Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a great xmas, and enjoyed your xmas feast. Remember we deserve it, we work hard. Your bodies should be all fueled up ready for another week at the gym.Your muscles should be bulging, hahaha , i know mine mine are. Recieved a nice pair of bikinis off my lovely daughter along with some gym socks and a book on "W.A'S Best Outdoors and Gardens"...hint we need a backyard makeover. . Launa Jane vouchers from my son, So heading off to Harbour Town today to spend that. Husband got me one of those GPS navigaters for the car, have wanted one of those for ages. Cant wait to play with it.
Did a bit of an interval session on my cross trainer yesterday to help burn off some xmas puddding.
I did a few intervals like this with my trainer last week.The cross trainer at the gym is different to mine though and did level 5 at fast pace. My machine is better ,it's a Life Fitness one and you can change the stride length, which i did for each interval.Each stride level works different muscles in your legs and butt.
Here is how it went, a bit different that my normal HIIT i do.

Warmed up first for a few mins

2 minutes at level 10 ,70 rpm
30 seconds fast , think i went 100 or over with the rpm
90 seconds level 5 (rest)

2 mins level 11
30 seconds fast
90 sec leval 5

2 min level 12
30 sec fast
90 sec leval 5

2 mins at 13
30 secs fast
90 secs at 5

2 mins at 14
30 secs fast
90 secs at 5

2 mins at 15
30 secs fast
90 secs at 5

2mins again 15
30 secs fast.
90 at 5

Then 2 mins at 15
and cool down
Was to buggered to try another 30secs fast or try level 16 . Next time i will start at level 12 .

so all up it was a 32 min work out. I like to change what i do all the time with cario machines .Makes it more interesting.

Today i am going out the back to sweep and hose down and wash my very dirty little dog, he has been playing in garden beds.
Take care all
xxx

Had a great time in Singapore.Have been back almost 2 weeks. Came back about a kilo and a bit heavier, so not to much damage. I am getting a lot of comments lately from strangers saying how fantastic i look and how i came to look like this. Blowing me away really, to me i was feeling a bit out of shape from all my extra eating. I think my arms look better for it, but not so sure about the legs and butt. hehehehe.
 I get asked a lot how many hours a week i spend at the gym. Most don't believe me when i say only 3 x 30 min sessions a week with the weights and 30 to 60 mins cardio most days. Its all i've ever done from the beginning.When in comp prep i'll sometimes do 40 mins and i'll add one extra session ,which is usually used for plyometric work. And of course up the cario a bit. For me thats plenty. I'm a figure girl not a body builder. I do this sport because i like to keep in shape year round . I like to eat clean, it makes me feel healthy, toned and fit. If i eat to much sugar (which i have been lately) it makes me feel yuk.

We had a early xmas day last sunday, as my husband works away he won't be here for xmas or new year. We had family over and had the turkey , ham,  plum pudding , bon bons ect .And have been snacking on xmas lollies ever since. Feels like xmas has already been and i'm over it, So with two weeks in Singapore then my early festive treats, i am really out of routine. So as from yesterday my challenge is to eat clean till xmas day comes again on Friday.Even i going to make this diner a bit cleaner.Even the kids are over it, they asked if we could have just a light xmas lunch , like salads , cold meats , prawns. So i'm happy about that , hahaha  Shouldn't be to hard, like i said i like to eat clean, so looking forward to feeling more energetic later in the week.
Well everyone in blog land hope you all have a wonderful xmas
Love Diane

singapore

It's been a month since my last post.Was suffering a bad case of the post comp blues for a little while there.Was sailing along fine then fell in a heap for a week or two. I've still been here though reading all your bloggs.I love reading what everyone has been up to ,what advise they have, progress etc.
I am in Singapore at the moment.My husband has a course up here.Hotel is nice ,the Gym is pretty  basic, but has good cardio machines. So have been doing a bit of cario everyday.Have to, i have been eating a bit to well up here.My mission is to survive this trip without too much damage. hahaha. Have been getting lots of comments up here. oooh you strong you must go to the gym. Starting to get a bit self concious of my arms, maybe they are a bit to muscley. I dont work my arms much anymore,,i dont even lift heavy anymore ,with any of my workouts.Just hit them with something different all the time. I tend to build muscle very quickly, and because i am short , can look a bit stockey.So i have to try stay a bit lean to look more athletic .Well signing off now going to hit the shops , take care all
Diane xxx

Have cleaned up my eating a bit, since last post. Still having a few treats here and there. Weight seems to be sitting ok though . Gone a bit soft in the backside. Will be working on toning  that and legs up over the coming months.. Any little tips or secrets ?? will be most welcomed....
Haven't done a lot of cardio lately. Mainly just weight training and walking . Did do half hour on the bike this morning , HIIT . Then made sure i refueled my body well today, as i tend to drop weight over night with that sort of cardio. I like interval training , gets my heart going and makes me feel fit . A few years ago, before all my comps, i was running 8 k's a few times a week, doing interval training a few times and Weight training 3 times a week , and i was fit and toned and weighed 2 kilos more than i do now. Trying to remember what i was eating back then, to do so much cardio and not lose muscle.
 I am not following any eating plan at the moment , just feeding my body what i think it needs at the time. Which is still every 2 to 3 hours ,  I seem to be consuming a fair bit of food  though. I am surprised at how much my body is letting me get away with (at the moment) really.   Nice to be relaxed on the dieting and cardio , Feel like i am on holiday .
Had a spray tan today, i always feel more defined when have a bit of colour. I have been flexing my abs and arms all day. They look so good when they are tanned.
Well think i will go cook some diner for the family .and get ready to sit and relax and watch Home and Away. Take care all xxx

