Fitness Competition Update: Four Weeks to Go...

Wow, I can't believe it's just four short weeks until the show. Lots of updates for this week...

I met with Jodi on Sat. for a 30-minute leg training session and then posing practice. I'm now at 11.9% bodyfat (holy sh*t!!!) and Jodi's goal is 8% (WOW!). I can't believe it just keeps going down!

Here is the latest diet (breakfast, morning snack and evening snack changed):

Breakfast
3 egg whites with one whole egg
1/2 cup oatmeal

Morning snack
3oz. chicken

Lunch
5 oz. tilapia
1 cup string beans

PM snack
3 oz. chicken
4 oz. sweet potato

Dinner
6 oz. tilapia
1 cup green beans
Evening snack
3 oz chicken

Workout
75 minutes of cardio
Sprints/bleachers 2-3x

I also received my posing bikini this week (thank you, Ebay) and now I really feel like it's all coming together.

This is going to be a tough week since I'm away on a business trip Sunday through Wednesday. Eating everything I'm supposed to will be tough, especially with these new changes. But I'm going to do the best I can. I packed supplements, almonds and protein powder. I'll also have to fit in my workouts between meetings that run 7am to 7pm each day. I worked out on Sun. (my usual off day) just in case a workout doesn't seem feasible.

Now for the last cheat meal before the show. I nearly threw up after eating all of this. My stomach still doesn't feel right, and it's Sunday night.

Cheat Meal
2 red velvet cupcakes
3 glasses red wine
1 warm ciabatta roll with butter (glorious bread!)
1 bowl artichoke soup with truffle oil
3 soft shell crabs over eggplant with some amazing red sauce with capers
Vanilla bean creme brulee
1/2 avocado (from my husband's salad...he hates avocado)
2/3 of one large movie popcorn
1 small bag Reese's pieces
1 red velvet cupcake
1 small rice pudding

My meeting with Jodi is on Friday. Stay tuned for the next update...I'll try to include a pic with my new bikini.

My Favorite Fit Mom Websites

When it comes to staying fit, I use a number of websites, from tracking my running times and routes to monitoring what I eat.  Here are my top picks:

• http://www.athlinks.com/ -- A great social network site for anyone who likes to particiapte in running, biking, triathlons or just about any other race. It will track your races so you have all of your times in one place. Note: it doesn't pick up every single race, but does include a majority.

• http://www.runningahead.com/ -- I track all of my running workouts here. It will give you a breakdown of how often you run, how far, your pace, etc. You can also input your running routes. They recently added biking, swimming and weight training workouts, but I haven't tried them out yet.

• http://www.sparkpeople.com/ -- This free site is a great weight loss and exercise community that offers lots of information, recipes, exercises and moral support from other members. It's a great way to track your diet since it provides calorie, protein, carbohydrate and fat breakdown for thousands of food. I switch back and forth between SparkPeople and Weight Watchers when I'm trying to lose weight.

• http://www.weightwatchers.com/ -- I'm currently a member, but my membership expires at the end of Nov. Weight Watchers online helped me to lose the baby weight with both kids. It's a godsend for dropping weight. It's easy to enter foods and keep close watch of your food intake and exercise. It's fairly cost-effective when it comes to paid online diet plans.

• http://www.bodybuilder.com/ -- Don't let the name fool you. While it does carry hundreds of bodybuilder supplements. This site is a great place to find vitamins, supplements and other exercise-related items. They have very competitive pricing and super-fast shipping.

Do you use any of these sites? Are there any that I may be missing? I'd love to hear about your favorites!