3 Weeks: Rock Chalk

3 Weeks from now and I'll already be done with the pre-judging and awaiting show time! I've been working on getting all the small details in place this week - jewelry, tanning, eyelashes, bikini glue, body paint, etc. It is making it so real.. not that it wasn't real before, but there are constant reminders that it is just right around the corner now. I've completed over 20 weeks of training, and with 3 more to go, I'm just now realizing that the end result doesn't really matter. All I want is to enjoy myself when I'm on stage and be thankful for all of the people who have supported me and helped me get there. It really is about the journey, not the destination. Of course I'd love to bring home a trophy, but all along that wasn't my main goal. My goals for this competition were simple: I wanted to train the whole time and not give up, I wanted to prove to myself that I could be 100% committed and dedicated to something and withstand any peer pressure I felt along the way that would deviate me from my goals, and I wanted to challenge my body in a way it hasn't been challenged. So far, I feel like I've done great. I have 20 more days to count my macros and hit my numbers, 20 more opportunities to work on posing and getting a good lat spread and 20 more days of workouts - lifting and/or cardio. I have plenty of opportunities to keep fulfilling my goals and to keep improving. Positive thoughts, only, on this end.

On a non-competition related note, last night was KU's Late Night in the Phog. I was luckily able to stream it online and got to get chills with every other Jayhawk as we watched the "Dream On" intro video that they only show on Late Night

We had fans lined up outside since 9am for it.. doors didn't open until 4:30pm. 2,000 fans were turned away..

Being a Jayhawk is an incredible feeling. I love everything about Kansas. "Last year we said to enjoy the process [of a rebuilding year] ... The process worked out OK last year" -Bill Self. Rock Chalk!

115 days to go!

I love spicy food. The more it makes my nose run and eyes water, the better. I made some chicken yesterday with Sriracha sauce on it, and then mixed it with some basmati rice, squash, and tomato and sprinkled it all with garlic salt for dinner. It was delectable! I loved it. My favorite flavors all combined. And it took all of 5 minutes to throw together today. No excuses for eating a box of oreos.. macaroni (which actually takes a long time to make).. or a lean cuisine for dinner. The hardest thing was measuring the rice out.

Today was a great day at "work". I did 3 evaluations completely on my own and treated all my patients with no help from my CI. Great day. I did have a patient though who came in with back pain. She told me My whole body hurts. Oh ya... okay. Well let's just talk about your back. How long's that been going on? Since I gave birth to my youngest daughter. Okay, when was that. Well she's 40 years old.. You didn't think in the last 40 years to go to the doctor before now? Great. Just great. But it went well anyway. I also had a patient who barely would walk 5 feet without her "back brace/corset" on.. too much pain. Right. She's supratentorial.. (that was seriously in a doctor's referral to us.. not for this pt.. but pretty hilarious anyway. Do you use that Joan?)

Workouts this week have been great. Rear Delts and Back along with some light cardio yesterday; Tris, Bis, and Core today. I got a couple PRs so I'm feeling good. Tomorrow is legs and I'll do a little cardio as well. Also, nutrition for this past week has been spot on. Although, my macros aren't spread out as evenly as I'd like, I am hitting all of the numbers pretty consistently. This weekend things are changing, so I'll have to do a little adjusting once I find out the details on that. I'm excited. 115 days to go!

Well, gotta get back to watching the Espys. KU vs MU border showdown should've won the most whatever game.. something about best comeback or just being awesome in general.. but they didn't the SF Giants did. True that was a great game but geeez the KU game was the best. And I got goosebumps watching it all over again. In case you are curious... Oh and Jack Harry.. suck it. We're okay letting them go. Chumps chumps chumps..

Oh ya, and I just want you to all know that I got a record in minesweeper tonight.. Expert.. 125s. Yup. Great day, indeed. Keep it real, peeps. It's almost the weekend.. that means a lot more work for me. Awesome. 7 day work weeks are stupid.