ncgirl21

I LOVE fiber one, but................ does your stomach not start hurting if you've eaten a lot of it? I could easily eat 1 + cups a day, but I try not to because I thought too much fiber was bad for you- any thoughts on that?


Your doing great sweetie, I can't wait to see your pictures!!

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JLB001

Jstar...are you getting excited???

Did you ever pick a suit fabric sample???

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

Stacey

Wow Girl-- I'm catching up on your journal.. and I feel like I'm reading about a new person. I love how driven you are and focused. You are going to kickass on stage. You do have the right additude. When is the show??

Your doing Great girl!!!!

Oh my interview went okay--thanks for asking! Still searching for a job though

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

jstar

Hi all!

Work is CRAZY...I will have to update you all later on that! I apologize for being MIA but I can't really play here while I am at work, only once in a while. I will def. catch up this weekend!

Fiber One - yep I luv it! My tummy doesn't bother me eating that much of it. ncgirl - too much fiber isn't bad for you but you are right if you eat too much of it you can get bloated and uncomfortable. Since I am used to eating lots of it, it doesn't bother me that much. Yrs ago I remember I started eating a lot of fiber - oat bran - and this happened to me!

Jodie - Yep I decided on the red velvet panne. Its sort of a rosy shade let me put up the link:www.bodytecfitness.com
the girl in the red 2 piece - that is exactly what I ordered. I hope it comes in time! Should be here next week. Talk about cutting it close, huh?

Hey Stacey - the show is 4/24. I still have to come up with a theme for the sportswear round. I am thinking of doing a lifeguard costume but I need to find a lifeguard tee that doesn't totally cover me up.

Yes I am getting excited! This weekend I promise I will try once again to post these stupid pics. I haven't had a chance yet but hopefully Payne's instructions will do the trick!

Greeky - yep I was hungry that day and ending up eating less the day after. I think we would all benefit if we just ate what we wanted in the amounts we wanted; your body will want more some days and less on others. As long as the food is clean, or mostly clean, it should work out. My pants are getting looser on me. wooo hoooo

My friends are taking me out this weekend to part-ay! They are so great; they know I need to let off some steam and forget about all the crap that has been going on in my life.

atherjen

thelife guard idea sounds cool!! i like!!

that suit is sexxyyy!

Have a great weekend with your friends!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

jstar

Hey Jen!

I think the lifeguard idea is pretty original. Plus I can wear flip flops and not freaking high heels in that round!

atherjen

I would DIE in heels!! Id Never be able to do figure! :ekk:

how have you been today?? busy busy?
any plans for the long weekend?

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

JLB001

Cute suit! It will look great on you!

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

jstar

I just hope it gets here in time and that it fits!

Jen - you get used to the heels, I can't wear platforms at all, mine are 5 inch spikes with much needed ankle straps! (I never ever ever wear heels either)

jstar

busy at work, yeah.

I WISH I had a long weekend! I wish I was at Fenway right now for opening day :sigh:

Tonight I am going to the gym after work for cardio and then will go out looking for the lifeguard get-up! I will need to update my journal later tonight and catch up on everyone elses!

Tomorrow I am meeting with a real estate agent at 9. I don't know why - or even if I am looking for a place anymore right now.
12-2 I have posing practice. And later that night - girlz night out! I wanna dance soo bad. I haven't been in forever!

Sunday - Its Easter, everything is closed, so nothing much doing on Sunday, except of course, another workout.

Fitgirl70

OH my gosh Jstar, that is an awesome suit girl....you're gonna look hot!

I love the lifeguard idea -- how cute. I"m gonna remember that place when I get ready to order my suit in the fall.

All the glory to God! We have a baby on the way.

jstar

Happy Easter Everyone

Update:

Diet - I keep track of my diet in a notebook so I don't always log it on here (although I am suppose to). So the past few days diet was going good, until last night. I caved and had mucho bread and 4 granola bars. I slept 12 hrs last night!!! I am mad at myself but todays a new day, and I do have more control than before, so I am glad about that.

Workouts:
I 've been doing total body workouts and hour-long cardio sessions this week, probably 4.

