juliet_virgo’s BodyBlog

I had an amazing week and weekend off!  After the competition last weekend I needed some downtime.  I still continued to do 40 min. of cardio every day, but took time off weight training and strict dieting.  It felt so good to eat fresh fruit.  I will add that once a day back into my diet.  This past weekend I partook in the red stuff (some great cab and shiraz from Australia, McLaren vale area!) my fav way to relax and enjoy life. Tomorrow it is back to training and eating clean.  If I choose to compete again in March, I will begin to diet in December.  It is time to take a break and enjoy life at a slower pace.  I have 1 university course to finish off (done in December!!!!!) and finishing off my train the trainer course from last week to certify in application of a leadership course.  I am so excited to see the end in site.  I think in January I will take some time off from school (next will be my Masters degree) and just focus on me for a bit! Peace. J~

I competed yesterday and came in 5th place in the Fitness model open tall class.  I am very proud of this as there were 18 competitors and most were much younger than me.  Annette Milbers (judge) approach me after the competition and said I place top 1-2 in the theme wear round!  She also said I have the whole package; posing, feminine, muscle balance, leanness, and would not be able to tell me anything to improve upon.  WOW!  Annette said the number 1-5 didn’t represent anything and that because I was competing against women almost half my age or 15 years younger that I shouldn’t even care about where I placed in the top five.  This made the whole competition worthwhile for me.  I am not sure where I am going to go with the whole fitness thing in the future, but I am very proud of what I accomplished this weekend! Peace. J~

I can’t wait.  Only 3 more days of deplete and its showtime!  I am looking forward to the pre-stage pump up with peanut butter and jam rice cake and weights (maybe a little red wine too).  How pathetic is that?!? LOL!  I am looking forward to this being over.  I want to get back to a normal routine of yoga, weights and cardio.  The last few weeks of 4:30am cardio I am tired of.  I want to do my own thing and my own training.  I do look forward as well to my Heathy Nutrition Plan from my nutritionist.  Eat clean, feel fabulous, look fantastic and live healthy.  I haven’t recorded much of my workouts the last 2 weeks.  Things have been so hectic at work, add the bonus of going to school, being a mom….what the heck was I thinking?!?!?  The last few days of not doing any workout and just grabbing some zzzz’s in the tanning bed have been nice.  I am looking forward to cheering on my 2 freinds who signed up for this journey with me (Princess123 and Princesspower14) I am actually more excited for the 2 of them then for myself.  I haven’t seen either of them in a couple of weeks, I am sure they look amazingly beautiful.  I can’t wait to take photos of them….ahhhh bring the camera backstage! Peace. J~