Becomming A Fitness Competitor

I’ve gained some weight again. I was pissed at myself for letting it happen. Monday morning I weighted 145lbs! It didn’t happen over night though… So I’ve started a new workout program and cleaned my diet too.

As you can see I’m 100% motivated and determined. I should have waited till next week, but I weighted this morning and I’ve lost 3.5lbs already. YAY!!!My goal is to weigh approx. 130lbs by the end of september; 3lbs per week. Hmmm, maybe it’s too ambitious … 

After reading a lot of articles and books, asking for tips here and there (phillipvalenti, nms125, Thanks guys) and watching workout vids (MsFitness, the fit show, BuffMother), I’ve created my own workout program and diet plan.

This week was a try-out. I’ve been polishing my program and now I think I have the “perfect” plan.
I used the article: Workout Plan Of The Month: March; Lower Body Slim-Down/Upper Body Mass Gaining! By: Todd Opheim, as the initial concept. (see link favourite bb.com articles) & The Feb 07 FitnessRX magazine: workout plan for spot reduction. It’s HARD, but I love to do heavy workouts. To feel the soreness the next day and even the day after that! LOL

Working out won’t be enough though… that’s why I’ve adapted my diet too.  I’m writing every thing down. What I eat, when, the quantity. I make even little notes on the bottom. How I feel at the end of the day for example.

I’ll be posting more on my bodyblog. Writing things down does help a lot.

Well guys I hope you’re all doing great and achieving your goals too…..

I like this site because the people inspire and motivate me. I see women, and men of course, with amazing bodies. Some are models, some compete and some just work out to look good/better. But there is one thing that really annoys me; FAKE people. I don’t mind the extremely sexy, almost nude pictures that much. Even though I think that there are other sites for those. I just can’t understand why they have to pretend to be something they are not. For instance…

I saw a picture of a very beautiful girl. Drop-Dead-Gorgeous. She’s wearing almost nothing (with a body like hers I wouldn’t either) but she wrote that she just woke up and wasn’t wearing any makeup. Well for people that couldn’t see it, truly believed her I guess. When you clicked on her picture to enlarge it, you could see that she WAS wearing makeup. Hilarious!! Or she has it tattooed on her face… who knows!

Now I see that some people are getting very creative with photoshop, or a better guess, some cheap editing software. I mean… what are we doing??? As a technical drawer that works with photoshop, I have to say… it’s done very badly. Almost cartoon-ish!    I do have flaws… lots of flaws actually. That’s why I work my butt off literally, no seriously… I have a huge butt Being a little creative with poses, holding your gut in, flexing your muscles till your eyes pop out is ok, but photoshop? That’s kind of cheating and at the end YOU are the one looking like a fool!   Just post pictures of the way you really look like. We are here to help each other out by motivation, not to criticize. If there is something to be criticized about, is not that you don’t look like you can fit in a size –2, but that you shouldn’t play with software that you can’t work with!! I’m just saying…

I don’t know why I made such a big deal about me turning 30 on august 1st. I felt like it was the beginning of the end. Armageddon!! Yeah I can be a drama queen sometimes. People tell me I don’t look a day older than 25, sooo… conveniently I believe them.

If I compare myself to some friends and collegues, I do look good. No wrinkles yet to be seen. I drink plenty of water and I try eating a lot of fresh vegetables and I use a bunch of creams on my face and body. Ok I have pretty good genetics too. Thanks Mam!! I want to age gracefully but I will postpone it as long as I can.

And if you ask me how it feels to be 30?

I FEEL ABSOLUTELY, FREAKING GREAT!!