The past few
weeks have been very busy with the holidays.
During this busy time I have had a lot of time to reflect and refocus my
goals. I have reevaluated my competition
goals and have settled on going to watch a show in Baltimore, MD on March 22nd,
2014 and competing in: April 26th,
2014 NPC MAX MUSCLE CLASSIC - Woodbridge, VA, May 24th, 2014 NPC
LEHIGH VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, May 31st, 2014 NPC EXCALIBUR
CHAMPIONSHIPS. These are much smaller
shows and I believe they will give me learning experience and confidence to do
bigger shows if I choose to. This puts me at 17 weeks out!
The past few weeks have been hit/miss with ‘sticking to my plan’. My hubby and I took a weekend trip together instead of exchanging Christmas presents. We went to NYC for the weekend and to say I lived it up is a bit of an understatement. I had lots of ‘good’ food and ‘good’ drinks. I came home and was 8 pounds heavier. Even though I ate like crap I killed all my workouts in the awesome gym the hotel had. I knew a lot of the weight was water weight. Sure enough within 5 days I was back to my typical 107. This week starts a new food plan for me. It is more calories than I have ever consistently consumed so I am excited to see how my body does with it. 2013 was an
amazing year for me.
I had high
expectations of myself and I delivered many of those expectations. I have set the bar even higher in 2014. I have huge personal, relationship, and
financial goals. I fully intend to make
2014 my best year yet. I know this is
only the beginning for me.
One of the mental
transformations I wish to make is to enjoy this journey and appreciate where I am
and how far I have come. I find that I become
so preoccupied with what I want that I forget to enjoy where I am. I know that where I am today will be different than where I am
next week. I understand that the pursuit
of perfection has no end. All I can do is strive for improvement over
time and to try to be a little better each day than I was the day before. One of the physical changes I really wish to
make this year are to really develop my arms.
In the past 22 weeks my arms have come a long way (especially my
biceps), but they still carry entirely too much body fat. I want to push hard to develop my shoulders
and my triceps.
