Kaylabree’s BodyBlog

well, i’ve been slacking in bb.com land (not my work outs).. just to clear the air. well after my comp. i had a rebound. hahah fraid to admit it. but food was way too good tasting. BUT i have also made some gains and i cannot wait to uncover them for my next show.

yep, thats right…next show. i’m thinking about doing the NPC Natural Ohio @ Lakewood on March 20th. that would put me back on the diet train the first of november. that would ALSO put me dieting SMACK in the middle of the holidays. but hey…it’ll be worth it.
plus…technically i still need my time on the stage…so im even more determined. (see  previous posts for details).

small update there. lifts are still going great…i love lifiting heavy…and im back to eating clean…someday i’ll post new progress pics….i’m kinda scared LOL!

till next time!

Alright,

so after milling the idea around of competing in October, I finally decided to wait. I want to build more for my next competiton and look 10x better! i can’t wait! I’m thinking of doing something in the spring/summer of 2010. We shall see!

So whats been happening post competition you might ask? A lot of out of control eating has been going on. (the first couple weeks after my show that is) I’m back to eating clean now. thank god. before my show I had heard stories of how people had put on the lbs after a show, ate whatever they wanted and all that. I thought to myself "ahh i’ll be good, that wont happen" WRONGO! hahah one thing led to another and before i knew it i looked like a darn blimp (or felt like one at least). and gained a significant amount of weight. haha…
Yes I cried, yes i freat, but now I realize it’ll come off. and thats what an off season is about! eating more (CLEAN, of course)

So now i’m back at it. lifting HEAVY, eating CLEAN! doing my thing.

BIG changes to come everyone…. just wait!

Alright so, rather than telling everyone the story 1200 times, i’m just going to write a blog and direct everyone here.

I left for Pittsburgh Thursday, got there and got all checked in for the show. We relaxed the rest of the night. Then Friday, I did a little warndering aroiund pittsburgh with my boyfriend (we did a little shopping) and then i had to get all painted up by my trainer at her hotel, so we headed there around 6:00. After getting all painted up, we went to Lonestar Steakhouse and got me a 6oz sirloin!! YUM. it was awesome.

On to Saturday…. we woke up bright and early at 5 a.m. to put one last coat of Protan on me. (my boyfriend did it, bless him). after that was done, my lovely boyfriend, who i owe so much to for helping me out so much this weekend, ran to the hotel restaurant and got me my special carb up breakfast (1 pancake w/ syrup + 2 pieces of bacon!) YUMMY! so as he was doing that I was getting all ready, make up hair etc, last min. gathering of everything I needed. We headed out the door for my mandatory meeting at 7:30. Got there in time for it. the meeting was short and sweet…and things began at 9:00 starting with teen and collegiate bodybuolding then womens bodybuilding. which seemed like it was taking forever. so i was out relaxing in the lobby…waiting for my turn.

this is where things get crappy. my trainer kept checking in the pump up room to get and estimate of how much time we had till i’d get to go on stage..and every time she checked…he’d say a different amount of time. at first it was 1 1/2 hours, then she went back and he said another 1 1/2 hours. etc and it kept going on like that. but time kept adding up. so finally she told me to start getting ready.. i did. she came in and it was then that we realized that the last of the womens bodybuilders were finishing up. and that teen and collegiate bikini were up before me (which apparently they flew thourgh..there wernt many competitors in those 2 classes). So i rushed to get myself together, went to the pump up room and found out that they had already called the line up for collegiate figure(my class). my trainerr tells me to wait a second while she goes to find out whats going on…comes back and tells me its too late. Collegiate figure had already gone up on stage.

SOOOO…you can imagine the disbelief and horror of realizing that you missed your chance. 4 months of hard work…to miss your time on stage. sweet, huh?

my trainer strated frantically running around talking to people trying to work something out. she ended up getting them to allow me to walk out on the stage during the night show, do some quarters and then walk off…thats it. I couldn’t be judged, I could only make my apperance and show them that I didn’t do all that work for nothing. at first i didn’t want to do it at all. i was crying and i had no idea how i was going to walk out there, put on my best fake smile and do my poses correctly. But after recollecting myself i ended up doing it, and i’m happy that i did. It was worth it. sad thing is…i probably could have placed very well in my division..i came in looking great!

So i basically had the longest weekend of my life. After the night show and my 5 second appearance on stage, we went back to the hotel. Turns out my boyfriend had been planning to suprise me with a pretty new outfit that he picked out himself!! Its this beautiful black dress from Nordstrom, and he got me shoes to match, plus some pretty undies. It totally made my night and my day, even though it turned out to be a very crappy day. hes amazing! so we went out to eat at this awesome restaurant called Grand Concourse. I ate crab stuffed shrimp, with rice pilaf and a ****ton of rolls. I made myself feel sick basically. lol.

