27 Days to Go - Booked My Hotel

I believe you are not officially competing until you have booked your hotel room. I still need to register, but I can do that on-site. In the last month there are a lot of changes. For one, I have less time to relax between two workouts, showers, getting to different gyms, and running my business.

So my morning starts off between 4:30 am and 5:30 am, even on the weekends, with a mug of warm water and 1/2 a tbsp of flax seed oil (because I could not find hemp seed oil). After I get ready for the day, I get my breakfast ready, half a yam and 8 egg whites (about 263 calories), and enjoy it with a fresh cup of coffee. I usually train about two clients in the morning and then do 30 minutes of HIT cardio at 8 am. Afterwards, I eat another meal of egg whites and yam.

 After a shower I train a few more clients, then head back to the gym around noon. For my afternoon workout, I warm up by practicing my walk and poses in my new five inch heels. After the first day I had huge blisters on my big toes. To break them in, I have been bandaging my toes then wearing them around the house while I do chores. They need to be so comfortable I can run in them. Once a week I meet with Alex Navarro to go over the walk and fine tune the poses.

I follow my stage walk with with hypertrophy training (heavy weight, low reps, high sets) on specific muscle groups for about an hour. I end with stretching; all the leg presses, lunges, and cardio have made my hips incredibly tight which makes it difficult to walk. As soon as I am done with my workout, I eat another high protein meal.

 

I go home, shower, then head to the tanning bed. For now, I tan  3 times a week, but it will drop to twice a week the last two weeks. When I get back, I usually train a couple more clients and then head home for my last meal of the day. My favorite last meal is spinach and chicken, a lot of spinach. I use the whole bag. My friends look at me like I am crazy, but one bag is less than 80 calories. If I were to eat less, I wouldn't get the nutrients or fiber I need for the day.

Throughout the day, my goal is to drink a gallon of water. To make it easier on my, I count out 7 24-oz bottles. Today I have already had 3, only 4 more to chug. It's not easy, especially because of the frequent bathroom breaks.

Right before bed I finish with 20 minutes of abs every other night. I drink 8 oz of ginger or chamomile tea and go to bed. I am physically and emotionally drained.

The good thing is that I weight less than I have in years and fit amazingly well in my old clothes. The bad news is I am losing muscle fast. It is too late for me to change my game plan, so I need to take it one day at a time, trust my coaches and the process and see my way to the end.

Today, I had a fitness shoot with Skimble, the number one free fitness app for Android,  which was really fun. I am excited for more to come. I will post pictures as soon as I get them.

I won't be posting anymore pictures of myself until after the competition, just in case some of my peers are checking this out, but I will keep you up to date on my week to week progress. I miss chocolate.