We are in the midst of 14 weeks from my competition as of last Friday.  The best thing I have done is hire a nutrition/supplement and cardio coach.  His name is Paul Revelia, owner of Pro Physique.  He is a natural Pro bodybuilder and has worked with some great people including Layne Norton who trained Paul for his bodybuilding shows.  I like Paul's philosophy in that he won't drop my calories super low and have me do a ton of cardio to drop body fat.  I asked him A LOT of questions before I determined if he was a good fit and I have absolutely no regrets and will keep my faith in his guidance now until the show on April 19th (and a few weeks after to avoid post-competition rebound).  I started with Paul last Monday and I lost 4 lbs over the period of 4 days.  I could tell from my photos I sent him between the beginning and end of the week that I lost most of the weight right below my bustline.  That is typically where the weight comes off first, I don't have as much "back fat" which is a plus.  I can see more definition in my lats from this.  Last week, I felt satitated as Paul was instructing me to eat every 4-5 hours.  The funny thing is this week, I am STARVING! I don't know why, I will ask him later in the week, so I am going to drink more water, herbal tea and keep drinking my BCAA's (Branch Chain Amino Acids) which will helps with protein synthesis and keeps my appetite at bay.  I just ate my pre-workout and I feel I could eat more, but I need to stay within my macros, today is a refeed day and I am going to go hit legs then follow it up with 30 minutes of low-intensity steady state cardio.  I am curious to see what progress I make this week.  I sent Paul my progress photos and my scale weight and he instructed me to continue on the same macro plan as last week.  It is just interesting how my body is really hungry, maybe it is my metabolism churning and burning, we shall see.  I am thrilled that one of my friends is competing in the same show with me so she and I are going to work with a mutual friend who has her Pro card and help us with posing.  I refer to my friend and I as the Dream Team.  She and I are keeping in touch each Friday and sharing our weight loss updates via text, which I love.  One more source of accountability, at this stage of the game, that is of the upmost importance, the more support I can give and recieve, the better.  I will update in a couple of days my progress.