goddessamazon’s BodyBlog

So it’s been one week since I started my cut diet. I can tell that it’s working already. I’m dropping pounds and the inches are coming down. Today I noticed that my stomach has gone down a little and I can see some of my abs. WHOO HOO! Bring it on baby! Man I love being in contest prep mode.

OK so yesterday I was at my center’s Muay Thai tournament and boy did I have fun!!!!  Luckily none of my instructors asked about my "no show" last Thursday. I can understand why because we all were so hyped about watching the fights. Everyone from our center won except two itty bitty girls and when I say itty bitty I’m not trying to be mean. One chick stood  4′10" and the other was 5′0". The girls from the other schools just beat the sh*t out of them. It was so sad to watch. I really felt bad for them because you can tell that they didn’t have that inner rage to be a good fighter. The girls from the other center had that inner rage and they tore our girls up (they’re gonna upload all the fights on youtube in three weeks). You wanna hear something really sad? We had four girls signed up to fight. Two of them were used like human punching bag, one of our girls won by knock out and the other girl chicken out. The reason she chickened out was because she went clubbing the night before and had too much to drink. She said that she didn’t feel well and didn’t want to fight. Are you f*cking kidding me?????

Who in the hell goes out to a club and drink booze the night before they are suppose to fight in the ring?  Needless to say the instructor for our female teams was highly pissed. When it came to our guys they kicked ass.  We had 9 guys fight and they all won except one who lost by two points.

I don’t want our center to be known for having "weak female fighters". I’m seriously thinking about signing up for a future fight. I know, I know! I said that I don’t have the anger to be a MMA or Muay Thai fighter but neither did the females who won that day.  I need to be realistic though. There is no way I can train for a fight and my competition too. NO WAY IN THE HELL! So if I decided to fight in a tournament it will have to be after March 2010. We have another one in December for this year and I’m gong to watch that one too. I think if I watch another Muay Thai tournament I’ll know for sure if I want to compete or not.

Knowing me? I’m going to join the fighting team next year. I love my center and I HIGHLY respect the instructors there. Right now, we only have two good female fighters out of 8, I think it’s time to add three.

So I got up a little early this Saturday morning because I want to get some cardio in before going to my MMA center to watch several fights at this month’s Muay Thai tournament. Then when I leave there I’m gonna come back to my gym to work out my back and shoulders.

I have a feeling I’m going to have to answer to my instructors why I didn’t show up last Thursday for BJJ. I’m trying to create a good lie in my head but I’m coming up with noting. Maybe I’ll come up with something as soon as I get there. Then again maybe there is so much going on at the center that they will forget to ask.  Let’s hope so.

One thing about this cut that’s different then the others is how fast time goes by. I can’t believe it’s Friday. This week went by like a blur and it’s still a blur because I just woke up from a nap and soon I’ll be getting ready to head to the gym.

BTW- This morning I sold my motorcycle and I sort of feel BLAH about it. I use to own a Honda Magna 750 but it belongs to someone else now because I hate riding it in the winter. I’m gonna miss that bike but it’s best to give it to someone who will ride it all year long and not only when it’s nice outside (which I did every year). OK no need to cry over spilled milk. Let me pack my things and get my butt to the gym.

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For those of you keeping up with the MMA part of thing I didn’t get a chance to make it to brazilian jiu jitsu today. I was so caught up with work that when it was 3:30PM I had to make a choice between working legs or going to BJJ training. I picked legs.

Maybe next week will be better and we’ll see if I can roll relaxed or not. Remember, my next training session will determine whether or not I stick with BJJ during my cut or just stay with Muay Thai.

I’ll keep ya’ll posted.

Yeah, I know it’s November but it still feels like October the 31st because I am currently in my "fat suit". Well that’s how I feel anyway and when you look at these pics you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Hello reality check! WOW! I look all doughy, pudgy and soft. I don’t even look like I lift weights. Hahahahaha!!!!! But that’s OK! The "after" pics are gonna be mind blowing, especially my legs. You guys mark my words. Hear me now when I say this to you! My legs are going to look their absolute best in 2010. My wheels are gonna be an Amazon version of Making_A_Change’s wheels. Ya’ll know how I just oogle over her legs wishing mine were that way. That moment will come when I cut all this fat away. Watch and see. I’ve been working my legs harder and smarter this off season and you all will see the difference when my body fat start coming down.

