SHOWTIMES ROUND THE CORNER-WANNA FOLLOW ME??

Hi All! Well its time for me to start my grueling diet and hard core training as my August 18th FAP show is vastly approaching. I try to give myself about 4 weeks of dieting before each show as the last one was about a 2-1/2 week diet in which I don't recommend. It's always nice to take a break from dieting when your done with a show but I also look forward to starting back after a little while. The first week is probably going to be a little grueling since I love sweets and I indulged a little bit on my break so my body is def. going to be having some serious sugar withdrawals...(LOL)... but after a week of getting back into the saddle it will be like riding a bike-its a piece of cake-well that's what i'm telling myself anyways!

One thing I would highly recommend to anyone whether they are getting ready for a show and need to shed some fat super quick or just need a great meal replacement is a supplement called Living Fuel. You can go to Scott White's website- www.personalpowertraining.net to read up on all the super healthy nutrients and vitamins that it contains and I just love the berry flavor, that's my favorite! Typically, when i'm getting ready for a show my diet pretty much consists of the following:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup organic oats, cinnamon, one scoop of Jay Robb's chocolate whey protein powder, a little stevia and once in awhile a tsp. of organic cashew butter or almond butter. (that depends on how the diet is going).

Mid-morning meal: typically 3 hours later: a scoop of berry Living Fuel, a 1/2 scoop Jay Robb's protein powder, a couple of strawberry's and blueberry's. Blend it up with water and it makes for an awesome shake.

Lunch: I'll repeat the shake again with no fruit but may add in a biscuit-from the cereal Organic Wheetabix.

Dinner: I'll either have 4oz of fish-(Orange Roughy) or lean turkey with some vege's or a salad or i'll just repeat another shake from above. If I do salad, i'll use a red-wine vinaigrette for dressing.

I try to space all the meals out 3-4 hours apart but no longer than 4 hours because that's way to long. Typically that's my diet plan 4 weeks out from a show and I tweak it as necessary during those 4 weeks as to how my progress is coming along. Sometimes i'll cut out the oatmeal in the morning and replace it with a shake and then only have it on weekends. I do that primarily the last two weeks prior to showtime and really lower my carbs and fruit as well. I also make sure my water intake is high and I take fish oils and coconut oil everyday to help keep my good fats high.

A lot of dieting is knowing what works for your body as too how quick you can shed fat. Trial and error is really the only way to learn and through the years I've tried to do what works best for my own body. What may work for my body may not necessarily work for someone else. So I suggest anyone competing or trying to shed those extra pounds should contact a trainer or nutritionist such as myself before they start just using anothers diet as their own. Well, I survived my first day back on and it wasn't as bad as I thought!!! So keep tuned in reading my blog and i'll keep you uptodate on my continuous diet tips and training from now and till my show!!

MIAMI UNIVERSE BACKSTAGE!!

You know competitions can be tough especially backstage when everyone is racing around trying to get ready and do all their last minute touch ups to themselves. I have to admit all the girls were so friendly and helpful at this show in Miami. I was amazed that everyone was willing to help you at anytime despite that they had their own selves to worry about. That's one of the reasons I like competing in the Fitness America shows is because the girls have always been so friendly and helpful. Believe it or not I've made some long lasting friendships with some of the girls I've met. It's always good to come prepared when your getting ready backstage but I've found there's usually almost always something your going to forget... But remember when someone helps you in a time of need you need to help the next person the next time they forget something! And I think the most important thing to remember when your competing is to ALWAYS have FUN!! That's what these shows are supposed to be about having a good time and always looking better then the last show you did before! Improvement is key and if you can accomplish that then everything will all be worth it! That's how I always feel at the end of every competition.. Oh and ALWAYS-ALWAYS take tons of pictures while your at the show because I know for me once I get home I always wish that I would have taken more!!!! Too many is NEVER enough!! Oh BTW-The girl in the pic. is Diana Novak one of the awesome girls that I met at the show- who also competed with me in the bikini division!!

PROPS GO OUT TO MR. SCOTT WHITE!!

I would also like to give tons of credit to one of the greatest trainers ever, Scott White for helping me train, diet, and letting me borrow his shoulder at anytime needed for the preparations of many of my competitions-including this last one to Miami. The man def. knows his stuff and pushes you to do what he knows is in you to do without ever letting you give up! You may at those times want to punch& scream at him but in the end your shaking his hand thanking him for pushing you to your limit and that's when you know you have the best trainer. My props go out to Mr. White for putting up with me all those times...(LOL)...

I have to say I'm pretty even keel when I'm getting ready for a competition but as you all well know who really likes to diet!!!! But when you look in the mirror and smile, that's when you know it was ALL worth it!!! So when you guys out there want to give up, DON'T, please remember when you start to see those results and you will, just keep moving forward because it only gets better!!

WHAT'S NEW WITH ME YOU MAY BE ASKING!!

Hi Everyone!! Well I just recently got back from the Fitness Universe Show in Miami and it was def. a great experience!! Please check out my gallery as I will be posting some new pic's from the competition here shortly! Well, if your in town you can come check me out at my next competition which will be another show put on by Fitness America. The show will be at the Glendale Community College at the Glendale Performing Arts Theatre on August 18th which is a Saturday. For more info. you can go to http://www.fitnessamerica.com/ and go to the events schedule for further details of showtimes, directions, etc. Right now I am just concentrating on getting back to my intense training schedule and that lovely dieting.. which is so much fun let me tell you! I had a little break after the Miami show which was well needed and now its time to get started again! It's always nice to take a little break after competitions as your body needs it but I always enjoy the benefits that I reap from hard training and lots of discipline!!

Alicia Leombrui Fitness Blog

Welcome to my Fitness, Bikini Model, Figure competition blog where you can keep track of local shows and see and follow me through all my shows and progress. I will discuss my eating and my training programs from time to time, so keep track and follow everything that's new by checking out my blog, where new pictures and events will be posted of yours truly in bikini shows, fitness model competitions, and figure shows. Stay tuned, thank you for stopping by to read my latest entries.