Lifting heaver=Leaner physique!

Here I am Week 5 day 2. Originally I would say that I have 8 weeks left, however, I have contemplated for a few weeks now about what show to participate in. After thinking about it, since I am inexperienced and new at this, I've decided to compete in a local show in Des Moines on May 14th. I'm looking into the organization at this point making sure it is an open competition. So, this changes things but not much. Instead of 8 weeks, I now have 14. Even though I truly feel like I could be ready in 8 weeks because of the rapid changes happening in my body, this gives me a little bit more of a chance to learn more about diet, training, and all other aspects of the figure athlete. I'm still in the learning phase about what things are working for me and what's not. I really won't change things at this point, I will start doing more cardio to continue to lose bodyfat. I've switched my diet around a little bit, adding different foods, but still maintaining the same macro nutrients (proteins, carbs, fat) and calories. Some new foods I have tried are sweet potatoes (a great carb source that makes you feel fuller longer!) Still eating the hell out of oatmeal/egg whites!:) 99% lean turkey breast cutlets and Round Steak are some protein sources I've been eating for lunch/dinner. Pre workout i'm eating 4 egg whites/Cliff Energy bar. A tip of mine is that if you are working out, you always want to let your food/workouts go hand and hand for maximum results. Eating an hour before your workout will fuel your body and give you the energy you need to get through your workout. Eating immediately or within an hour after your workout will restore/rebuild/replenish your muscles and put fuel back into your body. Women ask me how they can get toned, ect. Word of advice.....LIFT HEAVIER WEIGHTS. So often I see women in the gym lifting 5 lbs, ect. and expecting results...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. You need to lift heavier to fatigue the muscle and give it a chance to grow/tone up. The more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn at rest, in turn the more of a fat burning machine you become! Paired with cardio to burn fat, I recommend doing sets of 10-12 reps for exercises, at 10 reps your muscles should be fatigued and barely be able to lift anymore. If you do 10 reps and feel you could do five more, then up your weight. Pushing yourself in every workout will get you results, making things easy for yourself is a waste of time. A hard workout is a productive workout and one workout closer to your goal of weight loss, toning, fat loss, ect. I will post some pics soon of my current progress. Good night everyone!