11 days and counting!

28 June.  11 days to go.

I’ve packed my bag for the show…all important items such as:

Bikinis, shoes, tanning stuff, gloves, resistance band, 2 copies of my routine music, pen, vivid marker, bikini bite, jewellery, make-up, Vaseline, hair-spray, sewing kit, straws, magnesium, and some food supplies that wont go off

The past week has been a bit a bit if a struggle – and I have done some hard days of ‘soul searching’ as the show gets closer; one evening I almost pulled out as I drank some wine …chasing down some blue cheese!  I have questioned how I look, and if I have really done enough to look worthy of my sparkly bikini. I guess show day will tell. 

My inner Nigella was trying to break free all week….if only I could be happy with over sized hips/thighs/tum/everything, look gorgeous, and be able to indulge in the delicious meals I prepare my family! However, my vanity and desire to have a tight toned body wont allow it... not this year anyway!

Ah well, like one of my gym tops says “if it was easy, everyone would do it”. I have pep talked myself and have had some great ‘inspirational/get your act together/you can do it’ talks with friends also which is just what I needed.  Its times like these that you become very thankful for the support that you get!! I am now counting down to carb depletion, then the loading and then have my oompa-loompa-come-nutella tan to look forward to. I am positive that once I’m on stage I’ll remember why I do this crazy sport!

I’ve changed my cardio a tad…instead of 40+ minutes on the bike, I am making sure I get through 300 calories, so the time fluctuates.

Tuesday.  Food 100%.  No cardio. Trained Back: drops & supersets         

Wednesday. Food 100%.  Spin 37 mins. Trained chest & biceps: drops & supersets

Thursday.  Food 100%.  Spin 32 mins. Fully booked so no weights

Friday.  Food 100%. Decided to have a sleep in today which saw me sleep to 5.30 (an extra half hour). Had planned on doing legs but ended up having a mare of a morning. Got to the gym, no training schedule for clients, no diary, forgot my uniform, wallet and food (can’t go without eating!).  I decided to call it a day and rest. Grrrrrrrr.

Saturday.   Food: Hmmmmmm.  Spin 30 minutes. No weights today.  Visited a girlfriend, got a flat tyre (shit! thanks to my Dad for teaching me how to change one) and had a ½ glass of wine.  Followed up with returning home (+ a quick supermarket stop), and stocked up on lovely piece of eye fillet, mushrooms, potatoes (which I thinly sliced, tossed in olive oil, garlic & rosemary then stacked them up high for baking), blue cheese and a bottle of savvy.  And some chocolate. Enough said.

Sunday.  Food 100%. Felt pretty rough due to half a bottle of wine being consumed and look like a puffed up puffy puffer fish I’m so bloated.   Legs session at the gym with lots and lots of supersets.  No cardio.

Monday.  Food 100%.  Spin 27 minutes. Trained Shoulders & triceps.

Tuesday Food 100%.  Spin 24 minutes. Trained Back…and feeling a hell of a lot more positive!