jstar

Mon 4/19:

M1
1 oz almonds
3 oz ground turkey

M2
peppers/onions
4 oz ground turkey
.5 oz almonds

M3
4 oz gr. turkey
1 TBL PB

M4
4 oz gr. turkey
1 TBL PB

M5
1 TBL PB

992.5 Cals

Workout:
Total Body Weights 45 min
60 min elliptical

Tues 4/20

M1
2 oz turkey
2 ff cheese
1 TBL PB

M2
5 oz gr turkey

M3
4 oz gr turkey

M4
5 oz gr turkey

M5
Carb up:
8 low carb pitas
4 low carb tortillas
1.5 TBL PB
2 ff cheese
5 slices cinnamon raisin bread

2012.5 cals

Workout: (Short w/o b4 posing session):
15 min weights
15 min elliptical

Wed 4/21

M1
2 ff cheese
1 TBL PB

M2
1 TBL PB
6 oz turkey

M3
2 oz gr. turkey
1 TBL PB

TBC....

Workout:
Total Body Weight Workout
60 min cardio

no more workouts til after the show!!!!

Tannning starts Thursday

jstar

Hey AJ, Stacey, LtTennis, Greekie

Nervous? Me? No way! <-------------YEAH RIGHT!!!

I already know where I will place *last* so no I am not nervous; I don't care. You know I am already thinking about NYC and training for that...I can't wait! I am excited about this show but I feel too fat for it. I am bigger than I was last year and I placed last then. I am just not even concerned about the actual show as I am about seeing my friends and having fun. I think it will help prepare me and get me geared up and back in the saddle for August. Unlike the last show I am not going to have a free-for-all food orgy. One cheat meal (at Chili's) and it's back to business!

BTW - My "boyfriend" called me last weekend...much to my surprise. Well he misses me and wants me back, blah, blah, blah. I am still angry though so we have to work things out. I can't just conveniently forget the whole ordeal he put me through, ya know? But I am happy he finally did call and didn't just stop loving me. At least I know that now.

Paynne

Berklee College of Music. That was in a previous life, I ended up with a degree in Mathematics

Good luck with the show, and most importantly have fun.

atherjen

Wow well planned girl!! Your going to do great!!
dont worry about how you place- just that you did it for you and your happy! and have a BLAST!!!

your right too hun about the boyfriend, it was nice of him to call and share that he still cared-but it defintly put you through alot of emotional times.. hard to just take someone back that easy!

" 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

Stacey

hey girl! That was nice of the boyfriend to call--just take your time with it

Hope your doing goooooood!!!

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

greekblondechic

make him wait til after the show, u dont have time for worrying about him right now!

jstar

Hey Jen, Stace, Greek!

Yep I talked to him last night and not for too long. He really wants me to say the magic words I can tell....but I am NOT READY. I won't see him at all until after the show when I am able to deal with it.

Jill

Take your time hunny bunny, you need to deal with you right now.....

naturaltan

men

just kick'in it in the ole Charger

JLB001

Jstar....let us know how you did when you get back......and pics!!!

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

jstar

Boy it's late...and I am tired but I wanted to keep you all in the loop.

There were 16 girls in tall bikini and all I know at this point is that I didn't make the top 10. I would not be surprised at all if I came in last again.

However, here are the positives:

1 - I got a ton of compliments that my stage presence has improved A LOT
They were playing the video of the show in the hallway after prejudging and I got to see myself on camera twice. It really helped because I can see what I really look like plus if my posing was ok. I think I nailed the walk - I walked slowly (alot of girls walk to fast!); I smiled the whole time and I never took my eyes of the judges or the crowd. I think my body was definitely what needs the most work; although I wasn't the biggest (fattest ) girls there!

2 - FUN.... I had so much fun so it was WELL worth it

3 - Experience - Another comp under my belt doesn't hurt!

4 - This show has MOTIVATED me like you would not believe. I know I am capable of more and I plan to seriously diet and train my a** off for August!!!!

Pics - ok I sincerely apologize for not posting them sooner but with all the precomp stuff the past few wks it's been tough to get things done. Tomorrow I will go to the photo place and dl my pics from my digicam to the CD so I can post em up. I took a bunch of me in my suit a few days before the contest. I don't have any of me at the contest but I got my pic taken a few times backstage and those pics get posted to the FAP site so if I get any of me I will DL them 4 u all

Thanks to everyone here for supporting me the whole way luv u guys

Oh, on a side note:

We had to wait a LONG time to find out the top 10 (usually we find out right at the beginning of the night show) This means the judges had a hard time deciding the placings. This one girl who is BEAUTIFUL and looked really lean and just phenomenal didn't place top 10. Her bf was furious...as was everyone in the lobby. They all came up to her like OMG how on earth did she NOT place??? Sometimes the judging is crazy...my friend (who is black/hispanic) said she noticed how the only girls who make top 10 have that "all american" look - blond hair, blue eyes. And I never really noticed before but she is right. And if you have fake boobies, or big ones, they always get placed high. Doesn't seem fair. Well I am glad my friend ended up making top 10. I didn't stay til the end because I had a 3 hr drive home so I don't know where she fell in the top 10. This other girl in my class made top 10 and I really like her and all but she was not as lean as she was last show, about 10 lbs more, and she has b00bs so she placed top 10. I really don't get the judging sometimes but hey I let it roll off my back. Who cares? I am only concerned about me. And I did improve; maybe not physique wise, but definitely in my level of comfortableness on stage. This will only help me come August when I BRING IT!!!!

