Holy Crap!!! no blog entry since the 21st??  God, what have I been doing???

 

Just being lazy...enjoying my time at the beach...feeling like crap because of the diet...exhausting myself at the gym...CODING!!  Yes I am busy coding.  lol...  :| 

 

The diet part is going really well I think - 5lbs of mostly water, maybe some fat...but 5lbs so far in 2 weeks.  that right on schedule.  Hopefully I don't lose too much muscle...but it's bound to happen...I just don't want to be a scrawny looking thing up on stage - I have to retain most of my muscle!!

 

The low carbs - that means almost NO simple carbs and a few complex carbs - is making me slightly fog-headed and maybe a little moody...but that's gonna happen on a contest diet too, can't avoid it.

 

Last weekend (July 17th) was Adam's 40th birthday...YAY!  I made him a triple layer carmel cake...yes...I made it from scratch...it was the best cake EVER!!!  good thing it was on our cheat day!  For those that don't know...for the first little bit of the contest diet - it is 6 days on diet and 1 day off diet.  This help to kick the metabolism into high gear...also keeps you sane.  As the contest day approaches...Adam will be competing in, i think, light-heavy weight men's body building...myself in; women's tall figure body building - both of us at level one...we won't be able to continue the 6 day on - 1 day off regime.  Instead of a full day off the diet...it will only be 1 cheat MEAL on that 1 day.  Then watch us go crazy.  probably at about 3 weeks out - it will be NO CHEATING AT ALL.  in which case we will be appearing at our show in straight-jackets.  I'm serious...when you're doing this kind of dieting...you get a little loop-y.  but as soon as the contest is over...you get to have your treats again...sugar!!!  god i miss sugar.  I'd kill for some real Jelly Bellies...the juicy pear is my favorite.

Adam got me a few sugar free ones...they're alright...but nothing like the real thing.  And even though they're sugar free...you still have to go easy...cuz they will still impact your blood-sugar levels.  boooo!

 

and on the topic of sugar....

 

here are some pics of the triple layer caramel cake!   sweet!

 

 

 

 

oh yeah....now thats a cake!

 

~Jelly~