3rd place and Hubby wins the Cup!!

Words cannot express the elation and complete utter happiness that woke me up early this morning!!  Not only did I wrap up 6 months of dieting with a 3rd place trophy at the biggest natural bodybuilding event, my hubby, after years of honing and perfecting his diet/conditioning, wins the Men's Overall earning his pro-card.  This is something that we have worked at for years.....and it has come true, no really I'm staring at the trophy!!!  He has always been my champion, now everyone knows why.

We celebrated at Uncle Julio's with our "usual", and honestly, my excitement has me in such a state of euphoria, that I'm not craving any foods......all I want to do is cook for my family and hold onto this great moment in our life.

The 19th birthday and Kim Kardashian

Do you ever have those days when it's gloomy outside and you just want to curl up in front of the TV?  Wednesday afternoon just so happened to be that day for me and so I began channel surfing.  There is a definite sign of low body fat when I got teary eyed at Kim Kardashian's over the top wedding 1000th replay, seriously what is wrong with me, get a grip!!!!

This weeks events:  Our Chelsea turned 19 on Tuesday.......I would have given anything to eat the Dove Chocolate Brownie ice cream concoction I've made her since she was little, Thursday Tess competed at Districts Varsity Cheer competition for the final time and Paige got to remain in her full arm splint instead of a hard cast (due to a zip line accident), best news of all...dun dun dun Chelsea received final acceptance to University of Baltimore......it's amazing that Hubby and I stay focused, well just me!

Finally, I may be ending cardio on Sunday - taking the final week to rest and pose, can I get a amen!  Now I wait for coach to give my final instructions......1 week out and weighed in at 117.5 today!

14 days, stay in the moment and let it ride!

I am moving at a snails pace.  I can't remember what day it is.  My head is attached so things must be relatively ok.  This last week had many high points and equally low points.  On Wednesday, my sis (Kelly #1) came to town, I hadn't seen her in 1.5 years.....it was good to laugh and be lost in the moment and then to end the day with Tess' county cheer competition made for a  priceless day.  With so much extra energy expenditure, I realized the importance of rest and the extreme effects that take place without it (coach had to increase my carbs (80g) for a day to aide with recovery, along with changing my cardio intensity).

This upcoming week of training will remain as heavy as I can bear, next week will be 3-4 light days of high reps.....keep your fingers crossed that after next weeks carb deplete (20g for 3 days) I hit the mark.  I am emotional when I think about being on stage and how freeing I will feel afterwords, it is indescribable.    For those of you who have not seen my Hubby on stage, get ready to blown away (we did some posing today, he is mucho caliente!!!!!).

Our task for the next week is to decide what restaurant to eat at after the show!!!!!  Anyone have any suggestions in Laurel, MD???

21 Days Out!!!

Every night when I'm laying in bed just about to fall asleep my final thought "oh gosh did I remember to put water in the coffee maker?", how many times in the last 5.5 months have I forgotten.....too many to say!  More food dreams, the latest was on Tuesday night....My mother making me a turkey sandwich with 4 pieces of toasted bread, two different kinds of cheese, and mayo gushing out.....it seemed so real when I woke I could actually taste it! Gum, diet soda, sugar free mints have been eliminated from my diet for the last 3 weeks......let the suffering end already.

Worst stranger comment this week "are you a marathon runner", seriously......I can barely stay on the treadmill without hanging on for dear life, let alone running long distance.  In the same conversation this person (a man) also said I had great legs, ghee thanks now that I feel small and like I have no muscle mass I can't wait to step on stage.  Monday night, 10:30pm, hubby whispers "I think you need to do cardio every day, just for 15 min Tues/Wed/Thurs" holy s**t was my first thought, by Friday it had settled in and my new routine was up and running.

Thank you to Chelsea for cutting my music.....she's one in a million (if you come to the night show, no pun intended!).  Halloween is around the corner and I can't wait to go shopping for the trick or treater's, however, there may not be anything left for them once Hubby and I get at it!

Waking up with a smile on my face!!!

When I woke up this morning all I could do was smile.......28 more days till I walk the stage again!!  Or maybe it was the huge bowl of popcorn Hubby and I shared, in celebration of our anniversary, last night......lol!  Or maybe it's because my birthday is tomorrow and I always look forward to it!  Who cares, I made it to 4 weeks! Other highlights of the week: deciding not to track my training for the remainder of show prep, seeing Tess' face light up as she cheered (this is her final year on varsity.....graduation next year!), mostly just making it through the week.  Hubby looks incredible, very satisfying to know some of his meals are now as small as mine.  Perhaps in focusing on me so much that his body relaxed nicely into dieting and is rollin with it!

Cardio is worse than ever, I keep trying new machines........man does it drag.  Chasing a soccer ball is much more fun!