Ambition for April 08

[Blonde Ambition]

Just a little background....I am 31 and a mother to a 2 1/2 yr old. I've always been active and healthy but didn't lift weights until my husband got me started in 1998 and realized I would rather pump iron then do my usual cardio. Then I happen to pick up Oxygen and was in awe. I wanted to look like the Oxygen gals but never believed that I could. Last November when I turned 30 I began listening to my inner voice and my hidden dreams. To compete in a figure competition is one dream I want to fulfill. My sights are set on April 08. Currently I am 5'4" 130 lbs and 18% body fat. There is lots of work ahead but I want to do this because if not now then when?

With that said, this is my first post of my food & workout journal. Here goes....

WORKOUT

11-4-07 BICEPS & TRICEPS

Biceps
Alternationg DB Curl
12/25 10/30 6/32.5 4/35

EZ Bar Preacher Curl (with Plates)
12/20 8/30 5/35 5/35

Individual DB Hammer Curl
10/22.5 8/25 7/27.5


Triceps
EZ Bar Cable Pressdown
12/65 8/70 6/72.5 5/75

Overhead DB Extensions
10/27.5 8/30 6/32.5 5/35

Rope Pressdown
10/30 8/32.5 6/35 5/37.5


Side Stuff
Alternating DB Lunges
15/15 15/15

Pull-Ups
6 reps then 4 reps

Cardio 20 Mins on Treadmill level 4.3


11-5-07 CHEST

DB Chest Press
10/35 8/40 6/42.5 4/45

DB Incline Press
8/35 5/40 4/42.5

Pek Dek
8/80 6/90 4/100

Cable Crossover
10/25 5/25 8/20 6/20

Abs
Roman Chair Knee Raises
3 sets of 15

LF Torso Rotation
20/55 15/60


11-6-07 LEGS, CALVES & ABS
Individual Leg Press
10/35 8/40 6/45 4/50

Seated Leg Curl
10/70 8/80 6/90 4/100

Barbell (pre-made) Stiff-Legged Deadlift
12/80 10/90 8/100

Upright Leg Curl
10/25 8/40 6/40

Calves
Raises on Leg Press
15/50 12/50 10/50

Stair Raises
5 stairs for a total of 50 reps

Angled 623 Seated Raises
10/50 10/40 10/40

Abs
Roman Leg Raises
3 sets of 12

Decline Sit-Ups
2 sets of 15

Cardio on Treadmill
5 min. warm-up
10 min. post-workout

11-7-2007 DAY OFF


11-8-2007 BACK & DELTS Also my Birthday

Back
Assisted Pull-Ups
12/90 10/100 10/110

Wide Grip Pulldown
12/55 8/60 6/65

Close Grip Pulldown
10/60 8/65 6/65 4/70

Seated Cable Row
8/100 8/105 6/110 4/120 drop set 8/80
Note: last 2 reps on 110 & 120 were hard

Delts
Arnold Press
12/15 10/20 7/25 6/25

Ind. DB Front Raises
10/17.5 8/20 6/22.5

Ind. Lateral Raises
10/17.5 8/20 6/20 (22's were gone)

Reverse Pek Dek
10/35 8/40 6/45

Side Stuff
Alt. Stationary Lunges
15/12.5 15/12.5

Abs Bench Knee Raises 3 sets of 15

11-9-2007 BICEPS & TRICEPS

Biceps
Alternationg DB Curl
8/30 6/35 4/37.5 ds 8/25

EZ Bar Preacher Curl (with Plates)
10/25 8/30 6/35

Individual DB Hammer Curl
10/25 8/30 3/35 ds 8/20
Note: Could barely do 3 @ 35


Triceps
EZ Bar Cable Pressdown
12/65 10/70 8/75 4/80

Overhead DB Extensions
10/30 8/32.5 6/35 4/37.5 ds 8/25

Rope Pressdown
10/30 8/35 6/40 ds 8/30



Abs
Torso Rotation Machine
10/60 12/70

Abench Crunch
2 sets of 12/20


FOOD JOURNAL

Sunday 11-4-07
9 am 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Quaker Oats w/drizzle of syrup. 1 cup Egg Beaters

