gymrat0226’s BodyBlog

I just got back from 2 weeks vacation at home in Toronto, Canada.  Not glad
to be back in the nasty heat down here.  But glad to be back in my normal
routine and eating habits.

I did a lot of thinking and decided not to do the show in September.  We
have a five year plan and I’m not getting the things done that I need to do
and one of them is finishing school.  I missed the last 2 semesters of
school so that’s put me a whole year behind.  So I signed up for 2 courses
this time around.  One will consume a lot of my time.  It’s also the money
thing too.  The amount of money I’d spend doing this competition I could put
towards 2 semesters of school.  My future is a lot more important than
competing for fun.

Not to mention I have a hernia that I have to get fixed.  I’m going to the doctor today for an appointment with a specialist.  I have a ventral hernia and it’s been hurting me for the past 3 weeks.  I got it about 1 month before my show so I couldn’t do abs which really sucked!  So I need to diet down a bit because I won’t be able to work out for a month!  NOT looking forward to that.  I think I’ll go insane.  I don’t know what to do if I’m not going to the gym.

I do want to do another one next year around the same time though.  So I’ll
do some serious time muscle building over the next few months.  I did
really good on my vacation.  I only gained 2 lbs!  I couldn’t believe it
when I stepped on the scale.  But I did gain a few more over the past week.  I think it’s catching up with me : (