EVIL............

If you have been reading my blog for any length of time you will know that my weakness is Trail mix. I know that April is gaw gaw over it too. I bought a couple of the small bags to go in my hubs lunch this past week and I had to sit and look at the little bag of cocaine in the drawer all week. Does he eat it? No, He usually works out of town but has been in town this past week so I have made him a nice lunch. He keeps bringing the little bags of cocaine back home and so just about the time I think I have whooped it, the damn thing appears again. I obviously cannot have them now anyway but I do plan on enjoying some after comp. I never really craved it the last two comps but boy howdy I am this time. I did find a healthy version of the carb loaded cocaine so I thought I would share. Here is the link for it,I plan on making it after comp.

I think whether you compete or not we all have to deal with this on a daily basis. It has been the trail mix for me and next week I am sure it will be something else so I cannot let them derail my efforts. I mean I am kickin ass in the gym and my eating is spot on so why would I want to screw that up? Everyday I wake up and can see my abs a little bit more and then I know that it was all worth it but had I not made the decision to do that, I would have hated myself the next morning because my abs would not be there. I am actually getting the side abs (obliques) and I love it. It is more noticeable on one side than the other but it is something I have never seen before so it is way kewl.

Secretly trying to kill me!

This week is teacher appreciation week at our school so the PTA has decided to bring in lunch everyday for us and put cute little gifts and lots of candy in our mailboxes. When I first started teaching I learned realy quick that I needed to stay out of the lounge. I mean all you have to do is look around and there are a lot of overweight teachers, they are over worked, under paid and are stressed out most of the time. Anyway, today my co-worker comes walking out to the gym with a box that had cows all over it. He tells me that he stole my lunch because he knew I would not eat it. Each teacher was given a box form a place called Chik-fil-a.Inside the box was a fried chicken sandwich, fries and a chocolate nut brownie. Just for the fun of it I pulled up the nutritional value of these 3 items and this is what was actually in the box.

1220 calories
2670 mg of sodium
60 grams of fat
35 grams of sugar
40 grams of protein

Needless to say I was a snob again today. I think they are secretly trying to kill me.

Tuesday, May 5th

Today is Cinco de mayo! Boy would I love to celebrate with some margaritas. I have not had a drink in so long I don't even know if I could handle it. I did have a few of sips of red wine the night before my last comp, I swear my toes were tingling after about the third sip.. I know I am a sissy. I just stopped having the occasionaly drink about 2 years ago when I decided I would rather eat my calories than drink them.

Well, school is quickly coming to an end. I will miss some of my kids that move on but I will be glad when others move on quickly. My year has been so stressful and I have counted down the days since Sept. There are only 13 more days left.

My new workouts are killer but I love them. I am using Mike Davies for my last 4 weeks of prep for this show. I need to make a huge difference and I felt that was best for me right now. The diet is very doable but there is a lot of food to prepare, no more shakes. I would love to use Julie again when I am finished and I would recommend her to anyone! Matter of fact I am looking at using her again in the Fall but I do not have anymore comps planned once this one is over. As far as cardio goes, it is a kick butt 30 minute session of HITT. I love the way I feel when I am finished.

I got my pics back from the KS comp and I was a bit disapointed because I felt I should have placed higher even though my legs never did come in, they looked very swollen as a matter of fact. I will post them as soon as I have a chance to scan them.

I stuck my nose up today to a lot of good food and massages in the lounge. This is teacher appreciation week. The kids all wrote letters to me and had it made into a book and the front cover has my name and it says, We love you because..... It is adorable and I laughed out loud at some of the letters.

Are you one too?

I named my new blog the Fitness Snob because I think it fits me. I have been wanting to start a new fresh blog so here it is. I call it this because I am such a fitness geek and I sometimes get looks from people who think I am nuts. It is all good though because I can stick my nose in the air when I pass a drive-thru,why? Because I am better than that, or I can stick my nose up at sugary donuts left in the lounge every morning when I get to work, why? because I am better than that. I can stick my nose up at the candy dish on the corner of a co-workers desk, the table snacks left all over the place at a party why? Because, yes you guessed it I am better than that!

Because I am better than that, I choose to eat healthy and to put good food into my body, why? Because you do not get a second body in life so you must take care of the one you were given. So, are you a snob too? Do you make sure your body gets some kind of exercise everyday to keep it running smoothly? Do you pass these traits onto your children so they will understand the importance of it all too,you cannot rely on someone else to do that part of parenting for you.

I stick my nose up at the elevator and I take the stairs instead. I stick my nose up at parking as close as I can get to the Mall but instead opt for the parking spot in the far distance. There are so many things and ways you can be a fitness snob. I bet you are one too if you are reading this right now, why? Because I am pretty good about surrounding myself with other Fitness Snobs.