It’s Official! Yikes! What have I done?
What have I done? Let me give you a bit of history first….For the last 15 years or so, I have had various “Vision” boards. If you don’t know what that is it’s basically a visual display of various things/achievements I want in life. For example, I wanted to own my own building one day so I took a picture of one that was for sale in town and put my logo on it then tacked it to my board. I am a firm believer that when you see and think about the things you want in life you will achieve them. I did not get the building I wanted, I got a better one!. I want to get my black belt so I have a little black ribbon on my board and it is a positive reminder that although I have had some set backs I keep plugging away at it and will get it. I want to be a better mother so I have a dried rose my son gave me years ago on my board to remind me every morning to be kind and not yell (still working on that one). If my visa gets high I take my statement and white out the total amount and put all zero’s in then I write an amount that I can pay off each month and before I know it I can go shopping again! But you get the picture….Positive attracts Positive.
I have wanted to do some kind of physical competition ever since I started following Tosca Reno’s clean eating plans and after going to watch her compete in a show that “want” went on my vision board. I am turning 50 this year so for me there is no better time in my life to do this but NOW! My “want” will be a reality on October 11th, as I compete in the Natural Classics Competition. Yikes! I have no experience in this so I am learning as I go. For 2 weeks now I have been working on building more muscle and am following a strict diet of tracking my macros, weighing and measuring EVERYTHING, eating at certain times depending on my workout. Realistically I should have started 4 weeks ago but it is what it is. I need to cut fat without loosing muscle and that is not easy! I am doing what is called a “Natural” show, just me and my clean food and lifting. I won’t get as big as they do in other competitions but I am okay with that. As I get closer to show time Jada will help me with “crunch time” dieting and posing, which apparently is critical. My biggest fear is not so much about getting on stage in a teeny tiny bikini, (however that does scare me) I am actually afraid I will turn into a huge bitch from carb depletion and missing out on yummy foods that I will make my husband’s life miserable. So if anyone sees this happening call me out on it! I can do this AND be happy and I plan on blogging my way there! What’s a couple of months out of the rest of my life? So good bye creamy, wonderful Chocolate. So long velvety smooth red wine. Sayonara BBQ pot luck dishes. Hello Eggs, Chicken and Fish and Eggs, Chicken and Fish and Eggs, Chicken and Fish and……