30.6.11

Hello,

Well, I have 5 more weeks to prepare for my physique comp. I am feeling good and can say I have had to slow down the diet a wee bit. I am used to the stringent diet of bodybuilding prep, which requires you to come in extremely lean and ripped, but not for this division. Physique competitors look softer and less defined, fuller in muscle and face, but not jiggling!! This is the part I’m puzzled about. I will need to lose a bit more fat to show some abs and stop the jiggle from the bum side. My guess is that if I come in looking like I usually do, it will be fine. I’ve never nailed the conditioning that bodybuilders like Jo have at comp time.

I have been tanning this year too, which is different for me. I don’t like to get a suntan for fear of wrinkles and cancer, but for this show, I wanted to do my best in all areas. I usually come in too light in color, but with a solid base tan, I will look chocolate brown. Today we even went to the beach which was lovely and relaxing, even watching my son Vaughn eat a yummy ice cream cone.

I had a great photo shoot this week with my friend John Busselle. He has been taking my photos for years now, so we are quite comfortable together. We found a super location in the wine country, with quaint little areas here and there to take photos. I will post some up for you next week, along with a photo of my new favorite shoes !! I hated to take them off today.

Iv enclosed a photo of my breakfast instead..:) not as interesting but very tasty. Egg whites with one whole egg scrambled with mushrooms and tomatoes. I’ve been eating up to 7 meals per day , taking in between 1500 and 1800 cals per day. Once or twice a week I have a 1400 cal day. Carbs are always under 100gms, but on my low cal days, I eat around 45gms in veggies only. This seems to be doing the trick, I also eat plenty of fats with Salmon , olive oil and almonds. I think this has kept my energy up for the long dieting phase. It seems I started cutting my weight and fat since November. I have lost 18 lbs of fat and muscle. I like the new look and I hope to fine tune it in the coming year….

I’m off to have a shoulder workout now. I hope you’re doing well too!

Talk soon

Lisa