What has happened in my life in the last week...

Hello everyone and a happy Sunday to all of you! Sorry I have been super busy this last week so here is an update on my life... first off I won 2nd place in my comp this past weekend which was AMAZING! No I am not disappointed at all I am very excited and happy! Really it has just pushed me to the point of working my a$$ off to win this next one. Or at least place again would be ideal! It was so fun just to be in the atmosphere of competing again with all the gorgeous people! I still cant believe I am one of them. I was not as lean for this show as I would have liked to be and thats what the judges told  me so I wasn't extremely upset or anything. I am going to kick but here in 20 days when I compete again! Here are a few pics of course.

So yeah this past weekend was fantastic! I can't wait to step back on to the stage with a leaner, tighter, all around better package in 20 days! I was going to go on a rant about the things people say but I don't think I will...All I can say is the things that you say to people can hurt their feelings. If you don't know a person "constructive criticisim" maybe is not the best idea. Also for everyone out there who thinks that calling a girl anorexic is a compliment you are sorely wrong. Anywho. Come support me at my next comp! It is going to be fantastic and I can not wait! <3 Xoxo-- Akundis   #beastmodeon #workhardtrainharder

Oh I changed my instagram name to @akundisfit  if you are trying to find me.

Could it be...PEAK WEEK?!

What a beautiful Sunday morning it is today! Since this is peak week and I have 3 work outs a day to get in I wont be able to write this on a Monday like I normally do so here it is early! So I have 6 days out from my competition which means this is the beginning of peak week and yes in case you were wondering I am completely freaking out! I am freaking out in two ways A. I am SO SO SO super excited to compete again because I love being on stage and the atmosphere of competition. B. I am scared out of my mind...my body fat is higher and I am doing the open category and not novice which for some reason to me feels harder...and I am just nervous! I know I have worked my booty up (not off cause I am a bikini competitor and that would make me loose lol!) but I have seriously killed it. When I left my cute husband in Arizona like 6 weeks ago I weighed 138 and yesterday's weigh in was 124.4 so yeah you could say I have really worked hard and I still have 33 days until the big NPC competition so that is good I have time to make myself even better! With all of that being said I am going to try really hard not to be a raging B this week and why would I be you ask? Well my diet will be very dry this week lots of asparagus and tilapia (which is fine I actually have learned to LOVE asparagus it has GREAT flavor!). But ok again two things maybe three...A. my hubbs isnt here and last time he literally cooked all of my food and packed my bags and basically held me as I cried every night out of fear of failing and told me how great I was. Yes I am the luckiest girl ALIVE he is amazing! and B. I cant chew gum...ok let me put this in perspective for you chewing gum is like my smoking I probably go through 6-7 packs of gum a week...yeah its bad but some times without being able to eat sweets it is the ONLY thing that will hit the spot but I cant chew it and I wont. I did it last time and I can totally do it again haha. I want to know I did everything that I could. But I am extremely excited and I have added the page to the NGA info on here in case you want to come support and cheer for me! I would love it and would love to meet any of you! Come cheer me on or your friends who are competing in it. OH and can I just say I am so excited to have my one cheat meal! Can you say hello cheese fries and apple pie or something to that affect? Haha but only one cheat meal because again 3 weeks later I will be competing again. That is my new life style. A once in a while cheat meal I dont want to get out of control EVER again! I've got this! Again I have the eye of the tiger. (That tiger is me this week, I am breaking through and kicking butt!)

"The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me?!"
Dont you let anyone tell you that you cant or that you are not good enough. Whatever your dream is GO GET IT you can do literally anything you put your mind to, that I can promise you. Where there is a will there is a way. XOXO-- Akundis    #beastmodeon

Holy 2 Weeks Away...

Well if it isn't my fabulous readers! So guess what I am two weeks out from my first competition of this season and second competition ever! It is the NGA competition in Ogden Utah and I could not be more excited than I am right now. Last Saturday I went and posed in the gym with my team and I forgot how much I LOVE the way being in that competition suit and heels makes me feel. I love it, it is such an adrenaline rush for me. I cant wait to get my tan on and nails and do all the fun girly things you do before competition. I am getting down to the basics of competition week like just chicken and veggies (obviously there is more but that is what I feel like I eat the most) BUT surprisingly my favorite meal is really simple here it is:

4 oz chicken
1/2 cup brown rice cooked
1 cup zucchini that is also cooked in a frying pan

Eat all that together and holy moly that is one amazing meal! I like to season it with Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning and garlic of course! So I have been getting in all my cardio and all my weight training...I just wish I was doing more weight training but I do feel like I have been kicking some serious butt! Seriously people I am so excited to walk out on stage again! I feel like although I may  not be as lean in this moment as I was for my last show I have more confidence and I am WAY MORE EXCITED if that is even possible. And it is ok that I am not as lean for this one because in 6 weeks from now I am also competing in the NPC competition and by that time I plan on bringing a way leaner, sexier, more fierce package. I have decided my animal is a Tiger. I have the eye of a tiger. I am focused and nothing can stop me, not even myself. Although I do feel that this journey is 1000000x harder with out the man that I love and adore by my side this time (since he is living in AZ at the moment ]: ) I still feel like I have a good support system in place. My parents, my family, my cute husbands family, my AMAZING coach Sandy Hancock (check her out if you have questions haha), my team mates, and my new friends at the gym! This show is going to rock! If you want tickets or want to come MESSAGE ME! I want to meet you and talk to you! Remember I am on instagram @akundis and on twitter @fabulouskundis

The quote of the day (an app I have on my phone) is this:
          "Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up".

Don't you dare think about giving up on your dreams, whatever they are, they are important and you need to see them through! Xoxo-- Akundis #beastmodeon

Best Weekend Ever!

