I Didn't Disappear!!

Sorry for the recent disappearance....I had to work like an animal the week leading up to Christmas and rarely made it into my computer! Hubs worked me to the bone and I'm recuperating this week....heavy sigh. We had a wonderful holiday despite Thing 1's third round of strep throat, ugh. Hubs caught it yesterday, too, so it's just a matter of time before Thing 2 gets it I'm sure. I have no tonsils, so I've always managed to escape it.

It's official. As of today, I am no longer ThirtyTen but, alas, Thirty Eleven years of age. I hated it last year but it's not bothering me this year. I will leave my name the same on my blog so I don't confuse anyone!

Workouts have continued despite my crazy schedule. My legs hurt so bad today that I wimper anytime I sit or stand. I'm very proud of myself because I accomplished that all on my own! I couldn't do legs with MuscleMomma Friday because of Thing 1 being sick, so I did it by myself over the weekend. We are meeting up today to do arms and shoulders. I'm enjoying my holiday treats as I've been informed the diet starts January 1st. I'm not overdoing it though. My meals are still clean, it's the cookies I'm sneaking in between that are the problem! I'll be glad when the boys finish them off.

Hope everyone had a terrific holiday! Happy Birthday to MEEEEEEE!!!!

The Punisher Makes a ComeBack!

Last Friday when MuscleMomma and I were training with Shawn he got a phone call saying his grandmother had died. It was really sad but he finished up our session with us. Anyway, he's out of town for the funeral this week so we trained with The Punisher yesterday. A few of the girls laughed that I called him the Punisher when they met him because he's so stinkin' cute. Well, let me just tell you....we called him that for a reason! We worked shoulders and arms and yesterday and now I can hardly lift my arm to brush my teeth! Holy crap my shoulders are sore!! My shoulders NEVER get sore and they're killing me! It's Awesome.

Can I just say I hate working? I'm not lazy...not by a long shot. I just have better things to do than work. The only thing that saves my sanity is that I work for myself, however, it's work just the same. Normally in December I take the month off and get all caught up in X-mas shopping etc. But this year, now that hubs and I work together, do you think I get to take off???? Heck no. Mister Man wants to work 24/7. In his defense, we are under a serious time crunch to get his geenormous salary replaced by February. So, out marketing we go this week creating more work for ME. Ugh. I just want to shop, wrap presents, and bake. Ok, scratch the baking because that involves eating....but shopping....YES. Thank goodness we have awesome coaches working for us. If I had to go teach this month I'd shoot myself. Seriously.

Deck the Halls with Shox and Dumbbells.....FA LA LA LA LAAAAAA LA LA LA LAAAAA!!

Per Your Request...

Many requests to know when my show is, etc....so here it is. I'm doing an INBF show called the Texas Shredder in Austin on May 7th. I'm going to enter the bodybuilding and figure part of the show to see which category I do best in. If it were an NPC show I'd only enter the figure part. I don't have enough time since being down with my injury to get the muscle back on that I would need. Shawn's going to start monitoring our diet and BF% in January and says he will have us ready a month out so he has time to tweak things. So we have the holidays still to get in some cheats and then we have to buckle down. Especially me, because my BF% is a little high right now. Here's my stats:

height: 5"5"
weight: 129lbs
BF%: 17% (?) I'm guessing because it's been a while since checking and he won't do it again until Jan when we start our diet.

So, as you can see my weight is way too low for my bodyfat percentage. I lost alot of muscle after the surgery which I'm steadily kicking my ass for daily :( . I was just so depressed I didn't spend the energy it took to keep taking in my calories and eating regulary. I still have good muscle though...I can see the cuts coming back now that I'm lifting again. They're popping back everywhere. I'm guessing I will do better in the figure part this go around but I'm going to eat like a maniac after this season's over to get on some good quality muscle and kick butt the next year!!

On another note... catsuit woman got some new workout clothes. Can you guess what it was??? Yup, another catsuit in the color green. Oh my bob, she must have ordered it off the net because you certainly can't find those anywhere in this area. Maybe a dance clothes place?? I dunno but I nearly lost it when I saw her in a new one.

Since my birthday is the day after Christmas, hubs and the boys decided to celebrate it yesterday. They took me to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Ummmmmm, just love pancakes!! That will be my reward food after my competition!! They gave me the Chris Daughtry and Hinder cd's. Chris' CD is amazing if you guys haven't heard it yet!! I haven't gotten past his to listen to the Hinder CD. This leads me to a dilema, however, as I will no longer be ThirtyTen years of age. I can't change my blog to ThirtyEleven, so what is a girl to do??? Since my identity is established, I guess I will have to remain at ThirtyTen. No birthdays or aging for me. HA!!!!

I'm Shrinking....I'm Shrinking!!!

