8 Weeks.

I have tried uploading progress pics but it's not workinggggg.....grrrrr

BUT, progress is being made. I am going through "not sure if I will be ready" thinking again. My coach assures me I will and I he told me before I would and I was! It really is a mental battle during prep. Understandably before me first show. I do know more of what to expect this time but dealing with some stress and wondering if I can mentally handle prep. I just want to comfort myself with FOOD!!

Big lesson learned is that if I want to another show is not to go off the rails in off season. I gained too much weight back and it's making it alot tougher than necessary.

Hopefully I will be able to add pics soon. Going to try and blog more over the next 2 months leading up to show time!! As long as I don't quit!

10 weeks! GO TIME!

So it's all getting more serious and real that I am actually doing this again. I am starting to lean out and see my muscle definition coming back. That is exciting!!!!

Before looking ahead it would seem like I had a lot of time. But I know now from experience 10 weeks is not long, it's gonna fly!! yikes!

 Training Session with my Trainer last Friday night and he snapped a few pics of my back. He is really impressed with the muscle I have put on. When he sent these to me, I got excited! It's so easy to get caught up on the problem areas and not see the good stuff that is happening. I am upping my cardio and really going to try and get a jump on the weight loss. I want to be ready earlier this time and not freaking out til the last week. I will probably freak out up the last week anyways, even if I am super ready. This is a scary thing!!

 Food prep. I really take time to make my food interesting. I LOVE to eat and am not good with bland! I had trouble with binging last time and am really going to try and stay away from doing that. This time my plan is to keep my cheats "clean". When I post my meals and stuff on FB, people often ask for the "recipe". It's no recipe, it's just a little extra time to chop and add color and spices to make it look and taste delicious!