Maci's Monte Cristo

Here is the first installment of cooking with Maci... We need a catchy name, but for now that's all I got.

This is a Monte Cristo Sandwich, the recipe was taken from the Clean Eating (Sept/Oct) Issue.

It was yummy!!!

She used a whole wheat roll, dipped in egg whites, grilled turkey breast, spinach and very thinly sliced pears. The only thing was, she didn't dig the Dijon mustard... but, I thought it was great!!!

I asked her to write a short paragraph about the recipe... and she said, oh, this is worse than school!

so, maybe I can get her to add her comments... later

I am going to upload the recipe... however, if you need me to email it to you, just let me know!

Hopefully, if you click on it, it will enlarge enough to read...

--- The Bikini Contest ... oh my!

This was the first year NPC has done the bikini contest. It is supposed to be for the more hour glass shape... not to hard and muscular, but, yet not too soft. I figured since it was new, and I was there...why not?? However, I guess I am not hard enough for figure, but too hard for bikini??? Or, I just needed a little more lift in the booty area!!! Not enough squat jumps, girls!!

This was very difficult for me, it was very model posing, and I am sooo awkward... but, I did it... tried to cock my butt and swing my hips, the best I could. So, I probably won't do that again. But, hey, that off the rack Target Bikini doesn't look too bad!??

Meet Heidi Fletcher

I got to visit with Heidi again this year... she is an IFBB PRO Fitness Competitor.

Which is far more difficult than a figure competitor, she must perform a routine and is required to do certain moves in her routine...

When I was researching my suit style and colors, I kept using her pictures as examples of what I wanted my suit to look like. Last year when I first talked to her at the GNC booth, I was so excited to actually meet her... and then this year, she remembered me!

You can check her out at http://www.heidifletcher.com/ She is only 4' 11"... and so nice, and so cute.

She also is a spokeperson and representative for GNC... that is where she was hanging out at the Europa.

Heading to the Show

Ok, so these pictures are in no particular order... but here I am packed and ready to go... and sporting a new T shirt that my husband bought for me!! Yep, kinda scared me when he said he bought me something, and it was clothes... but, it really was cute, and looked great with a pair of white shorts!!!

What the picture doesn't show is the other suitcase, a cooler of food, extra blankets, pillows and sheets , and towels. ( you can't use hotel linens, because of the tanning products)

Some competitors even travel with their own microwave.... I left mine at home.

Back Stage at the Europa

This is as close as I got to the trophies!! and yes, my eyes are closed... you know when I take a picture for a stranger, I always check and make sure it was a good picture!!!

But, anyway...

Meet Thaley

so, you never know who you will meet at these shows, or what conversations will take place backstage. This is Thaley, she is from Houston, however, she has a sister in Jacksboro, and when she heard me say I lived in Decatur, she said " Decatur, I tried to work out in Decatur when I come see my sister"... so, I gave her my card... and hopefully she will remember to look me up the next time she comes and visits.

Makes you want to sing, "it's a small world after all... it's a small world after all, it's a small small world!

Meet Lou Ferrigno

He looks quite different, not green and ripping off his clothes :)

Nice guy.... rather large... notice his hands... I by the way have on really high heels!

The Europa Super Show

SOOOOO Much fun!!! and No, I didn't place... didn't even come close... except close to the bottom :0

But, this is my Two year anniversary of working out and eating clean, so I had to do a show, just to remind myself that I can do this.... remember... extreme goal, gets extreme results! Not too bad, for turning 41 on August 3rd??!

I have more pictures, so I will try to get those loaded, and get my website updated...

Oh, and This is Way not Fair

This is sitting in our office at work... every month we get a birthday cake... This month I am an August Birthday!!
But, I am on the deplete down, gotta get every ounce of body fat I a can off by Saturday... and this shows up!!

Chocolate with chocolate with chocolate!!!

I refrained :(

It's Been Awhile....

Sorry, for the lack of posts...

But, hey it's summer and the summer of 2009 will go down as the busiest... well, at least for Maci!!! Which, makes it busy for her personal assistant (her mom, me)

So, Band camp at UTA, Volleyball camp at UNT, church camp at OBU (Oklahoma Baptist),

Mission trip to Beaumont, Tx and a family vacation to New Braunfels.... whew what a summer!

But, I don't think I ever heard, "I'm bored" only "I'm tired" and "what else do I need to pack?"

The good part of it, with all the traveling, and the bad cafeteria food, Maci has decided to become the expert on the Eat Clean Cook Book... we have had a few learning experiences...

such as self rising flour is not the same as regular... fresh basil doesn't measure like dried basil (it was soo thick had to rinse the noodles and chicken in a colandar)... but, she has also made some great stuff too!! I think I am going to let her add a segment to share her favorites.

The past few weeks, I have been getting ready for a competition, so, the eating has been strict... but, the Europa in Dallas will be so much fun!! I will post some pictures. But, until then, here is some info about the show.

More to come...