goddessamazon’s BodyBlog

Gee Whiz! I’m at 12 weeks out already? Time is flying! I think I have said that each week since I started. **roll eyes**

So Next Sunday I’ll be taking Progress Pics so be sure to check them out for critiquing. I must say that I’ve been very disciplined on this cut. Cutting during the cold season is so much easier than cutting for spring or summer. Oh and I decided what I’m gonna have for my cheat meal this Wednesday. I was so pissed about messing up my oatmeal last week that I’m gonna do the oatmeal thing again but this time I’m gonna put Grade B Maple Syrup in that sucka instead of stevia. After last week’s fiasco I realized that stevia taste great in coffee and tea ONLY! The oats itself is not a cheat because oats are good carbs for cutting but having oatmeal with REAL BUTTER and REAL SUGAR is the cheat part. So this Wednesday I’m gonna have two bowls of oatmeal with real butter and real maple syrup. Once I get this cheat meal right then I can venture out to other food items. Pfft! With the way things are going I need to read the book called "Cheat Meals for Dummies" so I can be a pro at this stuff. How in the hell did I mess up a cheat meal? I still can’t get over that! **shakes head**

I found new eye candy to drool over at my posh gym. Yup! I know, that was quick right? Well my gym ooze with eye candy! This new one looks absolutely delicious. You know who he looks like? He look like that guy who played the Russian boxer in Rocky 4 or was it Rocky 5? Hell I don’t know but it was the Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago the only thing different is that he has dark hair and green eyes. Now I need to come up with a code name for him. Well, until that happens I’ll just continue to lust over his body. **evil grin**

1927 - 2008

She was 81 years young. Now this was a true Diva! Such sadness and especially on a day like today. My heart and prayers goes out to her family and friends.

I have ruined a a cheat meal. DAMMIT! Now I have to wait until next Wednesday to finally get it right. Last week I ate waaaaaaaaaaay too much for a cheat meal and today I ate waaaaaaaaaaay too little. Let me tell you what happened.

Remember when I said that I was going to eat two big bowls of oatmeal with real butter and stevia? Remember when I also said that if I have any room in my stomach I’ll eat two slices of pizza afterwards? Well let me tell ya! I only had two slices of pizza for my cheat meal! Why? Because I thought that since Stevia taste good in coffee and teas it would taste great in oatmeal! **BUZZ** WRONG!!!! It was disgusting in oatmeal. Really! Really disgusting! I’m sure monkey balls taste better than that. I barely ate that oatmeal and eventually threw it in the trash which left me with only the two slices of pizza. TWO SLICES OF PIZZA!!!!!  Boooooooooooo! What kind of cheat meals was that? Two slices of pizza? I can hear my stomach cussing me out right now as I type this. So since I went  overboard last week and went underboard this week, next week should be just right. **crosses fingers**

When it comes to oatmeal, I’m gonna need a real sweetener. F*uck this artifical stuff. I’ll save that for my herbal teas or coffee.  I’ll use either honey or grade B maple syrup for my oatmeals from now on. What a waste of oats and BUTTER!!!! **sobs**
This is what I love about cutting. I learn things through trial and error. Cutting is a great learning process. You get to see what works for your body and what doesn’t. What taste good and what taste bad. Once again, another lesson learned. Stevia + Oatmeal = Ewwww

Next Wednesday I’m gonna make my cheat meal as simple as possible. No more experiments. I have no idea what I will eat yet but I have 7 WHOLE DAYS to decide.

Grrrrrrrrrrr! I can’t believe I blew a cheat meal.

I’m not the type of person who indulge in artificial sweeteners like nutra sweet, splenda or sweet N’ low. I stay away from crap like that due to having cancer over 17 years ago. Granted I didn’t eat well back then so I can see how I got it. For example, when I was in college I would have a diet pepsi and a bar of snickers every morning before my 8AM class".  Then a bag of pork rinds before my next class with another diet pepsi and when lunch arrived it was aways something fried. So when I was diagnosed with the big "C" I changed my entire lifestyle. So now that I know better I do better and since I MUST stay away from sugar while on this cut I decided to seek a natural alternative to sugar. I’ve always known about stevia but wasn’t a big fan of it due to the yucky after taste. Even though that was many years ago I decided to try it again to see if they improved on the after taste. EUREKA! THEY HAVE!!!!

This is the stevia I purchased several days ago and it’s so good! I have a mean sweet tooth and decided to use this instead of sugar. I put it to the test today in coffee and it was GREAT! I actually like it. The main reason I brought this is because I wanted something sweet for my cheat meals. So after dealing with my first cheat meal fiasco last week I decided to have more discipline and control this go around. My cheat meal for Wednesday will be a two bowls of oatmeal with REAL BUTTER, soy milk and stevia. If I have room in my tummy for more food (highly unlikely) I’ll eat two slices of pizza.

