Cut Week.

 So we are in the final week of this fall 90 day challenge.  I can honestly say I have never worked harder for any physical goal then I did for this 90 days.  It was grueling.  I was at about 12 workouts a week, eating copious amounts of protein and veggies and pushing through some serious injuries.  My body has never been strong and I have never tried to gain lean muscle mass before so I am way behind as far as my ultimate goals.  Here I am in my first of 2 immersion baths for this week.  It's basically just below boiling in order to push the water out of my body in an expedited manner.  And it stinks.  I cried a little.  I am tired and hungry and thirsty and just plain exhausted.  But I also see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Side note: This is my brand new, never worn, expensive swim suit I purchased after my last 90 day challenge and it's already too big! 

1 week left.

Yesterday I had my first professional, commercial photo shoot with Lifetime Fitness.  The pictures will be used in their upcoming marketing campaign for the 2015 90 day challenges (both spring and fall). I felt extremely awkward for a lot of the time but they were all very kind and patient.  I felt much more comfortable when they had my throw punches and kicks.  I am excited to see the end results/edits soon though.  This year has been such a crazy adventure, taking me places I didn't even want to go at first but now love that I'm there!  So much fun.  So, here is to finishing this last week of my fall change strong and determined.

Photo Shoot Ready!

Hi Kelli!

I just wanted to follow up today to inform you that you’ve been selected by our committee as a photo-shoot finalist!  Congratulations!  Final details are being arranged with the photographer, but the date will be next Thursday, Oct 23^rd.  We do not have times defined yet but will be approx. 3-4 hours of time in the morning or afternoon. I will narrow in on those details and get back to you with a more defined schedule as soon as possible.  Pending finalized dates, are you still able/willing to participate?  We are very excited for this opportunity!

Please let me know if you are still interested in being a part of this fun marketing opportunity within the next 1-2 days.  Once we hear from you, Erin (cc’d on this email) from our marketing team will be reaching out to you directly with further details.

Thanks again!  I look forward to hearing from you soon!  J

 

Becca Hurt, MS, RDAssistant Program Manager of Life Time WeightLoss

    

Headshots

 I was asked to take a few headshots for the upcoming photo session for Lifetime Fitness.  Here is a sneak peek of what I sent them. Fingers crossed they like them!

First BJJ Tournament

 I had my first bjj tournament at the St Croix grappling games this last weekend.  I won one match in sudden death with a suicide throw and lost 2 match (all were very close) to take 4th overall.  I had so much fun and it was such a great experience for my first tourney!

 That night we all met up at Neisen's for some more grappling and kickboxing matches.  Below are my fellow Fight Shape girls! 

Overwhelmed with blessings.

Good afternoon Kelli!

 

This is Becca, Program Manager of the 90-Day Challenge from Life Time corporate offices.  I had contacted you previously about using your success story for our Flourish e-newsletter, and today I’m writing today to let you know you have been selected as a candidate for the upcoming 90-Day Challenge photo shoot!  We’ve chosen a small handful of members from the previous challenge to come to the corporate offices to take part in the Spring 2015 90-Day Challenge campaign’s photo shoot.  The exact dates are not yet set in stone, but it most likely will be the first week in October.  Would this be something you are interested in?  Ideally we would have your final decision by end of week so that we can plan accordingly.

 

Congrats and thank you!  Hope to hear from you soon.

 

 

I am overwhelmed by all of these extra blessings that have come from this journey.  Being publically noticed was not my motivation for starting- it just seems to be a little cherry on top of how good I feel.  It is so humbling to be an inspiration to other moms/women out there that are normal, hard-working people with more in them than they realize.  I am beyond grateful for all the wonderful supporters and encouragers!  Thank you so much. 


From my trainer post email:

 
Fantastic job. You are officially a sexy model. Who doesn't want to be married to a sexy model - Eric be happy! I will get you some one on one training time to really try to push your results as far as possible. And you will win your class in the Jits tournament it's going to be an exciting month!
Merrick

Sleep.

Ever since this 90 challenge has started, I have struggled to get a good night sleep.  Plus, I have been super hungry and out of energy.  Almost a feeling of being completely burned out.  Taking all of these things into consideration Merrick altered my schedule a bit.  I am eating 4oz of meat, 1 cup of veggies every 2 hrs and before and after workouts I add in 1 piece of fruit and 1/3c of grains.  Before bed I eat 1/4 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon.  I woke up at 7:15am this morning for the first time in about 45 days!  I also made it through all of my workouts/class yesterday without feeling exhausted.  Even after all this training and nutrition coaching it still amazes me how crucial and effective eating habits are.  The fact that I have probably one of the smartest nutritionists makes a big difference as well!  So happy for energy and sleep- FINALLY!

I also have a new goal of adding 3lbs of lean muscle by the end of the month.