15 Weeks Out: December 30, 2012 140 lbs; 16.78% body fat; 7AM (body fat really jumped down from 18.44% last week!) Calorie intake:previous day was 2600 and a small refeed two nights back, landing my calories at 3200 for that day (You gotta eat {well} to grow muscle!) Cardio: 1 day on the tread […]
My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 16 Weeks Out
16 Weeks Out: December 23, 2012 140.4 lbs; 18.44% body fat; 9AM (body fat is creeping back down!) Calorie intake: previous day was a refeed of complex carbs-oatmeal, egg whites, rice cakes, sweet potatoes, chicken; 2820 calories for the day; the refeed locks on some water weight as the body’s response to the high […]
My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 17 Weeks Out
17 Weeks Out: December 15, 2012 138 lbs; 19.5% body fat; 8AM (whoa….that jumped from last time! Water?!) Calorie intake: 2500 daily Cardio: none Lifting: just lifted 1 time the week prior; released to lift and ready to rock it! Conditions: 1 day before my cycle start….hello water weight! Looking forward to […]
My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 18 Weeks Out
18 Weeks Out: December 8, 2012 138 lbs; 15.5% body fat; 8AM Calorie intake: 2500 daily Cardio: none Lifting: none (not released to lift yet) Conditions: Still some puffiness in the abs from the surgery on 11.2.12 This is Jackie’s suit on loan and my own (new) show heels! This is […]
Fit Gal and Guy Celebrations!
This page is an accumulation of all the Fit Guy and Gal Celebrations that come our way. If we hear it, see it, or someone tells us about it, and we think you’d want to know, we’re going to share it! Life is too short not to celebrate! Be inspired and share on! Have […]
Don’t be a food snob!
I’ve been working hard not to be a food snob this holiday season! There might be many different definitions of a food snob, but to me, it’s someone who has to call out and openly discuss what others are eating or make a big deal about what one is not eating themselves. I attended a […]
The Difference IS in the Details!
-by Mindy Irish I met with my trainer Jackie from the Fishers YMCA in Indiana recently and we sketched out a plan of training, diet, and measuring for the next 19 weeks. I have had a long-time goal and dream to train for and compete in Figure competitions. Come April 13, 2013, I will be up […]
Day 21: “Shake the Sugar” 21-Day Challenge
Day 21! You’ve made it through 21 days of focusing on you and your sugar goals and plans. You’ve evaluated your habits, tracked your daily intake, sacrificed in hard times, and made it through to the other side. We can’t change you totally in 21 days, but we can start to chip away at something […]
Day 20: “Shake the Sugar” 21-Day Challenge
What you do on a daily basis is your choice. Getting fit and changing your shape is not about losing weight. That is just a result of your actions. It’s about developing consistent discipline and good habits and curbing bad ones. What we tried to do on this Challenge was to create new layers of […]
Day 19: “Shake the Sugar” 21-Day Challenge
You’re 19 days into this challenge. You’ve invested a lot of time and energy to make a choice to read these daily posts, pay attention to your food choices, and plan your day around your sugar intake. You’ve spent time plotting what you will and will not eat. You are investing into you! I’ve […]
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