Nancypro’s BodyBlog

So, I started and finished my shopping yesterday. Horray for me.  It was great the lines were short, there was no one pushing, there was plenty to pick from and I am very excited about the gift selelction, I just hope everyone else is as happy.  Mostly the gift part, is for the kids, I just kept wanting to get my little nieces more and more but, they are so spoiled, that it is just not right. 

 So, the holiday dieting continues.  Did a double workout yesterday and did not wake up until 10am this morning, yuck.  My body was beat.  Still not in my usual competition conditioning, this will take some time to get back, but I have a plan for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so I am excited that I will stay on track this week.  Last week was a mess, and it is easy to let "cheat meals" spill over into the following week, there will be none of that this time.  There is only 10 more weeks until the Arnold, and I have much work to do.  Maybe a little too much, yikes!!! But what can I say, I will get it done.

 Well, send me a comment to my journal, I know you are reading, but you are too wimpy to post a comment? No way, I say, Merry Christmas and give me a shout out, otherwise I am going to stop writing.

Happy Holidays!

Mood: sore

Well, I am back on track, had a few bobbles here and there with the diet, difficult to diet with all of these parties, events and get togethers, but I have managed to get back to the program.  I just found out that Christmas dinner is going to be healthy, roast beef and potatoes, that really thrills me.  Maybe I already posted that.???? Am I crazy? Well, workout was good today, starting to feel more like myself, more energy, focus and drive. It seems like finally when I really get in the zone it is about 2 weeks out and I want the show to be in 2 more weeks, hahaha.  So anway, tried to trick my body to start early. Feeling good today, not done much shopping, one more gift for my niece, she is so spoiled.  The rest, I will do later this week, it is still much to early to shop.  (hahaha) boys, here i come, I love shopping with you. By this time most of the women are out of the malls and all that is left is the men, and may I say, they are very mellow shoppers, gotta love not being pushed and shoved in the mall.  OK, that is all my ramblings for today, time to nap.

mood: goofy

Welll, my brain is much ahead of my body.  My workouts are difficult, I am exhausted after my cardio this morning and it seems like my brain just does not want to turn on right now.  Seems like physical exhaustion created mental stupidity or something.  Hopefully it will be better after a week or so.  I am not hungry at all, my diet seems fine, I am eating enough carbs.  The first few days I was pretty famished, but green apples for now seem to be curbing my appetite a bit, also lots of water helps.  I hope to be to my normal perky self soon, everything seems so overwhelming right now and such heavy tasks.  Well, perfect timing for putting more stones on my suit, it doesn’t take much brains to do that. So that will be my project this afternoon and I think I will have to save my second workout till much later today.  Well, send me a message, let me know you are out there, what’s up, how is your training? Hope you are having a great day.

mood: exhausted

I was supposed to be in the gym this morning at 9:30am.  It is now 10am and I am just waking up.  What happened? Well, I overslept.  I wrote out my new training program and diet last night, today is legs, hmmm some sort of unconscious thing going on. Well, I am still not up to my 100% energy, maybe my body just needed a little extra rest.  I am sure I will still have an awesome leg workout.  Now what to do, I am already behind on my meals.  Now I remember what it is like precontest, eat, sleep and breath the show, that is just the way it is.  Spent another 2 hours on my one piece last night, stoning the straps, seems like I put the stones way too close together and now they look like curly fries.  But only when I am not wearing it. I swear this thing when I am done is going to weigh 10 pounds there are so many stones.  But luckily I am starting early, I still have my two piece to do.  But that usually takes much less time.

Well, I hope you have a great day, and if you are reading my journal make sure you leave a comment, otherwise I might just stop rambling.  You know people that just talk to themselves they are crazy yeah????

mood: sleepy

Went to the gym this morning and did some cardio. Started working the gauntlet, got my heart rate up to 170… oops just a tad bit too high, had to get off and rotate eliptical and treadmill.  Well, I had a strange cough or something weird for about a week, and I actually took several days off from training, so I was sweating big time.  Been working on the stones on my one piece, that is about half way done and it looks kick ass, if I do say so myself.  I had to quite because I ran out of stones, what a bummer, I was enjoying it.  Anyway, hope your day has been excellent and your workouts are going well. M

More ramblings soon….

Mood: happy

OK, so only 4 more days until my precontest diet officially starts.  I am not a big fan of cheat meals during the competitive season.  I pretty much just stick to the plan.  So this week’s focus is about getting my body and mind ready.  I basically have 3 eating stratgegies.  One is my precontest strategy.  (eat what’s on the program) then I have my post competition strategy. (ah yes the seafood diet) then I have a third diet that is eat clean foods that I don’t usually get to eat on my contest diet, like milk, granola and yogurt.  Or a turkey sandwich on wheat bread, rice cakes, stuff like that.  So right now I am eating my third diet sprinkled with the seafood diet.  (what a combo huh?) These last few days are challenging.  I mean really why don’t I just start today? duh? Because I have set a date in my head that is when I start.  So I am trying to get out the last hoorahs and at the same time, cut back to be prepared for what is to come.  You would think at 12 weeks out it would not be that difficult, but every year is a different year and we will see what the game plan is very soon.  Ok, that is about enough of my ramblings for now.  Have a great day!

Well, this BodyBlog thing is pretty cool.  I can see how a person could spend all day in here and not get anything done.  I am really trying to find everything, and figure it all out.  There is so much stuff it is a bit overwhelming.  I hope to respond to everyone’s posts and messages, I hope I don’t get anyone lost in the shuffle.  There are so many things to do in here it is like being at Disneyland I don’t know where to go first. 

Well, I am taking the day off today from training, I have a weak cough and not feeling 100% myself, so I am going to rest and get some extra sleep today.  Hopefully I will feel much better tomorrow. 

There needs to be a mood smily here.  Does anyone know how to add that?  Is that even possible?

well less than one week left of off season.  It took me about 3 weeks to actually get used to off season and now it is already over, boo hoo.  But there will be no pouting from me or cheesecake for that matter.  When I get down to business it is ready, set, go… no holds barred, well just give me two weeks to adjust.  Check back soon for more precontest ramblings. I am always more talkative when I am carb depleted.  It is like being drunk or something.

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