This past weekend....

I was able to attend a friend of mine's very FIRST bikini competition about an hour away from my house!  It was so inspiring and motivating - YES, I have DEFINITELY caught the competition bug! I was able to meet up with some of the athletes and judges and asked a TON of questions!! Anyone who knows me, I ask lots of questions! LOL. Some of the athletes asked about my story, so I was able to tell them... they started following me on Instagram!!!! (sassy_classy_fat2fitness) 

I was able to drink my gallon of water (and of course, sit next to the bathrooms), eat my meals, UNTILLLLLLLLL... I went out with my friend who competed. She did really well for her first show! 5th in Open Novice B class! Didn't place in the other classes she entered, but loved being on stage! :D 

Anyways, we went out to eat and I rrrrrreally didn't feel like having my salmon and a salad. Soooo, I went off plan and got a flatbread pizza...HOWEVER, I couldn't eat all of it (which in the past I would have easily! So this is a MAJOR win)! 

Yesterday when I woke up, I felt so sluggish and actually mad at myself for going off plan! I didn't get to exercise on Friday, due to family obligations, and nothing this weekend. So no workouts for 3 days! I saw that I was definitely bloated/retained water - my ankles were more like cankels! I won't be doing that again (or at least try not to)! I also realized that I've been feeling really tired (humidity, that time of the month, etc), so that does NOT help the situation and explains why my emotions were/are all over the map!

Today is Monday and I'm motivated to get back on track and not let Saturday's choice foul up my whole plan. I was able to get my full workout of shoulders in and some glute work, so that was a great feeling of accomplishment! Water is in the works, as of right now, meal 2 down the hatch, and now, prepping to meal prep for the rest of the week. 

I want to encourage each of you to NOT beat yourself up if you "fall off the wagon/plan"! It is one meal, just get back on plan THE VERY NEXT MEAL!  You got this friend...

Late Night/Early Morning Thoughts....

Here it is... 1:20 AM and I can't sleep! Too many things are on my brain apparently...

Things like: need to go grocery shopping tomorrow as I need to food prep for the week; I have to do that AFTER I get my workout in at 9am; I need to really work on getting my gallon of water in every day; will I ever get to the bikini stage; how do I balance my training/food/exercise with home/every day life?; what are the other things I need to do before Friday? Is my Daddy going to be ok or wonder what the Dr's will say about his heart; to all sorts of randomness. 

I was also laying there in bed thinking about what does GOD say about all this? Am I turning to Him for direction? Discipline for this sport? Fulfillment in my soul when I could eat my weight in carbs?

It is interesting to see how self-doubt and fear can play such a HUGE role in our lives. I KNOW I can do this... BECAUSE I CAN DO HARD THINGS! 

This is definitely the biggest journey I have ever been on (besides being a single Mama) and I'm excited and somewhat scared. Maybe scared of failing? Being judged (well, I'm going to be judged no matter what by people)? Fear of disappointing myself?  

But this is what I have to remember:

Tough and Rough Week

Hey all!

This past week was a little rough for me mentally... 

I've been working my butt off, staying on plan (only 1 treat meal in 2 weeks), and only lost .8 pounds and 1/4" overall. I know that there are times where my body is going to take a 'breather" to adjust to the weight loss/inches... it's just disheartening when I take my 2 week progress pics and not really see a difference.

Then I have to look back at where I started from and look at the most recent set of pics and see that I have come a long way... 

All this to say is, don't let a tough/rough week mentally screw you up for the entire journey. It's mental. It's hard. It's a daily grind... 

BUUUUUUUT... WE CAN DO HARD THINGS!!!

The top set of pics is from June 11, 2020

The bottom set of pics is from June 23, 2020

Keep pushing... Keep grinding... It'll happen... 

June Progress

Can't believe that it's already the middle of June!

I'm sorry I haven't written in a bit - I've been training and went back to CA for a week for vacation! YAY!

The Coach I've hired, Melanie, is phenomenal!

In 6 weeks, I have lost 13" and 10 pounds!!!  

The top row of pics were taken June 11, 2020 and the bottom pics are from when I started with Coach Mel May 1, 2020...

Here are the pics:

You can also follow me on Instagram: sassy_classy_fat2fitness. 

There, I post pics, the food I'm eating w/ amounts, exercise, etc...

Here's to YOUR health journey!!!