Yelling it Out!

There is something good about when you declare things. For instance, like yelling "I'm going to climb this mountain" rather than just thinking that you are going to climb the mountain.
Well for the last couple of months I have been on the fence about competing in the upcoming April show. To be honest my heart just is not "sold" on this show. I've never really done good at the early spring shows. I'm usually not ready and it's always too hard to clean up my diet.
.....As of today.....

Yelling: "I AM COMPETITING IN THE APRIL SHOW!!!!" (Whoo, I feel better now)

Now, I'm not saying that I might be competing in Bikini (not figure) in the April show, but I am saying that for the next 5 weeks, I am going to give it my all and we will see what happens.
This year I should have considerable more lean mass then in the years before. But like always, I put on a lot of fat during the off season.
Here's to 100%, 100% of the time for 5 weeks!!! ;)

It Paid off!!

Okay, I told you a couple of posts ago that I was getting organized....(With my food). Well here are my latest results. Oh- I should probably mention that after the show in June, I well uh, gained some weight.... Anyway, I'm working hard at getting it back off so that I could possibly be ready for a show in April. - We'll see.

Here are Coach's words:
OUTSTANDING!!!!
Lost 3.07% body fat - Now at 21.06%
Tape measure dropped 2.24% = Now at 24.95% (since the tape measure percentage is larger than the caliper pinch percentage, it means that you look more "plump" than you actually are).
6 Critical Pinches dropped 15 millimeters - Now at 79 mm.
You lost over 4 1/2 pounds of body fat and gained just over 2 1/2 pounds of lean mass. What ever you did these past two weeks - bottle it and use it again through out the holidays.
WELL DONE
RAB

How do you say?

Happy Birthday! I Love you! and I'm sorry! All at the same time in the best way to your mother-in-law?????

Any pointers please let me know.....

I am very fortunate, I have one of those mother-in-laws that is awesome!! We live behind her and I can't tell you how many times she has bailed me out of situations. She has taken me to work, loaned me moo-lah, bought things for me, rock and the boys and the list goes on an on. A lot of nights we bum dinner off of her too. (She makes really good down home southern food) BTW - she can make "made from scratch" biscuits. An endeavor I will never learn. Heck, I can't even not burn the frozen kind. :)

She really is great! So guess how I feel now that I know that we missed her Birthday yesterday!!!! TERRIBLE!!!!!

I know that she won't read this because she does not read my blog, but I want to put it out there anyway......

Judy,

You are an awesome person! I wish you the happiest birthday wish ever. I love you and I want to say THANK YOU for all you do for us! You are amazing! And I could not ask for a more wonderful mother-in-law. I know my boys feel the same way and could not ask for a better Nana!!!

We love you!!!

Busy, Busy little Bees

I LOVE the holiday seasons! LOVE them!!! I love the uh food, I love family and friends and I love shopping!!!

However, all this fun can reak havoc on my diet plans. Words from my coach "in the past, the holidays have not been good to you". Me like to partake in too much holiday cheer??

So hear is the game plan for this year, I am about to start my official un-official diet and I am going to have to be smarter than my schedule.

Starting today I am going to try something a little different. I am going to get organized and prepared. What??? Yes, I am going to try it out. After all some people live this way all the time, and if it makes me on time and healthy then I'll give it a go. At least until I get lazy again.

Goal for today:

Cook all food for the week ahead of time, put portions into zip locks or plastic containers. Grab and go all week.

Each night:

Have workout clothes and all food (meals) together for the next day.

Sooo, I will let you know how it goes. It's worth a try right? Ok. I must go now to boil some chicken...Yum, Yum.

What is your favorite way to get organized?

Blessings!

Um...Let's be friends? Again?

Ok. So I am a procrastinator...Everyone knows that. I wait until company is on their way over before I start to clean my house. I wait until the snooze button has gone off 50 times and it is the final second before "I'm LATE"! to get out of bed. The list goes on and on.... (Please feel free to add your jabs) :) So, it's no surprise that I have waited a loooonnnggg time to: dum dum dum dum.....Post anything to my blog.

