Day 69

Wooohooooo in Hawaii motivated by all my friends who are competing this coming Saturday. I have been busy training, catching up with people and posing, but all with feeling content and happy (other than missing Peter;) )!!!!!

The big show is Saturday, I am so proud of everyone here and love the changes I am seeing in all! They have all worked so hard and are champions within my eyes.

I spoke with Kelly in great detail today and we decided to go all out these next two weeks and bump cardio up to three double sessions and dropping all carbs, H, M and L days (ouch)! We decided best would be to come in completely shredded two weeks early and have a trial run before the real show to perfect the still unknown and see how my body responds. That way we still have two weeks to fix things.

Another change we have made is to take out Almond butter completely (good choice) hard to control myself when I eat it LOL and replace that fat with Mac Oil. That way it won't be so tempting to overeat and I still am able to take in healthy fats:) Let the fun begin, I am ready to give my all to these last few weeks and am glad to have the inspiration from the Hawaiian Islands this weekend to carry over until my show in Vegas!!!!

I will take lots of pics and post as soon as I have the chance.

xox0

Day 64 and 65

Great weekend! Kelly looked at my pictures and agreed upon two extra cardio days at 30 minutes a week for now. Food and all else stays the same as of now. The nice thing is that Kelly will actually get to really look at me once I am in Hawaii and we can formulate a plan for my last four weeks and have a better feel of where to go from here.

I took the day to organize myself ahead of time so when Wednesday comes around I am ready to workout, shower and board the plane without forgetting anything vital. I cooked all my meals including meals for my flight and have all my supplements already packed in individual zip lock bags and my cooler handy for my trip.

Lets get this week started 5 weeks out! The time is going to fly, I am embracing every moment of it and enjoying the moment for it only comes once in a lifetime. I appreciate life, I am blessed beyond belief and I am thankful for this journey and all that comes with it!

Good night to you all, thanks for being you:)

Day 63

Tomorrow already at 5 weeks out! Wow looking back I must say time has really passed by rather quickly. Training was good as usual today. A different kind of a kill on the legs, really muscle mind connection, rather than heavy weights with less focused form. The session ended with great muscle burn, a soaking wet workout outfit and tremendous fatigue. I managed to do abs after and went back this evening for a 30 minute cardio session. I have decided to add on two extra cardio sessions a week at 30 minutes a session and see where it takes me. I want to be as ready as I can be as soon as possible to come in more relaxed and prepared where I can eat to fill out and relax more at the end versus rushing the process and stress out. Posing practice has been going well I am paying a lot more attention to detail now that I know where to look, the hands, the pivoting of the feet and the timing of it all.

I plan to be very productive this weekend and give these last five weeks my all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am healthy, whole and complete!
I am only filling myself with positive energy!
I visualize myself on stage with a flawless performance!
I believe in myself to the fullest and am determined!

Updated pictures will be posted tomorrow at some point, so check back and see if you notice any difference from last week:)

I apologize for being out of touch for so long but I currently have no connection to the Internet and the convenience of blogging has been a little harder than usual. Things are amazing. Getting leaner day by day, more comfortable with my posing and killing the workouts with lighter weight and more intensity high rep to complete failure. Hard work is still ahead but heavy weights and the insanity is behind, now sculpting and really polishing the body is key.
This weekend I will get more pictures up and see if Monday Helvio can remeasure me to see progress.

Psyched have flight booked to Hawaii for next Wednesday and am so thrilled to be backstage and help out all my friends who were there for my show last year. It will also be nice to be around the competitive people who are all in the same mindset as myself, this I am sure will give me lots of motivation to push through the last three weeks, before my show.

I am hoping to also connect with old clients and work a little while there if at all possible. Pics coming and more entries to follow I will try and find a way to connect daily on another computer if not you know why:)

Love you all! Thanks for being there and supporting my journey, all of you are my greatest appreciation.

