Kimmy, I meant to write something for you. Do not stress about how you are looking and definitely stop comparing yourself to others – remember, this comp is for you, your aim should be to get on stage in the best condition of your life thus far – and you are definitely going to do that and you are going to do yourself proud. Remember everything you have been through, and you have come so far. But, you must forget about comparing yourself to others because someone else will always have better legs, biceps, back – etc – insert your own word there. And that goes for all competitors of course. If you compare, you will always find someone ‘better’. So, do it for you – block out everything around you and just do what has to be done, without being ‘anxious’. You set yourself up for disappointment if you think otherwise…I’ve seen it before! I know you are going to look amazing on comp day, and you will surprise yourself believe me. And we are going to have so much fun 
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Lordy me, is it COLD!!!! I was up at 6am and off to the gym by 7 for a cardio session. About 300 metres down the road I made the mistake of putting my windscreen wipers on with a spray of water, as it was a bit dirty – and it completely iced over on contact!!!! I had a tiny spot I could see out of if I sank right down in my seat. So, I thought I had better not risk it, since it was still a bit dark too. I turned around and drove home, and ended up having to scrape the ice off with my gloved hands!! It was minus 4 this morning. I can’t imagine living where it snows and having to scrape snow off the car every morning, or shovel (or even snowblow!) snow from the driveway!
I am at the office (Gloria Jeans) – what a life ‘eh, being able to work from the coffee shop. I can’t get the net or mail here obviously, but that is the great thing about it – I have no interruptions and I get SO much done in 2 hours!
A huge thank you to Beate, a previous client – what a lovely, thoughtful and generous lady – she read my blog about how much I loathe cardio, and she sent me a couple of cd’s with some motivating music on. Now Damien is having a hard time putting them on the MP3 but I am sure he will figure it out!
I had a good session of cardio this morning, even though I was without my MP3 – while Damien was playing around with it, he flattened the battery! Lucky I had the new Ironman with me to read. Did all you PHAT Campers receive your copy? It has the Jen Hendershott and PHAT Camp article in it. And a tiny pic of all you campers! You need a magnifying glass to see who the faces are!
Thanks to all who gave me feedback on my photos – I sent the ‘real’ ones to those who either asked or my friends who’s straight up opinion I really value. My goodness how the weeks are slipping by. Also huge thanks to the people – friends, clients, acquaintances – who have emailed me with supportive messages. I will post some here so I can go back to them when I need to read them I am sure there will be plenty of times I need to in the next few weeks!
Just letting you know i am thinking of you and wish you all the best for the next four or five weeks. You have done a fantastic job so far and this time from all accounts you are healthy and well. You are such an inspiration for me and I will look forward to reading your blog over the next few weeks. Anyway thinking of you, supporting you in any way i can even just if you know i am thinking of you and looking forward to seeing the final photos .
You look amazing!!!! Very inspiring – you don’t have an ounce of fat on you and have amazing muscle tone. You will blitz your comp – very motivating… thanks again.
I read your Blog today and just wanted to say that I am sorry to hear you are having a tough couple of days however you are a wonderful trainer and motivator and if anyone has the will and motivation to succeed it is you.
You hang in there and keep working because I know you will reach your goal and you will be fantastic at the competition.
Thanks so much for my program, especially as I read on your blog that you weren’t feeling too good! As the ladies commented on your blog – you really are inspiring and such a great role model for us girls and to read that you’re soldiering on is even more inspiring and also a true measure of your dedication. I’m sending you positive vibes and hope that you’re back to normal soon. I’m hoping that some of your dedication and focus will rub off on me 
.
Hope your routine is coming together, you are right on track with you body. I am sure you will look amazing – you have beautiful symmetry I think you could do very well Sue and perhaps find yourself competing overseas.
YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!!!!!!
You are DEFINITELY WAAAYYYY more muscular than the last time you competed!
You can already see the vein in your arm popping!
Deep cuts starting to show in your pecs!
Your abs look great!
Your legs look hard already – nice quad!!! And look at how high your butt is!!!!!!
