Stopping by!

Hi all just thought i'd stop by and and report in!

Still happy with my decision to do the shows later in the year feel i will have enough time to put myself in a better position which is a good thing! I am happy with my progress so far i have basically in the last 6 months been able to build my carbs from 60g ( Was prepping for shows last year, body was NOT happy ) to now sitting at 255g carbs : ) And i still have roughly 16 weeks to get them even higher( to be honest i am starting to feel a bit like a pig in the last 6 months with xmas and all i have been pretty consistent with my weight sitting 2kg up on what i was at 60g carbs! There is still room for improvement with my food it has been a HUGE problem in the past but for the first time in a LONG time i feel like i have more control with myself and it's not as hard to say no anymore, I don't eat like I'm never going to get the chance to eat again haha!

I'm so excited about prepping I'm just wishing the year away already LOL!

Training has been great had a few lil issues with my knees but i have changed a few exercises to see if that makes a difference, think i am well and truly due for a massage! I have had Mick there lately to train legs with me ( or at the same time) I'm not good with many training partners but it's nice to occasionally have someone there to push you along!

What's on the schedule for today.... Training Shoulders and Chest hyper, one of my favourite sessions, i used to hate training shoulders but these days i like them a lil more : ) Then start work 12.30pm - 8pm with a Step class at 5.30pm. Happy Days.

I hope everyones year is off to a great start....

Decisions (YES NO YES NO YES NO) Ahhhhhh!!!!

Well today was the day that i would make my decision on what shows i am planning to do for the year, i had originally planned to compete at the ANB Asia Pacs in June and the INBA All Females in July but after sending off some progress pics and and a few emails to my awesome coach i have decided to wait until shows later in the year my options being the ANB Qld Titles, INBA Qld Titles, both Aussie titles and The INBA Natural Universe which has never been held in Australia to date. It was totally up to me what decision i was to make my coach suggested that he would prefer me to wait until later in the year but if i really wanted to to these earlier shows i could but i may just end up in the same sticky situation i was in when i first started out with his help.

I think ones health is EXTREMELY important and as we all know dieting for a comp takes it's toll on your mind and body. I want my metabolism to be running nice and high and i am getting there i guess the higher the better which means that i wont have to go hammer and tong from word go when it is time to prep again. I now have about 16 weeks to grow a lil more and to get my carbs right up there which makes me nervous a little bit as i feel like i am having so much at the moment lol but in saying that i am in good hands.

This morning was rather an emotional morning trying to work out what to do as i love to have plans in place one of my plans for this year was for Mick and I to possibly head to Vegas in September to watch The Olympia as he got to go last year and said he would love to share that experience with me, But now we are thinking that we may have a White Christmas instead so that i am able to do the later shows. We have not had a decent holiday together in a long time so it's something we are making sure happens this year as for both of us possibly competing in different shows it's going to be a very long year.

No matter what it takes i am getting up on stage this year i am so determined and driven to accomplish this goal again, I love training, i love eating on track, i love the people i meet in this sport, and i love how everything about it makes me feel.

Comp season 2011 Sept/Oct... With or without my mojo... THE TIME IS NOW!!!

New beginnings!

First of all i'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, i hope you all started the New Year in great company and all excited about what 2011 has to offer.

I had a quite night at home with Mick, i can't think of anything worse than starting the new year hung over and feeling like crap. But in saying that i had my own head to deal with on New Years Eve it was like my mind went into a frenzy about the year ending and what i hadn't accomplished and i had a minor melt down : ( sometimes i put such high expectations on myself i think that every year has to out do the last and 2010 for me felt like a bit of a flop, in saying that i do know that 2010 was a year of learning getting to know who i am and acceptance of who i am.

On the brighter side i have a whole lot to look forward to in 2011, 2010 is done and gone WOOHOO!

2011 is going to be a fresh start with goals, attitude, success and personal growth one thing i have found is that in the past year or so i have really turned into a bit of a hermit so this year I'm going to work a lil more on my social skills and get out and about more even if that means putting up with comments about my Tupperware containers lol! I love great company and i think being stuck at home in my own headspace hasn't been doing me much good!

So far day 2 of the new year and loving in i have been able to spend this past 2 days with Mick slept in yesterday which doesn't happen to often, headed to World Gym and smashed out a Back & Arms hyper session, came home feel asleep watching a flick and headed out for a nice beach walk. Today tried to sleep in (didn't happen) headed to the beach (across the rd from home) got a lil bit of sun which my pasty white skin has been dying to see for the past few mths, went to go for swim but there were a heap of blue bottles washed ashore, Mick shouts out "We will be right" 2 second later comes flying out of the water got smashed by one on his tum tum OUCH! Headed to the shops for a new dvd player came home with surround sound home theatre LOL ( Merry belated Xmas to us) And here i am typing away while Mick sets it up!! On the cards this afternoon is a HIIT session think i'll be heading to my favorite hill to do sprints. Oh yeah and definitely a movie is on the cards hehe!

