I hereby recommend a new term be added to the Urban Dictionary: carb-fucked. This has nothing to do with the good kind of fucking but rather should be used to describe when one's level of carbohydrates have been kept too low for a prolonged period of time to function normally. Side effects include loss of memory, dizziness, paranoia, body weakness, intolerance, and irritability to name just a few. I am currently carb-fucked.
Only two weeks left until I return to the stage at the Maine Event and I have to say, I am more scared of the competition this time than in any other show previously. I know the judges are always looking for something different but the girl who I consider to be my strongest competitor won first place in a regional show in Massachusetts today so now I'm even more worried. I just gotta keep telling myself to focus and not allow myself to become a nervous wreck thinking about the other girls. After all, you never know what will happen once you are up on stage!
I decided to cut my starchy carbs back to 3 servings/day this past week as an experiment to see if I'd come in any leaner. Well, I do think I look leaner in the mirror but I'm not sure if it's all in my head or not as the scale didn't read any different at my weekly weigh-in this morning than it did a week ago. Of course this could also mean that I've managed to gain muscle while losing fat this week but at this late in the game I highly doubt that is the case. I was fine Monday-Wednesday but on Thursday I felt dizzy all day and finally toward the end of the day connected that it was likely a result of my diet change. Yesterday (Friday) I increased my servings back up to 4 which I will continue with for the next 9 days until the following Monday when I start peak week. Unfortunately, it usually takes 2-3 days for my body to adjust to a re-feed so today has been the worst energy-wise. I went shopping with some friends this afternoon and literally had to sit down while they tried clothes on because I had no energy or patience to stand around waiting. Luckily there was a Starbucks nearby and I soon got a coffee that recharged me for a while!
Once I came home I did a couple household chores and now I'm just sitting here on the coach where I'll probably remain for the rest of the night. Once positive thing about lowering my carbs this week is that the lack of energy combined with continued intense training makes for great sleeps! I actually slept through to my alarm several nights this week, haven't had to take any melatonin, and didn't even want to get out of bed this morning! I hope tonight brings the same. I plan to have a yummy tilapia-veggie stir-fry for dinner, take the dog for a short walk, put on some comfy clothes, make some hot tea and get into bed to read until I fall alseep. Tomorrow is my combined legs and core day and I want to be have plenty of energy to hit my glutes hard.
So, nothing really exciting going on here. Just trying to stay positive and look forward to showing off all the hard work I've done over the past year in two week's time. I can't believe I literally have come full circle. The Cape Code Classic, my last show this year, will mark one year since I took my training and diet to the next level and started working toward my stage debut. No matter what happens, I know I have accomplished so much and can say that I'm so much happier with where I'm at than I was a year ago. Sure, there's been ups and downs of various kinds but taking this route has shown me just what you can accomplish when you find something you love and have a goal to focus on. The journey is definitely the best part.
Only two weeks left until I return to the stage at the Maine Event and I have to say, I am more scared of the competition this time than in any other show previously. I know the judges are always looking for something different but the girl who I consider to be my strongest competitor won first place in a regional show in Massachusetts today so now I'm even more worried. I just gotta keep telling myself to focus and not allow myself to become a nervous wreck thinking about the other girls. After all, you never know what will happen once you are up on stage!
I decided to cut my starchy carbs back to 3 servings/day this past week as an experiment to see if I'd come in any leaner. Well, I do think I look leaner in the mirror but I'm not sure if it's all in my head or not as the scale didn't read any different at my weekly weigh-in this morning than it did a week ago. Of course this could also mean that I've managed to gain muscle while losing fat this week but at this late in the game I highly doubt that is the case. I was fine Monday-Wednesday but on Thursday I felt dizzy all day and finally toward the end of the day connected that it was likely a result of my diet change. Yesterday (Friday) I increased my servings back up to 4 which I will continue with for the next 9 days until the following Monday when I start peak week. Unfortunately, it usually takes 2-3 days for my body to adjust to a re-feed so today has been the worst energy-wise. I went shopping with some friends this afternoon and literally had to sit down while they tried clothes on because I had no energy or patience to stand around waiting. Luckily there was a Starbucks nearby and I soon got a coffee that recharged me for a while!
Once I came home I did a couple household chores and now I'm just sitting here on the coach where I'll probably remain for the rest of the night. Once positive thing about lowering my carbs this week is that the lack of energy combined with continued intense training makes for great sleeps! I actually slept through to my alarm several nights this week, haven't had to take any melatonin, and didn't even want to get out of bed this morning! I hope tonight brings the same. I plan to have a yummy tilapia-veggie stir-fry for dinner, take the dog for a short walk, put on some comfy clothes, make some hot tea and get into bed to read until I fall alseep. Tomorrow is my combined legs and core day and I want to be have plenty of energy to hit my glutes hard.
So, nothing really exciting going on here. Just trying to stay positive and look forward to showing off all the hard work I've done over the past year in two week's time. I can't believe I literally have come full circle. The Cape Code Classic, my last show this year, will mark one year since I took my training and diet to the next level and started working toward my stage debut. No matter what happens, I know I have accomplished so much and can say that I'm so much happier with where I'm at than I was a year ago. Sure, there's been ups and downs of various kinds but taking this route has shown me just what you can accomplish when you find something you love and have a goal to focus on. The journey is definitely the best part.
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