COMPETE 2 WIN!!!!

In 5 weeks I’ll be on stage listening to a judge say,  "quarter turn to the right, quarter turn to the right".  This morning I weighed in at 133 1/2 pounds, which is a 4 1/2 pound weight loss since last Saturday.   I’m really happy about that!!!

This week has been the hardest week thus.   My body is really feeling the pain and just doesn’t know what to do.  Three nights this week I woke up in the middle of the night with unbearable pain in my stomach.  A very hot sensation, like heart burn, but in my stomach.  My conclusion is that the digestive juices have absolutely nothing to digest so it’s digesting the linning of my stomach.  Being that I’m not a doctor, I have no ideal if that’s correct or not, but that to me is just basic common sense.  On two nights I was able to calm my stomach down by drinking water.  Last night I gave in and had a protein shake.  The sensation subsided some and I was able to fall back to sleep, but as soon as I woke I experienced the same sensation.  I’ll continue to monitor this situation very closely because I do not need an ulcer.

On a more positive note, although my body is feeling the pain, it is working like a well oiled  tuned machine.  It’s done everything I’ve asked it to do.  I’ve been able to get my 2 sessions of cardio the last 11 days straight as well my weight training.  This past Thursday, I woke up with a headache.  I still did my AM cardio session.  But I noticed that if I was not lying down I had a headache.  I walked around with a headache all day Thursday.  I’m very in tune to my body and I feel this was a wake up call and my body was saying, "I’ve pushed, and pushed, and pushed, but I need a rest."  I made the decision to rest Thursday evening.  It was a hard decision to make b/c I’m always thinking there is another competitor who trained through all the pain, but to me one day of rest isn’t going to break me, and if it is, I didn’t need to be on stage anyway!!!! I woke up Friday morning feeling much better and I haven’t had anymore headaches so I’m assuming that I was exhausted.  I have no regrets about the decision I made.

I went to see my trainer on yesterday.  He’s pleased with my progress and feels that I’ll come in right on point in 5 weeks.  He’s added another session of cardio.  So now I will be doing a 5:30AM Cardio session ( 1hr, on an empty stomach).  I’ll return to the gym between 1-2pm for weights and another cardio session (this session will be 30-45 minutes, THANK U JESUS!!!), Then I’ll return that evening around 9PM to complete my final cardio session for the day which will be 1 hr. 

This week I start my posing lessons with the GURU Poser for this area.  I worked with him 8 years ago when I was preparing for this show.  So I’ll see him on Tuesday and Thursday for 30 minutes.  And probably for the next 3 weeks, 2x a week. 

I’ve made the final decision on suit design, color, and stone work for my 1-piece suit.  I’m really excited about that.  So, that should be completed within the  next 3 weeks or so.

Below are my measurements.  I was really surprised to see how many inches I’ve lost since my last measurement on August 22.   This was further confirmation that I’m dropping the body fat. 

8/22/07                     
              Today, 9/29/07

Breast 36 1/2                     Â
 Â Â Â Â  34

Waist 29 3/4                     Â
 Â Â Â Â Â  27 1/2

Low Ab 32 1/4                     Â
 Â Â 29 3/4  (I call that my kangaroo pouch!!!)

Hips 36 1/2                     Â
 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 35

Bicep 12 1/2                     Â
 Â Â Â Â Â Â  12

Quad 21 1/4                     Â
 Â Â Â Â Â Â  20 1/2  

Calf 13 3/4                     Â
 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  13 1/2

My goal for week 5 is to stay focused.  Continue to do the diet, cardio, weights, and 800-1k crunches. Amazingly, I’ve developed a liking towards ab work that I have never had before…I just pray I come in tight, tight, tight, b/c my abdominal area is where I tend to hold all of my water!! I’m also praying more than ever.  I’m soooo irritable and I hate that b/c that’s not my typical personality.  I’ve isolated myself more to prevent from being rude to people.  At work I pray really hard, b/c no matter what I have to be professional!!

Anywho, that was week 6 in a nutshell!!! WEEK 5 HERE I COME!!!!!!!

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