Day 59

Its coming along. Amy videotaped me posing this evening practicing my quarter turns and model turns over and over again. It is incredible how much detail goes into each move and how the slightest bit off of any move and or turn sticks out like a sore thumb. We want perfection for USA's and that is what I am striving for. The day of the show I am going to be flawless and perfect and all my practice and time put into training will pay off:)

Link has been great at helping me polish up during our coaching sessions and every time I have met him thus far he has seen improvements, still a far way to go but at least a start:)

I am exhausted and heading right for bed:) Goodnight and remember what you put your mind and energy in to is the outcome you will produce one hundred percent every time! Start believing, because I know we all have it within ourselves!

Day 57 and 58

Busy this weekend, nice to be in town and have time to catch up on stuff without feeling rushed and overwhelmed due to traveling or being overbooked. I managed to get a lot done this weekend and took lots of time to recover from my crazy leg day on Friday. I was extra tired and made sure I caught up on extra needed rest to help the recovery process and focus on fulfilling the wishes of my body.

After emailing the pictures to my nutritionist in Hawaii we once again backed down on the carbs a little for both those days and will see how I progress throughout the week.

I had an awful lot of chocolate cake cravings this weekend, which I guess is human right? The thing that keeps me going is thinking only 6 weeks left and then I can enjoy my piece with pride and a feeling of accomplishment, plus I know other girls aren't cheating so I sure as hell ain't either to fill that craving with short term pleasure is not worth the nine weeks of hard work put in thus far, six more weeks will fly by, it will be totally worth the wait!

Meeting with Link this evening for my 3rd posing session and I have been practicing every day, my friend Amy is videotaping my session so that I can watch it over and over again and learn from my mistakes and perfect the posing to a T:)

Be in touch later this evening on how my training and posing went.

Day 56

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Legs/Abs/45 minutes cardio (make up session from Sunday) and posing all done so all in all productive day!

I just got through ordering my package from Jan Tana for USA's. What this means is that they will professionally spray me Thursday so that I can look even and not worry about having to apply color myself, so nice!!!!!!!!!!!! Cost 180$ ouch, but I already know it will be totally worth it!!!!!!!! Tomorrow I am getting up early to do cardio and then immediately after my client will take my pictures so that I can post them for you guys.

Planning on taking a hot epsom salt bath and getting good rest to let my wheels recover and repair, man they were destroyed during my session today!

Keeping this short, low carb day did lots want to spend the night relaxing in peace and harmony.

Love you all!

Day 54 and 55

My posing session yesterday was absolutely much more detailed than the first time and I feel much more comfortable with the posing and foot movements, now it is up to me to perfect them through practicing my tail off and polishing up my presentation. I am glad I started early, I am a firm believer that practicing over and over again will produce great and guaranteed results.

My next meeting with Link is this coming Monday and this session will be videotaped so that I can review and correct my posing throughout my practice sessions. It was great to walk away more confident and fired up! I am certain I am going to nail the poses down in no time and with all the help I am getting have a flawless appearance on stage at USA's!

This week has been good I have been diligently doing my cardio first thing am and killing time reading books and educating my mind. Training has been awesome and again looking forward to quad day tomorrow, now the fun begins we are going to start chiseling away at the legs and sculpt them to perfection. Pics coming I promise!

Day 53

Whoooohooooo hamstring and butt day today was intense as hell. I must of sweat a gallon as I killed it this morning! Not only did I keep reps high, but also made sure weight was heavy as if I was training with Helvio! In the afternoon I did my calves and abs with one of my clients Liz Pacheco, after her workout and we motivated each other and had a solid session pushing one another.

These last weeks are going to be eating, living, breathing fitness to the fullest. I made that choice and am going to stick with it with all my heart. Tomorrow's posing session with Link should be interesting and I am sure I will learn a lot. Mental focus and attitude are going to be my life savers over these next couple of weeks and I know the outcome will be so worth it, so I am willing to give it my all and believe in letting it just happen. I can't wait to update you with pictures this weekend and measurements which are long overdue.

To an awesome week to all of us. Keep focused and train hard!

Day 52

My news on my training progress! I think it is time to step it the heck up. I don't feel as lean and ready as I should this far in the game so I am making some drastic changes to my plan.