So how did my weekend start out? Well here was my plan its labor day weekend so I thought PERFECT time to catch up on my sleep and vegg out in between gym sessions! Then Friday night I get this email that says your flight has been confirmed and I was like ummmm yeah I didnt book a flight then I realized the most magical thing of all, it was true I didnt book a flight from Phoenix AZ to SLC UT but KEVIN DID!!! So Friday night I picked him and and seriously I have never been happier. I have missed him so much! He really is my rock and my best, best, best, BEST friend in the whole world. It is crazy how much I love him and don't realize it when we get to spend all the time together. So I got to vegg out this weekend with my best friend and it pushed me even harder at the gym! I need to rant or go off on a tanget for about 5 seconds ok here it goes...HOLY CRAP MY HUSBAND IS THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE AND I AM SO LUCKY THAT I GET TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH HIM! HE TAKES CARE OF ME AND IS THE SWEETEST, GENTLEST, KINDEST, HARD-AS-A-ROCKEST MAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN. I LOVE YOU BABY AND I KNOW YOU ARE READING THIS HAHA. Ok thanks for letting me go off! So today I am 18 days out from the NGA and honestly I feel great! I have a few pics to show everyone if you don't already follow me on instagram @akundis. I have been kicking butt and taking no days off I do cardio 7 days a week even when I dont want to. It is totally worth it. I am also going to be starting a fat burner called SHREDZ so I am just hoping that it can give me a little edge because my abs are the things I have the hardest time with. If you want to come cheer me on at my comp it is on September 21st at the Egyptian Theater in Ogden if you are local! Keep kicking butt and follow me here or on instagram and give me motivation. Sometimes when it gets this close it gets really difficult to keep going because your body is tired, you're mentally tired, and you just would love a freaking cookie! But all in all it is totally worth it I love this sport and I love feeling this way! Xoxo-- Akundis #beastmodeon

 Back, biceps, and abs day. 

 Shoulders and Triceps Day! 

Way Too Long

Why hello my fan-tabulous readers! Wow hasn't it been so long since you have heard from me? Why yes I believe it is well let me tell you why! So my cute Kevin started medical school (I cant remember if I have told you that) and we moved him down to Arizona. Well I stayed with him for a few weeks and then came back home to finish up my degree...one more semester thank goodness! Well I have still been working WAY WAY WAY hard and my competition is in 4 weeks! Can you believe that? Yeah I know its craziness here but I am getting so excited. I have 4 weeks until my September competition and I think 7 weeks until my October and I feel like I am looking pretty dang good! If you want to check me out check out my instagram and FOLLOW ME that would make me so happy! @akundis I also twitter now hee hee I caved @fabulouskundis ... So are you ready for my crazy schedule? Ok here it goes 4 am (every freaking morning) my alarm goes off reminding me that my dream is in my hands! I guess that helps right? Then I hurry and in 20 mins am out the door and off to do some yummy good morning cardio as I down my dry oats out of a measuring cup and my YUMMY protein shake (and tomorrow I get to try an orange protein shake thank you Amy!) so that is exciting. Then I kick butt doing cardio of course because I am going to succeed again at this next competition. After that I rush home and it is usually about 5:30 and I shower so I dont smell bad while I am teaching haha. Then I leave at 6:30 for school and arrive around 7 am yay. Then I prep and get ready to teach and school starts at 7:45 am and ends at 2:30 pm. I have to stay until 3 pm or I get in trouble which is fine. Then Tuesday- Friday I head to the gym and lift weights and I LOVE LIFTING WEIGHTS! If it is Monday (like it is now) then I am sitting in class my one class for the semester. Monday's are my rest days from lifting weights which sucks cause really I LOVE lifting! Then after the gym or class I go home and EAT FOOD (which I have been eating all day) but this food is different for some reason haha! Then I study my little heart out and prepare my material to teach the next day.Then I eat again my second favorite meal of the day which is 4 egg whites, 3 oz avocado, 1 tbsp of salsa and I spread the avocado on top of the eggs and top it with salsa really it is heavenly! Then I go to bed...if I have a day where I can watch tv that would be fantastic but generally I am pretty dang busy! OH! before I go to bed I facetime my sweetie pie because I can't handle not seeing his amazing face before I go to bed. So that is my life and it is crazy and beautiful but I love it. Bring on this next competition. If you want to come you should! Again follow me on instagram @akundis and twitter @fabulouskundis I also have a bodyspace and its @akundis. I love you all! Ask me questions and help keep me motivated! Xoxo-- Akundis #beastmodeon

Social Media

Well good morning followers! Today I have a special rant on social media...don't get me wrong it has its place and am I addicted? Yes, like everyone else I love facebook, instagram, and am starting twitter. Now this is where I get to my rant however childish this may be...So when I see someone on a social media site I generally read about them first you know likes, dislikes, all that fun stuff. Well I got a kik account recently and oh my goodness...So on my facebook my name is Annie KEVIN Kundis (Kevin in my cute and adoring hubby!) and it says married yet still guys ask me out over it....on my instagram it says TAKEN yet they still flirt with me and random  stuff...but the worst thing yet is that yesterday on kik some guy started talking to me and I told him no thank you I am married and he still kept pursuing me! Ahhhh I can't handle that so if you are that guy and reading this...this is why I no longer have kik [: haha that was my random tangent for the morning...on the plus side I get to go to the mall today with my husband and to the gym because my ankle is feeling 1000000x better! This training has been way more intense than my last time I feel like because the cardio is way harder haha but my body is gonna push or I am gonna die trying I guess. If you are in Arizona (like I am right now) and want to go workout LMK! And if you are one of those guys who thinks that being married means you could still have a shot...well you are wrong and you are an idiot...marriage means A LOT to me and to my hubby. [: Love you all! Random rant day for me! Xoxo-- Akundis #beastmodeon

No I will not eat ice cream

Good morning fellow followers whom I love! So as I said in my last post I met with my amazing coach Sandy last week and yes I think she is mad lol ok well she would never actually be mad at me but I did get my new cardio workout and hot damn I am working my little booty off! I have hard sprints, stair sprints, elliptical sprints, bleachers and sprints, and a day of my choice. Hardest cardio I have ever done...all because I couldn't say no to that dang ice cream...stupid me. So my husband and I are down in Arizona this week well for the next two weeks for me and for the next 3 months for him as he is starting medical school down here haha and I still have to finish my student teaching in Utah. This is going to be really difficult for me considering he is my ROCK and my everything so I am planning on throwing myself into my school and into my training which will be difficult because I know the only reason I succeed last time is because he was there helping me every step of the way...ok random rant but I have reason I swear! So it is a 10.5 hour drive from Utah to Arizona and lets just say that when you cant snack on food during a road trip well it gets kind of boring and 1.5 gallons of water is just fun haha. So we are driving and we stop (yet again) because I have to pee and there is a Carl's Jr. across the street from the gas station and what is their newest invention...A POPTART ICE CREAM SANDWICH...what kind of sick joke is this? I love pop tarts after my last competition I ate 8 pop tarts for breakfast it was disgusting and obviously ice cream is my fav thing to eat haha! So I couldnt stop thinking about then yesterday I get to the gym and start doing my sprints at a 7.5 (which for me is crazy fast because I think running at a 5.5 or 6.0 is hard) and I am like oh yeah thats why we don't eat pop tart ice cream sandwiches haha! So there is my random rants for the day! I missed you all and wanted to update you on my life! I am on track for September and October so wish me luck! If you are in Utah or are planning on visiting during the competition let me know and I will get you details! Love you all! Xoxo--- Akundis #beastmodeon 

