June 20, 2012
I’m not a trainer, but this is what I’ve noticed just by people watching at the gym and through my own experiences about exercise: 1. A bikini body is only...
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Want to know the secret to being thin in my humble opinion? It’s 90% diet and 10% exercise. Call it the 90/10 Rule. I’m not a doctor or a scientist;...
June 19, 2012
I log in my code at the trainers’ desk and Daniel looks through my food journal. “Lasagna, huh?” he asks. “Oh, that’s from church group. We’re going to a bible...
Legs are your biggest muscle group. Generally speaking they take the longest to build and the day after my leg work outs I’m always tired. I will post my...
June 18, 2012
My husband has been bugging me for years to keep a food journal. “It will help keep your diet on track,” he says. “You probably don’t even know what you’re...
Here are my five tips for getting motivated: 1. Choose a challenge sufficiently bold to stir your heart and mind Some people believe in baby steps. While there is...
Yesterday was my last posing class with Adela Garcia before the competition. Who knew you would have to take posing classes for a fitness competition? I will post a...
June 17, 2012
June 19, 2012 Dear Henri, I don’t think you realize how wonderful a father you are to our children. Honey, you amaze me every day. You can turn cries into...
June 16, 2012
I’ve been getting a lot of emails from people checking out the blog to see what my “before” pictures look like. In a word…yuck! I had a hard time finding...
June 15, 2012
Ah, measurements. What fun humiliation! I curse myself for eating that second (ok, third) piece of ice cream cake last night, but I had to finish it, didn’t I? I’m...
It’s 2 p.m. on February 7, my first training session with Daniel. I cajole both children into Kids Club and say a silent prayer that I don’t get paged in...
I pay for the ten pack of training sessions and set up my first session for 2 p.m. on February 7. The manager wishes me a happy birthday and I...
I finally go to the gym to sign up for my training sessions. I guess I was stressing too much aloud about the whole Chris dilemma because after my second...
I’m stressing over picking my trainer for the competition. Not in an analytical way, like my husband would be, but in an ‘I hope I haven’t offended you’ sort of...
June 14, 2012
Female body building competitions have several subdivisions: Fitness, Physique and Bikini are the main ones. Fitness and Physique require some serious muscle tone, learning several poses and in some cases...
When I lived in California I used to be fit, but that was five years and two kids ago. For your reference, I am 5’4” and defined “fit” as being...