out of control

So much for me getting back to some clean eating this week. I am out of control.I have been eating crunchy peanut butter by the spoonfuls . Not a day goes by without me having some form of chocolate , lollie , cake or biscuits. If i am at home i am looking in the fridge and pantry for some thing to eat every half hour,  nibbling on this that all day. I have to get this under control. I am being a bit to cocky , I know i will wake up one day very shortly and nothing will fit me to nicely and then i will punish myself with HIIT every day for a week. I have to get back on track , to much sugar and fat going in this body is going to make me one very depressed spongy girl . So here goes My promise to my self to EAT HEALTHIER this coming week. Will let you know next weekend how i went . Take care all , good luck to those competing this weekend. xxx

getting back to normal

It's been 12 days since my comp, weight seems to be coming on quicker this time. Trying to settle down with the eating.Normally Don't like to gain to quickly,Starting to feel a bit healthier though. Definately like my post comp body better. Think i was a bit hard on myself from my last post. Have looked back at photos from my first two comps, i came in carb depleted and a bit stringy.So i am improving , came in a bit fuller this time. Just have to remember not to have the red bull before going on stage , next time.
 I am enjoying having my mocha frappe's , skinless chicken wraps from red rooster and what everyone else in the family eats for diner each night. I normally get post comp blues , but so far so good. Just so nice to be relaxed on the eating. Legs have gone a bit fluidy on me, But i'll tackle some cardio next week and clean up the eating a bit then.
Went shopping with my girl today. Got a nice pair of white linen pants and a  waist coat to match. A bit hard buying clothes at the moment, what fits now, might not fit so nice in a months time. Would be nice if i could just put on weight in the upper body. Dont mind having smaller legs and butt. But i can see my genetics wont let that happen.hahaha.

post comp

It has been one week since i competed in the INBA W.A. Titles. Came second. The girl that placed first was a machine . Really well developed shoulders , chest and back. I started this blog , to record my progress , though comp prep.So much for that happening , i never seemed to have the time or energy. The last few weeks of my comp prep was hard. I had a really depressing day , i think it was one or two weeks out ,cried all day.Was nearly going to pull the pin . Wasn't happy with my body at all.I think i was just so carb depleted. But of course i battled on. On the thursday before comp i stopped in at Orbit fitness to pick up a band for backstage pump up, hopped on their body fat scales and came in at 6%, the Guy at the shop said i would have been less than that. He was competing the same day as me but in IFBB comp, and those scales put him at higher body fat than what he was. No wonder i was feeling so crap.I found it hard to keep my concentration driving , I could feel my body going into distress . I was already starting to carb up but was still losing on the scales.So panic set in , didn't want to come looking to skinny and depleted like my first comp.So upped my carbs a bit. Dont know if that was a good idea.I managed to gain half a kilo by the saturday and  I came in looking a bit thick in the waist. Plus i had a redbull and jelly beans to close to going on stage . Lesson learnt... there . NO red bull, and maybe start carb up a day or two earlier and only eat small amounts of food the day before to flatten and shrink the abs , to get that nice flat square look .My abs are like rocks but they stick out too much.

 Told my self two weeks ago this would be my final performance , and i am already talking about what i will do different next time round. Hahaha, Its a perfection thing, i think . That was my fourth comp and i still don't think i am bringing in my best. 

After completely going crazy with the food after comp , by monday i started filling out nice in my arms and back, They looked so good. I do like my body heaps better when i am not comp dieting. I eat clean most of the time and stay fairly lean . But i get good food like feta cheese and advocado in my salads and fish like smoked salmon., peanut butter on rice cakes. Lolly snakes after a weight work out. The food my body likes . I think i will have to do some research into some different comp diets.  The one i have sux big time , i even allowed my self extra carbs and protien this time .  My body goes into distress just thinking about the comp diet i follow. Mind , i didn't really allow myself much of a good once a week all out pig out cheat , this time. I kept it pretty clean. I think you need to really carb up big once a week. Will do that next time for sure. If i do compete again it wont be till next october. Think i need a good break. I competed twice last year and twice again this year. Think i need to get back to normal, if i remember what that is . Will post some photos on here . Don't have any good stage ones yet., just some back stage poses my daughter took. She is such a good girl, she supports me through every comp. She's  there to put the tan on me, helps me prepare on the day, she is my back stage helper. I don't know what i would do with out her. She must be sick of it and all comped out by now. But she never complains, she  posts my photos on her face book, for her friends to see, she is so proud of me. But the one that is most proud is me. My daughter is not just my daughter but my best friend .So if you read this KIRSTY , thank you for all your support , I LOVE YOU 

I think i should also thank of course my boys Geoff and David , and my Husband Big Geoff. They are all so supportive. They under stand if i occasionally forgot to get something out to cook for them , because i am to busy organizing my own meals. They are all ,also proud of my achievements. Not everyones mum is a figure competitor .I think they think its pretty cool. If they bring a new friend home they make me lift my top to show them my abs or strike a pose of some sort for them , hehehe. So to the boys in my family , thankyou  , I LOVE YOU also.

Cant believe i've had so much to say on here today. Will hopefully keep blogging in the future and up date on how my post comp body is adjusting to normality. So till next time ....take care all ...good night.