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