Make 6 weeks end already

The never ending week with 5 more to go.  By far the most physically challenging week which came to a head in the Wegman's restroom Wednesday afternoon.  I sat in the restroom trying to gather myself with thoughts of "why am I doing this", the shopping trip took 2 hours and when I finally got home, after making several trips up and down the stairs of our 3 story townhouse, I curled up in bed too tired to eat my next scheduled meal.  Our daughter, Tess, was able to help with my Saturday shopping trip and even painted my tootsies for me, carb depleting truly wipes me out, thanks bun!

My weight is stuck at 121, back to 3 days of lower carbs this weekend.  Good news, spaghetti squash has only 10 carbs for 1 cup serving....yummy!!!!  Posing was my saving grace and a welcome break from the dieting chaos that consumes my every thought.

Our family, once again, will celebrate with champagne flutes filled with water for Hubby's bday 9/27, our wedding anniversary 9/30, and my bday 10/2.  Maybe next year we'll have cake?!

On to the countdown.......the finish line (4 more weekends left of cardio mayhem)

Sweet Potatoes for breakfast, there really is a god!

The plan last weekend was to keep my carbs low Fri-Sun.....now it has evolved to 50g of carbs, 120g protein, 15g of fat each day until further notice.  I woke this morning to feeling and looking like a did 1 week out of Presidential Cup, things are starting to look up!  Getting through the last 3 weeks of personal challenges, along with a cold, was incredibly challenging and stressful.  As I would tell anyone, changing up cardio apparatuses will get you out of your plateau......so I headed to different gyms trying out new pieces, I think I enjoyed the Cybex Arc the most.

Training for the week was beyond my mental capacity, I could have quit at any given moment......coach stepped in, at times he let me go off by myself to re-group, but always keeping a constant presence (he looks awesome btw!) Normally during hubby's contest prep I'm so consumed with supporting him that now I feel like he's getting the short end of the stick.......I hate feeling like I'm high maintenance, but what else can I say, I have a very patient hubby.

6 weeks out tomorrow, posing begins!

How quickly 7 weeks out rolls around.....

The last two weeks have had more challenges than I could blog about, frustration seemed to have taken over as my weight held in spite of my dedicated measures.  Cheating on my dieting, was at times, an overwhelming thought.  Perhaps the most difficult hurdle was to watch my hubby eat pizza and still maintain his caloric deficit.......how unfair is that?!  He may downplay this fact, however, we know what it takes for him to walk on stage ripped and we are still in the "trial and error" phase with my body.  It's enough to make one lose focus.  The new trick for my metabolism.....carb depleting Fri-Sun (30g. per day) for several weeks and cardio will get an increase.

Keep your fingers crossed.......