kjhalter’s BodyBlog

Well I am 2 weeks out of my first competition.  I had an AWESOME time and cannot wait to step out on that stage and do it again!!!  3 days after competing my husband and I took a MUCH needed vacation alone (wow, no kids) to Las Vegas.  We went to the Olympia and we stayed at the Orleans which was the host hotel for the event.  It was AMAZING walking down the hall to our room and wandering among the pro’s.  It was a great 4 days.  I did allow myself some freedom while I was there.  After 16 weeks of very consistant dieting, I figured if I wanted a cheeseburger or an ice cream cone, this was the time to do it.  So I did. Bye bye 6 pack.  It’s now 4 but I knew that it wouldn’t last forever.  I think that is the hardest thing about the "offseason".  The mental game is BAD!!!  So I am adjusting the best way I know how.  Trying hard not to freak out and think that I will never be stage ready again.  I am not competing until March, but with me I feel better when I am still journaling my food and counting my macros.  Call it OCD if you will, but if you have seen my pictures you know where I came from.  I have a fear deep down inside of falling back into that rut.  But in all honesty I LOVE this lifestyle and can’t eat the way I did back then.  But then again I LOVE my chocolate!!! ;o)  So anyway, I had my 2 weeks of freedom.  I didn’t keep track  of anything, ate clean 75% of the time, and didn’t measure anything out.  Now I am refreshed and ready to go back to my "normal".  My plan is to eat clean 90% of the time.  I will allow myself 1 cheat meal and 1 cheat snack a week.  Mainly to make sure I am not in a calorie deficit because I am wanting to gain some muscle before going into prep mode again in January.  I will be doing 4 shows next year (2 spring, 2 fall) so I will be "dieting" most of the time.  So I will allow myself some slip ups now rather than later.  I believe in giving 150% when you are preping, because you can never know how hard the competition is working.  I don’t want any regrets when I stand up on that stage.  To me, if I plan on doing this, then I make sure I do it right!!  Oops, there goes that OCD again!!!!  Check back in and I will try to update often.

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