Day Before Competition

August 21:

I woke up to weighing 186.5 Friday morning, which was pretty disappointing. I was hoping for 184.5 or 185 at the highest, so I basically had to starve during the day. I had 3 very small meals, no water at all starting 6pm Thursday (except for 1 oz w/ meals). Weigh ins were between 6 and 7pm, so I went out to Total Performance at about 4, a gym in Charlottesville (which was really nice, if you live in cville and are into sports you should check it out), threw on the sweatsuit and hopped on an elliptical. A little over an hour later, I hop on my trusty scale...181 exactly. Sweet!

So we all hop in the car and ride out to competition site out in Stanardsville (about 20 minute drive). It would have been great except there is a huge wreck getting out of town. That took about 20 mins to get through. Then once we get into town we think we are looking for a hotel, which we can't find at the address we had. In fact, we can't find much at all. If you've ever been to Stanardsville, you'd know that it's a small town with population ~ 73. No traffic lights, no shops, one gas station. Anyways, we drive around for about a half hour back and forth down small two lane roads, a house every half mile. Stopped in at the gas station and ask for directions...but they have no idea what is going on. In the meantime, I've had about 700 calories all day and nothing more than half a protein bar since noon plus I had been up since 4 that morning. My head is spinning and I just about want to blow my brains out I'm so tired/hungry/nauseous/blah. I finally get in touch with someone in front of a computer, and we find we are looking for an american legion post, not a hotel. So we drive up the same road we've been up and back probably 4 or 5 times, and low and behold there is a building a good ways off the main road with a small parking lot. FINALLY. I go in, weigh, and in the hour plus it took to get there I got down to 179.4 (lowest I've been since second year of college). Afterwards, I ate about 4 meals and drank 2 gallons (yes, literally 2 gallons) of water. Competition time!