The BodyArt Cookbook

I've had this book for a while and decided to start using it for my contest prep. I am really fond of the chicken section, since I don't really like tuna mixed with anything other than a fork and I don't eat beef.

So the body art bars are a good, an acquired taste but good. Overall I highly recommend this book for contest prep. Tons of recipes in book, most protein carb balanced too which is good for BFL eating.

The last 6 weeks I've really been floundering in regards to contest prep. At this point my goal of presidential cup isn't looking good for me. I am aiming towards Charm City Classic and Yorton Cup. Tomorrow is a new day though so I have to just move on.

I bought a Polar f4. I love this gadget! It's really addicting to see how many calories you burn after each workout!!

Loving this for food prep

My mother bought me this container for the holidays this year. I found a great way to utilize it with the spices I prep on the weekends.

Check it out!
jalepeno, onions, minced ginger and finally minced garlic

Counting Calories

I started my plan officially a little over a month ago. I am only down 5 lbs and I know why. Of course it's calories in vs. calories out but I was grossly underestimating some free meals during the weekend. I would then obsess and weigh myself and maintain week after week. So I am now using my calories like a check book. I have x amount for the week and at the end of the day after logging on fitday. I subtract the amount so at the end of the week I should be a zero balance. I am also debating about adding calories burned to each day as well since I monitor those as well. Will I always be this anal? No but for now I will. Yesterday I tracked every bite and don't feel sick and bloated today.

How do I top the last post?

I haven't posted in a while because the overwhelming response to my friends story and I thought how can I top that!?

 So here are answers to some of the most popular questions. Yes we are still friends! Yes it really happened that way and to make matters worse we went back to that store last night AND I went into the dressing room with her again. She promised an empty bladder and underwear in one piece.

On to yesterday, I went and had an eye exam and ordered some new glasses. Loving them by the way, anyway I was stuck in the waiting room for a lifetime, as I sit there I was subjected to "Mr. Tap-a-lot". First he was drumming his legs like a congo drum (see photos above) followed by the insatiable desire to tap his feet for 20 minutes...

Something horrifying happened....

How do I begin? I went shopping with a friend of mine, she starts a new job soon so we wanted to pick up some new clothes for her. I asked if she wanted me in the dressing room she said sure, "But I am warning you my underwear is full of holes and I can't promise what you will see." I'm a tough girl how bad could it be right? Wrong! It was like a car wreck you couldn't stop staring at, I don't even know how they stayed up it was like stretched out shredded trash bag with poodles trying to escape. I almost threw up! I told her how repulsive it was...she found my comment funny, while laughing and taking off her pants I thought I heard a fart, I mumbled to myself, "is she farting?" It was rhetorical because 18 farts later each getting louder as she laughed it sounded like we had a jack hammer in there! Her laughter turned into hysterics, a second later I hear liquid, then more, she completely peed all over the dressing room floor. I jumped up on my seat as it was wood floors and the urine were splashing all around like a water park. As I sat there in shock looking at my snot nosed crying friend standing in urine, I couldn't believe what had just happened. I tried to escape the room. I wasn't allowed she screamed "I'm naked you can't leave!" All she could do is say "Help Me" Help her? What the hell was I suppose to do?! She was covered in urine! Finally she let me go, I had to sneak out without splashing in liquid, it wasn't easy.

What happened after I left didn't sound pretty either, she told me after taking her dripping socks off she wiped her feet on the wall, pulled off her underwear and balled them up on the floor under the chair, and ran out of there. Believe it or not we then finished our shopping trip without a hitch. However, I knew if I heard screams coming from the dressing room it was time to run.

It's raining

Well due to my back issues I feel it's still in my best interest to stay inside today when it's sorta icy rain. I have a big gym day planned but fools drive around carelessly and risking it over a few minutes on the treadmill isn't smart.

Working from home is really great and really looking forward to getting back to the office sometime in March. Plus no risk of snow or icey weather at that point which is really important in the beginning here.