In lieu of starting prep middle of last week, I thought I would put together a few things that have already come up being in prep, among others that will arise!

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YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN CONTEST PREP WHEN…..

• You start a blog so all can follow your journey to the stage.

• You have the spice cabinet of a professional chef.

• You own every flavor of crystal light.

• Your mouth waters at the very site of food, including at the site of a picture of m & m’s printed on a key at the key kiosk station in Home Depot (totally happened to me, including staring at that key for a good long minute).

• Meal prep. GAWD. Need I say more? bleh.
• You pee like a pregnant person. Including getting up at least once, if not twice a night to hit the bathroom.
• Food network has become porn.
• You keep walking into your kitchen in hopes that a calorie free miracle food will suddenly appear.
• You post nothing but food on your facebook page.
• You look forward to Friday. Not because it is the weekend, but because it’s refeed day and you can eat 4 servings of pancakes in one sitting. yes that pic is extra big…yum.
• The hubby has to hide the peanut butter so you are not tempted to spoon it.

• Cinnamon and Splenda taste good on everything.

• You keep walking into your kitchen in hopes that a calorie free miracle food will suddenly appear.

• There is no need to rinse your dish to put it into the dishwasher, you already licked it clean.

• You make terrible renditions of pancakes or meringue cookie things with egg whites and protein powder… who are you kidding? Really?

• Mustard is your new obsession…

• Now wait, buffalo wing sauce is your new obsession….

• No, no, no… Walden Farms is your new obsession.

• Broccoli starts to taste sweet.

• You start making a list of foods you will be eating the night of your competition.

• Did I mention you keep walking into your kitchen in hopes that a calorie free miracle food will suddenly appear?

• You suddenly stop in the middle of a conversation because you think you smell sweet bread baking somewhere.

• You jump up and down in girlish excitement when you find that you have overestimated your carbs that day due to a double entry in myfitnesspal and you can now eat those carbs!!!

• You constantly check the clock waiting for your next meal.

• You  eat a whole cold chicken breast jabbed at the end of a fork while driving because, well, it’s time to eat!

• You wander around the bakery section of the grocery store just looking hoping, once again, to find that calorie free miracle food.

• You have to explain your diet and bodybuilding goals at every effing BBQ.
• You have to explain your diet and bodybuilding goals every effing time you go out to eat.
• You have to explain your diet and bodybuilding goals every effing time someone offers you a donut.

You get the idea…

• You would rather eat pizza than have sex.

• You are freezing at 75 degrees.

• Boobs? what boobs?

• You wake up in a frantic sweaty panic after having dreamt about bingeing on everything possible ruining all your hard work.

• Your new BFF: sugar free Jello.

• No, no… your new BFF: crystal light and la croix fizzy water.

• No, no, no, you new BFF: peanut butter powder.

• No, no, no, no.. your new BFF: Walden Farms products! duh!

• You have turned into an official gum tester.

You have every flavor of gum imaginable include cupcake and birthday cake with stashes in your purse, car, work and several drawers in your home.

You have all that gum torn into 1/3’s with allotted amounts for the day.

You enter that gum into myfitnesspal.

• You take just about a million selfies in every mirror, every outfit, every pose, every chance you get… gotta show your progress for that blog! right?

• You nearly get pulled over trying to make a protein shake while driving… hm…

• Everyone calls you a poser because you have to practice posing for contest day. ha ha.

• You keep walking into your kitchen in hopes for a calorie free miracle food to suddenly appear…UGH!  You would think you learned the first 3x through the kitchen!

• Your new nick name is Crabby Patty.

• You freak when you have mistaken a low carb day for a high carb day.

• You try to discretely take gym selfies when you’ve got your pump on.. (like everyone else at the gym)… Why don’t we all just come out of the closet (er locker room stall) all ready!

• You Pinterest search for low fat recipes at least 3x daily.

• You Pinterest search for the gooiest, fattiest, sugar fluff dessert at least 10x daily.

• You constantly check out your competition on FB, IG and twitter.

• The voices in your head start to take on personalities;

The therapist telling you to calm down

The demon telling you your still too fat to hit the stage

The coach talking you into getting off the locker room bench and into the gym

The chef coming up with every combo and recipe for protein, egg whites and stevia… again, you didn’t learn the first 10 recipes through?

 

What are your contest prep struggles!! Add in the comments below… you know your in prep when….