nic902’s BodyBlog

i hope everyone had a fantastic thanksgiving…i know i did! LOL–oh yes, i took advantage of the day! i ate and ate then ate some more..you name it, i ate it! everyone was like "OMG" because they havent seen me put food down like that in a long time. its all good though, just one day and i’m back on track! i definately overdid it, i felt horrible all night and i barely slept. i got up bright and early to hit the gym today, had a wicked leg workout even though my belly was still bloated and i felt "blah". i’ve been drinking a ton of water and i’m feeling much better now. my weight is staying pretty consistant (except for this morning LOL!!!), which is what i’m hoping for. my trainer wants me to maintain at 112-115, and thats where i’m at right now so we’ve added in cardio 3x a week to help me maintain through the holidays i also started a new workout routine today. the split is still the same but different exercises…so thats pretty exciting! i’m feeling it already!!!

my oldest brother came to visit for the week, i havent seen him in a long time so it was nice to spend some time with him. luckily…my brother trains too, so he wanted to hit the gym while he was in town but he didnt want to go to my gym (it sucks!) so he paid for me to go to another (better) gym with him…and of course i really liked it there and had some kick ass workouts. i got a free trial so i’m giving it a go and may switch gyms. the problem is that my gym is so cheap (and closer) and given the current state of the economy i’m not sure if nows the time to increase expenses…so we’ll see.

i hope everyone is back on the clean eating ways…lets see if we can keep it clean til christmas

i couldnt think of a good title but that pretty much sums up the way i’ve been feeling. i weighed myself this morning and i’m up to 115lbs, which i’m sure to many doesnt sound like much but i’m up 10lbs since my competition…which is really comes as no surprise to me. ever since my show my diet has been freakin horrible!!!!  my binging has been scary, the worst it has been in years. i’m happy to say that i figured out the reason behind it and i can stop it. i wont bring everyone down with all the details but in a nutshell, during my contest prep i was so focused that it consumed my mind/life…nothing could sway my attention, now that my contest is over all of the shit (drama) that i ignored basically just kicked me in the stomache and it has been overwhelming to deal with all at once and i was using food (binges) as a diversion. the good news is that i know why i was doing it, which means i can correct it and get back on the right track. i’m going to look at the brightside…maybe some of those 10lbs are muscle

whew..i hate being a downer, so exhausting! i am super excited about my new training program that i started this week, its a 3-on 1-off split and I AM FREAKIN SORE!!!! certain parts of my body never get sore, but i am happy to report that my ENTIRE body is aching…i’m moving around like im 100 years old–LOL!! with my new program, i started logging my workouts in the ‘workout tracker’ since that seems to be more organized than my ripped up notebooks. i have to say, i am not totally thrilled with the tracker…when i log dumbell exercises should i just put the weight of one db or the total of two??? hmmm, i dont know! what the hell, i know what i mean and i guess thats all that matters…LMAO!!!

i am a silly goofball that loves to make fun of myself and not take life too seriously, its been a rough couple of weeks and im happy to be feeling better…more like myself. things are looking brighter for me!! i hope everyone else is still kickin ass, cause i’m back on my game!

so, i stepped on the scale for the first time since my competition and i’m up 5lbs. at first i was a little bummed but my diet has been less than stellar so its actually not that bad. aside from my post comp pizza party and the following day binge i actually did pretty well getting back into the swing of things. i went to the world series game 5 (both days!) and i just wanted to have fun and not worry about packing food so i just brought some protein bars with me…which i NEVER eat, so it kinda felt like a cheat. I went to the phillies parade on halloween and i guess i was in a crazy celebrating mood…i ate a ton of candy! i said i could have 1 piece…who the hell can have just 1??? i ate twix, pb cups, snickers, kit kats and my personal favorite butter fingers…oh, it tasted so good but i felt like crap for a few days now i remember why i dont cheat and keep my diet as clean as possible.

this morning i saw my trainer and we talked about setting new goals ect..he was not the least bit concerned about my weight. i am going to start a new training program next week and work on building more muscle. while i am so happy with my placing in my first show, i know that i can make progress and keep improving to come in with an even better package next time! so, looks like i’m back to building (i prefer ‘building’ over ‘bulking’ LOL!) my abs will get soft and squishy again but hopefully i can stay focused and not let it get into my head…but if i do i know you guys will be there to kick me in the ass