Another big ol' day of paperwork done and dusted! Knocked 350 cals out on the stairs this morning - and felt pretty good! Got a decent sleep last night and I'm starting to feel back to my ol' self. One more solid sleep should have me back on top of my game. Weight is stabilizing again around the 132lbs mark. It never ceases to amaze me how much sleep and stress influence the scale. I have been BLOATED the last few days and definitely not feeling like myself - but, seem to be over the hump now - so I'm looking forward to some solid progress in the next couple of weeks. I also booked another 1-on-1 posing session with a coach for the end of April - and will be attending another seminar at the

Hugely successful day for tackling tasks on my to-do list - which I'm happy about. I have another big day of paperwork ahead of me tomorrow and then I'm in the clear - and hopefully that will mean I can finally turn my brain off and get some sleep at night! I'm excited! Had a solid workout today but definitely not me best. My strength is really crapping out lately - and I know the reason for that is that my sleep has been off for too long. But - Coach said I get a REFEED this week - so I'm planning to take that tomorrow - which will hopefully mean good things for deadlifts on Thursday :) I'm staying positive. I know good things are to come!

It's been a ROUGH day. I got a grand total of 3.5 hours of sleep last night - coupled with some crappy sleeps the nights before and I am ONE TIRED LADY. When you're tired - the hunger is very real. Doesn't help that I finished the majority of my macros off by 1pm haha OOPS! Doing everything I can just to keep myself on track today. Let's just say my tea game is strong. Hit 350 cals on the rower this morning - half because I wanted to change things up and half because the stairs were all occupied. It went by pretty quick though - I may start incorporating that more often. Definitely going to focus on knocking out all of my cardio before the weekend rolls around so I don't end up in the predic

Here's a look at Week 11 in it's entirety - ready to crush this next weeeeeeek!

Age: 31 Height: 5’8” Weeks Out: 9 Start Weight: 145.3lbs Last Week: 132.8lbs Current Weight: 134.0lbs Loss/Gain this week: +1.2lbs Total Loss: -11.3lbs Last Week’s Average Weight: 135.0lbs This Week’s Average Weight: 132.9lbs Start Measurements: Chest: 36.5” Waist: 26” Hips: 36.5” Thigh: 23.5” Bicep: 12.5” Current Measurements: Chest: 36” Waist: 24.0” Hips: 33.0” Thigh: 21.5” Bicep: 12.0” Current Macros: 160P / 150C / 40F Current Cardio: 1200 Calories of MISS / Week

I'm not even gonna lie - I didn't complete the cardio I was supposed to this week. I am low-key dying today. Energy is at ZERO and I just don't have it in me. This is why I try not to leave cardio until the end of the week - and I won't be doing that again - lesson learned. I'm emotional today. Normally I'm a very level headed individual and I don't let things get to me - but on prep, everything is amplified.... I'm feeling homesick today (holidays hit me in the feels) and I'm just - not feeling like myself at the moment. So - I had my first real "fuck it" moment of prep and decided not to do the 300 calories of cardio I was supposed to today. After training legs - there was just no way it w

Man. Did not sleep a wink last night. I've been in a bit of a daze today. I did not get my cardio done today as I just didn't have the energy. Tomorrow will be brutal - legs + making up the cardio I missed today ... but hopefully there will be a solid sleep backing it up! On the plus side - I was able to scrounge some "me" time up to go see a movie this afternoon! 10 Cloverfield Lane. Very cool flick, highly recommended! Early to bed for me.... TOMORROW - I will be back on my game. I know it :) I hit a new low of 132.1lbs today... although I'm sure not getting any sleep has something to do with that.

Man. I'm off my game today. It snowed quite a bit over the last couple of days - and last night it rained - and then froze. So this morning the entire city was basically one big ice rink. The roads were so bad that I couldn't get to the gym... Finally the plows came and I was able to get in for a workout around 3pm - but holy moly was it busy. I was in a sea of teenaged boys. I hate working out in the afternoon for this exact reason... *annoyed* I'm hungry AF today too. Which is probably why I'm feeling all sorts of aggravated right now. But enough negativity out of me. Tomorrow is a new day.

MAN this week has been great. Sleeping well, lots of energy, strength is up, crushing workouts, killing macros. I feel amazing - and confident! Love that feeling! I switched up my food for a bit of variety this week and I think that's really helping my mind set going in to this second half of prep. I'm beginning to feel that where I am right now is my "happy place" in terms of body shape. It's not super lean, but it's defintely lean. I feel I'm at a spot where I could happily maintain here. BUT - whether I choose to maintain or go back in to another deep bulk this fall depends on how I fair at the show. If I place top 5 (top 3 is my goal) - then I'm gonna be thinking about Provincials next y

Feeling awesome today. Crushed my workout. Crushed my cardio sesh. Nailed macros. Hitting the hay early so I can get up and grind tomorrow. This week is cruising! Check in tomorrow with Laz and I'm feeling GOOD!

