you know you have been on a precontest diet when...

[tkokayde]

Dying laughing at this thread, but nice to know I'm "normal"!

...when the sound of the doorbell at work makes your heart jump because maybe it's your supplements being delivered!

...when you take your early morning supplements, only to set the bottle down with the others, and within seconds start questioning which bottle you just set down and did you take the right pills?

...when you take a new job and consider emailing anyone who's desk is on the way to the bathroom to explain your water consumption.

...when people tell you about their "healthy" food choices and diet, and you just laugh.

[lednasmr]

when you're too afraid to even order diet coke when you go out for fear of the server screwing up and giving you regular instead

[dvsness]

When you're scouting online menus in Cleveland for ideas for post-comp.

And menus for NY the following week.

And menus for Vegas after the Olympia.

[wnbfwarriorpro]

Walk around a wedding reception with a shaker bottle full of whey protein.

[Better Unborn]

Originally Posted by lednasmr

when you're too afraid to even order diet coke when you go out for fear of the server screwing up and giving you regular instead

Freaky, I do the same thing.

[V1]

You're eating Splenda with a spoon, right out of the bag.

You mix all kinds of weird stuff together (Splenda, chocolate whey, hmmm how 'bout if I microwave it?), thinking you'll come up with something that tastes 'just like' a real chocolate bar or lava cake

You put peanut butter in your mouth and then feel so guilty that you spit it out

You buy peanut butter, but have to throw it out the next day

Even if you freeze almond butter, you can still crack pieces off

You throw the almond butter away

You actually think you can control yourself after comp and 'maintain'

You eat your oatmeal dry because it takes longer to eat that way

You get ready to leave the house, pee, then realize you forgot your sunglasses, so you go back inside for them, but pee again so it's the very LAST thing you do before you drive

You probably have the leanest body you've had all summer, but you're too busy working out to wear normal clothes or hang out somewhere 'normal' to show it off

You can't take a normal picture anymore without some form of a pose coming out

[TCannon]

When your pumping out reps on the smith bench and realize somthing dont feel quiet right and you realize you got 3 plates on one side and 2 on the other. (And this is set 3 of 3 and you never freaking noticed!!)

[yoyoyoimdave]

.. you have a total of 10 protein shakers because the original 2 have a permanent oder to them.

... you cant decide turkey or tuna first..

... even the smallest piece of chocolate ruins your entire day..

... you pop more pills than your entire family combined..

... when your coworkers ask you why you wear a trash bag under your cloths each day.

[DaBurg3r]

....you begin to wonder exactly what happens to all that food coloring in the whey protein your drinking...

[zoe29]

You ask everyone you encounter what their favorite pizza place is.

You lick your plate to get the last remaining crumbs.

You drool while your Ezekiel muffin is toasting.

You go through an entire large bag of Splenda in a week. (2 of us)

[cantelmi]

Best thread ever!!!

1) U become addicted to sugar free gum

2) U spend half the day thinking of your upcoming offseason

3) U cant wait to wake up because u get Carbs!!!

4) People @ the supermarket give u weired looks because u buy the entire frezzer of green beans and come back 2 days later for more.

5) When u go really low carb u think the time goes slower

6) U finish a meal and start a countdown for the next 1!

[liftjunkie06]

You're ripped.

[TheOnlyInvictus]

- Consuming 5000 - 10000 calories for your post contest meal is quite normal..
- Having a backpack that you keep adding stuff to, to eat when you break your diet.
- A meat-lover's all-topped extra cheese pizza trumps a naked eagle-spread sex goddess... easily..

[TheOnlyInvictus]

- When you tell waiters/waitresses that you have allergies to all kinds of oils so they give you a non-marinated chicken breast!!!

- When your consumption of sweetened products exceeds the budget of a small african nation.

- When you feel like 2-3 hours between meals is 2-3 years!
- When your muscle cells are literally screaming and throbbing.
- When a peanut butter and nutella sandwich is 'THE BEST EFFIN' THING IN THE WORLD! BETTER THAN A FERRARI!'

[TheOnlyInvictus]

Originally Posted by V1

You're eating Splenda with a spoon, right out of the bag.

