This is who we are, this is what we do.

I'm a little behind on the blogs already! I actually didn't post yesterday on purpose because I was thinking a lot about some things. My second cardio session was nice and therapeutic! During my lifts, and especially cardio, is when I get a lot of thinking done. In retrospect, I'm glad that I waited because I heard a quote today that pointed me in the right direction of how to organize my thoughts from yesterday.

"This is who we are, this is what we do."

This is who I am, this is what I do. I feel like, especially when it comes to this, people have very strong opinions. They have opinions about what I'm doing, that they have made up in their minds and have talked themselves into being true. They force these opinions that they have made up about me, on me. I am a grown woman, and I'm not perfect in any way, but seriously, I think I handle this. I've got this figured out people. Clearly, contest prep takes time but I do realize what my priorities are: school first, football second then contest prep. But I'm not just dieting, and training for the fun of it.. there is a purpose. Whether YOU see it as pointless or worthwhile or purposeful, I do not care. You can eat cheesecake, I"ll eat my tilapia and spinach and guess what.... it doesn't take me that long to prepare. Let's go over this really quick because people have really strong opinions on this and tell me that it's taking me too long and taking up too much of my time. So I'm going to break it down for you:

Sunday -

2pm - grab my grocery list that already has my list of foods and amounts for the week, plain and simple. i.e. 5.5 lbs chicken, 7 dozen eggs, etc...

2:10pm - arrive at grocery, zoom through... I have the layout memorized

2:45pm - checked out and home, $50-60/week

2:45pm - 4:30pm - cook like a maniac, chickens in the oven, eggs boiling, turkey in a pan, finish cooking, weight everything out, put into individual containers, wash dishes, DONE! My food for the week is completely prepared.

M - S - wake-up, xx:00 -xx :10 turn on the coffee pot that was prepared the night before, oatmeal in a tupperware, water, microwave, while coffee and oatmeal cook, grab my food for the day, that's already in individual servings, and put in the cooler. Pour coffee in mug, protein in with oatmeal, top on and I'm done. Let me reiterate: I am done with my food for the entire day. No running around anywhere, no spending money, no choices, and it usually takes <5 min to eat each meal.

So bam, slam, take that. Don't ever bring it up again. and please, just accept that my goals and ambitions are different than yours. I want to be 8% body fat and win my Pro card and make money, you want to eat cheetos and cheesecake and spend your hour that I'm working out, watching the newest episode of American Idol. Realize that we are different and the way you spend your time is different than the way I spend my time. My working out and dieting, etc is who I am, it's what I do. I hope nobody is offended by what I've said but it makes me feel bad every time someone brings this up and thinks that I haven't thought things through... that I haven't taken a close look at my load... that I have really weighed the stress and time... that I haven't done everything possible to make this as streamlined as possible... and most of all, for you to think that I don't have my priorities straight.

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