Holy man. Making progress. What a journey this past 4 months has been.
Wait, back up....
June 2014 - unhappy, unhealthy, not confident. I mean just look at my body and my face. I was so stressed out and so tired. Just run down to the very last drop.
Fast forward to May 2015 - I had lost about 20 pounds on my own before meeting with my coach/trainer to discuss this thing they call a bikini competition. I walked, chatted, got measured, and signed my contract and a chunk of my bank account over to him.
Coach literally responded with "what am I getting myself into?" Thinking that this wasn't going to last or go very far, or maybe that I wasn't serious. I honestly don't know what went through his head but he has stuck by my side every step of the way.
Now moving forward to 3 weeks into my transformation - which will now be referred to as a lifestyle:
3 weeks into my training at about 153 pounds.
I'm not going to sugar coat - it was rough. I remember when I had a cheat and at an oatmeal raisin cookie - I felt so terrible! I immediately texted Coach and was all "oh gosh, I ate a cookie, just one, it will never happen again I swear!"
Thankfully he was kind about it and told me that it can never happen again (not during training)!!!!
Fast forward - July 1, 2015. I went swimsuit shopping. Yikes! I haven't liked swimsuit shopping in...uh...well probably since 9th grade. My goal for 2015 is to do an unassisted pull-up and to have abs for my 30th birthday. The pull-up is in progress...along with the abs. I have little baby ones but they're going to make an appearance before my shows. I know it!!!
So I found a couple of swimsuits. A little snug around the hip at this point in the picture but overall they fit...and I felt great. Bonus - the bottoms are a M not an L.
Left 6/24/14 middle 7/1/15 right 8/1/15
Weight 180lbs, 147lbs, 145lbs
Onto to the current - 8/1/15 - I have over halfway through my
training and have 10 weeks to go until I step on stage for the
very first time! So many emotions.
I took this picture on a whim in the yoga studio and was
pleasantly surprised by my progress in 4 weeks. Needless to
say my progress is starting to become more noticeable. I've
had people not recognize me, walk past and not realize it's
me!!!
I've been very apprehensive about sharing my pictures, mainly because I am still stuck in my own head a little bit. The mind is a sneaky little bastard and likes to play tricks on you. Especially in the midst of a ferocious training regimen complete with meal and workout plans!
What I have learned is that the number on the scale is just a number. It fluctuates. Trust your body and TRUST THE PROCESS! Learn from your coach and bust your ass everyday like you don't have another chance! Change is possible. You just have to want it.
Big shout-out to my coach - without you this isn't possible.
You make dreams into a reality and have the biggest heart
around. Even when you're mad I know you care about all
your competitors so much that you'd jump in front of a plate
of chocolate ice cream peanut butter pie topped with sour
patch kids just to keep us on track!
Fire Up!!
Ryanne
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