The BEGINING!

This is my first post on my very first blog.... where to begin.
I decided to start this blog to hold myself accountable for making my goal come true this year....
Will I think ANYONE will read this? I have no idea but if I write it all down for the chance of someone seeing it... I best keep myself in gear!

My goal is compete in my very first figure competion in October 2011, while I am preparing for this journey I will also be training for a 100 mile road ride in Tour De Cure  in April 2011 which is sponsered by The American Diabetes Association. This will be my third year raising money for them. My Dad and Grandfather both have diabetes and I made a promise to myself the year my Dad was diagnosed that I would raise money every year to fight this disease, I hope that one day diabetes will be one of those diseases you talk about in past tense because there will be ways to fight it, treat it, cure it and prevent it!

Back to my figure competition.... I want to do this to prove to myself that I can transform my body into everything it can possibly be. I think the women who do these compeitions look not only graceful and strong but beautiful and feminine all at the same time; why wouldn't I want to look like that?!?!

Through this journey that I HOPE I will be sharing with others; I will be posting progess pictures of my transformation as well as my diet and some of my workouts.... I'm a huge foodie so while I eat  pretty healthy; I have NO WILLPOWER and will eat anything someone puts in front of me :o) If I write down my food for someone other than myself; I am sure I can keep my food intake where it needs to be and not have so many cheat days. Right now I am in my "bulking" phase. I'm trying to gain some more muscle size on me...in order to gain muscle I had to gain some fat. Its not something I'm enjoying right now but I am very petite so while I'm not stomping around like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man... I do have days where I feel like I am :o) I'm only 5'1" and around 112, I think by competition day I will be around 108-110 and have around 10% body fat? I have a long way to go but I am excited to take on this challenge. Its something that is completely my own and I can say I did it for myself and no one else.