My wait is over

Sooo I know I have been MIA for what looks like 3 months now :/  EEK!!  Well in July I decided I wanted to work with a coach named Erik... he has a very long wait list.  I love all that I have read and studied about him, his way of doing things, and all the great things and bodies I saw.  So now 4 months later it is finally my turn, I got the magic email that he was ready to get going on my plan on Sunday.  It also said I would have my plan in 4 business days... TODAY  it has been 4 business days.  I have been checking my email every 20-30 mins today, I am that excited to get going on this new phase in my life.  I have been follow others that are working with him through his forum, and love all of their positive outlook and feed back on their programs.  So as soon as I get my new plan, my plan is to start blogging again about my progress, and journey.  These last few months have been interesting... eating what ever I want, not working out... I feel like a blob... getting back into working out and eating a way I can eat long term is very exciting to me.  Check out my new coach here this is his website, you can also look him up on face book his company is Lean Bodies Consulting.  Have a great day!!

Wowsers!!!

Wowsers!! Since my last post I have taken this all into my own hands, eating what I want when I want....UGH!!  some days I follow my plan, and lately I really have not had the desire if any to care.... about any of it.

With that being said, I have been contemplating what my next step is going to be.  I have discussed this with Travis as well as a few of my friends and Sandy.  I am going to work on getting to my goal weight, then see when the next competition is.  This will take a large amount of stress off of me.

So over the weekend I was thinking of how I was going to accomplish my goal. I broke it down into daily, weekly, monthly, 3 month and a 6 month goal.  I am excited again to get busy eating right, getting my energy back, looking and feeling amazing.

We did decide to move, and that will take place in two weeks.  Also Jax will be starting Pre-school mid August as well.  I am feeling better that those things are done and behind... well with the exception of moving.  But that will go smooth too.  Plus we have some great friends who are willing to help us out.  Thank God!!

This break has shown me how I don't want to feel.  As well as teach me how eating clean and healthy is so important for my life, not just to loose weight, but to have a healthy lifestyle for myself and my family.

Today is a new day {again}  but I am ready for it, and am excited to get back on my journey.  We will see where it takes me.  For now my goal is to get to my goal weight and then see what I want to do from there.


Have a great day!!

Today is a new day

I knew this adventure would be a roller coaster, what I didn't know was how much it would effect me when I was at the bottom of it.   I knew there would be lows, but yesterday I hit a horrible low.  This weekend was super tough.  My mind was running with everything imaginable going through it.... like how am I going to loose this weight in 10 weeks, can I loose this weight, is this goal realistic, are we going to move? If so when and where too?  Need to find a pre-school for Jax, where do I even start looking.  Oh it's time to eat my chicken AGAIN.  UGH!! Did you drink your water?  Did you take your scheduled supplement? And on, and on , and on.... I should have told it to SHUT UP like most times I do.  Well with all of this nonsense going I on I did not eat 100% which was my choice 100%!!  Am I happy with the results? NO. not at all!  But I did it, I put the food in my mouth, I did not do my cardio like I was instructed.  I take full resposibility for my actions, of course I am not that thrilled about it.

So what am I going to do?  Today is a new day, I know I can do this.  September is a bit unrealistic for me at this point.  Does this mean I have given up? No, it means that I will not be competitive enough and not at my best.  Which when I do this I want to look amazing, and I want to give the rest of the competitors a run for their money. 

How does this make me feel?  Not happy... but again, I am responsible for my actions. I have something deep down inside of me that keeps creeping up and creating road blocks for me.  This is very frustrating and very scary to me to even think that I have something {GASP} emotionally wrong with me... I am not even sure I want to deal with it right now. Or really know where to start.

Today I plan on getting through my day, following my meal plan, drinking all my water, taking all my supplements, and doing my cardio which is done already.  One day at a time, enjoying the journey, learning more everyday what God knows I can do, with his strength. 

So if you are wondering where I am at since my last measurement 3 weeks ago.  I have lost 5 lbs, maybe 1% body fat and just a few inches.  Yes this is amazing. I was hoping for a bit more loss in body fat but hey... I am proud of what I have accomplished thus far, I feel great, looking great, and I am at my lowest weight since getting married 10 years ago (almost).  Plus I am sure I am much healthier too.

I thank God daily for his strength, my health, and my well being.  Through Him all thing are possible.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!  Thanks for the continued support from all of you.

