Bikini Bliss or Bust!

   While being a Southern California native and having the privilege of growing up with the Pacific Ocean a short drive away, i have neeeeeveer been 100% excited about being in a teeny tiny bikini in public. Ever. Every year around February, when the New Year's resolution fueled workouts have stalled and the holiday pounds set up camp around my abs, walking into Target and seeing displays of bikinis is enough to induce panic attacks in me. The only time it was ever two piece time in my books, was either after the street lights came on or if the activity of choice was laying down flat. Preferably, face down.

         So, with that in mind, what in the hell would ever compel me to sign up for a bikini physique competition? Still not quite sure...sometimes all you need in life is someone to have more (a hell of a lot more) faith in you, than you have in yourself. In my job i am blessed to work with some truly amazing people. When one of  my co-workers/ closest friends told me i had potential to compete, i proclaimed her to be drunk. or high. or blind. or all three. I would never in a million years think that i would be able to walk around on stage in a bikini and heels while not completely making an ass out myself and/ or offending the general public. Nina saw something in me (abs?) that i for damn sure didn't see in myself. She believed in me sooo much that it made me believe in me. Enough to sign onto the Europa Expo 2011....bikini division. That's happening. I've been pretty reluctant to blog about it or really talk publicly about it so that on the off chance i opted to drop out, you all would be none the wiser. We are now about 4.5 weeks out from the show and there's really no turning back now...I will be posting way more regularly with some diet & supplement tips and progress reports.



11 weeks out 5/28



5 weeks out 7/9



  The last 6 weeks have been ROUGH...My diet has taken a turn for the obnoxious.  After 86-ing the Sonic blasts, french fries, and Saturday night binge drinking, my abs have slowly but surely been coming out of hiding. Luckily, I'm not in this alone! With 3 of my co-workers on board to do the same show, our support circle is strong. The last 4 weeks are bound to be the hardest so I apologize in advance for the next month....carb deprivation does not make for a happy camper!

 If you're struggling through a rough patch or plateau, do NOT throw in the towel. Five weeks ago I was convinced that my body was in the best shape it could ever get into and that i could not change it for the better. I have come along way since then and still have a ways to go, only now i know that it is indeed possible for me to make major changes in myself. Don't ever settle for contentment, you deserve the best so fight for it. Make it happen!! Europa is Aug 12 &13th...wish me luck! :)