What I Ate Wednesday- 10 Days Out

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Hi friends!  I’m now 10 days away from my competition… the finish line is in sight!  My coach gave me all my instructions for the rest of this week and next week (“peak week”).  My calories have dropped again just slightly so I can come in as lean and tight as possible.  But we’re still talking 1800 here, so I am not complaining at all!

Breakfast was a big bowl of oatmeal… as always!  I have every combination under the sun, and I love them all.  This one is chocolate zucchini with blueberries, banana, & peanut butter.  It’s sort of like “PB&J” oats. …

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What I Ate Wednesday… Getting Lean

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Hello, friends!  Thank you so much for your lovely responses to my heartfelt post yesterday.  I appreciate you so very much.  I thought you might enjoy seeing what I’m actually eating these days in my “cutting” diet.  It may not seem like much of a cut…and I realise I’m very lucky to have a wondrous metabolism that lets me lose weight on 2000 calories a day.  I’m not gonna question it, I’m just gonna enjoy it while it lasts… because tomorrow is check-in day and who knows, the cuts may get deeper….

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Beetroot Hummus

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Beetroot Hummus

This beetroot hummus proves you can train for a bikini fitness competition without following the “standard” diet.

Before I committed to doing a bodybuilding competition, I really did my research.  As in, I wanted to make sure I could eat something besides oatmeal, egg whites, chicken breast, and broccoli!  Haha.  Because all over the internet I kept finding “Bikini Diets” that included only those foods, and in proportions that highly favoured the egg whites.  No thanks.

Food is very important, people!  And so is eating what you actually like.  …

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What I Eat to Gain Muscle

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As my aunt recently commented, “I don’t see how you have time to do anything but train… and EAT!”  And after seeing everything I eat in a day, you’ll probably agree!!

Breakfast: zucchini oats with almond butter and pineapple, protein smoothie with spinach & frozen mixed berries

Breakfast: zucchini oats with almond butter and pineapple, protein smoothie with spinach & frozen mixed berries

I’ve always had a ridiculously easy time gaining weight… until I started trying to gain muscle. (Let’s be clear… no one tries to gain fat, it just happens… right??)  In the 12 weeks of my training program thus far, I’ve gained…

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