Best be off.

I hope you guys are all well rested, feeling recovered and ready to tackle the New Year. Here's to another Year full of fantastic friendships, family, and fitness....

Time to kick butt......

With or without my mojo... THE TIME IS NOW!!!

Some inspiration heading into the new year.....

Larissa Reis

Pauline Nordin

Ava Cowan

Oksana Grishina

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and are inspired to kick butt in the New Year : )

Whats on the cards for 2011....

So some of you may remember mid year i started to prep for the Sept/Oct shows and at roughly 8 weeks out pulled out due to a slow metabolism and a heap of body fat that didn't budge, happy with my decision i have continued to eat a relativily clean diet with the odd lil slip up here and there ( hey i'm normal - but what is normal... Right?) I have been working with my coach to get my metabolism back on track and i'm happy to say it seems that im starting to benefit from being consistant with my exercise & eating : ) It's all about creating new habits, once upon a time (not too long ago) i was an "emotional" eater.... Why??? Beause that is something that i told myself and i believed it! I now can identify when i start to make excuses when "craving" a certain sweet treat, it all starts with the mind, stop the thoughts and all of a sudden that so called "Craving" disappears : ) BOOYA!
Over the years i have suffered like many people with binge eating, over eating and emotional eating in 2010 i feel i have started to take control of food instead of it taking control of me.. This is still new and something that without a doubt i have to stay strong with and keep working on , as it doesn't take much for old habits to resurface. Xmas is approaching and for the first time I'm not feeling so worried about the extra kgs that will be accumulated as i have no plan to sit and eat for the entire day like i have in the past, everything in moderation : )
Im excited about what are on the cards for me in 2011 i have learnt so much about myself in the past 12months that i feel it has prepared me for the year to come.
So what do my cards say????? To just name a few.... I am hoping to do a couple of shows next year still not 100% sure which ones just going to see how i am over the next few weeks, i also am planning to head overseas towards the end of the year with Mick a well deserved holiday i must say. And on all other things continue to be happy healthy and striving to be the best at what i do.

I probably won't get a chance to jump on here again before Christmas but i wish you all a Safe and MERRY CHRISTMAS XOXO

A long time coming!!!

Well 2010 is almost done and dusted, my blogs have come to a holt and i often wonder what the next step is to do whether to delete or to continue on?!?! I must say i have missed blog world sharing my thoughts etc with the world hehe. But i do think i want to start back up again and here is my first attepmt in months.
(Prepare for an ear chewying lol)
2010 so far has been a HUGE learning experience for me and yes it's once again learning about me what makes me crumble and what helps me pick myself up and continue to run full steam forward!
This year has been pretty quite which at first i wanted a huge year like last year i had massive expectations on some of my goals and when things were not going to plan i felt like just throwing in the towel in every area of my life these moments passed by very quickley and this is where i realised that this year is all about patience and self development.
I have learnt a lot about myself this year inside and out, starting from nutrition and how i respond to different foods and making sure i have balance with the right foods. I have learnt how to push myself with my training over the past 12 months i have really annihalated myself at times with my training sessions im so excited to see what 2011 comps bring for me i'm working with an amazing coach and have such a strong support system at home ( Mick ) and where i work!
Bloggers i am back and ready to tackle the new challenges that are awaiting me in 2011. I have started setting new goals for the year to come but i do know it's not the end of the world if they take a lil longer to achieve then planned. let the games begin.

With or without my mojo THE TIME IS NOW!

Yes i am alive!

Wow it's been a LONG time since i have blogged and yes i have missed it sometimes i go to start one but i feel like there is not a lot to talk about. Work been busy, training been great, food has well i would say has definitely improved, life well pretty good nothing really to complain about.

Let's start with work, its been rather busy new things going on which has been a great learning process, new systems, new team. Lots of classes, happy members, training people, love where i work i have made some pretty amazing friendships there ; ). 12 Week Challenge is over half way done and wow that has kept me super busy as well as it's almost time for class launches again.

Training, For the past 2 weeks i have been on a de load was feeling a lil tired and flat in my sessions so i was advised to pull back and keep the training up just not as heavy. Well today im back and swinging in heavy again and i can't wait Upper Power session this arvo at World and then a seminar with Marc Lobliner afterwards. Been mixing my HIIT sessions up quite a bit bikes, hills, sprints and loving it!

Food, my goal in the 12 week challenge at work was to build my macros up so that i was sitting with carbs at 200g and not have put on much weight well its week 8 and i am sitting at 165g carbs and weight only up 1 or 2 kg which im not too concerned about : )

Plans for future comps.... I'm determined to get back up there just not 100% sure when as yet hopefully soon.

I hope everyone is well in blogger land : )