100th post, hey yoooooo!!!!!! And 8 months!!!!!

Sweet, my 100th post on this blog.
Funny how I'm either committed to contest prep........or somewhere much less strict as far as eating is concerned. I think I allow myself to sort of slack because I know at one point during the year, I WILL BE IN CONTEST PREP.
I'm having Deja Vu because around this time last year I was SURE I was going to compete in April. But then, wedding planning absolutely took presidence. FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)
Anyway, I've pretty much decided I won't compete in April. I already have my NPC Membership for 2009 so come fall, I'll hop back on the competition wagon.......but until then, bare with me because diet will be here, there and everywhere! :) Training will be more consistent, and I'll try and post that, too!

Lots of love to you ALL!!!! And if you're in contest prep right now, here are my words of wisdom: Don't get discouraged. Stay focused, This is your goal, then do it. But, don't be suprised if you'll have people around you who dont' entirely understand your motives. big time!! Another thing I found: most people had great intentions and perhaps thought a certain dish would be "healthy" and that I could eat it.......well, I could if my final goal wasn't to step on stage!!!!! People can have a healthy diet, but that's different than a stage diet, and don't forget that. I don't know how many times I had to say: No, you're right it's healthy, but I still can't have it.Wow, we must really love competing for all the crazy stuff we go thru! :) :)

LOVE LOVE~
EM
Ohhh, the 8 months reference: WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 8 MONTHS!!!!! SAWEEEEET! We celebrate every month, just like we did when we were dating! Why not, right?? Gotta cherish what you love!!!!! CELEBRATE IT BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thank GOD for all the blessings in my life, and my husband sure is a HUGE BLESSING!!!!!! GIVE GLORY TO GOD!!
I love my Evyeni!!

HELLOOOOOOO

HI GUYS!
Sorry for being MIA.
Had a very nice and relaxing weekend! We went to see Emma (doggie charlie's momma) in the nursing home and she was THRILLED to hear that Charlie is doing great :)
Then we did some shopping and went out to dinner (yum!) I got the bare essentials makeup starter kit and I'm really excited to try it! I typically use physicians formula, but right now the color is just a little off. The powder that I always get seems to leave a nice yellow/orange line by the jaw...not awesome. I swear the powder before was perfect.......anyhow, does anyone use Bare Essentials???

I'm hitting pretty hard on the fitness front. Diet has relaxed a little----i'm sooooo incredibly torn. I'm ECSTATIC about the cruise, and I know I can hit it hard for 8 weeks until we leave, but then it's a week off with lots of food and a lil drink, and..............gosh, then I come home and I'm FIVE weeks out......hello!!! I've YET to bring the 'package' that I KNOW I am capable of brining to the stage, and I don't know if this time would be on my side, either........so, that's where I'm at. 100% torn. I've never competing in MY CITY, I've always traveled, and for those of you who compete, you KNOW how crappy it is to travel to a show. There's far too much packing when you're lowcarbed :) :) Also, it's the day before my 25th, and that would be soooooooooo awesome and a great bday present! :)

That's your update! I hope you're all doing well! I'm keeping tabs on all of ya!
Oh, I got my hair highlighted: Yikes, it was about 2 inches grown out. :)


Lots of love~
EM

What a FABULOUS suprise!

Well, I missed the annual Xmas party with my Momma's side of the family---so I missed the "cruise" conversation. I knew this was 'in the works' but how quickly we'd book something!
ANYWAY...
WE"RE GOING ON A CRUISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're going Western Carribean!!!! WHAAAAAA HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How FUN!!! It's my Mom's WHOLE side of the family. Like 20 of us! We all went on an eastern carribean cruise when I was a junion in high school for their 50th wedding anniversary, and now we're cruisin again. I am soooooooooo stoked! :)

Anyway, I'll update more later, but I had to add a new countdown to the mix.......stay posted on how this might change things up a little, competition wise!

LOVE LOVE~
EM

124!!!!!

1)Days since my last competition
2)My weight
3)My bowling score today.
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
Leave your guess in the comment box.


Okay, just kidding. I have no idea how long ago my last comp. was.; I don't weigh myself; but I did bowl a 124 today!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is one of my best scores. For me, its a goal just to break 100 each time. We played 3 games and I did that easily!
We had a BALL! So much fun! The bowling alley was PACKED! Lots of lil birthday parties! My Hubs said he used to have his partys there, which was neat to know. (He'll be 30 March 3rd!)

anyway, I taught 4 bootcamps this morning. EXCELLENT classes! We've added even more classes to our schedule so we have over 10 classes a week to choose from! YAHHHH!!

