**UPDATE** A lil late but . . .WHAT AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!

Hey Ya'll I know I'm a lil late with this post and I intended to do it Sunday but I was BEAT, then wanted to do it yesterday but my mom's here visiting and we spent all day out and about shopping for Ms Kyndal's Big Girl Room. So here we are I'm finally getting a minute to myself to write this blog . . .

Saturday was ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!

I started the day off on a high because I couldn't even sleep until time for my alarm to go off LOL!! I was up @ 530am and decided to start working on my hair and makeup which turned out FLAWLESS!! Now ya'll who really know me know I've never been a huge makeup wearer but I'm getting much better. But let me tell you some foolishness that happened while I was getting ready. . . So I brought my chair from my bedroom into the bathroom so I can sit and give my legs a rest and I got up to look closely in the mirror and didn't realize I pushed the chair back. Wellllllllllllllll need I say more?!?! I went to sit back down and BAM, I fell and hit my bootay on that hard a$$ tiled bathroom floor. OUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I knew at the time that in the days to come this was going to come back to bite me in the ARSE literally and it has!!! My tailbone is KILLING ME, but I'm just putting it outta my mind and moving on.

Now about the actual SHOW. . . it was THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!!
For starters if I haven't mentioned it yet I PLACED IN THE TOP 5 (5th place to be exact) and that was a HUGE achievement for me. This is technically my 2nd show & my 1st time competing in Figure and I felt so confident about my body and how I presented myself. I have never been so proud of myself and felt an adrenaline rush like that even though it was physically taxing LOL!! Now one mentioned how you'd feel like you've been in a fight when you hold poses & try to keep looking pretty at the same time LOL. And I don't care how "dehydrated" I was, sweat was still trying to flow because those lights were HOT as ALL outdoors. . . Whewwww Jesus! But again I pushed through it and GAVE IT ALL I HAD.

sorry its blurry but it was a Blackberry camera?!?!

  Another thing that made the day so wonderful was sharing it with my girl Madalena who competed in Bikini and totally ROCKED IT. She rocked it so much so to where she won her PRO CARD!!! She was absolutely flawless and really SERVED it up and was rightfully awarded for doing so. After I came off stage all I could do was get dressed and stand backstage cheering for her and crying along with her over her success. Just to let ya'll know (if you already didn't) I am one of those people who REALLY & TRULY wants the best for those I care for and I'm behind them 100% when they want something. If you want a Cheerleader then you WANT ME cause I will keep the momentum going like none other!! And speaking of Cheerleader I was fortunate enough to have a WONDERFUL one myself named Carmen. Now lemmi tell ya a little about Carmen . . . she's actually my training & cardio buddy. We have been supporting each other mentally & physically through this entire journey and trust me it has benefited the both of us tremendously. On a side note she & I will be competing together at the Fitness New England Championships and we're going to ROCK IT!!
There weren't any sour notes to mention for the show weekend, the only SAD thing was LC couldn't attend because he had to travel to Spain for work (which is much more important) so I've really gotta bring it next weekend so he can see me win!! He is SOOOOOOOOOO SUPPORTIVE and pushes me all the time even though I drive him nuts sometimes LOL!! So now its onto Show #2 as I mentioned a lil while ago and I just have 11 more days left. I'm mentally & physically ready but I will confess I'm a little WORN OUT!! Thankfully I'm on vacation from both my full-time and part-time jobs so I can focus on my family & myself as I get ready for Round 2.

Love ya'll & talk to ya tomorrow cause a girl is TIRED!!
KQ

uhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . I need to UPDATE this blog because how could I talk about the day without mentioning a new fitness friend Fleur De Kine. She and I were privileged enough to meet during WBFF posing workshops that were held leading up to the show and she is a TRIP!! She also kept me calm & LAUGHING the entire time and as you see from the picture we were hamming it up for sure. She is an AWESOME competitor and has a GREAT spirit!! I really enjoyed getting to know her more & spending the day with her. I'm sure they'll be many more shows and events for us to hang at and have fun like we did this time!! Wishing her MUCH success with the remainder of her competition season cause she's going to do GREAT things!!
KQ

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR . . . 3 days & counting

I know today's blog title is a bit confusing but I'm going to explain it . . . .

Let me preface this by saying I LOVE MY FRIENDS & FAMILY UNCONDITIONALLY but if you're not with me then GET THE H*LL OUTTA MY WAY because I'm rising to the top and NOTHING will STOP me!!

So now onto the reason for the title. Yesterday I got in my car to go to the gym, got to the light and someone tld me I had a flat tire. . . I think to myself "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW that's all I need". So I turn around and come home and LC (who is the sweetest) is pulling in at the same time and we go check the tire and fill it up and realize its a slow leak so I make plans to go handle it later. Needless to say I'm still VERY frustrated at this point because something has occurred to try and distract me, but I decide I'll just sit in silence for a minute then move one. Well while I'm sitting here I pull up my Facebook and start reading my notifications and to my SURPRISE I have a message telling that I'M A WINNER!!

