OK, so i skipped week 7... let me tell you why...
That was THE hardest week I think I ever had - EVER! I busted my ass, ate like a champ, and actually GAINED 3 lbs at the end of the week. It was so bizzare?! If I had never done a show, or hadn't known that this crap actually works, i just may have quit. But I persisted and it paid off; I lost 4 lbs over the weekend until today, Monday.
I guess the body has a mind of it's own sometimes?
Moral of the story; if you want to quit, wait. Do your work, follow your program, and eventually it will come off. Just don't give in.
I feel so strong, and can just feel things going in the right direction. I look forward to my egg whites and scoop of cottage cheese every night, followed by 4 sugarless popsicles and about 6 pieces of sugar free, berry paradise Extra gum.
Coffee with an extra shot of espresso gets me thru most days. As does my new favorite breakfast; egg white/chicken ommelete with asparagus. I use about 3 egg whites, chopped onion, asparagus, and mushrooms, 3 oz of cooked, chopped chicken, 1 pinch of cheese and 1 tbsp salsa. If it's a day i need more fat, i'll add a japanese egg yolk. Those local eggs are amazing! Very orange and yummy!
I've got a babysitter to come at 730am till 930am most mornings so i can get my cardio in at the gym, along with some stretching or quick weights. Then I come home and try to entertain the boys; we've been to over 5 diff pools around here, plus the off-base swiming areas. I'm so freckled, I actually look like I have a tan. Just have to make sure i don't get any heavy tan lines around my butt again. The jan tana didn't cover it up last show.
Then, most night, after jim gets home, i go back to the gym for more cardio. I just need to shrink down my overall shape, and get my butt tight. I def can see that I brought out my lats and rear delts this offseason - I pounded them! I was suprised to see them sticking out the other night. Now's the time you start looking at yourself everytime you walk by the mirror.
I'll take pics Sat in my suit and post them. I love the suit, it's just beautiful!
Thanks for reading and keeping up with me. less than 5 weeks and i'll be flying out with the boys back to OHIO!
*smootch*
Shelly
Your first four paragraphs were SO much like my contest prep this time. So true - you just have to keep going through and know that your body will eventually come along!
ReplyDelete(ps ... I found your blog via SiouxCountry.)