September Show

Hello everyone! So I went and saw Sandy today (in case you don't know that is my trainer!) and she said I can do the September 21st NGA show if I kick butt and get on track. Let's be honest right now Ice Cream ruined my life and I wont have it again until the end of October if I do haha I LOVE ICE CREAM but enough is enough. I now have to loose 2 pounds a week for the next 8 weeks to compete...holy crap! I have 60 days until the competition but I think I can do this I just have to kill it! I am extremely excited about it and I want to step on that stage RIGHT NOW but I am not ready yet haha. I am also going to do the October 19th NPC show so that will be kick butt too but really hard! It is going to be a hard competition but I am so ready to get back into my bikini body and shape! Let's do this!!! (short post but I don't know what else to say) Come support me and the other competitors! It is going to be fun! Xoxo-- AKundis

Courage

Hello readers! Let me talk to you today about a little thing called courage...so this Saturday I decided to do my first Shirtless Cardio Saturday (running in a sports bra) as part of my what you eat in private you wear in public approach. I ate ridiculously clean this week and decided that since I am back in training for September 21st it really can only go up from here. So I did it I took off my shirt and honestly I was more scared to do that then to walk out on stage in front of 1000 people in my tiny bikini. I don't know why but it was scary and it took a lot of courage. One quote that has really stuck out to me this week is this:

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. --Nelson Mandela 

I feel like this week I triumphed over something that even when I was in my best shape scared me to death. However I know that I have been working so hard and nothing will stand in my way this time and being afraid is pointless. I can accomplish my goals no matter how long it may take or what obstacles I have to overcome. Again another quote that has been on my mind a lot this week is: 

I may not be the strongest

I may not be the fastest 

But I will be damned if I am not trying my hardest. 

This is the life style I have chosen to take myself on and everyday through the battle in my head of why are you doing this to your self I remember the feeling I had on that stage and knowing that in that single moment I had done everything I possibly could to be proud. Even though this journey has been incredibly hard...who am I kidding? This is the HARDEST thing I have ever done every second, drop of sweat, sore muscle, restless nights sleeps, awnry times, it is all worth it. My husband asked me the other day if Sasha (my trophy haha) was really worth it. I believe that it is...I finally have a greater cause to work towards that is just for me and no one can ever take this away from me. So as I made my family an amazing dinner of Parmesan honey chicken, homemade rolls, salad, and an amazing smelling chocolate cake and debated about "cheating" to have some I decided to write down why I love this and my feelings from this week instead. It is worth it, it is just food and when I am done sure I can have some.  I have never been more empowered and ready to kick butt. Bring on September and October because I am going to be a force to be reckoned with and I can't wait! If you want to participate in my Shirtless Cardio Saturday do it! Tag that on instagram and tell me about it go do something this week that challenges you and pushes you out of your comfort zone because you are worth it! Xoxo-- Akundis

Q & A (Food and Workout)

Good Morning everyone! Like I said I am going to try to post more! SO I have been getting some questions through my instagram and my email and LOVE THEM! So you should always ask me questions! Ok my #1 asked question is my meal plan...well first off I am unfortunately  not one of those girls who woke up one day and just figured everything out this was a huge process of trial and error I started on bodybuilding.com with the Jamie Eason diet and workout plan which would have worked really well IF I hadn't only done it kind of half way and actually ate her meal plan she is incredible! Then I got a personal trainer at 24 hour fitness and she mapped out a healthy eating meal plan for me and I lost like 10 lbs and 8% body fat it was great! But I wasn't getting the competition results I needed so I hired a trainer who specialized in this specific thing her name is SANDY HANCOCK and yes I swear by her she is INCREDIBLE! If you need a trainer or a meal plan or what not you should check her out she does online training and other stuff she is incredible! www.bodybysandy.com (check it out) so that is where I can start after that long explanation whenever people ask me the best way to eat I say clean and this is what I mean this is an example meal plan pretty close to what I am eating now:

Breakfast:
4 Egg Whites
3 Oz Yams (I put cinnamon, allspice, and a packet of stevia on them)

Snack:
Protein Shake
1/4 Cup Oatmeal (cooked or dry)

Lunch:
4 Oz Chicken (seasoned with Ms. Dash seasoning)
1 Cup of Greens (My fav with chicken is broccoli)

Snack: (Fav meal of the whole day haha!)
2 Lightly Salted Rice Cakes
1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter (Spread on rice cakes)
1 Small fruit (I usually do an apple)

Dinner:
4 Oz White Fish
2 Cups Veggies

Snack:
Protein Shake

Yes I eat 6 times a day every three hours. I am a grump when my food is 3 hours and 1 minute over haha! My meal plan changes every 3 weeks while I am training I start a new one on Monday and I am going to share my FAVORITE recipe that I have! I think you all will love it! It is my Shrimp and Mango Salad...DELICIOUS!

Onto my second question I get asked a lot...How often do you work out? Well I work out 6 days a week (Sunday is church/ family day for me) I always do cardio 6 days a week and I weight train 5 days a week. It is broken down into different muscle groups.

Monday: Hamstrings and Chest (this day is a killer!)
Tuesday: Shoulders and Abs
Wednesday: Biceps and Triceps
Thursday: "Rest Day" (Cardio only)
Friday: Quads and Calves
Saturday: Back and Abs

If you have specific questions for me ASK ME! I want to hear them I am really trying to be better about answering them and helping people! I love doing this and I think everyone should have the opportunity to feel this way!

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Xoxo-- Akundis

Music Soothes the Soul!