Personal Life - Miserable. Missing the jerk. I have had 2 dreams that we got back together... Last night my friend I was supposed to go out with bailed on me and another friend who was going out invited me along. I didn't want to go but I got all dressed up and did my hair and makeup then I called her and said I wasn't going. It sucks because I would be the only one not drinking, not just because of the upcoming show, but I don't drink anyways. I also didn't want to drive out there by myself, plus it was like 10 before she was "ready" and its probably like another 45 min drive to get to this place so I declined. I probably should've went tho then I wouldn't have binged. Man I look like shit today.

About the contest:
My application has been sent in and I decided to split a hotel room with another girl who is going. It won't be bad, like $50 each. Actually $33 because I think its 3 of us. My suit should be on its way this week, I HOPE!
Lets see, I am all set for tanning products and makeup. I may get some press on nails and a hair clip. I am going to attempt to use big hot rollers to get some big, bouncy curls in my hair.
For my lifeguard costume I am wearing navy blue booty shorts and a bright orangy-red tankini top. I ironed on white letters to the front "GUARD" and then I went over the letters with silver sparkly fabric glue. It looks pretty cool. I really need to put a cross on there I think. I found a bright orange whistle to wear around my neck, and I will get a small white towel to carry and wear sunglasses on my head. For shoes, Cathy suggested getting Sketchers with a chunky heel. To cut costs I am going to try to find something similar at Payless or Walmart this week. Linda suggested I put a line of white sunblock on my nose like the lifeguards do, I don't want to but she knows what the judges want so I will do it. Next Sat is the dress rehearsal where we come as if this was the real show.

Posing Sessions: I went again yesterday and Linda says my lower body looked leaner than the week before That was of course til I binged last night I really need to practice the T walk like a million more times.

2 weeks out - PLANS:

Well I am not in the greatest shape but I am sure I feel worse right now because of last night, before that my mood was more positive. I am holding so much water it is ridiculous! Starting today I am going to drink tons of water and eat only low sodium/no sodium foods. To keep things simple I divised a list of foods I can have this week:
oats
sweet potato
salad greens
99% lean ground turkey
turkey cutlets
chicken breast
natural duiretics:
kale
asparagus
broccoli

60 min cardio everyday this week
2-3 total body workouts

Final week:
Sun, Mon, Tues....deplete
eat NO carbs
low sodium
drink TONs of water
total body weight training everyday...try to drain every last ounce of glycogen out of your muscles
cardio - 60 min

Wed, Thurs, Fri....load
bring back carbs
still low sodium
no training or cardio
the water intake goes down everyday
start tanning...I am going to do 1-2 coats of spray on tan and then Dream Tan over that.

Fri - Competitors meeting in CT @ 6 pm
We get our numbers and go over the opening number. Check into my hotel and get everything ready for the big day.

jstar

Sun 4/10 - EASTER

Woke up at noon! All the supermarkets are closed and I have no sodium free protein in the house! I had the protein powder with my oats...130mg per scoop. Do you think its ok for me to have this as my protein for today? I will go shopping tomorrow for chicken and turkey.

60 min elliptical

M1
3/4 cup oats
1 scoop protein
345 45.5C 24.5P 7F

JLB001

Chickie! Don't stress the low sodium proteins. Just use what you have until tomorrow. You should be fine, just keep your water intake high to combat the sodium If you have chicken, you can always boil it, which I hate, taste like to me.

Your gonna do awesome! Can't wait to see your Lifeguard outfit! PICS!!! now!

I ordered my suit some the place you did. But got plain ones. Got small bottoms, damn thing better fit. LOL I measured my purple suit before ordering and placed that on the order form. PLease let me know if the quality of yours is good when you get it.

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

jstar

Hey girl!

Oh, yeah let me try to dl those pics again...

Thanks for the advice, I will definitely let you know about the quality. I am due to get my suit on Tuesday. What color did you get? The lady there says the suits fit try to size. I ordered a med which is supposed to fit 8-10, I'll let you know if it does. I was too scared to get the smalls. Hopefully by my next show in August I will be a small!

Oh - about the chicken: do I really have to boil it you think? I really hate chicken without any condiments so I will most likely eat the xtra lean ground turkey and turkey cutlets...what is your opinion?

atherjen

ughh boiled chicken!!

