What a relaxing weekend it has been! I've needed a weekend like this for a long time. Other than my usual routine of early morning training sessions, I had absolutely nothing I had to get done these past few days. No chores, no long ass drives, no competitions, nothing!
After a nice shoulder routine and weekly grocery shop, yesterday was spent doing absolutely nothing other than lounging out in the sun reading a good book and of course taking a couple breaks to walk the Mugs! I hit a wall mid-afternoon and needed a pick-me-up in order to stay awake for the girls dinner out I had planned at my favourite local Mexican restaurant so I brewed a pot of coffee and whipped up a fantastic clean version of the frappes you get in Greece. Chilled frothy goodness! And a perfect non-alcoholic use for a cocktail shaker!
Fast-forward to this morning and I awoke refreshed and ready to take on the day! I have to say, I've been in an almost annoyingly good mood lately. I think it's due to the return of my favourite foods into my diet LOL. My workouts have been fantastic post competition, yes ALL of them, and I just feel super motivated to make improvements and come back stronger than ever. Of course, I'm still a miserable biatch 8-5 Monday to Friday but I'm working on that...
I started the day by taking a stab at a recipe for sweet potato oatmeal pancakes for breakfast. Beyond delicious! I posted the recipe under the Eat Clean Get Lean recipes tab so be sure to try them out. I scrambled up some eggs on the side and between that and my coffee I was ready to go! On this morning's agenda was a combined leg and core routine. I busted some serious literal ass and left in a greatly satisfied mood. On my way out my Dad called and said "be at my house in 30 mins and come boating with us today". Ahhh how was I supposed to get home, shower, make lunch, pack my bag, and be there w/in 30 mins?! Well, I Negotiated 45 and somehow made it in 40. I think I might be the fastest female ever in terms of getting ready and a seriously expert packer!
So, off we went around 9:45 am headed to Sebago Lake for the day. It was a gorgeous sunny morning despite the gloomy weather forecast. I'm really happy I made it as the boat was equipped with two brand new paddle boards that I got to test out. So much fun!
I think after 10 months of practicing clean eating, my family has finally accepted my ways. No one made a comment about me eating my own grilled chicken salad while they grilled up their own lunches. Finally! It's not like the food they brought was unhealthy or anything (it wasn't), it just wouldn't have fit into my plan (carbs, carbs, and more carbs!) so I just feel better doing my own thing, knowing that I'm not offsetting the work I'm doing in the gym.
We packed up and scooted across the lake headed back toward the launch mid-afternoon, perfect timing as the forecasted rain started to come down just as the boat was being dragged out of the water. Torrential downpour as we drove out of the lot!
Once home, I rushed to close all the open windows as the east-moving rainstorm was just hitting my neighborhood. While I waited for the storm to pass I did a few household chores and then took Mugsy for a pre-dinner walk. When I signed online I found that the bikini stage walks and all other pictures from the Yankee Classic have finally been posted online on the photographer's website. Here's the link:
http://www.jjsphotodesign.com/f527321791
I'm #4, the 2nd one in. The girl who won her pro card is #10 and the girl who beat me out of my open class to battle it out for the card was #2. You can see how #10 definitely had me beat in the quads and glutes (and other *ahem* "enhanced" areas...). Anyway, I'm very analytical so it's nice to be able to analyze the differences between the two of us for improvement purposes. I know I sound somewhat crazy but to me, it's not a matter of IF I can do it, it's simply a matter of WHEN I will do it!
After walking Mugsy I came back and prepared the most delicious dinner of grilled steak & peach kabobs, asparagus, and a sweet potato cranberry quinoa cake (a fantastic find at Whole Foods). Oh, and a glass of Pinot Grigio! Definitely off plan but hey, I opened a bottle the other day and I couldn't just have one glass and let the rest go to waste! Bodybuilders are not wasteful people LOL.
