I am busy in the gym most days….I am focusing in on legs, abs, glutes…can you say weighted walking lunges?
My body fat saturday was 16%. My goal is 12% for the show. At 57 any lower and it just isn’t worth it to me. My goal is to be the best I can be. It is that simple.
Tanning is underway, diet is extremely clean. Protein is up, and I am carb cycling on a 3:1 formula. Drinking lots of water….and fighting my hatred of cardio.
I am going to hit the laptop and work on my book! I will get it done in 2009.
“Muscles are a girl’s best friend” Watch for it in bookstores in 2010. Ready, I am not kidding.
My next show is May 16th in the Twin Cities. This week I am hitting the cardio…and carb cycling. I am still three pounds from my goal weight. My trainer tells me to forget about the weight…I agree. It is all about doing the tighten up. Still haven’t decided whether to wear my hot pink suit from last fall or go with a suit I used three years ago. Decisions, Decisions.
today while cooking my protein pancake and making my oatmeal I decided to practice my posing for the show coming up in less that two weeks. Got the suit on and practiced. Then my husband shouts….hey are you cooking something?
The pancake was burned, the oatmeal scorced. Standing next to the stove in my posing suit in and hi heels I muttered, “dam I forgot.”
Then said…”growing old is hell.”
My husband looked at me in my suit…and laughed. “you may be getting forgetful in your old age…but you sure look good doing it!”
I turn 57 before my next body building figure show!
I have been having trouble getting my sleep lately. The Doctor prescribed a sleeping pill. But I guess there are some side effects.
The other night I woke up and put my show suit on and began to practice my figure competition poses. It was 2:30 in the morning. As I am going thru the poses I hear a noise and quickly jump out of my suit and pull my pj’s back on. My husband comes into the room and nearly jumps out of his skin. I scared him….. I apparently went back to bed without realizing what I had been doing. The next day he mentioned my late night posing session. I couldn’t remember it. Silly me. While a lot of people eat while they sleep…I pose while I sleep. Guess I am in the groove for this next show in May. At least my posing will be great.
Well, I am back training hard and looking forward to my next NANBF figure competition. I will turn 57 just a few days before the big show. Some people think I am crazy…but frankly I don’t care what they think. I am working out at night this time around. After I finish my shift at work I head to the gym. I am really focusing on my legs/glutes as these are the weakest of the weak areas. I will be using a suit I used last year in Elk River. It is pretty foil hot pink with lots of bling. I will be trying Jan Tana coloring this year. Past show have been pro-tan. I wanted to try spray tan at the show…but I have to watch my budget. Hey there is a recession!
What is so exciting is that there will be several ladies competiting from the Duluth, Minnesota area. It is wonderful to see the idea of figure competitions are starting to take off locally. Our winters are long…and they go a bit faster when you go to the gym and work on your program. The show is about six weeks out. I wil need to drop ten pounds. I am still working on the muscle building side.
Soon I will be carb cycling.
Life couldn’t be better!
Hi,
I am writing a book about women and weight loss. Women in their forties and fifties who made a successful transformation. If you or someone you know has last twenty pounds or more and kept it off for two years or more I would like to interview you either by email or telephone. I would have a short list of questions and would like permission to use your before and after photo in my book. You do not have to be wearing a bikini in the pictures. If this is something you would be interested in please email me at michelle55767@hotmail.com
I am investigating the common denominators for success.
Confession time. Ever since I was a little girl…many many years ago I have dreamed about entering a beauty pageant. My late father used to tell me I could be a Miss America. Alas I didn’t believe him. Now…I am considering sendng in my application for the Mrs. Minnesota Pageant. It really is now or never. If I don’t I will be to old to enter. So, I am spending my vacation considering sending in an application. This is one of my five big goals for 2009. Since adopting goals I have taken the stand that I must set lofty ones…in order to succeed big.
Tonight I went to my favorite Wal-Mart and printed out snapshots to send along with my application. I am considering blogging about this experience.
So–here I am at 56 years old finally thinking about doing something I had always wanted to do but never had the courage to do. Heck…why not? We are only on this earth such a short time and I believe we should live each minute to the max. Hey I think I am talking myself into this.
The pageant begins on a city/county level and from here if I am selected I move up to compete on the higher level. Contestants are scored on personal interview, aerobic wear and evening gown. This would be a great platform to promote heart healthy living and inspire women in their forties and fifties to transform. It is such a win win even if I do not win.
Stay tuned. I will keep you posted.
Here is a photo of my friend Jill and I on stage in Elk River, Minnesota for the NANBF show held in October of 2008. We are just receiving our proofs from the photography and I will be placing an order for my scrap book. This was such a fun show!
WOW what a weekend. I am sitting here with my feet up and recuperating from the bigest figure competition I have ever participated in. How big? In the tall call alone, there were 20 women. Everyone of them were stars, beautifully cut and suited to perfection. Morning judging started at about 9:30 am and didn’t finish until 2pm. I am amazed at how well the competitors held up under the pressure…and how the judges managed to work so hard ranking these amazing women. I for one was glad I was on stage and not sitting in judgement.
Christine Bongiovanni put on a well run show, the expediters were professional and the helpers were kept busy gluing, oiling and keeping the girls upbeat. I was a bit nervous prior to the show, wondering what to expect with the other competitors. I have heard horror stories of “mean girls.” I didn’t meet a one!
Every woman back stage was kind and helpful and each had an amazing story to tell as to why they decided to participate in the show. One, who will remain anonymous shared how she had recently had a brain aneurysm and was preparing to have surgery in the coming months. This was her first show. She had been an athlete in high school and had always dreamed of competing. She worked hard to come back from her medical issues…and she was a star! Beautiful, muscles defined…perfect suits and her makeup was flawless. I bet no one in the audience could have guessed her history and many of the women in the audience were inspired by her grace and beauty.
I sure am! I have been thinking of writing some essays about why women compete, and what their back story is….if you know of someone who has over come all odds to take the stage and compete consider sending me a message…I sure would be honored to visit with them to hear their story!
I am so sorry I do not have photos to share. I left my memory card here in my lap top and when I tried to take pictures…I couldn’t. Luckily there were two professional photographers on duty. I spoke to one he had taken 900 plus photos during the morning judging alone. I would hate to have to edit and post all of those onto a website. Yikes!
Everything went by in a blur—I am not sure who the winners are–(((I guess I did not have my reporter’s hat on for the day)-although several women from Duluth brought home hardware. I will try to update names and placements as the days go by.
As for me? I was in the tall open class…and did not place.
I was in master’s 45 and older. There were seven women. I took fifth place. ( or fourth runner up) not sure which sounds better.
Every time I do a show (this is my fourth) I learn something new about myself. This time I learned that I will only do one show a year. I will train smart, eat well and work toward that one, solitary goal. Two shows back to back for me is to much–even if the shows are well run.
Also I learned what I need to work on in the coming months and will redefine my goals to make them happen.
Lift heavy, eat clean and live your dream!
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