Temptations

With 12 and a bit weeks to go until comp i really need to get my head around competition diet and find ways of dealing with temptations.

So far my coping strategies include.......

Going to bed early, sounds odd, but it keeps me away from food just because i am tired/bored

Brushing my teeth.... speaks for itself really, who wants to eat when you are minty fresh

Chewing gum or having fizzy water/diet coke

Making sure i eat every 3 hours, this is a big one, i find if i take too long between my meals in the morning, i am setting myself up for failure later in the day.

Reminding myself of the time line until competition.


However, sometimes this ideas just aren't enough and i need to battle with the ogre inside of me to stop eating things that will not get me to my goals. For example, i have done so well all day and yet here at work tonight i have just eaten 4 crackers whilst my tea was heating up... why??? probably because i was too hungry, probably just because...

well, what is done is done, so i can only move on and gt straight back on track, no point beating myself up over the lack of willpower.

Tomorrow is the start of a new year and I am looking forward to it being a great one with regards to health and fitness, I know I will finally be able to say I have the body of my dreams and my years of being overweight and yoyo diets are finally over. I have become a fit and active role model to my children and achieved freedom.

12 weeks and 6 days

Oh My Goodness,

94 days sounded so far away, but having worked out the weeks, it is scary how close it is!!!! Mind you, this is kind of a Eureka moment for me and has kept me away from the liquorice allsorts this evening, i don't have time for little treats like that anymore just because they are there and i feel like one!!!

This week i have hit the weights hard again, i haven't had a big workout for a couple of weeks as i have been trying out some circuit style training. It has been good to get back into hard weights and the delayed onset of muscle soreness is quite nice again!!! Had a good shoulder and bicep workout today and then did my walk straight after so that everything was done for the day. Am proud of myself, i have walked everyday now for 3 days!!! (baby steps, taking it one day at a time!)

Food has been okay today, am trying to maintain a relatively clean diet for the next week, i meet with my trainer on Thursday to go through a diet and training plan, so am just trying to tread water and remove some of the christmas damage at the moment, hopefully walking, weights and water will help. My weight seems to settle at around 65kg mark regardless of what i do (either good or bad) i guess this is my body's set point at the moment. I have to work out how to lower this point.

Am working until 9.30pm tomorrow night (new years eve) so that should keep me away from party food and drink, for the rest of the time, i just need to focus on my goal!!

94 days to competition

Well, here we are, christmas is over and what a good one it was, i really went overboard on the "eating whatever i liked for one day" business, and am definately feeling the post christmas bloat now!!

Christmas night, after the kids had gone to bed i tidied up all the left overs, threw away things i that i couldn't put in boxes and stash away and basically cleaned up ready for boxing day. Boxing day i managed to eat well for the majority of the day, choosing low carb foods as i knew i would be finishing off the mince pies (1) and christmas puddings (1 mini one) these were enjoyed and finally the christmas food is all gone!!

Today: have shopped and restocked the fridge with vegies and meat, have walked already, planned tea for tonight, organised my weights for today (to be done after tea) and managed to stay on track with my food.

I have measured and taken photos to record where i am starting from so we can all see the progress i am making as i travel along the next 94 days until my first competition: My vitals are as follows:

weight: 66kg
chest 95cm
waist 75cm
hips :95 cm
thigh: 54 cm
bicep:29.5cm
calf: 35cm
body fat: 25% (worked out based on waist/hip/neck measurements)

My beginnings.

Welcome to my journey.

About 18mths ago, i decided to change my body for the better, i saw my first bodybuilding show in Oct 2006 and decided i wanted to compete. Since then i have been working towards building muscle and discarding body fat. It has been a tough journey as anyone who has tried to lose weight will know, but i have made improvements along the way and right now, i am the lightest and tightest i have ever been.

Support has been the most important thing of this journey, it comes from many areas. On the home front i have the full support of my family, from a bodybuilding front, i am involved with the ANB (Australian Natural Bodybuilding) and have attended seminars and worked backstage on shows, and from a friendship and peer suport, i have been lucky enough to have found a group of likeminded women from all over the world on the "dream team" where we are all striving to improve our bodies for the better.

The thing i lack is accountability, so here i am, spreading the details of my journey to who ever decides to read it and follow me! After the christmas period is over (boxing day will do fine) i am embarking on a "discard the holiday cheer fat" mission and then a "shredding for competition" mission.

I aim to acheive this by regular blogging, regular photos and lots of great food, cardio, weights and practise. I am looking forward to discovering my true potential and acheiving a body way beyond my dreams.

Thanks for joining me.

Wendy