Bluffs Classic 2008

Appearance
I realize why I don’t have many pictures from last year’s diet/competition. I look in the mirror a lot right now… but I’m not doing it to admire myself… I see a lot of stuff wrong… for one I’m not lean enough. I was hoping to be leaner and more cut by now, but I’m not. I’m still moving forward because according to the scale I weighed 167.6 this morning. I am seeing some changes weekly and daily. I’m also sure I’ll come in contest condition - but I hope I can reach the goals I’ve set for myself in my mind.

One thing that I have to keep in mind is that, I’m 9 weeks and 1 day out today. I started dieting 17 weeks out… that means I haven’t even reached the half way mark yet. So I still have a lot of time to make some improvements…. and I’m sure I will.

Cardio
I’ve still been up at 5 am about 5 days a week. Walking for half hour. Somedays are better than others… I have energy and I feel great. Others I don’t feel great, but I don’t feel too bad either… I just get up and do it.

This week I also started incorporating a 10 min bike ride right after working out. I’m going to do this after every workout from now on.

Diet
I’ve stuck pretty much to my original diet. I’ve been having a high carb day on Sundays and the rest of the days 0 - 150 or so carbs. My high carb days I don’t really count my carbs, but I don’t get carried away either. I would guess around 300 g’s on high carb days. However probably this week or next I will start cycling carbs a little faster… probably have a high carb day every 5-6 days.

Another thing I’ve been doing lately to change my diet up, is I’ve putting ground red pepper on everything - egg whites, chicken, fish. Just a change.

Mood
I’ve actually been very pleased. I have really been able to not let the small things bother me. Maybe my friends and family would disagree, but I feel I’ve been pleasant to be around - which is important to me. I try to still have fun and do things.

Posing
Last night I started working on my routine… I have it about halfway done. I’m pretty excited about it… I like the music and I like what I have for my routine so far. I think posing is good to bring out cuts - but sometimes it’s hard to find time to dedicate to locking myself in the room and practicing.