The Kitty Gato’s BodyBlog

Wow 18 weeks later and March 28th finally came..I still probably should have started a little earlier than 18 weeks but I am still very proud of my physique the day of the comp. I placed 3rd out of 12 girls in the figure short class and I was ecstatic!!

This show definately made me feel like a real figure competitor, where as my first show I felt was more of a learning experience. I trained my little heart out till I could not train anymore (literally) and dieted for those 18 weeks without even cheating. The diet really was never that hard but the hardest part was when I started increasing my cardio and doing am and pm cardio, it really started to drain me. It was all worth it in the end because each week I leaned out like crazy!! I was losing .5-1% a week. I started off at 23% and the week of the show I was in the high 10%..which was phenomenal, I never knew my body had that capability.

The week leading up to the show was pretty rough, carb depleting almost killed me (or so I thought because I am such a whimp). I took that week off work and basically laid on my couch, and only moved to eat or use the bathroom…I finally started feeling better when I started to carb load..but then I had to drop my water..so if it’s not one thing it’s another.

The day of the show went on without a hitch..well they decided to do figure at the very end. Pre judging started at 8:30 and I didn’t get done till noon. So while I waiting I sat in the back with my legs elevated and ate my sweet potatoes and rice cakes..oh they were so hard to choke down without being able to drink water..that is all I wanted ALL day was water! Finally it was our turn for pre judging, I had so much confidence and knew what I was doing this time..I felt like I owned that stage. I nailed all my poses but by the end I was feeling a little light headed and dizzy, being 12 girls up there we were doing quarter turns FOREVER!! The judges placed me right dead center and kept moving girls next to me for comparison..I was loving it!!! As soon as I got off stage I went in the back and laid down because I was so dizzy..a little bit of honey, a rice cake and sip of water made me feel like a million bucks.

After pre judging I went home and took a nap..ooh it felt so good. When I woke up my makeup and hair still looked great..so i went back to the show and just played the waiting game..waiting for the figure girls to go out..yes dead last!! Finally 9pm rolls around and it’s time to go out…i was sooo excited and so confident to get out on that stage and show all my family and friends my hard work. I was a bit nervous but not too much. Once again I nailed all my poses and then it was time for the to call the top 5 out..YES they called #55 I was freaking out…and had the biggest smile on my face…they gave me that 3rd place trophy and I felt so proud..all that hard work paid off.

As soon as I got off stage I took the biggest gulp of water..that is all I wanted…mmm amazing (never take water for grantid) after that big gulp of water..I had a cookie..wow..what I had been missing for the last 18 weeks..it was delicious, but I can truly live without it.

After the show hung out with my family for a bit in the feuer, since it was my birthday and all that day they gave me all my presents and flowers and cards..what a great birthday. Then to top it off went out for sushi after…mmmmmm

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