That's a good shrinking problem though. We've been doing supersets and giant sets and cardio after every workout and on our off days....phew! My clothes are FALLING OFF. Good problem to have I suppose, but very annoying at times!! I've been yanking up my jeans all day long. I love seeing the cuts coming out though....woop! I am planning on doing some pics this weekend, so hopefully I'll have something to post next week.

I wasn't able to go workout with The Terminator on Wednesday because I had to work. MuscleMomma was nice and stayed back to workout with me at our gym instead. We did good on our own, but our gym is not very superset-friendly! It's too big, so it took too long to walk back and forth between some of the things we needed to do. VERY annoying. It was great to see The Punisher though...I really miss him. He's still hounding me to train with him again but he understands why I go to Shawn. Lifetime just charges entirely too much for training sessions. Plus I don't have to pay extra for nutrition and posing with Shawn.

On a downer note....Shawn thinks I will only be ready for figure in the first show. He said I will probably have to wait until fall to do the bodybuilding category. However, he said that he won't really be able to tell until we start cutting down. We're doing a natural show and alot of the girls that competed last year weren't thick at all. The girl that won was downright tiny! So I plan on entering both categories and I'll just see how I do. He had five competitors (men and women) in five different categories in a show last year and every one of them took first place...hmmmm....I think he probably knows what he's talking about so I'll just buck up and work my tail off!

I've been Christmas shopping ALOT. My boys have been shaking their presents daily and driving me crazy. I'm so mean because I torture them about it constantly! They just LOVE Christmas so it's been alot of fun around here. We are taking our employees out for lunch tomorrow and handing out Christmas bonuses. Guess I'll be popular for a day, haha!

Shake Your Groove Thang!!


We had our big night out last night and had a blast!! Hubs and I went to Saltgrass Steakhouse with my girlfriend Ann and her husband. After, we went to the new club at the Gaylord and met up with MuscleMomma and her hubs. Here's a quick recap of the night:

* MuscleMomma has a disconnect between her upper and lower body when she tries specific dance moves. Her booty can't pop as quickly as her hands. It's really quite funny ! She also tried the booty shake. We got her up to a quiver but that's as fast as it goes! Otherwise, she's a great dancer and needs to quit saying she doesn't have enough rhythm to do cool routines in her contests!!!!!

* MuscleMomma's husband gets hit on by other men alot. A big corn-fed looking dude came up and asked my husband if they were "together". When he laughed and said "no" the guy asked MuscleMomma's hubs if they had a chance!! He takes it in stride and laughs it off, but Ann's husband has a real problem with it. He offered to "take him out" and was freaked out the rest of the night.

* Ann can dance just like Elaine on Seinfeld! She's so damn cute though that people just laugh and assume she's doing it on purpose. She dances really good ...she just likes to try to freak people out. She's certifiably crazy and fun. A "must have" participant for girls night out!!

* MuscleMomma can drink ALOT of Lemon Drops. She says they're so yummy she can't taste the alcohol....ummmm.....sure. Tasting it now are you??

* I really miss dancing. MuscleMomma wouldn't let me off the dance floor so I never got a chance to drink enough to feel bad today. CARDIO COMPLETED!!

Much fun was had by the girls this weekend. The boys just sat and watched. Time to get serious and focused for the week...sigh...just when I wasn't feeling sore anymore!

Pain is Good!

Had a great chest and back workout this past Wednesday. You know how I know??? Well, for starters my chest hurts ALL OVER. Not just the sides or the middle....the entire thing. The Terminator has definately been successful working around the new "girls" :) I was able to do wide grip lat pulls this time, so my lats are killing me also. The scar tissue is beginning to break up in my chest, so my range of motion is improving dramatically. These muscles that haven't been hit hard in a while are freakin' out!!

Yesterday it was 25 degrees outside and it snowed and sleeted all day. I did nothing but lay around with sick Thing 2. It was a good thing I rested up because we hit legs HARD today. I made the mistake of not eating my oats this morning. I AlWAYS eat oats before a leg workout to keep my blood sugar from crashing. Well, I had eggs and a few pieces of toast this morning. Way to go, blondie...I was almost passing out after the first superset. Two thirds of the way through I started feeling okay because I drank some Muscle Juice right before I started. I guess it worked it's way into my system and I began to settle down. Thank goodness because I just don't know if I could ever go back if I puked in the trash can...ugh. I can tell you already that my hamstrings are going to be screaming for certain tomorrow. Love it!

Thing 1 and Thing 2 both went back to school today. Between the two of them I've been home all week with a sick child! I felt sorry for them that they couldn't go out and play in the snow. Not that there was much of it, but in Texas, anything white is worth running around in! MuscleMomma and our husbands are going out tomorrow and I can't wait! Real grown up stuff!! We're going to a new club called The Glass Cactus for another girlfriend's birthday. I'll have to post pics on Monday. Have a great weekend!