11 am 1/2 wheat bagel w/peanut butter, cup of milk

2:00 Muscle Milk protein shake with milk & 2 grilled tiliapia

4-5 pm @ Gym

6:30 pm grilled chicken breast & salad w/broccoli & carrots. 1 cookie and bite size Kit Kat

8 pm 2 cookies

Monday 11-5-07

Morning Workout 5:30-6:45

7-8 am Muscle Milk protein shake 1 cup Egg Beaters. Cup of coffee with Silk Creamer

10 am handful of raw almonds

11:30 am Yoplait LF yogurt & can of albacore tuna

2:00 Salad with grilled chicken, broccoli, spinach, carrots, tomatoes & vinegarette dressing

6:30 Edo's Chicken Teriyaki with rice and extra meat

Tuesday 11-6-07
Morning Workout from 5:30-6:45

7-8 1/2 cup Oatmeal, 1 cup Egg Beaters

10:00 3 crackers & 5 pretzels as I just donated blood

11:30 Yoplait LF yogurt

2:00 Grilled salmon, brown rice and steamed veggies

7:30 Slice of pepperoni pizza with glass of milk

Wed. 11-7-07 No Gym Today

8 am Bowl of Kashi Cereal, 1 1/2 cup Egg Beaters 2 cups of coffee w/Silk Creamer

1:30 Spinach salad w/broccoli, carrots 1 can of albacore tuna

5pm Yoplait LF yogurt

7:30 pm Lean Cuisine Panini Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom (280 cal. 21 p, 32 carbs 8 fat)

9 pm Muscle Milk Light protein shake (1 scoop only)

Thurs. 11-8-07 My Birthday

5 am Bannana before morning workout
Free B-Day Smoothie at Gym during workout

8 am 1 cup Egg Beaters and slice of zuchini bread

11:30 cup of LF cottage cheese & Yoplait yogurt

2 pm Turkey & Cranberry Sandwhich on wheat w/cup of chicken & black bean chili (lunch out at Brick Oven Beanery)

6:30 B-day Dinner @ McGrath's had pan-fried oysters and grilled veggies w/slice of bread/butter. One small slice of chocolate b-day cake

Friday 11-9-07

Morning Workout

7:30-8 am 1 cup Egg Beaters and 1/2 cup plain Oatmeal

9:30 2 cups of coffee with Silk Creamer

10:30 8 raw almonds

Noon can of albacore tuna

1-2 pm Lobster sushi with Miso soup

Dinner will be PF Chang's and margaritas to celebrate my b-day with my girlfriends



That is it for now. I do try to drink 8 glasses of water a day. With it colder out I have to remind myself to drink up. This is all new to me so any advice or helpful tips are appreciated. Hopefully I can soon figure out how to post pictures

[Italianangel]

Hey,
Welcome and great going starting a journal!!! Nice first entry too.
Looking good so far............you should go to tickerfactory.com and get a ticker with your contest date to add here too, this way we can all cheer you on to the day of your show!!
I just competed on the weekend and kept my journal here and a blog, a year of stuff from bulk to pre contest and I won my fitness class plus overall and all my diet and training is logged so others can get ideas from it and try to compete too or just work on the body for it.
I look foward to more posts of yours and will be starting a new journal soon toward my new goal!!
Linda

[Blonde Ambition]

So I took Sat. 11/10 off as I had a very fun evening the night before (a girl has to celebrate her birthday.) Now that the fun is over I am trying to get more serious about my workouts & food, easier said than done but I am trying. The weekends are always my weakness, no structure at all.


