I took some more pics today to send to my trainer…and like I keep saying I have been beating the hell out of myself, but for some reason I had an urge to actually go back and see where I started. I took some shots of myself 11 weeks ago for my trainer after she [...]

Well I guess this is why I have a blog…so I can ramble at will. And right now I need to ramble. I have four weeks to go until my contest and I am nowhere close to ready. I haven’t sent pictures to my online trainer for a few weeks because I don’t have anything [...]

This happens every year. The days get colder and shorter…and so does my attitude. I’m pretty sure I get hit with a bout of Seasonal Affective Disorder every year. It’s defined by the Mayo Clinic as: Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. [...]

I am sitting across from him at a coffee shop and he’s working his ass off as usual and I’m sitting her blogging and enjoying a big old cafe latte with sugar free caramel. I’m not sure that people realize that this saint of a man has made it possible for me to slowly move [...]

So I’ve got four weeks to go. FOUR WEEKS!! And I’m caving on the dumbest stuff. Ugh. I’m taking bites and swigs and licks and tastes of everything. I can’t stop it. I feel like a slug. I’m running out of steam. My pantry is calling to me. The refrigerator is calling to me. Crumbs [...]

Oh don’t pretend you don’t notice that Halloween costumes have gotten racier and racier over the years. There are slutty cops, slutty referees…hell there are even slutty nuns. It seems that some people view Halloween as an opportunity to pretend to be someone that they’re not. But…be careful if you go overboard on sluttiness or [...]

Well I am five weeks out and this is not getting ANY easier. I emailed back and forth with my online consultant and she still thinks I’m 5 or 6 pounds away from being stage ready. So…what does that mean? It means dropping calories from 1,400 to 1,100 and it also means adding in cardio [...]

I am so sorry I haven’t written anything in  a few days but life has been kind of hectic and I don’t think I’ve been struck by any motivation to write anything in particular. My oldest niece just turned sixteen and a  spent an entire day shopping and eating with her. We’ve been planning for [...]

After three and a half hours of driving (well being in a car) I finally made it down to Columbus to meet up with my old cheerleading friend who is now one of the best of the very best fitness competitors.  Within thirty seconds she made me feel like we were back in high school [...]

I am so excited! A few weeks ago I found out that a cheerleading friend of mine from middle school and high school is ranked in the top three fitness competitors in the world! Yes…I said in the world. And I was lucky enough to receive an invite to meet up with her tomorrow to [...]