Been good being back to work. One gets quite isolated sitting at home not seeing anyone or speaking to anyone for a few days. Not the most efficient person at work today tho but got some things done :) Ive been to the pharmacy to stock up on some painkillers, hearburn meds and got my sis her present :) (no not at the pharmacy haha) I needed to buy it within a week of her bday so if she dont like I can give her the $ since Im not sure the shop is in Karlstad! Sneezing like a crazy person ATM hehe

Having another super cozy night. Roasted veggies, half a garlic haha and Philadelphia nomnom Ran out of carrots tho LOL

 

Waching X-men origins and Eva & Adam (cute Swedish teenage movie) Playing with my phone too now that I can blog from it! Downloaded some camera apps :)

Woke up early and not tired to the bone! means Im getting a lot better! Feeling better too! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the weather is back to being rainy and cold but thats okay! Im so happy its turned! must be the garlic shock last night haha

Still feeling off, not able to go to the 30th birthday party tonight. Don't think that it would have been a hit. My neighbors is still renovating goddamit!
The weather has been really raining and cold the last couple of days but today it was another of those perfect blue sky crisp autumn days... Bugger!
Did feel up for cooking tho, roast beef with oven baked carrots, potato, muchrooms drenched in crushed garlic (sometimes its lucky I'm single) with Philadelphia, yep roasted garlic flavored and some trattis. Real autumn feelgood food with a bunch of candles and a lot of movies (yes it also sucks to be single at the same time haha)
:)

I've managed to really catch a nasty cold... Not feeling to hot, except when I'm really warm LOL Been sleeping a lot, well when the neighbours hasn't been drilling that is (got a really bad headache to top it of)
Yes feeling sorry for myself ;)
Lucky I have eggs and creamed codroe at home...

I cannot believe this... 3 notes...
Ive just had 4 ;) saffron muffins and a great leg session with pb in squat so Im not to upset...

Perfect Sunday. Awesome weather, great company and just perfect :D Wish every Sunday was like this!

Enjoying the sun!

The movie wasnt what I expected but very funny. Its been a long time since I laughed like that LOL Steve Carell was in it to and he's funny!
Fell in love in these jewellery to, ring / pendant. So pretty

The autumn view from my house is fantastic! Its so colorful and stunning! The weather today isn't that good but the colors are still amazing!

This is from my balcony :)

Ive made a stew in my le creuset today. The first one since I got it around Christmas (better late than never haha) Meat, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, carrots, parsnip and chantarelles.. sort of.. (svart trumpetsvamp och trattisar) Let it simmer for 1.5 hours and the smell was just delish, yes the taste to ;) Lunches for the week. WIll have it with potatoes I reckon.

Breakky today was vanilla flavored oatmeal with melted hehe chocolate cream protein bar... OMG....
I think Ill have some more of that later on ;)
Tonight me and Ida is going to the movies, were going to watch crazy stupid love, yeah, real chick flick :) like mr Gosling ;)

Been to the gym but EVERYTHING was very heavy.. I couldn't do 60 in bench (pb from last week) but got a great pump. Did shoulders, abs and triceps as well. Jam-packed gym, everyone was there but the air want lol

Ive ordered a purple FatBoy wannabe! To be honest, id rather curl up in a BigBoy than in a FatBoy ;)
Its going to take 2-6 weeks for it to make its way over to mine. I bought it via a on-line coupon company :D and yes I ordered a Purple :D

Afternoon walking with Sofie in the rain today! Midday the sun was beaming but when we got out the rain was POURING! all decked out with warm clothing walking in the forest it was actually perfect! I guess the company made it that way hihi
Excellent!

(pic from yr.no)

The local newspaper delivery guys cannot read! I am declaring war!!! I have put up notes that I dont want any newspapers. hat worked for the Sunday DN version (delivered at 4.30 in the morning, no thats not annoying at all) but didnt work for the local newspaper, so I specified a bit more. I stated (BOLD n unmissable) that I didnt want newspapers including täby local newspapers. But no.. that got ignored too... so now I have complained as well via email and now i am putting up a bigger note with a screenshot of the effin paper with a massive red cross over it.... If the dude cant read, surely he will understand that?

It has been a intense couple of days! Sunday we did posing practice at Delta and it was great seeing the girls and chatting about the competition.

Alexandra gave me a lovely thank you gift. Loved it! The most beautiful African roses, ADORABLE! and a great wine book! luxury!!!

