We Have a Show! INBF Northern States Here I Come!

So I have a goal date and am so excited! My 1st Figure competition will be in the INBF Northern States Super Natural in Buffalo, NY next March. Having a goal was what started me on this journey in the first place, so I am pumped about knowing when the suffering...I mean, training...will end. This is just the mental boost I needed after a long week filled with hunger and workout which seemed endless and quite boring.

It's been nearly 10 weeks since training began, and while I'm not hitting the heavy weight yet, I'm looking forward to a change. Elliptical, tuna, chicken and green beans since July 8th. Blah.

So this coming week I will try to mix it up. Adding back turkey burger for some variety in the diet, and maybe the treadmill a bit, though I'd much prefer to run outdoors than in, but 5:00 a.m. workouts and running outside don't mix. Any other tips on how to "shake it up"?

8 Week Progress: It's All Mental

It's officially 8 weeks today since I began this Figure quest. I'm down approximately 22 lbs. but more importantly have completely mentally switched from struggling with the diet to acceptance of the fact that this is what it takes. Same foods. Same diet. Same me. So what's the difference between mid-July and now? It's all mental. As always, a favorite quote comes to mind:

"Things do not change. We change."
- Henry David Thoreau

Launch Prize Pack Winner & How Survivor Helps

I feel fantastic! My trainer is actually letting me EAT this weekend...so exciting. This week I started work and classes online, so it's been a bit crazy to say the least. In order to schedule the workouts it's a 5 a.m. wake up call for me. I'm used to getting up early to blog on www.coolbabykid.com but 5 o'clock is earlier than I'm comfortable with. But after the first week, once I figured out where the light switches in our school gym were and how unlock the women's faculty shower room, I'm getting into a new routine. I actually like working out in the morning, even if a slightly later wake up time would be preferable. But, hey, when you have a goal there's no such thing as an obstacle. Besides, getting up early is not remotely as difficult as not eating *real* food. Sometimes I pretend I'm on Survivor, which I actually applied to twice, in which case chicken, tuna and green beans is a lot of food. But overall...life is good.

Congratulations to the blog launch *Fitness Prize Pack* winner (comment #47) whose information is listed below. Please contact me at coolbabykid {at} gmail {dot} com with your mailing address and tee shirt size to claim the prize.

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athompson said...

good for you for staritng this. im hoping for some motivation!!!!!!
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