CONGRATULATIONS....

Congrats to Nikki 'Kinnerup' Savage on winning the first fitmama contest!!  
I will be sending your goodies out this Wednesday!

Thank you again to everyone for sharing my blog on your fb page.  I've made alot of new contacts, and have gotten some great ideas for topics!

Definitely getting nervous for the weeks coming up as I prep for May 26th:/.  Tightening up nutrition a bit more, and getting some new workouts thrown in (some workouts absolutely bury me!). 
Also started taking Body By Vi on Wednesday, and curious to see how this helps prep me in weeks to come:).  Will be posting before and after pics for Body by Vi in weeks to come.

I had quite a few comments on 'core' work and how to get rid of that baby tummy that alot of moms struggle with.  Let me be the first to say that core work and trying new exercises is always one of my favorite things to do.  BUT I noticed the most difference in my mid-section when I changed my nutrition.  If I could give one piece of advice, I would say focus on the nutrition and then ad in the advanced core work.  I did it backwards, I did sooooo much core work but didn't focus on my nutrition all that much and noticed only very little change.  Once I got serious about nutrition, that's when I noticed change!!  And DO NOT SKIP BREAKFAST.  Here's a typical breakfast for me:
1/4 cup plain oats with 1 scoop body by vi sweet cream protein, and 1/4 tsp brown sugar splenda (normally add blueberries on top)
4 egg whites with 2 tbsp green chili enchilada sauce
Coffee with sugar free creamer (this is on occasion)....Packed with protein and under 300 calories!!

Also, Start by maybe making a 'staple' of things to have in the house for yourself to eat and snack on, and food prep:
Some grocery items:
Egg whites
Lean protein sources (salmon, chicken breast, ground turkey, tuna, tilapia)
Nuts (unsalted)
Peanut butter
Almond Butter
Balsamic vinagarette
Variety of green veggies
apples
bananas
Brown rice
quinoa
rice cakes
low fat cottage cheese
greek yogurt
Dark chocolate (72% or higher)

These are a few suggestions of good things to have on hand!  I'm still working on getting creative with recipes:/, but will post new ones as I find them...

Happy shopping!!