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After high school I had to have surgery on my hip to rebuild it because it wasn't fully developed. Call it a birth-defect I guess. Anyways, during physical therapy I started noticing muscle tone in my legs and I was so excited that I had made that. After therapy, I joined a gym and found a free weight workout by Denise Austin that was in some magazine. I did that workout like every day along with some major cardio. My diet also changed dramatically by cutting out all junk foods for the most part. Before I knew it, I was a new woman. My fingers got smaller, my face changed and I was no longer that 175 lb. girl I was in high school.
Why I Love It:
Ever since I picked up my first set of weights, my life has never been the same. The drive to workout has taken me to a place I never thought possible. I love the results and I love the heads that turn when people see me. It's hard for me to put on muscle, so when I was finally able to it was an awesome feeling. I also love how working out makes me feel emmotionally, mentally, spiritually, and of course physically. I feel like I can do anything when my body is in shape and I love being a woman whose not affraid to go lift with the big boys. Before bodybuilding became a part of my life I always felt like I never fit in anywhere, but when I started to seriously work out, I gained a lot of respect from everyone in the gym. Now I have guys asking me to spot them.
How I Stay Motivated:
After losing 50 lbs. I was so thrilled with my new body that the thought of ever going back to that heavier stage scares the hell out of me. My body isn't perfect by any means, and that keeps pushing me to eat better and stay active. Sometimes I feel like the only posative thing I have control over is my body and that is one thing I'm not going to let go of.
BB Accomplishments:
I haven't competed in bodybuilding and I don't know if I ever will, but when I see a picture of myself and my body looks lean and muscular, it such a huge reward.
Yes, I do want to lose fat and gain muscle and be, well, ripped! But right now I need to lose fat more than I need to gain muscle. Get it?
Goal (Long):
I've done a good job at putting on some good muscle, but now it's time to get shredded and that means some major sacrifices in the eating department. I used to be really good at eating clean but after a while I fell off the wagon and started to get relaxed in my eating and then I just wasn't as lean as I was before. Every day I try to eat right and hope and pray that I have the will power to do it.
What's the real motivator in fitness and bodybuilding? For me there's a lot of motivators like looking good, building confidence, accomplishing something that I did for me and of course a healthy life. SOmetimes I get really frustrated when I think I'm doing all that I can and it's still...
Hi Eden---yes I do cardio in the off-season. Just not quite as much. 30 min 3-4 times a week. I always try to maintain my endurance year round (for work)and it helps me stay fairly lean. I hate it!! Cardio sucks!
xoxox
Holly
