Greetings!  

First things first. Chris is out of surgery and he is doing great. We went in this morning and by 12:30 he was in surgery. We had a great doctor and nurses who were super helpful and answered all of our questions. Chris is going to be better and stronger than ever. Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, and healing energy that you sent our way! We are so appreciative.

Now...back to me! :). Two more weeks...which means one training week before my first pro show! I cannot believe how quickly the last eight weeks have gone. And how smoothly. I was on track every single day. Each of my workouts were strong and very productive. And I have been in the gym two times nearly every single day since we got back from Mexico.

I have been feeling better than any other time in my life. I cannot believe how easy it has been to get ready this time. I came at this show from a completely different perspective. I was excited about it. I wanted to do it...and I was doing it for me this time. I decided that if I was going to take two months of my life to get ready for something, I was going to do it in a way that I could enjoy it! I have. Every day, I was thankful for the energy that I had and how strong I felt. I was excited to workout and to eat my meals. I felt satisfaction in the fact that I was absolutely perfect every single day with my diet. That is something that I cannot say for any other prep, and it shows in my condition right now. I have never been more physically or mentally ready for a show. I am excited. I get butterflies in my stomach every time I think about it. Not for nerves, but for pure excitement. I am ready to wow the judges. I have no doubt in my mind that they will be blown away by me.

I look back over the last few years and how some of my other preps have gone, and I am so proud about this one. I am sure that most of you would not even have known that I was getting ready for a show. Not because my body didn't change, but because my attitude and energy did not change either. I am all in. I feel like I have everything that I could ever ask for right now. Somehow, I have gotten stronger as I lose fat. That is not normal. Somehow, I have more energy and feel better at this level that I have ever before. My sleep is even great, which usually does not happen. I cannot tell you why this is, but I think really wanting it and doing it for me has made the biggest difference!

That takes me to you. What makes you excited? What gives you those little butterflies in your stomach in a good way? Have you felt them for a while? It could be going out on a date...getting dressed up, feeling beautiful, enjoying the time with the one you love. Or is it going out with friends or taking a girls weekend? Shopping? Being crafty and making something awesome? Painting? Singing? Dancing? Doing pushups? :).

Think about what it is that really makes you feel like you, and start doing it. We work every day, we have our families (whom we love and always want to spend time with) life stuff, groceries, bills, and so many other things that take our energy. Find the thing that makes you excited and go do it! Take some time for yourself. Find and feel that passion! It is really amazing. And it makes everything in life better. Your brain works better, you can focus on the other stuff and get it done so that you can do what you want.

Find your thing. I have found mine. I have my passion. I am amazed that it is working out, eating EXACTLY what I am supposed to and being totally happy with it, and ending the goal with a tan on and a sparkly bikini. It is never in a million years what I thought it would be, but it is amazing. And it really makes me feel like me.

Find what makes you feel like you. Try new things. Do something that scares you each day. You never know, it might end up being the absolute best thing that you have ever done. You might not even know yourself, so take the steps...jump into something that intrigues you...the more you do it, the easier it gets. Learn to love the butterflies. They mean you are ALIVE and happy!

Have a great weekend. Love you, Em  

We are going to be ordering new shirts for the show as well.  They will be the same t-shirt as the "Emily" shirts, but WHITE.  They will say something along the lines of "This is what AMAZING feels like!" on the front and they will have Team Reynolds, and the Emily logo, and the website on the back.  I will have a sign up sheet in class each day for what you want.  The first quote was for $15 each.  If you would like to order one, please sign up.  If you are not able to sign up in class, please email me.  Put "T-Shirt order" in the subject line, so I don't lose it!  :)  Please bring payment with you when you order and put your name on the envelope that you bring it in, again, so I don't lose it!  :)  I would assume that we could also get them in black in you would prefer a black t-shirt.  I will have to double check on that, you know what happens when you assume...so I will do that on Monday.

For more information about my show:  http://www.hoanaturalclassic.com/  and if you want to come, you can order your tickets in advance.  Call like you want to group rate, and tell them you are in my group.  You will get the same savings! 

Be sure to follow the boot camp blog!  There are some new recipes, pictures, and interesting stuff up there!  Check it out.  http://myleanbodybootcamp.blogspot.com/

P.S.  The MyLeanBody Boot Camp T-shirts are now available online.  Please visit:  http://354281.spreadshirt.com/ to see them and order your favorite! 

P.S.S If you have not joined the MyLeanBody Boot Camp on Facebook yet, please do so.  Julia and Heidi were so kind to create it for me.  :)