My Figure Bodybuilding Journey

Moving to Queensland only nine months ago has been the best thing ever. It's a beautiful place to live and has brought so many new opportunities to us.

I met a gorgeous girl at the gym who is going to compete for the first time this October too. Her name is Kylie and she is competing in the IFBB figure novice. She asked me if I wanted to practise posing with her on Saturday. So guess what im doing this Saturday? lol. I am thrilled to have someone to do this with.

She won't compete in the INBA's because she is too scared to do the individual posing routine. It is not required in the IFBB.

Anyway I can't wait to practise with someone, I can get some feedback this way. It gets a bit boring on your own all the time anyway.

Today has brought more learning curves for me. Again, poor Josh!! He has to put up with my screwed up head lol.
I sent him my daily eating plan just to make sure I wasn't eating too much. It turns out I have to add a little more to my diet. It was hard for me to take because I am happy with what I am eating right now. I am back in control and have already lost some bf.
So after lots of emails back and forth, I have been re-programmed by the boss and will do as im told lol. I would be stupid if I didn't, he has a reason for everything he does. Thanks JD for your help today.

So I just got shock number two from him about 5 minutes ago. I have to take a week off in a few weeks!!! This I wasn't expecting until after the comp. I can't bare the thought of not going in and picking up weights for a whole week. I will be a grumble bum over that time, Im warning you now ;-)

All is good at the moment apart from my last paragraph lol. I did quads and calves today and had a great session. My nutrition is top notch and I am in control again. It's a good feeling, I hope it continues.

On another note, it's great to see Em back!! I better get over to her blog right now ;-)

Luv,
Deb xxx

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I thought moving to sunny Queensland I wouldn't be cold anymore, but I was wrong lol. I think the reason im feeling it is because of all the water I drink and because im taking in less calories. Im the only one that's ever cold!! My hubby thinks their's something wrong with me lol. He can't understand how I lasted living in Canberra!

Today I had the dreaded pap smear done. I have been stressing about getting it done all week. I can now breathe a sigh of relief because its over. Two years goes really fast when your due for a pap. Being new to Qld I managed to find a good female doctor to do it, she was very good I must admit. She told me she has been doing them longer then I have been living lol, I guess that gives you some idea that she was a mature aged doctor. Very sweet too.

I didn't train with weights today as Wednesday's are cardio only days. So im looking forward to a big leg workout tomorrow. JD has got a killer of a session in store for me tomorrow.

Hope everyone else is going well and I will do my blog rounds soon.

Debster xxx

P.s. I am 100% on target :-)

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I was feeling pretty down the last time I posted. I wasn't in a good way at all. But the good news is, is that I am much better now.

I have been sorting things out and am now on top of things again better then ever. It has been over a week since I sorted out my head and since then I have been 100% on target.

Being 15 weeks from comp time I needed to get my stuff together, which I have. Although, I won't actually decide to get on that stage unless im happy with my physique when the time comes. But I think it will come good! I promise to keep you posted.

I have stopped drinking alcohol and can't believe how great I feel. I am now in complete control again. It was so easy to stop drinking too :-).

My weight is already starting to come off because I have moved a notch in my belt buckle, its always a good indication. Jeans are feeling loose too.

Posing is my next challenge, it needs lots of work. And for my individual routine I am yet to pick a song so that I can get started on that too. Once I have that in place I will start to feel better about the whole contest.

Determination, and motivation have found their way back into my bloodstream, right now I feel as if nothing can stop me. But....knowing me and my roller coaster rides lately, I wont hold my breath lol. No added pressure is what I promised myself.

How do I deal with the biggest challenge, nutrition? I take it 3 to 4 hours at a time. I eat breakfast and I am happy, then I dont look any further then my next meal, which is only ever 3 or 4 hours away. How hard can that be? So far so good.

Weight training as I said before, it isn't ever an issue. I love training and thrive off it. I wish I could train with weights 6 days a week instead of only 4.

Cardio, this is magic. Since I have picked up more cardio sessions I have found my new drive. It has everything to do with the endorphine release. I feel sooooo good when my heart rate starts to climb, and that feeling lasts for hours. That is when all I think about is being on that stage.

So there it is :-). Deb is back!! I will do everything I can to succeed and if I fail, at least I tried.

Thanks Lia for your emails, I am so lucky to have you by my side. (hugs).

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Sorry I haven't been blogging much lately, and I know this by the emails I have been getting lol. Thank you for keeping in touch with me!
I am now over the flu which is great, but my little guy came down with it on Sunday. The good news is that he is now better too.

I have been feeling the pressure of this contest in October also. So much so that im getting cold feet. I feel that I dont have enough time to get it all together on time. My major concerns right now are the posing and dieting. But many other outside factors come into it too which I wont go into right now.

Lia has been so supportive and I thank you so much for your encouraging emails. They really do help, more then you know. Between Lia and Josh it seems I cannot simply walk away from this or delay it, compete next year instead. Not according to these guys lol, it has to be October this year.

My decision is not to make a decision (typical Libran), I will still work towards it but at this stage I really can't be sure if I will compete. This has already taken some pressure of me and I feel better for it.

One day at time is all I need to focus on right now :-)

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As you all know by now Josh Dickinson from http://www.physique-essentials.com is my PT. He has recently put together The Most Complete Course You Will Find For The Natural Bodybuilder Preparing For Competition - ANYWHERE!"

I have never read anything so detailed and helpful before. Being a novice or a professional athlete, this course well be benefitial to you. It is outstanding in how well it has been put together and anyone can and will benefit from it.

Even if you are just curious about competing then you should go to this link http://www.physique-essentials.com/competitors_course.htm

Well done Josh for all your hard work and efforts in putting this masterpiece together!

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I haven't been blogging much lately due to being busy. I did attempt to blog last Friday but couldn't because the blogger was down for maintainance.

So here I am :-). I got the flu yesterday and feel totally yucky. I have a blocked nose one minute and a running one the next. I am hot and cold and grrrrrrr.

I still managed to go to the gym this morning, I figured if I could get out of bed, I could go to the gym. No point in making myself feel worse by not going.

My training is up to scratch as always. This is something I don't need to worry about. But....I have let my nutrition slip :-( last week was a bad week for me. So this is how I look at it:

I stuffed up big time last week due to drinking, then went downhill even further with eating the wrong foods.

I think it was a good thing to go through at this point in time because I now I will remember this horrible, guilt ridden feeling that consumes me day and night, and this bloating I have around my mid section doesn't help. I will remember this feeling and it will help me through the next 17 weeks towards my comp.

I have a new level of motivation and confidence that I know will help me to achieve my goals. So I look at this set back as a positive. If I do this again between now and Oct 7th, I will need to walk away from this comp.

My biggest problem has been feeling like I haven't had to diet, so I can so easliy talk myself into drinking another glass of wine or having extra to eat.

I am 17 weeks out and feel that I dont have this comfort anymore. This in itself should make me click into athletic mode. I know I have it in me. But time will tell.

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