MY BIKINI DIARY...

Happy Friday!!

2011-07-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

So happy its Friday! Slept in today till 7am!! I know RIGHT?!?! It felt so good to get some good sleep and cuddle time with my man. I haven't been as hungry lately as normal, maybe this carb cycling thing isn't so bad. Still need to get in more WATER...its so hard though. So 6 weeks away from this show and I'm already thinking about the next one ekkk! It's suppose to be the biggest group of girls yet, super exciting! Anyways, procrastinating again at work..ugh I better do something....xx

DAY 47.

2011-07-28T15:45:00.000-07:00

What a week! So excited for this weekend and to be able to lay in the sun! Today is a high carb day so I'm feeling goood! Well in comparison to the last few days. I got to make my pancake this morning and that always makes me happy....still learning how to flip the damn thing! Feeling a little anxious about my weight still need to break the 150 pound mark. I'm going to just push super hard these last couple days and try to be under by the 1st. Carb cycling hasn't been that bad, but the 7 days of cardio is kicking my a$$ OMG! Found a suit that I think I'm going to get, maybe in this pink or in a royal blue...hmm decisions.

Pretty cute huh, obviously wouldnt wear this to the beach, but I think its perfect for the comp!

THOUGHTS?

Finishing up work and then off to the gym!!!

Need a BOOST!

2011-07-25T15:46:00.000-07:00

Well hello there! I find it hard to keep up sometimes. My food and cardio changed today and I'm a little overwhelmed. Carb cycling plus, 7 days cardio and all the usual stuff...ay yi yi! Anyways, all together I have lost 10 pounds and I need to push it this next month, just eat, sleep...train!!! I should be motivated by the change, but I'm a little sluggish, hopefully some cardio this evening will wake me up. I need to be more diligent with going to bed earlier so I can hit 4:30am workouts instead of this after work bull shit!

Sorry more of a rant today...

Keep you posted!!

Pancakes make me SMILE :-)

2011-07-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

So while reading another blog I found this amazing GEM of a recipe...mixing my oats and egg whites to make a PANCAKE! It seriously made me so happy this weekend to eat something different and GOOD! I took my tsp of almond butter and spread it on the top and it was AMAZING! Had my one on one this morning after training and I might start carb-cycling next week even though I have no idea what that entails.

I'm feeling so much better today. I hit cardio hard this weekend and feel my pro-biotic working its magic. I start abs this week too and am adding in a leg day...so that should be fun. I'm such a creature of habit that the diet doesn't really phase me all that much. Especially since I'm seeing some results, it's actually more motivating. This week was great, spent it as usual with my man at the beach. Nice to get some sun on my skin. Well I feel like this is going to be a good week. Can't wait to start bikini shopping!!! Whooo.

DAY 33.

2011-07-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

Well I'm 3 days past the one month mark and I have been feeling a little discouraged to be quiet honest. The scale hasn't move a freaking pound, or maybe only a pound...fuggg. I took pictures( which I will post) a month ago and then the other day I took new pictures and maybe I've just stared at them too much but they look freaken identical to me. I find that taking measurements has been better for my mind, but over all pictures tell a THOUSAND words. I never really stated my stats before I started only because I guess I just HATE them but ....

Height: 5'4
Weight: 154, when I started I think I was pushing 160 but didnt want to weigh myself. eekkk.
Body Fat.. 3 weeks ago was 33 percent

I am going to get my probiotic today. I think it will help with some of my digestion issues for sure. I feel good at times and I know its a process but I get so critical of myself and my body that I always want MORE MORE MORE and fast. I need to just relax i guess because I get so stressed over it and I know its effecting my bodies transformation too. I have been good about my diet and cardio ect. Well I cheated for my first time last night and have felt immensely guilty. I had about 1/4 cup of greek yogurt that I shouldn't have had after my dinner and before it was time for my cottage cheese. I'm choosing not to do that again. I want to make sure that I take advantage of ever possible RIGHT choice that I can so that at the end I say I did everything possible.

Things are looking good on the home front for the time being. I'm getting a pedicure and my hair did this weekend so that's exciting and my bf is hustling like crazy to ensure that we make it another month in the crazy expensive town oh and it's Friday ohhh hey!!!

4 Weeks Down!

2011-07-11T15:31:00.000-07:00

Wow how time flys! My body fat was actually 33 percent according to the tool that my trainer used, the formula that the Internet uses is a lil off i guess. :-(
Anyways things have been going pretty descent for the most part. I definitely love the way I'm feeling from not eating shitty food all the time. I wouldn't say I lost any weight but maybe on my way to loosing inches instead. I started my period today and normally around this time I am covered head to toe in black but not this month, I don't feel bloated and I didn't give into my sweet tooth cravings. Pat on the back for me there. I am nervous though, i definitely am no where near bikini ready in my eyes so the next two months will tell somethings for sure. Trying to not over analyze it to much and just stick to the program. I haven't cheated beside added a few more berries to my cottage cheese at night and the occasional drop of milk in my coffee in the am. I find that as I start to change and look better its easier to be more strict because you want to see more drastic results. I'm already thinking about the next show and I haven't even gotten through this one yet...lol. Couple more hours off work and then hitting the stair master...ah yi yi!!