You mix all kinds of weird stuff together (Splenda, chocolate whey, hmmm how 'bout if I microwave it?), thinking you'll come up with something that tastes 'just like' a real chocolate bar or lava cake

You put peanut butter in your mouth and then feel so guilty that you spit it out

You buy peanut butter, but have to throw it out the next day

Even if you freeze almond butter, you can still crack pieces off

You throw the almond butter away

You actually think you can control yourself after comp and 'maintain'

You eat your oatmeal dry because it takes longer to eat that way

You get ready to leave the house, pee, then realize you forgot your sunglasses, so you go back inside for them, but pee again so it's the very LAST thing you do before you drive

You probably have the leanest body you've had all summer, but you're too busy working out to wear normal clothes or hang out somewhere 'normal' to show it off

You can't take a normal picture anymore without some form of a pose coming out

We suffer similarly..
Repped

[ShamusTheFamous]

When every chick on campus wants to jump your 5% bodyfat boner, but you hope they don't because you dont have the energy for pleasure

[lanman]

when your at the store buying your 5 boxes of 18pack eggs and the cashier commenting "wow you must really like eggs". ya...I really would like to punch you in the face for saying that.

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by TheOnlyInvictus

...

You had me at Nutella.

When you get tired lifting light weight for a photo shoot, and actually end up sore.

When you scour the junk section at the grocery store, just so you'll know what's new for when it's time.

When you freeze a Take 5, Mounds and Reese's to bring on to an out of town show, although you know perfectly well they can be bought there.

When you take sleeping pills because there is nothing left to do except think too much between now and the stage.

[tkokayde]

When you think "I really didn't go THAT overboard on my post-contest binge...", so you hop on the scale and see you're up 9 lbs. Forgetting all you know about sodium and water retention, you immediately assume you're fat, you ruined all your progress in 24 hours, and will never be able to do a show again.

[MarkVI]

When you buy your roomate a jumbo donut and ask him to describe to you how it tastes.....

When you know ALL the names to ALL the checkout clerks at ALL your towns grocery stores.

When you're too embarrased to go to the store and buy more eggs and chicken so you drive to the next city to get some

When you go 10 more minuteson cardio so you can get that extra cup of Oatmeal PWO

[liftjunkie06]

When a protein shake with milk is a cheat.

[Akers1021]

I dont know if this one has been used but here is one I do:

Watching the food channel so you don't go out and buy something bad to eat...I do this every season and that channel saves my life!

Practice your posing routine while driving down the interstate on cruise control, then people pass by you and are like WTF is that guy doing

[TheOnlyInvictus]

Originally Posted by MarkVI

When you buy your roomate a jumbo donut and ask him to describe to you how it tastes.....

When you know ALL the names to ALL the checkout clerks at ALL your towns grocery stores.

When you're too embarrased to go to the store and buy more eggs and chicken so you drive to the next city to get some

When you go 10 more minuteson cardio so you can get that extra cup of Oatmeal PWO

number 1 and number 2 are DEAD ON! REPPED HARD!!!!

[New Evolution]

LOL This is a great thread. Will read again and maybe I can relate in 7 months when I do my first show.

[God_Given]

I am doing my first contest Sept 13th so I'll add some..

...Your dreams of having sex with hot women are replaced by eating a double whopper from Burger King

...You constantly have dreams that you forgot to put on your pro-tan and you walk on stage, and that the day of the show you somehow got fat over night

...You fill your blender all the way with ice and water so when you get your 40gm. of whey for meal #3 it takes longer to eat

...You go to Sam's club and buy two 20 packs of Orbit sugar free gum

...When your about to have sex you tell the chick shes gotta be on top because you've already done 3 hours of cardio that day and you don't want to burn anymore calories

...You starting adding more and more packets of crystal light to your gallon of water to make it sweeter

...Your about to get out of the shower but you can't remember if you washed your hair so you do it again just to be sure

...All your pants don't fit anymore so you have to wear a belt tightened all the way so they don't fall down and after awhile that doesn't work so you stick to sweats and gym shorts

...Your buying sugar free JELLO buy the case to go along with your chicken, talapia, and eggs and the cashier looks at you funny

...You've listened to every single song on your iPOD 100x and convinced you could win on the show "Don't forget the Lyrics"

...The firs time you had natural PB it tasted terrible but with 2 weeks out from the show you salivate thinking about the next meal when you get a tbsp. of it

... People ask you why your eating chicken and asparagus 4x a day and you say your on a diet and they look at you like your crazy

...FINALLY...........Every single new vein and striation you see in the mirror makes all of the above worthwhile and can't wait to get back to the gym and make more progress!!!

