Renae94’s BodyBlog

So here I am three weeks from Europa and I just took my first figure posing class. My husband and I drove out to Columbus so that I could learn from Mike and Julie at the fitness factory. We almost missed the posing class since I forgot that we lose an hour going from Chicago to Columbus and didn’t account for it. Anyway we made the class, Mike is a hard ass that tells it like it is. I learned so much from him in such a short period of time. I wish there was a way that I could get back out there before the comp but that probably won’t happen. After the class I did a 1 on 1 with Julie to help refine some of the things I learned in class and as well as ask any questions.

Legs are looking better today (learning how to pose them correctly helps also). Still some work to do but I’m a little more comfortable with where I’m at as well as what to expect from the show. I was told that I have to walk sexier in my heels. Sexy? what’s that? I’ve got 4 kids not sure if I can do sexy anymore. Oh well, I was told to fake it until I make it so I’m off to Target to practice walking sexy in my heels behind the cover of a shopping cart…LOL

-T

So this is not only my first figure competition but it’s also my first time blogging. I’m usually a pretty private person but I feel like I need to get this out of the way. So I’m 3 weeks out from Europa and I still have some weight to drop. I’m guessing at least 6 pounds which I haven’t dropped 2 pounds per week since I started this transformation back in January.

So my issue is that my upper body is very lean, although I know I could use some more mass and work on my v-taper but even worse my lower body still looks soft and yes even a little flabby in a couple of key areas. Now I’ve looked at pics of women in past comps and went they weren’t stage ready why did they still compete? Well now I know. You diet down for so many weeks, you book the hotel, reserve the car and buy the plane tickets. So what’s one to do when they are 3 weeks out and noticeably behind where they should be? Especially if the rest of the trip is supposed to be the family’s summer vacation. Tell my 5 & 7 year old were not going becuase  Mommy couldn’t lean out? Tell them that this "competition" that they’ve heard so much about, the reason why I’ve practically neglected them for the past 2-3 months isn’t going to happen. NO!! You keep your diet at 100%, you dig deeper at the gym than you’ve ever dug for anything in your life and then you walk across the stage like you’ve already been crowned overall and everyone else is just there to celebrate your moment! You explain to your kids that winning isn’t everything, it was a huge accomplishment just to be there (especially considering the fact that I was a size 16, 7 1/2 months ago) and that you will diet longer, train harder and balance things better next time.