B]Food 11-11 Saturday [/b]

9 am 1 cup egg beaters 1/2 cup oatmeal

11:30 yogurt

2:00 Jack in the Box Chicken Fajita Pitas w/a few fries & diet coke

5:30 can of smoked clams, 5 All Bran crackers, 2 mandarin oranges

6 pm chicken breast with 1/2 sweet potato. 4 oreos with milk

8 pm air popped popcorn




Gym Sunday 11-11-07 Chest

DB Chest Press
10/37.5 10/40 7/42.5 4/45

DB Incline (lighter wt compared to 11/5)
10/30 8/35 5/40

Pek Dek
10/80 8/90 5/100

Cable Crossover
15/20 10/25 8/25

Misc.

Pull-ups
3 sets of 6 reps

Alt. Stationary Lunge
20/12.2 10/17.5 10/17.5

Leg Extensions
10/50 10/55 8/60 8/65

Ab Bench Knee Raises
2 sets of 15

Food Sunday 11/11

9 am 1 1/2 cup egg beaters with cheese 1/2 cup oatmeal

10-11 am gym

Noon protein shake with water, 1 piece of jerky

2 pm Del Taco monster chicken taco, chips & nacho cheese sauce

5:00 chicken & carrots

8:00 2 cheese curds, 1 scoop ice cream, sunflower seeds, can of sardines

Gym Monday 11-12-07 Legs/Calves/Abs

Smith Squat
25/50tt 25/50 25/50 25/50

Stationary Smith Split Squat
15/20tt 15/20 15/20

Lying Leg Curl
20/40 20/40 18/50

Abductor
20/50 20/50 20/50 18/52.5

Calves
Angled Seated Calf 623
15/30 15/10 /15/10

Seated Calf Raises
15/10 15/10 15/10

Abs
Leg Raises on Roman Chair
3 sets of 10

LF Ab Upright Crunch
10/50 10/50 18/35 15/40

Food Monday 11-12

9 am 1 1/2 all whites, oatmeal packet

banana @ 10:30 gym from 10:30-Noon

Noon Protein shake Muscle Milk light (2 scoops w/milk)

2:00 Turkey, bacon Sandwhich on Wheat w/ red beans & rice

5:00 mini peppermint patty

6:30 slice of pepperoni pizza & 1 cookie

Gym Tuesday 11-13-07 Misc

5:30 - 6:45 am met with trainer for personal assesment. Not really a solid workout but did a few leg exercises, one chest. Got some good tips


Food Tues. 11-13-07
7:30 egg whites/Kashi oatmeal

10 am 6 raw almonds

11:00 cup of cottage cheese w/light Yoplait yogurt

1:30 chicken breast, large spinach, broccoli salad w/cranberries, sunflower seeds

6 pm Muscle Milk protein shake (1 scoop)

7:30 meatloaf & brussel sprouts

9:30 3 egg whites

Gym Wed. 11-14 Back, Delts, Cardio
Back

WG Pulldown
10/60 8/60 6/65 ds 8/45

WG Bar Cable Row
12/55 12/60 10/70 7/75

Ind. DB Row
12/25 10/30 10/35 6/40

Machine Assisted Pull-Ups
10/80 10/90 10/90

Delts
Freemotion Shoulder Press (back off pad)
15/20 10/30 7/35 6/40

EZ Bar Upright Row
12/30 8/40 10/40

Cheerleader
12/5 8/8 8/8

Cardio
20 minutes 1. 44 miles level 4.3 incline 3


Food Wed. 11-14-07

7:30-8 egg beaters & oatmeal. Cup of coffee w/silk creamer

11 am lemon pepper albacore tuna, light yoplait yogurt

1 pm bite size peanut butter cup

2:15 chicken breast & salad (spinach, broccoli, carrots)

5:45 16 oz Starbucks peppermint latte

7:30 chicken breast w/baby carrots

Gym Thurs. 11-15 Legs & Cardio
Warm-up on Elliptical 10 minutes on level 4

Upright Ind. Leg Curl
20/25 15/30 12/30

Hammer Strength Linear Hack Press
20/70tt 15/70 15/70

Alt. Lunges on Half Stability Ball (Bosuou ball?)
15/7.5 20/7.5 15/7.5

35 minutes cardio on treadmill level 4 incline ranged 1-5 forgot to write miles down

