Ahhhh sorry I’ve been M.I.A – every spare second is spent with clients or helping my online clients, along with 2 hours training a day, preparing all my meals, posing and routine practicing. Ahhh the life of a figure competitor. I love it! It’s frantic, but just for a season – a GREAT season that is so exciting and fulfilling and worth every bit of sacrifice.
Anyone that can make it along to cheer, would LOVE to have your support – it really does make a difference!
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Just wanted to give a bit of an update!
I’m trying a few new things with my diet and training this time. Basically going even cleaner, playing around with things – fun stuff 
Tonight was my 2nd to last legs workout and I beasted them to near tear-jerking point – they felt like a mixture of lead and jelly afterwards if that’s possible (I’m sure you guys/gals that train hard understand!) followed by cardio then posing practice. Walking home tonight felt very slow…
Tomorrow I’m hitting upper body for the last time before the competition – gonna do circuit style to absolute limits.
I’m so excited about hitting the stage again. There are 13 competitors in my class – eek! Some of the ladies are champions and winners already so I know that the competition is very fierce. But I can honestly say, I’m proud to have simply qualified. It means so much to me. I know that it’s going to be such great fun – and that is the main thing. I compete to have a great goal and sense of fulfillment and accomplishment. I’ve already achieved this!
I’ve pushed my body to it’s limits and I feel like a winner. Because I have ‘won’ already in -
- Sticking to my diet plan, even on holidays
- Saying no to many many many tempting foods when it would have been easier just to eat it (nothing worthwhile is easy!)
- Eating many, many, many meals that I didn’t particularly enjoy
- Going all summer without a drink! (people that know me well will testify to this being a huge achievement in itself!)
- Doing serious damage to my muscles in my weights sessions – many, many, many painful reps…
- Leaving the gym no earlier than 9.30 – 10pm every night, when everyone else had gone home to relax, then doing admin. work at home and cooking til after midnight each night
- Spending my Saturdays and Sundays at the gym (train, coffee, work – repeat)
- Disciplining myself to get up every morning and do cardio – I mean EVERY morning without fail, for 4 months – bar 1 day. That was my birthday and I didn’t rest out of ‘choice’ so much but cos I had a plane to catch. It wasn’t a treat to me because exercise makes me feel so great.
I know many people say you MUST have a rest day, but for me – I choose not to. I exercise every single day and it’s a choice I’ve made to continue doing. I listen to my body and if I hit a ‘wall’ I take it easy. I go light. But I feel worse resting. I just simply believe that if you train right and properly (with varied intensity and allowing muscle recovery) then you can move daily. We’re designed to move. Our bodies are not designed to sit around. My energy and motivation goes out the window if I laze around and I hate breaking my habits. I’m not saying this is right for everyone – but it works for me.
I have learned a lot more about myself and my body and what it’s capable of. I feel I have achieved a great deal of balance this time and really enjoyed the whole process.
I feel that I’ve ‘tested’ myself, and passed! Because I have learned so many lessons, which I will share in my next blog post.
I still have a long way to go. I still have areas in my body and my habits I’m not happy with – as we all do.
But I know I’m on a journey of discovery. It’s exciting. It’s never-ending, which is what I love about health and fitness. We can all improve, little by little.
I’m less worried and stressed about perfection, cos it doesn’t exist. And I’m learning to accept that! If we know we’ve given all we could have given, that’s the best any of us can do.
And if not? No regrets.
The past is gone – we only have today.
Kat
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