New Release Tuesday

Here's what I love about this video....the eye candy (don't act like you didn't notice the hot men in the video...lol), the Doc Martens (I'm on the lookout for an orange pair!), and the chorus ("can't you hear that boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom bass?").

Here's what I don't love about this song....everything else that I didn't list above!

I have this love/hate relationship with Nicki Minaj....and I'm just not feelin' this song...#yeahIsaidit

Ocho!!

Apparently, this is what figure competitors do for fun on a Sunday night....they prep their food for the week...well...technically they prep their food for Monday thru Wednesday....at least I have a cute bag to put all of the food in! :)

Last Saturday marked 8 weeks out and I feel like I could be doing better! Weight loss has stalled but I feel "skinny"....if that makes any sense. No diet changes (thank you prep gods for allowing me to keep my carbs) but additional cardio has been added to the mix. Prep = the never ending science experiment! :)

I spent almost all of Saturday glued to siouxcountry.com - the coverage of Jr USAs was incredible! Of course, I began to compare myself against the competitors that showed up and in crept the self-doubt. Luckily, while taking a break from this particular website I found a great blog post from Kellie of MotherFitness. The post is entitled Go In Wearing Blinders and I highly recommend it - especially for those of you who compete.  From here on out - I'm going to focus on the race in front of me - not the physiques of the Class E winners across the country - not the number on the scale - not my perceived competition. I'm going to focus on ME and how I'm running this particular race.

I always love when I'm doing cardio and a song comes on that I forgot I had on my playlist but takes my motivation to level 4 billion! This morning it was this song -

Busta Rhymes + Linkin Park = undeniable music!!

I've got my blinders on....I'm focused...I'm running MY race, not anyone else's. If you need a pair of blinders,  I may have an extra pair or two that you can borrow :)

Posing...Posing...And More Posing!

Posing attempt this morning....I'm so easily distracted...as you can tell...lol! I also need to work on not swinging my arms so much! But as they say, "practice makes perfect!" :)

Here's a video that Tom shot of my class at the Orange County Muscle Classic finals. I blame lack of carbs for the fact that I stumbled and lost my concentration :)

Big Girl Run!

On Sunday I introduced you to my sister Reecie, the newest member of the team and told you that we would be running on Monday. There was a change in plans and we moved our run to last night. Can I just tell you that I was really really nervous?? My sister has been running for awhile now and she likes to run looooooong distances. She told me that we would be running a one mile "path" around a lake in this development near our homes. I thought to myself, "Ok...1 mile...I can do that without passing out". Then she said that there was no set distance for the run and we would just see how we felt..."umm....no...I already feel like we should stop after one mile!"  :)

Ready to run!

I brought my ipod & headphones with me but Reecie told me that she found the time and distance seem to go by faster if you don't listen to music and just talk with the person you're running with. I have to admit, it wasn't as difficult running without music as I thought it would be. We did the first mile at a 10:00 min pace and when we were almost done she looked over at me and asked if I felt like I could do another mile. I said yes and off we went. Our pace for the second mile was a bit slower (Reecie figured about 11:00 min since neither one of us had a watch) and it was dark by the time we finished the second mile so we decided not to do a 3rd.

As we were stretching, I asked Reecie about breathing while running. I've found that I breathe through my mouth while running so at times it sounds like I'm gasping for air when I'm perfectly fine. She gave me some tips for breathing and we talked about the possibility of running the 3 mile loop at Reid Park in Tucson.

All in all, I feel like I did well for my first big girl run and it was a great way to spend time with my sister. We're going again on Friday night and our mom is joining us - should be fun!

New Release Tuesday

One of my friends on facebook posted this video last week. I like the song despite feeling that someone like Rihanna should be signing it....?? I'm lovin' the dancing in the video especially the hula...I need my hips to figure out how to shake it like Nicole's :)

If I had to give this song a grade, it would be a "C".....take a listen and grade it for yourself!

I Waz Scurred!!

Yesterday, something scary happened! Chelsea, a fellow TFD wife and friend, decided that she wasn't going to do the NPC Terminator show in July. You can read more about what happened in her The Cookie That Made Me Cry post. I know how much she wants to step on stage so I quickly shot off a series of texts basically telling her that this is a hard road but not to quit on me.

I also sent her a pic msg after my workout that said, "I'm read to kick some butt! R u with me?!?!" Here's the pic I sent her....yes....I'm a complete dork!

Her response was, "I'll see you backstage on July 16th!" YES!!! She's ready to take on the bikini girls - someone should probably warn them :)

You know who else is ready to kick the crap outta the competition on July 16th - Ana over at Fit, Fun, & Delish! Check out the photo her boyfriend took of her at the gym post-workout! It's completely unfair that she looks stage ready and we're still 8 plus weeks out!!! I'm just hoping we aren't in the same class (please hear my prayers, gods of NPC shows!).

Stay tuned....the three of us are gunnin' for a win!!

New Team Member

I don't run. Period.

I have never felt that "runner's high" after running miles on end.

I do not enjoy putting on a pair of sneakers and hitting the road (or treadmill for that matter!).

Now, I don't want you to be confused. It's not that I can't run...because I can and I have...it's just that I don't want to.

My sister is a runner and I have enlisted her help in learning to love running.

2010 Kentucky Derby party

Yes, I know. My sister's ridiculously gorgeous. I've heard it my whole life :)

Who runs while on vacation in Puerto Rico?!?!?

 Meet the newest member of "Let's Get Tenecia Lean & Mean"....my sister Reecie (aka Smalls!)

She has no idea what she's gotten herself into!

Our first run is tomorrow night.

Ohhhemmmmmgggggggeeee!!! :)