Pancake Delights & Healthy T-Day Links

Final Check-In Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone! Today has been delightfully relaxing but productive. Had my last check-in and posing practice this morning with my trainer. I somehow managed to loose weight over the last week even though I didn’t workout Wed-Sat. I think it’s the result of running around and being pretty stressed all weekend. We didn’t do body fat, but a couple of my measurements went down...

It Will Be Belated.. but Beautiful!

I’ve been so wrapped up in my fitness competitions stuff that I’ve failed to mention that Thanksgiving is actually my very favorite holiday! I love Christmas as much as the next person, but sometimes I feel like people just get wrapped up (pun intended) in the wrong things and forget the true meaning. I love Thanksgiving because it’s all about being Thankful for what you have, spending time with your loved...

Fitness America 2009 Recap – Part 2

Just a quick post because I’m a spazz and totally forgot I pretty much already recapped Fitness (I blame lack of carbs :p). So I’ll recap Figure Finals quickly, then move on to what I’ve been up to since. Saturday I spent the morning watching Bikini finals, which two girls from STS were competing in. Figure Finals were short & sweet. They had us all walk out, called out top 5, then top 5 re-posed and...

Fitness America 2009 Recap – Part 1

I’m officially a Fitness Competitor! And it feels great! So first, I have to be honest.. yes I’m disappointed in the overall result, placing wise. I’m very competitive and like anyone, I want to win! With that being said, I came here to have a great learning experience and that’s exactly what I did. Final Placings: Fitness: 21st (out of 40) Figure-short: 6th .. 2 pts from 5th grr So a...

FAP Update

Just a quick post on Fitness America so far.. Yesterday I competed in Figure Prelims (I was in short class) and Fitness. Figure was in the early afternoon, and I was pretty nervous for my first time on stage. It went pretty well. Finals are today. Everyone goes, then they call out top 5 (I think) to re-walk and pose.   Fitness was later that night. There were 40 girls competeting in the Open Class, plus another 10 or so...