Tiffany Forni.. uh huh

So my diet has been 100% right on so far. No cheating, no soda, no stimulants other than coffee.  I’ve decided to completely ignore my scale.  I hate it.. it lies to me.  It also hates my floor.  I can be in one area of my kitchen and weigh five pounds more than I did over by the fridge… what the heck???  But I have great news as far as progress goes!!  I’m back down to a size 8 jeans!  I think I won’t be able to get back down to a size three because of the extra muscle.. but who knows.. I’d be more than happy at being a size 4 when I’m super lean.

I am so excited about the show coming up!!  I know I’m dropping weight because I ran out of jeans.  I made the mistake of giving away ALL of the jeans that didn’t fit when I dropped the weight… I guess it was a good idea.. I needed an update to my wardrobe… (new jeans.. I know.. really branching out there)  So now I’ve got pants in sizes 3 to 8.  I’ve given the 10’s back to my  mom and sister.  I will get dunked (hydrostatically weighed) middle of next month and see where my progress is at.  Oh man.. gotta take some photos too and post them.  

So anywho.. that’s the quick update.  Diet - good, progress - good, the only problem is that my hip hurts.  I don’t know why.  I haven’t done anything too crazy on leg day lately.  Today is SUPPOSED to be leg day again… but what the heck?  I don’t know if I should go all out when my hip hurts… let me know what you think?

Tiff

Ok, so an update for ya…

I have been stickin to my diet, doing my cardio.. and losing weight.. it’s kind of nice.. then on the 21st my best friend and roommate drowns in a river… as far as cheating goes all I did was have a margarita, a shot of tequila for my dead homie and some peanut butter m&m’s. Since then I’ve been back on my diet 100%. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster.. I cry everytime someone hugs me… so people think I’m wierd that I don’t want to be hugged. I just know that my buddy lived a good life, loved everyone and that’s that… I’m so happy I got to spend time with him when he was around. I haven’t worked out much since I’d been sick. I think I’m all better as of today. I went to the gym and did shoulders and bi’s. It was good. A friend of mine was in town so I took him through Sean’s Shoulder/Bi workout that he used with me. I had fun making a 6′10" dude make faces like he was getting stabbed… Going to the gym was a good distraction.. . until I saw the watier from the restaurant that my buddy Zack and I used to go to all the time.. so I had to tell him what happend and invited him to the memorial on Sunday.

No LA trip for me. I was scheduled to do a shoot with Chaz Rodriguez Photography this weekend and had to call him up and be like..dude.. i won’t be able to smile. So that’s not a big problem.. we are rescheduling that… I also had to back out on the speech at Amity High School. I would have loved to do it for them but that day I just was too down and out. I think that I will come back and do some work with their PE classes in the future.

I’ve been meeting more and more people that want to go to the gym with me. It really does make me happy to know that people look to me for advice.. but I also need to write something about taking the gym seriously. I had a dude come up to me today and what I thought was going to be some stupid pick up line ended up being a great compliment. Between sets he said "you know.. I would never come up to you and talk to you in the gym because it looks like you take this seriously" I really appreciated that.. and then the guy went on his merry way. So Sean.. I think you’ve done a good job of kicking my being distracted at everything habit in the gym. I’m really able to concentrate on things now.

I’m going all out for this Oregon State show. www.oregonbodybuilding.com for more info. I hope to see some of you there.

Well, it’s time for me to get going. I told Jason (my x bf) that I’d stop by and say hi to him at his work. Then I’m coming home and sleeping. Luckily since all of this craziness went down I’ve been able to have some time off of work to cook for the week, workout, and sleep. I feel so much better eventhough I miss Zack and still have trouble sleeping… that’s when friends with drugs come in handy… (ok not real drugs, things like melatonin and benadryl) I was TKO’d with some of that stuff the other day when I couldn’t sleep.

So.. overall.. things have been getting better inch by inch. I have an article coming out on bodybuilding.com for my trip to the oregon state show. They held off on posting the first part of it because they didn’t want me to get bombarded with emails after what happend to Zack. I really appreciate that.. so that makes me appreciate bodybuilding.com even more.

