Last set of pics

It's hard to see much of a difference in these pics, but it's there. I am still on track at this point which is better than behind. I've come to terms with the fact that I will not be ready early. As long as I'm ready when it's show time I'll be happy:) So check'em out....pics at 3 weeks out! The time has really flown by (yes 13 weeks actually flew by me). I always want to hurry up the time, and when it gets to this point I always wish I had a few more weeks. Weird, huh?

I've had so much going on these past couple of weeks! Which is a big reason I haven't posted that much. When things slow down a bit (who knows when that will ever be!) I will let ya'll know the low down on what's been happening. But for now it will have to wait.

Hope you all have a great holiday weekend! Eat some yummy BBQ food for me!

Good morning everyone! I have been M.I.A. a little bit between this, fb, twitter and such. I'm just getting so tired that by the end of the day when I have some free time I'm usually too tired:( I catch up on what everyone else is doing, then just don't feel like sitting in front of the computer after that. This one's gonna be a quicky too, I just want to make sure you all know I still think of you;)

I am having my coffee right now, then off to get ready for the day. BTW, if you want the best coffee EVER, you need to get yourself to a TJ Maxx right away! They have so many yummy flavors I can never decide which one to try. Today I'm drinking Black Forest Cake. Who doesn't like the sound of that!? I also picked up Cookie Dough:D I almost bought Coconut Creme Pie, but decided to hold off on that until I go through the others (which won't take long!). Today is my anniversary! Yay! Don't know what we're doing yet (if anything) but it should be a nice day. Honestly, I would be good with renting a movie from the Red Box and chillaxin' tonight. It's harder to go out when you're dieting. It can still be done, but it's just not as fun. I think, for myself anyway, I am the one who focuses too much on what I can't have while I'm out. Not to mention I am always so tired I don't feel like doing so much.

I am going to the 2010 NPC Grand Rapids BB, Fitness, Figure, & Bikini Championships today! This is the show I won last year! I will be nice to be sitting in the audience this time. Someone asked me the other day if I was competing in it. They hadn't realized I won it (even though they were there last year). I think it would be weird to compete in a show you won the previous year. I am the only one? If I won my class, or took a lower placing of course I would think about coming back and trying for the win. But I think I would feel pretty bad if I won it last year, came back again and don't do so well.

Well this is longer than I intended and I have to get ready. I'll let you all know how the show goes! And how my anniversary is!

Bye!

Me~

P.S. I'm going to try to post progress pics one last time before Jr. Nationals. Hopefully I can get my butt in gear on those!

5 weeks out!

I have such a busy day today, but I wanted to pop in and post my current progress pics. They don't look a whole lot different to me from the last ones, but I know I've made improvements? Maybe the lighting is just different? Yeah, I'll go with that;-)

Happy Saturday!!!

So I just noticed that my last entry said less than 8 weeks till Jr. Nat's......well that should have said 7. I'm sure none of you who compete are very surprised at that. Brain function is not always 100% while dieting:) I've seen it written somewhere before, but so true.....you ever notice how diet has the word DIE in it? lol Dieting isn't too bad, but I don't get any cheats so that makes it a little tougher. But whenever my stomach is growling and I've already eaten my food for the day I try to think that I've already made it over 10 weeks and now it's the home stretch. Most of the time that helps. The times it doesn't, I just try to chew some more gum or something.

I know I haven't posted anymore progress pics, but hopefully (where have you heard that before, right?) I will get some up in the next couple days. I don't plan on taking too many more after this though. You'll just have to wait and see the final product!

I am up again earlier than usual today. It must be the stress of dieting that is messing up my sleep. I have a couple other things going on too, but I'll talk about that in another post. I've been taking melatonin which helps but I forget to take it sometimes, like last night. I can't take my ZMA anymore during this prep because it's making my restless leg syndrome act up. It's sooooo irritating to have your leg twitch right before you're about to fall asleep! Then I can't sleep because I'm irritated and I'm up all night! Ugh! It usually doesn't bother me unless I'm stressed or depleted, which means right now it pretty much bothers me a lot:(

I have been stoning my suit, but not yet finished. I can get a lot done in a short amount of time, but that's usually the problem. I only have a short amount of time here and there. Thank goodness I started early! I'll have to post some pics once I'm all done! It's my same suit from last year, just more blinged out now. I wanted to keep my suit for 1. save some $$, and 2. I like the suit just want to bring something a little more to the national stage.

Well, I'm off to get my day started. Pack food, cardio, clean house, back to gym to lift, coffee break with some family, bed.

Less than 8 weeks till Jr. Nationals!

Here I am sitting at home with a day to myself and I spent most of it on the computer! Not doing anything important or educational, just floating around different sites. I was up too early again for a Sunday, but today it was for a good cause. I was walking for MS. Well, we were supposed to walk, but the weather was bad so we all kind of hung out in the gymnasium of a high school. It was still a good time. I'm actually a little relieved that we weren't walking around everywhere because I was wondering where (with all the water I'm drinking these days) I was going to find a restroom when I needed one!

I can't believe it's less than 7 weeks until Jr. Nationals already! I hate this part of my prep. I have been going steady, but now is when the doubt starts to creep in. It's getting down to the point where there's not much time to change things. I just have to trust in it (the diet), I've felt this way every time and every time it all works out. My training is going well and I feel my cardio is on point. I just need the next 2 weeks to fly by, then I'll feel better:) I don't think I'll post any progress pics this week (big surprise, huh?). I'm going to wait until 6 weeks out. The changes stand out much better with a little longer time gap. I still have to do a test run on make-up with my friend Adriana. She is super great at doing make-up! I'm so glad she's coming with me to Chicago! Yay! I started making myself a little check list of all the things I need to get finished within the next oh 7 weeks and that one is on it! I still need to get back to putting those extra stones on my suit. I meant to do that today before the computer sucked me in and put me under it's hypnotic spell! Poo! I did manage to cook some bulk food for the week, so I'll let the suit slide:D

Well, I'm going to catch up on my DVR and clear some room for tonight's Desperate Housewives.

Me~