Ready for 2016

Hey everyone!!!

So I've pretty much taken a year off of responsibilities for the most part... I have also gained about 35 or so pounds. So in an effort to get my body back I have decided that I'm going to start training for another fitness competition this coming May. The only thing that will change that is if I end up getting pregnant. I just got married in November so I'm hoping that a baby will happen but while I'm waiting I am going to focus on my health and getting my body back to where I used to be. If I end up getting pregnant well... then this blog will kinda turn into a fit pregnancy blog.

Well that's it for the update I will post again soon <3

Oh how I have missed you! Progress Update!!

No seriously I have missed you! I looked at my blog today and was like YIKES!! It's been almost a week since my last blog post.... hope you all didn't think I fell off the wagon... in fact I haven't been able to update because I have been crazy busy... I seriously don't think I have ever... ever worked out this hard... some nights I am in the gym for almost 2 hours! However I leave that gym sweaty and with such a sense of accomplishment... I can honestly say that I am proud of myself.

I am dropping weight like crazy and I am seeing results in my body daily! I feel like it's Christmas every time I get out of bed. I run over to the mirror and check out my body, I love that I am so excited about this every morning because I used to avoid my reflection and now I love looking at all the hard work and dedication that is written all over my every feature.

This week has been so challenging between the work outs that are super intense and the new diet added to the daily day to day I am feeling a little overwhelmed but it is nothing I cant handle.

I bought my suit and shoes this week!!! It's all starting to feel official! I am also meeting with a posing coach this weekend. I have a lil routine that I like but I am excited to see what this coach can teach me because my transitions are not that smooth, bouncy or cutesy...but more like boom here is my butt... love it.... If only that could impress the judges then I would be kosher!

Raise your hand if you wanna see my suite!!!! Me...me....me...me.... <- what you are saying :)

You also got graced with a sweaty, pooped from cardio, kissy face from lil ol me :) 

I also spent my entire Sunday meal prepping, I am excited to make it routine because it has been my life saver from the start... I even actually turned down a social event because I had to meal prep :-( Fortunately my girlfriend is a rock star and is also training for her own competition and can understand my lameness. 

Cookin my Fish... which I feel like its all I eat now a days.

Shopping List, Breakfast, Lunch, and what I bring with me to work (4 meals) 

I have a timer set on my phone to go off every 2.5 hours to remind me to eat... which has been another life saver... also on that list is my pressure cooker, my george forman, and my kitchen scale... without those I would be lost! 

Now some progress pictures.....eeekkkk I hate the before pictures they make me cringe but I think it is important to look back and reflect on all the hard work that is being put in to accomplish your goals. It's the bad that reminds us of the good and it's amazing to see how truly far you have come. It can be done!

My mirror is gross... sorry about that :-( but here is a 14 week difference! I am so proud of my results!!

I am most proud in the Phanny Department! My butt has never looked like this... I told Mike I have model booty now lol! I am far from but the progress between these to pictures makes me wanna high five someone and say hey look at my butt lol... Mike would kill me though ha ha!

I have started to get a bunch of family and friends emailing me asking me what I am doing and to help them :) Its nice to have someone ask you for advice and not the other way around. I even had a friend that I haven't talked to in a while email me and tell me that I have motivated her to get fit :-D I was so pumped to here her say that! I have had 2 MAJOR goals through out this. 1. Get up on stage and rock it. Winner or Not! 2. Motivate others to live a healthy and fit life! 

Things are going in an amazing direction! I wish I could fast forward but at the same time I am enjoying smelling the roses! Talk to you soon!!!!

xoxo Kaila

Week 4 Progress Picture

Hello there :)

Welcome to Week 4 hell! You are close to half way there... you are over your diet... and you will be starting cardio this week that will possibility kill you. I hope you enjoy your 4th week from hell :)

Just kidding :-P I'm a wimp ha ha

But no really I will be doing massive amounts of cardio to burn off some of this fat I have hanging out in my midsection... time to evict the fattyness!

I am excited to share with you my 4 week progress!

I have another one that I took of my booty but I will save that photo shot for later... but... just in case you were curious... I have seen some MAJOR results in the booty department! I was so excited to show Mike my progress pictures from January 2nd with dimple booty to now with Model booty! Eeeekkkkk these changes are making me so excited!!!!!!! Gah I can barely contain it!!!!

