kjhalter’s BodyBlog

Ok,

Today’s blog is a short commentary about how changing my lifestyle over the last few years has changed my life and views  of things around me.  So as you guys that are reading this can see, I have lost a few lbs over the last few years.  In doing so I have also tried to SLOWLY adapt the rest of my family to my way of eating and more healthy activity. (Don’t tell them, but it’s working! ) So anyway, before taking on the "figure competitor lifestyle" I believed in portion control and moderation.  This is also the concept I instill in my family and especially my clients.  Let’s face it, unfortunately this lifestyle is not one of moderation, at least not for me.  It is a pretty focused, clean eating with a few cheats in the off season, kind of life.  Now my family, friends and clients, though very supportive of my goals, do not care to live like I do.  General health and well being is what they are aiming for, not single didgit body fat and shredded abs.  So therefore they are able to have a little McD’s every once in awhile if they want it.  That means that an hour in the gym is good enough for them.  That does not make them lazy or fat slobs because they live in moderation.  In fact I envy their freedom. 

I compete for myself.  I compete against myself.  Standing on the stage is the end. The true competition is the 12 - 16 week prep period of tight diet and exercise.  The sword, trophy, plaque etc. is the icing on the cake, but I truely believe that I am not competing against the girls with me on that stage, but myself.  I am proving to myself I have the will power to avoid the foods that I love, if even for a limited time.  I am proving to myself that I can push my body past the comfort point.  This is what I love about this game.

The moral of this is I will NEVER forget where I came from.  I chose this lifestyle, but refuse to judge people because they don’t live it and love it the way I do. 

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