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Hmm

So i'm not sure exactly what is going on with my body. I don't know if it is just me, but I really don't think it is. My clothes are fitting tighter and I look like I've gained a few pounds.



What is weird, is that I'm not eating badly(actually eating pretty well, calories and carbs are more than i've been used to lately though), but I feel as though I look like I'm gaining weight by the day. My "carb face" will not disappear, and I'm just pretty confused. Anyone ever had this happen?



The positive side of this is that I'm not freaking out. Normally, I would try to restrict my food like crazy and freak out that I'm getting "fat", but right now, I understand that my body has been through a lot in the past few months and it is probably just reorganizing itself and getting back into a better working order.



I was overtraining, restricting calories, not sleeping, eating low carbs, its no wonder my body is going nuts. My focus right now is on giving my body what it wants. I am eating about maintenance. Some days a little over and some days a little under, depending on how I feel. Mentally I am in a great place. I am also in a great place, because I have a plan on when my contest prep will start again.



I am going to give myself 8 weeks to lean out. I am trying to maintain my weight that I'm at right now (probably around 133-135?) I would like to be about 120 for the November show, so that works out about right for a 2 pound a week loss, which may or may not happen, but I am being sure not to be super restrictive right now so that mentally I feel awesome going into contest prep. It is definitely hard to see my body less lean than i've been used to, but I know that i still am in great shape and still look good. I have never felt so positive about my body while gaining weight lol and it is a really great feeling.



Anyways, anyone that has any experience with this kind of thing after contest prep, let me know. Like I said, i'm not eating donuts and pizza, i'm eating clean with a little cereal here and there and more fruit than I'm used to, as well as more carbs in general(oatmeal, etc.) Will this go away? am i a big freak of nature? Let me know!! Thank you guys!!!

(the hardest part of this for me is the carb face thing! I feel like my face looks so fat. :-()

Weekend Recap

Where did this weekend go?! I feel like it was just Friday, but now I sit here on Sunday evening, planning my workouts for the week.

I had a great weekend. I can't tell you how amazing I feel. Ever since I decided not to do OCB, the weight has been lifted, and I am no longer feeling like a crazy woman. Now that I am not on a competition diet, I have been extremely well with no cravings. I am eating what I want to eat, which happens to be basically the same foods that I eat during comp. prep. I knew it was all mental. I am definitely eating more carbs than I was, but my body is thanking me. I have a little extra weight on me right now(I know from the extreme low/high calorie intakes that were going on.) but it will balance out. I am learning to really appreciate my body and it is something that I have never been able to do before. I am actually okay with my body even though I am not as lean as I'd like to be. I know that when it is time to start comp. prep, I will be ready. My metabolism seems to be getting back on track and I truly feel great. No urges to binge AT ALL this weekend. Lovely :)

I am also LOVING my new workouts. I have been going really heavy in the weight room, and my cardio is just in "bursts" right now. I am also doing a two day on, 1 day off plan for now. I used to do a monday through friday weight lift, and weekends were optional. I think this will be really good for me to do. My days "off" will consist of active rest. Saturday was an active rest day and I went on a nice hike with a friend. Today I did a 20 minute warm-up jog, Chest and Ab workout(DB incline press, med. ball pushups, decline pushups, cable flys, band ball crunches, russian twists, HLR and side HLR), and for my cardio: up the stairs 30 times. It's a pretty big staircase and i broke it up into 3 sets. It was definitely very tough, but it was quick(about 15-20 minutes)

I am so interested to see how my body responds to the short, hard cardio. I have been doing long, steady state cardio for the most part the last few months, so my body is not accustomed to this at all. Love being a guinea pig :)

How was everyone's weekend? I went out Friday night with some of the girls I competed with. We had SO much fun. We just went to Z'Tejas and chatted about all things fitness and competition. It is SO NICE to have friends that are doing the same thing as me, there are so many things that you just can't talk to other people about because they simply don't get it. I went out with friends afterwards too and had a blasty :)

Saturday night, I tried to go out and was absolutely beat by 10pm. I even took a nap on Saturday, but I guess my body was sleepy. I'm tired today too, and I just cleaned my entire kitchen(scrubbed the floors even!) and cooked up my chicken for the week, so I am hoping to hit the hay early.

So glad to feel happy and balanced and not like the world is sitting on my shoulders.

Great workout and Blueberry "cereal"

I had an AWESOME workout this morning.
I warmed up for 15 minutes on the treadmill, and then hit bi's, tri's and abs. I went VERY heavy and it felt AWESOME. i was fighting the last few reps of each set. I spent an hour and 15 minutes in the weight room today :)

Afterwards for cardio: Ran 10 laps around the basketball court sprinting at the sidelines, then did 10 sets of stairs, and finished up with 10 minutes on the treadmill..this was tough..15% incline and i did 30 second sprints. Holy hills baby. I did a little plyo work and was DONE. such a great quick cardio sesh, i'm liking this already :)

So the blueberry cereal!!!

I was at Trader Joe's today and grabbed a pack of their freeze dried blueberries(120 cals). I had never had these(only the strawberries) and I ate one and it was such a fun crunch! It reminded me of Kix cereal...and that's when I decided to pour the rest of the package into a bowl with a half cup of milk. YUM. It was like blueberry cereal..so good!!!!

If you have kids, just tell them that their milk will turn BLUE and i can guarantee they will eat this new "cereal" too :)

A good laugh

Jack Shit is at it again.