Sigh

How was everyone's weekend??  Ours was great my baby turned 1!!! We had a fun party for him with all of our family which has grown a lot in the past few months with two new babies :)  I made his cute cake as well.  Let me tell you it tested me tremendously... Here it is:

 Here is my cute Birthday boy too. He loved his balloons that I got him

 His Grams got him this cute toy, obviously he is not supposed to sit in it. He is a silly friend.

Ok onto my update :) This past weekend I went to the NPC show that at first I was planning on doing.  It was so fun to see all the amazing ladies up on stage, it also is great to see the difference between girls that have been coached and ones that have not.  I am really excited and am looking forward to September!!

Like I had said in previous posts these past few weeks have been super hard on me mentally, and physically.  I had my weigh in and measurements.  Not as bad as I thought it would be, however it was not as great as I wanted it too either.  Over all I lost 2 lbs and 2% body fat in 3 weeks.  Am I upset?? Of course, however I did not do the work of eating right and getting enough water most days.  We have decided to focus on this week, day by day.  I am shooting to loose 1-2 lbs this week, I am hoping for 2-3 lbs.  I know I can do this, I keep changing that voice in my head to "YES you can" instead of "NO you can't".  Very powerful to me.  I ask God for his help everyday, and have found verses to help me get through the day if it is a rough one.  

So last week I said I would post photos.  Here are the 3 front and back since I started in April.  I am a bit hesitant to post these, but the transformation is quite amazing.  I still have a ways to go, but I will get there, I am enjoying this journey.  The ups and downs as well.

April 13, 2011 Above

May 25th 2011 Above

  June 20, 2011

I am looking forward to the next week, and getting down a bit more in weight.  I am taking it one day at a time.  That seems to be the best thing for me right now.  Hope everyone has a great healthy day!!

Life

Wow!! Where has the last two weeks gone?? I am trying to keep up with everything.  These past few weeks have been very hard on me... trying to keep my will, and keep the goal upfront in my mind.  A verse kept popping into my head,  Phil 4:13 "I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength".NLV I keep forgetting that I can not do this on my own, I need God to help me and he is willing too. By giving me strength when I am weak, and when am at a weakness He is there to cheer me on as well as to give me the utmost love and support.  

Last week I got to speaking with Sandy, she asked me if I had an idea of what I would like to look like at competition.  Truthfully I had not even thought about what I wanted to look like, I just knew I wanted to look good.  Here are a few links of gals I am aspiring to look like:

I really like how she looks, not too muscular... First Pix

I also like how she looks, esp her bum... Second Pix


Please feel free to let me know what you think of these gals :)


Also she was asking me how I was doing with my meal plan... Honestly I didn't want to answer.  Not that I had been completely not doing it, I was not going at it 100%.  Why??  I am not sure, could be that dumb voice in my head telling me I will never reach my goal, temptation, stress.... you name it I really wanted to just give up.  As we were talking more I knew I could lean on her for her support even by texting her every night so she knew I got through the day at 100%.  My new goal is to get through today, and not worry what happened yesterday or the day before that, just get through today.  I also have noticed that by not blogging and getting my feelings out that I feel like I don't have to be so much accountable for my actions.  So watch out, I will be blogging and sharing every other day if not everyday.


My workouts have been amazing.  My legs are looking HOT!! I even bought some short shorts to wear. Travis told me that he saw some guys checking me out at church yesterday LOL!!  Honestly I did not even notice. My arms and shoulders are getting more and more defined.  I'm loving seeing the transformation. It is amazing what eating right and working out will do to your body.  I love how strong I feel.


I know everyone wants to see pictures of me... I am thinking next week when I do my weigh in I will post some before and recent pix.
 

Measurment day.... da da da....

I woke up this morning and realized that I get to get measured today.... Hooray!! For some you may dread this day, but I don't.  This is my motivation to keep doing and going.  Here are the results:  I last did measurements 3 weeks and 3 days ago, since then I have lost 5 lbs, 3% body fat and a total of 3 inches.  I am feeling great!!  Sandy of course was super excited for me.  She said I can totally hit my goal with the way things are going.  The NGA's are about 17 weeks away.  I can not wait!!

Yesterday I went to a store at the mall that I have not been able to purchase clothes from for a very long time 10+ years long.  Well while trying on shorts in their biggest size (12) they fell off!!  I didn't dare try a smaller size, but know they would fit.... maybe next time.  I was super stoked to have them be too big.  This is such a fun ride.  Thanks to all my friends for the love and support.  I might post a pix... depends on how it looks ;)

xoxo

WA-HOO!!

