This past week I worked my tail off to reach my goal of a one pound weight loss. As the middle of the week came, the scale had not budged. I was kind of confused…I thought for sure I would see a little bit gone. I have been working my a*s off…and nutrition is on point. Not a big deal, but I stopped to think about what I did differently. I did try cottage cheese for the first time ever….I kind of liked it, so I ate it 2 days in a row….two 1/2 c servings each day. Shame on me for flying through the grocery store. I bought fat free whatever…but it had 400mg of sodium per serving! OMG…I am one person that keeps an extremely low sodium intake. By the end of the week…my weight dropped 1.5lb after the salt went. Lately, I am in such a rush with everything, I make stupid mistakes. This past week was just that. I HAVE GOT TO SLOW THE F DOWN!! By Friday, I woke up hurting everywhere. I could not sit, bend forwards, go up stairs without holding on… I don’t mind being sore, but this was WAY excessive. I’m not sure why, I actually rarely feel too much following workouts. But, I had to take Friday off from lifting (which I never do)….I learned from my hubby about "walking away" before you lose your winnings. The game will always be there tomorrow if I wanna play. Yes, it was while playing craps (he is the BEST at that table). But anyways…it is about going with your instinct. I had to rest . That afternoon (Friday) I was packing our travel trailer for a short trip with my family. I literally walked head on into the lowered awning, which was right in front of me. Not good….I refuse to live life under comp prep control and walk around like a zombie half the time. I am determined to make this time alot less stressful on my family and myself. The better job I do with food choices right now, the better my head will be on straight. I need to be a good mommy! So, by trial and error, while staying in macro plan and food choice plan from Layne…I am little by little figuring out that broccoli and fish only diets are not always the right answer. For me, the learning part is the most motivating in contest prep. I should be getting better at this…for goodness sakes, I have been in contest prep for 12 out of the last 15 months! But the way I see it…maybe I am in my peak phase of my physique, in my lifetime ,and should just roll with the comps right now. There will always be room for improvement, but I am more concerned with maintaining the muscle I have worked for already. I don’t know what next year will bring, but for now I am really enjoying the challenges again. Knowing the way I am…next spring could roll around and I may have completely different fitness goals. I change like the wind…but that’s just me 
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