Netapooh’s BodyBlog

Ok I’m really upset that I will not be competing in Okinawa in June but believe me when I say that it doesn’t mean I’m giving up this lifestyle or my goal in competing.  I love the way my body feels and I think I am addicted to Chicken and Brocoli after all of this time too.  I was inspired and it felt good to see that you can do a few little things to tweek your entire body in a short amount of time.

 I want to thank Shelly for all of her motivation and coaching.  I really did enjoy myself and it was a blast.  To the other girls competing this June in Japan….good luck and one of you better bring home that 1st place…..

Ok so February wasn’t bad at all….We took progress pics on Friday…I actually like these so I posted one.  Shelly told me that she wants to get me down to 119 lbs at 12% bodyfat.  She said I can compete at a higher body fat which I’m glad because it allows me to maintain a little size before I go to Di School.  On another note I don’t think I have been 119 lbs since middle School so this is going to be weird.  I have lost 2 cup sizes already which is nice because I can’t remember the last time I could go in the store and buy a C Cup…gives me a reason to shop…lol.

 I’m on Hansen for the month of March and some of April so I won’t be able to meet with the girls on Kadena for a month but I still have my diet and I am supposed to email Shelly weekly to update her on everything.  I have never been in Hansen’s gym so this gives me something to check out today after I take a nap of course.  Wish me luck….

Ok I’m a Marine but today I didn’t feel like it when it came to the ab exercises we were doing…lol…that darn ab ball!!!  Anyways we also did alot of shoulder exercises and I could see alot of progress in my shoulders as far as how they are rounding out.  Were were holding our front poses with 5 lbs weights and for some reason it was easier and my shouilder looked pretty good.  Shelly keeps telling me to remember to lift my chest up and work on my posture throughout the day. 

On another note I hear alot of the girls going through these emotional spouts and I really don’t get it.  They all look pretty good and they all have made progress.  I guess it’s true that we as females are our worst critics.  I look in the mirror and I smile because I like how I look.  Yes I’m training for a figure competition but that’s just extra and even still it’s for me.  I’m doing this for me!!  Well tomorrow is Wed and I have duty so I’m going to try to hit up the gym at like 5 or so since I won’t get the chance later on in the evening…hopefully I wake up!!!

Posing!!! It still sucks but I’m getting better at it…I wish my shoes would hurry up and get here because I can’t seem to find ones that are comfortable out here to practice in.  I stopped taking Cell Mass and as a result I drop alot of the water weight I was holding….can you say the scale was five lbs lighter this week.    I dropped to 126 but I know it was all water weight.  Anyways I am still at about 15-16 % bodyfat but I know that will drop down eventually.  Diet hasn’t been to bad…I like to eat so fighting back urges is hard.  I have 4 days off of work this weekend…can you say that I’m going to live in the gym.  Shelly told me focus on legs this week so we will see how that goes.  Overall not too bad.  I would have posted the back pose but i didn’t like how it looked….

We choose suit colors last night …They convinced me to go with this cute red color (not to bright and not to dark) that has gold sparkles on it…it’s a beautiful color but red scares the hell out of me.  I guess I just think red is really bold and that it screams look at me.  My shoes are ordered and on the way….yea!!

last night we had another workout over on kadena…I like those workouts becasue they are something different.  On Friday Shelly is supposed to take pics of us posing.  I’ll post the ones that she sends me. Overall this week wasn’t bad.  The diet is pretty easy ( I admitt I did have a cheat day), but I do get hungry soon afterwards.  The food is bland but it’s all stuff I like.  My only issue is that it’s really hard to eat the stuff I’m supposed to when I live in the barracks.  Oatmeal and liquid egg whites, and broccoli are easy but it would be nice to have a way to actually cook chicken here instead of being restricted to packaged salmon (which I like alot), canned chicken and tuna.  I also need to focus on water in take….No Crystal Light    just plain water sucks!!!

Everyone’s already talking about how they want to wear their hair and makeup and all I can think about is my next meal, workout or run. Our unit has been stuck in the barracks the past 2 days on lock down because Marines don’t know how to act so I have only been able to work out in the mornings during unit PT.  Tonight I just want to go kill my legs and calves and then on Thursday focus on my bi’s and shoulders or back….hmmmm

Ok last night was my first day to actually attempt to pose.  Shelly took did my body fat percentage.  She had me at about 17 versus the 15.9 that Gunners Gym did on Monday. I’m not worried about the body fat, at least not yet because I look ok now.  Anyways posing is something I’m going to have to get use to and walking in those darn shoes is a story in itself….I guess it will all come with practice.  It’s weird because the arch in your back with the turn to the side all while trying to smile and look comfortable is really painful.  Next time I’ll make sure my back is stretched out way in advance.  Overall not a bad expierence.  She did say that I have good lats and a nice V-Taper I just need to learn how to open my back and flare my lats. Again that’s something i’m going to have to practice.

Ok today was the first workout that I had with Shelly over on Kadena and the rest of the girls in our figure workout group.  The workout was different and good which was a plus.  My shoulders, back, and Legs were burning so that is always a good thing.  She gave us our workouts for the week and we are supposed to have our diets this week as well. As far as the cardio….we will have to see.  Since I’m a Marine, I pretty much have unit PT all the time so I will have to talk to her about whether she wants me to add in the extra cardio on top of what I am already doing or not…I am get my beginning pics, weight and measurements done on Friday so I’ll keep everyone updated on all of that…we have posing on Friday in those dreadful hills….uggghhhhrrrrr….wish me luck…lol

Ok so I officially start working with Shelly tomorrow.  She’s supposed to be giving me a workout program, diet plan, and taking measurements so we will see….With that being said I thought I would use today as my day to have "MY LAST MEAL"…  I haven’t had taco bell in about 3 weeks and it’s my favorite place on base so today I thought I would treat myself one last time….When she gives me this diet plan tomorrow I do plan on following it and hopefully I will see some progress over the next month….

I have gotten stronger in the gym on my own but as far as muscle size or definition….nothing big…I’m toning up alot and I have began working on my back which is something I never use to work so that’s what I am watching the most as far as progress.  My shoulder, Lats, and calves are my focus this month….My abs look pretty good and I know that once I start to take my body fat down they will come in nicely.

 On another note….I bought some regular shoes that I thought were cute just so that I can start posing in something with a high heel…let me tell you that this is going to be funny…the shoes are cute but that heel is dangerous for me….lol….wish me luck

As most of my family and friends know I have been going back and forth on whether or not I really wanted to compete in a figure competition.  Well today 30 January 2009, I will say that I officially made up my mind…I went and met with one of the trainer/ figure coaches on Kadena today and I plan on working with her for the posing and nutrition advice and then see how things go after the first month.  I am such a tomboy and getting in those heels scares the crap out me but I’ll find a way to make it work….lol

I’m doing this for me becaUSe it’s been on my mind and I don’t want it to be one of those things that I look back on and say hey i wish i would have tried that and didn’t.  This does completely take me out of my comfort zone and maybe I need that right now.  I am also trying to get ready for Marine Corps Drill Instructor School so I do have alot on my plate right now but hopefully this just helps put me in even better shape.  Well wish me luck and I will keep everyone updated and post some new picks eventually.