A Skinny Superbowl

It’s easy to binge at parties..ESPECIALLY Superbowl Sunday. I lahhhh wings, potato skins, mozzarella sticks, and beer w the bros. My father owns a bar in harrison Off the Grid [great place to go with friends] and the food is amazing! I always end up getting there starving. I don’t eat alll day so I can “save” my calories for a Harley burger [burger and coleslaw and russian dressing on a grilled cheese] and a few beers. By the end of the burger I can barely  move and I just want to crawl back in bed after my binge and sleep forever.

But wait…

How am I saving calories by eating 3x what I normally eat?

TIP: Eat BEFORE you go out.

Seriously. Eating beforehand helps stop the binge. Instead I’ll snag a bite of someone else burger [what boyfriends were made for,obvi] , grab a mozzarella stick and a few fries. And throw down a shot or two of jack.

WAYYY less fat/carbs/cals everything.

AND you won’t feel like shit after/hate yourself for eating like a pig.

Enjoy the parties this weekend 🙂

xoR

Juice Cleansing. WTF is that?

I’m so excited!! Why? I’m starting my juice cleanse tomorrow 🙂 The first time I ever cleansed I had ZERO clue what I was doing. So I decided to do a little post on the 411 of juice cleansing. [click here for before and after juice cleanse pics from last time]

What is a Juice Cleanse? A juice cleanse is a detox diet or method to rid the body of toxins and shrink the stomach.

Why do a juice cleanse? It’s main purpose is to DETOX although not necessarily used to lose weight… the pounds will melt off [ they may or may not stay off depending on how you eat after the cleanse/ how long the cleanse is]

What to do before a juice cleanse.. Try not to binge before had 1. you will just add extra pounds that will need to be lost [yuck!] 2. your body will have a harder time detoxing as it come down from the [chocolate/alcohol/bread/anything fried] high — Just eat healthy, go light on the alch and remember 1. your bod will look super fine after the cleanse 2. think of how AMAZEEE you will feel

During the cleanse… Avoid coffee [try tea- seriously you will live for 3 day] and any animal byproducts [eggs/milk/cheese] . You can have 6oz of lean protein [shrimp/chicken/most fish] and all the veggies you want!! Also, remember to HYDRATE LIKE A MAD WOMAN!

After the cleanse… 1. pat yourself on the back  YOU DID IT 🙂 2. eat light LIGHT LIGHTTT! you don’t want to end up with a tummy ache [worst after a cleanse!] 3. keep it low on the fries/sugar/carbs/alch — && most of all >> treasure your post cleanse bod..

happy cleansing

Bikini Bootcamp

So… If you’ve been keeping up with my continuous ramblings I call a blog I’m sure you’ve noticed I’ve said I’d keep updates/posts on lots of things.. This is me keeping those promises..

As I mentioned here, My new years “resolution”/goal is to do a bikini competition sometime during the summer. A REAL FITNESS bikini competition, not some weirdo wet t-shirt thing in miami. Anyways, I clearly don’t look like one yet (please refer to picture A and B) and I’m sure many [including myself] are asking ‘sooo… how eff that gonna happen?’ here’s how…

PHOTO A

PHOTO B

Your body takes about 3 months to “transform” from regular to competitive state IF you are used to competing. In my case, I need and additional four months to get into shape and then the three months to transform my body. I am spending the next four months building muscle and burning fat to just get my body in better shape and to get used to the habits of training.

What to do in the first four months:

*Exercise: make a weekly plan for exercise, mine looks like this:

Monday [weight training 1 hour]

Tuesday [kickboxing {weights AND cardio} 1 hour]

Wednesday [weight training 1 hour]

Thursday [ weights 1 hour/ yoga 1:15]

Friday [cardio 30/ yoga 1:30/ Abs 30]

Saturday [weights 1 hour]

Sunday [rest]**most days I still do yoga

-Why is there no cardio you ask? It can actually make your muscles smaller which is not the look I am going for. Think long lean sexy and muscular.

-Weight training changes every day. Each day I focus on a different part of my body. I try and split up the days the best that I can. Weight training mainly depends on what I feel I need at that moment- everyBODY differs- make up[or have a trainer make up] your own regimen.

*Nutrition: This is the hardest part for me since I LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat everything carbs and cheese.. especially carbs covered in cheese..or cheese covered in carbs [mozzarella sticks yum…] … like I said it’s been hard…

-Eat five to six meals a day made up of [protein, veggies, and good carbs] This is my modified version since it obviously needs to be modified in 4 months closer to competition (remember this is to ease me into the process and get me in training shape)

Meal 1. Eggs w/ tomatoes spinach and goat cheese

Meal 2. Protein powder and strawberries blended w/ ice

Meal 3. Grilled chicken salad w/ veggies [squeezed lemon as dressing]

Meal 4. Mixed nuts & raisins & chocolate milk// OR// soy chai latte & fruit cup

Meal 5. Lean protein [fish/chicken/turkey] w. whole wheat pasta w. veggies [(or if you are GF like me corn/rice pasta or quinoa)]

So… this is a lot to digest. Literally and physically. I was so FULL by meal 3 the first few days I felt like a disgusting mess trying to eat meal 4 and 5. Hence why I felt the need to start training now..

Above all remember: Do what fits YOUR needs first nutritionally and in your exercise routine. This is what works for me.

For more info on competitive prep click here

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Everyone! It’s that time of year, the holidays are officially over, and it’s time to buckle down again. Gyms will be full this month with those who make the resolution every year to “get in shape” and by the beginning of February the numbers have slowly decreased back to those who made it there every day last November. Everyone knows resolutions are never met because get in shape  or quit smoking… whatever it may be has no set destination.

So this year why not do something different? Set a goal for yourself. Share it with others. A time, a place, a date, a number.. whatever the details are write it down someplace in your calendar. Tell others that support you and go ahead and do it!!

This year my goal is to compete  [or at least train and successfully look like I’m going to compete] in a bikini fitness competition. I’ve always been in shape, I’ve always ate fairly well, and obviously I know what I’m doing… but competitive figure modeling is EXTREME. Many people have asked “Don’t you just work out a lot and  cut weight and body fat?” Yes! But how you do it is crazy… Cutting out dairy [including yogurt!!] and eating protein 7x a day, doing little to no cardio, and lifting lots of weight.. That all takes A LOT of dedication.

This is my new years goal..

What’s Yours?

xoR