June 23, 2012
I am so grateful to have taken Adela Garcia’s posing classes. The women in this group were so inspirational and supportive! I can’t wait to share some of their individual...
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Hi everyone! Just finished posing for the Adela Garcia Classic. I had SO MUCH FUN!!! I totally DID NOT WIN, but still, what a blast! The evening show is tonight. ...
June 22, 2012
10. This sport is f***ing expensive! 9. The Secret to Being Thin is the 90/10 Rule. It’s 90% diet, 10% exercise. 8. The Secret to a Bikini Body is the...
Hi guys! If you are in the Pflugerville area on Saturday and wanted to check out the body building competition, I put the link to the website above for tickets. ...
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...
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...
