Blonde vs World
Current mission? Conquering the gym, getting the perfect body. Competed my first NPC competition this past November, taking runner up in my class. Working on the bod for first place now! Wish me luck!
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Before and after: ab version.
Only goes up from here.
Try different things until you find what works for your body. You won’t regret it.
I know I’m only working the expo, it’s not like I’m competing. But I don’t feel like I am where I should be. My diet is SLIPPING and slipping often. I feel good about my body, I’m in the best shape of my life for heaven’s sake, but I just don’t feel good enough, for a bodybuilding competition of this magnitude. Everyone is going to be there. EVERYONE. Everyone I look up to, admire, drool over, stalk, adore—they’re all going to be there!
I feel like there are so many opportunities for me to find there, marketing myself, looking my best, finding gigs for modeling or sponsorships, anything—but I’m not prepared and now suddenly there’s no TIME.
I haven’t been taking it seriously enough, and now it’s finally hit me and I’m freaking out.
My workouts have been spot on, it’s just my nutrition that is not on point and I’m not even sure 22 days of consistency will get me to my desired state.
All I can do is it give it my all from this point forward, and hope that this epiphany is enough to kick my ass into gear!
The pressure is on and I am feeling it. And I feel like stress just makes fat loss that much harder…
Ugh.
It’s all good.
It’s going to be fine.
http://www.cutandjacked.com/CutAndJacked-Interview-WBFF-Pro-Fitness-Model-Jen-Jewell
This article is my current inspiration. Wish me luck.
I’m getting there. Slowly but surely!
I felt soooo insecure about my body when I got back from England. You don’t really notice how chubs you get when you’re wearing 6 layers on the daily (including to bed, haha). But when I got back, I was just astonished at how bloated and squishy I looked.
But consistency has payed off and I’m sloooowly but surely getting back to the bod that I want.
The tan definitely helped.
And not skipping any days at the gym helps too!
Oh yea, and that diet thing that I’ve been keeping up with. I haven’t been flawless with my macros (or tracking them for that mattter), but I have been sticking to clean foods and only eating when I’m hungry and not letting my cravings rule me, etc.
So—I’m fully confident in 6 weeks, I’ll be where I need to be!
Wish me luck.
It’s important to make goals specific! Rather than ‘be more organized’—decide HOW to be more organized. (This I learned when my boyfriend was reading over my shoulder and demanded I specify. He knows me well.)
Get back from Europe Friday night. Come Saturday—it’s ON. :) Last year was incredible—can’t wait to make this one even better!!
Fitness Related
- get Pro Card
- Cheat meal—once a week only
- get to the gym every day—1.5 hours a day
- foam roll/stretch daily
- take progress pictures and measurements weekly
- keep meticulous records of weights/reps/macros etc. to improve performance over time
- get sponsored!!
Home Related
- be more organized—fill up the dishwasher as you go, don’t overdo food prep aka don’t cook food you won’t eat, buy a shoe rack
- be more tidy—spend 30-45 minutes a day doing designated tasks (vacuum, scrub bathroom, etc)
- decorate apartment—start with artwork and living room/dining room furniture
Life Related
- get out of bed earlier—9 a.m. latest
- take a break from social networking—check only once in the morning and in the evening
- walk Indie daily—30 minutes—train her to be more obedient
- watch less TV during downtime—read more—1-2 hours a day tops
- pursue opportunities inside my Marketing job—possibilities are growing
- focus on a degree
- get personal training certified
- make more of an effort on fashion and looking top notch even when going to the grocery store
Here’s some before and after nonsense.
The previous one is probably from a year or two ago. But I’m smoking a cigarette and probably doing some form of illegal narcotic and I’m drinking. Oh, I’m also underage because I have stuff on my hands—so it’s at least…1 year and 8 months old.
The POINT is, that I feel so incredibly better about myself now. I am more confident in my skin, I’m not as squishy, I have more energy, I don’t wake up hungover every day—it’s incredible! I am a different person now, and I love who I have become.
I mean, I’m not saying I’m never going to drink again or anything crazy like that, but I am glad that is not my lifestyle now. It may have lost me some friends, but I feel alive and like I’m not living in a fog anymore and it’s fantastic! I enjoy it and I don’t plan on changing a thing.
That is all. Takes time, but everyone can change if they truly want to. YOU are the only part of the equation.
Good morning!!
Starting the day off with a progress picture! Loving the way I’m beginning to look more ‘sculpted’. My legs and abs are coming along nicely.
I’m going to start a new program today—I’ve got all of my meals set up and ready to go and a new workout plan and I’m EXCITED!
9 weeks out baybay!!
Let’s do it.
These are my abs this morning.
They’re improving so much! I’m so proud of myself. :)
Work, work, work! It pays off. Slowly, but surely.
New hair=new progress picture!
I know I’m only supposed to do these every Saturday, but I’m feeling good. I’ll do some whole body, every angle ones Saturday. Therefore I can better assess what I need to work on.
Right now—-still want to lean down my arms, firm my booty, and tighten my core. Mostly all from nutrition, but there are some ways to help all of those things look awesome once the fat leans down! I love my weights. :)
Progress picture! Quads improving—for sure. I love ‘em.
I don’t feel fantastic today. I drank last night at work, which I shouldn’t have. I’m kind of disappointed in myself because of it, but I also think that it’s something I’m going to have to get over, double my water intake today, and move on. And then…don’t drink tonight.
I have no problem not drinking and not going out and skipping Sake Bomb Sunday with the co-workers of Job #2, etc, but at Job #3 it’s just…so hard to not drink. A club atmosphere is very hard to tolerate sober. It’s ridiculous. And irritating. My self-control is ever improving, however, so I’m confident in my ability to cut it out.
Especially since I’m officially AT THE 10 WEEK MARK.
Oh ma jeez. Time to buckle down and get serious. I’m completely happy with my muscle progress, and I’m confident they’ll be where they need to be in November. I just need to make sure I lean down by then! Which is simply getting in my cardio as well.
(FYI, if I wasn’t competing, I wouldn’t ever do this much cardio in ‘off-season’. A) Because I hate it. And B) Because I have no reason to be this lean unless it’s for a competition.)
And…I think that’s all for my update today. I feel hungover and like I’m rambling and I desperately need some coffee—so I’m going to get on that. Ciao!
