, but forced myself to eat a piece of chicken and a bell pepper. I was confused as to why 1600 calories was keeping me full on a day that I burned probably 3000+. Well, I woke up at 1AM and seriously HAD to get something in my system if I was going to get back to sleep. So i had a ridiculously early breakfast of spinach and eggs, broccoli and a few almonds. I fell back asleep and had CRAZY crazy real-life dreams. Then I had some nightmares about eating cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, and looking in the mirror to see the WORST CASE OF CARB-FACE EVER.

phew, just a dream(nightmare). I had a cup of egg whites, some walnuts and a bell pepper for my 2nd breakfast, and will be headed off to the gym for some seriously light cardio. Then meeting my mom, grandma, aunt and brother for coffee(water for me).

Agenda for today:

Gym

Coffee

Gettin muh hair did

Getting painted

RELAX AND SLEEP.

BIG DAY TOMORROW πŸ™‚ WISH ME LUCK! There is no prejudging tomorrow, so I will text you in the evening to give you updates πŸ™‚

perfect

There could not have been a better day for this to pop up in my e-mail:

The most powerful tool for prophecy is learning from the past.

Today, before making a decision, recall the last time you were in a similar situation. Think about how it turned out. Do you need to do something different this time around?

These e-mails seriously turn my day around. Love it.

Peak Week-still moving

Peak week is still moving, however it is moving s.l.o.w.l.y.

It is Thursday, so I’m almost there and will make it through. Yesterday, I wanted to hate everything i saw, everyONE i saw, everyThing in general. Yea, no carbs will do that to you. I was literally mad at the world. Mad that it was only Wednesday, and that I still had 3 more days until my competition. But I got over it, and instead filled my day up with things to do so that the time would pass. I went to posing, left feeling the size of a peanut and not at all confident, went to the dentist, got my tooth drilled, and didn’t mind it because it kept my mind off eating. Went home and ate another meal, headed to the library to get some new books/kill time. My brother is home from rehab, so I went and picked him up from my moms and took him to his NA meeting. Came home and ate another meal and actually wasn’t craving food OR hungry.

I woke up today not feeling that hungry either, but ate my eggs and headed to the gym. I boxed(Steve killed me today, i hated/loved every minute of it. he knows how to push me), did a quick leg workout(only about 12 sets..my legs are so dead/done-zo but I know i just gotta push through this week), did an easy 30 minutes on the treadmill. I now have a workout at my sponsor’s gym, which is going to be hell, I’m sure. And doing a boxing conditioning class tonight. The one that literally makes me want to cry, it’s that hard.

This is all rambles, but I don’t have much else to say except…..2 MORE DAYS. I will definitely have a much better post hopefully tomorrow. Today, I’m not feelin it…

Bad blogger!

sorry for the lack of updates guys! I have been very busy and being that it is peak week, my mind isn’t working in its best fashion πŸ™‚

Peak week is going EXCELLENT. I have stuck to my plan 100%, which is pretty easy when I just think about the fact that I will be on stage in a few days. The evenings are tough though for sure. I am so hungry throughout the day and am able to eat my meals, and after that last meal at night, it’s just waiting time until bed. Sleeping has been okay, but still waking up a few times. I had horrible nightmares last night too, so that didn’t help.

My body is coming in better than I thought. I was really worried that I had taken one too many cheat meals since the last show, but now that the water is getting out, I think I will end up with a better package than last time πŸ™‚

Plan for today: Already did boxing, glute workout, and 30 minutes on the arc trainer
Plan on going to my boxing conditioning class tonight. That usually helps to keep my hunger at bay (weird i know) and i’m ready to pass out when i get home πŸ™‚ Eat, sleep and exercise are my only priorities right now.

I need to run to the grocery store, cook up the rest of my chicken(maybe if i stare at it long enough it will cook itself? better yet, i will throw it on the patio, the 110 degree weather should cook it right up throughout the day! kidding πŸ˜‰ Also need to do some minor craftsmanship to my theme wear. Hope to have that all finished by Thursday(way to cut it close right?!)

Will hopefully be a better blogger the rest of the week!

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They taste better than they look! Red pepper with avocado,and red pepper flakes

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And another

These Kabbalah e-mails are rockin lately! Here is today’s:

Sometimes people get impatient because they are not “changing” fast enough. Now, while it’s important to strive to be different, we need to own the place we are starting from. And give it a little love. Owning your journey and “place” in this world is a prerequisite to progress and the positive shift you are looking for.Today, decide that it is a brand new starting point. Use what you got and learn from what has worked for you – but most importantly – don’t see yourself through a version of you that is not there “yet.” Instead, see yourself now – in the moment – and embrace the world with the knowledge of your real power.

I find these to be so motivating and they all seem to hit home with me. I am a very spiritual person and that is why I feel that I relate to Kabbalah so well.

Anyways, peak week has officially begun!! I am actually REALLY excited. Got my carbs in yesterday….plenty of them..lots of them..and now I won’t see them until next Sunday lol. I ran/incline walked 7 miles this morning and plan on running 2 more outside tonight when it cools off.

Failure is Good

If you’ve never failed, you’ve never ventured out of your comfort zone.

If you’ve failed many times, that means you’ve tried many times, which means you are willing to step outside of your comfort zone.

Failure translates to ATTEMPT, TRY, PUSH, WORK, STRENGTH.

Failure is actually a sign of good.

Failure only becomes a bad thing if you don’t pick yourself up and try again.

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