Gonna Be a Tough Year

Wow, what a turn since the last time I talked to you guys. In the last two weeks my life has taken a drastic turn in what I hope will be the best decision of my life. I have decided that I will work with a nutritionist all year and I have chosen Hany Rambod to be that guy. I think his focus on his athletes and attention to detail will really help me get the most out of my physique.
That being said, my god I am in for hell this year as is everyone around me. From what it sounds like Hany is going to have me on what seems like a contest diet pretty much year round. No, in all honesty I really don't know what he has in store for me other than he doesn't want me to get fat and that starts with dropping the binge weight I have already gained. He has put me on a low carb diet that started about four days ago, the nice thing is I am able to breath again and I have lost ten pounds so I don't feel like a beached whale anymore (maybe a beached baby whale).
I have never really done anything like this. Throughout my career my life has been black and white pretty much. When its time to diet I hit the switch and I bust ass to look as good as I can. When its the offseason then I eat a base diet and then pretty much whatever I want on top. I have never really been meticulous with taking vitamins and I think in the past I might have drank a little too much when I was supposed to be sleeping.
This year will be different. Hany is teaching me moderation and that starts with getting rid of the binging and that means binging with food or alcohol. So this new diet I have is low carb with only a couple cheat meals (that's right meals not days...shitty) a week. Although I am scared of this new philosophy I trust Hany and I am willing to do what it takes to get to the next level. Whats the point in competing if you never get better right.
Ya know its weird. I had all these plans to go on vacation and do a whole bunch of nothing after the show and then I go and hire a nutritionist for the offseason and there is no rest for the wicked. I think I will still get that vacation it just might have to wait until Christmas time or after the New Year.
The other exciting part of working with someone in the offseason is he will be writing my training programs for me as well. This is something I have never had before. I have worked with Chad in the offseason once before but that was just nutrition. This will be the first time I have someone guiding my growth in the gym and I really think Hany will be able to bring up the weak points in my physique.
Enough of all that it gets a little boring after a while...lol. So I have pretty much finished screwing around with my car. Last week I put in a new GPS/DVD system and that has pretty much finished off any major purchases...for a while anyway. Now I have turned my attention to my apartment. I know, I know, who fixes there car before there apartment, what can I say, she's my baby. Regardless I figure its time for a new bedroom set and maybe some new paintings of something to spruce the place up a bit. I have been living as a minimalist for a long time now trying to get my career off the ground and I think I have finally reached a place where I can afford to live a little.
Other than that everything else is pretty much the same. My friends are terrified of this new program because they think if I have to eat clean all year I am going to be a complete ass....they might be right..lol. I do have a little bit of a procedure getting done this week but its kind of a secret so I won't let you guys in on it just yet. All I can say is that it will make my stage appearance a little different, some of you will think better and some of you won't even notice. Anyway, until next week or the week after or until I have something to talk about, train insane and always keep your focus, nothing is more important.

Sacrifice Without Regret,
Fouad Abiad