I know I can have anything I want for a cheat meal but until I lose more fat from my booty and thighs I must be more sensible about the type of cheat meal I have.

Once again time is moving fast. It seemed like yesterday when I was saying that I was 14 weeks out. So in two weeks I’ll be taking my monthly progress pictures. I’m pretty impressed with my hard work already and look forward to sharing my progress with the rest of you.

Guess what? Mr Kansas and I had a conversation yesterday. I haven’t seen him all week until yesterday. I was very happy to see his handsome face along with that fine body! He was gone due to a funeral. I didn’t want to go into that so I offered my condolences and quickly skipped the subject. During our little chat he told me that he’s going to be moving to North Atlanta next month due to a new job placement and will workout in a gym near his new home and job. I was shocked to hear this and he could see it on my face. Then he assured me that he’s gonna come back to our gym on the weekends. "Yeah, right!" I said sarcastically. And just when he was about to reply to that WE WERE INTERRUPTED!!!!!

rant time -  You know what I noticed about my posh gym that pisses me off? If I’m talking to someone attractive or someone with a killer body someone out of the blue will  come and interrupt the conversation. OH! OH! But let someone dorkey, old or nerdy talk to me and folks avoid us like the plague. Like yesterday, this "bible thumper" interrupts my workout to invite me to his church today. When I declined he wants to go on and on about how it’s important for people to have a church home, how his church is one of the best churches in Fayetteville,  blah! blah! blah! So I bust his bubble by telling him that I’m a PROUD heathen and that I’ll catch on fire if I walk inside a church. Finally when I said "Hail Satan" he got the hint and walked away!
Now check this out, before this I only talked to this guy ONCE and it was about fishing. Now how do you go from having a conversation with me for the first time about fishing to inviting me to church when you meet me the second time? Unbelievable. But did anyone interrupt us during the 10 minutes of this mess? Noooooooooooooooooooooo! But let me talk to someone fine and seconds later we’re interrupted. UGH! That pisses me off.

ok end of rant.

Anywho, I was so pissed about getting interrupted that I walked away from the conversation. That’s the third time someone interrupted me and Mr Kansas. You know what? I GET THE HINT! Yup! I get it. He and I aren’t suppose to be talking. He’s suppose to look sexy and I’m suppose to admire him from a far. THAT’S IT! We were never suppose to take it beyond that.  Now I have no desire to talk to him anymore and he’s moving soon so no need to lust after him anymore. Out of sight is out of mind is my motto. No worries though, Mr Kansas is replaceable. Trust me on that one. One thing my posh gym has is a variety of eye candy in all types of colors and sizes. So tomorrow I’ll just pick someone new to lust over and this time I’ll keep him at a distance. Lesson learned!

cya!

I had my first cheat meal yesterday and it didn’t go over too well. Oh don’t get me wrong, I loved ever minute of it but my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I had to take a 10 minute break before finishing it all.  I didn’t get the pizza like I planed. Instead I got a huge plate of vegetable noodles with baked turkey smothered in sweet and sour sauce. I also had 6 california sushi rolls and finished it off with a warm brownie square. Needless to say I felt like shit afterwards! I won’t do that again. UGH!

So today I was thinking that I need to be more sensible with my cheat meals.  Thanks to that brownie my sugar cravings are back but the good news is that they will be gone by tomorrow. I made a decision today to not include any sweets with my cheat meal. Sugar hates my muscles and when I woke up today I looked like a soft pillow. BLAH! Next week I’m gonna make protein pancakes but instead of adding splenda (which I never liked) I will add "stevia". I brought some today and it’s not bad. Mixing stevia with cinnamon would give those protein pancakes a good taste. YUMMY!

I got a new application from the NPC head quarters yesterday in reference to renewing my NPC Card. Can you believe they went up $5 more????? In 2007 it was $75. In 2008 it was $80 and now it’s $85. WTF???? With all the money they’ll be making from the bikini division next year why on earth would they raise the NPC card fee?

anywho, that’s enough from me to today. I got a ton of work to deal with so I’m gonna make this entry short.

Cya!

