This is the deal....

YAY Kim! Welcome!
So, I'll give our viewers a brief explanation of what's going on...Kim and I are competing in fitness competitions in the next few weeks...Kim in Houston, and myself here in NYC.  We are bi-coastal baby! We want to share our experiences with each other and with you! So , I'll start with a brief rundown of personal stats about me...Kim will do the same so you can get to know us!

Name  Malenna Saunders (I am on the right!)
Location - Tri State Area , East Coast
Competition Experience - this will be my second
Competition Goal - NY Championships Oct 29th
Time to competition - 10 weeks (and some change) out
Divisions - Bikini and Model
Stats - 5'6", 147lbs, 21% BF
GOAL - 135lbs, 12-15% BF

MEALS/WORKOUTS

Breakfast

Grapefruit

Natural Flax Bread
Egg Whites
Chicken Sausage

Mid morning snack
1 oz of cashews

WORKOUT
Cardio - Stair master intervals 25 minutes

Jump squats with a bodybar 4x20
One legged Bridges with 25lb plate 4x15
Jump rope 1 minute x 3

Pull ups assisted (6) 3x10
Dips unassisted 3x15
One legged step ups with 35lb DB 3x15

Hanging Knee raises 2x20
60 lb BB deadlift 3x20
Sumo Squat 60 lb DB 3x20

LUNCH
Cosi Salad ...sigh. Couldn't pack the lunch. At least it was a salad.
GREEK and it was in my online log. 236 calories without the dressing. muuuuhahahahaha.

SNACK
Protein Shake - Protein, 1 tbsp almond butter, half a banana

DINNER
Bison
Bok Choy
Brown Rice

I went...I walked...I didn't fall down

When I started this blog, it was to walk us through a journey to a competition of which I had never been..I did not blog near as much as I should have and 3 weeks later, the event has come and gone. It was a stressful journey but I made it through my first competition in one piece...Let's give a brief recap of how far we've come..

Dec 2010...

Weigh In 162

Waist 31

Hips 40.75

April 24 2011

Weigh In 143
Waist 27
Hips 35

Competition Day
Weigh In 138

So did I win? Nope...I did not place. Does my journey stop here? Nope. Next competition, in July. What did we learn from this experience?

• When you do not show up on stage for your event, you don't receive a score
• Always bring an extra pair of clear heeled shoes 
• Just because you are in a casino does NOT mean you can find a deck of cards
• Johnny Rockets does not make the best brownies
• No matter how slow you think you're walking, you're probably going too fast

But it was fun...I even have a short video to share...We are going to try this again but next time, we need to come home with a trophy...So..July 16th..We are 10 1/2 weeks out...operation Trophy has started....

Enjoy the show...