PRU ~ WEEK 41 - 2 WEEK COUNTDOWN

WEEK 41 – COUNTDOWN … 2 WEEKS!!!!
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Well it’s been a great week, thus far! I am sooooo charged that I can barely sleep. A month ago I was keeping my competition quest very quiet. I just wasn’t ready for people to know. BUT NOW … I can’t keep my mouth shut! (smile). A lot of it comes from my D3 family … you diva’s are so wonderful to me. AGAIN … I appreciate every compliment, words of support and encouragement. Keep them coming because I’m on the 7-day COUNTDOWN and its only going to get harder from here.

So let’s talk about today. I shifted over yesterday to the STRICT diet. You don’t want to know … that’s all I’m going to say. IT’S STRICT! Let’s just say … if I don’t see or smell another piece of fish for the rest of my life I will be happy!!! I made it through today surprisingly well, but I started running on “E” during class tonight. Thanks Vikki for pushing me! Next days … will be even harder as I cut down more carbs.

I had another posing session with my FABULOUS, PRO-Figure Champion & Coach MATTIE today. I’m just going to tell you … Mattie is the QUEEN OF ELEGANCE! After all, she was my workout/running partner at D3 and then she just disappeared. The next time I saw her a few months later at D3 – her body had transformed into a SCULPTED PIECE OF ART!!! I mean ABS, ARMS, SHOULDERS, BACK, LEGS … I was like … well DAMN! Truth-be-told, Mattie was/is my inspiration for seeing if I could get my body in shape to be able to compete in a figure competition! So I thank you Mattie …

Okay .. back to my posing session … I had to throw Mattie some props. So this posing thing is no joke. I know the poses I need to do – and you all know DRE don’t play when it comes to ANYTHING, she will make you feel like Ike & Tina – but I had some refining I need to do. Mattie is so ELEGANT. She got me straight today - had my BUTT and BACK screaming - but I’m feeling even more confident. I’m in this to win this … so I have to make it do what it do!

So Dre was texting me my weight loss numbers from when we started in February. When we started I was at 159lbs and now 126lbs!!! But why'd she try to cheat me and have me down for "no" - ZERO - weight loss between July and August!!! OH NO … I had to consult with MY CALENDAR and sure enough I lost 6 lbs over a 6 week period. I texted her back with the, UH UH … I went from 139 mid July to 133 late August! I followed the plan … I didn’t CHEAT nor did I stagnate!!! We gotta tell the whole story! It was during that time period that I made a major switch to my diet, so there was no way I could stagnate on the weight. Well you all know Dre ... she texted me back with … yeah “FOOD IS A MOTHER F@$#@$”LOL!!! I said yeah, sounds look a book title or chapter, to me!!!

Okay … I’m going to try to blog every day for my last week, so please hit the COMMENT link below the blog and blog me back. I need your energy to get me through.

Love you all. DRE, MATTIE and JILL … U just don’t know … U just don’t know. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME!




Monday, November 01, 2010
God is GOOD! I may or may not have mentioned that I found out - a few weeks back – that my mom is having some serious health challenges right now. For those of you that may not know, my ENTIRE immediate family live in Seattle. So my not being there, has taken me through even more emotions. At any rate, my mother had to have a fairly serious procedure done today. I am happy to say that she is home, feeling well and sounds like she is in GREAT spirits! This has been so heavy on me for the past few weeks, so I give ALL THANKS TO GOD! Please keep her in your prayers.


On the Countdown Tip:
I am just BEYOND charged right now!!! I am literally in countdown mode. I am 13 days away from the big competition! Wow. I am dreaming about it, living it, feeling it. Am I ready yet? Not quite, but I’m getting there. I go through a range of emotions … gotta tweak this, gotta try and pump that … gotta eat this … focus here … gotta, gotta, gotta.

Worked out with Dre yesterday, and as always she kicked my butt! I tell you DRE is THE REAL DEAL! If you don’t know by now … you aren’t taking enough classes! This is one PHENOMENAL WOMAN!!! I have lost a total of 36 POUNDS, since February 2010!!! I have not been at this weight in 15 years! Talk about MOTIVATION! OMG!!! If you don’t believe you can achieve your fitness goals, I am a living example that you can. And it can be done at any age or weight and during any life challenges.

Anyway, it’s 11:00 and WAY past my bed time, BUT my damn job … well I thank God for this damn job … but my manager threw a monkey-wrench in my workout plans, so I find myself up late trying to get reports done, etc., etc.,. It has thrown off my workout schedule today - so I will have to make up for it throughout the rest of the week. Now don’t get it twisted - I worked out … three times as a matter of fact - BUT, I didn’t get in all that I needed. It’s too close to the competition for that, but I feel that I can make it up.

Oh I almost forgot … my posing suit is complete with the bling! It looks good. Of course I have a few more things I’d like added, but Joy did an awesome job. Thanks Joy!

All right good night! Blog me back …

Sunday, October 31, 2010
Well today I had to show off to my hubby. So I put on my posing shoes – they look like hooker shoes … I’m not going to lie - walked into the room with my boy-shorts and bra top and asked my husband if “he liked his wife’s new body” (SMILE)!!! The expression on his face … PRICELESS!!! Even more priceless than that … the expression on the face of my 4 year old son!!! HILARIOUS!!! He looked at me like WTH are you working with! Ahhhhh, the men in MY LIFE! You gotta love it! Needless to say … my hubby LOVES IT!!!

I made it to church today and worked out with Dre. As always, she kicked my butt! I tell you DRE is THE REAL DEAL! If you don’t know by now … you aren’t taking enough classes! This is one PHENOMENAL WOMAN!!! I have lost a total of 36 POUNDS, since February 2010!!! I have not been at this weight in 15 years! Talk about MOTIVATION! OMG!!! If you don’t believe you can achieve your fitness goals, I am a living example that you can. And it can be done at any age or weight and during any life challenges. Most importantly it can be done HEALTHY! There is no quick fix. Plastic surgery is temporary. The effort/work/honesty it takes to GO DEEP WITHIN and re-evaluate your SELF, to have the COURAGE to ask and find the answers to the WHY’S in your inner world - will YIELD a CHANGE in your LIFE that MONEY CANNOT BUY! Now I’m not saying that I got it all figured out, but I can honestly say that along this journey I’m on, I’ve learned and continue to learn about ME!

Well, that’s it for tonight. Two weeks … just two weeks and its STAGE TIME!