I'm Training For...
Hello there friends! It's been awhile, hasn't it. I've been very busy what with graduating college, getting married and starting my first full-time job, I've been trying to juggle everything and unfortunately some things had to slide. One of my New Year's Resolution is to write more, I've missed it.
Today, I want to talk about a new journey that I've started on.
I've been through a lot in terms of my health and fitness, some of which I've shared on here before, but as of 9 weeks ago I have decided to hire a coach and train for my very first bodybuilding bikini competition. I have not registered for a show yet, but once my coach gives me the green light I will be signing up as quickly as possible!
I know, I know! A bikini competition? Why in the world would I ever want to do that to myself?
I want to do this for a few reasons actually.
The first reason is because I want to learn more about all the different aspects of the fitness world.
I want to learn more about my body; how to feed it so that it works like a well-oiled machine, how to lift weights correctly so that it becomes strong and lean, how to be healthier in every way.
After so long of abusing my body by restricting foods and overexercising, I want to learn how to train efficiently without overdoing it. I was working out 5-6 days a week, for an hour and a half a day and still not making any progress. Why?
The first reason is because I want to learn more about all the different aspects of the fitness world.
I want to learn more about my body; how to feed it so that it works like a well-oiled machine, how to lift weights correctly so that it becomes strong and lean, how to be healthier in every way.
After so long of abusing my body by restricting foods and overexercising, I want to learn how to train efficiently without overdoing it. I was working out 5-6 days a week, for an hour and a half a day and still not making any progress. Why?
The second reason is to prove to myself and my 10 year old inner child that I can do it.
Growing up, I was a really overweight kid. Other kids made fun of me; calling me the '60,000 pound girl', playing pranks on me, and making me feel bad for eating things.
As I grew up, my family and I found out that I had candida albicans. After taking some medication and cutting certain foods out of my diet (mainly gluten, lactose and chocolate), the weight melted off. I lost a significant amount of weight in a short time.
When the weight-loss stalled at around 110 pounds (I was around 5' 8"), I decided to restrict even more of my diet. This started my first fight with anorexia, I got down to 90 lbs.
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| I'm the one in the green shirt. This is one of the only photos of me at my weight that low. |
In high school, I went through some more significant life changes which made me gain almost 60 pounds within 6 months. That put me at 220 pounds when I was 5'10".
As I went through college, I fought really hard to lose the excess weight and stay within a healthy weight. I got better at making food choices and exercising consistently. I quickly fell in love with working up a sweat and seeing how my body changed and adapted to the different exercises.
I lost more weight and toned up through the years. When my husband proposed, I started really trying to lose body fat. I mean, I had to fit into my wedding dress! I wanted to feel the most confident I had ever felt on my wedding day, as most brides do. I started at 26% body fat and got down to 23%. I worked hard and began to see results!
I promise, I have a point to all this! :)
After we got married, went on our honeymoon and I finished my first obstacle course race, my weight went back up and fast. Like 10 pounds in a month fast.
I needed another goal. Something else to work for. To keep my motivation and passion going. What was something that was going to push me to keep working? What was something that was going to make me want to keep waking up at 5 am to workout when my bed was so warm and comfy?
Something that I've always thought was out of my grasp.
Something that I never, ever thought I could do.
Something that seemed impossible.
Then it hit me, a bodybuilding bikini competition. I want to prove to all those that made fun of me, all those that made comments, all those that made me feel inferior, that the impossible is possible. I can do it. I can be lean and strong the healthy way.
Most of the people I've talked to have asked me specifically what I want my body to look like on stage. This is my honest answer; I am just excited to see how MY body changes. I'm not trying to look like anyone else, I just want to do my best.
Like I tell my kindergarten babies; all I care about is that you try your best. And that's what I'm going to do.
As I went through college, I fought really hard to lose the excess weight and stay within a healthy weight. I got better at making food choices and exercising consistently. I quickly fell in love with working up a sweat and seeing how my body changed and adapted to the different exercises.
I lost more weight and toned up through the years. When my husband proposed, I started really trying to lose body fat. I mean, I had to fit into my wedding dress! I wanted to feel the most confident I had ever felt on my wedding day, as most brides do. I started at 26% body fat and got down to 23%. I worked hard and began to see results!
I promise, I have a point to all this! :)
After we got married, went on our honeymoon and I finished my first obstacle course race, my weight went back up and fast. Like 10 pounds in a month fast.
I needed another goal. Something else to work for. To keep my motivation and passion going. What was something that was going to push me to keep working? What was something that was going to make me want to keep waking up at 5 am to workout when my bed was so warm and comfy?
Something that I've always thought was out of my grasp.
Something that I never, ever thought I could do.
Something that seemed impossible.
Then it hit me, a bodybuilding bikini competition. I want to prove to all those that made fun of me, all those that made comments, all those that made me feel inferior, that the impossible is possible. I can do it. I can be lean and strong the healthy way.
Most of the people I've talked to have asked me specifically what I want my body to look like on stage. This is my honest answer; I am just excited to see how MY body changes. I'm not trying to look like anyone else, I just want to do my best.
Like I tell my kindergarten babies; all I care about is that you try your best. And that's what I'm going to do.
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