Game Time!! Alaina's 2012 Journey to The Stage!

**alainaravens** · 11-28-2011, 10:10 PM

The time has come I officially start preparing for an April show to get my set in stone to hit the stage at Jr Nationals once again

. This time around I am taking a very different approach to my diet and lifting . New team behind me and I'm ready to start come December 1st its game time !!

*Be keeping my journal on the process of it all and cant wait to fill people in on how my body adjust to it all

Hope everyone has a blessed week

**The Prodigy** · 11-28-2011, 10:13 PM

Did you grow up in Kankakee?

What new team did you join?

**KBigz81** · 11-28-2011, 10:36 PM

Another Illinoisan here

Will be tracking your progress!! Good luck to ya!

**alainaravens** · 12-07-2011, 09:06 AM

Yea I am from Kankakee

and so nice to hear you are from Illinois too !. I am being sponsored by BN Shape and Mohsin Khan is my new training . I just started exatly a week ago and already feel amazing !

**alainaravens** · 12-07-2011, 09:11 AM

It’s been a week since my new diet has started and training program. I love the new diet and being able to pick my meals but the hard part is those extra bites after your meal. Those little things eventually add up to big things. Getting started to far out be hard but I have a goal and I am going to get through this little bump in the road

. . "If you’re not doing it . . . someone else is”

Have a great week everyone

Alaina xo

**alainaravens** · 12-12-2011, 01:41 PM

Not having a cheat meal anymore but instead a high carb day is very hard . I didn't reach my numbers on sunday because I treated it like a cheat meal/day. I am not very happy with myself for it because being with college kids on the weekend makes it so hard. All I can do is learn from it and not do it again there is no sense to dwell on the past. I realized I am going to have to write my meal plans the night before on Myfitnesspal. It has been amazing and you should really try it out

Have a blessed week everyone !!
Alaina xo

**alainaravens** · 12-14-2011, 08:38 AM

Not having a cheat meal anymore but instead a high carb day is very hard . I didn't reach my numbers on sunday because I treated it like a cheat meal/day. I am not very happy with myself for it because being with college kids on the weekend makes it so hard. All I can do is learn from it and not do it again there is no sense to dwell on the past. I realized I am going to have to write my meal plans the night before on Myfitnesspal. It has been amazing and you should really try it out
Have a blessed week everyone !!
Alaina xo

**alainaravens** · 01-03-2012, 12:19 AM

black n gold.jpg

red.jpg

**The Prodigy** · 01-03-2012, 12:20 AM

I like the red one!!!!!!!!!!

The other one is very unique looking tho!

Hows your diet going for the Arnold? Who is helping you?

**alainaravens** · 01-03-2012, 09:01 AM

Thanks and I feel the same way . Only problem is I feel red is worn so much in bikini buuut not with gold. I am super excited actually and have been kind of doing work out blogs to help show my whole new approach to it. I am working with Mohsin Khan now

**alainaravens** · 01-03-2012, 09:02 AM

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qec9UIQDgZ4&feature=related"]Bodybuilding and Bikini diet and gym etiquette during off season. - YouTube[/nomedia]

Check it out

**katt981** · 01-03-2012, 11:23 AM

Yeah that red suit rocks! I think just because the big gold chain is 'different'

Good luck with your prep!

**alainaravens** · 01-03-2012, 12:16 PM

Alright thanks so much

**alainaravens** · 01-05-2012, 04:02 PM

I am so excited that it is a new year. . It’s that time where you can just set new goals and look forward to achieving them

.
The past year was definitely one great one with many highlights as I won the Overall Bikini Midwest open and placed 3rd at my first National level show. On the other hand though I now know what has to be done to win and get that Pro Card and this year I have a feeling is my year to shine

Gym goals: To prepare myself and give 110% every time I hit the gym. . Go harder than I ever have. Also my main goal for my body is to hopefully slim down my legs and gluts

School goals: To continue to have over a 3.0 GPA

Education needs to be first
Friends and Family goals: To have patience because not everyone enjoys training or hearing about it like I do. I need to make sure that I enjoy a social life while maintaining a clean diet and healthy prep!
*Life is all about lessons and you learn what works for others may not work for you and its all part of the adventure!!!