So here I am, with all kinds of new ideas and thoughts that I would like to share and hopefully start a new(old) habit of sharing my world with you.

1st things 1st. I did a competition back in May. I came in 5th. :( Yes, 5th is good, but I had my head pretty fluffed up and thought I deserved better. My jaw just about dropped when they called my name. (Side note: I had two judges tell me that I was meant for a higher placing - but I won't go into that now. I'm over it, really I am, no really I am.) I then had a show the next week. Since my pride took such a beating I have to confess that I kinda sorta lost heart. I ate way too much and then preceded to eat cheesecake right before I walked on stage. I just didn't care. That's when I had to reevaluate my priorities...

I have taken some time off. Literally. I am not training with coach, I have not been lifting as much as I would like and well the diet, what diet???

So, now here is the game plan. You always have to have goals right? I do plan on competing again, and I do want this to be a lifestyle. So my plan is to get under 20% body fat by January. I am still teaching Kickboxing two days a week and have also added teaching at the church to the staff. It is such a hoot! I LOVE those girls!!!

I will try to keep you posted on my progress, failures and complaints. Oh, and I want to leave you with some inspiration. ( I can find it in the funniest places, this one is on a bracelet at JC Penny's that I've been eyeballing)

"Dreams do come true; one choice at a time"

Wow! It speaks straight to me, like every time I want some of my kiddo's Halloween candy!!!

My "treat" for tonight: a spinach shake.
One hand full of baby spinach
One hand full of ice
4oz unsweetened almond milk
4oz water
Blend and enjoy!

What is your favorite healthy treat?

Blessings!!

New Results!!

I was measured this week, and not expecting much; I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! I have been following the diet and exercising but have not seen much difference in the way my clothes were fitting. However, I have noticed a little bit of my abs showing again.- SWEET!!!

Here are the words from Coach:

Excellent Work!
You dropped 2.04% body fat -now at 19.43%.
Tape measure is at 26% - a drop of 1.55%
6 critical pinches is at 71 mm - a drop of 11 mm.
(Best Part - Drum roll please)
All of your weight loss was fat 3.4 pounds and your lean mass stayed the same!

Let's see if I can do it again next measurement.

I am getting really excited about fitness. I am practicing my hip-hop, tumbling, flexibility and strength moves. I have already picked out my song too!! I just have to find a show that has fitness in it now. :)

Everything seems to be going good. Except I woke up yesterday with a tooth ache. Ouch! And then this morning my right cheek looks like it has a soft ball in it. I am not able to eat much b/c of the pain so my diet today consists of pain medicine,protein shakes and mushy bananas. I hope to get in the dentist tomorrow and get this wisdom tooth taken care of once and for all! He tried to tell me to get it taken out 2 years ago. I told him that I did not have time (LOL!) and he told me it was gonna sneak up and bite me one day when I really did not want it to. (Like now....?)

Hopefully, next time I post I will have a normal size head again.. ;0
Until Then....

Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back...

Here are my latest results from Coach. This is my first weigh in since the holiday's. It's not pretty, but I did not expect it to be. I have gained a lot of weight in my belly (all that sugar). I have two weeks before my next weigh in. Let's see what kind of improvement I can make by then...I hope I can keep my muscle as I diet down. The diet is really awesome this time. Coach gave us a recipe book and on Sunday's, Tuesday's and Thursday's we get to eat out of the recipe book. YEA!!! Something different than chicken and greenbeans.! :)

Coach Bailey: (In not a too happy tone!)
Where do I start. Ok- Your body fat is now at 21.47% - a gain of 2.74%

Tape measure body fat is now at 27.55% (over 24.99% is "overly fat")

6 critical pinches is now at 82 - Yes 82 millimeters!

You gained over 4 1/2 pounds of fat and just under 1/2 pounds of lean.

Since 11.06.08 you have gained almost 17 pounds of pinchable fat and 3.9 pounds of lean mass (which includes internal fat).

You need to average 1.2% loss each measurement to get your body fat to 12% by April 1st and 6.25 millimeters per measurement.