Diamondgirl’s Figure Blog

I can’t believe it!!  The day I planned on mailing out my registration form for the North American show I received notice that I would be lucky juror #00XX!! Oh pumpernickel!!   One week of jury duty…and it falls on Aug. 25-29th! Seriously…, I am still shaking my head! Unbelieveable!

I wanted to do Vegas but it did not pan out! So Vegas was a bust. There are two shows left for this season and I have to decide whether I will compete or not. I have many factors to consider…I will keep you informed when I know what I am going to do. Summer is moving too fast for me…   

The USA Championship is July 25/26th. I have never competed in Vegas and I am excited about the possibility! Unfortunately, I won’t know if I can compete until after the deadline. If I can attend I will have to pay double. A price I’m willing to pay. I am not forced to compete…I am driven to WIN!

I am not forced to compete, but driven to WIN!!

I placed 13th at the JR. USA’s.

I will take all critques seriously and plan an attack for the Masters in Pittsburgh, PA.

Alright, I must admit I was shell shocked by my new found problem. But my husband says I’m like a PIT BULL when I want something and I just don’t let it go! I still say his analogy, is not a good one. I still find it insulting but I get his point. He also understood I didn’t like his analogy, because I hit him in the back of the head. "That’s not a nice anaolgy for your wife!"

Well, I called Johnny Grady and asked if I could compete in the Gold’s Classic Figure comp. and he said "I would be insulted if you didn’t." Johnny Grady described himself as a man with a "gold tooth and braids," …well. Johnny there is nothing wrong with that! He is a very sweet man and put his all in the show along with the brothers Pat and Mike Valentino. Johnny and Pat are Great promoters! I have never been to a show that ran like clock work!! On time, on time! Us girls in the back didn’t know how to react to a show that ran so smoothly.   "Figure girls, 30 minutes!  Figure girls, start oiling up you go on in 15 minutes!"

Did I mention, in 15 minutes we did go on!!!! When they said 30 minutes they meant it!! WOW!! The show was smooth, just like the promoters and staff!

Oh, the people they enlisted to help out were fantastic!! Kim, helped the girls with make-up! Oh, she rocked!! I hope I remember what she said about eye shadow, lip stick…and Sandy helped us girls with our suits. Pull, tuck, glue,… 

Ladies you rock…I wish I could take you to every show!! It was a team effort and it is greatly appreciated!!!

Did I mention I WON!!!! Yeah baby!!

I won my height class and I won Overall!!! Look for me and the other winners in the Southern Muscle mag.

I would like to thank my husband for the support and tolerance of putting up with me! Much love to ya! I think I’ll keep him! lol!!

Also, for the people who came out to support the comp! I had a hard time not laughing on stage! What a great crowd! Cheerful and lively! xoxo!

THROUGH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!! GOD is and will always be my first love!!

All praises belong to him,… rejoice in his name…and I thanked him all the way home!

See you at the Jr. USA on May 17,2008

I mailed my Jr. USA application and fee for the Figure competition on April 22, 2008. Great! Only thing left to do is continue with my prep and go to the show and COMPETE.

Right? WRONG!!!!

I thought I prepared for everything! I did not think to check my quailfying status. Sandy emailed me on April 30th. to inform me that the Masters divison at the N. American did not qualify me for an open National contest. It only quailfied me for the Masters National.

AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!

The highiest National level I received was 6th place and to quailify you needed to be in the top 5. I did place 2nd at the Quincy Roberts National Quailfier but that was in Dec. 2005 and I had to quailfy in the top 5 finish in an open contest since Jan. 2006.

Jan. 2006…Dec. 2005…Jan. 2006…. No, I’m not crying as I told my husband the bad news.  

No, I won’t cry!! There must be something I can do. I must requailfy!

My suit from CJ’s will be here tomorrow! I can’t wait to try it on. My phsyique is where I want it to be. Full and round, but no deep separation. I do not think I will go down any further in weight. I don’t want to lose my shoulders. I finally got my shoulders to match my legs. I will keep my cardio high, so my legs stay down. I have moved my cardio training to inside. Last yr, I had a hard time tanning my mid section to catch up with my arms and legs.

Round glutes, round glutes…

I have to watch my back side! I thought it looked better last week, but no one agrees with me. I think I’m obsessed with my rear. Round glutes, round glutes…

Did you see the lastest Oxygen Magazine. It shows the pics from the Arnold Show. Gloria Alotti looks fantastic!! Her body was hard and tight! She found the perfect middle. Although she was hard, she was full and her body was not striated. I like her body type ;as well as, Jennifer Gates. I would love to know the name of their trainers.

Well, I have to go.

18 days to go…18…18…18…

The Jr. USA is just around the corner! I have 30 days to go. My diet is going great and I am trying to keep the muscle size of my shoulders. In the past, everytime I diet down my shoulders are the first thing to go. I have achieved my goal of bringing down my legs and toning up my rear.   Last season, I consulted the advice of the judges (like always) and their advice was to work on … 2 piece suit, hair, bring out sweep more and tone up rear.

I ordered my 2 piece suit from Cynthia James.  Check

Hair appointment this week. I want to make sure I like the look in advance- no surprises. Check

I weigh 105. My goal is 102. Check

I worked out hard to make noticeable changes with my body. Check

I am posing, posing and posing. Check

Trying to stay calm and not bite off my husband’s head! Why is it that around showtime he seems to just get on my nerves? Is it me?  Nah! LOL! LOL!!

Tired, cranky and LOVING IT ALL- NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME!  I LOVE BEING A FIGURE GIRL!!!

I took my measurements on 1/14/08.

Bust 35 1/4

Waist 25 1/4

Butt 34

Hip 34 1/4

Thigh 21 1/4

Quad 18 1/4

Calf 13 1/4

Bicep 9 3/4

Forearm 9 1/4

I took my measurements last night and to my surprise the results…

Bust 35

Waist 25

Butt 33 1/2

Hip 34

Thigh 21

Quad 19 1/2

Calf 13 3/4

Bicep 10 1/4

Forearm 9 1/2