12/11 Weeks Out

I cheated. I didn't mean to; it just happened. I now have this new found love for rice cakes, and that's where it all started. If you remember from my last post, I loathed rice cakes. I would have gladly run over a bag of them with my car. Well I just realized that you can put splenda and cinnamon on them, which was recommended to me from a friend, and now all I ever want to eat is food that has cinnamon in it. That's when it happened. On Friday I decided to try my new found rice cakes, and the minute I put them in my mouth, I went on a cinnamon frenzy! I grabbed everything I could find in my pantry that had cinnamon in it; 6 pieces of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, an entire Oatmeal Raisin Cliff Bar, and 1/2 glass of white wine. Ok so the wine doesn't have cinnamon in it, I just missed wine. I then went on to eat salad at 3 different restaurants which you would think would be ok, but those salads probably had more calories than orange chicken. I also had about 6 pieces of calamari, which of course were fried.

I am back on my diet now, full force, and I feel as though this mishap has taught me a lesson. After I cheated, I felt so crappy. To the point where I didn't even want to work out because I thought I had ruined my chances. However, my trainer assured me that it's ok and it happens to everyone. I just need to re-focus and get back on the horse.

I am slowly starting to notice a change in my body. My % body fat has dropped from 19 to 15.75 in the last 3 weeks. That's great because I only need to lose 6-7% more which, I should be able to do in the next 11 weeks. I have no problem being ready ahead of time rather than struggling to be ready at the last minute.  I have also noticed that my arms are a little more defined than they used to be as well as my legs. It's definitely not a drastic change, but a change non the less.

I have met so many wonderful people ever since I started this journey that have been very encouraging. Many of them are very well known in the figure/fitness/bodybuilding world and being  around them, makes me want to perform well. They give me the motivation to keep going. I look at them and am reassured that it is possible and I am very capable of doing this. I can't wait until my show in July! Not just because I can eat regular food, but because I feel as though this show is a doorway to a future in fitness.