I have also been shopping for my competition bikini and heels which are not cheap but I found one that I am in total love with!! I will show you all what it looks like once that pretty thang arrives! I also have requested my first sponsor! I have asked my tanning salon if they will hook it up with some free spray tans the week of my show! I hope they say yes!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!! 

xoxo Kaila

Holy Cheat Meal

So these last few days have been crazy! I am in the process of moving so everything has gone coo-coo...

Last night my daughter had her first T-Ball game and it was freezing out there! Poor baby started crying because she was so cold. After the game my mother in-law offered to take us out to dinner and I ended up getting some fish tacos and was talked into a Margarita :) I have been trying not to drink any alcohol while in training and so far I have been a good girl but just could not pass up the deliciousness of my favorite Mexican foods and drinks :) it was a great cheat meal but looks like I wont be having of those yummy enchiladas I made the other night.

My diet other than that has been pretty on point today I am excited to weigh in this weekend and see where I am at.

I also started practicing posing... for any of you who think that its easy... let me tell you, those girls make it look like a cinch but that is hard hard stuff! I walked around in bikini and my 5-6 inch shoes and got my walk and poses going. Number one it is hard as hell to hit your back poses and keep balance, Number two its hard as hell to get your routine down, Number 3 its hard as hell to shave said routine to 10 seconds and remember to smile and flex and smile and that is hard hard work! I was actually shocked. I totally thought that posing would be a piece of cake for me since I am naturally a good dancer and I wear heels every day for work... I was wrong! Now I know when they say that posing is a work out in itself they were not kidding my calves were on fire by the time I was done. I plan on adding about 30 minutes each day to practice so that way I am awesome by the end of all this.

This morning I made my yummy (kind of) egg white pancake. Is not the best tasting thing in the whole world but sacrifices need to be made :)   I like to put a tablespoon of peanut butter and sugar free strawberry preserves on top.

You can find the recipe here.

So that is pretty much it for the day, I have a lot more packing to do, hopefully I will be in to my new house by this weekend. I also have to be up early to get my crazy work out in since I wont have time tomorrow evening. Yay!!! Oh and I have also decided to compete in the Ms. Silverstate Tattoo Convention. Winner gets $500! I have been wanting to do it for the past few years and I think this year I am ready! If I win I will be using the money for my bikini competition. Ms. Silverstate is on May 3rd :-)

Have a lovely evening everyone!

xoxo Kaila 

Today was Hard!

Today was hard and long! I am exhausted and the only reason why I am posting is so that I can continue to hold myself accountable for this. I had a long day at work and ate as soon as I came home so I ended up having to wait until after 8 to get my work out in. Not the best idea since I still had to make lunches for the whole fam as well as myself....and do the dishes...oy vey!

Since I am such an awesome fiance' I made Mike the most delicious enchiladas... then sat there staring at them in their cheesy saucy goodness and almost cried. I loooovvveeee me some enchiladas but my goals and what I am working for are more important to me right now and I can dig into some cheesy saucy goodness after my competition or for a cheat meal at the end of the week :) hopefully there are still left overs by then.

Yesterday I promised to put up my tuna salad recipe :) You can find it here!

And a happy little picture from yours truly to show you how I feel about my day:

Well thats all I have for today... ate right...worked out...drank water...peed every 2 minutes (tmi I know but its driving me absolutely crazy!) and now I am off to bed. Oh before I forget to mention it I have started to notice serious beauty changes. My skin is clear and glowing and my hair and nails look great :) Loving how all this work is paying off for me more than in the form of biceps :)

xoxo Kaila

Week 2 Day 1

Oh man did I feel the burn today! Yoga was a sweaty experience and lots of tricep work and then coming home and doing about another 30-40 minutes of leg work. Today was also my daughters birthday and I used it as a cheat day. I did really good :) I had a piece of pizza and 3 french fries and a large salad, as well as a sliver of delicious chocolate cake with raspberry filling....mmmmmmm.... its in the fridge and its still calling my name and I am trying my darnest not to think about it!

It all tasted delicious and it seriously took everything I had not to dig in for more! Which is why when I found this quote I had to share because this is how I am feeling right now! 

Right now I want to eat myself sick with pizza and cake but what I want most is to keep working my ass of for this because I am fricking doing it! I have never been motivated like this before! I find myself asking why I never started sooner, but I guess when the timing is right it is right. This week instead of keeping my goals silent I have decided that I am going to post my weekly goals on here so I can hold myself accountable. 

