Time flies when you're not having fun...

Now that isn't quite how the saying goes, is it? LOL! This week has not been a good one, so I have been in a less than stellar mood. I have been able to start each day happily, so at least I'm not dwelling on the negatives. My diet has been 100% on point. I will not waiver. Dammit, it's the one thing I have complete control over while prepping for this competition.

So, I'm just going to briefly touch over two of my negative occurrences of the week... then I'll put them behind me. What's done is done. First, my suit arrived... my beautiful, glorious, suit. It is way sparklier than I imagined. The color is so me! It's too big. Way. Too. Big. I contact the designer... no returns, only exchanges, but they don't make the cups any smaller. I will sell it and wear my friend's suit. It's absolutely gorgeous... and a lot nicer than anything I can afford anyways! And, the other prep related woe... The scale is not moving in a favorable direction. I don't know what the deal is, but I'll keep plugging along.

LET'S FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES!!! I have to end this on a happy note.

1) Diet has been spot on
2) Training couldn't be any better. I've never cardio'd harder in my life. :)
3) I have a beautiful suit to wear thanks to a very gracious friend. (XO Thank you so much!)
4) In just a little over three weeks I will be able to cook my little heart out! I haven't missed eating food nearly as much as cooking! How weird am I?

Have a terrific Thursday!

Carbs, Carbs, and MORE Carbs!

WOOO!!! Today is my carb-up day. I'm giddy like a school girl. It's sad, really!

For breakfast, I had protein waffles (protein, oats, and egg whites) topped with a fruity syrup (Jok'N'Al Black Currant sugar-free spread, sugar-free syrup, and chopped apples), and a small side of oats. PHEW! I'm stuffed!

The sausage looks a little gross due to reheating it in the microwave, but I assure you, it still tasted good. Who am I kidding? Everything tastes good after a few low days. LOL!

The meal I am most looking forward to is this one (half shown below):

Toasted Sesame Ezekial Bread, topped with smoked salmon, fat free french onion dip, and roasted red peppers. I know, I know, you're probably thinking why the heck is she eating dip on prep?! The macro breakdown: 0F/2C/1P. It sure beats the low cal dressings I was eating, too! So, fat free dip is my new salad dressing for the next little bit. It rocks!

Yay! It's a happy eating day for me! I'm going to have a killer workout this evening!

ohmyfrickingoodness

It's April 7th already. Where does the time go?! I'm only one month and two days out. AHHHH! I hope my suit gets here soon! I hope I have time to get lean enough. I hope I have time to get my posing and walk down! I hope, I hope, I hope!!! My nerves have kicked into high gear. My stomach is clenching as I type. *sigh* Time to kick it up a notch, if there is such a thing. Low carb days start today and cardio will go up next week. Tunnel vision.

And We're Back!! (Recap, Progress Pics, and Vacation Slideshow)

Vacation was great! The weather was stormy, but that's okay. We had a fantastic time!!! We spent Saturday and Sunday in Atlanta. We watched the Lakers play the Hawks (unfortunately Kobe did not put on the show we had hoped for, but it was still a fun game!), and we also squeezed in some bar hopping, gym going, restaurant eats (Cheesecake Factory anyone? hehe), and a trip to the museum where they had the Emporer Qin Terra Cotta warriors tour. Amazing. We left for Panama City Beach after the basketball game, arrived shortly after midnight, and became couch potatoes. :) I did make it to Gold's once where a beefy older man told me that I did not lift like a girl and that I did not have arms like a girl. LMAO! I took it as a compliment and giddily thanked him. We only had one good day of beach weather. We spent that early morning lounging on the cold beach. The rest of our vacay was spent shopping, eating, drinking... I did eat well during the day (egg whites, chicken, and veggies), but I enjoyed our dinners out. I was able to stop when or before I was full, so no damage was done! Below are my 5 weeks out pics to prove it! :) Ignore my wide-eyed face in my front pose. I was running off of fumes having only slept 3 hours, and I tried to look more awake... Uh... Mission accomplished. LOL! I look crazy. Oh well. You can click on the pics to make them larger. A slideshow of our trip can be found here!

Happy Monday to all! It's back to the grind.

Wt: 129.0
BF: 17% (Pfffffft)