Now without further ado I give you…….Me in My FAT SUIT!

Since I’m "pear shaped" most of my weight form from my stomach on down but ridding fat from my stomach isn’t an issue. The challenge is getting it off my booty and thighs!

Notice how I have more cellulite in my right butt cheek then my left. This is what “junk in the trunk” is all about. My booty is 42 inches of fat and muscle. If I’m not mistaken my competition measurements for my hips are 36 inches. So as you can see I have a lot of junk to lose in my big azz trunk!

Since this is my third year competing and cutting for a competition I feel very comfortable exposing myself to you all like this. The first year I started cutting for my first competition I would keep my “before” pictures to myself because I was very ashamed of my weight at the time but now that I know how to eat, train and rest I pretty much know what to do to get into competition shape. Not only that but this motivates me to get my ripped body back. I like looking ripped and would look that way all year round but I want to grow so I will always have to do an off season.

This is what happens when you go carb crazy for two months with Pizza, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pasta, muffins, cereal, bean burritos with extra guacamole……….OMG I REGRET NOTHING!!!!!!!!

I’m gonna do the same damn thing next year so there! **sticks tongue out**

I know! I know! I was suppose to upload my progress pictures tonight but as you can see that didn’t happen. Yell at me later. **smirk**

I’ll be sure to do it tomorrow. I had an unexpected visitor come to my home. A person who I haven’t seen in years. He wanted to take me out to dinner but I had to decline. When I told him why that started another conversation which last an hour long. Now I’m beat and ready for bed because it’s waaaaaaaaaay past my bed time.

Good night.

I finally had some spare time to take "before" progress pictures today. Here is it day four into my contest prep and I’m just getting around to taking pictures. BLAH!

So since the sun was shining and it’s damn near 65 degrees outside I decided to take some progress pictures before the insurance adjuster arrive to my house. Once he leaves I’m heading off to the gym.

When I looked at the picture through my view finder the first thing I shouted was "BOY OH BOY DID I GET FAT!!!!!"

Now I’m not trippin about my weight because losing 20 - 25lbs in the next 4 1/2 months is easy as pie but to see how flabby my arms are and how round my stomach is made me cringe. I guess I was in denial about the extra weight I gained until I saw those pics. Now I’m more dedicated to this cut then ever. I’ll post the pics up when I get back from the gym later tonight.

I highly recommend taking pictures of yourself if you want to see your true body image. Pictures don’t lie (except the ones photoshopped) and they will let you know how discipline you must be during your fat loss process.

My pics were a huge wake up call.

So I have a new problem. Trying to squeeze work, cardio, weight lifting and MMA training is more challenging then I thought. Today I had to make a choice again between Muay Thai or Weight lifting and believe it or not I chose Muay Thai. I just couldn’t miss it two days in a roll. So now that it seems that Monday, Tuesday and Thursday will be my MMA Training days I decided to switch up my workout schedule. I also changed my off day which was Saturday  to Monday.

So here’s the new schedule.

• Sunday - Legs & cardio
• Monday - Off (No lifting) cardio in the morning and Muay Thai in the evening.
• Tuesday - Arms and Muay Thai
• Wednesday - Back and Shoulders, cardio
• Thursday - Legs and BJJ
• Friday - Arms and cardio
• Saturday - Back & Shoulders (no cardio for now)

Geez, this is a complex schedule. I’m gonna have to write this down or print it out. Mondays are always busy for me and it looks like I have to choose between lifting or Muay Thai training. So I decided to make that day an off day from lifting. My MMA center has a weight room so I can go work my arms one hour prior to Muay Thai training. Arms never take over an hour for me. It’s the shortest workout on my schedule. My longest workout is Legs so Thursday is the only day that looks challenging. If I’m running behind do to work it looks like Thrursday will be a Leg Day with no BJJ or vice versa.

Ugh! I will see how this goes. Wish me luck!

So I switched up my program and changed my workout completely around. Yesterday was legs and today is biceps and triceps…………tomorrow is back and shoulders.