Hello those of you who read my blog! So I havent posted in forever because I have been crazy busy with a full time job, training, and moving so I am sorry for that but I am back and am going to try to post multiple times a week! Today something that is on my mind is music to workout to because I am always looking for new music that pumps me up! Now I know that some of these songs will be weird to other people and thats ok because we all have different tastes in music! (Is tastes the right word?!) Anywho lets talk about music when I am working out I need music to keep me going this is part of my playlist:

Rolling In The Deep-- Adele
One More-- Superchick (especially when I  am having a rough time finishing)
Drop It Low-- Ester Dean (fun for squats haha)
Watch Me Shine-- Joanna Pacitti
So What--  P!nk
Raise Your Glass-- P!nk
Bad To THe Bone-- George Thorogood
Paint It Black-- Vanessa Carlton
Outta Your Mind-- Lil Jon, LMFAO
So Sorry Mama- Whitney Duncan
Fake ID- Big & Rich
Bust Your Windows-- Glee Cast
Shut Up and Drive-- Rhianna
Down On Me-- Jeremih, 50 Cent
Bass Down Low-- Dev
Sexy Chick-- David Guetta
Super Bass-- Nicki Minaj
Rockstar-- Prima J (Randomness)
Harder To Breathe-- maroon 5 (BOYFRIEND [: )
Made-- Jamie Scott
SOME NEW FAVORITES::::
Some Nights-- Fun
Hall of Fame-- The Script
Pound the Alarm-- Nicki Manaj
My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark-- Fall Out Boy
Born To Be Wild-- Hinder Version
#thatPOWER-- Will.I.Am and Justin Beiber
Titanium-- Davie Guetta
Girl on Fire-- Alicia Keys
Hell on Heels-- Pistol Annies (A. Annie is in the name B. I am hell on heels when I hit that stage or thats what I tell myself!)
I Feel a Sin Comin' On-- Pistol Annie's (Again Annie is in the name)

Well I really wanted to give you all a taste of what I listen to on a daily basis...I LOVE MUSIC! I am pretty much always listening to it...honestly country  music is my very favorite but when I am working out unless its Sassy country  music I can't do that. Well that is it for right now...I also have some pics to post that I finally got back from my first competition so thats good! If you have song suggestions for me I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO HEAR THEM! please leave comments or email me I would appreciate it because I am always looking for new music! <3 xoxo-- Akundis

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My Way...There is NO Highway Option

So...over the past week I have taken time to reflect on my life and lets be honest I am not a huge fan of what I am seeing. I fell off the deep end as I have told you before and it took A LOT for me to pull myself back out of it. But I have done it I am back on a clean eating diet and working out at the gym twice a day! It has been fun I am preparing for a show in September and I am so excited about it right now. I am taking this opportunity to do things my way and know that there is no highway option. I will succeed and reach these goals no ice cream, cookies, or pies will get in my way! I am ready to step on stage in my purple bikini again and rock it. There is just something so incredibly magical about being able to fulfill a dream and to be able to be in the best shape of your life to do it. At the moment I am completely OBSESSED with Instagram it is so much fun to post pics and to follow others and to get inspired. If you have an instagram and want to follow me or want me to follow you give me a shout out my instagram is @akundis. Also I would like to share my  new favorite recipe right now that I am semi-obsessed with and that is protein pancakes. They are delicious I got this recipe from proteinpow.com but kind of put my own twist I guess you could say to it. I made it a little more simple since I am not eating fruit at the moment so mine is

Protein Pancakes:

1/4 cup Oat Flour
1/4 cup Chocolate or Vanilla Whey Protein
3 Egg Whites
Mix all together
Put on a skillet over medium heat (makes about 3 pancakes)
Add a few chocolate chips if you want on top then flip...

I also added something truly delicious which is
1/4 cup Sugar Free Syrup
1 Tbsp Organic Peanut Butter Powder
Heat in the microwave for 30-40 secs
Pour on Top
Love, LoVe, LOVE!

This is the yumminess without the syrup! Tomorrow I will have chocolate ones! <3 Hit me up on instagram.

Xoxo--Akundis
#beastmodeon

The Ugly Truths

Alright my friends who read this here it is my big fat ugly truth...I know I have been gone for a month and guess what it shows...I took may off and basically ran ramped with food like ice cream and sweets and in one month probably gained 10 pounds. I am disappointed in myself but at the same time I think I needed my break. This bikini business was the hardest thing I have ever done and I needed to know that when it was over I could just eat and relax and so I did. But now I am back on track for real this time because in August/ September (the date hasnt been posted yet) I am going to go pro or at least try! And my training starts now. May was a difficult month for me and I caved to almost every temptation I wanted until I realized something...the food really isnt that great. I would eat it and it was disappointing every single time it just didn't taste as good as my mind had made me think it was and I think that was good for me to realize ya know what Annie? It just is not that great and you like your food better. Every one slips up sometimes and I had to fall down to be able to rebuild myself and make myself a better person and a more dedicated person. It is hard to go from seeing your body in shape to suddenly 10 lbs heavier which doesnt seem like much but on a person who only weighs 122 it shows! But enough with that I am back on track and I have found some fun recipes and different things that actually taste better than any fast food/ junk food I have had all month. I know people probably think I am lying but really the healthy stuff just tastes better and is so much more filling. This morning I had the most delicious breakfast! It was a chocolate peanutbutter banana waffle and it was only 210 calories (for 2 waffles) which was DELICIOUS! There are so many things you can do to still eat healthy and enjoy what you are eating its just a matter of experimenting in the kitchen and looking up recipes. Another thing that has helped me A TON is Instagram it is amazing. I am following some of the most amazing people and they inspire me in the morning to get up and get going and kick butt! If you don't have instagram get it just to follow people who are training for things like you! If you want to follow  me my instagram name is akundis pretty simple. So the ugly truth here is that sometimes people are weak and sometimes we aren't 100% perfect but its those things that will rebuild a person and should make you come back stronger and fight harder to reach your goal. Anyone can do this you just have to put your mind to it and know that your end goal is worth every bit of sweat, tears, asparagus, and chicken that you have. Go out there and reach your goal. The saying that gets me through my workouts is this: You've gotta want it to win it, and I WANT IT MORE! Go reach your goals!

Good Morning Cardio, Good Night Lifting!

