Read My Mind!

I have not caught up with all the sleep I’ve lost in the past week! Needless to say, I’m still on point with my diet and workouts. Today I went home early due to exhaustion! Took a nap and went to the gym, only to be up late again writing here. I hope I can get to bed earlier the next few days, and SLEEP ON THE WEEKEND! Check out this definition kicking in:

Down 4.4 Pounds in ONE WEEK! I did ZERO cheating, stuck to my portions. Added in the pump, and now I’m a burnin machine! I am excited to see next Sunday’s results!!

 Great Diet Tip: Sweet Potato RAW!! I peel it and eat it like a fruit, YUM! or you can cut them into crunchy chips!

By the way, you can also check me out at hwy2hottie.wordpress.com

 As of last Saturday, I’m officially 12 weeks out, OMG!!! My friend Luci (gypsie77) and I are keeping in contact daily to make sure we have the support we need. She’s my 24 hour on-call counselor in case I ever sense a low!

My friend has been a shopaholic for years and was getting rid of a LOAD of DESIGNER clothes: jeans, skirts, tops, dresses. Well they range from 3/4 - 7/8. Would you know I bought a couple armfulls of those sizes!?! I’m flabergasted!! size 5/6 jeans? Me?? Never have I fit in that size!! Does that mean I could be a 1/2 when I’m done with these 12 weeks? LOL!!!

First week and I’m already going to be away from home! What a challenge. i had to write out when I would fit in my workouts/cardio while I’m away. I think I got it down, but I am already faced with being off the schedule and I just started! Well, I suppose this is going to make me the most prepared for the upcoming weeks! Right now I’m prepping and packing everyone’s food in the house, whew! This is why there is no way I can squeeze social events in. I will be exhausted! Tonight, 1 hour of cardio and legs - haven’t done them in over 3 months! yeah, they are my natural asset…

I’ve had to warn people I’ll be out of the social zone for a while.

 Got a strict schedule to follow. Gotta keep up on sleep along with keeping the family cared for. I already workout twice a day and have 2 jobs so…socializing will have to be on hold

 I’m so trying to keep my head in the zone and not allow outside influences to swift me off track. Gotta plan, map it out. Using my planner diligently, as well as bloggingt to keep my mind right.

 Have a wonderful week, Bodyspacers!!

Ok, first phone consultation with trainer is tomorrow to set up diet/workout plan. It’s going to be a wild ride! Gotta prep my food, it’s past my bedtime. I’ll write more tomorrow. Here’s a starter pic.

Woohoo! Here it goes! Next week I begin the journey for contest prep.

“O” “M” “G”!!!

 I feel a little crazy, nuts, ballsy?! I mean, I look like I’m in NO CONDITION for a contest! Yet, here I am almost 12 weeks out from going on stage in front of hundreds of people including friends and family to show off my childbearing body of pudgy fat, loose skin and stretch marks!

 I must be really self-loathed, over-confident, or straight ruthless to do this but I’m not backing out from my word to myself. It’s about my integrity. I have the extreme need to prove MYSELF to MYSELF! AND I SO DESIRE THE BODY OF MY DREAMS! This is the only way….I can feel it! SO many ventures ahead after this.

 I need every one of you to help me through this journey!

 DEEP BREATH!

I think this is the most appreciative I’ve been of an off day from the gym. No guilt. Actually very content to relax….kind of. I revived my blog site (hwy2hottie.wordpress.com)…..I had to! My competition is around the corner and I needed to educate some of my friends and family about what the heck I’m doing! It’s coming along…still more to add but I’m loving that I can make it come alive with a whole lot more progress! I want to continue to inspire. I’m amazed of how many calls I get, asking me if they can work out with me. Tomorrow morning, gym childcare girl and I are going for a run.

Looking forward to the weekend, a surprise anniversay trip I put together =oP

Wow almost forgot to blog!

Did Zumba today…fun as usual but I got a little handicapped towards the end. There is a muscle near my shin bone that is really tender. The knots must be there due to tight calves. Tight calves probably from excessive running and jumproping and not enough stretching lately. I thought my knees were starting to get weak from the running so I started taking glucosamine. I guess what I gotta do for the shin n calf is stretch n massage n lay off the treadmill n jumprope. Just got rowing lessons so let’s see how well I burn with this new cardio venture.

I MISS LIFTING!!!

I acknowledge that I find it really hard to accept compliments when people say I look good or I’m getting skinny, or I’m already there. The things that run through my mind when someone compliments me:

1. I have cheated way too much
2. I should be 10 pounds lighter by now
3. I’m not there yet, wait!
4. Still lots of areas to work on
5. But my stomach…

What may come out of my mouth is "Thank you" or "Thanks, but I’m not there yet". I seem to want to get to my goal before I want to hear it….my philosophy on that is if I hear it now and believe it, I may not push as hard??? When I tell friends of this flaw, they tell me that I should reward myself by accepting and believing the compliments as encouragement along the way. Part of me wants to and another says, "are you kidding? this body is a mess!"

 All mental right?