ok so i just placed 3rd in the San Francsisco on oct. 11th, and am dieting for Sac on Nov 1st. Im 2 weeks out. Im cheating. Im a mess. I mean, im not eating cheesburgers or anyting, but im eating sf jello with granola, and natty pb. i have this mind frame now that i dont care if i win, adn i dont even know if i want to compete in this show if i dont look good enough. My mind is getting the best of me and i need help!! I want this bad, but i just need REAL FOOD!!!! Im going crazy. Plus, on top of al that im sick with a major cold which makes me want to cheat even more. please help with any motivation or advise!!! Has anyone else gone through this??? thank you!!

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My mind is getting the best of me and i need help!! I want this bad, but i just need REAL FOOD!!!! Im going crazy. Plus, on top of al that im sick with a major cold which makes me want to cheat even more. please help with any motivation or advise!!! Has anyone else gone through this??? thank you!!

A lot of competitors on a very strict diet for a long term end up binge eating, especially if it is their first contest. You need to do that contest and prepare for another contest (but not really). The next "contest" is weaning off your contest diet, slowly introducing other foods to get back into a normal swing of things. If you don't, the binge will last much longer and you will gain more weight (fat) than when you first started dieting for the contest. If you'll notice the very large people that lose fat only to gain it back several years later?

Strategic dieting will help you. That means precontest and post contest dieting. One of the things about Jason's diet by adding more carbs, it helps reduce the sugar/sweet craves and other foods or lack of. When post contest dieting comes into play is remembering you need to keep a decent food intake and schedule the not-so-bodybuilder meal. Can you just eat one slice of pizza? Probably not. Will you be able to stop after #2 slice or will you eat so much, you're sick?

How many jars are you consuming per week? My binge was for 5 weeks, all on natty PB. In my case, I did better on the second contest, but needed to stop on the final week, which I barely did.

Run to the bookstore and look for a book titled "Binge No More". You will see so many things similar to body builders in post contest binge eating and drinking (for those that dehydrate).

It is at this point the mind is a terrible thing.

How many times have you (anyone) created something by mixing dieting foods with other types of diet products just for a different taste, let's say at 3AM? I know I have. Using Muscle Provider in sugar-free Jello. That was a near disaster but when it came to mixing in the shake, now that was ok. LOL

No, seriously, you need to square up and set yourself for this next contest and prepare for off-season dieting otherwise you will set yourself up for a disaster of the wardrobe kind.

Here's another thread I posted back in 04: http://beverlynutrition.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/71960519...736048375#8736048375

self control, and dicipline. there both easy enough to say, but using them is a different story for most people.that 3 A.M. thing rings a loud bell. couldn't begin to remember how many times i've stood in the kitchen at 3 A.M. looking for something to eat but not wanting anything i found cause i was burnt out on eating the same thing day in and day out. i've never competed but i've dieted down to 6% a couple of times and HUNGRY!!!! doesn't really describe it. food can be like a drug that you are addicted to. especially on a strict diet. it's something your body is screaming for but your mind is refusing to allow it. can be stressful in the extreme.

thank you for both of your replies. Much appreciated. Im trying to control myself. i stil look good, and am bout 2 weeks out i think, so im gonna get my s*** together and do it, or i will never forgive myself for getting this far and failing over a jar of peanut butter! lol...im glad to know im not the only one going through this- thanks again guys!

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Originally posted by chubbywubby:
.im glad to know im not the only one going through this- thanks again guys!

It is good to know other competitors go through these things. My first season I did the same.
This time I'm not. Before this last show I discussed my off-season game plan with Jason.
You have to have a plan. Right now, your plan is to get it together for a little longer-you can do it-put down the jar of pb!!!
I also make a list of things I want after the show. This way I'm not just eating everything in sight trying to fix the cravings. Food is addicting.

Oh-you're right Frank. With Jason's pkwk I don't have the cravings at all the last days.