My journey to become a Figure Competitor

My journey to become a Figure Competitor

Friday, August 27, 2010

Titanic, chzech sister and possible nanna naps...

Yes yes i know, its been ages since my last blog. But life has taken a hold and has been shaking me non stop! Where to start?....
So this week has seen me abandon any structure and responsibility as i played tour guide and host to my beautiful sister in law Deniska. On a whim she decided to take a weeks holiday and chose to spend that week with me and my hubby here in melbourne. I feel very special that we were her choice for a holiday. Deniska, just to paint a picture for you all, is a beautiful 24yr old chzech spunk with loads of personality and a very gentle spirit. I had such a wonderful time throwing out all structure in my day and heading off to do whatever we felt on the day. We did manage to get to the Titanic exhibition which was amazing - if your in melbs and havent been - dont wait, its trully awesome. And deni certainly single handedly helped the melbourne economy with her spending!
So I dropped her off at the airport at 5.30am this morning and now feel a little sad that my 'play mate' has gone! Oh well, back to reality...
My website is slowly getting there, it has taken a lot longer than i had hoped, but i don't want to launch it til its perfect - yes people i am a perfectionist, shoot me.
Fingers crossed it will be ready to go by the end of next week...
Nit much else has been happening, life seems so very normal without a comp prep! Actually some days I really wish i was prepping, and other days i am so grateful im not! Im still looking to compete in March 2011, and am looking to start my off season plan very shortly. In the meantime its just balanced, clean eating...mostly!
So thats it for now, im so tired form late nights this past week that a nanna nap looks very promising...
xxoo

Friday, August 13, 2010

Passion is the key to success...

Well this week has seen me busy busy busy! I like being busy, it keeps me out of trouble ;)
So as most of you know, my husband and I created, own and run a Personal Training Studio in Richmond and Sth melbourne called Unique Fitness Studio. Up until now i have been Studio Manager which means i deal with the day to day 'stuff', marketing, PR, stock, some receptioning and much more behind the scenes bland jobs! Don't get me wrong, i have enjoyed this role and its created a very nice little existence for hubby and I. BUT, for some time I have felt a little lost within the business. After finishing my comp in July I had a lot of interest from clients wanting nutritional advice. So it occured to me that that is what I should be focusing on. I have my qualifications so why not utilise them fully?
This is when Unique Nutrition was born. I have spent the last week building (yes people ON MY OWN!!) my own website which will offer online nutritional support programs as well as face to face consultations. It will be particularly aimed towards women wanting to achieve weightloss goals and women with hormonal disorders such as PCOS and Endometriosis.
I designed an eating program for my girlfriend KT who suffers from endo and she has had amazing results after years of not being able to lose weight. When she saw her specialist at the ACT Endo clinic, they were amazed at her transformation and asked what she had been doing. When KT mentioned that I had built her program and was a sufferer of endo and PCOS myself, the Co-ordinator instantly wanted to speak with me. After a wonderful discussion, I will be working with ACT Health and in particular women who suffer from Endo, to help them change their eating and lifestlye habits to avoid surgery for their disorder. I am beyond excited at this prospect!
So I will be working from home and the studio, clients can see me in my home office, at the studio or just online support - up to them. Im hoping to go live with my website on Mon or tuesday.
This is a real passion of mine as i have transformed my body, and although I dont claim to have the be all and end all of nutritional knowledge ( i have a lot to learn) I do have first hand experience of how to change my body, gain more energy and overcome hormonal limitations.
Very exciting times for me, hubby and our company!
I went and saw my coaches on thursday - i have really missed them in the last couple of weeks! They are both looking great as their prepping for october comps. And then the comp feeling started again - oh boy! They think i should do the october comps and trust me when i say it is veeerrryy tempting. I had, by thursday afternoon decided to do the comp and today im swinging again. Hubby is supportive no matter what but its important i do this for myself and no one else. Over the next couple of days im chatting with an industy 'celebrity', professional and overall gorgeous person in the sports modeling world. Im hoping with her help to gain some insight and make some decisions around competing. So far her words to me have been 'You and your health are my number one priority - i couldnt give a shit about some show'! So i know that she will help me formulate some plan of attack either with competing or without... i will keep u posted on this and value anyone's input on this topic.
Alright enough already, im exhausted from this post!
Keep training hard and eating clean everyone
xxoo

Friday, August 6, 2010

Finding balance...finally


Well life has finally setled down since i finsihed my comp nearly 4 weeks ago. It's hard to believe that it has taken me this long to get my sh*t together!
Since making the decision not to compete, a load has lifted and everyday i wake up feeling relieved at not having to watch every morsel that enters my mouth or do excessive amounts of cardio. I grieved for a few days after having made the decsion though - wondering if i had infact made the right decision not to compete again so soon. It was 100% the right decision and im very pleased i made it. I do want to do another comp in 2011 - i loved the process - but my body and mind needs a break. Im now concentrating on what a lot of figure girls do after their fist comp, build much needed muscle and maintain a healthy weight. I finally got my head around balanced eating again, and its paid off. Ive lost a lot of fluid and am now happily sitting at 56.5kgs. My goal is to get a couple more kgs off and maintain 54kgs, which for my height and frame suits me.
Im happy to report that i can now walk past a bakery - and not go in. Ahhhh triumph. I do not people, have the type of body where i can eat what i want when i want. I get fat that way. It is not helped by the fact i suffer from PCOS which hormonally is a nightmare for women and weight gain. But im happy with the eating plan i have structured, which incorporates 2 cheat meals a week. Im also happy to report that i am...wait for it...enjoying exercise again YAAAA! Ive even got back into some running this week, and boy does it feel great. Im also lifting heavy heavy. So my weights program is the same for if i was competing - its torture, and i love it!
I also have a very exciting business venture in the pipeline which i will reveal next week. Its great to have a focus on something other than comp prep!
So on that note im off, but keep training hard, eat clean and enjoy life
xxoo