"Better to age like fine wine than turn to sour grapes"

This is my week’s title is my motivational quote and its how I truly feel.  Exercise and proper meal plan is the key to stalling the aging process. I feel and in my opinion look 10 years younger to some of the pictures I look back at from a year ago.

Since the show not much has changed in terms of my day in day out activities. I have done a lot more cooking for my family, friends and my staff at work…Made them perogies and coconut crust key lime cheesecake cupcakes. Yup….and I had some…!!!! So good!

Cupcakes were clean! No sugar in anything other than the whipped frosting which I didn’t indulge and perogies….Well it was well planned carb up for a heavy leg day with Andrew!

Polish Perogies-With Cottage Cheese, Potato and Onion

Key Lime Cheescake with Coconut Crust

So what’s next…..

Keep On Push On onto the next show!

I have decided to compete again before the BC Championships. Heading up to Fort St. John in just over a week with a few girls from our Body by Brandt Team. I will step on stage hopefully a little fuller than in Kelowna where I competed in Masters Bikini as in Fort St. John I entered into Open Bikini. Once I return it will be just under 3 weeks until the 2012 BC Championships held at the Massey Theater in New Westminster BC where I will compete in Masters Bikini Class and if I place well in Fort St.  John I may be able to cross over between Open and Masters. 

Will keep everyone posted on improvements as I prep for the next two shows with progress pics and all.

My meal plan has slightly changed from my first prep. My trainer has added some fats and few extra carbs to a couple of my meals. We will monitor over the next week to see if I making any progress and we’ll go from there.

Please note that just because I need to fill in a little it doesn’t mean I am binge eating.  I eat the same meal plan as I have for the last 9 months. Clean and nutritionally wholesome food! In addition to that I eat a lot…. I mean a lot of raw veggies. I rarely cook my vegetables.

I still currently eat 7 meals with 60% of my carbs at breakfast and the other 40% equally divided Pre and Post workout!

I have added berries to my oat meal…yummy!!!!

Other than nutritional changes the preparation for the show is pretty simple… Hair…Make-up and tanning is set.
My water cut should be minimal but I will let my trainer decide based on my presentation and we will go from there.

I will wear the same bikini as I want to see the difference in my stage photos from one show to another. Of course I would love to wear a different suit to every show however financially that’s just not realistic.

Training is the same just more focused on muscle groups and with a little more weight since I am eating more gotta earn it!!!! J

I can’t wait to share some of the pictures from my Kelowna photo-shoot with Andrew. It was so much fun to be able to shoot together and have fun at the same time. That trip was so great! I will remember it for a very long time.

Thank you for reading.

Grace xo