So, I have been gone for a few weeks now. Like 3. I intended to take a little mental health break, but I certainly didn’t think I was gonna let it go on this long. I mean I don’t even know who the people are on the top profiles, I haven’t been watching the online shows or anything and I feel totally out of the loop. However, I am ready to snap out of it and get back on here where I belong.

Spring Break was last week and this is the first week of the Spring quarter. I’m independently instructing a class this time around in addition to continuing my thesis and taking another class. If all of that goes well, I will be walking on that stage just 11 weeks from now.

As busy as I know I’m going to be, I know this is not a time to abandon my workouts and clean eating. I let loose the weeks while I was away, but I know for my own sanity I’m going to need the structure this lifestyle brings.

Tonight I did a leg workout. I didn’t intend to, It was suppose to be a back and biceps day, but seeing as how I didn’t walk into the gym until after 4 o’clock all that ish was taken. The leg equiptment looked so lonely, so I sucked it up and banged it out. I nearly lost my lunch and could barely stand to get a drink of water after lunges my legs were so shaky. Success lol. It’s good to be back. Talk to y’all soon.

So I braved the snow, cold, and public transportation and made my way down to the Arnold Expo last friday. What a magical place it was lol. This was actually my second Arnold, but the experience was so much better this time around because I am more familiar with the movers and shakers in the fitness industry. Last year I had just discovered Oxygen magazine and wanted to witness a figure competition first hand. This year I could name pretty much name everyone on stage and knew who was working the booths. Everyone was there: Ronnie Coleman, Jake Cutler, Jamie Eason, the guys from No Bull Radio, I couldn’t stop smiling.

I had the fortune of meeting and taking a picture with Ava Cowan, who is even more beautiful in person, as well as Flex Wheeler who was so sweet to me even though I was staring at him wide-eyed and tongue-tied lol. I was giddy for the rest of the evening.

In other news, the diet and training is going well. I’ve been really keeping track of my calories and sticking to my allowance. I did legs today, I punked out a little on squats, but I expect to be pleasantly sore tomorrow.