Day 51: Week 7

Today was an exciting day for me for many reasons. First of all, I have narrowed down my posing suit to a beautiful sparkly purple with crystals and a cut-out side strap. So pretty!! Those of you who know me well, know I like sparkly pretty things, so it shouldn't be a surprise=0) I sent my measurements in to the seamstress just before starting on this blog entry. All I need now are my clear platform heels!! Googling now. Second, I have finally reached below 16% in body fat. I am currently at 15.8% YAY!! I have been working really hard so it is nice to see the fat melting away. Lastly, I have dropped to below 125 lbs. I was up to 130 lbs after my bulk up but now I'm down to a very comfortable 123.4 lbs. Also, I just looked over my calendar and the next quarter of school doesn't start until after the competition, so when I get back from my stateside trip I will have nothing standing in the way of my workouts!!

The pictures you see today are of the suit I think I'm going to wear for the bikini portion of the competition. Not entirely sure yet. I have a little pink one I'm also considering. I spent about 2 hrs after my 3 hr workout working on posing. Teaching myself how to contract every muscle at the same time while still looking posed is very challenging. I took some video footage today that I will share with you all. No laughing=0) I nearly fell over a dozen times and by the time I got to the video idea I was pretty pooped. The lighting is not great but I don't have a real video camera just my digital camera with video option.




Now many of you know that I was not huge to begin with. I was and still am a size 2. The whole point of this competition is to A) challenge myself, B) refine my body, and C) prove to myself that I have what it takes to be confident in a bikini! I'm feeling pretty firm these days but that still doesn't mean I want to get up in front of a bunch of military dudes in a tiny bikini!

51 days ago to now...
-12 lbs
-5.1% body fat
-7.5 inches