So stoked this morning!!! I got on the scale, it's official 11 lbs have left my body :D  This is very exciting for me.  I really can not remember the last time I weighed this, how ever when I did I am sure I was not as  healthy and strong as I am now.  Last night I wanted a treat so bad.  I was good and started sewing so my mind was off eating and on something else.  Can't wait for the next 11+ lbs to come off too!  Have a great day.

First Day with my Trainer

Wow!! Today was my first day working out with my trainer (Sandy) and it went awesome.  She told me she can see that I am very strong, and could tell that I have been working out.  Also that my stamina is very good.  This first training was just to see how I did with everything.  Starting on Wednesday we will be breaking up the exercises into different body groups.  I am super excited.

We also discussed what completion I should do, she would really love to see me do both the NGA (all natural) and the NPC.  Only problem with doing the NPC, we are going to FL for our anniversary and I really do not want to be trying to diet on our vaca.  So NGA it is, and it is September 24th, that gives me roughly 18+ weeks to get ready for it.  I am super excited and more ready to train and get my body in serious shape.  

Over the weekend I went to the NGA competition in Ogden to see how everything worked.  It was so amazing to see.  I loved seeing all the girls in their bikini's they all looked so good, also it was fun to see everyone's suits.  I need to look damn good, cause I want to place for sure :)

I am alive!!

Hello friends!  I am alive, if you were wondering "wink".  I got my new meal plan last week, along with my new cardio plan as well.  I decided to take the weekend off to rest and get prepared for the week.  I did however eat what was on my meal plan.  Travis and I went out on a date on Friday, and I sure ate whatever I wanted.... and it was good!!!  Of course knowing that would be the last of my free any kind of food :)  I was not very strong over the weekend either boo... well just for or should I say after my dinner) but I recovered and am back on track as of yesterday.

My new plan consists of eggs, oatmeal, chicken, fruit, almonds, veggie burgers, and veggies.  Oh and how could I have forgotten the gallon and a half of water... yeah that is super hard to consume that much... I almost can but not quiet all of it.... 

Today all the rest of my suppliments arrived.  I am so excited.  Also I start training with my new trainer on Monday and can not wait!!  Not too much going on to report.  I hope you all are having a blessed week so far.

xoxo

Changes all around

Wow another week has come and gone.  And with that a few changes have occurred.  One is that I have decided to go with another trainer for this competition.  Wes is an amazing trainer do not get me wrong.  I have loved working with him (or why else would I have been with him for 2+ years?)  However personally I needed someone who does this kind of training day in and day out.  I met with her yesterday, and the verdict about June is a no go.  Super bummed, but know that I want to do this the healthy way and it was unrealistic for me to loose 40 lbs and half my body fat in 9 weeks.  Unless I wanted zero muscle etc. 

As of this morning I am down another 2 lbs from last week Hooray!! So a total of 8 lbs, as for my body fat she measured me yesterday and her numbers were a bit higher than that of what Wes had me measured.  So I am going to say 1%.  I know for sure that I will be doing my strength training with her 3 times a week, then cardio on my own.  She will also be doing my meal plans as well.  And we are shooting for the September or October competition.  This is a much more attainable goal.

I am not going to lie, I was very upset last night.  And I wanted to give up.  However I have gotten so far in the last 3 weeks, why give up now.  I want to be healthy, and have a healthy lifestyle for me and my family.  Travis has been working out too and is looking so good.  I am so proud of him and both of our dedication to this. 

I am so excited to keep moving forward on this journey.  My new trainer told me I have the rest of my life to be on stage.  She is right I do, and I will. 

I am still working with Wes to get a link for all of my friends to be able to order Top Form products from my site.  I love all their products, and suppliments.  Hopefully by this week I will have it up.

Happy week everyone!!

Sorry

I have been meaning to post everyday this week... Where has the time gone?  Tuesday I had my weigh in, and though it went well it was not as well as I wanted it to be.  I lost 1 lb and 1% body fat.  After my previous week I was hoping to duplicate that.