Oh my today was a fabulous day! Minus the fact that I have a cold I still #beastmodedon and killed it! I feel pretty proud! I woke up bright and early this morning and did some intense cardio and when I say intense I mean like sweat dripping down my face and pretty much whole body intense! I did a circuit type thing where I would run for 5 minutes, walk for 2, run for 5, walk for 2, run for 5, walk for 2, run for 5, then I walked at a 10.0 incline at a 3.5 for 21 minutes...if my legs weren't already dying from the running on an incline that made them burn like crazy! It was fabulous! (If you want the cardio laid out more plainly LMK!) Then tonight I went and did shoulders and to say the least I killed it! I wore my beast mode shirt to help me remember to kill it and I did. I lifted more than usual and I did active rest tonight which means I jumped rope for 1 minute or did butt kickers for 1 minute between every set. It was incredible it made the work out so much more intense which is what I am going for. I am going to have a sleek and sexy summer my friends and you all can too! I have found some fun websites that help us to eat clean which will be nice so I don't have to eat the same thing over and over again every day. If you want to see those recipes I am on pinterest my user name is Annie Kundis you can follow my healthy recipes pinterest and see! I think that I am going to keep doing early morning cardio and night time lifting. Lifting is my FAVORITE part of working out it makes me feel so BAMF so it makes it so much easier to get to the gym at night because I really want to go kill it! I can't wait for my photo shoot it is on June 19th so I am busy getting ready for that. My quote for the day I will put up as a pic! I love this and it is how I live my life everyday! Xoxo- Akundis   #beastmodeon

Mind Over Matter

This is so my motto of the day! So here is the deal after my competition I totally binged and not like a little bit but a lot which is my own fault and I have had the hardest time kicking it back into gear. But today I made the decision that NO ANNIE you will be a champion and you are stronger than this. I guess my biggest issue  is sweets I LOVE THEM and it has been hard to just say no. So tonight my husband dragged my lazy butt off the couch and we pinky promised that I would be good on my diet and with my workouts. So here on this blog to this audience I make a promise that I will continue to be inspiring and keep working crazy hard to achieve my goals! This is the best feeling and I love being in shape and honestly I love my muscles and wouldn't want to lose them for anything even if that anything is a cookie or some ice cream. I wont do it. I found a recipe for some protein ice cream and I think once my photo shoot is over in June I will start having that as a treat. I have been looking at recipes to spice things up and there are so many and you can be healthy and eat fun, new foods. I am excited though and as hard as this is it is all mind over matter and I am in complete control of my mind. Food does not control me, I control me, and I am a slave to no master! Excited to rededicate myself right here right now! <3 Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

1st Place Winner!!!

Hello everyone! I hope you had a chance to watch my video's on my NGA competition and now here are some pictures. If you didn't see the video's you should watch them because it is a videolog instead of a blog about that day. Here are the pics from my comp...where I won first! It was awesome and the best thing I have ever done! My mom has a ton more pics so hopefully I will have a copy of those soon for you all to see too! Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

 Me and my Sweetheart Kevin outside the competiton

 Just me outside pointing to the poster of the competition 

 Front shot of me! 

My Transformation Story

I sent this into bodybuilding.com for their female transformation of the week I hope they pick me that would be too cool!!!

Stats

Before Weight: 165

Before Body Fat %: 36%

After Weight: 122

Body Fat: 16%

Why I Decided to Change My Body:

As a child I danced. I started dance at 3 years old and competitively danced ever since. At 15 years old I had my first knee surgery and from there it all went down hill. After that I kept having more and more complications and had to have more surgeries. Even though I was still on a dance team I was not working out with them like I had previously and was still eating whatever I wanted. I started to pack on the pounds quietly without notice. I honestly thought that my body had not changed at all. Then I saw pictures of myself and was shocked I could not believe that was me. I had gained a lot of weight and went from 120 lbs up to 145 lbs in a little over a year and did not even recognize it. Even when I did realize it I lived in a state of denial and kept eating whatever I wanted. I thought I was still healthy enough and everyone said I looked fine.  Then the bad news came, the doctor told me that I really shouldn’t be dancing anymore and I was devastated considering I lived to be up on that stage. This is where I packed on 20 more pounds and got to 165 lbs. It was at that point that I tried to loose weight myself you know just cutting some sugars and thinking I was eating healthier and I guess for me I was. I dropped down to 145 after high school and maintained around there for along time. I was never truly happy though because I had lost weight but did not have muscle. Then came Kevin came along, the love of my life, and introduced me into this new world of health and fitness. We got married and I decided I wanted to be healthier so I tried everything in all the magazines for exercise but I still wasn’t willing to give up all of the “good” foods like ice cream, pizza, and fast foods. Eventually you just get sick of being over weight and unhappy with your body so I decided to make a change for the better. Kevin found me an online trainer program, Jamie Eason’s Live Fit Trainer, and that is where I started. I went from 150 lbs to 137 lbs which was amazing for me. I started eating clean and doing regular training and I loved the way my body started looking and the way I felt on the inside. I felt good. The 12 week program ended and I knew I needed to keep going to reach new goals for myself. Then as I was looking on bodybuilding.com at different workouts and fitness competitions I found the bikini category competitions and said that is exactly what I want to do. I want to be on stage again doing that. So I set my mind to it that I would be one of those bikini girls. I started with a personal trainer at my gym and started eating healthy but not exactly clean. I dropped weight again but not enough to be in a competition but I knew that was my goal and I needed to accomplish it. I was again online looking at these competitions and saw a link to competition coaches and decided to get in contact with one. Sandy Hancock was my coach for this competition and I am so glad I decided to do it. This was easily the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life but completely worth every second. I have never felt better in my life. I ate clean and I trained hard and it paid off. I started working with her in January of 2013 and on April 20, 2013 I stepped on stage for my very first bikini competition. The feeling was amazing, everything I had missed from dance but so much more because I knew that I had put in the hard work and dedication. I knew that when I stepped on that stage I had done everything I possibly could to be ready and it all paid off in the end. When I stepped on that stage I told myself that even if I did not win I would be as confident and beautiful as I was feeling and that I would have absolutely no regrets from that day.  It paid off because I took first place in my class and that feeling was incredible.

When and how long it took me:

This has been a gradual change. I started really working out and trying in August of 2011 with the Jamie Eason Live Fit Trainer. Then I maintained around 137-140 for about a year because school and work and sickness got in the way. Then in August of 2012 I started with my trainer at the gym and lost weight down to 133 lbs. Then with my coach Sandy Hancock I started hard core training and nutrition for this competition on January 20, 2013 and competed on April 20, 2013. All in all to loose everything I needed to it took me about two years.

NGA Competition Day

Hello my wonderful followers! I know it has been a while since I updated my blog but hopefully after watching these video's you will understand why! I videoed myself on the day before, of, and after my first every bikini competition! Go ahead and watch these videos and see why I loved every second of my last weekend! Some of the videos maybe be in the wrong order I tried though! I am still learning all of this fun blog stuff!! <3 Xoxo- Akundis #beastmodeon

Hell Week and Shout Outs!