But when I got home I got a strong pain in my chest area. Ive had this before and havent checked it up. It starts in the middle of my chest / throat and stretches over the top of my chest. Like a cramp. Ive had this for a few month but lately its been coming more frequently.
I called the nurse and she gave me several options but it didnt really sound possible to me. She said I should see a doctor. Spoke to one on Monday and he reckoned it was best i saw him the next day. I did (today) and he said the cramps could be the top mouth? of my belly that is having problems and cramping. That my belly was having trouble. He said it was a bad idea to compete, put more stress on my body, that I really should - need - to gain weight and focus on getting better and not mess with my body anymore.
It does feel odd and I can feel my diet me fighting this and it will be a bit of a getting used to. I will try to do this slowly so my head can catch up tooo...
I do feel okay about the not competing part, Ive already spent a bit of money on this but what is the price for health...
So now the main goal is to focus on getting healthier, gain weight and not mess with myself so much... It was a good thing all of this tho because if I hadnt started to diet pushing the barrier I could have gone on doing this for a while, not waking up and living on the line...

Training is going great now, I managed to do a 2 of 60kg in bench :D Happy with that, maybe not the best form but it felt good! Awesome! Its soo good its Friday, finally, its been a hectic long week... Girl training tomorrow at 2 with the girls from the SL club. I'm going to focus on light work, move-ability and core strength. A real good stretching session as well.

Going to work now its dawn. Its stunning (the short trips where the subway is outside and going home from the gym its dusk. Its also stunning, especially now when the weather is clear and the sky is blue.

Home

In the forest last weekend. So tranquil and quiet.

Something that I have relized now is that I have been maintaining a bf% that hasn't been healthy. Its way to easy to become blind and just keep going. After this competition I need to add a few kg to my bodyweight. I will aim for 15-18% bf to start with. That would be about 58-59kg.The plan is now. Slowly slowly go down to 55ish for the competition. Trying to lose only fat (dooh) and then after the comptition do some targeted bulking for a few months.
Adding 3-400 kcal extra on training days till I reach goal weight. SM in power lifting is in February this year and I'm qualified but I'm not sure if I want to do that, seeing that keeping -57kg will be hard on the body. One way is doing a empty / refill for the comp so I pass the weigh in. The other possibility is to go up a class, but Im not sure about the rules for that.The third option is to not compete. Ill see how I feel about that at the end of the year.
I guess better late than never... 

Killer back session. Managed 105kg deadlifts :D
However the fat % measurement was a bit annoying, i was at 8.59% and about a kg less non fat content than last year. I thought so, however this time I had been training and back, so the measure wasnt 100% accurate as I had a fair bit of pump when doing the pinching... Ill go back there in 3 weeks. Before training. I can see things happening so thats good. Not in the best of moods today, bit of trouble at work to to add to it.. ah well, almost weekend!

Butt freezing cold today. Been to my friends place. They have done a great job with their little shop. A bit different, marrcoan style home-decorations. Still very stylish and all hand made.

Got some extra cardion done walking there so thats all good.

Ive submitted my competition form now :) So far we are 12 competitors.

Light bench, shoulders, abs and biceps today. Crazy pump everywhere. Love it! Unfortunately I tried to run to the bus this morning and maaaaaaaaaaaan the leg hurt like hell. Couldn't run more than a few steps... Not good. I'm not happy about it. Luckily I'm not forced to do much cardio so no impact really but man... hop it will go away quickly. Voltaren gel on it today... limping down stairs is the worst...
Weight this morning was back up at 55.9 so thats good. Dont want to lose to quickly... I normally drop weight on training days, less fluid retention and less food in the belly. So well see what the weekend brings.
The planned posing practice tomorrow got moved to Sunday, better to be honest, less people at the gym and not as tired :)
Its really getting dark now, dark when Im done at the gym and dark when I go to work and cold. But its very cozy too. And I enjoy the chilly weather, sleep is soo much better when its nice and cool inside.

Had company in the gym today. Very strong girl! She is about 10 kg heavier than me but have a bit to lose still. She has a great upper body and a lot of muscle. She will do well.
I might be able to convince her to do some power lifting for Täby AK, she did squats on 80kg 3 reps so why not!
Good session although the lunges is a big nono for me now. I got the same thing this week. So, no more of those..
Form check full of fluids and food (57.3 kg compared to 55.5 kg this morning) and a bit of a strange light..
Have a fat % measurement appointment on Thursday and Ill decide then to start becoming annoyed with muscle loss or what not. Ill decide then if I want to step it up or what to do. Daniel did the measurements last year and hopefully hell be able to provide some input.

Its been a full on weekend!
Saturday got of to a flying start with Benchpress District Championships. My brother did really well despite his gear breaking. He took home the gold medal in -74kg. I took a lot of photos :) Then we headed home, I fixed my lunches and a quick clean and then off to my friends place to meet up with Anneli, her and her adorable little baby girl that charmingly puked all over me LOL such a cute little thing.We had dinner and chatted and around 10pm I was knackered and Anneli drove me home. Today Ive been in the forest again with my dad. We managed to get about 25l in about 1.5 hours. Loved it! Perfect! Even got some black trumpet ones. They are very rare! Im exhausted for some reason and will curl up in the couch for a bit now to just relax, chill and watch some movie.