Yesterday was a very difficult day for me, after having my 'free' meal on Tuesday night I was up 3, yes 3 lbs :(  I wanted to die.  I thought oh well I will go to the gym and work it off and since most likely it is water weight I didn't fret too much. While I was at the gym I felt horrible.  Depressed and it was all I could do to get through my cardio.  The rest of my day I felt the same... I was speaking to my husband about how I was feeling and thought I should be happy since I have been working out, eating great etc.  He told me he just recently read an article about people who are over training and how they felt depressed.  Ah-Ha... that makes all the sense in the world to how I felt at that moment. As I went through the rest of my day, I considered what I was doing.  This is supposed to be fun, and yes thought it will be hard at times I can't and will not give up.  NO that would simply be the easy way out.

Today has been a better day for me, my work out felt great, my food has been 100% perfect, and I am feeling amazing.  Still up from the other night.  I've decided that I am not going to be having anymore 'free' meals, at least not for the next few weeks.  They make me retain water like it is nobody's business.  Then I am working my tail off and making myself crazy trying to loose all the water.... 

I also signed up for my posing classes, I start on Monday and can' wait... a bit nervous that I will have to have my bikini on, as well as my 5 inch clear heals in the aerobics room at Golds... EEEK!! Maybe this means I can go find a cute new one ;)

Happy Day!

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend.  My weekend has been wonderful. Friday we went to Good Friday service. It was so beautiful. Saturday I had a great workout, I did my chest and triceps, and did a spin class for my cardio.  It was great.  I really wanted to get a second workout in, but the day got away from us.  This weekend was full of worship, family and food... yes food.  I am so proud of myself, I had maybe 5 jellybeans, and a 3 pieces of chocolate.  Perfect otherwise.  

This morning since the gym was closed we took the boys down to the trail by our house and went for an amazing walk/jog.  Surprisingly it was not too cold out. It was so nice to get that in since I was not really sure what I was going to do today without working out.  We went to brunch at Trav's family's house.  Since I was not going to eat, I decided to cook so I could smell all the yummy food.  I love cooking for everyone, it was great.  I was so proud not to have a plate full of food.  I did however have a half piece of bacon  EEK and a tiny muffin.... This is the most I have cheated in two weeks.  It could have been worse though.  My dad even had a beautiful ham tonight. That was hard to pass up but I held strong.

Knowing that others are watching me, encouraging me, and following me along the way helps me be strong.  I am looking forward to my weigh in on Tuesday.

Have a great night everyone.  I hope you all are enjoying the Easter candy at your houses ;)

It was so yummy I thought I was cheating

Yesterday I could not, repeat could not eat my tuna for my snack.... I wanted something yummy.  So I made me a protein shake, 1 scoop of whey protein, 6 oz water, cup of ice, 5 strawberries and 10 almonds.  Blended smooth.  It was like a milk shake.  So yummy!  I seriously felt like I was cheating.  

I saw a friend today at the gym, she was asking me how I was feeling.  This is what I had to say.... I am feeling great.  I love that I can stand up straight and feel my muscles working and holding my frame.  Also while I was in spin I loved how I could feel my muscles contracting... I am getting stronger and tighter.  This is so exciting!!  She told me when I reach my goal she wants to write into to Woman's Health magazine about my story.  WOW I feel so honored, that she would think my story was great enough to write about.

Every day is easier.  I was just thinking this morning how easy this has been so far, my desire for bad food is gone. My longing for the gym has grown, and I am bound and determined to reach my goal.  No matter what I have to do to get there, as long as it is healthy.  Just think in 8 weeks I will be on stage doing my thing and looking amazing.  

Thank you everyone for all your love, support, and encouraging words.  You are what keeps me going when I think that I can not any more. I also want to thank my husband Travis everyday, he is soo supportive of me doing this.  Even when I want to go to the gym twice a day.  (he will even let me go before him).  I can not leave out Thanking God either for giving my this healthy body, and for watching out for me while I go through this transformation.

 

Wow where has this week gone?

Hello everyone!  This week has been a busy one, not really sure why or how though.  I am so thankful for this weekend, it is so special to me, why you ask?  Because it is Easter, the death and resurrection of Jesus.  Isn't so amazing that  God sent his only Son to die for us? And by doing that Jesus was able to take ALL of our sins away?  I feel very lucky to have Jesus in my life and know that I would be not be where I am with out him. I don't know if you have a personal relationship with him, but if you don't and want to have one ask me.  Because it was not long ago that I didn't either.

On to my update.  My workouts have been great!  Last night I started running and felt like I could run for ever.  It was such a cool feeling.  Well today I am paying for it, my ankle hurts... not really sure what I did, I have been stretching after each workout, but I guess not well enough. :] I got a brace today and went for my second cardio and did the elliptical and the bike, I hope by resting it the remainder of the day it will feel better tomorrow.