Then yesterday on the way home we went to Max and Ermas, I got a burger that had the name "Garbage Burger" so you can imagine what that did to my stomach. and THEN my boyfriendfs siter cooked us a HUGE meal…and thats where it went downhill for my tummy. lol she is such an amazing cook, i couldnt stop myself. I felt HORRIBLE last night and I’m still feeling the effects this morning. jeez…whoda thunk it eh? LOL.

so whats next?….
i’m considering doing a show in October now. I am out for a vengance, gdammit! i want and deserve my time! BUT i need to talk to my trainer about it…to see if its possible and to see if i’ll come in looking as good as i did for this show. cuz if i wont…then i’m not going to do this october show. it wouldnt be worth it.

So basically, this whole experience…i learned A LOT!!! it isnt gonna get me down. i’m going to keep pushing forward..and if i dont do this show in October i will be making some awesome gains till i decide to compete again (which would prolly be in the spring of 2010).

i think i covereed it all…. thanks for reading if you made it through this lengthy one!

mark it on your calendar, TODAY is my last 1 HOUR session of cardio! holy moly! when my trainer told me, I wasn’t even excited. Its so routine by now, kinda weird. I feel like I’ll feel guilty this week not doing cardio..like i should be doing more! lol. but, i’m going to enjoy being able to sleep in (a little) this week, thats for sure!

1 week out! how exciting?! I can’t wait to see what this week holds! I’m only working Monday and Tuesday this week (i called off wed-fri) thank god! It’ll be like a mini vacation…but not. lol.

SO on to food, I’m baking cookies (yes thats right) and taking them to pittsburgh with me so i can have some delish goodies after my show, HAH! sad right?! I’m making chocolate and peanut butter chip oatmeal cookies. sounds amazing, don’t they?!!! now the fun part will be making them 3 days before my competition. but it’ll be good, cuz those will be 3 very fast days!

all is well, posing, diet, etc. I have all of my stuff ready that i need for my show. (i think
). i meet with my trainer tomorrow to see what she has planned for me this week! cant wait!!

well i just woofed down my fifth and final meal (chicken, broc and green beans mixed together…with salt free seasoning..Ofcourse!) DELISH..HELLOO!!

time for an update. speaking of time..its absolutely FLYING! and its great, i cannot wait until July 18th. diet is good, i’m looking on point, posing..check.

so this weekend i’m taking a trial run with water pills, to see how my body reacts to them. and then tomorrow…i get a SMALL cheat… 5oz of steak for dinner..with the usual veggies. and THEN a small cup of ice cream! (choc or vanilla, nothing fancy). YAY, this is to see how my body reacts to the sugar. i’ll be taking pictures of course.. to document what happens! but holy moly am i excited for that ice cream. i’ll let ya’ll know how it goes LOL. tomorrow is going to b a good day! we will call this the weekend of experimentation.

as far as everythign else goes. got my suit back to the girl who is making it. I’m ecpecting it in the mail NEXT WEEK! AHH YAY! i have all my protan and the rest of those goodies. got them in the mail this week. have appointments set up to get a mani and pedi, have a hair appt set up as well. i’m definitely covering my bases! its helping with motivation!

well, time to go. need to shower..and get to bed at a decent time so i wont be starving too bad by the time i get there. blah!

till next time!

Alrighty, so I’m 5 weeks out! Time has been flying, its crazy! I haven’t been on here too much because I got a new job! good deal, it helps cuz it keeps me busy, my mind off of food, and it makes the weeks fly by!

My diet will be changing weekly now, I’ll see what changes are being made for this week on Tuesday. I got my suit in the mail yesterday for fitting, i need to send it back to her (Amy) at Suits By Amy) she’ll sew the straps, decorate it, then i’ll have my suit all ready to go! I cannot wait. I tried it on, it isnt as bad as i thought it was going to be, my butt and legs have a little bit of a way to go, but 5 weeks will do the trick! I love the color (its tourquoise). maybe i’ll post a pic of it. but then again maybe not, lol cuz it isnt finished!

