9-28-13 The 2013 Ruby Classic...FIGURED it out!

WE DID IT!  My husband, Damian & I had our first show together!  He competed in the Men's Physique and I competed for the first time in the Figure division (moved up from Bikini since my first show).

Show day, it's here!!!  Got started at 5am and out the door at 7am to meet with our coaches at the hotel for a final "physique check" and instructions on what to EAT!  Hair & make by me :)





The check in process was a LOOOOONG one.  We waited around for hours.  Apparently there were a lot of walk up competitors that didn't plan ahead and PRE-register.  Ugh, seriously, if you ever decide to enter a competition, BE PREPARED.  Do everything necessary AHEAD of time so the rest of the well prepared people and their family and friends don't have to sit around for over two hours waiting for you.  We were getting hAngry...HOW RUDE, the show started almost 2.5 hours LATE!







We made the best of it and took some time for photos!

Me, the only Fit & Psyched girl competing in this show, with the Fit & Psyched boys!
 

The Sweethearts of Fit & Psyched

 

The Physique boys

Finally time to hit the stage, Damian was first!

 

Morning show call outs...this was the top 3...3rd on left, 2nd Damian in the middle and 1st place on right.

Then it was my turn!!!

 

That's me in the blue suit.

 

This was the assessment of the morning show that I posted on FB:

Ok, day show was horribly late but, we had a great time once it got started. Damian went first in the Men's Physique Over 40 and was the first guy called out for first call out line ups!  In Novice he was the 2nd guy called out!!! He's very excited and I'm super proud. Now me, I competed in Figure Over 30 and Novice. There were not enough girls in either category (5-6) to do call outs so we all stood in the same line from the start. I personally feel like I maybe got 4th in each. I'm lean, cut, tight, look amazing but, I lack in size. I'm too new, only a few months into training, so I'm ok with it. The feeling I have up on that stage, no one can take away from me! And I have faith that Amy will get me where I need to be!  Thank you family and friends for supporting us! Even those that help behind the scenes.

 

 

"Half time" was crazy as usual for us....we always have a day show sitter and a night show sitter, so we have to go back home to do the exchanges. 

 

Night show time came and went quickly!  It was awesome.

 

Damian (right) on stage at the night show



Back stage, riding his HIGH from winning 2nd and 4th on his 1st show!

Proud Coach Dave with his Physique guys.

 



My turn on stage for the night show!

 

On stage at the night show getting my 5th place trophy in Figure Masters Over 30!

 

 





 

Getting 2nd place in Novice!!!

 

Back stage with my 2nd in Novice & 5th in Over 30 trophies!

The lady that makes the magic happen, Amy Moore of Fit & Psyched Training!

 



The best coaches a competitor could hope for, Amy & Dave!

Another amazing competition experience!  I "FIGURE" this Figure division is for ME!  I loved it and doing it along side my best friend and husband was the icing on the cake!  Speaking of cake and food.....here's to another FOOD-A-PALOOZA!!!!!


The Grease Beast...two grilled cheese sandwiches make the buns for this burger covered in cheese fries!



The Beauty devoured this BEAST!!!

 Followed up today with a cheese Danish first thing before breakfast.  Then drove to Grand Luxe Cafe for Red Velvet Chocolate Chip pancakes with cream cheese icing.  During the day had two of my 3 layer cookies, shared some tiramisu with the hubs and then 3 slices of  pepperoni, onion, and mushroom pizza with a few fries for dinner.   Awesome cheat day!  Food-a-palozza is done and I'm up 6lbs from yesterday at this time!  LMFAO 

xoxo, Bling 

The night before....I'm blessed & humbled.

Here we are again on the eve of my show. 

This time I'm trying my hand at the Figure level.  Once again I am happy to even be able to compete and whatever the outcome I am so PROUD of my hard work and dedication to meet my goals.  I give a lot of credit to my mother who instilled a strong work ethic and a never give up or give in attitude in anything I do.  THANK YOU, MAMI, TE AMO!

I'm truly humbled by all the messages of support and admiration I've been getting from friends and even "strangers", (I only know them thru the World Wide Web)!  I'm grateful for you all!  All I ever wanted was to inspire people to be the best version of themselves!  To see the Super Hero inside of them that I see in myself! 

All it takes is a few kind words to inspire and motivate someone!  Thank you to all of you who have reached out to me.  Those words mean more than you'll ever know.

xoxo, Bling!

I think I might be related to THE ROCK!

I may be The Rock's little sister, Pebble!  After my last show I had THREE orders of French toast, a small pizza, and a brownie sundae with 3 scoops of ice cream.  And let's not forget the cheese burger and cheese fries the night before, after the show ended!!!

On a serious note...I'm two days out, eeeek!

Tomorrow I'll get my final diet adjustments for the last day before show time!  And I'll be doing some final prep, i.e. straightening my hair, nails and tanning. 

XOXO, Bling

3 more days....

It's now 3 days out from my first Figure competition and my husband's first Physique competition! 

Here is my updated pic from yesterday

And this was hubby today!  He's worked so hard.  He looks AMAZING...I'M SO PROUD OF HIM! 

See ya for the next update in 3 days!!!!

XOXO, Bling 

Needed this....

I soooo needed to see this, thanks to my little sister for posing it to my page today....
click here ----- > Motivation

With my first figure competition coming this Saturday and me not feeling uber confident or prepared (due to my size), it helped to PUSH ME to keep going and give it my best even if my best isn't good enough for a win, THIS TIME!  But I WILL keep pushing and NEVER GIVE UP! 

I really hate disappointing people, mostly myself.

XOXO, Bling

Live up to your words..

Be humble...

People like to throw that phrase around and have no idea how to actually live up to it. To be humble one must not be arrogant, conceited, egotistical, pretentious, cocky, or condescending. Boasting about how great you are and that all others should get off your stage is not an example of being humble. Everyone on that stage has their own story, their own reasons for being there, and have just as much of a right to be there as you. Humble people don't show feelings of superiority, they bring others up with them instead of tearing them down. If you're going to hash tag #behumble...lead by example!

XOXO, Bling

More carbs...

1.5 wks out, 2nd carb load day....this time it was only 1/2 the day tho.

2 weeks from my 1st figure show.

Two weeks out from my first Figure competition.....after a carb load day.  Can't wait til my legs are fully "up to par"....damnit! 

Ugh, this suit kills me.

And hubs...2 weeks out from his 1st Physique show!

I'm so proud of him!

Practice, practice, practice....

Ugh, I just don't feel a natural "flow" going on when I do my Figure poses.  Guess I just gotta keep on practicing til I get it!  NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER QUIT! 

2.5 weeks to go til my first Figure Competition!  Let's do this thang!!!!!

XOXO, Bling

Just "Figure"ing it out!

Onto my next goal...competing in Figure on Sept 28th, 5 weeks after my Bikini debut.  Apparently I was a little to lean for bikini, so we're giving it a shot.

My trainer had a suit and is letting me borrow it since I'm not really sure if I'll continue or even like competing in Figure.  It's not as girlie as Bikini and we all know Bling is all about the glamour, glitz, and flair!!

OMG, holy almost a frikken THONG!  ugh

 

3.5 weeks out....working on those shoulders and lats.

Stay tuned....
XOXO, Bling