As for my energy, during the morning I feel great, however by 2 or so I hit a wall and am so exausted.  I acutally took a really good nap with my 3 year old yesterday and it was heaven... except for all the stuff I wanted to do while he  and my 10 month old slept.... Oh well I must have needed the rest.


Now off to celebrate this weekend!  Happy Easter everyone!

Free Meal

Since Wes told me I could have a free meal I decided to take it tonight. I have ate perfect all day too :) Travis and I went to dinner at Squatter's and it was supper yummy.  And very nice to have a night to our selves.  My Mom came over to play with the boys.  They had so much fun as always with their Oma. Thanks again Mom.

I remember that I do not like feeling like this though.  As yummy as it was, I am sure paying for it tonight.  My stomach feels soo gross.  I am soo full of food. Almost feel sick :( I think it will be a few more weeks before I do this again. What a great reminder of what I don't want to eat ;)

Hope you all had a great day.

XO Jessica

Weigh in this morning

Wholly moley!!! Ok so I said I would post once I got back from my meeting with Wes.

Weight Lost- 4lbs
Body fat- 27.9% Lost 1.4% this week
Inches- 4 inches all over, mostly my legs, waist and chest were my biggest drops.  So I have literally been working my bunz off :)

This next week is going to be the same too, so excited.  My food and workouts will be the same.  With adding an additional rep to my weight training.  And adding a protein shake when I am almost done with cardio. 

Soon I will have a link to the Top Form website where I get all my supplements, so you can check it out and purchase from there if you want.  I love their meal replacement shakes, they have the best flavor.  I will post more once I get it on my blog.

Yay Me :)

Did you know??

I am not sure how many of you know how much I LOVE The Sweet Tooth Fairy cupcakes... Well I love them a lot.... enough that I would take my lovely family there once a week for a delicious treat... So tonight at my lia sophia meeting my sweet manager brought them for another manager's birthday... "COME ON HERE!!" Is all I could hear in my head.  I have been 100% perfect all week and this is my test I just know it. These are my ultra favorite naughty treat.... Do I dare have one??? Should I???  Drum roll please.... No cupcake for me, however I did bring one home for Mr J so I could watch him enjoy it :)  Maybe after the competition I will treat myself to one.... or two ;) 

Good Night! I hope I can sleep tonight, all I have been dreaming about is my diet, my workouts, what my body is transforming itself into, and how it will look in 61 days... Did you see my cute counter?  


Stay tuned for my measurements in the morning.

Oh my, Oh my.....

Oh my, Oh my... my bunz are sooo sore from my leg workout yesterday :/  funny how I have been lifting for 6 months now and that kicked my butt!! Literally. As sore as I am, I am happy too.  Since that means my muscle is growing and burning fat :)

Oh my, Oh my... I want a treat sooo bad today.  This week I have not had the cravings for one.  My eye has been on the prize of the stage in a few short months.  I was texting with my friend Heather, she recommended chewing gum... so gum it is, and it really helps with wanting some sugar with out having sugar.

Have I mentioned yet how crazy it is that in this short week I can see a great change in my body??? I am so intrigued to see what will happen in the next few weeks as well.  I have this, and can't wait.  Going to try to hit the gym again tonight for some cardio.

Tomorrow is my appointment with my trainer.  So excited to see my results in numbers.  I will be posting as soon as I get home.

Hooray!!

I love my scale today :) I am down 3 lbs, this is the lowest weight I have been in I can not remember how long.. super stoked today. This week has been so empowering, knowing how far I can push myself is amazing.  This morning as I was getting dressed I noticed that in these pants I was putting on my "muffin" was almost gone.  How crazy is that?!?  My body is already changing, my arms are getting hard and like I just said my stomach is shrinking.... HA!!  Yay Me!!

My next appointment is on Tuesday with Wes to weigh in... I sure can not wait to see my progress this week, I know it is going to be amazing. 

Today was my leg's day... it was rough to do my cardio after... which I did only about 10 mins of... I felt like I was going to pass out :(  not good.  Tonight we are going to go on a bike ride, so that will make up for the lack of my cardio today... sure felt like a looser tho.. for a min. 


Have a great rest of your Sunday everyone!!

