Three weeks ago, I was fired...

And I haven't been writing as I should. It has been a rough three weeks.  The idea of competing has not been on the forefront of my mind let alone telling the world what I am eating for breakfast. As I sat and sulked within one tumultuous event after another, I realized there were things going on around me with other people and their lives as well. 

• Another friend was fired last week
• A friend witnessed a man being crushed by a train
• A friend just lost her father
• A friend had a sick mother with eye problems which has recently been diagnosed as cancer

It made me wonder, first off, why I was being such a baby.  My problems did not seem to measure up at all to the issues others were encountering. Then it also made me wonder what I was supposed to get from this and how I was supposed to serve as a support to my friends, if I couldn't be that to myself.

So, I think I'm over it.  Quote of the day: " The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage."

What's for breakfast:

4 oz egg whites

2 oz chicken

1/2 C broccoli

We have a shoot in 3 days....We have a show in 3 weeks...Let's be about the business of victories.

A new day...No Excuses

Motivation of the day:

“A man who wants something will find a way; a man who doesn’t will find an excuse.”

Sometimes, you just get tired of the constant 'struggle' and hearing that 'everything will be ok' and 'joy cometh in the morning' lol. Really?
I don't expect things to always be easy, but I wouldn't mind if it weren't so difficult on occassion. I guess it's a matter of perspective. Everyone has some level of difficult in their life. It's a matter of how we migrate through those difficulties that determines if we come out on top.  With a little more than 4 weeks to the next projected show, I wonder if this is something I should really try to push to do. I feel tired.  We'll see. July 16th is the date of the show....

Breakfast. Protein, veggie, good fat, and starch. All I am missing is my fruit and the grocery delivery should be here shortly with my grapefruit....

1 tsp olive oil
4 oz egg whites
1/2 C broccolli
1/4 C quinoa

Bfast, Lunch and workouts

Weigh In - 143




2 C uncooked spinach
4 oz egg whites
garlic
4 mushrooms
1 oz fat free feta
2 slices whole wheat toast


Workout

Warm Up - 1 Mi Run 7.32 min mile

BACK and BI's

Chin ups

DB Bent over Rows - heavy!
BB bicep curl (straight bar)

Narrow grip seated cable rows
BB wide bend over rows

Lat pull down wide reverse grip
Rope hammer curls

High cable bicep curls
Alt. Bicep DB curls

Cool Down - 1 Mi Run 7.35 min mi

POST WORKOUT

Whey protein shake with banana and flax oil

BOOTCAMP 1030-12

LUNCH

Turkey burger
2 slices wheat bread
cucumbers
3 oz cashews

SNACK
Banana and 1 tbsp natural peanut butter