29 Days & Counting Down!

Well, I thought if might be time for a few progress pics.

I know I won't have the muscular definition that I would like when the competition comes, but I'll keep trying!

Actually, my body stats didn't change much this week.

I lost 1/2 a pound and my body fat percentage stayed the same.

I go again on Monday.

We're going to see if I'm still stalled and re-evaluate the diet.

Coach has a sneaking suspicion that I need more protein and carbs before and after my workouts.

So, we'll go over my food logs and workouts and tweak from there.

I'd love to lose more body fat and become more defined.

And really, I don't need to lose more weight.

So, we'll see!

Just as a reminder, 

From Left to Right -

August 2010, July 2011, November 2011

Now, here's some I snapped today.

Yikes I need a tan!

(It's hard to snap and try to hold a pose, lol - which also still has lots of practice to go)

31 Days Out!

I felt like it was time to start counting down!

It's getting closer....

I don't have body stat updates yet this week.

Yesterday's schedule got all chaotic, so it didn't happen.

I'm going to try and get in there maybe tomorrow around my massage.

Yep, loving getting a massage every few weeks right now.

I think my poor muscles appreciate it.

Right now, I'm waking up every morning telling myself,

"I'm happy with where I'm at right now."

It helps my mindset, especially getting my tired butt to the gym and pushing myself harder.

I want to get a new picture up.

I'm apprehensive to do so though.

I did splurge on a Groupon.

It was $25 for two VersaSpa Spray tans.

I have fallen to the draw of wanting to see my body tanned.

I will be Nacho Cheese Jenny.

I have to give a shout out for the most excellent customer service!
National Physique Committee office, you are most amazing. Long story short: Another friend posted that she received her NPC card. I all of a sudden panicked because I had not, and my check cleared in January. I looked up a number for the main office in Pittsburg. Let me tell you so nice. I emailed copies of the front and back of my canceled check, and they have already sent me an email version of the card and sent the hard copy out yesterday...... all of this in less than 20 minutes.
Now that, my friends, was awesome and made my day.

 

See, I'm now official!

Oh!  And I asked Adela a question on FB... well, sort of a question, more of my concerns.  Guess what?   She answered me on YouTube, along with others questions.  I don't know why I have been needing so much validation on this journey, but it helped.

I'm also super excited because one of my bestest friends from home is going to come up for my show too.  I love that I'm going to have her, my hubs, my wonderful friend up here Traci, and possibly a few more friends there too!

It makes me super happy.

Now, I'm off.  Gym time!

Day 138 & Officially 5 Weeks Out

Hmmmmm, where to begin?

I feel good, yet, I am apprehensive.

Had posing and routine practice today.

My coach thinks that I have the perfect Bikini Category body.

That's great.

But.

I don't want to switch categories.

Yeah, I'd probably be better off because Bikini has age categories.

Fitness.

Does.

Not.

Yep, I'm going to be lumped with all those youngin's...

And I will be weeks away from 39.

Granted, I don't think of myself as old.

Far from it, as I still try to chase youth - whether that be good or bad.

So now, I'm on a quest to build bigger.

This may mean that in my first competition, I will not place well.

I can accept that.

I want to have that physique though.

I know now that I'm not ripped enough.

What does that mean?

It means I have to dig deep.

Work harder.

Lift more.

Lift heavier.

Will I be perfect come April 14th?

No.

Granted, my routine will be awesome because (according to my coach) I have the strength moves and flexibility moves down.

Hopefully in 5 weeks it will also be flawless.

So, what now?

I'm looking for future competitions.

So that I can compete with a ripped body.

=)

Product Love

Hubby bought this for me last year knowing my love of all things retro.

Little did I know how handy it would come in.

During my injury time where I had to ice and heat my lower back, I used this little sucker constantly.

I even just kept throwing it back in the freezer to re-freeze without emptying its previous contents out.

Loved it!

Gal Pal Ducky Ice Bag

Day 135 ~ Body Stats & happiness over kids' jeans

Yesterday was body stat day!