HELL WEEK: Alrighty my followers (probably no one LOL) do you know what this week is? Well let me inform you it is officially HELL WEEK and it is in full force. Let me tell you something if you think that hell week for football or dance is hard I will easily trade you in a freaking heart beat! I have gone through hell week on drill team and as hard as it was it does not compare. Here is what I can eat....Chicken, Tilapia, and Asparagus. Cool thats fun. Not. lol! It is ok I just have to remember why I am doing this and I only have 4 days after today which is crazy Monday is gone already. That is awesome. I honeslty want this week to FLY by me. I am hoping my boss gives me Friday off so that I can have a day to prepare and get ready and enjoy these things. I still have one more workout to do today which I will go do after this. Seriously though if I thought my other meal plans were bad this one is HARD but do able...LOTS OF ASPARAGUS which is new to me because I am pretty sure I am the president of Asparagus Haters Anonymous. Sooo we will see how this week goes for me. I am so excited though after all of this hard work it literally all comes down to what I am doing this week. I have to be meticulous in my diet and follow it to a T and work hard.  I am excited to get to Saturday and honestly to have yummy food lol! Terrible I know but I cannot wait to get some ice cream up in this stomach! Bring on this week!

SHOUT OUTS: So first off I want to give the biggest shout out to my Husband Kevin. With out you babe I literally could not have survived this. This is the hardest thing I have ever endured in my entire life and it wouldnt have been possible without you by my side doing late night cardio with me, cooking and packing my meals, reminding me why I am doing this, listening to me rant and rave about how hard this is, having a rock hard shoulder to cry on when I am completely exhausted and then after I cry shoving me out the door to do more cardio. I appreciate you so much and know that I am truly the most blessed girl alive. I am so lucky to have you as my husband and would not trade one second of my life with you. Thank you for being my inspiration and my rock. You are my world and you are my everything and I thank the Lord every night before we go to bed that I was lucky enough to find you. Mwah sweetness.

Shout out to Momma K: alrighty followers just so you know Momma K is Kevin's mom. So obviously I owe her my freaking life because she is the reason I have for living. Thank you so much for supporting my goal to get on stage in a tini-tiny bikini and being willing to come watch and support. I honestly was so nervous to go and do something like this and thanks to you and your amazing support I have found strength to know that it is going to be fantastic. I am so excited that you are coming and cant wait to see you on Saturday yelling in the crowd for me!

Shout out to my family and my Mom: Thank you to my family who have been here watching me and supporting me and telling me how great it is that I am doing this. Thank you especially to my own mother who has helped me through this tough time. Thank you for letting me whine and complain to you about the food I have been eating and for understanding how hard this has been on me personally with school and work and training. Thank you for getting tickets so you can come take 1000's of pictures of my at this competition like I know you will! Thank you for not giving me crap about eating different at dinner and for understanding that this goal is for me and not for selfish reasons. Thank you for letting me call you and complain to you or tell you about the funny things that happen to me at the gym. Thank you for being amazing!

Shout out to my work: AHHHH not enough nice things to say about my coworkers. You have known about this dream from the get go and have been supporting me the whole way and I seriously appreciate it. Thank you for keeping me going and telling me how great I am looking and doing. It was such a relief for me to come to work and know that everyone is supporting me and cheering me on. It has been fun for me to get excited about my suit or my shoes and share those experience with you all. Thank you also for putting up with my crazy  mood swings that have come as a result of what I have been doing and covering shifts when I have literally been to tired to drag my lazy butt out of bed or when I have worked out so hard that I am insanely sick. You guys are amazing!

Those are my shout outs for today! Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

Itsy Bitsy, Tiny Weeny, Purple Sparkly Bikini!

The time has finally arrived my friends. MY SUIT IS HERE! Which is good since there is only 8 days to competition! And I must tell you...it is freaking gorgeous  I love everything about it it is the perfect suit for me! I look incredible and I feel incredible! I wish it would have been here like 2 weeks ago it definitely has given me motivation that I did not have before. I mean I obviously have motivation or I couldn't be doing this but the suit just helps a ton! So this morning I am going to go do a lot of cardio because in all honesty...this body needs the extra workout time! Posing in a group tomorrow which is exciting because last time I didnt have my suit and now I do so I dont have to feel like the ugly duckling! Well off to the gym I go!!!

Group Posing

Well that was interesting...to say the least...but it was a good interesting! Ok so basically it started out with introductions and getting to know everyone which was fun. Then we talked about our goals for the next week. Mine are 1. Sleep! 2.  Posing everyday this week for at least 20 minutes. 3. No comparing myself to others. Good things will happen this week. It is interesting because my number three goal was already challenged haha. So we all got ready to pose and can I say something..DAMN that is what I was thinking these girls were INCREDIBLE looking I mean incredible! Which is awesome they have worked so hard too. I just kind of wished that I looked like that too but then I reminded my self A. I have been incredibly sick during this entire thing which has taken a huge tole on me and my body B. I look better than I ever have in my whole life C. I weigh what I have wanted to weigh seriously for years D. Im freaking awesome. I just have to remember those things. yeah I may not look like those girls but that is ok I am working towards it and I am still going to rock the stage on Saturday...nothing can stop me! I cant wait my suit was supposed to ship yesterday so I cant wait for it to get here! It was really fun to meet all of the girls and to pose next to them knowing that our size is the same I just need to tone up more. I can do this and it is going to be awesome! Cant wait just 2 weeks from right this very second I will be preparing for the night time show and then all my months of hard work will be over. Then it is on to becoming more toned and more healthy and just strait up even sexier than I already am! Loving my life! (Or my olive? which is what I typed for no reason! Awesome.) Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

The Next Two Weeks!

So after going over the finances last night good and bad things have happened to me. 1st the good, the good is that we can move to ARIZONA and I am so happy about that because I a READY to be gone haha (bad I know) 2nd the bad, this means I cannot participate in the June NPC Bikini Comp because we will be gone. Now although that sucks this is what that means to me...for the next two weeks until April 20, 2013 when I will compete in my first show I am literally giving this everything I have got. I will not be weak, I will not back down, I will seriously go and kick this thing in the butt! After that I will focus on being healthy and enjoying the first summer that my husband and I have off. We have been going to school year round for 2.5 years and this year we don't have to do that! So I will finish my breakfast here and go kick butt at chest and plyometrics! Today is my first day posing in front of my group and I am nervous but extremely excited. I can't wait to meet everyone and to have such a good time. I am ready to have fun and literally kick up my heels haha! Bring on the next 14 days (aka the hardest 14 days) of my life! I love you Kevin you are my rock, my inspiration, and my everything. Without you this would not have been possible. Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

Oh Happy Days!