Food Thurs. 11-15

8 am 2 scoops muscle milk light & oatmeal

10:30 1/2 cup egg beaters & nuts

Noon Syntrak's lemonade

3:30 grilled tilapia & 1/2 sweet potato

6:30 california sushi roll

9:30 muscle milk protein shake

I didn't have the best weekend but my plan is to make better food choices this coming weekend. I did go to the ticker site but when I copy/paste nothign pops up. Will try that again next time

[jstar]

Hey Girl! I am also competing next April (and we're the same age) so we have some things in common

Hope u had a fabulous birthday. Looks like you are working hard in here!

[Blonde Ambition]

Originally Posted by jstar

Hey Girl! I am also competing next April (and we're the same age) so we have some things in common

Hope u had a fabulous birthday. Looks like you are working hard in here!

Is this your first comp too? Very cool that we are the same age. Are you close to Idaho?

I did have a fab b-day, thank you! I've been trying to work hard but I often wonder if it is good enough. All I can do is keep trying

[Blonde Ambition]

I've been trying to buckle down a bit on my diet, eating cleaner but I find I need to be eating more often or more or both as I am always hungry. I can get 4 meals in alright but it just seems hard to get 6 in. Trying to incorporate more protein shakes to help with that yet it still seems like a challenge.

I've also been toying around the notation of getting a trainer. I really can't afford one so if I do find one it will only be once a week. For the most part, I've done ok on my own but know I need to mix things up on the weights and work on my core, stretching and balance too.

On a side note, I just found out American Gladiators is back on TV!! Back in the day I LOVED this show and still love to watch re-runs. It will be on NBC starting 1/6, hope everyone watches it and supports the show.

Alright, here is what I've been doing from Friday to today.

Friday 11/16 off from gym as sore, tired and overslept
Friday 11/16 Food

8 am egg beaters & 1/2 cup oatmeal
10:30 10 raw almonds 1 can albacore tuna
1:30 pm lunch out at Brick Oven Bistro had Half Citrus Chicken Breast w/green salad and 1/2 slice of bread w/butter
5:00 Syntrax Lemonad
6:30 Salmon & 1/2 sweet potato
8:30 Muscle Milk light protein shake

Sat. 11/17 Biceps/Triceps/Cardio
Biceps
Ez Bar Cable Curl
15/42.5 10/50 8/60 5/65

Ind. Incline Curl
12/17.5 10/20 7/25 4/27.5

LF Bicep Curl
10/50 8/55 6/60 6/65

Triceps
Dips
12-10-8

VBar Pressdown
15/35 10/42.5 10/47.5 8/52.5

Lying Ez Bar Extension (close grip)
15/30 8/40 8/40

Abs Knee Raises on Bench 3 sets of 15

Alt DB Lunges 20/7.5 20/7.5 20/7.5

Assisted WG Pull-up 12/90 10/90 8/90

Cardio 45 mins total 30 mins./3 miles on elliptical 15 mins/1.23 miles treadmill


Food Sat 11/17 Cardio out before breakfast
9 am 1/2 cup oatmeal & 6 egg whites

10 am 10 almonds

Gym weights workout from 10:45 to Noon

Noon MML Protein Shake

2:15 chicken breast & 12 brussel sprouts

5pm Syntrax Lemonade

6:30 1/2 apple

8 pm tilapia, brussel sprouts, spinach salad w/broccoli

Sun. 11/18 Back & Cardio
Assisted Pull-ups
12/90 12/90 10/90

WG Pulldown
5/60 10/50 8/52.5 7/55 (60's felt a lot heavier than on 11/14)

WG Bar Cable Row
12/55 10/70 8/72.5 8/75

Ind. DB Row
10/32.5 10/35 6/40 6/42.5

Cardio Treadmill 3 miles 41 minutes. Walk, run & incline level 3-5

Sunday 11/18 Food
Gym before breakfast

9 am 1/2 cup oatmeal 4 egg whites
12:30 fish & 1/2 yam
3:30 can of tuna & 1/2 cup brown rice
6:15 chicken breast & salad
8 pm small Starbucks SF NF carmel latte
10:15 pm 1 teaspoon of peanut butter

