So this week was "lower" carbs than my previous meal plans. I'll be honest I didn't really feel it. I have not been hungry or low on energy overall. It has been a little harder to get out of bed super early-but what I haven't been able to do in the morning, I have more than made up for in the afternoons. I really feel like I killed all of my workouts this week. No drops in lifting weight-and even increased on a few exercises!!
Emotionally I have felt content and balanced this week too. Of course I have had cravings and want to eat the entire pastry section of the grocery store, but as soon as I actually consume one of my meals,I feel fine again (and even full).
Noticing lots of muslce in my upper body,which is making me quite excited:) My legs of course still need to come down-but I am noticing progress.
I am at 114lbs-and lost another 0.5 inch off my waist and thighs so all in all a successful week.
Been watching the Olympia via webcasts-God is that ever inspiring!! The girl's physiques are soooo impresive. Another year of solid training and I will be that much closer to my ideal look too ;)
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Saturday, 22 September 2012
A Lovely Day...
I feel wonderful today!!!
116.5 lbs. Down 1/4 inches all over!!! And, not to sound too conceited but my butt looks fan-freakn'-tastic!!!!
It was an upper body day, but I was really feeling legs so, that's what I decided to do instead. Nice, moderately heavy squats, leg extensions,leg curls and a finishing set of 90reps Ball Curls=Hamstrings On Fire.
Took the puppy for an hour long stroll (the house had a showing) and still had energy enough left to return to the gym for 45 more minutes of stair mill and treadmill jogging.
A gloomy,rainy Saturday outside, turned into a lovely day to be inside (the gym, that is). Feeling much more on point and confident.
4 weeks to go-Rock On!
116.5 lbs. Down 1/4 inches all over!!! And, not to sound too conceited but my butt looks fan-freakn'-tastic!!!!
It was an upper body day, but I was really feeling legs so, that's what I decided to do instead. Nice, moderately heavy squats, leg extensions,leg curls and a finishing set of 90reps Ball Curls=Hamstrings On Fire.
Took the puppy for an hour long stroll (the house had a showing) and still had energy enough left to return to the gym for 45 more minutes of stair mill and treadmill jogging.
A gloomy,rainy Saturday outside, turned into a lovely day to be inside (the gym, that is). Feeling much more on point and confident.
4 weeks to go-Rock On!
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
PS to previous blog
The camera sucks-I am trusting my eyes!!!! My body is making excellent changes. I am proud of the work I am accomplishing!
Mixed Messges
Well today I am thoroughly confused.
I like what I see in the mirror. I am down to 117 lbs and I can definitely see my abs. However, I just did photos, and as usual,they are horrible.
So which image is more accurate? The one in the mirror (which admitedly isn't able to assess my butt) or the camera?
I feel so far away from where I need to be, and in actual fact I probably am. The question that remains now is whether or not it is possible to bridge that gap in a mere 5 weeks. I just don't know. I understand that I am not an accurate judge-but on the flip side, I also know what my competition looks like (already) and they are feirce and shredded. Can I be that lean on the day of the show-perhaps. Do I wish I already looked like that, of course. And seriously anyone who says I can't compare myself to others is nuts- hello,it's a competition,the whole point is that I am being compared to others. So let's get real: today I do not measure up.
I am writing this post because I want on honest documentation of my feelings through this process and they are not always upbeat.
Except I was feeling much more confident prior to taking photos. I was content with the progress I was making, now I'm not so sure I'm moving fast enough.
Tomorrow is another day and I will continue to give 100%, I know that's all I can do-but it is hard to be patient with myself: I am uber-competitive, I don't like to lose.
I like what I see in the mirror. I am down to 117 lbs and I can definitely see my abs. However, I just did photos, and as usual,they are horrible.
So which image is more accurate? The one in the mirror (which admitedly isn't able to assess my butt) or the camera?
I feel so far away from where I need to be, and in actual fact I probably am. The question that remains now is whether or not it is possible to bridge that gap in a mere 5 weeks. I just don't know. I understand that I am not an accurate judge-but on the flip side, I also know what my competition looks like (already) and they are feirce and shredded. Can I be that lean on the day of the show-perhaps. Do I wish I already looked like that, of course. And seriously anyone who says I can't compare myself to others is nuts- hello,it's a competition,the whole point is that I am being compared to others. So let's get real: today I do not measure up.
I am writing this post because I want on honest documentation of my feelings through this process and they are not always upbeat.
Except I was feeling much more confident prior to taking photos. I was content with the progress I was making, now I'm not so sure I'm moving fast enough.
Tomorrow is another day and I will continue to give 100%, I know that's all I can do-but it is hard to be patient with myself: I am uber-competitive, I don't like to lose.
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Another busy weekend...
There are 6 showings booked for my home this weekend!!! This is fabulous-however it also means I have no time to make the changes that the "stager",who came on Thursday suggested. Hopefully people will like the house as is, but since it hasn't sold yet, this does not seem to be the case :(
On the training side-I feel mentally back on track. So far I have had 3 perfect meals today and have already completed a grueling leg workout with weights. I am headed back to complete my cardio very shortly,so today will be a success!
This will have to be my new approach-meal by meal-hour by hour trying to make things work. Time is clearly at a premium so literally every usuable minute counts.
I am getting a new workout regime for next week-very excited. Not sure if the food will change-no matter what,even if it's less, a change is always motivating. Of course being this close is motivating too.