- Lose 2% in body fat

- Meal plan ahead and eat on time this whole week

- Do all my work outs for the week

- Push my limits

- Wean myself completely to competition diet (by Friday)

Thats my plan for the week. I am going to get up early tomorrow and sit down and plan out my meals for the next week then head off to the grocery. I will post a follow up tomorrow with what my diet for the week will look like :)

xoxo Kaila

The end of my 1st week

Well here I am at the end of Week 1... I made it and didn't die. Every muscle I have hurts and I haven't had sugar in so long that I can actually taste it in other foods so much that peanut butter tastes like chocolate. But I did it and sitting here right now I am feeling pretty fricking amazing! Everything inside and out feels great!

At the beginning of the week i set a few silent goals for myself.

- Eat clean all week and eat at least 5 times a day and get as close to my caloric goals as possible at the end of each day.

- Slowly ween myself onto a different diet and make small changes at a time

- Quit smoking (I have had a super hard time quitting)  I am so excited!! Have not had a single cigarette since Sunday! The longest I have ever gone!!

- Drink at least a gallon of water a day I am pretty darn close

- Commit to all my work outs every day no excuses

- Have at least 2% loss in body fat (I measure myself tomorrow)

I made it through about 45 minutes of my work out today but I know I can do better than that. I am hoping by the end of next week I will be able to go a full hour or at least an additional ten minutes, as well as be completely  on my competition diet or really really close to it.

       

Well that is it for tonight! Weigh in and Measurements tomorrow!!!

xoxo Kaila

What a Day!!

On January 2nd 2014 I promised myself that I was going to get into the best shape of my life this year. Every single year for the last five years I found myself making excuses to not work out... like I still had time. I tone up pretty quickly (or so I thought) so I have plenty of time... boy was I wrong! Every single summer after summer I would say the same things and still be sitting on the beach hating myself for not doing it. Its my cycle and now that I am more knowledged about the nutrition and fitness world I am afraid that I could have done some major metabolic damage to my system. I would be good during the summer then by winter time I quit and gain a ton of weight.

This year while I was at my bosses New Year's party I saw myself in pictures and videos. I am sad to say that who I saw was not me. Every angle in every photo and video was painful to look at. I was finally confronted with what I had let myself become. I ate out every day because it would save me time and I didn't have to make a lunch for myself. And I just plain did not care what I was putting in my body. I can hear myself saying all winter long "I always fluff up in the winter and slim down in the summer" no... no I don't. I think that is what I do but it's never what I did. 

Until this time, those photos, and for how I am feeling today more than  10 weeks into this and I am actually going to be competing in my very first competition ever in 12 weeks! I feel so confident and even sexy when I am alone, and I love the way my body feels inside and out. I can start to see my abs peaking through and earlier I was playing around with my camera on my phone and decided to flex my arm!

I have BICEPS!!!! I don't think I have ever had those!!!!

Out of all days from the very beginning I actually pushed my limit today. I literally just sat down to type this a half hour ago, but I got in all my work outs today every single one! Earlier in the week I had to cut back my rounds by 1 because I could not power through them. I broke my work outs into segments today.

AM: 2 Mile Run and a Fit Test

PM: Round 1

I ate dinner afterward because I was feeling the need for energy, after dinner I washed the dishes, made lunches for everyone, put my little princess to bed then at 8:30 I started Round 2. 

My nutrition was on point today as well which I give myself kudos for :) As I am sure you can see that I have not dived into this whole restrictive eating thing... I have an absolute love for food but I cannot go cold turkey. I have started to slowly ween myself off of certain things as well as up my water intake (so much that I basically pee every five minutes) and everything in moderation. I think that I would be setting myself up for failure if I didn't allow myself to enjoy a few things in small doses. Besides I am still in week one... by week 7 I bet cha that things will be a lot different because I have worked harder. 

My menu today was:

Breakfast:

-1 scoop of whey protein powder

-8oz of water

-1 tbs flax seeds

-1/3 cup low fat vanilla yogurt

Snack:

-1 Jif to go peanut butter cup

-1 Granny Smith Apple

Lunch:

-4oz chicken breasts diced

-1 cup of spring mix salad

-1/2 an avocado

-1 tbs poppy seed dressing

Snack:

-1 packet of tuna

-1 hard boiled egg

-1/2 avocado

Dinner:

-Flank steak pinwheels (green bell pepper, feta cheese, red onion)

-1 Broccoli Head

I was thinking about having another snack before bed but I am really pooped! 

See you tomorrow!! 

xoxo Kaila