11/19 Mon. Legs/Calves/Abs
Smith Squat
30/20tt 25/50 25/50 25/30

Stationary Smith Split Squat
15/20tt 20/20 20/20

Lying Leg Curl
20/45 20/45 20/45

Abductor on Precor
20/50 20/52.5 18/55 15/55

Calves
Angled Seated Calf 623
12/30 20/20 10/20 12/20

Stair Raises 5 sets of 10 for 50 reps total

Abs
Heals to Ceiling Raises 3 sets of 20
Reverse Crunch 3 sets of 20
Bench Crunch 3 sets of 25

11/19 Food
Gym 5:45 to 6:45 am

6:45 MML protein shake
8 am 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 cup egg beaters
10:15 4 egg whites & 10 almonds
Noon can of tuna 1/2 apple
3pm chicken breast & sweet potato
6pm Syntrax Lemonad
7pm chicken, broccoli & 4 spinach raviolies

11/20 Tues. Food (no gym day)
8:15 MML protein shake & 1/2 cup oatmeal
11am 6 egg whites 1/2 apple
11:45 MM protein bar (was just starving still so I had to eat)
1:45 chicken breast, 1 slice bacon & provolone cheese, spinach salad, 5 bites of coconut cream pie (birthday lunch at work)
7pm 1 1/2 c egg beaters, broccoli and 1 c brown rice
10:15 MML Protein shake

11/21 Wed. Delts/Misc/Cardio
Freemotion Shoulder Press
15/25 10/35 8/40 6/45

EZ Bar Upright Row
10/40 10/40 10/40

Cheerleader
10/7.5 8/7.5 6/10 6/10

DB Stationary Lunge 20/10 15/10 15/10

Cardio Treadmill 15 mins. 1.09 miles 4.5 level
Elliptical 30 mins. 3 miles speed 4-8

11/21 Wed. Food
7 am MML protein shake 1/2 c oatmeal, 1 cup egg beaters
10 am 5 egg whites 1/2 apple
1:30 8 oz ribeye steak & salad
6pm 1/2 apple
7 1/2 chicken breast 10 brussel sprouts, glass of almond milk

8:40 (still hungry) chicken & cheese quesadilla & 1 cup almond milk (emotional eating)

11/22 Thurs. Thanksgiving Cardio/Misc
WG Assisted Pull-ups 15/90 12/90 12/90

Pull-Ups 3 sets of 6
Decline Sit-ups 20-15-15
LF Torso Rotation 20/45 15/65 15/65

Cardio Stairstepper 10 min. 52 floors total
Treadmill 35 mins. 2.57 miles

11/22 Food Thanksgiving so lost track
9:45 2 egg whites MML protein shake
11:30 oatmeal packet, cheese stick & spinach salad
12:30 tuna pouch
3:00 Thanksgiving dinner
8pm 2 slices of turkey breast

11/23 Fri. Met w/Aaron (trainer)
7 min warm up on treadmill
biceps The Sevens
Lying Tricep Extension w/bar
Alternating side pull-ups
Standing WG Bar Pulldown with straight arms
Ab work & core work

11/23 Fri. Food
9 am 1/2 c oatmeal, protein shake

Workout 10-11:45

Noon 1 1/2 cup egg beaters, 1 cup brown rice
3:30 2 slices of turkey breast
6:30 Syntrax Lemonade 1/2 sweet potato & asparagus
9pm Starbucks NF SF tall Vanilla Latte
10:15 pm MML Protein Shake

11/24 Sat. Leg workout w/Gold's Trainer
Knee pull-ins & push-ups on ball
Stationary Lunges on round foam pad
Side lunges on half ball thingamajigger
Wall squats w/back up against stability ball
Jumping through ladder
Stretching

