On Wednesday before the show I went to try for the last time my suit, my designer Lisa from SXEFX and sponsor did an excellent job creating a perfect suit that fit and flattered me, the colors and the style she chose were just perfect, Thanks Lisa you are the best.
On Thursday I went to Town Pantry Health Food Store, who also helped me with my supplements and restocked my supplies for the day of the competition, like raw honey, organic penutbutter (mmmm my favorite) and my rice cakes.
On Friday morning my husband and I drove to Etobicoke in Toronto to get my tan done by Monika from Beauty Empire, this has been the best tanning I have ever got. The color was just perfectly even, and I was able to sleep and get up the next morning with a perfect colour, no touch ups, no colour running down my back no white spots anywhere, finally I was stress free about my tan.
Next was to figure out what I was going to have for my last meal before the competition. I was with my children, who of course wanted to have pizza, my husband wanted steak, I knew that I could eat foods that I hadn't eaten for a while, but I had to be careful that I didn’t eat foods that bloated me up. I decided to eat one slice of pizza and share my husband’s steak, my body felt great, the next day I could feel my muscles full, the definition in my shoulders and my abs increased and I felt pumped for the competition.
Saturday the day of the competition, I got up nice and early, I don’t think that I slept very long because I could feel my body excited for the competition. The first thing I did when I woke up was to evaluate myself. I checked every detail; my hair, my face was nice and clear of any blemishes, I practiced my posses one more time and I reassured myself that I was going to do well.
During the competition I met a lot of well prepared young and older women that made me feel that the level of competition was high, but I felt sure that after 12 months of preparation, dieting and working out that I had an equal chance of winning. I registered for two categories; Athletic Fitness Level in which they evaluate muscle definition, your body symmetry and your stage presentation and I also registered for Bikini. In bikini they evaluate your muscular level which should not be too intense and for a typical beach body. After being on stage and poising for 5 judges, and hearing the voices of my family cheering me on and my friends as well, I knew that I did the best I could, all that was left was to hear the results…
I won first place for Athletic Fitness Level which granted me the Pro Card and become a Pro Fitness Model, and in bikini I came in fourth out of twenty four contestant’s not bad ehhh. After the competition I felt that all my hard work and determination paid off, as a mother of three, wife, employee I can say “yes you can do it”.
Setup your goal, commit to your goals and achieve those goals and you will be successful. Thank you to my family who supported me from the begging to the end of my journey, thanks to all my friends and boss that came to watch and support me as well. See you all soon
Thank you