How could WEEKS be better then WEEKENDS?

2011-06-20T12:45:00.000-07:00

Well first week is done. Hardest part was Saturday and Sunday for sure. I normally use those days to graze the fridge but seeing as how I couldn't eat anything yummy it went by super super slow. I measured my body fat and I'm 26.7 so I'm anxious to see where I go from here. As it stands right now there is only me and one other girl doing the show, hopefully some more girls join in so their is a group. I felt today could have gone a little harder, but I was pouring sweat and felt worked. I might hit the gym again tonight and do some more cardio or go for a walk or something. I'm not feeling as tired as I was last couple days which is good. I need to get my weight, I hate weighing myself its so depressing, not to mention that it's pointless because I ALWAYS weigh more then I actually look. I would be excited to weigh about 130...that would be crazy. Anyways, I'm just rambling on..procrastinating at work.

Update soon.

One Day Down.

2011-06-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

So today was my first official day starting my program. Woke up at 5:30 this morning to be able to get ready and be out the door by 5:45. I hate being late. Well as expected it kicked my ass. It was actually a simple over all body workout but simple can still mean HARD. I haven't really been getting to the gym the last couple weeks so it was a good jumping back into things. I got my TOP SECRET meal plan and have been diligently eating every 2-3 hours. I love knowing what to eat and just having to eat it. No guess work is every needed. When I'm done with a meal I'm just done and that's that. Pretty excited about the transformation to come.
Other then training things are a little stressful at the casa. I've been working thankfully, but with the economy my boyfriends business is taking a huge hit and leaving us stressing paycheck to paycheck. It doesn't make it easy to focus on things when your so worried about BILLS, FOOD, BILLS ect. We always seem to make it through though and I don't imagine this time to be different. He is my forever.I just can wait for some consistent months and when we have those we will NEVER let them go. Till tomorrow...

The camera doesn't lie.

2011-06-10T11:51:00.000-07:00

Well this week is shaping up to be pretty descent. Minus the fact I have consumed so much crap the past 7 days and only hit the gym, maybe twice. My excuse of course is that I'll be training my ass off for the next 3 months even though I still haven't heard back. Went out last night for my friends birthday and I always take a TON of pictures hoping one will be a keeper. Last night and the last couple weeks actually have been pretty depressing in the picture department. Even if it adds a couple pounds it doesn't add 15, something needs to be done and ASAP. Still waiting to hear, hopefully things are still a go.

Why Broke + Fit ?

2011-06-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Well since I'm new to this whole blogging thing I accidentally deleted my first post. Which without the first post I'm sure it was a little random reading the second one. I'm pretty disappointed considering I tried being real clever in the first one when telling everyone (my zero followers) why I choose broken +fit. But today I have no patience for that so I'm giving the short version.
I originally was saving up to hire a personal trainer to reach my goal of having a ROCKIN bikini body. When in the mist of searching I came across a opportunity to win 3 free months of training by submitting an essay explaining how it would change my life. Well after waiting to hear back for about a month, I didn't end up winning. However I was offered a chance to train for a bikini fitness competition in LA instead. It's a 12 week intense program designed to get you in ridiculous shape!! I'm beyond excited. So I'm using this blog to document the next three months of my life. If you read the previous post you will know that i don't know what I'll be eating or when I'll be training,but that I am finding out this week. I'm READY!!
To get back to why I choose the name Broke+Fit for the blog, originally I thought I was gonna go broke getting fit...but maybe not so much huh!!!

Patiently Waiting...

2011-06-09T12:50:00.000-07:00

I'm still here, I thought I would be writing a lot more, but I just heard back from the trainer about the competition on Saturday. I thought it was going to fall through for a second. So basically once I meet with her this week for set-up of my training schedule and food I will be ready to start on Sunday the 12th, which is 12 weeks from the Sep 10th comp. Its really all I have been talking about so I can't wait to start. It's one thing to be taking about it, but do be in the process of doing it is a whole different story. I'm excited to feel sore,as weird as that is. This weekend has been a disaster because everyone that I have been telling as been urging me to eat and drink whatever I want. There reasoning is basically what mine has been... I won't be able to eat so many yummy things for so long or maybe ever again. It seems harmless, but I feel like a FATTY now. I have had things I would never eat in the same week. Pasta, Chinese food, ice cream, BEER. I don't really drink but have probably had more beer the last 2 weeks then I have the last 3 years. I'm nervous but excited to start this journey, I'm going to be diligent and focused. My MO is normally to train really hard for about 2 months and even though there are results, they aren't the results that I want so I would tend to back off and get discouraged. I guess the best part about this training program is the accountability that I will have towards competing in the bikini competition. I obviously will not slack off if I know I will be in front of a auditorium full of people in an itty bitty bikini!!! Anyways, hopefully more news to come soon!! Patiently waiting...