Now it's back to work tomorrow. I don't even want to think about what that's going to entail. All I'm going to focus on is that tomorrow begins my August training regimen; 4 weeks of newly designed workouts with a strong focus on improving the booty. If all goes as planned, 4 weeks from now I should have two firm grapefruits for ass cheeks LOL! Tomorrow however is an all-core routine that I copied out of a recent Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine. It looked interesting so we'll see how I like it and if I need to make modifications for next week. Anyway, time to prep my meals for tomorrow and wind down for the evening. 'Til next time, happy gymming!
After a nice shoulder routine and weekly grocery shop, yesterday was spent doing absolutely nothing other than lounging out in the sun reading a good book and of course taking a couple breaks to walk the Mugs! I hit a wall mid-afternoon and needed a pick-me-up in order to stay awake for the girls dinner out I had planned at my favourite local Mexican restaurant so I brewed a pot of coffee and whipped up a fantastic clean version of the frappes you get in Greece. Chilled frothy goodness! And a perfect non-alcoholic use for a cocktail shaker!
Fast-forward to this morning and I awoke refreshed and ready to take on the day! I have to say, I've been in an almost annoyingly good mood lately. I think it's due to the return of my favourite foods into my diet LOL. My workouts have been fantastic post competition, yes ALL of them, and I just feel super motivated to make improvements and come back stronger than ever. Of course, I'm still a miserable biatch 8-5 Monday to Friday but I'm working on that...
I started the day by taking a stab at a recipe for sweet potato oatmeal pancakes for breakfast. Beyond delicious! I posted the recipe under the Eat Clean Get Lean recipes tab so be sure to try them out. I scrambled up some eggs on the side and between that and my coffee I was ready to go! On this morning's agenda was a combined leg and core routine. I busted some serious literal ass and left in a greatly satisfied mood. On my way out my Dad called and said "be at my house in 30 mins and come boating with us today". Ahhh how was I supposed to get home, shower, make lunch, pack my bag, and be there w/in 30 mins?! Well, I Negotiated 45 and somehow made it in 40. I think I might be the fastest female ever in terms of getting ready and a seriously expert packer!
So, off we went around 9:45 am headed to Sebago Lake for the day. It was a gorgeous sunny morning despite the gloomy weather forecast. I'm really happy I made it as the boat was equipped with two brand new paddle boards that I got to test out. So much fun!
I think after 10 months of practicing clean eating, my family has finally accepted my ways. No one made a comment about me eating my own grilled chicken salad while they grilled up their own lunches. Finally! It's not like the food they brought was unhealthy or anything (it wasn't), it just wouldn't have fit into my plan (carbs, carbs, and more carbs!) so I just feel better doing my own thing, knowing that I'm not offsetting the work I'm doing in the gym.
We packed up and scooted across the lake headed back toward the launch mid-afternoon, perfect timing as the forecasted rain started to come down just as the boat was being dragged out of the water. Torrential downpour as we drove out of the lot!
Once home, I rushed to close all the open windows as the east-moving rainstorm was just hitting my neighborhood. While I waited for the storm to pass I did a few household chores and then took Mugsy for a pre-dinner walk. When I signed online I found that the bikini stage walks and all other pictures from the Yankee Classic have finally been posted online on the photographer's website. Here's the link:
http://www.jjsphotodesign.com/f527321791
I'm #4, the 2nd one in. The girl who won her pro card is #10 and the girl who beat me out of my open class to battle it out for the card was #2. You can see how #10 definitely had me beat in the quads and glutes (and other *ahem* "enhanced" areas...). Anyway, I'm very analytical so it's nice to be able to analyze the differences between the two of us for improvement purposes. I know I sound somewhat crazy but to me, it's not a matter of IF I can do it, it's simply a matter of WHEN I will do it!
After walking Mugsy I came back and prepared the most delicious dinner of grilled steak & peach kabobs, asparagus, and a sweet potato cranberry quinoa cake (a fantastic find at Whole Foods). Oh, and a glass of Pinot Grigio! Definitely off plan but hey, I opened a bottle the other day and I couldn't just have one glass and let the rest go to waste! Bodybuilders are not wasteful people LOL.
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| The perfect dinner to end this weekend of relaxation! |
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