If You're Gonna Play..........

YOU GOTTA PAY!!!! And that's what I have been doing the last few days. I feel as though all my little love affair with almond butter last week has caught up with me. Hopefully, I'm delusional but I feel a little thicker this week. It's probably a psychosomatic disorder due to the increase in carbs with my new diet. I have cut my "crazy cardio" to a minimum therefore subconsciously I have convinced myself the muscle I'm not burning off is a load of fat.  From what I've been told, the booty I ordered online has partially been delivered so maybe there is some validity in the direction Coach Doug is taking me.

A friend of mine, Heather, suggested I write on "A Day In the Life" so everyone besides competitors could understand the amount of dedication and preparation that goes into every day as I gallop towards my PRO CARD with the WBFF. I will start structuring some days and blogs towards this.

I haven't been able to write my blog since last week due to a busy schedule. I actually enjoy writing daily because it helps me review my day of training, eating and working. This is how I decide if I'm actually efficiently delegating the needed hours to each project of the day.  Sometimes I look back at my day and feel accomplished and sometimes I feel overwhelmed with what I have yet to do.  Regardless, this blog is therapy and accountability.

If you recall in one of my last blogs, I was questioning if I would ever stick to my diet completely eating every ounce and never deviating. Last Thursday was my higher carb day (a healthy carb with every meal) so I thought that would be an easy day to stick to the plan.  Was I able to do it? Did I prepare and measure every protein, vegetable and carb serving? Yeppers, I DID IT!! Did I still want chocolate??? YEPPERS I sure did! Below are pictures of my meals, desires, addictions, etc. that I have encountered within the last week.

Wheat Thins........this used to be an addiction. You can't have just one,,,,maybe one box though. Haven't purchased these in over a year

Here is my travel buddy. This guy goes with me everyone and always packed with snacks and meals. Notice the coffee cup, water and in the background there is a jump rope and boxing gloves.

This is what 4oz of chicken and .5 oz of green beans looks like. This is typically my second meal of the day.  My coach had .5oz of green beans on menu which was literally 3 green beans. I sent him a text of the picture and my diet, then he realized he meant to put 4oz. Whewwwww because that's just a tease. I then loaded up the rest of my 3.5oz!!

This is my 3rd meal of the day. Lean buffalo 3oz with veggies and 2oz yams 

Raw green beans with me in my lunch box so I can munch when it's time. Yes it taste like you would think although my teammates might argue that they are delicious. I call BS!

Here is what .5oz. of green beans look like on my scale. This is the other picture I sent to my coach when he realized he really meant 4oz!

This is how I start my day........Egg whites, oatmeal and 2 computers. Work smarter, not harder!! 

Prepping my salmon and green beans for 4th meal of the day. Extra salmon filet for the next day. 

Ok this blog is a little random but it was written in 3 different days due to crazy timing.  So this should catch me up. Next up.....................