Hope everyone is doing great.

PS - I will start a new journal and diet/wo on Monday. No idea what exactly it will be like yet but I WILL SUCCEED this time around

Jenny

Jstar, you did a great job going to that show It was a really good experience for you and for your next show you'll be even more ready to kick some major butt!!

Great job

Oooh, and will there be pics?

atherjen

Congrads girl!!!! You should be HAPPY with how you did and like you said, you had FUN and the experience has really gotten your motivation in high drive!! your going to blow them all away next time on stage!! Im proud of you for even doing it aside with all the stress you were enduring! way to go!!!

" 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

Im so glad you had fun, thats soooooo important! I guess I would never place well with curly, brown and a BIT of blonde hair, and no bOObies! POST THOSE PICS TOO!!! I bet you look smokin I cant wait!

greekblondechic

I am so proud and happy for you dear! The fact that u just did the show proves you are sooo strong and I am so glad it motivated you!!!!!!! Ya, judging can be off thats for damn sure, but remember you did it for YOU and the show was just a helper to motivate you. I can not wait to see pics, I hope you got some taken at the show!! BTW.. When/where exactly is this NYC show???? Maybe a bunch of us can meet up!! Or maybe just me and you!!! I'm a little scared of NYC cuz I am a sheltered lil girl.. but say I have somebody with me.. or meet somebody at the train station like if P-funk came..(is this the one he's training for?) we can all hang out that would be so cool!!!!

JLB001

Jstar...I was told at one show last year to get boobs. I said no thank you! I like mine the way they are! I came in 5th at that show. A girl that took third, look like she never lifted a weight in her life. Basically a stick with boobs! There are all kinds of politics that go on in the shows, sometimes it can be simply who your trainer is or what gym you workout at. Also it isn't always the leanest girls that place or in the best condition either. It truly does suck for us that do bust of rears to be our best and sometimes get looked over.

To us you are still #1! You set out to do what you had planned, which was to go with it, use it as expirence, learn and have fun!

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

jstar

Ok I have the pics on a CD and on my C drive. When I go to post them here it says they are too large? Can someone help?


Thanks Jenny ...Yes there will be pics but none from the show. I took a bunch of me in my suit a few days before the show. If I get any from the show I will post them but they take their sweet time with those.

AJ - you are so sweet! That's how I feel - I will get em next time!!!

Jillie!!! You are so pretty you would do really great Heck you should do the FAP Ms Bikini in Toronto at the end of May. It was a lot of fun, I am sure you would think so too. Your fellow Canadian (or is it Canadien?) Sylvia Tremblay was at my show - she had a booth because she just started designing suits. She has such a cute accent.

Greekie - You should definitely come up to NYC. All I know is its in Manhattan - I have never been there either. I mostly am a local girl I never go anywhere! It is August 14th (Sat) so I am taking the 13th off work and driving down Fri am and staying til Sunday. After the show we could hit a club or go eat something good. We usually can get a group discount $99/night so we can split it. Not bad, eh?

Jodie! Thank you hun! You are #1 in my book too. All that dedication you have. I need it to rub off on me now! PS - I would never get b00bs either! I wouldn't be able to sleep since I sleep on my stomach. I did buy padding for my top - which is good enough. True, it isn't fair if they count that towards your symmetry. Just means WE have to work that much harder. This is why I don't place much emphasis on my placing. It is all subjective, we just have to roll with it and be happy for ourselves.

PS - I am SO tired! I ate like a today. I went to Chili's and had a carribean pita (chicken with mandarins and pineapple), fries, and tons of nachos. Then I just ate a whole bag of jelly beans and peppermint patties! I am pigging out today and starting over completely new tomorrow for the August 14th show. I will post the pics and diet/training in my new journal tonight. Hopefully I won't fall asleep before then!

JLB001

You can email them to me at gymjunkies@netzero.com. I can resize and send back if you like.

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

JLB001

I bought some of those gel inserts on ebay for $20 last year! They slip right in my suits. Bonnie sewed lil pockets for them to fit in.

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

jstar

Ok I am sending them in a minute Thank Q hunny ...There are about 20 pics in all but you don't have to do them all, just a few and I will post them. Thanks again!

jstar

Lil pockets...what a Great idea! I bought some from the Fabric Store for $7. They worked great. I used bikini bite so they would stay attached to my top. I might trim down the sides though because I had to keep adjusting them so you couldn't see the white fabric peeking out.

My roomie had gel ones that were really tiny...is that what you have? I would need em BIG!

greekblondechic

Ya know.. I'm afraid I'll lose my boobs and that I'll "miss them"

JLB001

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...146783289&rd=1<~~what I have. I found a pair on ebay tonight that were for "crossdressers" in a size D.

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

Jill

Silly Jodie.

Now J-star, where are those pics???

jstar

Jodie sent them back to me so I will post them tonight. I am at work now so I can't...hehe

Jodie - those things are ridiculous. I guess you can find ANYTHING on e-bay, huh?

Greekie - You will never lose em, my friend lost 20 lbs and went from a D to a C (natty). And she is complaing, Huh, I would be happy with a full B (which I have to be 20lbs overweight to have!)

jstar

Oh, FYI

I am starting a new journal tonight when I get home and will post the pics in there so don't come looking in here for them!

Stacey