Food Sat 11/24
8 am packet of oatmeal 1 1/2 C egg beaters
10:30 10 almonds
Noon protein shake
2:30 jerky, 3 egg whites, spinach/broccoli salad
5:30 oatmeal packet & glass of milk (upset stomach)
8:30 pm movie popcorn & diet coke

Sun. 11/25 Cardio Only (sore from past 2 workouts)
Treadmill 45 mins. 4 miles run & walk 4.2 to 7.2 level

Sun. 11/25 Food
Slept in today
10 am 6 egg whites 1 oatmeal packet
Cardio 12 to 12:45
1:00 MML Shake
3:00 Teriyaki chicken (lots of it)
6pm teriayaki chicken 1 yam, 2 cups blueberries 2 Andies mints
9pm tilapia

[Italianangel]

You have some great meal plan and training ideas here that others can learn from!
Make sure to have some 'before' shot for posting, taken asap if you have not already, so you have a good accurate shot, as you do the journal you may start to change already......
What you do to post is upload to a server, then at the server you have an address for the pic in the URL bar, where the http:// is, that is the info you post into the pic insert. See when you post here, there are some buttons above, some for block letter, or underline, one is a landscape with a sun which is for pics, you click that and put the url in there, and then when posted, the pic comes up. As long as that pic is on your server it will show up here. Of course after time you can take it down if you have limited space.
Hope that helps or makes sense.......fool with it and see.
to upload you need an ftp program, like leechftp which is free, it gets files from your pc up to your serverspace, normally when you sign up with a company for internet, they have some free mb of space where you can put up a small site or whatever, a webpage, or you can store pics to post like I am describing here.
The server can tell you the info you need to put into the program so you can upload. Not sure how techy you are, I figured it out on my own and with a bit of time you can too but otherwise see if your hubby can help! Also think its cool that he got you into weights, is he also supportive of you competing?
Linda

[Blonde Ambition]

Thanks Linda for the pic info, it might take me a while to get them up. Also, I thank you for the compliment on my diet/training. I am glad my hubby got me into weights as I love them more than cardio! At first I wasn't sure if he was supportive of me competing but whatever doubts I or he had are gone...I knew he was in when he started searching used posing suits on Ebay

[Italianangel]

You are a lucky lady........that is a rare thing..........keep posting your workout and meal updates!!
Linda

[Blonde Ambition]

I must admit, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. With that said, it is challenging for me to get on here as much as I'd like but I still keep trying

So I met a guy who has competed several times and he gave me some advice. Of course, the more advice you get the more different answer you get. But I am still clueless on what to do for competing in figure so I need all the help I can get....

He said I couldn't gain much more muscle in 20 weeks so instead of lifting heavy on each body part that I should do the below exercise & diet plan from here on out so I can lean up. Any thoughts? Of course, you don't have my pics yet (still working on that.) But I don't think I have much bf to lose, mainly carry it in my butt and lower abs. I got my 1 piece posing suit and took pics. When I am at the gym I feel like I have a little muscle and don't feel fat but in the suit pics I see no muscle and fat, ugh.

So here is what the guy told me to do from here on out....

Workout
do circuit training in the morning M, W, F in this order: leg, delt, chest, back then 2 min. of intense cardio (as hard as I can go) then right onto bicep, tricep, abs then 3 minute rest. Repeat for 2 more times. I will do 15 reps on each exercise. The goal is on the 3rd circuit it should be challenging to do the 14th & 15th rep. M-W-F I also have intense interval cardio in the evening for 30 minutes or however short or long, as long as I push myself the entire time and can't do anymore. Tues, Thurs & Sat. is morning & evening interval cardio only, no weights. Sunday is off day. I can either do the same exercises for a month but increase the weight or mix the exercises it up each week.

Diet
No sugar, no milk only clean carbs and protein from here on out. He said the ratio should be is 50% (P), 30% (carbs) 20% (Fat) Calories should be 1200-1500. 6 weeks from comp I decrease carbs and switch to veggie carbs only such as green beans, broccoli & spinach (no rice or oatmeal.)

