OMG!!!

So, I trained with Jen yesterday... I seriously was going to cry! She worked me so hard. I thought I was working hard without her... NOPE, was I WRONG! I can't even put my arms up over my head to wash my hair!!! YIKES.. Now I know what she goes through everytime she works out. OMG! She'll certainly get me where I want to go though, so I'm thankful I have her. Super woman, she is!!

Training is going well. I am not eating enough, so I'm on that. I need to add more fats into my diet. We want my weight to increasingly go up at a slow pace, so I'm going to add more cheese sour cream that sort of stuff.. So, we'll see. I need to gain more weight if I want my muscles to grow, so... this is the hard part. Lifting is easy.

Off day today, so we're going out to dinner with friends! Mexican food, here I come, OLE'!!

Talk to you all tomorrow.

S.O.R.E.

I can't get over the soreness!!! Man oh man, I really must be growing, that's what it feels like, growing pains. My arms are sore as shi* and my back from monday's workout, let me tell you, I could feel it while I was still in the gym. The only thing that I'm not happy with at all throughout this whole process is my stomach. After 4 kids, the skin just isn't as resistant. I eat well, I work out, I lift, I do cardio, I am this close to having a tummy tuck, BUT I know I can get rid of it on my own. I know it's a slow process but come on! If my diet was any cleaner, I'd be pine-sol ;o) I don't know what to do. I just have to trust in the process and know that my abs will come in and the extra fat will go away. I just have to be patient....which is something I'm not known for ;o)

So, it's my off day today, from the gym and from food.....so, I'm gonna have some chicken soup and a slice of bread for lunch and enjoy it. My forearms are even sore, just typing this hurts....

Bootcamp tomorrow night. UGH... my body BETTER respond and be ready by November or else it'll have to answer to ME!

Hamstring mania....

So, went to the gym this morning, took the kids, they played while I worked out. And boy did I ever work out. My legs are gonna be SORE on Monday! My DOMS take about 3-4 days to set it. I feel it while working out, then the next day I'm just a little tight, then day 3 is massive pain ;o) Ever since Jen told me to stop using my gloves, my hands have been killing me. Some of the weights are fine, others, are still really new and the spikey handle rips the hell outa my hands! I try to lotion them a couple times a day to help them stay soft and not rip, but...it feels like I raked for 5 hrs straight.

Well, I'm off tomorrow and Sun. I had to re-arrange my schedule this week in order to fit everything in. We're BUSY this weekend and I wouldn't have time to get to the gym, so I had to re-arrange some things but it worked.

So... I'm in the process of talking to a suit maker to get a suit picked out. I don't want to have to wait til the last minute to do all these things. I'd rather have them done now and then just have to worry about working out and eating when push comes to shove. So, can't wait to talk to her and figure out the best suit for me.

FOOD NIGHTMARE!

Today, I want to EAT! I could eat the entire pantry if someone would let me. I feel carb hungry... I had a nice day yesterday, it was my cheat day so I did pasta stir fry for dinner, it was yummy... but today... I am wanting cheetos, chips, salsa, just stuff! I had a Fiber One bar and was still munchy....so I had another.... still hungry.... HMMMMM what's up... I think PMS to be honest with you. Normally I'm so regimen about my diet even though I have a long way to go before my competition. I want to stay focused on my eating so I'm used to it. IDK.. It's just one of those days where you hate being a woman! Food, scale, tired, pms....UGHHHH

35 weeks to go!

UGH!!

You know, if it's not one thing, it's another. Now... I have a cold and so do the kids. I'm run-down, tired, can't breathe! Someone is saying I shouldn't be working out, but guess what, I'm not listening to that someone! I'm going! I need to stay on track and focused on my goals! I can't let anything distract me. It was bad enough that I landed in the hospital and out of the gym for a week! That was not good. BUT, I have 27 weeks to go, so I'm alright ;o)

Hamstrings and shoulders today!

YIPEE!!

Update....

I took pics yesterday at the gym and well, let's just say, it's a good thing I have 35 weeks to prepare ;o) I always think I look better than that, but pictures don't lie :o( Well, it just means that I have to work that much harder as I will NOT let myself get on stage looking like a hack!

Yesterday was my back day.. back...back is back....
Today, Chest and Shoulders....my favorite!! I hope the pics of my shoulders do them justice. I have always thought I have nice shoulders, so we'll see.

Trying to keep up the cardio, but not too much as I need bulk to build muscle, so.. it's a roller coaster of emotion. As women we're prone to want to get on the scale.... how much do you weigh, has haunted us since birth! I can't can't can't CAN'T get on the scale! As you may or may not know muslce weighs 2X as much as fat so as I build the muscle I want, I WILL see an increase on my scale. You know how hard that is to look at??? I KNOW what it means and I KNOW I'm not gaining fat, so... it's just a mind thing. You know what I can't get over....the fat in my legs! What the hell!! I work them to the bone and still, celulite! WTF!!! I can't get on stage wtih that cottage cheese on my legs, NO WAY!! But, I have faith in myself and my abilities and I have faith in Jen that she won't let me get up there looking any less than my best!

So, hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the gym I go!!

TTYL!