2+ Weeks Post Show

Sorry/ not sorry I suck at follow ups. Or at least timely follow-ups.

A little over two weeks ago I graced the stage at Battle for the Eagle as a figure competitor after years of talk. Prep was not easy, but not the worst thing ever. Admittedly I could be experiencing some form of competition amnesia in which the show experience was so great that I forgot the most difficult parts. Or I really do like cod and tilapia that much. Which is why my freezer is full of white fish and I have only eaten chicken and egg whites post show as lean protein.

I could give a detailed play-by-play of the entire weekend, but I will spare you that. Especially with the amount of down time, cod, and yams involved- you'll likely fall asleep mid-post and forget why you clicked on this blog to begin with.

Tiara Reception Stop

Day Before Show Highlights

      242 ounces of water consumed
      7 meals of steamed cod and boiled yams    
      2 of these heated in a convenience store    
      3 coats of spray tan
      0 threats of divorce

Modified Night Show Side Pose
(One pose I will be working on) 

Show Day Highlights

     2 hours of sleep

     4:30 am makeup session

     3 (more) coats of spray tan

     2 slices of BACON!

     6 ounces of water consumed

     8 novice competitors

     9 open competitors

     4 handfuls of Skittles

     4th place in novice

     1 happy Cathy 

       (and equally happy Mr. NN)

I got an eagle! 

After the show I was delighted to shower and put on a pair of jeans. After watching some of the bikini girls compete while enjoying my first fresh hop beer, the Mr. and I trotted off to the sports bar in the casino. There we watched the end of the Wisconsin vs. Ohio game while waiting my first post show meal to arrive. I managed to have 2 chicken wings, 10 nachos, 1 chicken strip, and one JoJo before throwing in my napkin. (I swear it was all the rice cakes sitting in my stomach that made me full.)

The next day I still had a little left in me. Prior to getting on the road I did my first cardio tapering session. (I'm still tapering cardio, because sometime things we hate are hard to give up.) Then we packed up and hit the road to make it back home in for the Packer vs. Cowboys game. And to get my Cinnabon.

Cinnabon Highlights

      75+ mph average speed to Pilot Station

      2 bites given to Mr. NN 

      1 Cinnabon virginity lost

      3 minutes until it was no more

That was Battle for the Eagle 2016 in a nutshell. I am currently in build/ beast mode- with more carbs added back into my diet and cheat meals (at my discretion). I've been trying to not go nuts on the weekend eating/ drinking everything in sight. Which I haven't been stellar with, but I have been doing way better than I did after my very first show. That may be because Culvers does not exist in Oregon and I work full-time. I'm on the road this week for work, but I haven't loosened the reigns much. My meals are all packed and I have researched gyms for the towns I am in.

The Mothership.

But next weekend all bets are off. Because I'll be one of the many bodies in here and nobody puts Cathy in the corner. Nobody.