WHAT?!? HUH?!? WHO ME?!?!

Yeppers I won a contest and not one where they pull you name out of a hat, instead it was a Facebook contest that 6 Pack Fitness had where they requested fitness pictures and a little explanation to go with it. 

Here's the picture I submitted along with my story explaining the before and after. . . . and they PICKED me as a WINNER!! I was immediately thrown into a better mood because the Lord was letting me know that what he's been telling me is TRUE, that I am a WINNER and VICTORY is mine!! LC was very happy for me along with my sister & my friends. Here's where the foolishness comes in. Now like I said earlier I LOVE my friends & family unconditionally BUT sometimes certain people can really TAKE ME THERE!! 

I called my mom this AM to tell her the Good News about my win and she IMMEDIATELY has something negative to say!?!? I mean who knows where something so simple as a Facebook contest win could go. Instead of seeing that she starts talking negative and after 2-3 words out of her mouth I politely tell her GOODBYE and hang up the phone because I can't let that negativity into my life and my preparation!! Again I will say I LOVE my mom and would do anything for her and I know she'd do anything for me. . . BUT I have to be honest . . . through this entire journey she has been LESS than supportive. I know she wants me to be successful in my endeavors and I also know everyone doesn't understand why I do what I do and I can respect that. With that being said you can at least be happy for me when I celebrate a victory no matter how small or confusing that victory may be to you its a VICTORY to me!! 

The reason I'm writing this is to RELEASE myself of these demons that I know have been holding me back because after winning yesterday I said "Why Me". For some reason the less than positive support that I've received over the years has left me with "issues" when it comes to certain things and thinking I'm "WORTHY" sometimes is a problem for me. I will admit that I'm getting much better with this because I AM WORTHY!! If I Trust & Believe in the Lord and what he's been laying on my spirit then I have to know & believe I AM WORTHY!! So with that I will end this and release these thoughts from my mind because. . . .

VICTORY IS MINE SO SAITH THE LORD!!!!

KQ. . . 

5 Days & Counting . . . .

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh BUDDY!! We are in the final stretch for Show #1 for 2011, sooooooo here goes my favorite saying

LET'S GET IT!!!

Well if I haven't mentioned my plans for the season let me go ahead and take a brief minute to do that now. This the Lord has BIG PLANS for me and I'm just following his directions. So part of those plans include participating in several shows, really throwing myself into my fitness career & spending time with (and building) my family. 

Now let's tackle the first thing I mentioned which are my shows. I'm planning to do 5 (maybe 6) shows this year and they are as follows:

APRIL

April 16th: WBFF Fitness Atlantic

April 30th: FAP New England Championship

MAY

I really don't plan on doing anything because this year we'll be celebrating LC's 40th Birthday and that's HUGE so I want all my focus on that. But don't get it twisted I will be seriously maintaining my physique because per LC's repeated suggestion (harassment, LOL) I'm doing a few photoshoots.

JUNE

June 25th: WBFF Eastern US Championship

JULY

Again nothing BIG planned but I may participate in some events at the Europa Battle of Champions here in Hartford, CT. There's going to be a HUGE expo and some other events going on so no worries I've been diligently working on getting myself involved in some form or fashion :) So I'll keep ya'll posted on that

AUGUST

August 13th: FAP Carolina Championship (this is a maybe)

August 27th: WBFF World Championships!!

I'm REALLY excited about participating in the WBFF Federation and I really want to involve myself in as many events with them as possible because I see BIG things on the horizon with them.

NOVEMBER

November 5th: WBFF New England Championship. . . This show is a MUST b/c it's being put on by my trainer Kevin Topka who is THE BOMB DIGGITY!! He has gotten this bullheaded chick on the right path and I know he will keep me there.

Now I know that's a hectic competition season but I think its perfectly spread out to keep me going and I've got a strategic plan to function at a new maintenance weight which is going to mean a World of Difference for me from here on out. And on top of all of this I'll be spending more time dedicated to my blog & building my business. As I told ya'll previously I am INSANELY thinking of and creating recipes for my Clean/Healthy Eats which is something I'm adapting from here on out. I've actually eaten very healthy for the past several years but we're going to take it a step further and clean things up. So in an attempt to do that I'm flooding myself with an abundance of information regarding certain ways of eating so I can create a plan that will work well for "me" and my family. In the process I will most definitely share with you my creative successes & failures, cause I'm sure there will be many of both LOLOL!! Anyway, its getting late and I'm tired and low on energy so I'm gonna do a lil more blinging on this suit then take it Doooooooooooown and call it a night :) 

Love my sweets 

KQ!!