{breakfast} Since I’m in prep for a figure competition I’m being ultra strict with my diet and tracking my diet. At this point I’ve settled in and I’m pretty comfortable. I don’t feel deprived or hungry on a daily basis. I’m sort of at cruising speed when it comes to my diet. But, every once…

{night pills} Do you think you should workout when you’re sick? I’m not talking about fever or food poisoning sick. Obviously if you can’t get off the couch or out of the bathroom you’re not going to drag yourself to the gym. I’m talking about head cold, chest cold, sinus infection sick. I started feeling…

I like the atmosphere resolutioners bring to the gym.  First of all, I’ve been one before.  I hear people bitch about them a lot though, as if “they” (the complainer) never had a starting point. Even if you’re a gym rat regular you just never know where life will take you. A little humility might…

{my front yard} Winter doldrums. This is the time of year I have to dig deep to figure out how I’m going to get through the rest of the winter without driving myself insane ruminating about a springtime that seems so far out of reach. I hate being cold more than any other human on…

{Competition Shoes} I got my shoes.  They make things a little more real. And they are motivating to have in the house. You know, I’m not suffering.  I know it will get difficult when I start cutting. But, right now it seems manageable.  I still have days when I want to lock myself in the…

{the last of my chocolate bone broth protein coffee drink:(} I’ve figured out that I need a goal in order to keep myself motivated to stick to a healthy diet. Hence, a Figure Competition. My ultimate goal is to make that healthy diet a unconscious part of my life. I want it to be something…