Road to Pro

Squeezed into Size 12 "skinny jeans" two years ago -- happy, but uncomfortable.

Training hard at Crunch - heavy equipment needed!

Hitting it super hard for 14 months straight. (Before then, it was multiple medium-weight workouts per week.)

Read the sign above my head.

First competition in May, 2013

Second competition in Nov., 2013

Winner - 1st Place, 2 Divisions

My latest Webisode on Universal Sports.com - I'm the Marathon Runner's Nutritionist

My latest webisode for Universal Sports and Asics.com came out this week! Take a look -- it's about nutrition during a marathon. It's only 3 min. long, so even if you're not training for a marathon, it's an interesting piece to watch. The editor is a good friend, and I think he does great work! Check out Universal Sports and Asics.com for all kinds of sports training tips and advice. 

http://universalsports.com/video/the-last-26-episode-20-meeting-with-a-nutritionist/

Mr. Bad

I LOVE my man!  Here's a photo of our recent date night.  I just thought y'all might want to see my #1 fan.

Oh Yes I DID!

I went on vacation for a week and worked out and/or carefully watched my nutrition every day.  I have no regrets, and I actually dropped body fat!

I went with my husband and little girls to New York (stayed in Times Square) 3 weeks away from my next competition. I was nervous about booking this trip because I thought I would be too tempted to splurge or not have a good time because I was worried about my food.  It was the only time we could go together as a family, so we booked it, and I prepared myself.

Here's how I got through... I brought protein bars (no sugar, low-fat), drank a lot of water, planned my workouts and didn't compromise (except once -- when we were awoken early in the morning by a fire alarm and didn't get back to sleep, I didn't work out later that morning), ate veggies whenever I could.  I stayed in touch with my trainer and accountability friends.

Early morning lifting

Afternoon City Schlepping

Bootcamp anyone?

I'm lining up my next series of bootcamps in the park. I need at least 5 committed people for a 5-session series, every other Saturday morning at 8:30-9:45 a.m. in Burbank.

We warm up, practice jogging, kicking, jumping, monkey bars, etc. ... and a little bit of monkeying around.  I give diet and workout advice all the way through.

Email me your contact info if you would like to be on the list: allibian@yahoo.com

I feel their pain (well, almost)

Watch this!  These guys are amazing, and I get what they're all about... sort of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O6wMhDRST0

Mystery Bruises...Again

Left elbow and both knees have mysterious bruises.  I don't know how I got them exactly, but I'm happy they are there.  It means that I've been working out hard lately, and I haven't been paying attention to the pain.  I love when I get more bruises than I can account for -- I wear them proudly!