Today was so busy for me. In the middle of working I also had a contractor come and inspect my roof. For some reason this attracted a few of my neighbors and the next thing I knew I had a group of NOSEY people in my front yard. Can’t say that I blame them though. I keep to myself and I’m a very quiet neighbor (no parties, drunk friends throwing up in the front yard or domestic fights) so this makes me sort of mysterious to my neighbors. However, I’m very friendly and I always wave to my neighbors but I usually do this while getting in my truck heading to the gym or MMA training. I never stop to chat because I’m not a chatter. To busy to chit chat.

OK HOW DID I GET OFF TRACK LIKE THAT?????????

Anywho! Due to being so busy today I couldn’t make it to the gym earlier this afternoon  so I decided to cancel my Muay Thai training and head to the gym instead. Now that I’m cutting, weights holds a higher priority than MMA training. So I strolled into my gym at 6:30PM and it was very crowded and LOUD! I never seen this at my posh gym before. NEVER! People were happy and talkative. So many people held conversations with me during my workout that I couldn’t concentrate on my lifts. I guess they didn’t give a damn that I was wearing headphones. After a while I just put my IPOD away because it served no purpose anymore. Then I had an older member who I haven’t seen in a while give me a loooong hug. Normally a regular hug last about a second but this guy held me longer than that. UNCOMFORTABLE! Then one of his buddies joined us and mentioned on several occasions that women with long legs are sexy when they wear thigh high stockings in high heel. Perv! **evil smile**

"Damn! I ain’t never gonna come here this late anymore" I said to myself

No matter where I went in that gym somebody was there to talk my ears off. The thing about it is that every conversation was a happy one. The nice weather. Halloween and all the candy they ate. Finding money. Reuniting with an ex and so on and so on and so on! Finally I gave up and did my last set of bicep curls and headed out of there. I couldn’t believe how hyper and HAPPY everyone was in there. That never happens! Then as I walked to my car I looked up at the clear dark sky and noticed a beautiful full moon.

"Oh! No wonder! Now it all makes sense." I said to myself

It’s amazing how the moon effects people, especially the ones at my gym.

So I got up this morning did some cardio and was happy to be back into my routine again. I set up my camera to take "before" pictures and it’s cloudy outside. Those of you who have followed me since I joined BB.com noticed that I take my pictures by a huge azz window in my living room. Since my skin is kissed by the sun (as my grandmomma would say) I use natural light to show off my progress. For some reason the flash on my camera washes me out like crazy. So this time I really did make an attempt to take pictures. Today is suppose to be in the low 60’s but partly sunny. Hopefully the sun will come out briefly so I can get these pics out of the way before my body starts telling all this fat to BE GONE!

So today marks the official day of my 16 week cutting diet. I’m gonna be a little different this year and start counting the weeks I’ve been dieting instead of counting the weeks from my first competition for 2010.

I didn’t get a chance to take pictures today but I’ll do that tomorrow. Yeah, ya’ll know how i do but I’m gonna make a strong effort to do better with the pictures this year than last year. I just hate setting that fuking camera up to take my own pictures. If I had someone here to do it for me I would have a sh*t load of pics at the ready!

So here are my stats. When I got on the scale this morning at my gym I couldn’t believe I ballooned up to 180lbs. Actually the scale said 179 but I believe in rounding up numbers.
Starting First Week Stats

• Weight - 180lbs
• right biceps - 13
• left biceps - 13.5
• Waistline (navel level) - 33
• Below navel - 36
• Hips - 42
• right upper thigh - 24
• left upper thigh - 23.5
• Right middle thigh - 21
• Left middle thigh - 21
• Calves - 15

Hopefully I’ll have the pictures tomorrow.

First before I start let me confess my sins………….

**bows head in shame**

Last night I did drive to the grocery store and bought some triple cheese hot pockets along with a bag of cheddar chips and two oreo pies. I ATE THEM ALL with only two minutes to spar! HA!

So when I woke up today I felt so disgusted with crappy food that I looked forward to the next four months of eating clean. So today is the start of my cut.  WHOO HOO! Bring on the structure and predictability of eating. This is what I need in my life, without it I’m like a child locked inside a bakery ALONE!

Once I finished eating my first meal (yeah I woke up late and time went back one hour) I’m gonna pack my bag and head to the gym for LEG DAY!!!! Afterwards I’m gonna stop by walmart and buy some new tupperware. I forgot that I need tupperware during my diet phase DUH!