February 2008

By golly, time has certainly gotten away from me this weekend and I still have so much to do. *tick tock* I’ve just got back from the gym and enjoyed a nice clean healthy meal to fuel up my tank for the day because I’ll be spending most of my time in the kitchen preparing and packing all of my snacks and meals for the next couple of weeks. You see I’ll be driving out this week and won’t be online until I get back in two weeks time, it’s a work thing. By applying one of my favourite acronyms PPPPPP = prior planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance. I’ve been in contact with the base mess where I’ll be eating and given them very specific instructions as to how to prepare and what to prepare for my lunch and my dinner. I’ve also contacted the base gym to find out what times it is open for use so that I can plan my training and meal times around it. So I’ve successfully managed to ensure that my training and my nutrition isn’t sacrificed in any way shape or form. Because as you all know for me it only takes two things and that’s organisational and time management skills. I practice what I preach and that’s obvious because I’m getting results and getting things done. I may not be spot on all of the time but I try my very best and something is always better than nothing.

I will be taking my notebook with me though so that I can work on other things in my spare time, of an evening and the weekend. Again I’m ensuring I utilise my time wisely whilst away so that when I get back all I’ll have to do is catch up on all things blogging.

I’ve also been shopping online again, this time I needed to replace my existing gym gloves as they were pretty much falling apart. I got Outback Gym Gloves, Outback Lifting Straps & Lonsdale Gym Bag because I needed to upgrade into something a little bit roomier to accommodate all of my gear. LOL!!

I also booked my tickets this weekend for FILEX 2008. So it’s all systems go now and I can’t wait! *yipee* I’ve scheduled to catch up for coffee with the lovely Lindy Olsen as well as Jon Davie. It’ll be 12 Weeks out at that stag for me and I’ll be looking and feeling pretty good about myself I have no doubt about. Jon Davie will be going over me from top to bottom so I’ll just have to wait and see what he has to say and what he’ll have in store with me. Of course I’ll be going shopping before hand to buy myself a cute little pt outfit to wear on the day at FILEX 2008. Not that I ever need an excuse to go shopping. LOL!!

As for comp prep, everything’s ticking along nicely as it should be. I’m doing what’s required, I’m getting the results and making this change my lifestyle so that it’s maintable compared to what I’ve done in the past. This year is going to be very different for me and much more healthier bote psychologically and physically. Oh and I amost forgot to tell you, I knocked 30 Seconds of my run time yesterday morning. I’m on fire ladies. I’ll pass my annual pft (physical fitness test) without a problem next month.

One last thing before I go. Here’s a pic I took today of my desk space at work, what does your desk space look like? *hint hint*

Well I best get back into the kitchen, so much to do. Have a great couple of weeks and I look forward to catching up when I get back online. Take care. )

I was talking to Dallas Olsen, our resident sports photographer and he has confirmed to me that he will be down here and available for bookings at the INBA All Female Classic. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his work you are, you just don’t realise it yet. 2006 all of my comp photos and a photo shoot were taken by none other than Dallas Olsen. Knowing how busy he get I’ve already booked him for the All Female & Victorian Titles this year as well as a couple of photo shoots. Typical me, always organised. LOL!!

He has an incredible set up, start of the art photographic equipment and lighting of course. And the thing I believe sets him above the rest is that he’s all about quality not quantity. He’d rather take on fewer clients and produce quality photos so he’ll only be taking 10-12 bookings maximum. To date, he has four bookings so they’re going fast. I remember the first time I opened up my cd I was amazed at the number and variety of shots I had to chose from and I still haven’t posted them all up. That and his turnaround is so much quicker than the other photographers. Who wants to wait weeks for their photos, I know I don’t. If you want to check out his work here is his link, you’ll also find it in my links list down on the right hand side.

For Victoria, I’m going to be his point of contact so if you’re interested in booking, email me. Thank you for your time ladies. )

*taking a deep breath* This is almost as difficult as posting up my first ‘before pictures’ in the very beginning of my figure journey way back in 2005. For a figure competitor I definitely got fat during my year off and although I’m not very happy about it at least it’s something that I can change. Slowly but surely I’m getting there.

If there’s one thing I am it’s being 100% honest and upfront with myself and with you guys. So here it is, my first and second photo for this years comp prep. So from now on I’ll post up my monthly comparisons with the original photo taken back in January. (Em, this is for you) And Deb, thank you so much for taking the time to email instructions on how to merge these photos together. I really appreciate it.

So this is me, in the flesh ladies. This is what I look like. )

DATE: Sunday 17th February 2008
VENUE: Athletique Health Club
ADDRESS: Crn Albert/Station Rd & Dundas St, Preston
TIME: 9.00am – 5.30pm
COST: $195

It’s not to late to register online at http://www.getready2008.com/