my diet and supplement plan

Nutrition:
There are 3 phases for this diet and each have a goal. I will be on Level I for about 2-3 weeks before I go on the next one. The purpose for this phase: Increase and harden lean muscle, minimize fat, increase energy levels and improve overall health. The goal is controlled fat loss while increasing lean muscle.

Today I went grocery shopping.

My grocery list:

-whole grain oats
-egg whites
-whole eggs
-chicken breasts
-broccoli
-tomatoes
-spinach
-lemons
-mushrooms
-3 flavors of Ms. Dash (a non-sodium seasoning)
-lemon juice
-grapefruit
-lettuce
-almond butter

Total: $98.00

Supplements:

Protein- BSN's Lean Dessert; whipped vanilla & chocolate coconut, multivitamin, Beverly's Lean Out (for fat loss) & Density (muscle gain), and Herbalife's Restore (helps with inflammation, and rebuilding/restoring your muscles and Cell-u-Loss (supports the appearance of healthy skin, natural detoxification, and healthy elimination of water)

My workout for today is this:

I actually did this outside my house on my street. Not sure if the neighbors saw, but I'm sure a couple of nosey people were watching through their windows. haha = D The temperature got up to 101F and I just ended up eating my dinner earlier and waited til' it was completely dark outside 2hrs after I ate. A great workout at 9pm. Hubby timed me with my sprints and it was awesome to see his support.

Week 1, DONE! Woo-Hoo, I survived!

Saturday-

Every Saturday, we meet at Shoemaker High School in Killeen at 7am for our mandatory sprints. Meaning getting up at 630am. For anyone that knows me, mornings and I aren't bestfriends. It's kind of a family day with our Vixen team. We can bring whoever we want. People brought their spouses, children and even there dogs.

 Ariel brought this little guy to come and run with us. 

Sprints went well. Warmed up for about 5-10 mins. The warm up (high knees, lunges, tire runs etc) was a reminder of what we did the day before. My glutes and hammies were ON FIRE and we were about to run? I had to think of this sprint more like it's a stretch for those muscles. Something to get my mind off of how Sundays gonna feel. HA! We went 100m and walked back 50x. Boy, that was a workout, but it definitely was a great start to my weekend.

Sunday-
Mark and I got up ate breakfast and went on the Harley for beautiful ride around the Lake and to a small town in Texas. We hadn't gotten it out since we moved here because Mark didn't have his registration renewed, but our last visit home, he got that taken care of. It was a bit muggy, but nonetheless awesome to be back on that HOG.

LEG DAY.....

WILL BE THE DAY I DREAD FROM NOW ON.........

ONE WORD: ouch!!!!

2hrs of legs and cardio for 30mins after. All I did was literally WALK. That is all the movement I had in me after such an intense workout. I could barely move. I know that tomorrow is going to be extremely painful.

1st Posing Class today was @ 1pm. These are the shoes I ordered.
That went well. A lil' awkward, but I have plenty of time to practice. The girls looked amazing today. I have got to step up my game.

Workout Session # 2

30 mins in an infared sauna before class

So, I have to say that yesterday, I woke up feeling like death. haha I know that my first workout I said that I didn't feel a thing that night, but I completely felt it the next day. haha! Probably working muscles I hadn't before. Most of these workouts I've done in the past and some are unfamiliar. Most of the lifting is new to me. I had lifted before, but not properly. The advanatage I have with my trainer is that Shauna is able to show me exactly how to do things the right way. I feel that it's more important to get that done than to do more reps incorrectly. 

We worked on Shoulders & Triceps tonight:

OH OH OH! I almost forgot!!! Today, I OFFICIALLY became a Vixen, signed up and got my binder which includes my meals, my cardio workouts and our workouts in class.

Training- DAY 1

http://www.vixenmuscle.com/

Above is the website to the program I am doing. I will be training for 13weeks with NPC figure competitor Shauna Anduze. She will be training me and others in a 1-2hr session 3days a week (MWF or TTHS), creating meal plans, intense cardio on the weekend, and guiding us during posing practice. I've done plenty of research and she is the best in the area and will ONLY work with THE BEST. If you are centrally located in Texas and interested in competing, I would contact her.

I chose to workout on Tues, Thurs, and Friday to accomodate my work schedule. Today, was exactly what I expected. Walking into that gym and seeing a personal room just for us was a wakeup call to focusing on what my goal is for the next 13weeks. I knew as soon as I did our workout that this was going to be tough and my body was going to be feeling very sore tomorrow.

Today we did a full body workout:

After our workouts we do our choice of 30 min cardio. To my surprise it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I could have started on an "easy" day. It's given me hope that I can do this and will. Our homework assignment for tomorrow is to do 30mins of cardio.

I have an ANNOUNCEMENT.....

No, I'm NOT pregnant! lol. = P

BUT.... I've decided to compete in an NPC Competition.

DOING ONE OF THESE:

I will be competing in the Bikini Division. I have wanted to do this for so long. The past few years we have traveled or have become way too busy. We've finally settled down in Texas and I have found the time to really commit. I believe that doing this will keep me focused on staying fit and healthy. In the past, I have always been able to get to the weight where I want to be, but have always fallen behind and "MIRACULOUSLY" gained it all back and sometimes more. I don't want to be that person anymore. I have actually learned in just these few short months that I'm able to stay consistent and on track if I set small fitness goals for myself. Although, competing isn't a small fitness goal, it's actually a dream of mine and now I will be able to cross it off my bucket list. I have always admired competitors, especially their dedication to the preparation that goes into it, and then seeing the transformation when they are on that stage. I love hearing stories and testimonials on why they did it and how they got there. It's inspiring and RIGHT NOW, IT'S MY TURN TO SHINE.

my end results of Bootcamp

Initially, when I started this I had no idea what to expect. I just knew it was going to be tough to bounce back. I'm older, my metabolism wasn't what it was when I was 25, and I knew I had about 10-15lbs to lose. I did some cardio on my own on the side. I didn't diet, although I did eat as healthy as possible. I know that I probably could have lost just a tiny bit more, but I'm absolutely fine with where I'm at. 

Before photo taken: 03/05/2012 After photo taken: 05/31/2012