Sunday was a great day…. I got up early-ish, about 9:00am I guess. Went to the gym for morning cardio. While I was there I left a nice little note to the House Keeping Fairy to see if she could come by to clean my kitchen and start the laundry. Well, you know what? she didn’t come. So after my workout I had to clean my house I little bit. After that I took a nap for a few hours and then it was back to the gym again for weight training and more cardio. This is when all the drama started. While on the way to the gym I drove through a construction zone. Something in the road must have nicked my tire. I heard something weird, but my car kept driving just fine so I didn’t think about it. I got to the gym and noticed the air was low in one of my back tires. No big deal. Just go to the BP and put more air in it, right? Wrong. After my work out I went to BP to put air in it and found that the air was blowing right out of the side of my tire as fast as I was pumping it in. I have never had a flat tire before so I didn’t know what to do. I tried to drive home… after about 30 seconds I called my dad crying my eyes out. I mean, really? What was he going to do to help me when he’s 3 ½ hours away? I didn’t think that there would be anyone able to come help me change the tire because the Super Bowl was on. All my friends were at parties… enjoying ice-cold adult beverages I’m sure. Eventually I called AAA got my tired changed and made it home safe and sound. Great adventure, but $100 later at Kaufman Tires, I’m glad it’s over.
The training has become a lot more tolerable this week. I honestly love being in the gym. I love working hard to see great progression and amazing results. It continues to amaze me how my body has transformed. It’s been a little over a month and I have a completely different body than I did January 1st. When you think about it, that’s really not that long ago. It just goes to show, even without a Figure Competition, anyone out there can set their mind to accomplish something, work hard, and stay focused and anything can be possible.
Wednesday was the halfway point for our training program! It’s all down hill from here!!!! It feels so close… like it could be right around the corner. I really hope the next few weeks continue to move as quickly as this one did. As a celebratory award I bought myself a brand new pair of absolutely fabulous cutiful high heel pumps on Wednesday!
This week really seemed to fly by for me. I guess it’s because the training program is more enjoyable now and work has kept me so busy. I don’t really have time to think about my diet and training during the day anymore. So I breezed through Sunday – Wednesday with no problems. Then the end of the week hurdle hit me… BAM! hard like a brick! Thursday was a rough day for me….. It’s difficult to explain because when I’m in gym clothes or something casual, I have the confidence to look at myself and say “Yeah, I look healthy and strong” but when I’m getting ready for work and trying to find dresses to wear I get really down on myself. Everything is too big and frumpy. I know it's because I have a completely different body now, but it’s still difficult to feel and emit confidence at work every day. I know this sounds weird, but I think I’ve lost weight in my feet too because all my shoes seem to be slipping off my feet. I have a tough enough time walking without running into walls as it is, but now this is just another challenge. Also, on Thursday, in the gym, I got really down on myself. I didn’t feel like my arms were getting any stronger. I just cannot seem to increase any weights on my bicep exercises. It’s beyond frustrating…. And here’s the worse part... when I’m curling, I can see veins popping out on my shoulders. Maybe some people are working to get these veins, but this is not what I want. One more thing… I’m starting to see where my ribs are showing through my chest and I've always hated seeing this on other girls. So now I’m starting to feel like this was a bad decision…. I should stop now. This is not pretty and this is not what my body is supposed to look like. I hated myself for several hours Thursday night. I think this was just the perfect storm combination of diet restrictions, lack of sleep and rest, feelings of being inadequate, and work stress. I just had to eat dinner, get some sleep, and wake up with a new outlook for Friday.
Friday was a new day… and even better, one more day closer to my cheat meal. At work Friday I got several great compliments and words of encouragement. This really helped a lot after my struggles the night before. I don’t think I can stress the importance of having a strong support system. When you’re down, the unexpected kind words from friends and family can boost your spirit more than you would ever guess. Friday was another busy day in the office. Before I knew it the clock read 1:00pm…. I had to run out of the office to get lunch and by time I got back the workday was so close to being over. Now, I just had to get through a two-hour work out and the weekend would officially begin. I was very excited to go home and get some sleep!
Saturday will go down in history as one of the best days of my life. It was simple, fun, low stress, and all around amazing. In the morning I went out to Sweetwater Park to cheer on my friend Sean as he ran a half marathon trail race. He ran a great race and finished 5th on a very difficult hilly course. After that I came home and chilled out for a while. In the afternoon I drove to Chattanooga to meet my parents for a special cheat meal. We ate at Tony’s Pasta downtown by the river. It was sooooo good…… and I’m not just saying this because it was my only real opportunity to eat in a week. We had read great reviews and heard a lot of good stuff about this place. Luckily we got there early and didn’t have to wait for a table. Here’s another great part about this cheat meal, because I had done so well this and lost a few pounds, I was able to indulge just a little bit more tonight at dinner. It may sound crazy, but I was so excited to be able to have Splenda in my unsweet tea. And for the biggest, greatest, best news of all…. I was able to eat a small bag of pretzel M&Ms for dessert!!! I swear, could this day get any better?!?! You may so no, but it did. I also got some gas money and blackberry car charger! :) Haha gotta love parents for that. So for my complete cheat meal I had unsweet tea with splenda, water with lime, a loaf and a half of bread with olive oil and cheese, vegetable lasagna, pretzel M&Ms, sugar free chocolate pudding snack pack, and hot green tea. Absolutely amazing…. All while enjoying to company of my loving parents. This was definitely worth the 1 ½ hour drive. This is exactly what I was working for all week long. Next time the alarm sounds at 5:30am I’ll be thinking about another great cheat meal like this. I'll gladly grunt through the last set of bicep curls in anticipation of another cheat meal like this... That exhausting last five minutes of cardio will be nothing when I know I’ll have another meal like this right around the corner.
I know next week will be just as great because I’ll be hanging out with some great friends celebrating Emily’s birthday… shopping all day, hanging with the girls, and enjoying a good meal with friends. Lots to look forward to this week!!!
So here’s the week six update pic. Only five weeks to go….
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