Hell has now sustained!

[redsquirrel]

Well ladies, I am started my show diet yesterday. My starting stats are 5'4", 158lbs., 16% BF. My husband is doing my diet. 6 meals a day. For the first week of the diet, I get carbs at breakfast and lunch 3 days a week, and no carbs the other 4 days; but higher fat.

I went to the grocery store and bought some Cheese & Chive & Garden Vegetable Eggbeaters, and I think those are going to be my favorite part of every day!! They are the bomb diggity!!!! LOL.

My body temp was through the roof already yesterday!!! ALready, I see how mental this is going to get. What it has already spelled out for me is this: It's not that I want to cheat, it's that I know I can't have it.

But then again- I WANT TO BE SHREDDED!! I'll keep you all updated as I progress, and maybe some pics in about ohh....a month!!:)

[Puddles]

Good luck, Red!!!

Strict contest dieting can be a mental hell, but you'll get through it. When you're tempted to cheat, go pinch that belly in front of the mirror and remind yourself of your goals.

[redsquirrel]

Yep, Jabba the Hut here WILL have some abs!!

Thanks for the support!

[redsquirrel]

Well, the first week is over. I cannot tell you how mental this really is. I'm getting more used to the diet so it's not like last week...which was not so fun!

My stats this week are 152lbs @ 15.2 BF. I lost 3 lbs. of fat!! I couldn't believe it!! Obviously, I'm just getting started, so the fat is easier to get off from me shocking my body. Getting my stats checked every week is my only salvation. You don't see much change in the mirror, ( although I do look and feel leaner )but see change in the pinches.

[redsquirrel]

2nd week is over. I am 149lbs and 13.9% BF!! Although, I don't "feel" 14% BF, ya know?? It's funny though- when I got my BF done, I was like "yes! now I can chave a cheat meal!!" after I thought about it, i was like...NO THANKS!!! My LBM has stayed exactly the same @ 128. I'm excited.

[sana]

progress sounds great in 2 weeks! take some pics RS, we wanna see :)

[Shibby]

Damn, that's why I don't think I ever want to compete. It's hard enough to diet just to drop fat, I don't think I could handle getting down to competition lvl. Congratz to you and keep up the great work.

[ChicOnSwole]

Amazing progress RS! I'm with Sana - I'd love to see some pics too! Keep it up girl! :)

[Puddles]

Originally posted by redsquirrel
I was like "yes! now I can chave a cheat meal!!" after I thought about it, i was like...NO THANKS!!!

Nothing like seeing progress to really keep ya motivated! You're doing great! Maybe I'll be able to give you that hug in a few more weeks. :D

[redsquirrel]

Originally posted by sana
progress sounds great in 2 weeks! take some pics RS, we wanna see :)

..........Ummm, yeah...we're gonna need you to hold off on that. Yeah, I think if I could wait until I was about 12% that would be great..

LOL!!!!

NO, really. I'll start posting pics when I get to about 12% BF. That way we can all track my progress from 12% all the way down to 7%.

It's funny though, this week my strength has been phenomenal! I started taking an ECA stack, so I'm sure that may have a little to do with it. I've been kind of sluggish, though. Of course, that can be attributed to the Jintropin. I start up a little maintenance cycle on Sunday. Just about 50mgs of Primo/ week, and 10 Var/ day. I DO NOT want to hold a lot of water, and on Primo I tend to. I'll do that until about week 10. Then I'll taper off the Var, and the GH, and start up with some Nolvadex and Proviron. Possibly throw in some Clen or T3, depending on what I look like.:D

[redsquirrel]

Well, I'm into week 4....Finally in the 'single digits' in remaining weeks until the show! The weirdest thing so far has been that my workouts have been great. I am really strong considering I'm dieting. (Last week I squatted 245lb for 8 and benched 185lb for 6!!)

I started up my maintenace drugs yesterday. Just 50mgs of Primo/wk, 10mgs of Var/day, and 1.5 IU of GH. I think I'll be starting up some T3 next week....Not real happy about it, but you gotta do what you need to in order to look tight!

My BF only dropped a 1/2 of a % last week, so I got the clamps put down on me!!! Now I am only a eating 1 carb MEAL the whole week, AND 7 days of cardio!!!...The cardio has to be after my 6th meal, (not after my workout as before) so I had to reaarange my meal times. Otherwise, I'd be up until 1 am every night!

My body is changing, but after 3.5 weeks, I'm starting to get impatient. I know it's not an overnight transformation, but that's one of the hardest things about dieting- you're doing all this cardio, and eating like a bird and you don't see your body changing as much as you thought it would.

[Face]

Just keep the old calipers on standby so you can measure and see for yourself that its working. Eyes and mirrors ain't as good as calipers :D

[redsquirrel]

Originally posted by Face
Just keep the old calipers on standby so you can measure and see for yourself that its working. Eyes and mirrors ain't as good as calipers :D

Well, I know it's working because that's how I've gauged my progress thus far. That's part of the problem- the caliper pinches go down- but I see small changes in the mirror.

[redsquirrel]

Well....this is only 4 freaking days into the no carb thing and already I feel weird. I feel like I can't focus. Like I'm not as sharp and intense as usual. I work in a performance-driven environment, so any lull in activity can really hurt your pocketbook. Any one have any ideas on how to have more concentration?

[bad14u]

Originally posted by redsquirrel
Any one have any ideas on how to have more concentration?

Eat some of these!!!