Monthly Archives: August 2010

I totally hit a wall Sunday.  I was doing two-a-days of cardio and weights all week.  I hadn’t really taken a day off of lifting for about ten days.  I do believe in rest days, I just felt the need to high gear for a while.  I slept for 6 hours Saturday night, then got up early to do legs with Mike O’Hearn and Justin Lovato at Venice Golds Gym.  Then to the farmers market for a 3 lb burrito which I could totally finish in one sitting, but spread it to two meals.

When I got home I decided a nap would be good… 4 HOURS LATER, I WOKE UP.  Four hours, holy smokes!  My body was telling me it needed recovery time.  I slept deep and was definitely in recovery mode.  Your body grows and heals when you sleep.

When I was training heavy powerlifting, my sleep regimen was top priority.  As it should be with all active powerlifters and bodybuilders.  You are just cheating yourself if you don’t allow your body to recover.  When those muscle fibers tear down during training, you want them to build back up.  This process takes place when you sleep.

Wow!  It was a great week!  I went to all sorts of MMA classes, 5 of them.  I walked out of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class with a shiner on my eye.  LOL!  Good thing that happened after my casting calls.

Good News!!  I got casted for one of the projects this week.  I will release the name of the show when I get permission.  It is completely type cast, which I totally DIG!

Another awesome thing…. I am going to a Dallas Cowboys game IN Dallas!!  One of my fans invited me down and I took him up on it.  TIME TO LIVE A LITTLE!!  I have never been to a pro game.  The Cowboys have a new stadium, so it should be amazing!

I always say to myself… it is amazing what I can do in three days. I feel soooo much better now that I have been consistent with cardio and eating right. Three weeks and I will be where I want to be.

I cleaned up my food program; I am back on the Paleo diet. I am burning 500 calories in my heart rate zone before breakfast. Then I eat a bit of raw oatmeal and hit the weights. At night I am going to MMA classes. I leave there sweating like no other.

I have lost 8 pounds in about 4 days and I will tell you why. I am a big girl, over 200 lbs, so my fluctuation may be double yours. I was bloated from eating carbs. Cut the carbs and lose that bloat. Plus, I sweat so much at MMA practice, my weight is most likely a bit lower from that. Also, I have lost some bodyfat from working my booty off.

Good timing for the bloat to come off… I have had 2 auditions in two days.  Oh yeah!

Any questions? Hit me up. becca@beccaswanson.com

Well, I sure did take a break!  I had kicked some booty… I ate clean and did cardio a couple of times a day, most days.  Then all my filming and photo shoots were done and I took a break.  Which is fine.  Then I got sick, which extended my break by a week.  (Note:  careful when consuming Trader Joe’s Raw Crunchy No Salt Almond Butter).

Now, I am feeling 100% and I am back on the Paleo diet.  While on the Stairmaster today, I decided… this just ain’t cuttin’ it.  So, I set out to do what I have been wanting to do for a long, long time.  I found an MMA gym.  Low and behold, look who is about 5 minutes away.

Bas Rutten’s MMA Gym is just down the street.  I took my self down there to check it out and worked out with Hector Pena’s class.  Hector is a 12 time World Champion Kickboxer.

The class was great!  I am going tomorrow morning at 7 am for the jiu-jitsu class.  Don’t ask me how far I will take this.  I have an idea, but for now, I am shaping up. It is good to be back on track.

I had a good day Saturday. I went to a powerlifting meet then hung out with some powerlifters I met while in Missouri.

The night ended early…. And then I heard it again… Music! When I first moved in my place I thought someone was having a party with a band. Then a couple weeks later I thought it was a group practicing in their garage. Today I realized it was coming from the plaza across the main street.

So tonight I slipped a simple skirt on with a fitted shirt and some heels… And I headed over there. Yes, by myself. It was a Mexican Bar. The band was playing a mix of 80s, 90s and current tunes… And everyone was singing and drinking and dancing.

I introduced myself to a few people and found my way to the dance floor. I danced with strangers “Victoria” and “Angie”. We cleared the pipes by screaming Highway to Hell with everyone else. Then “Elwood” bought me a beer and “Joe” danced with me to She’s a Brick House. We all swayed arm in arm to Bohemian Rhapsody at the end.

I walked home when the band was done. This is freedom… Winging the night, flying solo. It was FUN!

I wanted to share with you how The Secret Law of Attraction works for me. This is an example of a series of events where I recognize the Law of Attraction at work.

I get 30 emails a day about casting calls. I may submit to 2-4 per week. Tuesday night, I saw a casting call for a talk show in which I was unfamiliar. I wanted to submit to it, but first I wanted to change my profile pictures, which takes a couple of days. That night I googled the talk show and spent ten minutes watching clips from the show. It seems like a good place for the Strongest Woman in the World to be interviewed.

The next day, I had plans to lift at Venice Gold’s Gym and meet a high school friend, Erin, for lunch. I felt great! The workout was good, my body felt good, my energy was good… the day was going as planned. After lunch, my friend and I wandered down to Muscle Beach in Venice. I ran into a Venice friend, Dave, who joked, “Did you bring your camera crew?” I looked behind me and there was a small camera crew videotaping on Venice Boardwalk. We had a good laugh.

Next thing you know, the crew asked Dave and I if we would participate in an interview. The piece was for the Colbert Report… a talk show!! Talk about ENERGY!! We commented on Rawsome, a raw, organic food market and the FDA controlling what we eat.

Let me reiterate! Open your mind… send out an energy about a topic… ask the universe for it… it will ATTRACT the energy you are asking for.  Just like I was sending out energy about a talk show the night before a talk show asked me to comment on a topic.

Go… Conceive, Believe and Receive!!

Okay, I am coasting again. Last week was a whirlwind. Fun stuff, filming and photo shoots. I am getting back on my blog! Ask me some questions!! Email me at becca@beccaswanson.com.

Here are a few pictures of me and Mike O’Hearn working out. And some pictures of me and Banjo. Enjoy!

I feel like the energizer bunny. These days are all running together.

Filming has been great! Instead of just having a photo shoot today, I am back in set with Haunting Pusher.

Later tonight I am doing a photo shoot for a project capturing Double Digit Females… women who wear size 10 and over. The smallest my hips and waist get is a size ten. My upper body is size 16 at least.

I am excited to own this super size sexy body. So, I was a shoe in for the shoot.

Keep with me everyone! I will pick up my posting again next week!

We filmed until 4 am. Three hours of sleep, then back to the set. Ten scenes today and its a wrap for me. Fun!

I am on set for two days filming Haunting Pusher. Then filming for another project Tuesday and Thursday. And a photoshoot squeezed in on Wednesday.

So if you don’t hear much from me this week, please forgive me.

Best wishes!