Journal #6/ less then 4 weeks out!

Okay, so this is the point where you start to get a little, how do I put this lightly, crazy! I found that in my dieting phase I tend to go through emotional cycles that force me to push through uncomfortable feelings. Many athletes talk about their diet, training, splits, cardio, etc. but we rarely get to talk about the mental strongness that you have to endure on contest prep as you get closer. Some questions start to float around in your mind like, "Why am I doing this to myself?", "Why do I spend EVERY pay check on vegetables and protein?" " Why is that other people can sleep in past 5 a.m.?".....
So then I wake up the next day still asking these questions it's just this time they don't bother me. I remind myself that challenging myself and pushing myself beyond what I thought I could accomplish is WHY I compete in the first place. My negative feelings pass and I wake up more motivated then before. :)
Just 3 weeks to go and I am not at all worried that I will be at my best and feeling good. -V