11 Weeks Out!!!

Holla! It's Saturday and I am now 11 weeks out from the Palmetto Cup. Wow, these week's are really starting to fly by now and the changes are really starting to show as well. It's really hard to tell in these pics but my abdominal's are really coming through. I'm also starting to see some great striations in my shoulders. This week I dropped 4lbs so that means maybe about 6-10 more pounds. But we'll see as the weeks start closing in what my final weight will be. Originally we thought I needed to hit my stage weight last year which was 128 but now we're thinking 135 seeing as how much muscle I have added on. Ya'll let me just tell you that as I start seeing more and more results it makes me want to WIN that much more. My motivation level is through the roof!!!! I cant wait to see what next weeks pictures are going to look like! 

Have a fit day!

Pic of the Day

Fanta, fanta, dont cha wanna! I needed this today inbetween meals....

Wednesday Circuit

Good morning! Well it's hump day and we are half way through this sunless week. I don't know what the weather is like where you are but here in SC it's so dreary! Like no sun at all. I'm very ready for some Spring weather.
I have been seeing lots of little butter cups blooming all over the place so that helps make me smile! Speaking of smiling let's get your endorphin's going! Who needs sunshine when we have exercise!!!



For today's cardio circuit I hit the StairMaster. Most days I consider it the "StairMonster" but today it was calling my name. I used IFBB Pro Nicole Wilkin's Stair Stepper Routine I found somewhere online. I think Tenecia over at Boobs, Barbells & Broccoli posted it.... I figured if Nicole can do it so can I!!! lol I'm just a little obsessed with her ;-)

Ne who this is how it goes:

5 min warm up at level 5

3 min at 8

2 min at 10

2 min at 6

1 min at 14

3 min at 5

1 min at 12

2 min at 6

30 sec at 15

2.5 min at 6

30 sec at 16

2.5 min at 6

1 min at 4

1 min at 2

1 min at 14

30 sec at 10

2 min at 6

1 min at 4

1 min at 14

2 min at 4

Total Time: about 35 mins

This workout was definitely challenging but wasn't to hard for me. The first 10mins i was sweating bullets but by the end I was feeling good and strong, not to tired at all. I even managed to jump on the stationary bike for 15mins and finish up the workout. Great burn and butt builder! Let me know how it goes for you!

Have a fit day ;-)

Motivational Monday

On a Tuesday? Yea I know I missed yesterday but hey what does it matter what day it is as long as we stay MOTIVATED and STRONG right? RIGHT!

I came across this quote on Pinterest  Sunday and vowed it would be my mantra for the next 12 weeks. And yes I had to ask Joshua what mantra meant lol. Don't judge....

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Don't let food cravings, family, friends, laziness or any other distraction set you back from meeting your goals! Stay focused and push through on those days when it just seems impossible! YOU GOT THIS! 

Pinterest of the Week

I wish people would stop using my picture on Pinterest...... JK!!!!!

Wednesday's Circuit

Here's a circuit I made up on the fly. You can make this workout as hard as want! We don't do easy round here ;-)

10 Lunge to a push up
*last set of push ups transition to:
20 (10 each leg) Knee to chest
10 Burpee's
Repeat for 20 Mins

15 Dumbbell Flys
20 DB Squat
25 Jumping Jacks
Repeat for 15 Mins

25 Air Bike
20 Hip Raises (squeeze glutes)
Repeat for 10 Mins

Again, send me some of  your own circuits!!!!

Stability Ball

Some of you may already know this but I have so much love for Nicole Wilkins. She is like my FAVORITE Figure athlete. I mean her face might be all over my house.... might be.... NE who she has been doing a series on FitnessRX for Women called The Fit Life with Nicole Wilkins. I'm loving these videos! The one I want to share with you all today is so great because you can do this at home with just a stability ball! Easy enough right? Think again, lol. Check out the video here!

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Motivational Monday

Listen to your body.

Saturday I posted progress pictures. Although, I didn't see to much progress from the last pics.... Uh.

Am I a little tighter? Yeah.
Are my shoulders coming in better than last year? Yeah.
Did the scale go down? one pound....
Is that discouraging? Yes and no.

When I first started my prep the scale was moving just like I wanted but then it slowed down & I got greedy for the numbers so I pushed my low carb days a little to far which in turn made my workouts suffer. In my progress pics I look so flat. I had just woke up (5am), no food and I was depleted. No wonder I was displeased with how I looked.
However, I still sent the pics, updated the coach on what I did and waited for the response.... And like always, he was positive and said we can fix this! His initial response was "look tighter which is good but what's your weight?" I hate only saying a pound. I wanna say 5 lbs or whatever but that just wasn't the case. His advise was let this is just be fuel for my fire. I need to learn to listen to my body. Know when to push and when to refuel. Don't let one bad set of pictures tear you down. Find out what you did wrong, correct the behavior and get busy making the necessary modifications.

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Remember that getting that ideal body of your dreams is a marathon not a race so pace yourself!!!

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Have a fit day!

14 Weeks Out

I am not pleased with this weeks progress pics but here they are in all there glory.......

Good Eatin' Friday- Better for You BBQ Chx Sandwhich

Joshua and I are some BBQ lovin' fools! OMG!!! and Joshua can make some of the BEST BBQ you have ever put in your mouth.... Every 4th of July he fires up the smoker and we have one heck of a feast. The other day, we were passing by one of our fav BBQ spots and with watering mouths, we just kept going.....

The Smoking Pig, Pendelton SC

However this did inspire me. Joshua has now started his own contest prep but he's about 25 weeks out and has about double the amount of time that I have. Two of his 8 meals are boring chicken and he's been having a hard time choking it down, so I got creative with the crockpot and doctored his chicken up a bit. He loves it now of course!!!!

 Below I've added a few things for you guys that we can't have right now but trust me, are so good. Again modify this recipe to your diet and taste but try to keep it clean and with-in your calorie/carb/protein range.

Better for You BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Crockpot BBQ Chx

*a 4oz serving of the BBQ Chx is 153 cal/ 22g protein/ 6g carbs

Kraft Light Original BBQ Sauce

*or your own choice

Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Buns 

*you can find these at Publix in the freezer section

This Clean Coleslaw by Dani Spies

How to make the chicken: Place 3 large boneless skinless chicken breast in a crockpot. Pour a bottle of Kraft Light BBQ Sauce all over the top. Turn on HIGH and set a timer for 3.5 hours. Once 3.5 hours have passed take the chicken out and shred it with two forks. Place all the chicken back in the crockpot with a little more BBQ sauce if you wish and cook on low for another 10 mins or so. You want the chx to soak up all that yummy BBQ flavor.

Toast your buns, build your sandwich & enjoy!!!

Some other ideas for your Crockpot BBQ Chicken:

• On a whole grain pizza with veggies, low fat mozzarella and jalapeno's 
• In a whole grain wrap
• On romaine lettuce
• On Arnold Multi Grain 100 calories thins

The possibilities are endless....

Have a Clean Eating weekend!