And the strange cravings begin…..

Knowing that my true comp diet starts in just over a week, and TOM is visiting next week, my strange cravings have already started. Purely psychological, but cravings none the less. This is exactly why I never advise diets or even use the word ever, with the exception of competition prep.

My cravings aren’t really that bizarre; they are just strange because I crave stuff I don’t even normally eat. For example, breakfast cereal. I haven’t eaten cereal, except for 2 or 3 rare occasions, for about 10 years. Now that I know I’m going on a “diet”, I see a TV commercial for Special K and I start thinking I can’t wait to have it after comp! This happened to me last comp. I actually went out and bought a box about two weeks before the comp so that I had it ready and waiting for me after the comp. I had one bowl and then it sat in the cupboard until I finally threw it out. I just didn’t want it anymore….now that I wasn’t being “deprived”….LOL. But see, that is how the mind works. That is why I never say diet to anyone asking for fitness advice.

Having said that, I’m having a planned “splurge” this weekend. I’m making my home-made pizza (whole meal crust, spinach, basil, zucchini, turkey mince, tomato, mushrooms, olives, artichoke hearts & low fat cheese) for the last time until after the Asia Pacific. I’m also going to have some real maple syrup on my protein pancakes. Then the following week I will be 12 weeks out…woohoo!

That’s about it from here. Enjoy the rest of your week!
Ciao for now!