tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110625732011-04-21T17:18:43.557-07:00This is the story of my journey on the road to my first figure competition in fall 2005. I started seriously training again on January 24th, 2005 which means I have about 6 months to whip this semi-flabby body into competition form. :)Jen B.noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1114558566403353842005-04-26T16:08:00.000-07:002005-04-26T16:36:06.403-07:00

Up at 4:30am this morning, at the gym by 4:50am for chest/back/abs. I have a very minor muscle pull in my left upper pec that I somehow did to myself last week. I'm not sure how it happened, but I do know it was NOT during a murderous chest workout (which would have been much more glamourous, at least in the world of bodybuilding). Anyway, it felt just fine during the entire workout until we

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Last week's scale weight ranged from 154-149.5, with 151.0 at weigh-in on Sunday. I was down 1.25 inches from week 1's measurements, total from abdomen, hips and calves. All other spots stayed the same this week. Scale weight was only 0.5 lbs down from last week, but it sure was nice to see the 140s again this week, even if it was only for one day. :) I saw the 140s for one day last challenge

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1114203284857705832005-04-22T13:39:00.000-07:002005-04-22T13:58:37.206-07:00

Better late than never... I meant to post these early in the week, but it's been a crazy week at work!! Here are my goals for the next 9 weeks, ending June 19th. It would be great if I could exceed these by at least a little bit so when I start 12 weeks out from my comp, I would be at a better starting point. I'll adjust if I hit any of these early. :)1) By June 19th I will weigh 142lbs2) At the

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Not as good as they could have been if I'd been more strict with myself the last 3 weeks of the challenge, but overall not too shabby:Scale Weight24Jan: 160 lbs17Apr: 151.5 lbs**down 8.5 lbsBodyfat %24Jan: 28.3%17Apr: 23.7%**down 4.6%Fat-free (lean) mass24Jan: 114.7 lbs17Apr: 115.5 lbs**up 0.8 lbsFat mass24Jan: 45.3 lbs17Apr: 36.0 lbs**down 9.3 lbsPant size24Jan: 1417Apr: 10/11 in jeans, still a

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1113512187164302472005-04-14T13:50:00.000-07:002005-04-14T13:56:27.166-07:00

I've got two dates for comps in my area that have figure in addition to bb-ing. The first one is about 16 weeks out, August 6th, which is too soon IMO. I would like to be no more than 17-19% BF at the 12-week-pre-comp mark, and I seriously doubt I could hit that in 4 weeks (I was 24% still 2 weeks ago). I might be able to hit 17-19% BF in 4 weeks, deoending on what my BF% reads this weekend...

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1113337058542442912005-04-12T13:07:00.000-07:002005-04-12T13:17:38.543-07:00

My daughter's cheer team took 4th place in their division at the all-star cheer national championships this past weekend! Pretty awesome considering that they only practiced 2.5 months leading up to this comp, and all the other teams have put in TEN months of practice. I did pretty well over the weekend. I was too tired to workout Friday night by the time I got there, but I did get up to

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1112993358014417442005-04-08T13:28:00.000-07:002005-04-08T13:49:18.016-07:00

Okay, the last few weeks have not been as clean and focused as the first 9 weeks were. First of all, the active-rest week did wonders for my exhaustion. It took about 5 days to really feel rested, but by the end of the week I was feeling back to normal (which is a relative term anyway, lol).So week 10 was kinda crappy food-wise... I was PMSing and ate a bunch of junk which made the scale not so

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1111517466403552632005-03-22T10:37:00.000-08:002005-03-22T10:51:06.403-08:00

I decided to adjust my workout plans for this week even further downward. I decided to nix my weight workouts for the week as well as the killer cardio. I was too tired to get up this morning to get to the gym, and decided that I really need to just take an active-rest week on workouts. I'm going to stick with 20 minutes of moderate cardio per day, so I can recover fully from (what I figure

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1111443836869067032005-03-21T14:14:00.000-08:002005-03-21T14:25:47.616-08:00

Hit my all-time low on the scale at weigh-in yesterday... 149.0!! Haven't seen the 140s in many moons, so that was pleasant to say the least. Total scale weight gone in 8 weeks is 11 lbs. Also, BF dropped finally after 3 weeks of staying the same, so now I'm at 24.1% down from 28.3% eight weeks ago. Total of 11 inches lost overall. Pretty decent results and I should hit pretty close to my 12-week

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1111192467418793692005-03-18T16:07:00.000-08:002005-03-18T16:34:27.420-08:00

I think I need to take next week as a cutback week for cardio. Currently I'm doing 45-60 minutes cardio per day 6 days a week, plus 4 weight training workouts (approx 30 minutes each). End of last week, I was exhausted and thought maybe it was from not getting enough sleep. So this week I thought well, I will try to get some extra sleep. Uhhhhh, not happening!!This week I was just dragging, so I

