Couple Days Post Competition

I wanted to share a little about my last couple of days. I'm four days post competition, I've gained my water weight back, and yes I'm up 7 lbs, and yes I'm ok with this. You tend to bloat after comp, that's normal. It's also normal to feel like you want to eat the entire house. I wouldn't recommend it! Rob and I went out to celebrate Saturday night. I couldn't even get through my meal, it was so much food and I had a lot of water to drink. Sunday I had my normal egg sandwich and protein hot chocolate, then my leftovers for lunch. Didn't snack too much, if I did it was on almonds and raisins. Sunday night we had a family dinner and I ate "normal." I even had a banana split. And it went down hill. I even came home, had a cookie and a few small treats. Guess what.. The best tasting thing I ate on Sunday was my egg sandwich. Not even joking!

Monday morning I was sick!! I was beyond bloated which made my back hurt even worse than it already was. I couldn't stand up right, I felt so gross and just wanted to die! By the end of the night I was in tears. It was beyond painful. I ate my usual prep food, very clean and healthy all day Monday. By Tuesday morning almost all my bloating was gone. I could stand up, I felt healthy and back to normal. I told my husband that I refused to eat "normal" just so I don't offend anyone. I didn't want to be in that kind of pain again. I ate clean and was strict with my eating for competition yes, but I LOVE eating clean. It's not a struggle for me. I don't feel like I'm missing out. And I love the way I feel when eating healthy. My body doesn't agree with greasy, processed, horrible food. I will have a treat now and then and a treat meal at family things/holidays but that's about it. I'll switch things up to make meals healthier for myself and my family. And I will continue to be as healthy as possible. I hope people understand that when I eat my chicken, rice and veggies out of my Tupperware, I'm not meaning to be offensive or rude. But honestly, my body can't handle what most people eat.

It's shocked me how many negative comments I've gotten about eating healthy. I've even gotten "but you need normal real food." Not to be rude, but I think my food is more real... My food is fresh and healthy, not processed and smothered. And guess what, my food tastes good!! I crave my chicken and rice. I crave my egg whites and my plain (yes plain) oatmeal and malt o meal. And I have so many varieties that I can eat of meats, veggies, and fruits. Once you start taking out the fast food, processed food, greasy food, you realize how good healthy natural food is. And you don't feel run down and gross after! :) Here is a pic of me on Monday when I was bloated, I couldn't stand up straight it hurt so bad. And a pic on Tuesday when I was feeling back to normal. A huge difference! This is what motivates me to continue to be healthy.