I know it’s hard for you to step back and see all the hard work you’ve done – but consider where you were LAST year this time!!!
Thyroid problems – no energy, exhausted, weird cravings…..hmmm – well this year those same symptoms are for different reasons. If I remember right you were even comtemplating whether you would compete again EVER – right?
Look at this pic compared to the ones of you at Phat Camp last year – tell me you don’t look 100% stronger, fitter and harder!
If we sprayed you with some brown paint right now – today – people would be impressed!
Hi Sue – your pics are great and I can certainly see you have added some major muscle.
Wow. Excellent. Lots of muscle size everywhere. Beautiful shape. Looks good to me!
That’s a selection, and I will come back and read often – thanks girls, and guy
Trained chest and triceps with Jodie last night – nice quick session, I added some pushups to my chest regime, and also changed the order of some exercises as per Richie’s instructions.
Oh yeah, I got my new posing suit!!! I thought the colour looked a bit bright when I saw it, but on, it really enhances my tan and looks really good. The beading, as always, is beautiful. Now, for my next one…I already know what I want!
Will respond to comments later!
I will have to go to bed soon, I am just ravenous tonight! I have had a good day energy wise though, and was able to get a lot of work done at the ‘office’ (Gloria Jeans).
I did my cardio, and some posing at the gym this morning. I must have looked a site in my tiny shorts, crop top, 6 inch heels and fluffy gloves It was FREEZING. Literally, the grass was white outside and I was puffing ‘smoke’ in the gym. I have lost my bloat and weight has stabilized again so that is good. All on track.
Had a good email chat with Sam today, about our respective preparations – it’s refreshing to find someone so willing to share thoughts and experiences on the subject. Like Sam, I am expecting my next posing suit from Jo in the mail tomorrow too! Sam and I also have some news and that is we have joined forces and with our combined knowledge we are now preparing clients for competition. Together we will be preparing Dianna Carr for her wedding and her October shows.
Damien’s flu is improving tonight thankfully. He still has a horrible cough though. So far so good – no symptoms here. EVERYTHING IS CROSSED.
Well, that’s it from me, it’s 8.30pm and I think I will be in bed very soon Cardio in the morning, and leg session in the arvo. Myoplex Day, yippee!!!!
Today’s pic – sleeping beauties Damien and Rexy tuckered out.
Hi everyone, thanks Michelle, Kimmy and Sam, yes we can’t wait for the house, it’s been awhile! Going on 6 months since the slab was put down. Now, if we can just sell this one!
Well, I have my updated plan – let’s just say I will be very scarce from here on in (at least for next 10 days anyway) while I just LIVE and breathe training and dieting. My calories have been reduced – I was hungry before so ouch and my cardio increased. But, of course it’s to be expected at this stage of prep.
Something I AM a bit concerned about, is poor Damien has come down with the flu – not your average cold, but the aching and fever as well. He is not in a good way at all! I have everything crossed that I don’t catch it! My body would be stressed and immune system under pressure with all the training I am doing so I just hope it’s strong enough to hold this off.
First thing in the morning I am calling my chiro and then my massage therapist. Then I will cardio, then hopefully have a massage, and then more cardio in the evening. Today was cardio and biceps, and then legs tonight. Managed new diet fine today. I am still holding fluid, which is kind of annoying, as I haven’t been doing anything different.
If I am not around much over the next few weeks, apologies in advance, but have to tend to clients first – and of course my training!
Really struggled on my 2nd cardio session last night, (well my morning one too actually because I was fatigued from the day before’s leg workout) but I pushed on. I got back and I was shaky, and feint, and had to lay down. I gobbled down my meal and felt a little better. Got out of the house again last night which was good, as I was sooooo hungry. I had a coffee whilst out and that kept me going.
Today I woke at 5.30am so didn’t get a whole lot of sleep. I trained back and shoulders this morning, on my own (Jode is away). Good session, am enjoying the heavy weights on shoulders. Went back this afternoon for more cardio, and did a much better job than yesterday. Came home and ate dinner immediately, so hungry. My meals are barely touching the sides now, my metabolism is roaring!
