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Ok folks...time is ticking away! The Ironman will be here in a blink of an eye! Am I starting to stress more? You betcha! I realize there is only a few more workouts for each of my bodyparts...but I'm thankful that the end is in sight for double cardio! lol. I'm getting used to double cardio, but just one time a day would be a welcome relief to my aching joints and muscles!

 

I'm practicing my mandatories and feeling more confident with them. I don't feel quite as goofy when I hit my poses! My routine is a work in progress. Dave and I are seeing how things flow, and may make small changes to it.

 

My energy levels seem to come and go. One minute I have a lot of energy, the next I'm totally drained. Getting through work today was extremely tough. I actually felt so exhausted I thought I might throw up. I popped a Zip Fizz and carried on. What a trooper....ha ha!

 

My look varies from day to day. Some days I think I'm looking like a bodybuilder, and other days when I've lost fat but my skin hasn't tightened up yet..I look like a Sharpe` dog, all wrinkles and folds of loose skin! Not a pretty sight!

 

I continue to struggle with hunger...it seems I'm always hungry! Dave says it's the time to be hungry...my body needs to eat at the fat. So, everytime my tummy growls and it's not time to eat...I just think to myself that I'm getting leaner.

 

I'm loving the fact that I'm livin' the dream of a bodybuilding lifestyle. It is hard...much harder than I ever imagined. I'm not kidding when I say losing 90 pounds and getting fit is the hardest thing I have ever done. It's so rewarding though, and worth every minute of pain and suffering that have occured so far. I know more pain is yet to come in the next 4 weeks...and to be honest, I'm very nervous about how hard it's going to get. It seems some days I'm so tired, I just try to survive...already. I wonder how it can get any harder, but I know it will.

 

I want to give a shout out to a new friend, James. He was kind enough to e-mail me to tell me that my blogs inspire him. He plans to do the Ironman for his first competition, and we are bouncing our concerns, frustrations, good things, and bad things off of each other. It's nice to have another first time competitor to talk with. I know when I have the first competition under my belt, the next shows will be a piece of cake, but right now...everything is new, exciting and scary. I'm thankful for James, and his sense of humor that keeps me going throughout each day. We've asked ourselves "What were we thinking when we signed up to flex, in nothing but a teeny tiny suit in front of hundreds of people?" LOL

 

I'm learning to be more organized, focused and to stay on task. I have a lot to do in a little bit of time each day. There really isn't much time for anything else in my life right now. For now, that's okay. I wonder how I could ever have enough time to be involved in a relationship someday in the future. Not many people are understanding of the commitment that this lifestyle demands to be successful.

 

Ok, I have to rant just a bit...to be successful at anything you have to give 100%. We all know that. I have been bustin' my glutes in the gym for over a year to get this far. I'm dang proud of the fact I see results from my hard work. What really gets me is all the people that complain to me that they're out of shape and wish they could accomplish what I have...all the while eating something extremely fattening in front of me. Aaauugh! I want to scream...  I saw a girl on the horizontal leg press yesterday actually reading a book while she was pressing. OMG! I laughed so hard! Who is she kidding? Does she really think she is going to see results? Our success is a direct result of the effort we put into achieving our goals...whatever they are. I must be getting crankier, because I'm losing my patience with people that whine and complain about how fat they are, yet don't want to suffer a bit to get what they want. I just want to tell people that if I can do it...a 47 year old lady, who was never athletic, who didn't like to be sweaty, who never had confidence, who didn't have dedication or determination..then ANYONE can do it! You are never to old to become better. It's never to late.

 

Well, that's it for now...shoulders are waiting to be worked hard...gotta go!

 

Time keeps ticking away. As each day goes by, you could be one step closer to your goal, or one step farther away. Think of where you could be in a year from now if you commit today to being the best you can be, and working hard towards your goal. A year will come and go, in a blink of an eye...will you be better next year? You could be...just work hard everyday! It will happen!

 

Bren