Leg day - smashed. Macros - smashed. To-do list - smashed. Get'nr done! And although I'm taking longer rest periods between sets now - I'm still making some rep PR's, which I'm over the moon about. Gotta keep pushing! I switched up my food today and fit in a nice little sandwich. It's good to switch up the food options here and there so I don't get bored. Also bought some fancy new mustards today which I'm way too excited about #preplife All in all, a good day indeed! I'm off for an epsom salt soak and then BED!

Today was just a massive failure. I was fully planning on knocking out 350 cals of cardio this morning but - I got caught up in work. I told myself I'd go in the evening... but I just didn't. I will make it up later in the week - THAT'S no problem. I guess I just needed a day off the gym. Had a solid check in with Laz today though - no changes to anything at this point. Progress is moving along. I'm just kinda starting to feel the drain again. Energy is not there. I need a pick-me-up. Tomorrow is a new day :)

Here's a look at Week 10 in it's entirety - on to week 11!

Age: 31 Height: 5’8” Weeks Out: 10 Start Weight: 145.3lbs Last Week: 136.2lbs Current Weight: 132.8lbs Loss/Gain this week: -3.4lbs Total Loss: -12.5lbs Last Week’s Average Weight: 137.6lbs This Week’s Average Weight: 135.0lbs Start Measurements: Chest: 36.5” Waist: 26” Hips: 36.5” Thigh: 23.5” Bicep: 12.5” Current Measurements: Chest: 36” Waist: 24.0” Hips: 33.0” (down 0.5” from last week) Thigh: 21.5” Bicep: 12.0” Current Macros: 160P / 150C / 40F Current Cardio: 1200 Calories of MISS / Week

Awesome pull sesh today - My deadlifts are back on point. I'm hitting the same weight/reps as Week 1 of this prep, which is exciting for me. Squeezed out a new rep PR for lat pull downs. Anytime I hit a new rep PR on anything is a miracle at this point. Some weeks are better than others, strength wise - but as long as I'm maintaining at this point, I am a happy camper. One of my biggest regrets of my last cut - was letting the idea that my strength would drop get inside my head - and therefore, causing my strength to drop (if you think it's gonna happen, it will happen - the ol' self fulfilling prophecy.) I made a promise to myself this time around that I would maintain strength - because IT

Another crazy, busy day in the books! I hate getting off track with my sleeping - but - what can ya do. 'Tis life sometimes. Nothing exciting to report today. Took the day off the gym - focussed on work. Got the pup out for a good run today in the sunshine - but brrrrr, it was cold. Spring...where are you? One of the lame parts about getting leaner is I AM COLD ALLLL THE TIME - even when I'm inside and bundled in sweaters with the heat on. I'm sure come show day, I'll be rocking mittens in 20C weather. Here's another thing I've learned during prep - I'm not usually one to crave sweet stuff - I'm more about salty snacks, but during this prep - ALL I want is sweet stuff. My end of day protien

MAN - ok today was awesome, but incredibly busy. Had a solid workout this morning, walked the dog, then worked worked worked, and did tax stuff tax stuff tax stuff - then I hit up the gym with Regena at 7 for a solid hour of posing followed by a great cardio sesh - and too many laughs. Can't even begin to tell you how amazing it is to have a close friend who is ALSO in comp. prep and ALSO almost the identical numbers of weeks out - to share the experience with. Competing can be such a lonely sport - and it's often hard to muster the understanding of those in your social circles if they don't really understand everything that's involved. Having someone to do cardio and posing with on a Friday

I only had cardio on my gym schedj. today so I figured I'd give fasted cardio another go. Woke up feeling good - had my coffee while I worked for a couple of hours. Chugged my pre-workout before heading to the gym and crushed 300cals on the stairs in record time! Ate my lunch and 2 huge bowls of blueberries mixed with PB2 and puffed kumut ceral. I was so full. So worth it. This is the main benefit of not breaking a fast until noon - I had a LOT of food to eat in a short period of time. Energy is on point today! Looking forward to my PUSH workout tomrorow! Nothing spectacular to report for today - just busy tackling work and tax stuff. Fun, right?! OH and weighed in today at 134.1lbs - anothe

Ughhhhhh - I knew from my warm up sets that today's session was going to be NO BUENO. I scaled everything down today and focussed on engaging the BOOTY. My legs are still hurting from my squat sesh on Saturday - I think I should have taken another day between leg workouts, but it is what it is. Also didn't have the greatest sleep because someone from Bangladesh decided to call me at 1am and I had my ringer on my phone turned on for - not even joking - the FIRST time EVER in my entire life. BANGLADESH WHY!!!!! Lesson learned. Ringer: OFF. That aside, today was a much better day. Caught up on all of my work and knocked lots off my to-do list. Tomorrow, I'm going to try my hand at fasted cardio

Technology completely F'd me in the A today. It was one of those days where EVERYTHING that could possibly go wrong, went wrong. My entire business is run online - so when things go down - or I get hacked!!! - I worry. I knew my emotions were gonna be running high - and I'm well aware that every little stress factor is amplified times a mil. while prepping - so I had a few moments where I had to close my eyes and remind myself to stay grounded. Moral of the story - you can't control what happens to you, but you CAN control how you react to it. You can let day to day stressors get in your head and frustrate the hell out of you - or you can stop, recognize it's not the end of the world, and s