Sunday 20th May 2012

Hey guys!

Sooo, this week i started my strength plan. WOW.

So sore everyday! Its great <3 Except at work when i have to be everyones mother...

Broke PB's not once, but TWICE this week!

Im up to 60kg squats, and deadlifts! Which im pretty stokes about because..

1- Squats were with a bar, not a smith machine which i normally do because

of my hip injury

2- IV NEVER DONE DEADS PROPERY UNTIL THIS WEEK, WOOO! :)

So all in all, im loving it! Im feeling strong, confident, and loving weights again!

Diet wise, LOVING all my new foods, feeling awesome about it! 
My weight has also gone down so happy about that too!

Went to Ball and Chain for our cheat meal this week, 

as it was mine and my partners 3 year anniversary :)

For dessert, i had PEANUT BUTTER ICECREAM PIE WITH MARSHMELLOW CHOC SAUCE.

Heaven. Didnt go crazy as usual for cheat meal, and it felt good!

During comp prep, aswell as my whole life, i have struggled with upset stomachs with food..

So Friday i had some blood tests done for food allergies, so hopefully next week i'll

have some answers about what foods my body hates so much!

During the week i made a decision to change my mindset after speaking to a friend about 

myself, and he introduced me to Buddhism.. I felt that i connected with what he was saying and felt like it was exactly what i needed so he lent me a few books, that I'm really getting a lot out of. 

My views of myself, and my inner ego are starting to change for the better, and im going to use it to improve my life, and also to get alot more out of my next comp prep for September.

So tonight im just prepping some food, and trying out my food dehydrator for the first time!

I'm attempting mushrooms and capsicum for snacks during the day. Next week ill try zucchini chips!

This week im going to attempt more PB's and smash my diet and training!

Im really keen to make the most out of the time i have to build more muscle and make improvements, September is my time to shine!

Hope you guys have a great week, 

Stay awesome, until next week,

                                                    Lj  <3

Sunday 13th May 2012

Hey guys, 

Not much to report, as you know i got some new supps, and new diet & training plan

yesterday @ Pmax. Tonight i had a awesome homecooked meal ( and dessert ) with my 

fam for Mothers Day, first one without my amazing nan who pretty much raised me, so was defiantly not the same this year. 

I did all my food prep, made a chicken and turkey mince loaf to have in wraps, and divided and bagged my mixed berries. Feels like i hardly did anything compared to most weeks, but i have a few parts of my diet i still need to find out on so I'll probably make them during the week! I also prepped for my partner, because he has The Man Flu. *Violins

So fresh start in the morning, 

(not involving morning cardio, hell yeahhhh)

getting my diet back on track, and getting back into the weights after work for the first time in 2 weeks. 

Going to try the new "Craze" preworkout, hopefully it will give me an awesome sesh and not make me crash like others normally make me!

The plan for the next few weeks is to keep my weight at a certain point and try and build some more muscle, before i have to start really knuckling down for my prep for the INBA Tasmania Titles in September.

Im going to try and blog every Sunday night, so please click follow, and express your thoughts, and PLEASE feel free to voice any topics you want me to blog about!

Have a great night, 

Until next time, 

                         Lj <3

Losing my blog virginity- About me rundown!

Hey everyone! This is my first blog, so il just give you a basic rundown of where I'm at! Ok, so I have danced for 19 years, tap, jazz, hip-hop ect. I wasn't that good, but it was life as I knew it and when I got on stage twice A year, it was the most amazing feeling in the world.

2004, I was diagnosed with Adrenal Fatigue, and Chronic Syndrome. Honestly, it was the worst few years of my life. I was bed ridden for months, Lived off Sustagen and my Nans homemade soup, missed school, and lost all my Friends. I still got up once a week to go to dancing, even just to watch, it kept me sane. I went back to school full time first year of college. I only missed a few days, Made new friends, and got back on track. The illness comes and goes, some days are harder Than others, but its my life so iv learnt to keep living it.

2011, my partner Matthew got talked into doing the Inba Launceston Bodybuilding Titles. We went, and the atmosphere was amazing. Tan, hairspray, heels, amazing bodies, basically heaven on A stage. I then decided that's what I wanted to do. So November 2011 I started training and getting Coached by the amazing Steph from Planetmax. I became addicted to the changes weight training and good nutrition Did To my body, and I decided I'd do the Melbourne Classic Inba Titles in May.

Prep wasn't easy, sometimes my body wouldnt cooperate, my digestive system hated me for eating certain foods, And my Adrenal system hated me and my training. I also thought it was an amazing idea to start working full time About 8 weeks out. But I worked though the negativity, just tryed to listen to everyone supporting me, and I did it, I got up There and competed!

The last few weeks, I felt negative, inferior, and that I wasn't lean enough. 1 week out I was ready to Message Steph saying, im out. But I'm so glad people pushed me to do it, it was the most amazing experience, and Team Max is like my family.

I'm now about to start prepping for the Launceston Inba Titles in September. I'd like to give Nabba at Wrest Point in October a go, but that means another comp registration that I can't afford.

Today I went into Planetmax for a post comp appraisal, results from comp prep were... a loss of 34.5cm, 6.65kg, and 13.1% body fat!
Also got some new supps, Udos Beyond Greens, Cafe Mocha Protowhey, and Craze pre workout. Monday a fresh start, got a new diet, and some more muscles to build!

Let me know if there's anything you want me to blog about, I'm happy to listen :)
NO NEGATIVITY PLEASE!

Until next time, Lj <3