Friday Before Peak Week Starts...Eek!

I forgot to talk about my experience with Moira and learning how to do my makeup.  I met up with Moira and her cousin after work and we laid out all kinds of makeup on my desk.  She first showed me how to do a smokey eye with winged eyeliner on her cousin.  It was good to see her doing it, rather than watching her do it on myself.  Then, she did a bronzy smokey eye on me.  I really liked it...she did an AMAZING job!  I didn't want to take it off when we were done.  She gave me a bunch of samples and things to use...so now it's up to me to practice this weekend!  Eek!

Yesterday, I went to BJ's to get my bangs trimmed.  I needed it really, really bad.  The girl that I usually go to moved to Chicago, so she recommended I go see a guy named Josh.  The thought of a guy doing my hair is really weird to me.  I decided to go for it because I trust her judgment.  He was very nice, and very friendly.  He cut my bangs pretty good...I'm happy with them.  The only thing that worried me is that he was very gentle...almost too gentle with touching my hair.  It was like my hair was precious or something...but over the top.

He didn't charge me anything.  I thought that was really nice of him.  It made me leave the salon with a smile.

I went home and ate a turkey burger patty for dinner.  I'm getting super low on food, so I have to go to grocery store today after I leave work. 

I'll post another blog later on my drop sets that I've added into my workouts.  My shoulders and back are on fire today, but I had a massive pump at the gym and I couldn't stop looking at myself in the mirror. 

This competition is sooooo close!  Tomorrow will be 7 days until showtime! 

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Walnut-Sized Bladder

I've been working hard at getting the 2 gallons a day that I need. Yesterday, I didn't drink enough during the day which made me end up drinking a whole gallon after 9 PM. I had a terrible night's sleep. The constant getting up to pee is already old. 

Oh, and I also started my morning with spilling a full Solo cup of water all over my desk. Luckily, my keyboard and laptop were fine. Refilling my jug with 12 oz made me sad. My morning dragged on and I found myself zoning out. I think it was from the interrupted sleep I got. 

I have to admit...I find drinking the water straight from the jug (like a douche bag at the gym) is way easier to consume the water. I feel like I drink more than when I take sips out of a cup. None of my coworkers have said anything about me carrying around a jug of water. I wonder if they just chalk it up to the unusual things I tend to do. 

I went for a run at Lake of the Woods again. I put in a little over 4 miles. I didn't see hardly anyone out on the trails. I was supposed to go grocery shopping afterwards, but I was so gross from sweating that I decided to just drive home. 

I'm going to finish up the last bit of water I have to drink and try to sleep until my bladder says otherwise. Good night!

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Don't Ever Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle...

I spent an hour at Michaels looking at crystals. They didn't have a very good collection. I also realized that it is very unrealistic for me to buy swarovski crystals. A small pack of 22 tiny ones were over $5!  It would have taken me at least 15 packets to do anything. 

So, I bought the next best thing...AB Crystals. With glue, glitter, and a sparkly ring I found, the total was like $34. I think I have enough crystals to do the job. 

We had to forfeit our championship softball game tonight because I was the only girl that could play. That's kinda crappy, but more time to relax on this beautiful Sunday. :)

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KELLY CLARKSOOOOOON...

No lie...it wasn't that bad. The girl was really nice and explained everything to me. She talked to me the whole time which helped take my mind off of things. She actually gave me a discount too. I thought that was really nice of her to do. I'm going to book an appointment in about a week to have my eyebrows waxed too. 

I've been taking it easy most of the day. I got my chest workout in this morning and spent the day worrying about the Brazillian wax. Come to find out, that was a waste of time!  :) I took this picture outside the gym because it was absolutely beautiful outside. 

My glutes are still really sore from those kettlebell curtsies. AND, my chest is very sensitive right now. I think I overworked both muscle groups. 

Starting tomorrow, my diet is going to be very restricted--only the essentials. I'm also foing to be working harder on the water consumption. Oh, I weighed myself today and I finally broke into the 140s. I should be another 10 pounds lighter, but I have to work with what I have. I was so excited to see a loss of 3.2 pounds. So excited that this lady at the gym saw me smiling as I stepped off and said "Man, I wish I left te scale with a smile on my face!"

I didn't get to Michaels/Hobby Lobby today, so I'll be doing that tomorrow. I've also got a softball championship to play in tomorrow night. 

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Getting Creative!!

Today was a long, long day at work. It felt like it was never going to end!  But, it finally did!  4:30 on the dot, I logged off and walked to my truck.

I had to eat dinner somewhat earlier because I was trying to fit in going to the grocery store and working out. I had a decent dinner:  plain piece of tilapia, fresh green beans, and a serving of egg whites. My total calories for dinner were 135!  I was surprised because it filled me up!  

