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Good Morning Everyone! So far it has been a beautiful Monday morning and I'm simply so excited to get my week started! Saturday is the BIG day and I'm seriously excited to see everyone and to step on stage with so many beautiful women!

Since I last wrote, things have been amazing! My diet has been 100%, my training has been strong...and most importantly... I'm feeling joyful, confident and strong! Yesterday was a hectic and stressful day, but the important thing is that I pushed through and still accomplished all that I needed to accomplish. I started yesterday AM off with my first depletion workout. I pushed it hard - Chest, Triceps and Shoulders - and I left the gym feeling tired, yet amazing! Then I went to church and listened to a GREAT service! Both the worship and the sermon gave me that EXTRA boost that I needed to get through yesterday.

After church is when things got a little crazy.. My plan was to head to school and work on several assignments until about 3 or 4pm. Then I was going to head to the mall to get some last things wrapped up for the show...Then to the gym for cardio! But as we all know, things do not always go as planned. Lets just say that my first assignment that I assumed would take me two hours ACTUALLY took me almost FIVE hours to complete!!! Talk about a major setback in my "planned" schedule for the day! So I finally left school at 5:00pm with only 1 of my 4 assignments completed. So what did I do...I stayed flexible and went with the flow. I skipped the mall and instead went to the gym and pushed through an amazing cardio session! That cleared my head and freshened me up for the rest of my evening. Overall, it is CRUCIAL to stay flexible and realize that things will not always go as planned! The key to success is the ability to adapt and do the best with what you have! So that's what I did! I could have easily skipped my cardio since I still had soooo much to get done, yet I knew that was not an option! I pushed through and finally got in bed (LATE!!) knowing I did all I could!

Then this morning was amazing! I did another depletion workout before work. Although I was feeling more tired than usual because of my lack of sleep last night, I still pushed through with determination to finish strong! As for the rest of the day...I have about another gallon of water to drink..I have 5 meals left and I have 1 more cardio session left after school as well. Whooo! Honestly...I'm on FIRE with drive and determination and I can't wait to successfully endure yet one more day before the ECUP!

ECUP competitors... Take sometime to visualize yourself on stage! There's something about visualizing the stage and how I will look that ALWAYS helps me push through and get myself mentally prepared to compete! Visualize your BEST self...Get your mind in the right place this week! From here on out it will be ALL mental...Okay...So it will be physical too, but it will be your MENTAL strength that is going to get you through! So build that strong mind ;)

Stay Strong. Stay Focused. Let the Lord's Light SHINE!

Diane

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