Alright, off to watch more football. Gotta love playoffs!!! (GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!) *The owner is Greek, and Sproles went to K-State!!!!!!!!!!*

DO YOU HAVE 3:30 MINUTES??

Check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

365 days of Motivation!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

LOTS OF LOVE~
EM

Another look. If this bores you, lemme know! :)

			Free Calorie Chart my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
0.5	2 Tbsp 35g	Smucker's® - Natural Peanut Butter, Reduced Fat, Creamy - 25% less fat than regular Natural Peanut Butter	100	6	1	0	60	6	1	1	5
1.5	1 serving	Dymatize Elite Whey Protein	176	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	35
1	1/2 cup (dry) 40g	Quaker® - Quick Quaker Oats - hot cereal	150	3	1	0	0	27	4	1	5
			426	12	2	0	60	36	8	5	45
Lunch
2	serving 1/4 Cup	All Whites Egg	60	0	0	0	200	2	0	0	12
2	Serving - 1 CT	CRYSTAL FARMS - EGGS - LARGE GRADE AA 12 CT CARTON	140	9	3	430	130	2	0	0	12
1	1 Slice	Ezekiel Bread	80	1	0	0	75	15	3	0	4
			280	10	3	430	405	19	3	0	28
Dinner
1	2 Tbsp 30 mL	Pace® - Chunky Salsa	10	0	0	0	220	3	0	2	0
1	1/4 Cup	Shredded Chedder Cheese Mild	120	10	6	30	190	1	0	0	7
1	Serving - 130 G	BUSH'S BEST - BLACK BEANS - 15 OZ CAN	100	1	0	0	460	20	7	1	7
1.25	serving ( 3 oz )	Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned	205	8	4	95	90	0	0	0	31
2	cup shredded	Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw	16	0	0	0	8	3	2	1	1
1	2 Shells	Ortega White Corn Taco Shells	120	6	1	0	170	16	2	0	2
			571	25	11	125	1138	43	11	4	48
Snack
1	1 serving	Dymatize Elite Whey Protein	117	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	23
0.25	2 Tbsp 35g	Smucker's® - Natural Peanut Butter, Reduced Fat, Creamy - 25% less fat than regular Natural Peanut Butter	50	3	1	0	30	3	1	1	2
0.5	oz (23 whole kernels)	Nuts, almonds	82	7	1	0	0	3	2	1	3
4	cup	Snacks, popcorn, air-popped	124	1	0	0	3	25	5	0	4
0.5	Serving - 19 G	LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS - ORGANIC RICE CAKES - ORGANIC BROWN RICE SALT FREE 8.5 OZ BAG	35	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1
1.5	1 serving	Dymatize Elite Whey Protein	176	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	35
			584	16	2	0	33	44	13	7	68
Water Tracker
Totals Target Balance			1861 1800 103 61	63 55 115 8	18 20 90 2	555 300 185 255	1636 2400 68 764	142 180 79 38	35 25 140 10	16 25 64 9	189 200 94 11
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity
Totals			0

Read this well, Please!!

Become a better negotiator… ( I know it looks like a lot to read, but read it slowly. Soak it in. For me, this rang true! )


What I am referring to here are “choices”..all day long we are negotiating with ourselves in regards to behavioral choices. Some are driven by our biology, some by our responsibilities, some by our discipline. For example… it’s 5am, you are laying in bed, it’s cold outside, you are tired, you want to sleep another hour, but… you know that getting up and running or working out is what you should do, the negotiating begins…” I can run later, but if I run now I will feel better, I ran yesterday, my knees hurt so it’s better I take today off, the dialogue goes on until either you get up or you don’t….later In the day you are in the office and it’s someone’s birthday, there is a cake, you are hungry..everyone meets in the conference room and they hand you a piece of cake..that everyone is eating..you..do what?..the negotiating begins..not take it..and have to explain..take it, eat it, take it and fake eating it…choices..:)……later in the day you go to the gym, a successful negotiation..but..you don’t feel like pushing it 100%, the negotiating begins, you get the picture…what happens is that our choices add up, like a bank, and we are either making net deposits or withdrawals..so what to do?..first you have to dial into that negotiating process and identify that it is going on..then…create a plan for when this begins…it can be as simple as using positive reinforce, negative reinforcement or both…in other words ..what good things will happen if…what not so good things will happen if…what is the short term result of …what is the long term result of…etc…you have to determine what your motivating factors are and use those in the negotiating process. Quite often your mind and body will fight, the “right” decision..and instinctively, you are a good negotiator on the short term gratification side…very good in fact…so..you have to get good at negotiating against it…so..now is the time to become a better negotiator…

(courtesy Tom Richardson from Tight Curves Nutrition)