First Taste of Mind over Matter

Yesterday sucked.

I've been low carbing it this week so it's not like I have a ton of energy. But yesterday was definitely pushing my limits.

I woke up at 3:50 and was at the gym by 4:30 as always. But it was Wednesday so I was off to do cardio. I did the stair climber for 15 minutes and then the elliptical for 30. Then was abs. I did hanging leg raises and the decline super set with reverse crunches... then over to the step to do v-ups followed immediately by hip thrusts... followed by regular crunches and scissor kicks. So I finally wrapped up right at 6:00, hit the shower and got to work right about 7:00.

Well my day at work was crazy! I mean one of those days where you have tons of work to do but no one will leave you alone because they are all having an emergency. I jump around all day trying to get caught up. About 2:00 or so I realize that I am just really tired. I see Lisa and she is like "what is wrong with you?" and I'm like "Man, I am mentally and physically drained today".

Then I have an intense meeting at 3:00, it ends at 3:45 and my boss says - oh yeah, we have a meeting at 4:30 in Heidi's office... HELLO? When was he going to tell me this? So I wrap up a couple other things and head to the 4th floor. By the way, on Wednesdays I always try to leave at 4:00 so I can have dinner with Grandma. I knew that was out of the question so I call Andy and rush to the meeting. This meeting lasted until 6:00! Then I had to fix my entire presentation which is due today at 3:00!!!! So I worked until 6:45 and finally gave up. I got home about 7:15. By the time I ate dinner and packed my gym bag, it was 8:00. I still had to make my lunch for today. Well, lunch is really 5 meals: 3 snacks, breakfast, and lunch. I made it to bed by 9:00, watched TV for an hour and fell asleep.

So, my day was 18 hours long and I was busy the entire time. Well not that last hour of watching TV. And I only consumed 1100 calories. That is insane.

I really started thinking that maybe I am completely crazy for wanting to be in a competition and actually having a career at the same time. Maybe if I had a JOB, but I have a CAREER.

And it is just going to get worse. If the competition was around the corner, I'd have to do another 45 minutes of cardio before bed.

My figure dvd from Amy Peters should be in today. I can't wait to see it.