My new split is going to be the following:

Monday: Back/Abs/ 30 min posing
Tuesday: Hamstrings/Butt/Calves/30 min posing
Wednesday: Shoulders/Abs/30 min posing
Thursday: Arms/Calves/30 min posing
Friday: Quads/Abs/30 min posing
Saturday: Chest/Calves/30 min posing
Sunday: off

I am also dropping the HIT sessions and sticking with 45 minutes moderate intense cardio 45 minutes either incline treadmill walk on 15 at speed of 3.5-4.0 or stair master level 8-12.

My carbs and the way I am cycling them is going to change as well. I am going low on my leg days to allow to burn more fat, here I am just going to have to rely on my mental toughness to get me through each intense leg session, which shouldn't be a problem. I can get pretty crazy and find energy and overpower the workout with positive thoughts a talent I appreciate.

I am meeting with Link this Wednesday evening for our posing session and we will have a better idea on where I am heading and how I am progressing according to him as well:) I personally would rather come in early and eat up to the day of the show looking full and hard, rather than soft and flabby.

Lets step it up a notch and make the next couple of weeks count to the fullest. Eat, train, sleep everything else comes secondary from now on until I am done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 52

It seems like forever since I have blogged and I am sorry for keeping you all out of the loop for so long but this weekend was all about my client and I was traveling so I didn't have the time to blog. I did post some pictures up of Ellen at her show, and let me tell you she did an outstanding job and all her practice, hard training, intense dieting and preparation mentally as well as physically paid off big time. She won both 1st place in the beginners division and also in the masters. It was a blast painting her, being there for her backstage to pump her up and pick up the bits and pieces to help make her first show a comfortable and flawless experience. I was so impressed with her performance and her attitude throughout the whole process. Can you believe that she is 43 with three kids? Freaking stunning huh? I couldn't be more proud of my baby:) Can you imagine someone who came to train with you back in February of 08 in Hawaii at 30+ Body fat and a year and a half later stepping on stage and winning the every first show, yes some tears of joy were flowing this weekend! Ellen great job again thank you for your inspiration and amazing hospitality this weekend. I love you and I will always remember this amazing day!

Day 46 and 47

Tomorrow is the big day where I meet up with my former client who is flying me out to the east coast to help out backstage with her first show. I posted a picture of her to show how beautiful she looks and how proud I am of her. I will make sure to take lots of pictures and bring home some good news on her status:)

Today Brian measured me for my suit and we picked out fabric color and style. I am still deciding between a Royal Blue and a Turquoise. He gave me some material swabs to take with me so that I can show it and get a second opinion on deciding on the right color for me:) Since this is a National show the suit needs to be more bling bling and the cost is $800.00 ouch! I know it will be worth it and its going to look amazing on.

Any sponsors out there want to donate some money??????? :))))

It took me all afternoon to run my last minute errands and cook all my food for my flight tomorrow to not get off track on my travels! I got all my supps ready and Ellen has food and all the necessities at her house for my stay which is awesome! I will be out of town until Sunday so if you don't hear from me in a couple of days I promise I am still working out hard, and dieting while supporting and getting pumped up from watching her show!

Off to leg day how fun my plane ride will be tomorrow after pounding legs hard this evening!

Day 45

Getting it done! Back today without biceps much better. We really increased all weights and kept reps high as well, overall best back workout thus far. I received an email from Kelly this morning and saw that he increased my carbs about 30 g on my Low and Medium days to slow things down a little, on the other hand my High day was switched to leg day for this week and carbs increased drastically which I am stoked about. It was so nice to step cardio back down to only 30 minutes today:) In between my clients I did some abs and I was also able to foam roll and stretch a little today so overall I got it all in, which made me very happy.

Link had also mentioned to really work on some incline stuff for chest, in particular DB presses and BB press on an incline so I am going to do exactly that and incorporate just fast chest on Tuesdays with my calves and abs. This way my Legs can be trained Wednesday and by Friday my shoulders will be fresh again. This translates into two days off and not three, never will complain about having to do more weight training I love it too much LOL!!!!!!!!

I have been researching colors on the Internet for posing suits, red is always a good color but have been competing in that color for the past four shows. Think it is time to change colors LOL! Going to crash early tonight so that I can get my pump on before my 6:30 client. Much needed sleep to catch up on! Thanks for every bodies support again I am really appreciative of all of you out there:)