I am 16.49% body fat!

Woohoo!

I'm hoping that by next week, I can make it into that 15% range.

I will not deny that I'm a little excited by this.

I may do some bikini pictures soon.

Then, I compare to the side by side comparisons from November, 2011.

In other news, I did buy a new pair of jeans....

At GAP Kids, hahaha

It was a little weird going in and having the sales people ask to help and me having to tell them that I was there for me.

They looked a little weirded out and told me they didn't carry Kids 16 in the store, that I should go online, but feel free to look about and try things on.

Wound up with a size 14 flare leg jean -

$25! 

(I could fit in the 12's but they were a wee bit tight. Though in two weeks, I'm sure they would fit!

I'm thinking that where I'm at about now, is probably close to what I'll be off-season - give or take a pound.)

Newest Blog

For those interested in our newest adventure, 

this is going to be the blog about it.

It's called Petite's & El Sammy Beasto's Purple Peanut

It's our newest craziness...

This is our Art/Life/Tiny Living/Bought a Trashed Trailer/Rebuild/Transition to Self-Sustainability/Gypsy Vardo Living/What In the Hell Did We Do Blog

This is going to be an Art Life Transition to Self-Sustainability Project.
If anyone would like to help, donate, give advice, just let us know!!

Day 127 ~ Tons to Say!

As you may have noticed, I didn't update last week.

That's because we were here...

Needless to say, I did not ski.

1. I suck at it miserably.

2. I was petrified if I attempted again I would break something, and I did not

want to chance it with a little over 6 weeks out.

Sam skied every day though.

I knew being here that today's body stats would not be what I wanted.

I did bring dumbbells and bands with us.

We brought some food, but my pop-in-law is adamant about eating out when on vacation.

So, I had many salads, no cheese, no croutons, grilled or seared fish, chicken or steak and vinaigrette on the side.  There were also some not so good choices during the week.

I take responsibility for it.

So here's today's body stat update.

106 pounds - down 1 pound in the past two weeks.

Body fat 17.19%, down from 17.58% two weeks ago, boooo.

Encouraging news?

One of my coach and trainer's clients won the Mrs. Colorado Pageant this weekend.

She thinks I should do that next....

Don't know about that one, lol.

Also, she's starting a new fan page/website.

She wants me to do some new pictures and to be her first client of the month.

She wants my transformations up there.

~smiles~

That made me all happy.

Plus, she said that you can totally see my abs.

I, however, cannot.

I even made Sam take a picture of my in my bra so I could try to see from a different perspective than looking in the mirror every day.

He says you can see them too.

Pfffft.

Also, this weekend, I tried on everything in my closet.

I then "fashion showed" for Sam and he told me whether clothes were workable (though still large) or a total tent and made me look like I was wearing maternity clothes.

I now have half a closet and virtually no bras.

I also picked up this because I keep hearing so much about it from other competitors.
I'm excited to try it.

 

I came across these that I bought when we were home in New Orleans in October, had forgotten about and never wore.  Score!

Crazy shoes!  Love!

I seriously have a hat and shoe addiction.

This will have to come to an end because we have another new adventure on the horizon.

I will be beginning another blog to follow that journey.

Sam made a purchase last night.

We've talked about it, dreamed about it, drooled over them on the net.

We now are owners of an old, pretty gutted FEMA trailer.

It is going to become an art lifestyle project - Petite Living - Vardo - Tiny House - similar to this.

I do believe we're going to make ours more aesthetically pleasing and possibly gypsy caravan or some craziness.  We have had many ideas over the years. 

Right now, it's just going to sit on a friend's property while I draw up plans and specs, research solar, wind and other eco-friendly power.

Then, we'll be out to purchase land.

This could be a project of an artistic journey along with some self-sustainable education (for us mainly).

I'm sure there will be many failures and hilarious happenings along the way.

We'll see how this goes.

Thinking about the perfect name for our blog.

If nothing else, we'll have a really awesome camper in the end!