Fabulous

I love to travel. I LOVE seeing my family. Holy crap, we had sooooooooooooo much fun in Kansas. My nephew......ohhh words can't describe, he's so awesome. and if I can recommend anything to new parents: Absoluely work on sign language with your children. It was AWESOME to see my 16 month old nephew sign back & forth with my sis & b-in-law!!! Very very neat.
Not to mention he does the shoulder bounce to music while in his carseat......Hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
Anyway, such a great great trip. My in-laws had a ball and everyone really enjoyed each others' company! :) It'll def. be an annual trip!
I got in a couple workouts while I was there, but trust me when I say the eating was NOT on point! :) Not even CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Hellooo double chin for a while........it's fine! :) I'll upload some pix later this week, it's always crazy getting back to work and back to life.
Hope you're all doing well! Love you all and thanks for checkin in!
Have an excellent day~
XOXO, EM

I GET TO SEE THIS LIL GUY!!!!!!!!

Ohhhhkay, for those who haven't been following my blog since it's installment, I might note that I was born & raised in Kansas & I have a 16 month old nephew, which OFFICALLY makes me Auntie Em. :) How cool is that??
Well, we are heading out tomorrow (all five of us, inlaws & s-i-l) for the great state of Kansas. I'll be away from blog land for a while, but wanted to upload some GREAT pix so you can see why I'm so freakin pumped! I get to see this lil Guy, Gavin Michael:

HEY YO!!!!!!!

WELL HELLO THERE!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here's an update for ya:
Diet is lax (that's short for relaxed). I'm not being super strict, I'm 'trying' not to go overboard. we all know how uncomfortable it can be when you over do it. I must say, I'm enjoying a few things that I did cut out for contest prep: Sugar-Free White Chocolate SAUCE *not the syrup, the SAUCE, it's thicker* This stuff is BOMB tasty and makes my americano complete. Also, I've been enjoying air popped popcorn with a lil yogurt butter, my husbands favorite. YUMMMY.

Training is great. I'm doing all of my training in schwetty's because my work schedule is crazy crazy busy and that's the only way I'll get it done. Lifting and doing cardio here and there. Again, pretty relaxed, doing hardcore when I feel like it, and taking it easy when I feel like it :)

We head to Kansas to visit my AMAZING family this coming Thursday. I am soooooo pumped I can hardly stand it! :)

Ohhh, on a side note (I haven't blogged about it yet because I'm still seeing how it pans out, what all the details are & whatnot........)
I've been added to the

Tight Curves Team

. :) :) :) I'm not on the site quite yet, but I'll be on there with a little blurb about myself. The most enticing thing about being added to their team is that there's potential for competition sponsorship. (competing is NOT a cheap hobby!) So, that's pretty awesome, and to be part of a forum for healthy women, I'm all about that! :) I like when my tips & tricks can help others!!! I'll keep you posted as I figure out more details!

Alright, I'm off to makes some healthy Nachos Neuvos (think applebee's style, but healthy) :)
LOTS OF LOVE~
EM

Whew!

What a week! I can't believe just last Saturday I was on stage for my 2nd fitness competition! :) Kinda surreal! :)
It's funny how as a competitor we all know that being stage ready isn't realistic in a normal, everyday life. That being said, I wasn't neccesarily LEAN enough, so where I was at on stage, is something I can realistically live with. Being cut-up/super defined/slightly dehydrated: NOT HEALTHY. The physique I strive for: Athletic/femenine/nice curves: VERY HEALTHY. So that's where I'm at. I'd like to maintain. Of course if I maintain right now, it would make the next show that much easier, and the possibility of coming in as lean as I need - much easier! :)

I have to say the week after competition can do a number on your mentality of the hard work you just put in for X-amount of weeks. I've heard it compared to Cinderella the night of your ball.....it all disappeared at midnight......interesting comparision. A sad one, but sometimes true!
I'm really, really trying to work hard on training and healthy food intake to prevent this from being my 'destiny'. I like where I'm at, and dang it, it's in my power to keep it that way.

Alright, enough babbling! I'm soooooooo excited for my trip home. My in-laws & sis-in-law are coming along, it's gonna be quite the trip!

I'll try and keep this updated more frequently, but it'll likely only be a few times a week!
MUCH LOVE~
EM

***THANK YOU!!!!!***

Of course I'm not one bit suprised at how amazingly supportive everyone has been! :)
Thank you a thousand times over for that! It means so much, trust me! :)
Moving right along, I have to say I never once was truly "sad" if you will. I was certainly BUMMED because, again, I loved my routine and I thought I had the crowd entertained....however, I was also well aware of the fact that I didn't bring in a super tight physique...so, there you have it, I know what I need to improve upon! :)

Today I was back at the workouts, and MAN DID IT FEEL GOOD! I worked out at Schwetty's and here's what I did:
I did the following in a set of 30, then 25, then 25 again, then finished with 20 for a total of 100 reps of everything.
** Perfect Pushups on the ball
** Inverted Pull-ups on the Treadmill
** Swinging Arm Clean/Press with 25#, each side
** Ball Knee Roll-Ins

Such a good workout. Then I finished with bicep curls and tricep dips using the same format above.

15 days until KANSAS!!!!!!!!! YEY!!!!!!
Love you all, and again, thanks for your kind words! XOXO~
EM

Routine

Maybe a little hard to see, but here ya go:

Just a few pix

Comparisions my hubs took: the girl next to me on the far end won.