All during cardio today I’m thinking about what I’m gonna have for my cheat meal tomorrow afternoon. I figured out the day (Wednesday or Thursday) so now I just need to figure out the meal. A part of me wants to pig out on sushi but sushi really isn’t much of a cheat meal now is it? Pizza on the other hand is more like a cheat meal! YEAH! PIZZA! Mmmmmm! A friend of mine gave me a starbucks gift card as a Christmas gift. Now I’m not much of a coffee drinker here in America but when I’m in Germany I can’t get enough of the stuff. European coffee is very strong but it taste soooo good. Anywho, I thought to myself, what the hell am I gonna buy from starbucks since I don’t care too much for American coffees? I love starbucks Frappuccinos but it’s not hot enough to drink those? Then I realized that starbucks sell OVER PRICED cake slices. Emphases on the word over priced. My cheat meal will be tomorrow at lunch around 1ish so I decided to go to the starbucks near my posh gym today and use my gift card to buy a desert to go along with my cheat meal tomorrow. You guys should have seen the way I was acting in starbucks. Those of you who are or have been on a strict cut diet can relate to this experience.

Have you ever been in the mall and walked past the pet shop? There were either a window showing cute little bunnies, puppies or kittens. They were so adorable you had to stop and watch them play. If you’re a real animal lover you’ll find yourself talking to them in your sweeties baby voice "Oh you’re a cutie wuttie aren’t you? Yes you are! Yes you are!" Well that’s how I was looking at those deserts displayed behind a glass in starbucks. I walked up to it with a huge smile on my face. I bent down and looked at every piece of cake or muffin they had for sale. Then without realizing it………….I started to talk to the deserts.
"Mmm! Marble cake slices! Look how soft and moist you are. I betcha you’re the sweeties thing here aren’t you?  Mmmm! Hmmm! Oh I’m sorry Mr Honey Bunn I didn’t see you over there. Oh you’re right, that chocolate marble cake ain’t got nuthin’ on you baby! Yes, you do look delicious. WOW! But look at the blueberry muffin over here! She looks heavenly and what’s that beside her? OMG! Are those fresh brownie squares with walnuts on top? Oooooo the things I can do to you honey! I can eat you up in one bite and you will like every minute of it. Yeah, you want me don’t cha? Don’t cha?  I know you do!"

I finally stopped when I saw the cashier staring at me from her cash register. "You alright over there hun?" She asked. Now you would think I would feel embarrassed for talking to food but I didn’t. I felt a connection with those deserts and it was important for me to communicate with them. They need to know how much I lust for them. So I took out my gift card and purchased a brownie square for tomorrow. As soon as I got home I was so excited that I told my cat about the entire experience.

Hey? Ya’ll talk to your pets too so don’t act like I’m the only one!

Anycrazyladyonthecutdiet!

This week is pretty warm for December but I’ve been taking advantage of it by going outside in the morning for my cardio. I love going outside and walking rather than staying in doors using my stepper but indoors or out it’s important for me to continue doing cardio. Bust my ass now, take it easy later is my motto!

Ok that’s enough from me for today. I’ll leave you all with a youtube clip to prove that cats actually talk when we are not around.

cya

Someone in my posh gym today introduced himself to me and we shook hands. Usually a handshake takes about 1.5 seconds. You reach, touch, shake and then let go! That’s all to a handshake right? Well when this guy and I shook hands I tried to let go but he kept on shaking. So I reform my grip for another 1.5 seconds of shaking and tried to let go again but he wouldn’t let go my hand! He kept on shaking it. Now I know ya’ll think I have lost it by talking about shaking hands but this sort of bothered me. Why is he holding my hand in a shaking position and not letting go? This is what I’m thinking the whole time he’s shaking my hand. So out of frustration I stopped shaking his hand and let him continue to hold my hand in a shake position. When he finally finish his sentence he let go of my hand. THANK GAWD!!!!  I’m sure that handshake lasted about 10 -11 seconds. Don’t get me wrong. I’m a very touchy freely type person but when it comes to handshakes I want that done quickly as possible. Yes, I know that’s weird but I felt like my hand was being held hostage and it bothered me all day so I had to blog about it.

**snap** Ok I’m over it!

Mr Kansas wasn’t at the gym today.  That’s OK because a shit load of eye candy was there to take his place. I don’t know if it’s because Christmas is next week or the fact that it was in the low 60’s today but it was really crowded in my posh gym. It’s never crowded when I’m usually there but today it was packed. So many goodies walking around pumping iron. YUM! YUM! Even though the eye candy was high today I didn’t let it distract me from my workout. When it’s time to work legs I make sure no one distracts me. I’ll just spot them in between sets and then stare at them while I do cardio. Nice plan huh?

Cya!

WOW! Those two weeks went by fast. I must say that I am very proud of myself. I have stayed with the 2 hours of cardio a day 5 times a week with no problem. It also paid off too. I can see a big difference in my physique when I look in the mirror. So in two more weeks I’ll be taking progress pictures again to show my improvements. I also mapped out my entire competition schedule. My first figure competition will be in Chattanooga, Tennessee June the 20th and I’m looking forward to that. I’ll be doing natural bodybuilding shows until then.