My workouts have been great, i’ve been doing my cardio in the morning before work (i’m still doing 1 hour) so thats nice to get that out of the way early! Then i go to the gym after work around 5ish. its such a busy time. I dont get home till 7-8 depending on the lift etc etc. then its time to eat/cook if need be and shower, repeat. its nuts! i love having a schedule like this, because i’m constantly busy. (by july i’ll be ready for a break though, i’m sure) back to the workouts, i’m doing giant sets for every lift i do. its awesome, i’m in and out of the gym fast! i hit it hard and then i’m done before i know it. its wonderful!

well its time to go eat my first meal, i’m starving! tilapia here i come! 

i’ll try to post some updated pics soon! my last progress pics were at 8.5 weeks out. i’m kinda interested to see the differences (i hope!!!) oh and i did update my stats, i usually do it every month, and there were some definite changes, YAY! i love it!

okay i’m off, time for FOOOODDDDD!!

i figured it was time for an update, regardless of whether people read this or not..it’ll be cool to look back on.

its thursday, so i’m just gona call it 8 weeks out. lol. This week my trainer cut my sodium and she took away any artificial sweetener that i was using. So that means no more sweet and low in my coffee, no milk in my coffee, no s&l for my oatmeal (which is a definite adjustment) no more mustard for my chicken. booo. i can deal with the mrs. dash salt free seasonings though, they are good. oh and she tells me only a coupld pieces of sugar free gum a week! there goes my sanity..and i still have 8 weeks.

I think this is so rough because i’ve been eating the same thing for so long. I started dieting down the second week of MARCH. SOO that will equal a total of 17 weeks of dieting for this show. which is no biggie because it has helped me A LOT. so i’ve basically been eating the same for 10 weeks..with little variations here and there. I was expecting more of a change in meals (this week)..but again if it works then thats great! eat boring so you can look good

I have days where i’m like "oh this is no big thang!" and then there are days that im SUPER sluggish (like today, for instance) and don’t feel like doing a damn thing. Its hard to be totally happy-go-lucky all the time. BUT….

i got my EYE on JULY! i cannot wait. i’m getting very excited and i still have 2 months haha.

till next time….

*staying positive*

hahah, so since I have been dieting down for a show that was supposed to be in June, which has now turned into a July show.. my trainer told me last Wednesday that I was allowed to have a small cheat meal. AHHH!! i was pretty darn excited. So from Wednesday on ALL i thought about was what I was going to have for my cheat meal on Saturday. non stop. it was bad LOL. It was really messing with me mentally LOL.

So what did i choose?.. My boyfriend took me to Texas Roadhouse (LOVE THIS PLACE) and I ate my usual 6 oz steak, salad, and i got baked beans instead of my usual streamed broccoli. and well, i absolutely LOVE their rolls and cinnamon butter…so you can guess that i ate a TON of rolls. there’s part one of my cheat. then later on in the evening i had some all natural, no sugar added ice cream! ahhhh it was sooooo good. i was a happy camper this weekend.

Well now its monday and I’m still feeling my cheats (a tiny bit by now) but nevertheless this weekend I did not feel normal. I’m starting to feel lean again, thank god. The cheat seemed SO worth it at the time, but now that I feel/think about it.. I just wanna feel normal again, LOL. It isnt going to hurt me, I’m 11 weeks out and have plenty of time. Though on another thought, it really helped me mentally. Dieting is tough on the mind sometimes. I give major kudos to all who compete.

Okay off of that subject, I meet with my trainer tomorrow. Can’t wait to see if she changes anything.

Its game time now!!!!!!!!!

Alright so, here’s the nitty gritty:

When I decided to do the show on June 6th, there wasnt a venue set up yet. which I thought was odd so I emailed the promoter a month and a half ago and got nothing back from him, so I just ended up emailing the head of the USBF org. He told me that he talked to the promoter and he said that he was going to have a venue nailed down by the end of the month (March). Well needless to say, there still isnt a venue, the promoter doesn’t return my emails nor does he return the USBF presidents phone calls/emails. COOL, huh? So i was told that It will probably be taken off of their list of shows.

I’m not going to mess around, so I’m going to do a different show. I’m almost 100% on this one, I just need to smooth out a few details, find some stuff out. Anyway its the 2009 GNC NPC Teen, Collegiate and Masters National Championships, on July 18th. Its a bigger show, but I’d be competing against people all my age (the collegiate category). Thats a little advantage, rather than competing against someone that could have a lot more experience/mature muscle.

Sooo. if i do this show..which I’m hoping to and am still prepping for. I’ll be 12 weeks out this weekend (the 26th).

Progress pics next week

We all need a little motivation now and then, right? Well, I’m going to compile a few quotes, comments from others etc etc, that help motivate me.

I have borrowed these from other people, not gonna lie! I can’t resist it when its such a great one!

The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
(those two i took from thekittygato) thanks Kat

Cheat on your diet once, you know it. Cheat on your diet twice, the judges know it. Cheat on your diet thrice, everyone knows it.
(this one is from a blog that i read, Kim (urbanmommy) it’s great, she’s very motivational!

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

There’s just a few that I’ve come across. Comments from others, like how much I’ve changed in the past few weeks (family, my trainer etc etc.) is awesome! theres nothing better than a little confidence boost!

I’ll add more to this list I’m sure. thats just a few for now