I LOVE the Lifeguard suit!! soo creative!!! when do we get pics?!?!?!?! PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

sounds like you have everything together!! you must be getting excited!! and dont let one night of a lil mess up get you down. SMILE for me girl! todays a new day and so isnt tomarrow. all that water retention will go away! no worries! Your gonna kick butt!!
60mins cardio? have a blast with that! hehe

you know, I dont drink either and it makes it soooooooo hard with all my friends going out.

Happy Easter girl!!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

JLB001

I didn't boil mine the lasttime. Just tastes like cardboard to me. Just be sure you get fresh chicken, not frozen (they add sodium stuff to the frozen). Get the stuff that is not injected with that solution.

You could use a skillet and Mrs. Dash to season. Shouldn't have sodium in the Mrs. Dash.

I did opposite of you the last time I did a show. I had to add salts to my foods up until Wed. then cut it out. When we did cut it, I continued to use my pam and cook my meats in a skillet with Mrs. Dash. (steak does not taste the same with Mrs. Dash). What conidments will you be using?

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

greekblondechic

I'm w jodie and jenjen I wanna see pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jstar

Hi Jen -

I tried Payne's suggestion but it didn't work. Easyshare doesn't allow you to take pics from it and save em to your hard drive. I will have to go to Walmart and ask them to give me prints and burn me a CD. Then I can save it to my hard drive and paste it in here. Ya know I think I will just delete these pics and take new ones of me in my suit and in the sportswear - later this week. I promise I will post them up, thank you for your patience everyone!

Jodie - I will use Mrs Dash garlic and xtra spicy...thanks for the tips, I can get fresh turkey breast cutlets and ground turkey, no problem. The only reason I am cutting sodium now is because I never paid attention to the sodium before because when I do it leaves me with nothing to eat. Not to mention I have been drinking hardly any water and lots of diet soda. I think I NEED to cut back now. I can see it in my clothes, holding lots of water around the middle~

Oooh, I never knew they injected the frozen stuff. Yuck!

JLB001

Oh...don't talk about diet sodas. I've been having way too many of those too. My new addiction is diet sprite. and sugarless kool aid

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

atherjen

back away from the diet pops ladies!!!

Ok Star I can wait! just for you!!! sounds complicated to get em on your computer! what a rip!! the new ones will be better anyways in your new suit!!!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

Paynne

Oh well. It's the puter geek in me that gets frustrated when others can't get stuff to work.

jstar

It's not your fault Paynne, it's this stupid Kodak Easyshare. I think they set it up that way so you HAVE to go to the photomart and pay for a CD to burn, I don't have a burner so what can I do?

Yesterday's Meals:

All I ate was protein powder and oats cuz I needed to go shopping and I had nothing else that qualified as "low sodium"

M1
3/4 cup oats
1 scoop protein

M2, M3, M4:
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop protein

1155 141.5C 90.5P 29.5F

plus tons of water and crystal light OJ

60 min elliptical

Today:
Far less bloated; I think by the end of the week I will be alright with the bloating. I went to the supermarket on my lunch break and picked up some extra lean ground turkey, fresh asparagus and sweet potatoes. The cashier overcharged me for the ground turkey and then when I pointed it out to him he had to take it off my total so I got it for free!!! Yippeeeee!!!!

Later on I will do more cardio and probably some lower body before that and abs.

Tommorow there is another posing session which I really should go to but I don't know yet if I will~ I'd rather do my workout instead and then pose by myself so I can concentrate w/o all the distractions.

atherjen

free turkey!! Nice guy!!

my goodness-I think I would have died yestarday eating just oats and whey! lol need to bump that food up today chickie!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

Jill

All that whey sould have made me sick! I have a weak tummy!

Oh ya, I got free turkey breast, but it was from Granny's bird yesterday! She just insisted I take leftovers-I took atleast 10oz of turkey breast!

Stacey

Hey girl!! I like the lifeguard Idea..-- I Bet that looks SOOO AWESOME!! Very Creative!

I'm Getting sooo excited for you!! Your going to do great!!!

Sounds like you have everything together! keep up the great work girl!!!

I Believe in the Impossible!!!