shoes

Finally they have arrived!

Now for some practise, as pretty as they are, they are definately not the comfiest of shoes or easiest ones to walk in, especialy for someone who does not wear high heels!

All i need now is a bikini.... still waiting on that one, I am pretty sure she was going to post it today at the latest, so fingers crossed for tomorrow. Hope it hurries up as i don't want to start tanning up if the bikini isn't going to get here in time!!

Yesterday was a good day for me, both food wise and training wise, today i have hit a wall! so tired, but that is probably half due to staying up late playing with my new phone and half due to the bad sleep i had dreaming about competitions! In for an early night and a good sleep tonight i hope!

My coach, Lisa is over in Palm Springs at the moment for the worlds Powerlifting comp. She lifts tomorrow, so best wishes to her and i hope she lifts many PB's and brings home some medals to show for it! GOOD LUCK LISA!!!!

one week today!

This time next week i should be pumped and just about to grace the stage!

wow, it has come around quick now, although just a few weeks ago, it seemed like a life time away and far beyond my reach.

Looking at my pictures, i look about the same as i did when i as on stage in March, i still have a week to go, with carb depletion/loading to come, so i know i will look okay on stage. I am about 2-3kg heavier this time around, yet body fat is about the same if not lower, so i have managed to put on some muscle in the past 6 months, hopefully with the tan and prep next week, these will come up well!

My bikini should be made and decorated by now and i will get that either Monday or Tuesday, so i am very excited to see what a difference a correct fitting bikini can make. Shoes should also arrive next week as well, nothing like leaving it all until the last minute!!

Posing and routine need more work, so will have to make sure i practise everyday this week, it is hard doing a routine with no mirrors around, so will have to just hope for the best!

Tanning starts on wed/thurs, hair is booked for thursday, waxing is done, so all those little things are coming together as well, fun, fun, fun!!

Head is okay at the moment, i actually believe i can do this again, i don't feel like i will be making a fool of myself on stage! I don't expect i will be coming home with Any trophy's, but i have made the journey to the stage and have done my best to look my best, and that is what counts. I am in better shape than i was in March which is what i set out to achieve. My other aim is to come out the other side of competition stable! I don't plan on eating everything in sight and will be aiming to stay at roughly this level of BF and not put on too much post comp weight. Will then have to start thinking about what to do next!!

Until next time!

4 weeks today!

Time to get serious and really pull up my socks now! Diet has to be 100% clean from here on, it is only 4 weeks and i can do this! The plan is to eat lean protein and green veggies from here on (with the exception of post workout foods) cardio has to be daily and weights pretty much daily as well. Bit of a challenge this week as Mike is away for 3 days, so will have to get creative with the workouts there! I also need to be very careful with food whilst he is away, as that is the time i tend to "let go"

Photos from today were encouraging and i think i can make it! (correction, i KNOW i can!!) I had thought about doing a double comp, and competing on the Saturday as well as the Sunday, but have decided against that as logistically it is going to be too difficult and stressful with the travel, kids, shows etc. So to make life easier for all concerned, i am just going to compete with ANB on Sunday.

Posing is coming along and i am sore today from a really good session yesterday at the workshop. Really enjoyed the workshop, the most wonderful Lindy Olsen was there who is most inspiring, she really hit a chord with me with her story, brought tears to my eyes and a lump to my throat, especially as she was close to tears herself. It is not very often you come across such a warm and generous person who is so passionate about what she does and how she got there. I had the biggest hug from her when i left and on the drive home i really believed that i could do anything.

I was complemented on my posing by Janet Kane, who is a multiple title holder within the figure circles and i found that great; at one of the first workshops i went to she commented that i really had to do something about my legs (they just didn't look right no matter where i put them) so to receive a complement from her really made me feel like i have made huge progress!

so motivation is on the up, i finally have the belief in myself again that i can look "stage worthy" in the next 4 weeks, i may not be a winner yet, but as long as i can hold my own and have improved since the last comp then i will have won in my mind!