[New Evolution]

Originally Posted by God_Given

I am doing my first contest Sept 13th so I'll add some..

...Your dreams of having sex with hot women are replaced by eating a double whopper from Burger King

...You constantly have dreams that you forgot to put on your pro-tan and you walk on stage, and that the day of the show you somehow got fat over night

...You fill your blender all the way with ice and water so when you get your 40gm. of whey for meal #3 it takes longer to eat

...You go to Sam's club and buy two 20 packs of Orbit sugar free gum

...When your about to have sex you tell the chick shes gotta be on top because you've already done 3 hours of cardio that day and you don't want to burn anymore calories

...You starting adding more and more packets of crystal light to your gallon of water to make it sweeter

...Your about to get out of the shower but you can't remember if you washed your hair so you do it again just to be sure

...All your pants don't fit anymore so you have to wear a belt tightened all the way so they don't fall down and after awhile that doesn't work so you stick to sweats and gym shorts

...Your buying sugar free JELLO buy the case to go along with your chicken, talapia, and eggs and the cashier looks at you funny

...You've listened to every single song on your iPOD 100x and convinced you could win on the show "Don't forget the Lyrics"

...The firs time you had natural PB it tasted terrible but with 2 weeks out from the show you salivate thinking about the next meal when you get a tbsp. of it

... People ask you why your eating chicken and asparagus 4x a day and you say your on a diet and they look at you like your crazy

...FINALLY...........Every single new vein and striation you see in the mirror makes all of the above worthwhile and can't wait to get back to the gym and make more progress!!!

LOL Nice ones.

I m working to achieve your last one. Planning to do my 1st show in March 09.

[MarkVI]

Originally Posted by God_Given

...You starting adding more and more packets of crystal light to your gallon of water to make it sweeter



...All your pants don't fit anymore so you have to wear a belt tightened all the way so they don't fall down and after awhile that doesn't work so you stick to sweats and gym shorts

...Your buying sugar free JELLO buy the case to go along with your chicken, talapia, and eggs and the cashier looks at you funny




... People ask you why your eating chicken and asparagus 4x a day and you say your on a diet and they look at you like your crazy

...FINALLY...........Every single new vein and striation you see in the mirror makes all of the above worthwhile and can't wait to get back to the gym and make more progress!!!

I can relate to those, but the other ones i never had to worry about lol......


What about these:

When your boss orders lunch for the office, you go crap! I wonder if it'll keep in my frdige till my cheat?

You make Diet Mountain Dew popsicles

You forget it's been 1 or 2 gallons today so an hour before bed you drink another gallon for safety.

You stop trusting the waiter to bring you diet coke so you get water instead

You buy sugar free aspirin

[dvsness]

When you wander around the contest venue depleted gazing longingly at what you could possibly have on Saturday night.

[Stoumie]

you know your pre contest when:

1. you go to sleep when you're not tired
2. you don't eat when you're most hungry
3. you train hardest when you've got no energy

Keep it up!

[Cnstnce]

When you have 30 shaker bottles and it takes you an hour to sort through and find which lid goes with which base...and it still leaks all over you.

When you smell all of your friends' beer before they drink it.

When you walk around the mall for an hour just to pass the time between meals, never buying anything because you know you can only wear it for 4 weeks and then your size will change again.

When you swear someone has invented sugar and calorie free chocolate and search every grocery store for it...I know its out there somewhere.

When the stuff you would never normally eat sounds ridiculously appetizing. Fried twinkies, fried bologna, heck...anything fried.

When your boyfriend bitches that there wasn't enough sauce on his sandwich and you want to break up with him for being ungrateful.

When you dream you are on a conveyor belt that is moving you through a candy bar house. I had one the other day, I swear I could taste it.

When you text your fellow contest friends to tell them that you finally got your lats to come out. It's my first contest =)