road to may 2013

ive debated on whether to share my road to the stage on here and thought heck why not!

this road really started back in june 2012 when i hit rock bottom with the weight and training and im happy it happened because of my past mistakes with diet and training it has lead me to the right coach, the right approach and i couldnt be happier with where i am both mentally and physically!

I am currently 11.5 weeks out although it seems like i have time i find it flies bye! I started at 175 lbs approx 27 percent body fat. as of last week i was 140lbs solid and pinching with calipers at 8% bodyfat things are tightening up, strength is nuts, moods good, energy good and calories are still "HIGH" woohooo :) finally my body has recovered from years of abuse ( starvation/ cardio) i said id never touch the stage again unless it was done in a healthy "sane" way. I know the last few weeks will get tough but i refuse to put my body through what i did in the past and what i see so many female competitors do - its scary and so unhealthy.

Some basic numbers I am pinching at now : tummy - 3mm...coach says that probably wont go any lower, tricept 6 mm, thigh 12mm, illiac crest 4.5mm. I am more than happy with how i look and where i am. If it means i don't place on stage I am okay with that . Competiting has been and will continue to be a personal journey for me and to make sure i improve with each show or any personal goals i set for myself. I have a feeling I will be one more the more built figure girls but i am okay with that :) at this point only cause of concern is my skin apparently i have "thicker" skin and from yaers of being overweight I am hoping it tighens up so far i am seeing improvements with it weekly!

Join me in my last 11 weeks as i start to think about suits, colour and the finer details.

I appreciate, love and welcome all advice and comments|!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


~chris|~

Great job so far.

GL in your journey!

Eric

Attachment 34241Attachment 34242Attachment 34240 heres an idea of where I am at..this isnt my suit borrowed from a friend to practice in doesnt fit me properly at all but will do for posing.,... i need to practice posing i forgot how hard it can be!!! lighting not greatest either..

Attachment 34243 if been lifting so heavy to get thickness in back and a nice bum..... i think the sore days are going to pay off

the hard work is paying off, and it is evident!!


Good luck in your journey:)


B2J

Hey!
So glad another lady is sharing her journey on this forum!!!
I am looking forward to following along!!!


Don't get hung up on bf% or the scale, just work with the mirror. You can use those as tools but for figure bodyfat levels and weight are so individual and vary so much that focusing on shape and symmetry is much more important.

Not sure who is testing your bodyfat, but the measurements seems a little off (no disrespect to you or your coach). I have seen girls at 8% and they are striated and hard. It really doesnt matter what your bf% is but I just dont want other ladies reading our journals to get the wrong idea of what bodyfat %s look like.

Your back pose could use some tweaking but that will all come with time and practise.
You look like you have put on some quality muscle and sounds like you are motivated to do this!!!

Train hard hun!!!

-Ange

Good luck CD!!! I look forward to following along :)

had my weekly check in with my coach things are on track last week we did higher cal and it mentally played with me huge! didn't think it would but it did...back down to moderate calories i feel tighter and mentally better at around 1700calories but i knew i needed a week to recharge and fill the muscles up! the mind at this point in the game i find can be ur best friend or worse enemy

i went to see my suit designer today as well im pretty pumped she has some cool ideas in mind for the bling bling..colour and design are picked!
shes been doing this for years and seen all types of bodies and was impressed with lats and where i am at for 11 weeks out so always nice to hear external reinforcement..
today was the day reality set in that im doing this and no turning back WOOHOOOO

off to kill my shoulders now

thanks everyone for your support and following along!

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not my suit she just wanted me to test the waters with one on :) with proper tan and lighting im sure ill be good to go :)

Great work CD, your looking great :)

Great job so far Christine! You have made HUGE improvements. Looking forward to seeing you on stage in May:)

well this is the first week since prepping that has been tough 1 - been fighting a bug last few days took 3 days off gym and tummy has been acting up so getting meals in have been a struggle really hope it passes soon.
2 - two of my work days were 15 hrs long...enough said
3- some personal stresses with the dating life
4- think my hormones are starting to get outta whack im 1.5 weeks late with period - no not prego - impossible..
overall just been more emotional this week..heres hoping for a better week this week..

10 weeks out today!

i'd be lying if i said this week was awesome great and cant wait for show day..it was a week filled with alot of pain ( doctor says i have bursitis in the left hip) im dealing with that and making the changes i need at work...cardio was VERY limited this week and weight was higher rep light weight to air on side of caution..but at the end of the day i didn't stray from my diet it was bang on. in the past weeks like this would have lead me on a binge fest! but it didnt once cross my mind... i can honestly say thats my past and i feel i have overcome the emotional eating ..a struggle i never thought id be able to overcome!

This week made me question the show ..why am i doing this? should i do this? is it worth it? but i had the support i needed from my man and friends and i woke up today and said F * ( & % this pain i can do this and want to do this because i've come this far already :) I met with my coach yesterday my body is doing some bizzare things but in the mirror we are seeing changes..at this point thats what counts. We have decided to run a 5 day "prep" train from may 28 - april 2nd to see if that manipulation in salt, water, carbs will make a difference in appearance with skin etc. kinda excited to do it! and im off work so no stresses to deal with running to the bathroom every 20mins :)

this picture was taken this morning dont mind the pj shot lol i had just rolled outta bed..on that note in july those pants wouldnt fit over my thighs - no lie :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9246462...in/photostream

I am now just over 8 weeks out and trying to gain my motivation/energy back after a pretty bad week.

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7 weeks out
The hip bursitis is healing thanks for a well deserved 13 days off work WOOHOO :) work has been working WITH ME and im changing from a duty belt to a load bearing vest... simply put everything that was on my belt will now be on a vest - yay!!! instead of my hips/lower back taking the stress now the back/shoulders will be carrying it..any officer i know who has made this change swears its saved their hips/knees back!

my energy is good.moods are good esp now things are sorted out with work and the injury.
the next 5 days my coach and i are doing a mock prep week...just to see how my body responds to it so we know come show time. Today is day 2 holy water salt and trips to the bathroom will be interesting to see if it makes a huge difference in my appearance. :)

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taken yesterday morning at 7.5 weeks out

Lookin good.