Second Time in the Winners Circle!

My second 3rd place finish!!  Not too shabby!!

For those that are wondering, I just completed a 49 day Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Holiday Challenge.  This was my second Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Challenge.  AND my second THIRD place finish!!

Here is what the judges wrote about me, I highlighted my favorite two quotes:

Second runner-up (3rd place): Cyana Briles

Here are Cyana's before and after results by the numbers: weight down 20 pounds, body fat down 9.6%, lean body mass up 2.6 pounds. She also dropped 4.25 inches off her waist and 3.5 inches off her hips. 

What's most striking about Cyana's results is that she didn't just lose weight or become a smaller versions of her old self, she achieved true body transformation - the reduction of body fat AND the building of sleek, lean muscle. The end result is a body that almost doesn't look like the same person - she's got a whole new body shape!

We also couldn't help but notice how one of Cyana's success strategies was using a "visualization picture." That's where she pasted a photo of her face on the body of a top former IFBB fitness olympia and current WBFF figure athlete. This "vis pic" technique is very popular with our members because it allows you to see yourself in your minds eye with the new body you want and much more easily re-program you self-image.

It's uncanny how well this kind of visualization strategy has worked for "burners" in past challenges and Cyana is a stunning example - her arms, legs and shoulders have all started taking on that "figure athlete" look.

The look is unmistakable and very distinctive: a rounded "cap" on the shoulders, which makes the waist look smaller, solid bicep and tricep muscularity in the arms, nice calves and super tight legs with that "line" defining the muscles down the side of the leg.

Even if you're not a professional physique judge trained to notice these things, you can still look at her physique and see that it's visually stunning. You just say, "Wow!"

 

This kind of body doesn't come from dieting alone. It comes from pumping iron, a lot of sweat and a mind totally focused on clear goals for each day, week and the entire 49 days. See it in the mind, take action and the body will follow.

As all our champions have in common, Cyana knew that fat loss is a first a math equation of calories in versus calories out, so she focused diligently on her calorie deficit. With her target calories pinned down and carefully tracked, her calories came from carefully chosen farm-grown natural foods. That combination of the right quantity and the right quality of food did it! 

Every so often we come across a contest entry that was tracked for 49 days, but we knew that there was a long history which came before that. Although this contest was judged only on the 49 day holiday period, if you looked back to Cyana's initial starting point and compare the "before before" photos to the most recent after photos, you would have to agree her overall transformation in the past year is one of the greatest we have ever seen.

This most recent 49 days was just one goal - one segment - of her continuing journey, and the fact that she's made so much more progress after already having come so far is truly impressive.

One more thing: This was not her first time in the winner's circle: Cyana also entered the 98 day summer Burn the Fat Challenge and made the top 3 in that one as well. Being in the winner's circle twice is a rare honor held by very few others. Congratulations!