This is somewhat embarassing, but I have a habit of dancing in the kitchen with socks. I cant help it. It's so much fun!  While I was cooking my beans, I was playing around with my T-walk poses, and I created a sequence that I LOVED!!  It shows off my legs and triceps and it allows me to transition into walking to the next posing spot on the stage.  I danced even harder when I felt this click! I've been feeling so awkward lately with the posing routine, so I'm happy with what I've come up with!  Now I need to figure out the other side of the T, and my final pose. No sweat!  ;)

I went to the gym and got to work on my leg day routine. I added these kettleball curtsies that made my buns feel on fire!  I found a video of the exercise today, so I'll post it when I find it again. I put in some cardio time as well. 

I left the gym and went straight to the grocery store. Managed to spend $115 worth of food...which will be gone in a few days. But, once I put everything away, I couldn't figure out what I wanted to eat at 9 PM.  I got creative and decided to make a smoothie. 

I've got to brag here.  Sorry, I'm not sorry!  It was AMAZING!  Here's what I used:  1 banana, 1 serving of frozen strawberries (halves), 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek yogurt, and 8 oz of milk. This made a lot!!!!  I put the rest in a container for tomorrow.  It was a tad bit thick, but I liked it that way!  I'm really impressed with myself. If I had some plain protein powder, I would have added that to make it even more amazing!  :)

We're getting dangerously close to show time!!  Jenelle sent me her meal plan for peak week, which I can't even describe to you how amazingly helpful she's been!  I can't wait to meet her!!  I'm thinking about getting her a gift certificate or something special. 

Tomorrow is a new day!  I plan on working out early and hitting up Hobby Lobby/Michaels for some crystals to start the bedazzling process. Then, it's facing death at 4 for the bikini wax. I'm trying not to think about it. Anyways...I'm just overall a very happy girl tonight!  :) 

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PURE AWESOMENESS.

Where to start?  I'm feelin' the LOVE, yo!  I have some amazing friends, family, and coworkers!  I just can't thank you all enough for being so...awesome!

Last night, I met my friend Moira at Ulta to do some make-up shopping.  It makes me wish I had a million dollars though.  I'm very much a novice when it comes to make-up, and get scared at the thought of doing my own!  I bought some brushes and stuff.  We're going to meet next Wednesday to do some practice runs with the make-up.  I seriously can't wait! 

I had a good workout last night.  There's a new guy who works the gym floor.  He came up and introduced himself to me.  He's friends with Phillip, the older guy that I mentioned in another post.  His name is Kevin.  I think I like that fact that the people who work at the gym know who I am.  It's this weird commraderie that I feel.  I can't really explain it, but I just feel respected at the gym.  Sometimes there's a D-BAG that tries to intimidate me, but it's very rare.  Earlier this week, some middle-weight Asian guy did curls right infront of the dumbell racks.  I stood there waiting.  Most people would move over so others can take dumbells as needed, but NOPE!  This guy enjoyed me watching him curl with pain in his face.  Get over yourself, dude.

I'm also very excited to announce that the hotel accomodations have been set in stone!  I started to worry because the hotel that was recommended by the show promoters had sold out, and another had returned our reservation due to not enough room.  SO, we're staying about 20 minutes away from the show in a nice Holiday Inn.  Everyone gets their own bed, so it'll be as relaxing as possible.  There's a pool, so my sister and nephew can go swim if they want to.  I made sure there's a Denny's nearby too!  I can't wait to sink my teeth into a beautiful Belgian waffle.  MMmmmmm.

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Clean Food

I came across an article titled, "Clean Eating Grocery Store Guide" that did a decent job of listing out foods that you should buy from the grocery store, as well as foods to ignore.  While I knew most of the information within the article, it felt gratifying that I follow exactly what foods I need to buy versus not buying. 

I really enjoyed the cartoons that the article had.  There is one about labels, and this is exactly how I feel when I go to the grocery store.  I sometimes have to catch myself from laughing at labels.  Recently, I found some tortillas that went waaaaaaay overboard with promoting it's healthiness.  After looking at the label, it was terrible!  I've found better tortillas that don't mention anything about being healthy for you.

For dinner last night/lunch today, I had a lean beef patty.  It's been awhile since I've had red meat.  I miss steaks...and all the other fixings that go with steaks.  Anyways...it tasted really good.  It's from a brand that prides itself on grass fed products.  It was expensive, but very tasty!  I don't think my coworkers enjoyed smelling my lunch today--but that's probably an everyday issue lol...sorry guys! 

 

I'm going to buy some stage make-up tonight with my friend Moira tonight after work.  She's going to show me the basics, and has some free samples for me!  Super nice!!  My sister also can do a mean smokey eye, so I might enlist her help on that too.  Things are coming together so fast! 

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