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!!