Refresher & Check-In

Hi all! If you’re reading this in a Reader, please click on over and let me know what you think of the new layout (and thank you to those who have so far)! I wanted to simplify a bit, but things always go wrong with these sort of changes, so please shoot me an email or leave a comment if something seems off or missing. Ok, so this accidentally became an awfully word heavy post.. First a Preview I’d seen the...

Ice Blended

Hi all! Wow, this week flew by for me. The last couple days have been super busy.. but all good stuff! FITNESS First an update.. yesterday was weekly Check-In day with my trainer.. and.. finally my weight dropped a couple pounds, and my body fat % when down too It’s so crazy, right now I’m only a little over a percent above what I competed at last time (which I can definitely lose in the next 3.5 weeks), but my...

Check-In Deja Vu

On to it.. FITNESS So today was check-in. Like I mentioned yesterday, I was a little nervous because I really didn’t feel like, and it didn’t look like, I made much progress this week. With the increased Carbs, I noticed that I looked “fuller” and was just feel bloated all well. Well as it turns out, it was a little more of the same.. my body fat % went down (yay), weight didn’t budge (boo)....

Fly By Prep Check-In

Hi all! Hope you had a wonderful Friday. I woke up this morning and realized all sorts of fantastic things had fallen into place: it’s Friday, it’s Leg Day and it’s Carb Day! :p Super quick post.. today ended up being pretty busy and flew by! FITNESS Today was my first check-in day for competition prep progress since I made the slightly crazy decision to try to compete August 28th. Both Diet & Workouts...

Oh That’s Right

Thank you for all your healthy eating budgeting tips! Sound like a lot of us are in the same boat.. if eating healthy means a little more money, it’s worth it.. but also trying to be smart about it! FITNESS Check-In Today was Shoulders & Back, Spin and.. check-in! I haven’t made major changes to my diet quite yet (carbs are above 100 g, just keepin everything clean), just increasing cardio. Since my last...