Coming out of hiding!

**Jmay823** · #1 12-26-2011, 04:25 PM

I just wanted to say hello & introduce myself to everyone. I believe I have posted before but I did not keep up with it. My name is Josie (or Jojo). I'm 29 & finally putting together plans to compete next year in the bikini division. After gaining some unnecessary pounds from stress of a failed relationship, I started hitting the gym hard & watched my portions. I have lost 17 pounds in the past 2.5 months. I'm looking forward to cleaning up my food choices & hitting the gym hard as I prepare to compete in April.

I have always enjoyed reading & learning from everyone on here. I plan on posting here more often so it will help keep me accountable during my journey. Hope I get to chat with some of you & learn from you!

Becca Staggs · #2 12-26-2011, 05:44 PM

Hi Josie. Welcome to SC. You posted before but not with this account. Glad you finally unlurked. The girls here are mostly great (its the boys you gotta watch out for lol). Make yourself at home.

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Siouxcountry · #3 12-26-2011, 06:02 PM

Hi, Josie, what was your other account? Welcome to SC!

**Jmay823** · #4 12-26-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Becca Staggs

Hi Josie. Welcome to SC. You posted before but not with this account. Glad you finally unlurked. The girls here are mostly great (its the boys you gotta watch out for lol). Make yourself at home.

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I forgot about that account. My ex had some fun with that one so I do not even know what posted under that. Such a bad time in my life. My apologies for anything that happened under it I do not even remember what the username was so if you know it, feel free to delete it.

Hope things are going well for you Becca, you look great.

Thank you for the heads up! I appreciate it.

**IslandGirl** · #5 12-26-2011, 07:07 PM

Welcome back Josie. Good luck with your 2012 goals of competing!

**Jmay823** · #6 12-26-2011, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by IslandGirl

Welcome back Josie. Good luck with your 2012 goals of competing!

Thank you! I'm so excited to start this journey & new phase of my life!

**kmcduffie** · #7 12-28-2011, 02:05 PM

Welcome!

Siouxcountry · #8 03-09-2012, 01:04 PM

How is prep going Josie?

**Jmay823** · #9 03-11-2012, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Siouxcountry

How is prep going Josie?

Sadly, I had an old knee injury flare up a couple weeks back. I have been unable to do any cardio since then. I have slowly started cardio back up this week with minimal pain. So it is uncertain if I will be ready for the Kalamazoo show now. I'm looking at another show in Grand Rapids in May as a possibility since it gives me more time to be ready.

Thanks for checking in on me. I did get down on myself because of the injury but I have stayed on diet & continued my upper body workouts while I let my knee heal.

I'm hanging in there & hope my knee continues to heal at its current rate.

Becca Staggs · #10 03-11-2012, 05:12 PM

Wow, you have the worst luck.

Well keep it up, a lot can still happen if you follow a diet.
Have you tried just walking on the treadmill at an incline? That might be easy on your knee (I'm assuming you are still able to walk)

The GR show is a great one. Well run and the Neils Anderson Trophies. This year however, it's not a NQ.

**Staci** · #11 03-11-2012, 05:16 PM

Michelle welcome had leg issues and started doing water cardio. She has videos up. Check her thread on here. Might give you ideas.

**Jmay823** · #12 03-11-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Becca Staggs

Wow, you have the worst luck.

Well keep it up, a lot can still happen if you follow a diet.
Have you tried just walking on the treadmill at an incline? That might be easy on your knee (I'm assuming you are still able to walk)

The GR show is a great one. Well run and the Neils Anderson Trophies. This year however, it's not a NQ.

I had to completely rest my knee when i was not working because I am on my feet at work all day. I had to be able to do my job above anything else. I did take my fur babies for a hour walk today with no pain so it's a step in the right direction.

I have heard nothing but wonderful things about the GR show. I will be content with walking on stage & feeling like I belong in the lineup of bikini girls. That's my ultimate goal right now. If I place, then that is icing on the cake.

I am still making positive progress (losing inches, firming up, leaning out, etc) so I hope to be ready in 10 weeks or so.

How would I go about starting a journal here? I would love to have something additional that would keep me accountable as well.

Hope you got to enjoy this beautiful weather today, Becca. I can get use to this.

Becca Staggs · #13 03-11-2012, 11:18 PM

Sorry, journals are for the green user group of regular posters with history. Have you considered starting a blog? You could start a journal in the training forum if you would like. If you want me to move this thread there and change the title, I can.

Will you be attending the Kalamazoo show as a spectator?

**IslandGirl** · #14 03-10-2012, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jmay823

hitting the gym hard as I prepare to compete in April.

Hey Josie!!! April is coming up fast. How is prep going for you?

**LauraHowell** · #15 03-10-2012, 11:53 AM

Hello Josie- what's up with the Kalamazoo show? its a good one

Best of luck!