Week 0 – Planning to Compete in Figure 2011
Week zero planning: for me this week was really about ridding myself of the Christmas bad habits and planning out the next 17 weeks to get me to the competition in the best shape I had ever been.
Things I did that week included:
- Junk Food: I dumped or gave away any junk food in the house, including cakes, biscuits, bread and sweets.
- Alcohol: The start of training signalled the end of regular drinking. I am not a heavy drinker anyway but I would usually have one/two on a Thursday night and drink one night of the weekend. This was all to end and I selected a few dates during the next 17 weeks that I would allow myself to drink for special occasions – otherwise I planned to be the driver.
- Spreading the Word: I told my family, my real life and online friends and any strangers that would listen that I had decided to compete – this is the year I compete I told them.
- Joining Active communities: I already have a bodyspace profile which I have used since I started my fitness journey so I involved the friends I had on there. I also joined a local UK forum to make more friends with people who share the same goals as me.
I also took all my starting measurements and photos (I will upload these at a later date):
- Weight – 69.1kg
- Bodyfat % – 23.4%
- Waist – 29.5 inches
- Hips – 36.5 inches
- Bum – 40 inches
- Thighs – (L) 22.5 inches (R) 23 inches
- Arms – (L) 12 inches (R) 12 inches
I did not start recording all my food that week but simply cut out any junk and limited my carb in take in the evening. I am going to put up my training for that week at a later date and link the posts together. There will be a competition page created by the end of this week where I will add all the details of my training to it. I am currently in week 6 and have lost nearly 10lbs.
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