Day 40 - Measure, clean and sit

Well today got off to a great start. Woke up at 7.20am and dashed off to the gym for my 7.30am photo and measure-up. I'm very happy to report that the photo looked awesome with my fake tan and I lost good numbers in the measurements. And I finally solved the riddle about my belly measurement. It was actually my hips measurement, as Larry had entered it into the wrong section on the form. My belly is not over 90cms. I got Larry to measure it and its 75cms. So I'm below the danger measurement of 80cms for women. Woo hoo!

Here are my stats:

Hips

1st measurement - 99cm

2nd measurement - 97cm

3rd measurement - 95cm!

Tool - measuring tape

Tricep

1st measurement - 20.8mm

2nd measurement - 19.7mm

3rd measurement - 19mm!

Tool - skin caliper

Hips (love handles)

1st measurement - 24mm

2nd measurement - 21.4mm

3rd measurement - 19.7mm!

Tool - skin caliper

So I'm feeling pretty good about this comp now. I'm hoping after today I will be in the top 5 at least. Larry actually texted me tonight to say my photo was up on the board at the gym and it looks great. Thanks Larry!

After the measuring, I did 30 mins of cardio on the bike and lower body weights. Then Larry introduced me to his wife, Anne, who is a fitness freak as well. They both used to do these six pack comps together. Anne chatted to me about the last two weeks of the comp and recommended that for the last four days of the comp that I reduce my water intake dramatically to slightly dehydrate the body and reduce the fluid I'm carrying around my waist. Dehydrate myself? WTF? Am I a professional body builder here? This is so weird...

After the gym, I went home and cleaned the house which took me forever! Does it take everyone 3 hours to clean their house or is it just me? Then I watched a couple of awesome TV shows...Hung and Tangle.

Now I'm at my sister's getting ready for my long night of babysitting. I'm drinking pepsi max so I've got a bit of caffeine in my system. My best mate and I have DVDs at the ready because at 3am there's nothing worse than listening to a humming refrigerator as you stare into space instead of concentrating on tugging on the bottle in the baby's mouth in front of you. Drink up angels! The main carers are sleepy.....zzzzzzzzz

Gastronomy:

Meal 1 - lemon water

muesli with milk and berries

Meal 2 - water

pear and nuts

Meal 3 - water

quinoa and flaxseed wholemeal sandwich with avocado, falafel, tomato, cucumber, low fat mayo and lettuce

Meal 4 - water

protein shake

Meal 5 - water

old faithful pud puk

Mel 6 - water

yoghurt

Cant wait for my free meal tomorrow. Pizza and beer fo sure!