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1111000883837953772005-03-16T11:07:00.000-08:002005-03-16T11:21:23.840-08:00

Didn't get to the gym last night after class, so did another 20 minutes cardio at home instead. Now I'm behind even more on my schedule for weight workouts this week (was already behind because I didn't do shoulders/calves until Monday when I was supposed to do it last Friday)!!!Down another 1/2 lb this morning...woohoo! I have a weird nutrition day today (lots of protein powder) cuz I have a

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1110923695764828142005-03-15T11:46:00.000-08:002005-03-15T13:54:55.766-08:00

Hit a new low on the scale this morning.... 151.5!! Woohoo! I was aiming for hitting 150.0 by Sunday, but maybe I will try to break 150 and hit 149.5 by the end of this week. Guess the overfeed a week ago had a delayed reaction.M1: 4 egg whites, 1/2 c oatmealM2: 1/2 c cottage cheese, 1/2 c fresh fruit saladM3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c brown rice, 1 c carrotsM4: 3.6 oz sloppy joe (made w/4%

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I had a few unauthorized treats this weekend... unplanned I should say. Friday night I had 3 glasses of wine (instead of the 2-max I had set myself) and then Saturday I was feeling icky ALL day! Ugh!! I am officially declaring that I am not drinking any alcohol this enire week. I'll start with this week and then keep setting that same goal the following weeks. I didn't get to the gym at all

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1110572890281213132005-03-11T12:14:00.000-08:002005-03-11T12:28:10.283-08:00

Another low-cal day today, but I'm building in the calories for a glass or two of wine tonight at my friend's house (for the usual Friday night girls' night).M1: 1/2 Myoplex, 1T BenefiberM2: 1/2 can tuna, 1T lowfat mayo, 1 large dill pickleM3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c brown/wild rice, 1 c carrotsM4: 3.6 oz shrimp, 1/4 c cocktail sauceM5: HUGE salad w/1T lowfat caesar dressing and 1T asiago

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1110500732675372572005-03-10T16:18:00.000-08:002005-03-10T16:25:32.676-08:00

Low calorie day today....M1: 1/2 Myoplex, 2T BenefiberM2: 1 scoop protein powder, 1/4 c raisins, 1/3 c oatmealM3: 1/2 can tuna, 1T lowfat mayo, 1 slice oatnut bread, 2 medium dill picklesM4: 3 oz chicken, 1/2 c brown/wild rice pilaf, 1 c carrotsM5: HUGE salad with 3 oz chicken, 1T lowfat caesar dressing and 1T asiago cheeseTotals according to FitDayCalories: 1212Protein: 132g (46%)Carbs: 122g (

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I think I did okay on my mid-term last night. We shall see next week when we get them back! I remembered more than I thought, but those dates just kill me!! Also, there were some things on the test that I didn't expect to see and some that weren't there that I thought for sure would be. Next time, I am going to put all my notes in an Excel spreadsheet and sort them by date so it will be

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1110311699613484912005-03-08T11:51:00.000-08:002005-03-08T11:54:59.616-08:00

M1: 1/2 Myoplex. 1T BenefiberM2: 1 sc protein powder, 1/4 c raisins, 1/2 c oatmealM3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c brown/wild rice pilaf, 1 c carrotsM4: protein pudding, bananaM5: 1/2 can tuna with 1T lowfat mayo, 1/2 yellow bell pepperM6: 3 oz chicken breast, salad w/1T lowfat dressing and 1/2 T asiago cheeseTotals according to FitDayCalories: 1311Protein: 148g (47%)Carbs: 133g (37%)Fat: 24g (17%)

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A little low on cals for today, but that's okay because I totally stuffed myself yesterday on my cheat day (mmmm, cake good!!!) prolly cuz it was the 1st one in 6 weeks. I can safely say that I have had more than my fill of crap to last me for a really long time. Now at least I know I can go for long periods of time without cheat foods (which is good to know since 10-12 weeks pre-comp I will need

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1110043854235928982005-03-05T09:29:00.000-08:002005-03-05T09:30:54.236-08:00

Menu for the day....M1: 4 egg whites, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1/3 c oatmealM2: 1/2 Myoplex, 1T BenefiberM3: 3.7 oz salmon (leftover from last night, that's why it's a weird amount), 1/2 c brown/wild rice pilaf, salad w/lowfat dressingM4: 1/2 Myoplex, 1T BenefiberM5: 1 c asparagus soup, 3 oz orange roughy, 1 c steamed cauliflowerM6: 2 lite beersTotals according to FitDayCalories: 1300Protein: 118g

