Kristie
Thinking back:
As I’m in flight I started reflecting on my final week prep before my First Pro debut…First I’m still in SHOCK that I’m going to be on a IFBB Pro Bikini stage in JUST two days..I start thinking about the obstacles I had to overcome.
Two days before my final week I came down with a severe case of Laryngitis. So bad I had to get a pin and paper to write down what I was trying to say. If losing my voice wasn’t enough I started developing a cough, and it turned into a cold…seriously? The week before my Pro debut and I’m not feeling very well. So I did MY BEST…I only got through 30 minutes of cardio on Monday, I was supposed to do an hour. This was the first time since this journey (Nov 2010) began that I did NOT 
complete my “assignment”. Instead of letting it affect me I focused on what I COULD accomplish. My eating, I was 100% on my diet…that doesn’t take much energy, which I was seriously lacking. The next day I was doing better, and made up the time that I had missed. By the end of the week…I hit my goal weight and I’m feeling great!
The Pro Debut:T
On stage with my sister…not only my best friend but my backbone when it comes to competing, in LIFE! She helps me with posing, encouragement, and workouts, without her I’m not sure I could have succeeded at this! I may be the “tough” one in many people’s eyes BUT she is the rock that holds us together…through good times and bad! So for us to stand on an IFBB Pro stage together is an amazing accomplishment!
Our new show name:
We have been told that we need our last names to be the same. Not only from marketing stand point but also so that we will stand on stage next to each other. Being the creative one, I came up with TRASEY! Naming it after our four kids…T: Tenley, R: Rylee, A: Ali, S: Skylar (the E and Y was just to finish the name). We wanted it to mean something to us…not just made up! It’s our first time trying it….let me know what you think! “The Trasey Twins”
My Family:
I look at my little girls (now 16 months old) and try to encourage them with everything they do. They mean so much to Brady and I. If you’re a parent out there, then you TOTALLY know what I’m talking about! My hubby is very understanding and supportive. I wanted him to come with me at this show. After discussing it, he mentioned “this is YOUR thing and I think you and your sister would have more fun together and with me.” He also said. “Plus I would just get in your way and you would be worried about me, 
I don’t want to add that extra stress to you!” “Let me support you from home and take care of the girls.” Umm…ok…wasn’t the response I was exactly thinking but I can live with it and accept it. Someday maybe he will get to see me on stage…if not I still have my “rock” with me! 
Till next time: “Consistency over Time”
Kristie Trasey-Winter
