DLRey’s BodyBlog

Hello everyone!  Well, entering into my final week of taking a break from everything and let me tell you, boy did I need this!!!  I am on a sugar high at the moment so this post might just be a bit cheesy as I reel from the delectible piece of "Death By Chocolate" cake that I just downed!  MMMMMM….. boy was it out of this world!  I swear I am a different person… back to my old pleasant self again, isnt it amazing what some carbs and sugar will do for your attitude?  Looking back on those last two weeks or so before competition, I was really unpleasant to be around!  Shit, I didnt even like myself!!!  And that’s bad… cause I really like me!!   I havent been to the gym at all and I have enjoyed eating whatever I’ve wanted.  I plan to continue to fully enjoy myself through the rest of this week and then it’s balls to the wall for eight weeks.  My birthday present to myself is gonna be bringing home the overall figure title for the Florida!!!  No excuses, no regrets this time around.  It belongs to me this year!!  At least I hope so!!!  HE HE!!  See… sugar high!!!  Told you!!!  Alright later… gotta go!

Well, time for the results!  Those of you who have been reading my blogs, know that prepping for this show was especially trying for me.  I had some really tough moments and second guessed myself alot along the way.  Coming off of the two shows in April and then basically maintaining my weight within 10 lbs of competition weight I found myself slacking off on my workouts some and not being disciplined on my diet like I should be.  As a result, I was not feeling as confident the morning of competition.  I water depleted too early and woke up Saturday morning feeling slightly bloated, I was not as well conditioned as I normally am and really felt as if I was gonna pay for it when the placings were determined.  I only had myself to blame for not bringing my A game!  Fortunately, I was to be pleasantly surprised.

I placed 1st in my Division - Figure Open Class Medium and took 2nd in a stacked Masters Over 35 Class!  I entered into the Overall comparisions and was edged out by the Tall Class winner which was also the Masters class winner.  So, all in all it was well worth it in the end! I haven’t seen any pics from the show yet so I don’t really know how I am going to feel about what I brought to the stage on a personal level since I am really only competing against myself in the end anyway, but I am looking forward to seeing them and forming an opinion!  There were so many great physiques presented at this show and I feel truly honored to have been among them in the final placings.  These girls rocked the stage!  Especially in the Master’s Class.  I think this was by far the most competitive Master Class I have ever competed in!

So, what’s next for me now you ask?  On to the Florida State Classic in just 10 weeks!  I HAVE to bring my A game to this one or I might as well stay home.  I am going to take a two week break and hit it hard at 8 weeks out… NO EXCUSES!  If I slack on this one, I might as well just give up!!!  LOL!!!  Gotta go…. I smell some pizza somewhere!!
 

Well, almost here… just today and one more full day to get through and I am there!!  WOO HOOO!!!!  I am ready for some pizza and a BIG FAT Martini!!!  Well, at least tomorrow I get to carb up, so that will be a welcome change… dry oatmeal and sweet pototatoes here I come.  Damn, that it sad!!!!  I think I am losing my mind!  I think this is the most stressed out I have been thus far prepping for a contest.  I usually don’t have "episodes" and I try really really hard not to let it affect my normal "chipper" personality, but this time around I have had some really really close to cracking up moments!!!  I have been hiding out in my cubicle and avoiding everyone as much as possible in order not to rude to anyone.  I did have one moment last weekend where a girl shoved me in a crowded club area and I "went balistic"!!!  I was ready to hammer her ass!  I had to take some deep breaths and the bouncers had to come and everything.. it was pretty freakin ridiculus… but she did shove me for no reason… so I don’t feel bad about pushing her back!  She didn’t know she was messing with a dieted down, no alcohol having, on the verge of cracking total BITCH!!!  I think she was quite surprised that I reacted at all (she was quite a bit larger than me but I didnt care)!  Oh, and one more thing to just top it all off, I had to send one of my suits back for alterations after my last show and I still don’t have it back yet!  I gave them six weeks and when I asked about it last week they acted like they were doing me a favor by making the damn thing!  I mean you know… its not like $800 is a lot to spend on less than one yard of material with stones glued on it right?!!  For real!  I was really nice and asked about it and said that I was getting a bit stressed out because it wasnt here yet but that I really appreciate all the great suits they make for me yada yada yada…. I love you guys and I got back a single line response of "We have 10 times more stress than you people have trying to satisfy all the people that want our suits"  FOR REAL!!!  OMG!!  As soon as I get my suit in hand, I think I am gonna cancel my existing order with them and find someone else to make them for me.  I will gladly give someone else my $1,000!  Anyway… I think I am done ranting now!!!  He he!  I feel better and I am raring to go!  Watch out girls!!!

Hello everyone!  Well… countdown yet again to the final days!  I guess you could say I kinda had a breakdown last week of sorts!!  I got sick a few weeks back and haven’t been feeling quite right ever since and I think with the diet and training on top of it I finally broke!  Boy, I was really in a foul mood on Wednesday and despite my bad spirits I was still determined to make the two a day trips to the gym… however… Wednesday afternoon turned into exactly a 3 minute stretch on the ellipitical and that was all I could take.  I was having a "I NEED SOME CHOCOLATE DAY" and so when I got to the gym I grabbed a chocolate protein bar and when they told me I couldn’t put it on my account (the computers were down) I was not feeling very chipper and REFUSED to walk back out to my car for the money!!!  So, I didn’t get the chocolate I needed and was not a happy camper!!!  I know, I sound like a spoiled rotten little b!tch, but you know how it is when you are dieting for a show and having a bad day!!!  I left the gym and headed straight for the drug store and bought a bag of reeses peanut butter cups!!  AND YES…  I ate them until I didnt want anymore!!!  I had given up and decided I was not going to compete… but I felt better!!!  Then of course the guilt set in and I thought.. CRAP!!  What have I done?  I went home from work early on Thursday and called in sick on Friday and slept most of the day.  I must have needed it all though because by Saturday I was feeling SO MUCH better.  I had lost another 6 lbs and the abs were in!  I guess all I needed was chocolate and some rest!!  I did still train on Thursday and Friday though so I didn’t miss any workouts!  So, I am still on for the competition this weekend and I feel good about it today!  I am right back on track and optimistic about doing well.  Wish me luck and let’s hope I don’t have another BREAKDOWN!!!  LOL!!! 

Well, I have less than two weeks and once again I am second guessing myself (as always)!  I really took it a lot easier this time around than the past competitions, coming off of two just six weeks ago, I had the mindset that I could just maintain and that I would be okay.  As I have mentioned in my past posts, I kept my weight within 8 - 10 lbs of competition so with that mentality I have been reassuring myself that I will be okay.  Now, I am not so sure!!!  Crunch time for sure.  I think reality really hit me last night when I was trying on new suits and my husband said "can I be brutally honest?" and of course I said "sure"…. BIG MISTAKE!!  He proceeded to tell me that I had some fat pockets on the back of my ass and he could see some dimples back there which he has never noticed before!!!  DAMN!!!  BRUTAL, but he was trying to be constructive not destructive, at least he is being honest!  I actually think what he is seeing is where the fat is breaking up just before it breaks down and dissipates (thats what I am telling myself anyway!!!)  Seriously, I understand the process and know my body so I think that is what he is seeing, I just hope it smooths out in time for the show!  I really hope so, or I won’t be getting my dimpled ass up there!!  Ha! Ha!  Well, thought I would share and maybe give you a laugh or two!!  Later!