So today's stats:
Unfortunately up 0.5lb-back at 119.
Waist 27
Hips 36 (down!)
Thigh 20.75 (down!)
Shoulders 40 (holding steady!)
Other than my weight-can't complain about the numbers, especially given how off track last week was.
On the training side-I feel mentally back on track. So far I have had 3 perfect meals today and have already completed a grueling leg workout with weights. I am headed back to complete my cardio very shortly,so today will be a success!
This will have to be my new approach-meal by meal-hour by hour trying to make things work. Time is clearly at a premium so literally every usuable minute counts.
I am getting a new workout regime for next week-very excited. Not sure if the food will change-no matter what,even if it's less, a change is always motivating. Of course being this close is motivating too.
So today's stats:
Unfortunately up 0.5lb-back at 119.
Waist 27
Hips 36 (down!)
Thigh 20.75 (down!)
Shoulders 40 (holding steady!)
Other than my weight-can't complain about the numbers, especially given how off track last week was.
Friday, 14 September 2012
Lost the thread
So first and foremost I meant to keep this blog much more active-but I actually lost the account name it is attached to-so I couldn't find it to post LOL!!
This is pretty much par for this entire week. I have been completely swamped and positively LOST! I have been thrown back into the swing of things with work and an extra long commute. So I have really been fudging things with my program,trying to juggle my schedule to fit things in. So where I've missed cardio one day I've tried (not always successfully) to go for longer the next day. As of today I have completed all my weights workouts. As for food, at least I have been erring on the side of less-I have been missing my last meal of the day fairly regularly. Of course this is resulting in me waking up famished and having a suck-y workout.
On Tuesday I had a full out cheat meal (apologies to coach Julia), we went out for a friend's birthday dinner at Zen Kitchen (organic/vegan/paleo restaurant). This is a gourmet restaurant with phenomenal flavours and quality ingredients-so yes, I indulged. Hopefully things will balance out this weekend, but the scale was not friendly this morning :(
Okay-I have found the thread-I will spend the weekend prepping, doing extra cardio and generally trying to get back on track.
This is pretty much par for this entire week. I have been completely swamped and positively LOST! I have been thrown back into the swing of things with work and an extra long commute. So I have really been fudging things with my program,trying to juggle my schedule to fit things in. So where I've missed cardio one day I've tried (not always successfully) to go for longer the next day. As of today I have completed all my weights workouts. As for food, at least I have been erring on the side of less-I have been missing my last meal of the day fairly regularly. Of course this is resulting in me waking up famished and having a suck-y workout.
On Tuesday I had a full out cheat meal (apologies to coach Julia), we went out for a friend's birthday dinner at Zen Kitchen (organic/vegan/paleo restaurant). This is a gourmet restaurant with phenomenal flavours and quality ingredients-so yes, I indulged. Hopefully things will balance out this weekend, but the scale was not friendly this morning :(
Okay-I have found the thread-I will spend the weekend prepping, doing extra cardio and generally trying to get back on track.
Saturday, 8 September 2012
6 weeks to go!
So I am 6 weeks away from Physique Canada's second show the year. At present I am only registered to compete in Figure, but as,once again I don't think I have acquired enough muscle, I may pay the extra money to compete in the Athletic category as well.
Despite dropping 1.5 lbs this week, I am really starting to doubt that I will be ready in time. I procrastinated and half-assed my diet for so long that now I am having to play catch-up. I feel like despite being off all summer I only started truly dieting 3 weeks ago. So change is happening slowly.
Currently my carb intake sits at around 100-120g (including fibre) and I am doing about 50-60 mins of cardio 6x week with 5xweek weight sessions. I have a ton of energy and don't seem to be losing strength, so that is good.
Emotionally this week I was all over the map (but work started again and there were definitely some hormone issues too), but not enough to make me stray from my diet-that is a huge positive.
Some other physical positives are that I have more biceps and more quad sweep. My stomach is coming in too. I won't dwell on the negatives-I know what they are and they are going to be a work-in-progress right up until show time.
So today I am 118.5lbs. My last show I weighed in at 110lbs, obviously I would like to be lighter and leaner than that this time around. It's funny, I can't find my journal from last time-hence why I writing this here, so I don't know if my concern is justified or if this is where I was starting from then too. Really all I can do is stick to my plan and be the best I can be on the day.
Despite dropping 1.5 lbs this week, I am really starting to doubt that I will be ready in time. I procrastinated and half-assed my diet for so long that now I am having to play catch-up. I feel like despite being off all summer I only started truly dieting 3 weeks ago. So change is happening slowly.
Currently my carb intake sits at around 100-120g (including fibre) and I am doing about 50-60 mins of cardio 6x week with 5xweek weight sessions. I have a ton of energy and don't seem to be losing strength, so that is good.
Emotionally this week I was all over the map (but work started again and there were definitely some hormone issues too), but not enough to make me stray from my diet-that is a huge positive.
Some other physical positives are that I have more biceps and more quad sweep. My stomach is coming in too. I won't dwell on the negatives-I know what they are and they are going to be a work-in-progress right up until show time.
So today I am 118.5lbs. My last show I weighed in at 110lbs, obviously I would like to be lighter and leaner than that this time around. It's funny, I can't find my journal from last time-hence why I writing this here, so I don't know if my concern is justified or if this is where I was starting from then too. Really all I can do is stick to my plan and be the best I can be on the day.
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