Your age is just a number!

Hard to believe that today is my 54th birthday… where did the time go? Seems like it was just yesterday when the TV news was all about the Vietnam war and that Nixon was a crook. Funny how the basic stories stay the same over the years but the names change; now it is the Iraq war and Wall St. execs are crooks.
I went out to dinner and had a salad, steak with really crunchy french fries (yummy) along with a couple of beers then a slice of sugary birthday cake later on. All forbidden foods right now so they tasted extra good! It will be back to the gym and my healthy diet tomorrow. Let’s hope my scale doesn’t break when I get on it in the morning.

My first 2 weeks were the not the best. My mom has had serious health problems and as the only child nearby, I’ve been taking her to doctor appointments and driving her out-of-town for all her tests at a hospital in the next state. Not complaining about helping or anything… I put my family first but the timing has sucked for the start of my contest. Not as much time in the gym as I have wanted and hard to keep my diet the way I like when you have to eat out.

Took these photos right after I got home from the gym yesterday. No glamour photos here… I’m tired, sweaty, messy hair & no makeup. Don’t be expecting some SI photo! I have gained muscle but need to lose more fat so they show up better. I can see how my back needs more depth to the muscle but I’m not sure if that is going to happen by the end of 10 weeks. Can only give it my best shot!

Well, I guess I’m really in all the way for this contest now! It will be a good motivator to keep up the challenge of hitting the gym and eating decent. I gained weight have to recuperate from my surgery in December and I really need to get it off. Maybe it is a good thing to be a little overweight before a transformation contest… I know I’ve got muscles under the fat layer, just waiting to show themselves better! Wish me luck!!!
The bummer is I’m a little distracted from full motivation because my 79-yr-old mom is having open heart surgery next week. I’m worried and stressed about it all. As the only daughter, she moved near me a few years ago so I could keep an eye on her after her series of small strokes. I will be taking her to the hospital (is a couple of hours away) and staying with her through the whole thing. I hate to make excuses before I even begin a project but family does come before bodybuilding.