So here we are 47 days until the show. I can’t believe that I am saying 47 days where is all the time going?! BUT, then again it seems like in my head 47 years until I am going to get to eat “whatever” I would like. Don’t get me wrong I am not going to fall off the boat after this show but I do think that with as long and hard as I have been training I truly am looking forward to a break. Not really a physical break but a mental break. I find myself over thinking everything that goes into my diet. Rick always prints off the diets for me that I am on and you would think that since I eat the very same thing everyday (switching between 2 diets) I would not need to double and triple check I am weighing all of my food to the correct amount of grams.
I went to see Rick the week before last and I am at 12%. Ever since I left Rick’s I remember just how things get a little tricky for me here on out. I play these mind games with myself everyday craving foods, drinking TONS of water to try to fill up, dreaming about food and honestly get frustrated with myself for doing all of the above. I am sure you are probably saying is all of this truly worth it? The answer is YES! 110% it is who I am. Keep in mind that this is extreme and it is a compeition for ME. But I have learned through this as an athlete things that I can apply to my everyday life as far as eating healthy and staying fit but just as important applying the mental focus during this times as well as my physical strength. I love to see myself overcome these little battles everyday. Sometimes they are more easy than others and I am always able to get through it with the support system I have. In the end though it works out and being in that suit on that day I know I will feel GREAT!
This morning I woke up excited to go to church then realized it was a special service today and I hadn’t gotten tickets for it. I was bummed and I felt like I hit a wall, A BIG WALL. Sundays is really the start to my week and going to church bright and early is my way of getting pumped up and helping get my mind in the right place for the week. So I had to revert to PLAN B! Lifting with my Mike, 30 minutes of weighted cardio and a Bikini Boot Camp with my girls! It worked and it worked well! Mike reminded me of how I need to stay strong now physically and mentally most importantly. A good competitor is one who has not only physical strength but who is mentally strong. After today my body feels smoked I pushed it today more so than I have in a long time BUT that is what I needed along with surrounding myself with positive people who believe in me!
I did a little surfing on the internet, checked out some YouTube videos of past shows. And that is the medicine I needed, I may have hit a road block today BUT a good driver knows how to take the detours and get right back on track!
I will post with updates on body fat % soon! It will be show time before we know it!
Johnnie
Johnnie
Melissa