What’s that about? How can someone lose inches but stay at the same weight number? Maybe my body is playing a cruel practical joke on me. Or maybe the scale is always having a bad day. I don’t know but it’s strange.

If I haven’t said this before I’ll say it again. Bodybuilding.com is the best supplement store in the world!!!! BAR NONE! They have stolen my heart and earn my devotion for a long time. I was running out of Whey Isolate and ordered it on Monday morning ……….REGULAR SHIPPING BY THE WAY………and it got here on Wednesday morning. That was outstanding.

So let’s talk about Taraxatone for a minute.

I know I said that I would take it for five days but I just took it for three. Does it work? Yes but the original version was better. Let me explain the difference.

The Original Taraxatone - When I took this product I saw a difference the next morning after the first day. It was a BIG DIFFERENCE too. The second day I was peeing a hose all day. The third day I was tighter. I remember feeling my skin tighten up and my veins popping out. It was a crazy sensation that you’ll never forget.  Seriously, if felt like my skin was shrinking around my muscles like plastic wrap. It was freaky to watch and I found myself spending a long time looking at myself in the mirror. The original taraxatone had that WOW factor. It even had a lasting effect when I stop taking it after my competition.

The New Taraxatone - When I took this product i saw a difference the second day (not morning). It kicked in the afternoon of the second day. I did pee a lot but I didn’t feel that tighten sensation of my skin like the original version. There is no WOW factor with this new version but it does work………….eventually.

I think what I’m gonna do come competition time is take more than the recommended dosage and take it on a 7 day cycle rather than a 5 day cycle as suggested on the bottle. I believe by doing it that way I’ll get the results I’m looking for when I took the original version.

Now if ya’ll will excuse me I’m about to go into my kitchen and prepare my salmon with broccoli.  Speaking of broccoli. Has anyone seen a cat go absolutely bat shit crazy over broccoli? No?

Well now you have! Introducing the "Give me my f.ucking broccoli" kitty!

enjoy

and I’m not just saying that. Seriously, they are top notch in customer service and prices. Remember when I talked about Taraxatone? Well I thought it was gonna arrive tomorrow but it arrived today! Isn’t that awesome? bodybuilding.com knows how to spoil their customers. The shipping prices are low and so are the products. If you haven’t ordered from them in a while they  will send you an email tempting you to come back with a 10% discount! They are so awesome!

Ok so I got this HUGE bottle of taraxtone right? And when I say huge I mean HUUUUUGGGEEEEE!!!!  But keep in mind that it only contains 60 capsules. When I took off the safety seal and picked out the cotton I looked down in the bottle and it was half empty. Now it’s not half empty because they didn’t put 60 capsules in there. Oh Noooooooooo! It’s half empty because the bottle is too damn big. This bottle was made to hold 200 capsules instead of 60. What’s with the big bottles Cytogenix? What are you overcompensating for? Hmmm?

Ya’ll know what this reminds me of? It reminds me of those old guys who drive around in their fancy sports cars flirting with young chicks. The sports car is overcompensating  for their dysfunctional wee wee. I know ya’ll seen this before. Hell I see it almost everyday at my posh gym. There’s this old guy who drives around in a nice 2009 white porche. This car is the pimp of all new sports cars. It’s sweeeeeeet! But homeboy need a damn cane to get out of it. If I have to guess his age I would say he’s pushin’ 75 and I’m sure his dang-a-lang ain’t working. He may fool those cardio bunnies in our gym but he ain’t foolin’ me. Every time I see him I hear his inner voice saying "Yeah, I suck in bed but check out my ride baby!"

Anylimpdicky, I hope and pray that this isn’t the case with this new version of Taraxatone. I really do. I’ll be giving it a test run tomorrow and will stay on it for 5 days. After those five days I’ll give my honest review. So far I’m skeptical. They change the look, the bottle and the formula. Let’s hope that they changed it for the better. No! Wait? LET’S PRAY THEY CHANGED IT FOR THE BETTER!

I’ll keep ya’ll updated.

Last night I was online looking for new BBing T-Shirts to buy so I can wear them to my posh gym. I love T-Shirts with messages on them because it gives others an idea about my personality. Here are a few I like.

This one is my favorite. I would wear this T-Shirt in and out of the gym.

This is my second favorite that I would wear in and out of the gym.

Now this T-Shirt would be worn in the gym or at bodybuilding competitions.

This T-Shirt should be worn by me and Making_A_Change

Here are some more