Tomorrow one of my other sponsors SweatUSA.net will be at the show in Spokane. So if you’re up there say hi to them and buy some of their awesome gear. Hopefully soon you’ll be able to get it on bodybuilding.com.

Had a really good time at the Emerald Cup. Met some cool people. One of my friends Lori took the overall in womens bodybuilding! Makes me so happy!! She’s really cool.

Ok I’ve went on too long.. I need to get my hiney out the door. Hope you’re all doing well on your diets. Post some pix will ya! I need to see my team here! Sean and Shannon, thank you again for all of your help and support. You know your stuff and I’m here to listen, follow directions, and hopefully make you proud.

G’night.. Tiff

On the 21st I found out that my roommate, who’s also one of my best friends drown in the river.  I’m just glad that before he left I told him I loved him and that he was my favorite roommate (sorry Margie).  I had just started dragging him to the gym with me since he moved in my house.  He’s the dude in my picture right now.  He was probably the best guy I knew.  He never said anything bad about his mother, he loved everyone, respected everyone, and stuck to his beliefs and never let people get the best of him. Zack.. you f’ing rock.. I miss you so bad.  Now who am I going to call to fix my computer when I can’t figure it out?  Who man??  Guess I’m going to have to get back into gaming and stuff… I am still proud of you that you did your best.  One of the few people I can trust.. I miss you Zack.. ..

I’m sorry guys.. I don’t know what to do… I guess I just write to get things out there… He was awesome.  He actually started dieting and working out when he moved in.. and I think he really enjoyed it.. he made some dam good chicken too.  

Pray for his family and friends.. thanks..

Tiff

I think I should start this post with another … HOOOO DILLY!  That was one craaazy time!  Yet another fun adventure with the bodybuilding.com crew.  I had never been to this expo before and didn’t even know it existed until a few months ago.  Let me give you a quick rundown of what happens there..

 Early in the day the vendors start to stack products.. everything from oh yeah! bar’s to shaker cups on tables in a place called the Knitting Factory in Boise.  Athletes /  Fighters / Models and Representatives from the companies man the booths and then in what seems like about three seconds the building is flooded with fans and fitness nerds who quickly trick-or-treat their way around the booths while enjoying an adult beverage or nine at the bar in the back.  It’s like the arnold expo, but on speed and in a much smaller place.  Bob Cichorillo MC’d the majority of the show.

My absolute favorite part of this was the Mr. Puniverse contest.  The smallest dudes from the audience got on stage and duked it out with bodybuilding poses to see who was the puniest person at the BFE.  I don’t know if it was the contestants or the large amounds of alcohol that made this thing so dang crowd pleasing!  Once Mr. P was decided on Flex Lewis came out and did a little pose down with him.  That completely made my night.  (and of course I got a photo snapped with Mr. P 2009 himself).

I went on stage for a minute and Bob did a little Q & A with me about the whole Transformation of the year thing.  I realize that I’m not that great of a public speaker and I was quite nervous.  *he’s a close talker* But I think I got my point across that I really couldn’t have done it without the support from other members  of the bodyspace community.  Even when I was a chunkey one I got so many notes of encouragement that it really kept me going.  So, to anyone who has ever left me a comment, I want to tell you thank you again.  To anyone trying to make that change, keep up your hard work.  You and I both know it will pay off.  But yeah, after my quick bit up there the inspiration master Nick Scott rolled on up there and had an awesome presentation about how doctors said he could never walk again and then with some hard work, and determination he did it.  And if I may add, he does have the coolest wheelchair I think I’ve ever seen… spinners, neon… I think it would be illeagle here in Oregon… but it’s bad ass.

So overall, the BFE was fun!  The bikini contest really got the guys in the crowd going along with Marika’s posing routine while the ladies were quiiite entertained by the male guest posers.  Good times!!!

Well, have a great night!!

Tiffany

Hey just wanted to let everyone know that I got married!  YAY!!!!