Fatigue sets in-WEEK 4 DAY 1

The start of week 4....Can't believe I've already been at it that long!! Still a long way to go though. At this point I am yet to choose a competition. I am wanting to go watch a competition before I compete in one just to get a feel of everything. Bad part is that there isn't a competition near here until April which is when I was hoping to compete. I may have to push back my competition for a month and do one in May. Which means another 4 extra weeks of dieting/intense workouts! It actually  may help me in the long run, so I can figure out exactly what is working for me, and since I'm new at this, i'm trying to learn as much as possible. I did not lose any weight last week, however, feel like I lost about a half % of bodyfat. I can definately see more definition everywhere on my body. My hips/thighs/legs still remain my problem areas. I am going to up my cardio this week to 6 times with 3 days going twice a day to ignite some fat burning. Calories still remain the same, but I have switched a few things. Post workout I am drinking 1/2 scoop protein powder with 1.5 cups of Silk Chocolate Milk Light (DELICIOUS) by the way. I felt like the fruit was giving me a stomach ache from too much sugar. The milk still gives me the carbs I need with a little less of the sugar. Dinner I am doing turkey breast cutlets with veggies. Trying to find foods with the same macronutrients (protein/fat/carbs) just switching it up a bit. Also mid morning I decided to try a rice cake with a table spoon of natural peanut butter along with my shake. Surprisingly the rice cake and peanut butter taste really good! Good choice for a healthy snack. I'm changing my lifting this week/pairing different bodyparts up than previous. My next goal to tackle is to learn the posing portion of figure. I definately need to choose a competition date soon.

I have felt very tired these past few days. The dieting/workouts are definately catching up to me...however I somehow feel great/tired all at the same time!! I feel like I have sacrificed a social life to do this, but can't say I had much of one before! haha....I'm doing this for me and I want to live my life with no regrets...I'm very passionate about fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Even when the competition training/dieting is over...I hope to continue to compete and still live this lifestyle, maybe not as extreme during in-season, but things won't change much. I will still remain very active and continue to eat healthy no matter what. My husband has been very supportive throughout this craziness and has even lost about 14 lbs himself so far! I'm very proud of his determination and drive to lose weight and live a healthier life. Well time for bed, tomorrow another day, another journey. Good night!