I Feel the Inner B*tch Emerging
4 days from show time and I’m hungry, VERY, VERY hungry 
Other than that, I feel surprisingly well except that I’m so freakin’ thirsty which REALLY surprises me. Why? Cause I’m drinking 2 gallons of water for the third day in a row. I’ve already had more than 1 gallon today and my mouth feels like I just woke up from a drinking binge. I even woke up having to pee in the middle of the night last night (shocker) and was thirsty. What gives? Anybody have any insight into why I would be this thirsty when I’m obviously drinking ENOUGH water?
So…after my cardio this morning (easy 30 minutes on the elliptical), I go to Starbucks for my grande black coffee and there’s one person in front of me…they couldn’t figure out how to ring something up and I had to wait like 10 minutes…I felt like saying, OMG, could you not just add it up and charge her and figure it out later…I mean, customers (other than me) ARE waiting!!! But, I didn’t…I held my tongue. So, what did they do…gave it to her for free and said they’d figure it out later. Oh well…it’s not THEIR money, right?
Then…I get home after my trip to Whole Foods (where I couldn’t find any sodium-free tuna, ugh!) and tanning…an hour and a half since I last ate…I’m starving…too early to eat again…I notice I got a freakin’ sh*t load of laundry to do…does it EVER end??????? So, I feel myself within an inch of snapping at the kids about it when I realize it and just tell them that I’m fixin’ to wash towels in case they have any dirty ones in their rooms. Son brings in a pile of them…so many that I think I might have to do two loads…he shoves them in the washer…makes them all fit and that’s that.
Next…I’m sitting here typing this blog, almost done and I lose my connection. WTF!? Nobody’s around, so can’t really b*tch…just type it again…good thing hubby’s at work AND that he keeps sending me really nice, sweet, encouraging messages…he WAS warned after all…
So…yes, I feel a bit "edgy" 4 days out and the b*tch could come out at any given moment, but for now she’s in check.
Did I mention I was REALLY hungry?
July 9, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Whatever angst you’re going through and feeling right now is totally worth it Shannon because YOU LOOK GREAT, GREAT GREAT!!!! Your hardwork and disipline has gotten you SO FAR!! Keep one eye on the brass ring and the other in the mirror - you look wonderful! And gets lots of sleep
July 9, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Oh no, it’s shankzilla. Everybody run.
July 9, 2007 at 6:00 pm
LOL! you only got up ONCE to pee last night?!! Lucky! I’m going at least 3 times! and I know I live in Florida but I can not stop sweating. I’m putting the water in but it just keeps finding ways to get out. Hang in there. You will be so thankful you did this weekend. congrats on posing for 60sec with your husbands help. I can barely hold it for 20sec at a time without shaking!
July 9, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Deep breaths Shannon……Deep Breaths….
July 10, 2007 at 4:04 am
What a great trip you’re on, huh?! Enjoy the ride! It’ll be over soon and you’ll find that you can hardly wait to start all over again! By the way, good job not yelling at the kids.
July 10, 2007 at 8:47 am
Thanx for the comment. The comp I’m doing this weekend is the NPC Washington State Championships. Great blog. I know how you feel. You asked about being thirsty after drinking 2 gallons of water. What I have heard is the more water you drink the more you body gets rid of to maintain the proper fluid balance. When you cut water intake your body holds on to it so that you don’t die of dehydration. A lot of natural bodybuilders will actually drink 3 gallons of water the day before the show and be as dry as a bone come contest time.
July 10, 2007 at 9:47 am
*L* I’m still 4 1/2 weeks out, and I’m already losing patience with people at stores. I actually stormed out of the grocery store last night, becuase I was stuck behind a person that wanted to return stuff she didn’t even buy there, and wanted a detailed breakdown of the return process. I wound up driving 20 min to another store, to get a stupid bottle of water and a package of tuna!