Anne Marie’s BodyBlog

Yeah! It’s Friday! I thought it would never get here! The day started off kinda rough…I was late to work AGAIN today…all because Grampa Dumkoff was driving 2 miles an hour in the fast lane! WTF! Grrrrr! Move the f*#k out my way! :-@ I hate that…it always happens when I’m in a hurry! To top it off…the day is rainy…cloudy…overcast…blah! Oh well…imma brush my shoulders off and keep it movin…hopefully the weekend will be much brighter! ;0)

Speaking of weekend…Julie Palmer’s Showdown tomorrow…can’t wait…got my directions ready…not really feelin the almost 3 hour drive…but hell…it will be well worth it I’m sure! :0D

I am soooo glad tomorrow is Friday! Even though this week was shorter due to the holiday…it seemingly has been the longest week ever!!!

I am so stoked about this upcoming weekend. I’m going to see Julie Palmer’s Ultimate Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Showdown on Saturday in Toledo. I want to eventually compete, but I have never seen an actual show. I did go to the Arnold in March, but I didn’t get to see any shows. I’m so excited, this is my first! Nothing like an event or show to keep you motivated. The Arnold was fantastic…strong, beautiful, fit bodies all in one place…now that’s the shit!

I just finished my 2nd meal of the day…4 egg whites and slice of plain w/w toast. Been trying to stay consistent with eatting more often…every 2-3 hrs to keep my metabolism burning. Although it seems to be a simple task…it’s quite difficult…there have been times where I literally forgot to eat…sounds crazy…but true. I’m proud to say I have been doing well thus far. Preparation is key. I need to work on preparing the night before instead of throwing things together in the midst of my morning chaos.

I’ve been training late evenings…hittin it hard in the gym…by the time I get home and take a shower…I just want to go to bed. Sleeping can be difficult at times too…sometimes I am so exhausted I can go right to sleep…other times I am tired but I can’t sleep at all…gggrrrr…that is so frustrating cause I have to drag my ass out of bed to get ready for work in the early morning.

I’ve also been trying to implement more cardio into my workouts or whenever I can to accelerate my fat loss. I have a pretty good muscle base, but it’s covered up with layers of fat tissue! I’ve been wanting to get up in the morning and go for a quick run like I used to but that has been a greater challenge than I had hoped. Getting home late…getting to sleep late…yeah…I’m really not wanting to get up any earlier than I have to…

Since I haven’t been able to get cardio done in the morning…I’ve been doing about 20 mins during my lunch hour and in between exercises when I weight train. Its not a whole lot, but it works for me.

Every month my office provides a "treat" to celebrate all the staff birthdays for that month. Cake is usually the "treat" but this time it was cup cakes!!! Aaaahhhh! What are they doing to me??!! I know they are both cake, but there is something different about a cup cake. Needless to say, I over indulged. Granted, I have been doing pretty well the past few weeks with my diet and to be honest I wasn’t even hungry or overly tempted to eat those cup cakes…I just did it! No apparent reason really…just that they I could. Is that crazy or what? Well, I’m not going to sit here and beat myself up about it…it’s done and over with…imma keep it movin’!