Water Intake
He said to drink a gallon of water a day. Then Sunday (the week of the comp) salt everything I eat. Mon. drink 1 gallon, Tues. & Wed. drink 2 gallons, Thurs. drink 3 gal. then Friday cut out the salt at noon and cut out the water. Sat. have very little water if any. During the week before the show only do one heavy workout and no cardio.

[Blonde Ambition]

YaskY-

Welcome to EF! Italian Angel got me to sign up so it is cool I got someone to join. Though I can't seem to post pics (can do it on other websites but struggling with this)...I have done swimsuit pics and hope to post them one day. They aren't bad pics but not figure comp worthy pics. I think it is great what you & your wife had accomplished, I wish more people put their health & well-being first.

I appreciate the motivational words and the reminder to not let those get me down. Just locally there are competitors who are friendly and those who are catty. I don't understand the need to be catty but that is me - I am a pretty friendly gal.

Time to do some evening cardio. Hopefully I will post more often & get some before & current pics up.

[Blonde Ambition]

I thnk the reason I can't post pics on here is bc I am not a member (?) I am also on Oxygen as Fit Mommy - if anyone is interested go to the Message Board under Motivation with Post Titled "Ambition for April 08" and you will find me there too. I just like to be all over the place

[Italianangel]

you can post pics but how it works is you post the url to pics that are up online at your server.
make sense?
Linda

[Blonde Ambition]

So I kind of feel off the site for a while. I just never get much time on the PC. Here is an update. Since November I dropped from 132 to 121 and my body fat went from 18% to 14%. I've been increasing the cardio and really watching the diet, trying my best to avoid cookies.

For Christmas my family was gracious enough to get me sessions with a personal trainer. I only work out with him (Aaron) once a week so we try to focus on my weak spots. I am meeting Aaron tonight for a hard core leg session. My legs are much weaker in comparision with my upper body.

I also found a local lady who makes suits for comp and I am so excited. There is a lot to think about though as asked what fabric, cut and color I want. I have no clue but will figure it out. I did get my shoes - not sure if they are the right size as my big toe overhangs a little but if I go up a size then I have a big gap in the back. So much to think about, ugh.

That is where I am at in a nutshell. I am scared and wondering how the heck I am going to pull this all off. I have to do it so I hope it is good enough.

[tooncesthecat]

Congratulations on the weight loss and BF improvements! Keep up the good work!

[Italianangel]

Originally Posted by Blonde Ambition

So I kind of feel off the site for a while. I just never get much time on the PC. Here is an update. Since November I dropped from 132 to 121 and my body fat went from 18% to 14%. I've been increasing the cardio and really watching the diet, trying my best to avoid cookies.

For Christmas my family was gracious enough to get me sessions with a personal trainer. I only work out with him (Aaron) once a week so we try to focus on my weak spots. I am meeting Aaron tonight for a hard core leg session. My legs are much weaker in comparision with my upper body.

I also found a local lady who makes suits for comp and I am so excited. There is a lot to think about though as asked what fabric, cut and color I want. I have no clue but will figure it out. I did get my shoes - not sure if they are the right size as my big toe overhangs a little but if I go up a size then I have a big gap in the back. So much to think about, ugh.

That is where I am at in a nutshell. I am scared and wondering how the heck I am going to pull this all off. I have to do it so I hope it is good enough.

well look around, sounds to me like you ARE pulling it off chickie!!!
please post pics or whatever, I would love to see your stuff and how your looking too!!! sending out good vibes!
Linda

[Blonde Ambition]

Thanks Tooncethecat and Italian Angel for the support. I will see if my husband can help with some pictures as you told me how to post but I am still PC clueless on this site (can do ok on Oxygen.)

I did slack a little this week and had more days off from the gym that I wanted but got back into it today with back & delts. Ate a little junk food yesterday and got it out of my system. It is a new week and I am ready.