So...I told Kevin I would have this done yesterday...here it is today but better late than never RIGHT? So lets start with the happiness of yesterday shall we? So yesterday's workout was back and biceps...hot damn I am sexy! Yes I feel like I can say that today and you would too if you saw me in the gym yesterday so I felt awesome and looked awesome...as I was doing my bicep curls I looked in the mirror and you could literally see my shoulder perfectly outlined and my tricep outlined and then my bicep...just how it should be. It was incredible I felt seriously cool lol! My workout yesterday was hard not only did I do back and biceps which KILLED me I also did abs and seriously I texted my husband and was like ok this is going to be death by abs for sure. I made it through but lets be honest right now I am definitely feeling it today! After work I went to the gym and did stairs for 50 mins and yes got a good calorie burn on I felt awesome with the sweat dripping down pretty much my whole body I was pretty nasty but sweat is my trophy so it is fine by me! Now on to this morning! I met with Sandy today (my trainer) and got happiness in the form of measurements! I wasn't supposed to measure today but we did and it was good...so my body fat has been sitting right around 17% for weeks now and it has seriously been pissing me off like hard core making me mad! Well finally today it was at 16.2%! Thank goodness because if it was still at 17% I probably would have been like screw this competition I am done! I also lost a quater of an inch on every spot on my body which made me really, really happy because it has only been 2 weeks since we last measured! Y'all don't understand how BIG of a deal this is but that is ok just know...ITS A BIG DEAL! It has made my day much happier already plus I don't work today which can make it a perfect day for me! Xoxo- Akundis   #beastmodeon

Spring has Sprung!

I looked down at the scale and what did I see? 124 STARING BACK AT ME...Spring has brought me such a nice surprise, really cute jeans that I can wear low rise. [: yes I am so excited this weekend was such a HARD weekend...holy cow try sitting through three family dinner type things and not eating any of it and with just 18 days to go it was A KILLER...seriously maybe I should have labeled this food the silent killer of joy. Haha no but seriously it was a tough weekend but totally worth it especially to see that on my scale this morning really just made all the difference. I can't believe that the thing I have been working toward in here in 18 days! It is really incredible I am excited to go do legs today and to kick butt! Then cardio and today I get to go do posing with Sandy that is exciting because I finally bought a new bikini so I wont look as ridiculous haha. Then I will work on my registration forms for this comp I have to send them in NOW or I can't compete which would make me mad haha. I plan to make today a good one...now I need a motivational picture to help me mentally prepare for today. Ok seriously I want to take this exact picture...and I will and it will be fabulous! Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

125? 1.2.5!!!!

Hello all! Today is a fan-freaking-tastic day! I just heard someone ask why well let me tell you! Since my husband and I have been married and got into fitness I have always said I thought it would be perfect to weight 125...well this morning I got on the scale and what did I see? 125 staring right back at me!!! This is a huge deal for me...at one point during this whole thing I was like well I will never make it there so I will just be happy where I am at HAHA self I did it! Idk if anyone has seen legally blonde but when she gets her test scores back and she is like 179! 1-7-9! like freaking out? That was me this morning I was definitely doing a happy dance!

Yeah I have a feeling it is going to be a good day! Lets just hope it really does go up from here...yesterday I dropped a 45 lb on my foot and dang it hurt so badly! So lets just hope this weigh in is just a starting point for the morning and the rest of my day! Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

4 MILES!!!

Ok Kevin I know, I know I am going to bed but how could I resist telling everyone (which is really just you) that I RAN 4 MILES TODAY!!! Ok friends I have never done that before and it felt great. Honestly before this I was like you want me to run for 10 minutes...yeah you have lost your mind...but tonight I proved myself wrong and I did it. It felt amazing and I am excited to see what tomorrow has in store since I will now to go bed says my husband while he is at work for me! He is too cute I sure love him! <3 Have a fabulous night...I know I just did! Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

Shaky Body Syndrome

Alright people happy Monday (as I said before no one likes Monday)...So I have a new "Annie term" it is called SBS which stands for shaky body syndrome. The definition of this is when you workout one area of your body but you work out so hard that your entire body is shaking and its just fantastic. Not. Lol today I decided hey lets start off Monday right with a leg workout! Ok so a leg workout with my trainer is freaking hard she always kicks my butt (literally haha) but a leg workout without a trainer is harder who is there to push you?? Yourself thats right...I almost threw up several times during this work out today...super sets of legs then calves yeah OUCHY! Today was my first time doing hack squats so I think I did smaller weight than normal only because I am just getting used to the whole thing. Lets just say I super setted everything today and I felt the effects hard core. My very last exercise was 1 leg hamstring curls super setted with freaking mountain climbers...because my body wasn't dead enough. By the time I got there I was seriously thinking yeah...not happening....although they may  not have been my very best mountain climbers since I had to do 100 in a row they were still done and I felt pretty good about it! I really can tell that my legs are getting a ton stronger which is good because hopefully that means they are getting leaner! My first competition is in 25 days...my original goal was to be at 12% body fat for this competition but now I believe that won't be possible in 25 days so I have changed it to anywhere between 14.0-14.9% and then 12% for the competition in June. I am ready to kick some serious butt and get up on that stage. I know that this is crazy scary for me because honestly I have had low body self esteem pretty much for a long time. I know now I have a good body and I fuel it right. I just need to have more confidence in the hard work I have put in I mean 10 weeks with NO SUGAR and NO CHEATING on my diet? That is amazing for me just ask my husband I suck at keeping with diets so I am really proud. Bring on the next 25 days I can do this, I am a strong, confident, beautiful woman and I can seriously achieve anything that I am willing to put my mind to! Xoxo- Akundis   #beastmodeon

Sweet Sundays

Mmmmhmmmm yesterday was Sunday which means it is my day of rest! (sort of rest haha) It was so nice to sleep in and hang out with my cute husband. I will be honest though...sitting around all day makes me so incredibly lazy and tired! Seriously like struggled to get up and go to the bathroom because my body felt exhausted which happens when you lay around watching tv all day! Luckily I had Kevin there yesterday to get me off my lazy booty and make me go do cardio haha he is fantastic. he came with me and did cardio with me. We walked at an incline fast paced for 50 minutes. It was good it gave us time to talk although part of it was me complaining haha. I am excited to start this week I have a new meal plan to go off of which will be great we are carb cycling now trying to get my body fat percentage down and my weight. That combined with 8 hours of sleep a night should do the trick. Now it is off to the gym to work out! Yay for Monday's (haha not no one likes Monday!) Have a good one Xoxo- Akundis   #beastmodeon

