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"You Are Stronger Than You Think"
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Congratulations…You just did your 1st fitness/figure/bikini/physique competition…Now what? Pt 4
Posted on April 5, 2013 at 8:50 PM |
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Congratulations…You just did your 1st
fitness/figure/bikini/physique competition…Now what? Pt 4 Avoid body
dysmorphia and depression After 16 weeks
(more or less) of dieting, training, posing, walking, anything and everything to
do with competition, it is now Monday morning after your 1st show,
what are you going to do now? After
dedicating 6 days a week and 2-4 hours a day to training and preparing for a
competition, you may be left with a feeling of emptiness. Don’t be surprised feeling depressed too because
all the anticipation of stepping on stage to compete…the climax has come and
gone. The feeling of worthlessness may
appear as well because everybody who knows you may have been complimenting you
with an abundance of accolades. Now,
with your competition, the climax has also come and gone for your friends and
family.
The one thing you
need to keep in mind… ·You
are the same awesome person the week before your competition as you are after
the competition. Nothing has changed
except that you can return to your normal life.
What helped my clients and me is to plan your following year. If you decide to continue competing, you will
need to listen to the judges’ feedback and work on a plan to make the
improvements necessary. This should keep
your mind occupied. Whether reshaping
your body or revamping your off season diet, this should keep you busy and not
dwell on the emptiness of not having a competition to focus on.
·Another
factor that may occur is body dysmorphia.
The day you step on stage, you will probably be in the best shape
ever. But you have to keep in mind the
body you present on stage is not the real you.
Remember you had to carb, sodium and water deplete a few days before
your competition. Depending on your
height/size, we can be talking about a 4-8 pound difference. In addition to the depletion, you had to cut
your calories to about 1000- 1200 calories/day.
Which is not feasible, especially if you live an active lifestyle. Be prepared to gain (if you slowly add back
in the depleted items) back a few pounds a few days after your
competition. Please know that you
deserve one meal (burger/ice cream/pizza) after your competition. However, do
not eat everything in sight or your body will balloon up. If you follow my previous blog, you should be
able to maintain a comfortable and realistic weight. ·Another
thing to remember, at 115lbs (just a number I chose) as you were losing weight
is the same look as you are going back up.
It is amazing how some competitors think they look totally FABULOUS at
115lbs as you are coming down but think they look out of shape at the same
weight as you are returning to a realistic weight. Something to think about, huh? Keep in mind you
are FABULOUS no matter where your weight ends up because you did something not
everyone can do. Be proud of your
accomplishment! You are one rocking
DIVA! |
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