It's been far too long since my last post. So much for being consistent with my blogging. Oh well. Moving forward. I do intend to at least try to blog every few days or once a week. I really want this to be my written journey of the ups and downs of contest prep. I try to remember what last contest prep was like and it seems like a blur. So this time around I want to remember and log the details.
We killed the last weekend of freedom with the usual indulgences including Flatbreads pizza, Blueberry beer and ice cream and our last sub date until the summer. I was truly ready on Monday to move forward and get back to the real me who eats clean and loves it. Don't get me wrong, I love ice cream and Flatbreads but I got out of whack for a bit time. I truly lost my self control. Being restricted for so long and not knowing what my healthy balance was did a number on me mentally. All is good now. The first week was a breeze, I hit all my numbers and felt fantastic about it. Slowly the bloat from the weekend festivities subsided and the tightness returned. I am by no means happy at how I look at this point, but I do feel like the garbage that was in my body is being wittled away to freshness again
I had renewed focus and drive at the gym...pushing through the toughest of sets to squeak out a last rep. I feel mentally strong which in this game is more than half the battle. I weighed in for the first time yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. I am not starting as far off as I thought I would be and this time my prep is longer so it's looking good. I plan on weighing in Wednesdays and Saturdays for now. Our meal approach is to swap it up every two weeks so we dont' feel restricted. We'll hit our numbers but try and varying our meals. Last prep I ate the same exact thing for twelve weeks straights-as you can imagine that sucked! Variety will be key.
The big happiness for me now is that there is no second guessing my decisions or being wishy washy about my choices-its go time. The guesswork is out...now its follow one path that's set.
In non competition happenings life is good. Looking forward to spring. The mild weather here in the Northeast has been nice. Although its throwing me for a loop as far as what month it is. The weather we are having matches that of the month of April, certainly not the end of January. School is going by fast and keeping me busy. I think I have fourteen teaching days until Feb. vacation, which is exciting. No trips planned due to dieting, but time off none the less is good enough for me.
Things I am loving:
My new Nike Airmax 2009 kicks-
New book- Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Our new bowling competition we started for the prep season when we can't go out to eat for date night.
Patriots being in the Super Bowl, although I am feeling nervous about or match up against the Giants (fingers crossed...toes too!)
More to come...Get ready, Set GOOOOOOO- 2012 prep is officially on!
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