Countdown to Competition

RE: Countdown to Competition (Sophie)

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:53:37 GMT

ORIGINAL: vdk_au

I agree definetely. Produce is much cheaper that eating almonds, since they cost more. Sophie, for me personally depending on my day at uni, I pack anywhere from 2 to 3 meals, I put them in a cooler with a ice pack inside.

BTW, I was 103lbs back in July, and mind you I'm a guy, 5'8 and I was 19 then. But since then I have gone some distance, which I'm very happy.

congrats on the progress. it's a long road but it's worth the travel.

RE: Countdown to Competition (vdk_au)

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:34:55 GMT

I agree definetely. Produce is much cheaper that eating almonds, since they cost more. Sophie, for me personally depending on my day at uni, I pack anywhere from 2 to 3 meals, I put them in a cooler with a ice pack inside.

BTW, I was 103lbs back in July, and mind you I'm a guy, 5'8 and I was 19 then. But since then I have gone some distance, which I'm very happy.

RE: Countdown to Competition (Italianangel)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:01:56 GMT

I am not sure what you are charged or if you are charged for the caf food, but produce is so cheap, tuna and chicken can be affordable but you do have to have the time to shop and prep.......
almonds are not too cheap, true......oats are cheap, fruit is not too bad and you don't want that close to contest anyway.
Your main diet food is lean meat and produce, dark leafy greens, that is the bulk of the diet really. Protein shakes can be cheap if you find stuff on sale and can be a snack right there.
Eggs are good but again that can vary in cost.
You can diet right on a small budget but I don't mean to be pushy and you may have other reasons who are not voicing which is private so I don't mean to push but am being honest and trying to help.
We all have our personal boundaries of finances and comfort or habit so I don't want to be pushing you beyond those but in this sport you do have to push beyond a bit, its an unreal effort but again if you compete for fun and not placing, then you have nothing to worry about and are fine doing things as you see fit and essentially the bottom line is your health and comfort.
Linda

RE: Countdown to Competition (Sophie)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:47:50 GMT

I really am not in the place where I can afford to buy special food. A friend of the family is paying for the contest and giving me transportation. I live with my great aunt who only makes 10K a year and I currently do not work.

Will respond more later. Class....

RE: Countdown to Competition (Italianangel)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:57:23 GMT

ORIGINAL: Sophie

ORIGINAL: vdk_au

Sophie, I know I may sound annoying but have you taken any of the guys and my advice on your eating, you seem to be ignoring them? Your eating is equally important or actually much more important than your training. If you have seen Linda's journal, you'll understand what we are talking about. But don't take this the wrong way (there's this one guy was doesn't seem to like people's criticism (he knows who he is), so I have stop posting in his journal), all I'm trying to do is help.

I had typed a nice answer when my computer crashed. I will try to get the gist of it again.

It is hard to control a diet while eating in the college cafeteria. Their menu isn't exactly tuned to a healthy diet, let alone one for training.

While I understand that dieting is very important when it comes to training, it has taken me nearly 20 years (yes, I realize I just turned 20) to finally give myself permission to eat, and i'm still working on that.

I was hospitalized in 2005 with anorexia. I was 5'1 and 86 lbs. I'm worried that if I start restricting what and when I can eat, I will relapse, which is something I do not want to do. So while I understand the importance of dieting, I hesitate to put myself in a situation that I think will make my recovery harder, or possibly cause a relapse.

I DO appreciate the advice and attempt to follow what I think I am able to without putting myself at greater risk for a relapse.

same thing here- 1989 and I was 97lbs or so, and it never goes away but I found dieting helps me eat more and eat regularly and better.......and not making me go back to old habits but we are all different so maybe it won't work for you but also you need to bring a cooler of food too, caf food won't always fit.
The thing is, if you want to compete and eat how you feel is best, you cannot be upset if you do not place well because unfortunatley you are being judged on it and it is hard to get to that physique unless you do diet right. The next level you are going into will be harder core........
Linda

RE: Countdown to Competition (IBendBarbells)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:49:12 GMT

oh... Do not take it the wrong way at all when we say there were problems with the diet. I totally didn't mean that your eating too much and neither did any of the others.. we were just saying focus more on the fruits and veggies only slightly restrict the fatty meats etc.. But by any means eat eat eat! I did not realize that you were sensitive in that area. I hope you never relapse because the way you look now is 100x better then being all skinny at 86 - 100lbs and all sucked up. I don't want you to get the wrong idea by anything i say. Like i said if anything do like you have planned, keep the diet the same up the cardio etc... Maybe less weight training? It seems like thats what you had in mind and it does not sound like a bad idea.

