Finally I’m back to healthy.  I don’t think I’ve been that sick for years.  It makes me GRATEFUL for my health and even more motivated to continue to nourish and strengthen my body and encourage others to do the same.  I’m itching to get back to the gym too…hopefully tomorrow.  I’ve lost 4 pounds this week.  I […]

I just got back from the gym and planned to only do 20 minutes of  cardio but when I was done I was surprised that I wanted to lift.  Why? After 5 months of intense training I thought I may want to take some time off.  But I realized I love it. At least today […]

I won. Go figure. Now, I what am I going to write about? I had this, what I thought was going to be , really great post on losing ready to go. I need some time to think about it so instead I post a few pictures which are probably more fun than my silly […]

I have four days until my competition and I’m a little freaked out.  Just a little.  I keep worrying about two things in particular. One, that I’ll fall down on stage.  I normally wear clunky grandma shoes not 5 inch heels.  I’ve been practicing walking and posing but not nearly enough.  And two, that the […]

Source Plateaus. Yep, most people who have lost weight attest to hitting a plateau at some point.  What can you do?  First, it’s important to address the mental.  At this point it’s really easy to just give up and say “Oh well I must have bad genetics” or some other excuse.  Maybe you are fine […]

This is one of my favorite workouts to do when I’m crunched for time or can’t get to the gym. It takes about 15-25 minutes and all you need is a jump rope and that isn’t even necessary. Jump rope -2 minutes (or jumping jacks) 25 lunges – each leg for 50 total (remember to […]

That’s how I justified my choices last week. Under normal circumstances that would perfectly appropriate excuse to enjoy a bit of controlled splurging. But trying to get small and tight enough where I can walk on stage in 4 weeks wearing a sparkly velvet bikini without looking like I had jello implants put in my […]

I don’t have time (and wouldn’t want to if I did) to do an hour of cardio a day and I guessing you would rather not either. But I believe you can accomplish more in 20 minutes than an hour if you push yourself. Here is a fun short treadmill workout that makes my legs […]

This weekend, I’m officially eight weeks out from the show and I’m feeling really great. Nope, my life is not perfect and everything is not going exactly the way I want it, but despite it all, I feel better than ever! I think most of it has to do with getting regular exercise and eating […]

Sextuplets! A curious thing is happening. Although I’m not losing very quickly, if at all the last few weeks, and my measurements haven’t changed, some sweet little sextuplets are about to be born. I think I’ll call them The Abbeys. In other words, in my opinion (and that is the ONLY opinion that counts!) my abs are looking […]