Saturday Sickness

So...today is Saturday and my first Saturday off in 5 freaking weeks...you can imagine my excitement...Kevin and I slept in which felt amazing then got up got breakfast and were going to get ready to go to the store. Then it struck- the sickness it was awful I could seriously barely walk it was ridiculous. So a little background for y'all who do not know (which is everyone if anyone else is reading this) in the last 6 weeks I have had a tooth infection, had 4 periods (which is bad), and had an ulcer that put me in the ER. This morning for the first time in six weeks I woke up feeling good and I said it out loud...OMG my mistake I am sorry universe for saying that one. I started having cramps so bad I started crying I was pretty sure that yet again I was dying. My poor hubbs had to go do all the grocery shopping and everything by himself while I laid on our couch with a rice bag crying and being in pain. Thank goodness the heat helped so much it eventually went away. It is still sore but thats fine it is better than me curling into a ball and falling over and having the wind knocked out of me by freakin cramps. So...I slept it off a little and then felt better so off to the gym we went! It was great I did abs today and learned that two of the exercises I have been doing wrong so I corrected them and hot damn my stomach was on fire! That is awesome and I didn't have cramps during that. Then Kevin went home to get some protein and I stretched for a while then I did my cardio which was nice today because Kevin stood next to me telling me I could do it so I didn't have to mentally fatigue myself which was FANTASTIC because it gets really difficult to jog for 2 minutes then do 30 squats in under a minute for 30 minutes. It HURTS luckily I had my amazing man by my side today to help me. It felt really good to kick cardio's butt today and feel really proud that this morning although I was dying I got it under control with out pain meds and still kicked serious butt at the gym! Feeling amazing today only 27 days to go. I started carb cycling today so hopefully this will kick my body into fat loss mode. Pray for that for me! Xoxo- Akundis    #beastmodeon

Lifting the Water

Ok that is a perfect name for this post considering I just dropped the water pitcher...that was such a freaking hard work out and I LOVED IT. Today I did back and biceps and it pushed me past my limits again and it felt amazing. Sure I did smaller weights than usual and sort of felt like a wuss but at the same time my arms were so dead that I just didnt care. So lets talk about the things that impressed me about  my workout today shall we?...Well during my back work out I did Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs...started with 12 reps so normally or before now I was doing like 60 lbs today I was like ok I am only doing 12 reps lets start with 70 lbs and guess what...IT WAS EASY oh my goodness I could not even believe it I hit my chest so hard with the bar that I basically knocked the wind out of me. It felt good so as the amount of reps went down my weight went up I got to 90 lbs which is a big deal! I am pretty proud today. Then I was doing dumbbell rows and there was a guy using the 25 lbs so I thought what the heck just go up. I did the first set with 27.5 lbs and the last two with 30 lbs...FBAMF status my friends. Maybe not but I felt good about it I have never done that. Now on to the biceps (I did more back work but just usual stuff nothing to report) Ok biceps- I sstarted with these new biceps work out and it killed my biceps seriously said Holy Shi* when I was doing them because they were so hard for me. Basically I am sitting bent over with two dumbbells and they are touching and I power up into a curl. Ouch I was surprised by how badly those were hurting me. Good things though and then I had more bicep exercises...lets just say by the end when I did my hammer curls I could only lift 10 lbs on each side and that was barely I was dead. All in all it was super productive and I felt so good! I love working out and I love lifting it makes me feel really empowered like I can do anything! I am adding this picture because that is seriously how I felt today and it is an awesome pic. Sorry for the swear words on it but sometimes there is no other way to describe the feeling I had in the gym today! Time to go eat my delicious mexi-wrap. Xoxo -Akundis   #beastmodeon

Night Time Cardio

So....just got home from the good ol' nightly cardio that I do everyday of my life. It went very well today I must say! I did walking, sprinting, jogging, and incline. Today my goal was to not use the hand rails on the treadmill because sometimes if I am tired I feel like it is ok...well side note it is totally not ok!!! Well success was mine tonight I didn't use the rails and I think that part of that is because Kevin (my amazingly sexy husband) was there. Knowing that he could walk over at any  minute and "yell" at me for touching the treadmill made me fear enough haha. But seriously it felt good tonight...I didn't reach my goal today of getting down to 15% body fat and I didn't the last time either so in my  mind I just kept telling myself do you want to get to 15? Ok then don't you dare put those hands down. Motivation is key I think and it is so helpful for me when my husband is around not just because he is really fun to look at but he makes me remember why it is I am doing this. When we got married I can honestly say I have no idea why  he married me...he is extremely attractive and I was just ok nothing really special. I would always wonder what people were thinking like "why is that guy with her" you know things like that. I now know that we are both crazy attractive together and its from living this healthy lifestyle. It is fun to know that your body is at the best it has ever been and that with hard work and dedication you can seriously achieve anything. I love this journey and I love working out. <3 Xoxo- Akundis   #beastmodeon

The Beginning

Hello there! My name is Annie and I am starting a blog about my journey to doing a Physique Competition. I am currently 29 days away from it and freaking out! I needed to do something productive today and I wanted to start this blog. So a little background on me since August of 2012 I have gone from 29% body fat down to 17% body fat (measured today) which is awesome. I am trying to be at 12-14% for this first competition. Originally it was supposed to be 10-12 but I don't see that happening in 29 days but you never know! I named my blog the Purple Bikini because that is the color of my bikini for this first competition so it just seems fitting. So here is where this story should really begin...it begins this January when I met with Sandy Hancock (if you are looking to do one of these competitions call her!) when I decided that I needed some serious help getting in shape for this competition. Let me just say that the past 9 weeks have been the HARDEST thing I have ever done in my entire life. I have not had any sugar or wheat or gluten or dairy, nothing at all and it has been hard. I also do two a days at the gym so lifting and cardio. It makes me feel good when I can do the cardio and lifting all the way but can't walk down the stairs after...the you know you worked your butt off feeling yeah its fun! It has been an uphill battle for sure I was "healthy" before this but I have never been eating and keeping myself as healthy as I am now. It really does feel great .I am nervous however that I won't get my body fat down or be ready in time for this upcoming competition and honestly that scares me and makes me really, really sad. I have worked so freaking hard for this and wish my body was responding the way I want it to. Either way I can't give up now if I don't do April then I will compete in June but for now I am competing in April and I am gonna kick butt doing it! I love going to the gym and I love the feeling of knowing that I am living each day with purpose and that I honestly can do anything! Try living like this for a few weeks and you will feel like you can do anything too! Getting more and more excited by the day only 29 days to go! Gotta kick it in high gear. Maybe when I feel braver I will post pictures up here too haha. Xoxo -Akundis    #beastmodeon