I took photos for Richie today and resized and sent them all through. I await his advice with anticipation! I think…I hope he changes my diet, as I feel I have been at a bit of a standstill for a couple of weeks. I did some comparisons with 2004 lead up pics and I definitely have better shape/lines and am thicker and more dense. I even think my butt is a better shape this time around – must be all that incline tready work.
Came home from gym with a crick in my neck – I think I shrugged to hard. I was thinking I would have a massage tomorrow but then remembered it is a public holiday 
So I have been rubbing Ice Gel into it and massaging with my massage ‘stick’. Also took some nurofen to help with the pain/swelling.
Other than that all is good! Did I mention I was hungry???? Oh yes I think I did I could eat a horse.
Will try to post a pic of our house now, I finally resized them. Let’s hope blogger behaves. Ok it worked. Now this pic is a bit old, our house has since been painted. 2nd pic is our landing, looking out from our bedroom – the doorway to our bedroom is 4 doors wide so we can look out Also, will post some pics of me that I took today, in my forum if you are interested to see how I am going with my prep.
I’m back! My goodness, that was a tough couple of days. First I have to thank everyone who left a comment or wrote to me personally, with their support. It is so appreciated. Thank you xxx
I have a feeling it could have been brought on by the fat burners. Anyone who knows my past, knows I suffered very badly in the 2nd half of 2005, with adrenal exhaustion and low thyroid function. I was experiencing bouts exactly like this – every week to fortnight – and I wasn’t doing it hard with the training and dieting, so I actually do not think that it is caused by that. Perhaps that adds to the stress, but, I do have to watch stimulants ie caffiene intake (which was getting a bit high on occasion) and of course, some fat burners. Stress really brings me down hard but I have felt that even with my workload (now shared which has taken MAJOR stress off me!!), building, selling houses, and training and dieting for comp, that I had it fairly well under control. A couple of days of poor sleep and then the stimulants of coffee and fat burners, really affected my adrenals. The salt craving is also related. It is a symptom of adrenal exhaustion. Thanks to Kim who emailed and reminded me of all of the above – so quick to forget when you are feeling well again. I have now started to add a half teaspoon of sea salt to my first glass of water for the day – this should stabilize things for me. I have limited my caffeine intake to 2 coffees now and that includes 1 decaf.
Yesterday I woke up feeling ‘normal’. How good did that feel. I was my old self, positive, focused and ready to hit the gym hard. I had a great ‘additional’ leg session, and then later back for more cardio. The only down side is I now have 2 x day training until Monday! Never mind at least I am capable now and I can catch up.
I couldn’t get in for skin folds until Thursday, and tomorrow I will do photos for Richie. My weight has stabilized again, so that feels good. I have had 4 comments this week on how good my shoulders are looking this time – which is nice because they have not been a strong point in the past. People saying “You’ve definitely put on size”. When Jodie’s MIL changed my routine video recording over to DVD, her workmate said that I looked better than the lady who did the routine for me – hahaha – don’t tell Kim – not that she would take that seriously, but still I thought it was a rather nice compliment From my own (and Damien’s) perspective, looking at the dvd, I am definitely bigger, and thicker, with more shape. The tricky bit of course, is keeping the size up top and losing the bit I have to go below. Can I do it in 5 weeks??????? My goodness how time flies!!!
I am just sitting here having my first coffee of the day. We have yet another inspection today – they are really getting OLD Got to pack up, tidy up, vacuum, get Rex out to mum’s, pack up my food and change of clothes for gym (both done), and be there before 10.30am. Inspection is at midday, so will have to go into town for awhile – perhaps will take the lap top and do some work.
Speaking of work, I will have the last of the programs done today. If anyone (friends or clients) has emailed me and not received a response yet, it won’t be long!!
Have a great day everyone, and once again, thank you heaps for your support.
xxx
Well, it’s a challenge at the moment, that is for sure. This is the time that it would be easy to say “I’ve had enough”, it’s all ‘too hard’. But no, that would be the easy way out! The last couple of days have been really difficult – I’ve been experiencing exhaustion, very low blood pressure (I’m assuming, due to extreme diziness on standing), unbelievable cravings for salt (I’m very glad it’s not sugar!), my head is all spaced out and all I feel like doing is sleeping (or eating). I am so hungry I could eat a horse. Eating to plan is taking all my energy, focus and determination.
