Just Jess, diary of a fit girl

Went away for another mini vacay with my sister   this time our adventures took us to Seattle I was a bit nervous only because I'm obvs not from there and dont know my way around that well.. and we cant use our ever present cell phones to navigate us around (I dont have a roaming plan) so I spent an evening before the trip google mapping places and writing down the important exits turns etc that we needed to know    And it worked out great! Seattle is surpsingly easy to navigate .. if you pay enough attention haha Went down sat afternoon/evening after I went to the popeyes fall classic with amanda   traditional big show.. there was a bikini class G  Competition was pretty stiff for the most part, I noticed it the most with the womens masters division. I feel like previously it was considered the "easier" division because youre not up against these young girls who come in naturally symmetrical etc.. these women BROUGHT it.. and the work theyve put in on top of havi

almost 12 wks post show and my weight is 135!! If you had told me last year that after this ON season I'd be able to maintain my weight.. eat MORE food than ever before and ENJOY my SHORTER workouts and LESS Cardio... I never would have believed you this time last year I was already 15lbs higher than stage weight ... and climbing I ate bad food constantly .. by bad I mean things that made me FEEL bad gassy/bloaty/irritable sugar highs.. then sugar lows... Not this time around, I've been very mindful... I'm a very mindful person just in general .. but a lot of the self talking was negative in the past.. it's certainly something I still struggle with. but now I try to be more aware and to talk to myself and essentially talk myself out of whatever funk i seem to be jumping into Do I still have hard days?? Um HECK yeah. Do I skip the gym sometimes? yeah there's time when I need a rest more than I need a workout.. that's a rare one for me but it does happen

as the title above reads, Love Languages. There are five love languages Physical Touch Acts of Service Quality Time Words of Affirmation Receiving Gifts Interested in improving more than my bod (this is a "fit girl" diary after all) I've always been into Self Help or Self Improvement.  Being a Gemini through and through I bounce back and fourth on tonnes of things. I've started countless projects and only finished some of them. I have somewhat of a obsessive nature and sometimes I'm the complete opposite. I go for weeks and sometimes months on end without taking a break. I work three jobs and try to keep my schedule full. I like to be stimulated. However, once in a while I crash so to speak, and will take a break from everything (except the gym.. obvs) SO .. I've been reading the love languages book by Gary Chapman, and it's quite a lovely read. It's nice to learn something new about yourself and improving your relationship or marriage alo