Isnt she too cute!

Winston is adorable to :)

Full on Friday although the work day never seemed to end... Finally it did and I went to Delta to do some heavy benches, chest, shoulders, triceps and abs. Had a good session but I keep forgetting my pen so Im not writing anything useful down.. Anyway met Daniel (the guy who helped me for the last comp) and he did a quick form check and said I was doing well. Im a bit concerned about the abs, its a bit softer than last year and Im afraid I have to go a bit lower weight wise than last year. Ah well :) Ill try my best to keep the muscle on my legs and arms.
Tomorrow will be a very early start as Im going with the club to Södertälje to support / coach and cheer on the lifters (my brother as well) in the District Champion ship in bench press. After that Ill head over to my friends place to see her and her new adorable little baby girl.

I have decided to compete in BodyFitness this year as well. Its all come together way to easy for me not to. I went to Delta gym today and got free membership for the reminder of the year thanks to Alexandra that also will coach me. She inspires me and since we worked so well as a team at SM Im convinced this will be a lot more fun than last year. I got my holiday application approved and I feel quite excited about the girls that are competing this year. They are nice and its going to be great fun meeting up with them to practice and support each other.
The dieting has gone off on a flying start and I only have about 1 - 1.5 kg left to lose. (I do think Ive lost a bit to much fluids now as Im cramping a bit on my feet) Ill keep cardio at a minimum and the caloric deficit small. Just cruise in focusing on maintain the muscle and improving the posing A LOT. It doesnt bother me that I wont place top. Ill just enjoy the experience and the fitness festival around it. Im excited!
Ill do the budget version of it. Not doing nails etc just using what I have, I do have to get new shoes since the ones I used apparently where on the borderline and they are a tad bit broken.
So 8 weeks out haha

Training today was great, Im on a roll, mood on top haha Back session and some backside shoulders.

Good leg session yesterday, pulled a muscle in my thigh in the end but its probably nothing major. I feel it but more like soreness... well see how it heals up.
Had a good bench, shoulder, bicep and abs session today as well :) Really motivated in training now.
I have decided to do a month of "light" dieting, have about 2 kg from last years competition weight so about a kg in a month or a little more wont be a problem... not that hard to tighten the diet a bit :)
but... still not sure if its a good thing LOL
My former training partner / competition is joining me for motivation. She has put on a bit of weight and need some support :)

SM weekend, long story short :)

Friday, cleaning and sorting out for the week after the weekend, didnt go to the gym, my body was extremely tired...

Packed and around 2ish we where off. The drive was easy and we checked in to the hotel room. Massive room with a very strange layout. The space that was supposed to be a wardrobe wasnt... and the wardrobe was in the far end of the room... so if you opened the door you couldnt get in or out of the toilet.. hmmm. Okay room tho. We went to the measure/weigh in about 6pm. It was a long wait, the organizers wasnt very good so we sat there for 3 hours or so..

Then Alexandra had a interview with a magazine http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oQL5M3-d49M and some more carb loading.

Saturday morning I went for a quick walk and then it was time to start preparing. Alexandras empty/fill routine worked a charm and the form was spot on.

Västerås is a very pretty town.

We managed to secure a spot against the wall and dump all of the stuff there. Alexandra got the color sprayed on (starting friday) around 11ish the warmup and gluing of bikini and what not started :)

Just before she entered the stage she got told the bikini was to narrow so a bit of drama and we had to stretch and reglue. It all went well tho and the posing was spot on. She did really well and managed to secure a spot in the final!

The pre judge was done about 13.45 then the longest wait in the history started... insane... the arrangers should really be able to do better by now
At 18.30 Alexandra started to warm up and then it was off to the stage again. She did an awesome Twalk but got told of because she added extra poses. Insane, she looked so professional and the audience loved it. It was such a shame. The other girls didnt seem to have practiced in comparison... For the next Twalk she managed to tone it down so they where happy....
She came third and it was well deserved and she looked awesome. Such a great show and she nailed the poses. Afterwords we met up with her hubby and had sashimi, cheese, crackers and champers.
Alexandra thankfully pushed a very tired Nelli to the afterparty and we had a great time drinking wine and mingling.
Sunday morning was very slow haha tiiired and didnt feel to well but we had a great day watching the guys and then headed home.
Thats the short version. Did have a blast and Alexandra is such a great inspiration. I did get a bit of a craving to do a comp again. Lucia is in 9 weeks... I might not have improved that much but Im not to far out and surely I would have gained some muscle since Im a lot stronger than last year... Something to think about... I could do a budget version, I have all the gear :)