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109958515725322792005-03-04T09:44:00.000-08:002005-03-04T09:48:35.726-08:00

Happy Friday!!! Rainy here in N. Cal right now, but clearing for the weekend with sunny skies and highs in the 70s! I can't wait!!!My head is fuzzy this morning... must have been the glass of red wine last night. (Obviously I didn't follow my planned menu for the day exactly!) Honestly, I haven't been doing too well on my no-alcohol resolution. Been having a glass of wine or beer once per week,

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109877141326143362005-03-03T11:02:00.000-08:002005-03-03T11:12:21.330-08:00

My plan for a high-cal day did not work yesterday (was 1298 at the end of the day), so I'm going to try to add 450-600 cals somewhere today to make today one of my high-cal days. Here's my original plan for food for today... I will maybe up the portions for dinner and add a M6 to make it high-cal. I can't really add any more cals to M1-M4 since they were already packed in my lunchbox and I'm at

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109785757941812002005-03-02T09:47:00.000-08:002005-03-02T09:49:17.943-08:00

Here's the grub for the day... this is supposed to be my high-cal day, but I'm short by about 300-400 cals. I'll have to work that in there somewhere. Maybe add a M6.M1: 2 whole eggs, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1/3 c oatmealM2: 3/4 c cottage cheese, 3/4 c peachesM3: 1 sc protein powder, 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/4 c raisinsM4: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 c carrotsM5: 4 oz salmon, 1/2 c brown/wild rice pilaf,

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109695913921116912005-03-01T08:48:00.000-08:002005-03-01T08:51:53.923-08:00

My menu for today... another "school day" menu, but only one shake for today. :)M1: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/4 c raisins, 1 sc protein powderM2: 1/2 c cottage cheese, 1/2 c mixed fruitM3: 4 oz shrimp, 1/4 c cocktail sauce, 1 c carrotsM4: 3 oz chicken, medium appleM5: 1/2 Myoplex, 1T BenefiberM6: 1/2 c egg substitute, 1 oz lowfat cheddarTotals according to FitDayCalories: 1273Protein: 141g (46%)Carbs:

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109625051907487632005-02-28T13:03:00.000-08:002005-02-28T13:10:51.910-08:00

Happy Monday! Here's my planned menu for today. I'm carb-tapering this week so I'll let y'all know how it goes. I'm drinking more Myoplex now that I have a big ole bunch (see Saturday post, I think it was Saturday anyway) and tonight I have class, so this is a "school day" menu. I actually already had an add-on to the plan below... my boss brought me a nonfat caramel latte. Argh! Like I am going

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109451701204616142005-02-26T12:44:00.000-08:002005-02-28T13:13:17.976-08:00

Menu and workout switched yesterday. Menu was pretty close to what was planned, only I had more than my allotment of beers last night. Grrr! Well, I won't take a cheat meal this weekend, but will count the beers as my "cheat" for the week instead.Next weekend I am planning on a whole cheat day on Sunday March 6th. I won't go crazy with it, but will have one or two meals that are definitely

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109353383752624912005-02-25T09:38:00.000-08:002005-02-25T10:08:51.716-08:00

Here's my menu for today....M1: 1 scoop protein powder, 1T Benefiber, 1/4 c raisins, 1/2 c oatmealM2: 1/2 c cottage cheese, medium bananaM3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c brown/wild rice pilaf, 1/2 red bell pepperM4: 4 egg whites, 1/2 medium appleM5: 4 oz turkey burger, whole wheat bun, salad w/LF dressing & 1/2 T asiago cheese**Going out dancing tonight for the first time in FOREVER, so there's a

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109286296929502432005-02-24T15:01:00.000-08:002005-03-02T09:51:21.816-08:00

This was my original plan for today for menu and workouts..... It hasn't exactly worked out as planned (which usually it does! that's the whole point of "plans" after all). Still clean nutrition, but not as planned.M1: 2 whole eggs, 1/3 c oatmealM2: 1/2 c cottage cheese, 3/4 c pineappleM3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c brown/wild rice pilafM4: 4 egg whites, 1/3 c oatmealM5: 4 oz turkey burger, whole

Jen B.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062573.post-1109286032078665942005-02-24T14:49:00.000-08:002005-02-24T15:00:32.080-08:00

I'll start posting my stats on a weekly basis (which is when I weigh, measure inches lost and measure bodyfat %). But since I am more than four weeks into my serious training now, I'll post beginning vs 4-week stats here.Okey dokey, here's my stats after 4 weeks on BFFL (Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle - by Tom Venuto www.burnthefat.com). I'd like to see more movement on the bathroom scale, but

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