Thank you for your kind words. I did the Seif show 2 weeks earlier and won my class(of two) and lost the overall. Everyone back stage was saying that if I could just get leaner i would be pretty alright. I came out of that show more motivated than ever. I have been hearing this for years though. My doctor always tells me in his Puerto Rican accent, " If you just get lean you will be hard to beat. You just got to do what I say." I worked with John in 2003 and since then he tells everyone I have the most stubborn genetics at losing fat. He calls me "estrogen boy". I'll tell you, I don't know what is more stubborn my mind or my body. Many times I wonder whether my body will ever let me get as lean as you. I have tried it all- 2 hours of cardio on an empty stomach, 2 hours before bed, no carbs, lettuce and tuna. When I did the Francois I started my diet the last week of October, 2005 with only six cheat meals. After all that, as you said I could be just a little leaner. So what do I do? I keep dieting hoping that for the Ohio I will Lean, Lean, lean. I took two weeks off to get married and go on a honeymoon. My wife needed to see me eat and share a meal with me. I think it's just an emotional thing because she is pregnant. All this to say that in a very weird way I love that this process is so hard because it makes me depend on God more. It draws me to my wife and my family and keeps me faithful to my convictions. I can appreciate the simple things in life that when I am stuffing my face I tend to take for granted. Many would describe it as a trip. I think of it as a spiritual journey. No wonder the Bible talks about fasting and praying. Anyway, do you have similar experiences when you diet because it seems like you leave no rock unturned when you prepare for a show as far as conditioning.
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