HEY HEY HEY!~!! Happy Belated LABOR DAY!


I hope you all behaved:) And were safe! I had a fabulous weekend of relaxation! I know you haven't heard much from me ...and that has been for several reasons which I will get to through out this blog! But back to my weekend! I took in a few braves games, hung out with friends , watched some movies and got caught up on much needed rest!

So, what is going on with me? If you take a look at my home page you will see a pic of me take in 2001. That was after the NPC Nationals where I competed as a Light weight. Well, After winning the nationals in 2008 I took a long hard look at myself in the mirror and the woman I had morphed into and I wasn't happy. I had reached my goal of being the National Champ and turning PRO but now what? Did I want to continue to push my body to be bigger and harder? Did I want to continue to damage my body? UM NO! I wanted to look like that girl on my home page. I wanted that girl back. So that has become my quest. To be the way I was back in 2001. YOU HAVE NO IDEA how hard it is to lose muscle. WHEW! I know some of you think you miss a meal you will shrink...NAY NAY not with me. My muscle is mature and dense and does not want to go away. I am sure some of you will find this dissappointing. But lets be real here...honesty...heart to heart....

I am a woman! I like being a woman and want to continue to look like one and waht I started to look like...mmmm well isn't what God had for me. Yes he blessed me with success....but now what? I am 35 and I have much MUCH bigger goals in life. I am focusing on the things that truly matter. And its amazing how once I let that go, how much TIME I found I have for other things! Now dont' get me wrong, I am still training, and dieting but not for that look. I am trying to go the opposite way. In some senses this is almost harder. I am training for a triathalon in October with my family! Speacking of which , they got to come to Atlanta last weekend to see me perform POPS IN THE PARK! It was awesome! We did all movie scores and american celebration music. An absolutely fantastic time!

So anyway, thats where I am. No you will not see me on the stage this year. I will never say I won't compete again as you never know. Will it be at the calibur I was at, that I can say no too . But as I transform my body it will make it more appealing for other things and areas of this sport. So....there you have it!

I am still going to be around and participate and will give advice to anyone who needs it but I am now embarking on an even tough journey. To get down to 125 from being typically 155 is NOT going to be easy! LOL I am already at 140 and getting there was not easy! Now starts the hard part and I my goal is to reach this by March of 2010! Hmmm I wonder why?

So in light of that, stay tuned! And I will be more active on the blog. I just needed some quiet time:)

Love
ELENA