1 week out!!
So, I’m 1 week out from my very first figure competition. Registration has been mailed, suits are in, tan is scheduled, hotel is booked. Leave it up to me to unknowingly sign up for the biggest pro/am in the US! Legs are looking better although they could use another 2 weeks of conditioning IMO. I’m still working them hard until about Wednesday then it rest and drying out.
I’m not sure what my expectations are of this competition. Competing in Figure started off as a small personal goal that I set for myself almost 2 years ago(I quit the first time around). It was supposed to be this quiet thing that I trained for in my "extra" time and then I would compete at a small local show. Well it has evolved into so much more than me. There are so many people invested in this competition one way or another other that it’s crazy. My family obviously because they’ve been the closest to it all and sacrificed so much. Then you have my friends that have supported me, the staff at my gym, and of course my co-workers that have watched me pass on lunches and after work events and offered words of encouragement and admiration. Most of all my 15 year old daughter. I can’t put my finger on why this means so much to her but she is so emotionally invested in this that I can’t even explain it. The first time I tried on my 1 pc suit she cried. She was so proud of me and I was just overwhelmed. I’ve told people before that I wanted to lose weight this way specifically to set a positive example for my daughter but the funny thing is I never told her that. Yet, I see her making positive choices with regard to her health. Her eating and excercising habits have definitely changed without me even pushing her so bottom line no matter how things go in Dallas, I’ve already won.
August 8, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Good luck and remember …have fun!