On the road.... again!

Yup, believe it....I'm going on another trip.... This time, I'm headed off to a little town nestled in the mountains....the population there is predominantly Italian so you know what that means....I'm off to visit family, friends and EAT. I figured I needed to squeeze in a trip to visit my family before I start dieting for my show. Let me tell ya, the 10 hour drive to visit them would not be cool if I was dieting.....it's LONG enough when I'm not dieting.

As of now the road conditions are great...most of the mountain passes are clear so the drive should be fairly scenic. I'm sure you're wondering why I wouldn't just fly there...well....the airport there consists of a landing strip that doubles as a runway...there is only one airline that flies in and out of there and unfortunately, the airline does not have scheduled flights on the days I have chosen to travel...go figure! It'll be nice to get away again :)

Aside from my upcoming travel plans...this is week 2 of my new training program...I thought the pain would be subsiding by now, but it's not....uy, it's brutal. One of the highlights of travelling to see my family is that I get to train at a little gym that is so quiet that I usually have the entire place to myself. The gym has been there for years, but somehow I always manage to avoid training at peak times....it sure is a nice change from what I am used to at my regular gym.

Unfortunately, the little village in the mountains is still buried in snow....I'm not used to 'changing shoes' when I get to the gym like I will be..lol...ah the joys of snow, slush and puddles....

Now speaking of training....I can not believe my pre-contest prep is coming up so darn quickly...it's only weeks away.... My weight is constantly fluctuating right now as I enjoy treats more often than not... My neighbour knows that my pre-contest prep starts soon so she has been baking me all kinds of stuff including cinamon buns and homemade donuts etc. I'm trying not to add too much excess weight, but the sweets are tough to avoid considering 'D-day' is right around the corner...lol... I might as well enjoy it while I can.

I'll be home next weekend, so until then....

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

A pic from my photoshoot in Columbus for HDPhysiques..enjoy!