- Just married (dieting is not the best way to start a marriage)
- Wife is pregnant (that means two of us are cranky in the house)
- Can’t afford it -> entry fee, org. card, polygraph fee, gas money, new posing trunks (new house, making gym in basement, I have more than myself to worry about now)
- Can’t take vacation in Sept (we have a big project cutting over in my department on Oct. 1)
- I don’t look any better than I did last year (what’s the point then?)
- I don’t seem as in to it as last year (last year I watched all the videos, read books, etc…. this year I’m just doing it)
- Low energy (My 6 year old step-daughter still wants to play with me a lot… in a few years she probably won’t… I hate to waste this time with her because I’m dieting)
A lot of bodybuilders think of bodybuilding as their life. That’s not me though… bodybuilding is a hobby… my family is my life. Bodybuilding would never bring me the happiness that they have. However, my family is very supportive of my bodybuilding. My wife does the grocery shopping and even prepares most of my food for me. But doing a contest is very hard on a family. I still get cranky… even if it’s for a split second. It’s hard for me to put my family in that situation.
Bodybuilding is just something I do. I try to do it 100% and put my all into it… but I have to remember to keep things in perspective. A lot of times I question if dieting for a contest is worth it… it’s not that it causes huge problems… it just places little burdens on everyone that you know… really. So this week I’m focusing on keeping things in perspective and realizing that there are more important things than bodybuilding… while at the same time still doing the very best that I can. I’m trying not to let my hobby get in the way of living my life.
With all that said… I’m about 11 weeks out now. Here are some pics.