 

Day 5

Ahh the weekend my most favorite and  unfavored time of the week.... we usually eat out and have too much going on to think about eating 'right'. Today I started it out right by hitting the gym, shoulders and abs, and of course my 45 mins of cardio on the treadmill.... I really need to put together a great play list... suggestions welcome ;)  Of course we had all our usually errands to run.  Then tonight we are going to a movie... yay for date night :)

I am not going to lie, I am so tired.. my body is in freak out mode asking me what the HELL are you doing to me?? Saying "I love all this flab"... well sorry body I DO NOT! My will power has been amazing, I had a lia sophia party last night, my hostess had the best spread of delicious food.... So proud that I didn't even touch it.  Also at Costco today... all those samples :/  ugh... I keep telling myself it is not worth eating, you can have something awesome after the competition... who wants to cheat with mashed potatoes, or that yummy aussie liquorish? Not me...

This afternoon I did another 30 mins of cardio, I will be doing this more often here soon so I figure it may as well start now right.

Well off to get ready for our date.  Things are going well.. Thank you all for your continued support.  I have been overwhelmed by it... literally.  Even people I have never met are rooting for me.  **Huge Thanks and Hugs**

Day 2 and 3

Yesterday was my day two, it went really well. My afternoon where I tend to have food cravings came and went so fast, probably since I was sewing my guts out :) So I can proudly say I have eaten 100% perfect.  My workouts have been great too.  I sure have a hard time doing cardio for 45 min, I have that same little voice in my head that it's OK to get off the treadmill a bit early.... DAMN YOU and SHUT UP!! Is what I told it.

Today.... This morning I got to the gym at 5:20 AM, and probably looked silly since some of the workouts I have on my plan I have NEVER done before, so I was walking back and forth by all the machines trying to find the one I was going to use.  Cardio was super hard today... same silly voice.  Pretty soon it will be gone. Over all today has been great.  I even had to make a yummy breakfast square to take to MOP's. I decided since everyone would be eating the delicious brunch that I would take all my breakfast and eat it there so I would not be tempted by all of it, and believe me it all looked SO good. 


Now I am off to do some more cardio, having this goal has really made this real.  I am in it to win it!!


Till next time....

Day 1

Yesterday was my first day, I went and saw my trainer in the morning, made it to the store so I could have everything I needed to start this journey.  I'm not going to lie I was super nervous about this whole thing.... can I do it?  Will I let that pest of a voice in my head get to me and tell me this will never happen for me cause you can't do it? (yes this is what has been saying for years.) Who is going to think I am crazy?  Will they think I am crazy?

Sigh, I made it though the day NO cheating, even at our Bible study I sure did not help my self to those delicious no bake cookies that were calling my name, I had my shake instead. 

So I have a grueling schedule and food plan.  But this is what it is going to take for me to reach my goals.  Here it is, and please feel the pain as I am writing this.... Next week it may not be as painful ;)

Workout-
5 days of lifting... Heavy
6 days of 45 mins of Cardio, and if I can pull in a few days of going twice for an additional 30 mins I need too.

Food-
Protein Shake, eggs, oatmeal, strawberries, another protein shake with almonds, chicken and yams, tuna and brown rice cakes with pickled asparagus spears, shake with almonds, and for dinner you guessed it chicken with green beans, oh and I forgot to add the 95+ ounces of water I need to get in each day.  Then if I need to have something before bed I can have another shake. 

Over all it was a great way to start, and today has been great too, I will write more about that later.

P.S. I want to especially thank my amazing husband for being so supportive of my choice.  It is so important to me that he has my back on this. xoxo 
 

D-Day

Wow! Where do I start?? So I have been working out now for 6 months, not having any particular goals, but to look and feel better.  I have been bouncing around and some days I would be serious and other not so much.  Plus this winter has been full of sickness.  Between the boys not sleeping well and myself getting sick a few times it was tough to keep my eye on my goal.

Last week I went to see my friend Heather, we have been meaning to get together for a while.  She just competed in her first NPC Open for class B bikini and took 2nd place.  She looks so great.  We got to talking and she encouraged me to compete.... Yes you read that correct.  In June I will be competing my self int the same NPC Open for class B bikini competition.


I have 9.5 weeks to drop half of my body fat and about 43 lbs.  That is why I started this blog.  I will journal daily (I hope) about how I am feeling emotionally and physically.  Please follow me on my Ultimate Journey.  Depending on how brave I am I will be posting my weekly photos to see my transformation as well.


See you soon! ~Jessica~