It's amazing how much mental comes into this the closer you get to a show. The 2 cardio sessions 5 days a week and the carb cycling on the no carbs days is pretty tough to keep motivated. Seeing the actual composition changes daily is what's keeping me going. Never been down this low and I hear the real change comes after your done ripping down and start taling the diuretics to pull the water out of the skin. There is a black and white picture of Richard Gaspari where he is absolutely shredded from head to toe. he looks like a total roadmap with his vascularity. THAT is what I am trying to visualize going for. I might not get there but I'm busting my ass trying. I have alot of issues going on around me which I am trying not to let me stray. My mother just had a cancerous part of her lung removed and is not doing well. I am up visiting her every weekend and trying to hit a local gym in the area to stay on track. My secretaries at work are off for extended leave (pregnancy) and my work load is horendous having to do their duties along with running my plant. My metabolism is so high now that I am having insomnia issues at night. I keep telling myself only 4 more weeks...only 4 more weeks.