I always give my food a good dose of salt, yet these last 2 days even that is not enough. I ate 10 anchovies yesterday, and immediately it made me feel better.
I could barely get my heart rate above 100-105 while powerwalking, even though I was pushing it. This was SO frustrating. It’s like my body is shutting down and trying to conserve whatever is left. And doing everything in it’s power to make me eat off plan so it doesn’t have to drop any more fat! I haven’t been perfect that is for sure, but I haven’t eaten any junk food, just a little more food than I should have. And the salt – that caused a 3lb rise on the scale so I canceled my skin folds as they wouldn’t be a true indication, will have them done next week. Photos in a few days for Richie.
I canceled my training yesterday afternoon and decided to do it today instead. I woke today still feeling ‘spaced out’ and out of it. I went back to bed at 8am and slept soundly, until 10.45am. I did manage to get to the gym and train chest/tris/calves at lunchtime – but I did not make it back for cardio this evening. I am giving in another day, which means I will have 4 days in a row of training 2 x day now, to catch up. I did manage to get a couple of hours of work in this afternoon though which has taken a bit of pressure off.
It’s funny, I’ve been feeling great, and this came on very suddenly. It’s exactly what was happening to me very regularly, last year. It has only happened twice now, since September last year, since I started my thyroid medication.
I will just battle on, and hope that tomorrow I am back to normal. If history is anything to go by, then it usually takes about 3 days.
Thank you so much Mandy, Kerry, Lauren, Amyand Selina!!! Was lovely to receive your messages when I was feeling a little bit down. Truly appreciated.
I’m not well today, I managed cardio this morning (if you could call it that, it so wasn’t worth it), but training will have to wait until tomorrow. Work is also on the backburner until I feel more up to it. It’s been such a busy week this week too, with 12 new programs to write! I have a record amount of previous clients returning or signing up for ongoing programs. Return clients would have to be the best testimonials ever!
Be back when I feel better
Won my coffee machine on ebay – $127.50, retails for $329. Cool. I lost the first one, but landed the 2nd one. Bidding was a bit crazy at the last minute as always! I didn’t get to go to the office today (GJ’s) as it was right when my auction was to end I will definitely go tomorrow.
Training was awesome today, cardioed like a demon – whoops, can’t be using that word, it’s reserved for the ‘cool’ people of the blogs I believe…hehee, private joke that I know some will appreciate
My sleeping is a bit light on of late – pretty sure it’s because of the increased caffiene that I seem to be finding myself consuming. That and the fact I have started to take some stimulant type fat burners to increase my energy for cardio. That certainly works a treat – today my heart rate was kept easily over 150bpm, and I had energy to burn. I will cycle off in a couple of weeks though, I really don’t like taking them. As they are stimulants, they also interfere with my sleep. I only ever take them in the morning, not the afternoon like suggested on the pack. Anyway, so I woke at about 4am this morning, and got up at 5. I did some work until about 8 when I was going to go do my cardio but my eyes were so heavy I felt sleep would be more appropriate. I slept for another hour then got up and headed off to the gym. Trained biceps, and then did my hour of demonic (oops) cardio. )
Back home, for some work for the afternoon. Trained legs with Jodie tonight, good session, managed to increase my weights tonight, so not sure if the GAKIC thing is true Michelle – hard to say! But hearing you on the $$$ – did you know it retails for something like $140 here???
I do feel my shape is certainly changing. My weight is at 113.2lb this morning, lowest yet. My legs are definitely leaning up, and changing shape so I will just keep plugging away. Can feel my hip bones at the back now, so that is a good sign.
I got to have my Myoplex tonight, so that was a nice treat!
We now have a garage door on our new house It’s coming together! Still haven’t posted photos have I, might go do that now.
Have a great evening everyone! Train hard, stay consistent, and be patient!
