Ventura Mother of 3 Takes…
4th in B Class at the Jr California Figure Competition!
Yeah, 4th. It sounds pretty good until you add that there were 6 in the class. I’m not upset though. I had a blast. It was seriously exhausting, but so fun. There were 12 girls in the 35+ class and I placed 7th there. The winners in that group were seasoned competitors and deserved to win. We are in negotiations about competing again. I really still have fitness in my heart, but I know that would take awhile. I don’t wanto come out looking like oone of the losers from SYTYCD.
I am so thankful to My mom, Kat and Michele (and Ashtin and Liam) who came to cheer me on. It meant so much to me to have those friendly faces in the crowd. Also, to my mom for helping me with my tan. Mom knows me in a whole new way. 
I have to give lots of love to Jared for being the one to put up with the dieting, keeping me accountable, endless workouts and constant talk about fitness, taking my progress pictures for me all the time, getting up early to help me tan, spending a whole Saturday watching bodybuilders (I’m absolutely sure he LOVED that), working his tail off to pay for everything that went into this and mostly allowing me to persue something that many people don’t understand and often criticize. Thanks honey, I love you.
Props to Emma for also keeping me accountable, and so supportiveand making the awesome sign for me. The hugs she gave me at the end were better than any trophy anyone could have given me.
Many thanks to all my online friends. You all are amazingly supportive and don’t realize how important that is when doing something like this. The outpouring of kindness from strangers is overwhelming. I’d like to say more about this, but I better leave it at that.
I did have the privelege of making two online friends into real flesh and blood friends, Ana and Jen. True sweethearts. I enjoyed every minute of this weekend with you two!
Onward…
June 24th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
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June 24th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Martha… feeling is mutual! You ROCK girl!
MUAH!
June 24th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Beautiful Girl!!!! How awesome that you DID IT! WooHooooooo!
Big congrats Martha!!!!!!
=)
June 24th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Martha,
You did an amazing thing! I am in awe of your dedication and progress. Hope you are enjoying some time with comfort food!!!
Beth
June 24th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
You looked like a goddess!!! I cannot believe how well you did your first time out. Keep on doing what you are doing,you are phenomenal!!!
June 25th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Martha,
You are awesome. Congratulations. I am so proud of you. Once again I wish I could have been there to watch you.
Love,
Jenn
PS It’s so weird checking your blog from Beijing…I love the internet.
June 25th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Awesome job, now let’s eat.
June 25th, 2007 at 7:49 am
You look amazing!!!! So great, I’m so proud of you and to have followed you through this journey has been an honor. You have had the best sense of humor throughout, which has made it a pleasure to read your blog and the dedication and commitment that you’ve shown is something that I can only dream about. I can’t wait to see what you do next!
June 25th, 2007 at 8:51 am
SO HAPPY, EXCITED AND PROUD OF YOU!! To place in your first comp is HUGE!! I competed in music for 2 years before placing and I was one of L.A. top 5. The pros ain’t got nothin on your drive!! You kick major ASS!! AND your ass looked pretty amazing too I have to say
June 25th, 2007 at 10:17 am
You look so beautiful!!! Congrats on all of the accomplishments!!! Can’t wait to see what you have planned next!!!
June 25th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
You look amazing! Congrats!!!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:57 am
Very cool! I’m so proud of you Martha for your dedication and the commitment you showed throughout your journey! You deserve all the success in the world!
Congratulations!
June 27th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Where’s Martha?? Are you out eat pasta, bread and sugar? I envy you then
June 28th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Congrats! I am very proud of you! It’s been great watching your progress and dedication towards your goal. You look fantastic & I hope you feel that way too. Best wishes for whatever you decide to do from here on out.
June 29th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Wow. You look amazing. I have been wrestling toddlers and migrating fours years of posts to a new blog site and I’m just now catching up on everyone!
Congratulations! I am in awe.
Another nudge for me back to Tony!