BabyBeFit38’s BodyBlog

I have finally come to grips with somethings and feel like I can show my face again on bodyspace.  I did the fool ya’ll after my show.  Eating all kinds of junk, half ass working out and just kickin it.  Then I started looking at myself and I didn’t like what I was seeing.  Did I stop, no I kept eating, then drinking and half ass working out! Today is the first day that I’ve been on Body space since Oct 2nd.  Do you know how much damage I’ve done in that time? Alot!  But the good news is that I didn’t stay there.  With the help of friends like D.Melanie and Air Harp and Making-A-Change Ms. Kassandre, I’ve admitted to myself that I f’ed up and now I am ready to move on.  I haven’t felt this good about myself in a while and even though I have made my next competition prep to be almost as hard as my 1st, I’m ok.  I know I’ll have to hit my diet like a champ with lil room for error.  I know I’ll have to hit the iron harder than I ever have b4, and I know I’ll have to get my butt back on the track 3 to 4 times a week, and run it like my life depends on it! I’m cool with that.  Being a new competitior, I was freakin out and Dawn told me, don’t be so hard on yourself, "WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE!"  That did it for me.  I felt ashamed for no reason like people where looking at me saying, man she did all that work and gained it all right back.  That’s why I wasn’t on BB.com or posting pics and updates! Well my fat ass is back ladies and gents and I’m on a mission once again.  This lifestyle is no joke, and you have to comitt to it b4, after and during competition season, off season, winter season, summer season, ALWAYS! I learned that the hard way but its cool.  At least I learned it.  Thank you Dawn for all your help.. Kassandre you are a true inspiration, you know exactly how it should be done. No messing around! Harp, your video and words of encouragement helped me more than you realize.  I haven’t felt this confident about myself since I got off stage back in August! I’m back people….FOR GOOD!

In His Love,

Christi V.

   AKA

BabyBeFit38

Ok so I made through the show with out puking or falling on stage.  LOL.  It was really alot of fun.  All the ladies where nice backstage and helped each other.  Actually going on stage was a rush, not so scary as I thought but your blood does get pumped.  From what I understand it was a ver relaxed show so I think that was a good choice for my 1st time.  I hate that it was a small show and I am having a hard time dealing with getting 4th when there was only 5 competitors in my division, but I am dealing with it.  I know that it takes courage to do what I did and I am proud, but still that competitiviness inside of me will not let me settle for that.  November is my next show.  It will be with the same organization as this last one and I plan to work harder to get my problem areas in top shape.  Bringing home anything less than the 1st place trophy is unacceptable.  Thanks for taking this ride with me and join me for the next. 

 In His Love,

BabyBeFit38

Morning BB Family

I just wanted to take the time to write a thank you blog to EVERYONE that has ever stopped by my page and encouraged me to go for my dreams.  If someone would have told me last year that I would be getting on stage in a bikini in about 5 days I would have told them they on some good stuff.  Here I am, 5 days away from one of the biggest moments in my life other than birthing my 5 babies. Now I hate to name drop but I gotta send some shouts out to some people that really helped me along my way.  Sbayne: Girl you are the bomb! You answered my questions over and over again and never hesisitated to try to steer me in the right direction.  We will do the Branch Warren next year.  Autier: Your progress pictures really inspired me to keep going and along with your encouraging emails and helpful advise you calmed my nerves.  Making A Change aka Kassandre: I can’t say thank you enough for posting your amazing progress pics and for being so detailed.  I’ve learned alot just from reading your blogs and checking out your progress.  You are an amazing woman and your baby girl is blessed to have you, thanks again for all of your tips and secrets, shhhhh won’t tell nobody…teeheehee. Dawnn Melanie: Now you know that I would be crazy not to say a big THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK for working with me.  My posing was horrible until you showed me how to bring out my DIVA! Chauncey: thanks for just being a ear for me to bend.  You listened and kept listening even when i wasn’t saying much other than "I can’t do this"

Bodybuilding. com has been the greatest tool I have ever run across and I believe had I not found thisi site I would still be where I was 5 months ago.  Eating like crap and feeling like crap.  To all the men and women who are brave enough to put their progress pictues online for the ENTIRE WORLD to see, I say "Thank you" had I not saw them, I wouldn’t have realized I could do it too!  You guys rock!

