OK, so I've made the decision... I will compete in the earlier competition - Ms Fitness in Ottawa on June 27th! Saturday will be my official 12-weeks to go mark! I'm so excited and pumped about doing this competition. Also, a little terrified as I have tons of weight to lose and lots of firming up in the lower body to do, plus my fitness routine!!!! Yes, my fitness routine WILL be totally choreographed by April 11 (that gives me a week!) I really need to get moving on that as that's so challenging for me and I don't want it to be lame!
Yesterday I took photos of me in a bikini and compared them to the bikini shots I took 3 months ago at the start of this journey and wow, what a motivator that was!!! I can't believe how fat I was in the starting point pics, AND how far I've come! No, I'm definitely not in fitness competitor shape yet, but I'm worlds away from how I looked just 3 months ago! That's crazy to me that there can be such dramatic improvements in so little time! I measure myself monthly so I know the inches have been coming off fast, but I think a picture is worth a million words (or numbers in this case!) I highly recommend people take photos of themselves in a bikini to see what's what with their body and monitor progress!
Recently someone was asking how I deal with negativity from others, and although I'm not faced with too much negativity (I try to surround myself with positive people and usually my students are a pretty vibrant, positive bunch!), but I have had some negative vibes thrown my way at times (about my goals, fitness competitions, and of course bellydance!) I've just been thinking a lot about what it all means and how to cope with it... People don't always respond well to the unknown - and I think the world of fitness competitions is quite unknown and mysterious to most... Or people have the wrong idea about what it really is... Kinda like bellydance (when people think you're an exotic dancer, or that you're going to steal their husband after the show)! I also think people sometimes see us going for our dreams and working towards a big goal and get jealous that they aren't doing that themselves (whatever their goal might be). Too many people don't "feel the fear and do it anyway" (one of my mottos), they stay in their safe (easy) place in life. People often set low boundaries in life for themselves and then project them onto others thinking if they can't (or won't try) to do something, no one else can. I wish people would ask more of themselves so they wouldn't have to project their own feelings of inadequacy and regret onto others and we could all be happy, feeling positive, and reaching all of our goals together! I strive everyday to show people crazy goals that no one thought were possible are possible if you set your mind to it! Even the simple things, like after I had gained over 70 extra pounds while pregnant, everyone telling me that it would take at least a year to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight if I ever did... Well, I've already proved them wrong, I'm at my pre-pregnancy weight at 7 months out (4 of which I wasn't even working at it)and now I'm going to get even more fit and compete in June! I tend to tell people all about all my successes and achievements no matter how small, not because I like to brag (well, maybe that too a little - ha ha!), but because I want others to see how possible everything is if you decide to go for your goals!!! I can't wait to go public with my before, mid-point, and after pics because anyone who has any weight they wantt o lose will see how possible it is with healthy eating and regular exercise!
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