Pics from recent trip to Las Vegas

californiagirl2012

I do a women strength training workout called the Venus Index (Adonis Index is for the guys). Last week I went to Las Vegas to meet some girlfriends who I became friends with at the Venus Index Community Forum and we met one of the owners of the company. I wanted to look good while there so for several weeks ahead of time I followed something I found on http://fitnessblackbook.com/ called the "Vacation Body Blueprint" although I couldn't do a full IF because I am too lean (under 12% BF). I did learn how to do the fasted workouts (first thing in the morning before eating). I always said I could not do this, but I realize now it's just a limitation in your head because I got over it and did it.

I tend to drink a lot of water but for the 12 hour drive I didn't drink much because I didn't want to have to stop all the time. My husband didn't feel like hanging around Vegas with me and the girls so I dropped him off at a trail head on Hwy 389 and he went back packing on a grueling high elevation trail. I then had 6 more hours of driving and was stressed and ended up eating a huge ice cream cone when I stopped for gas in Beatty, NV. I was stressed for a lot of reasons (driving through the desert alone, worried about my man who I love more than anything, a country girl going to a big city, etc). I guess this is stress eating. I had already eaten my allotment of calories but I didn't care.

Anyway between the lack of drinking water, the previous 3 weeks of slowly leaning out, and the carb load ice cream cone, I accidentally did what body builders do on purpose for contests, LOL, I woke up the next day like this:

Woke up ripped

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobbiesfitness/7909835600/in/photostream/lightbox/

Then I drank tons of water and found a gym, ate lunch and then dinner with the girls (I had 2 glassed of wine!) LOL I drink wine about twice a year at the most.

Then the next day we went to a bar pool party and I was blown away at my abs side view in the picture (I guess I was still carb loaded and slightly dehydrated). I am in the green Costco bikini on the far right. That's right. I want hung out with people who paid $3000 a day for their pool lounge area while wearing a Costco bikini! LOL And I did get asked fitness questions and no one cared about the bikini.

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Anyway we had a blast. Country girl in a big city. I'm glad to be home and back on my normal routine even if I am full of water and not carb loaded anymore!

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** I put the img in brackets and with the / at the end but it the pictures still didn't show up, they were blank spaces. Not sure why???? I have the worst luck trying to put pictures here!

LadyIntrepid

First of all -- you look great! I mean -- dang -- super duper! Good for you for taking that ride through the desert alone. And I should mention, the bikini I'm wearing in my photo? $12 at Old Navy.

You remain an inspiration. Including your Costco choices.

pkw58

Congrats - and did I mention I am an avid Costco fashion shopper? So is Oprah Winfrey! They had sweater sets for like $30 that look and feel exactly like the ones at Brooks Brothers for $200!!