RE: Countdown to Competition (Sophie)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:32:00 GMT

ORIGINAL: vdk_au

Sophie, I know I may sound annoying but have you taken any of the guys and my advice on your eating, you seem to be ignoring them? Your eating is equally important or actually much more important than your training. If you have seen Linda's journal, you'll understand what we are talking about. But don't take this the wrong way (there's this one guy was doesn't seem to like people's criticism (he knows who he is), so I have stop posting in his journal), all I'm trying to do is help.

I had typed a nice answer when my computer crashed. I will try to get the gist of it again.

It is hard to control a diet while eating in the college cafeteria. Their menu isn't exactly tuned to a healthy diet, let alone one for training.

While I understand that dieting is very important when it comes to training, it has taken me nearly 20 years (yes, I realize I just turned 20) to finally give myself permission to eat, and i'm still working on that.

I was hospitalized in 2005 with anorexia. I was 5'1 and 86 lbs. I'm worried that if I start restricting what and when I can eat, I will relapse, which is something I do not want to do. So while I understand the importance of dieting, I hesitate to put myself in a situation that I think will make my recovery harder, or possibly cause a relapse.

I DO appreciate the advice and attempt to follow what I think I am able to without putting myself at greater risk for a relapse.

RE: Countdown to Competition (vdk_au)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:52:01 GMT

Sophie, I know I may sound annoying but have you taken any of the guys and my advice on your eating, you seem to be ignoring them? Your eating is equally important or actually much more important than your training. If you have seen Linda's journal, you'll understand what we are talking about. But don't take this the wrong way (there's this one guy was doesn't seem to like people's criticism (he knows who he is), so I have stop posting in his journal), all I'm trying to do is help.

RE: Countdown to Competition (Sophie)

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:11:49 GMT

Will be starting a new journal on Saturday for my next contest which is on June 16. Going to train for it differently this time and see how it works.

RE: Countdown to Competition (rippedchick)

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:52:02 GMT

I can't jump very high anymore either. We can work on that together.

RE: Countdown to Competition (vdk_au)

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:08:44 GMT

This is also what I have told her as well, b/w her meals of lunch and dinner, she said she just consumes nuts, which is not very optimal.

RE: Countdown to Competition (IBendBarbells)

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:28:27 GMT

106-110 and I came in this one around 114.

I think 105... maybe 100lbs.. OldNavy told me you generally lose 1 lb of muscle for every 3 lbs of body fat.. So i think cutting off 10 - 14lbs should make a slight noticable difference in your BF% and also you wont lose too much of the muscle that you worked so hard to build up.

I do not see much wrong with your routine... Maybe cardio twice per day 5 times a week? I am only saying that because I still think a major problem is your diet.. alot of calories from fat... you eat what i eat when im bulking... Nuts chicken steak white rice pasta etc... It should be fruits veggies chicken fish brown rice oatmeal egg whites etc... You did say you can't really control that though, so maybe increase the amount of cardio vascular work.

RE: Countdown to Competition (Sophie)

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:41:18 GMT

ORIGINAL: rippedchick

Dropping a little body fat could help with your leaps and strength poses too.

I'm not sure about the leaps, but I'll have to find other strength poses to do other than body holds. The key to those are bending you back to get more clearance from the ground. My back was fractured and I can't bend it.

I have NO idea why I can't leap. I've never been able to jump very high. It may have to do with my bad knees or the fact I haven't really practiced that much.

RE: Countdown to Competition (rippedchick)

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:49:43 GMT

Dropping a little body fat could help with your leaps and strength poses too.

RE: Countdown to Competition (Sophie)

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:07:13 GMT

The woman on the phone told me I was too muscular and bulky. She said to lose some of the muscle and drop some body fat. She said a good competition weight for me would be 106-110 and I came in this one around 114.

We'll have to see what changes I can make before August which is when the next Ms. Fitness competion I will be competing in is.

If worst comes to worst, I'll bulk back up afterwards and then compete as a bodybuilder. I will not stop lifting to do a fitness competition. I would much rather lift and compete in a different category.