I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend.  I sure am, but I cannot believe that it is already Sunday afternoon!  The weekends go by just as fast as the weeks do.  It is already the 19th of September.  Chris and I are finally going on our trip that we have been planning for six months to Las Vegas.  I am so excited.  I have never been out to Vegas, so I cannot wait.  As a reminder, boot camp will be cancelled on Thursday and Friday of this week.  This is a change from what was announced in class, as the substitute had something come up and cannot make it over to teach the class on Thursday.  Please try to come on an alternate day to make up for the missed sessions.  I am very sorry for the inconvenience. 

 

We are going to the Olympia while we are out there.  It is a fitness expo and one of the most famous body building shows.  I am really excited to watch the figure portion of the show.  This will be my first show that I have attended since I competed, so I will be watching each of the competitors much more closely to see what she does.  Now that I know what to look for, I will be taking notes and judging each one myself.  These women are the top tier figure competitors in the world, so they know what they are doing.  Hopefully seeing what they do will help me prepare for my show on November 13th. 

 

The competition in class is one week underway.  With 8 week until the end, we have a lot of work to do!  Percentage of weight loss, food journals, effort in class, attendance and attitude will all be included in determining the winner.  I will be using a point system for this competition.  You will earn points for being in class each week.  I am going to give points based on the week because you all do not come the same amount of days.  You will earn food journal points for sticking to no more than 4 cheat meals per week and getting in your fruits and veggies.  There will be an effort winner each day in class who will earn a bonus point for the amount of effort that she gives me in class.  We have to push ourselves and really challenge our bodies in order for them to change.  Let's step out of our comfort zones for the next 8 weeks.  I am going to making my body uncomfortable too.  Let's do it together.

 

As a celebration for finishing the class competition and my next show, we have formed a team for the Jingle Bell Run this year.  Let's get out there and raise some money for a good cause.  The team page is online at : http://JBRNormal.kintera.org/myleanbodybootcamp.  Please sign up and invite your friends and families to join us.  Chris will be running with the girls, too.  I would love to have spouses, fiances, boyfriends, nieces, cousins, moms, dads, etc. all join our team!  Go Team Blaudow!!  If I have anything to say about it, we will be celebrating another figure victory as well!

 

Keep up the hard work and keep pushing yourself to do more.  Once you start, it is hard to stop.  Surround yourself with positive people.  Surround yourself with people who motivate you and inspire you to do more.  Set a goal for yourself and do not stop until you have reached it.  You can do anything that you set your mind to in this world.  Think about your dreams and go get them.  Nothing can get in your way once you make the decision.  Follow through.  Show me, show your friends, show your families how badly you want it.  You can do it. 

  

Love, Emily