Sunday 18 September 2016

From unhappy & letting myself go to stepping on stage!

Hi Guys,
Hope you have all had a good weekend? I was quiet last week with my blog however back on it this week. 
Now if you have been reading my blog you will know that I have been training to compete in my first bikini fitness competition, which was last weekend. Now unfortunately I didn't place boooo! However I had a great experience and it has made me more determined to improve and I have decided to compete again in November.......and I want a trophy this time lol! Last week I ate my body weight in food and gained 5lb in one week arghh! So back on the strict regime this week.
It was this time last year that our family got the bad news that my Mum had secondary cancer, so from then on the stress of worrying about my Mum, my business and sometimes feeling lonely turned me into an emotional eater which lead to me pilling on a few extra pounds.....well a stone in fact!
 I was unhappy with my life, the way I looked and it was a vicious circle of eating crap, feeling crap then eating more crap. I was still training however no amount of training can out weigh a bad diet. So mid May I decided to compete after having some  encouragement from a friend/coach. I needed a new challenge and a new focus.
I can honestly say it was the best decision I made, now when I put my mind to something I am quite stubborn so I knew that I would stick to it. The training was the easiest part, the hardest part was sticking to a strict diet, not drinking when I went out and socialising with friends whilst watching them eat delicious meals whilst I took my own food. The other hard thing was listening to negative comments about what I was doing from some people.
Now I didn't get a trophy (this time) however I changed my body back to one that I am happy with, I completed the process and felt like a winner just by getting on stage in a bikini in front of lots of people........and believe me that is the smallest bikini I have ever worn lol!
I have also got happy again and things have started to improve in other areas of my life. If you think negative, you attract negative things and vice versa, so I got fit, happy and fought the flab lol. I went out at the weekend, drank two glasses of wine and a beer and felt drunk! So I am now an even cheaper date than before haha. I can honestly say I don't miss the feeling like crap the day after a night out. Perhaps at 37 I have finely grown up and want different things out of life
Last week when I was off plan I felt lost, I was eating what I wanted (and often for the sake of it) and felt sluggish, so I am happy to get back on track.
Now I know what I have been doing is very strict and not everyone has the same goals, however, if you are even the slightest bit unhappy with the way you look then small changes in diet and fitness can have a big impact on how you look.
my transformation
The picture that I have put in today's blog is in the space of three months! Now diet and fitness is not a short term goal it should be a lifestyle change. I have finally got back to my previous lifestyle...the one that makes me happy.
So if you want to make changes to your lifestyle & body then click on one of the links below. I know from experience how easy it is to let things go. Also with help and support it is easy to get back on track!
Andrea (can't wait to get on stage again) Springthorpe
07949 959 547
info@fit4force.co.ukwww.fit4force.co.uk

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