In His Love,

Christi aka BabyIsFit38!

Ok peeps, I need a little help here.  I got 16 days to tighten up this booty…Any suggestions?  I am lifting still and squating still and running still and eating clean still…what else can I do to firm up a bit?  I am really excited and nervous and emotional right now.  I look at some of you beautiful people on BB ( Kassandra, Sharon, Autier, Dawn, Ava just to name of few of my favs) and wonder, how in the heck am I gonna get on stage and do what they’ve done.  Sometimes I get so nervous that I feel like I’m gonna puke and I’m not even on stage yet.  Well I pray that I will calm myself and do what I know in my heart I can do .  Work it!  I ‘ve been practicing my turns and poses and wearing my shoes.  My suit is almost finished just putting the last few touches on it!  I am eating less carbs and more protein and fats. Not too much fat….lol.  I guess soon I will know if I can walk with the big dawgs!!! Ruff Ruff!!!  

I am so ready to just say f’ it! I am working my hardest I have ever worked in my life and still I have fat and cellulite and dimples and dips!  I can not take not one more progress picture and look at it with no changes.  I don’t know what else to do.  My body wants to keep the fat ass and flabby legs!  I guess I just need to face the fact that not everyone can do this…..I gave it my all!

Are Fat burners considered illegal in a all natural competition?  I mean fatburners like Hydroxycut Max or Cytolean….help anyone!

Ok I really hate to be a complete idiot but I have a question.  What is the difference between fitness and figure shows?  I am so new to this, and I really don’t know which one I should be researching.  somebody help me please…..lol

I was bad this weekend. Didn’t eat clean, but I did work out.  I was in a wedding and didn’t make the best food choices but I could have been worse.  Trying not to beat myself up about the eating. My trainer will do enough of that on Monday when I weigh in lol.  Any advice on how to shake the funk of slipping up is greatly appreciated. I know the obvious is getting back to clean eating which isn’t a problem.  I just hate feeling like my weeks of hard work is shot b/c of a two bad meals…not days just meals…lol sounds crazy! 

Ok, I wanted to ask how you guys deal with friends and family being negative (or should I say hatin cause they don’t have the balls to try to do it) about what you are doing?  Not so much my family but these catty ass women at work.  They try to say stuff on the DL and then clean it up.  I only told a few friends and its gotten out already.  I don’t mind people asking me questions but don’t try to get flip with me when I answer you.  Its like my answers aren’t good enough.  The one that pisses me off is Why?  Hell because I want too and because I CAN! Bottom line.  I don’t owe you an explanation of why I do anything and if you don’t like the one i give you then kick rocks! Don’t stop in my office being nosey looking at stuff, just get-ta steppin! My trainer told me that I would get this from the women in the office, and that I shouldn’t share what I was doing with too many people.  Man I should have listened.  But you know what, that just gives me fuel to train harder and eat as clean as possible because in a few months, they gone really be hatin me and I’m a do what I do best! ME! 

2nd week  not going so well.  Ran 5 miles at the track yesterday and noticed that my left knee was swelling. I notice about a month ago that it was kinda tight after my workouts but during workout it was fine - no pain, just tight so I didn’t think much of it.  I iced it last night and talked to my trainer this moring and he says no running for a while, which sucks cause i got the Susan G Komen on the 11th and a triatholon on the 26th.  Hope to have the knee issue solved by then.  Other than that did pretty well this weekend.  Didn’t eat super clean but did well for where I was.  Hope to see some serious results within the next few weeks.  oh anybody out there taking Cyctolean and/or SuperPump250?  I take them both (not together of course) but can’t tell if its working.  NO serious energy diff when taking either one and I only feel a small tightness in my arms when I drink the Superpump250.  Just wanted to know if anyone had used either product before.

 In His Love,

Christi