Day - 2 reflexion time before the big day

Reflexion time before the big day...



What has my progress been like these last few weeks ?

my results these last few weeks have been amazing! very fast progress

I am

the reason behind is simple: I have been taking my challenge therefore my training/dieting much more seriously and therefore have been much more strict these last few weeks.

No more cheating ...I was counting the days down to my first competition ...only 2 days left!!!

It is amazing how my body responses well to healthy eating and excercise=> it works! and if it did not so far the answer is that I was not doing it 100%



How do I feel?

Physically I feel great ! I feel full of energy. The more I do, the more I want to do. I don't feel tired all the time like I used to before.

I feel in control of my eating: I know what is good for my body and I don't hesitate anymore going for the healthy choices. I accepted that in order to have a beautiful, healthy, flexible, strong body I must give it the right food. I also have an eating routine which is very important for me. I find having this routine helps me stay in control. Preparing my food in the morning for lunch and my dinner and packing my pre and post workout snacks for the day. Preparation is really key! i have experienced it and confirm this. The weeks I have lost the more body fat are the weeks i have cooked ALL my meals from scratch ingredients at home and keeping everything simple. it does work trust me. a whole range of green steamed vegetables, lean meat, seafood or fish, good oils and supplements such as magnesium, zinc has been my diet these last few weeks.



How did I start?

Having a personal coach helping me out with my eating and exercise plan at the beginning really helped me. i don't think i would have had the same results without it. It gave me a structure to train with. I have learn so much through this experience thanks to Dominik and Jon my ex coaches. I learnt new things about my posture, my breathing, other ways of coping with everyday stress, natural supplements, the importance of rest. So for all this and for listening to me when i needed to talk I thank you both Dominik and Jon :)



Do i still crave "bad food":

it's a bit like stopping smoking (I am an ex-smoker over 15 years ago).

I sometimes crave unhealthy foods out of no where...and this is when i have to be strong and this is when I usually have the following conversation in my head: "Ariane you know this is not good food for your body, you know that your body is going to suffer from you having this, you know that you are going to have to work even harder because of this, you know that in the end anyway it will not taste as good as you think it might" because most of the times, if I do give in I get disappointed because it does not taste as delicious as I imagined it did.

Surprisingly I now crave for bright, colourful fresh salad or lean grilled meat or fresh fish...this now puts water to my mouth! Nothing too complicated, just nice simple food.

Clearing my eating was my biggest challenge. I was really addicted to sugar. Now I rarely crave sweet things, i get the odd chocolate craving that's when I indulge with reason (few squares only) to black organic fair trade 70% (or more) coco chocolate.



am I stopping my training/ healthy after Fame UK bikini?

The short answer is : no

I am taking a weekend break and i am starting again with a new goal



I am now addicted to it!

Addicted to feeling GREAT

Addicted to seeing my body change

Addicted to getting told how healthy I look





to our success



Ariane x

2 weeks left

Wooow the pressure is on now!

but I have good people around me: my dedicated husband - joining me out for a jog every morning and giving me a nice rub when my muscles are saying...enough we need a break !

mon petit chou au chocolat Juliana whose enthusiasm for my latest project is giving me loads of confidence and energy.

My friends and colleagues Hayley, Amanda, Raphy, Phem, Rita, Helen, Ann-Marie just to name a few at work who must be absolutely bored by now as this is all I have been talking about...thank god for them there is only 2 weeks left of torture ...before my next challenge (Nov 2010- Las Vegas).

Today I was trying on various bikinis from the collection I have started to create...all I have been seeing lately are bikinis...some of them look better now that I have lot a little bit more fat and gained a bit more definition...others still would need some alterations...so the choice is still not made...

fake tan trial #3, this time it is spray tan (darkest) left on for 5 hours before shower. too dark on my face to my taste and not dark enough on my body...I'll try to darken my body with my fake bake and see if this works...

Hair and makeup for the big day still need to be decided...I have some ideas...depending on bikini final choice

Ohhh laaaa laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

We are getting thereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

It's exciting to see how everything is coming together: hard work, sweat, dedication, pain, food restriction is all worth it in the end...

My last food alimenting alterations seem to be having great effect: I am feeling slimmer and lighter, my clothes are confirming this too :)

To life, to our success and to making our life worth living :)

One Love

Ariane x

An additional challenge

Okaaaayyy we are now only 5 weeks away from Competition day!!

Some of my competitors fellows are already ready ! I am farrrr from being there!

So today I was talking with my sweet hubby and he threw me an additional challenge:
lose 2 dress size in the next 5 weeks and I'll win £1000
If I don't I'll have to pay him :(

So the bet started today and was great timing as i just have received 5 books on nutrition...so here is the plan: CLEAN nutrition (veg, raw veg, salad, fish and grass fed whey protein shakes) for the next 5 weeks, plenty of good fats, magnesium, zinc, ashwagandha supplements and chamomile (pm) , peppermint (am) and holy basil (day) herbal teas.

This is a fantastic additional motivation for the final push...
image this ...spending £1000 on...GUESS clothes or £1000 on ....any ideas???

5 weeks and 6 days to go

I have been joining few fitness groups, adding friends etc who are also joining FAME May 2010...they are dead serious about all this, they are good ! No presssssurrreeee there !!!!
Some of them who are already looking competition ready are talking about pushing themselves for the next 6 weeks ...now this is what I call perfection!

I am FAAARRRR from this BUT I am not doing too bad, my shape is changing nicely, I am feeling lighter and more energetic, my bum is shaping up nicely as my hubby says...and my arms are nicely toning up. My back is becoming nice and leaner - I used to hate this fat on the side where the bra strap sit - I realized yesterday it's no longer there : ) not bad, not bad :)

New amendments on my training program this week: more frequent exercises and increase of intensity (more tabata workouts) and change in the diet: starting in the mornings with protein and nuts.

I have checked my weight this morning and I am the lowest I have been in the last 13 weeks not bad considering I am not focusing on the scales but more on the cm loss.

I was trying few "slimmer" outfits on last night at home - a bit of a catwalk for my hubby who was really enjoying this - and I found one in my closet and beautiful raspberry pencil dress I want to get in in the next 3 weeks: by the 10th May.

I will ask my coach this week for a full body composition (fat / muscle) and cm check. It will be a good starting point for the next 5 weeks and 6 days to go to FAME Bikini competition !!!!

I bought my fake tan this weekend - spent a little fortune which I will try on for FAME mini camp this Friday and I have practising my walking and posing in my high heel shoes with my good friend Juliana - it's so much fun ! I am loving this part as we are playing Divasssssssss

till next update...

Lots of Love

Ariane x

Suddenly it hit me yesterday...

Suddenly it hit me yesterday...my body is not invincible...for the last 11 weeks - since I started training seriously for FAME Bikini - I have not been ill not even a little flu and suddenly realizing that my body was out of my control (the strange uncontrollable feelings of anxiety/stress/restlessness after my medical injection) scared me. Also maybe because what recently has happened in my family. I must do even MORE to build a STRONG & HEALTHY body to PREVENT it to become ill.

Today FINALLYYYY I am feeling back on track but although i trained hard this past week I have not given it all in my eating...what a shame!!!! one week lost !!!
I MUST compensate and be EXTRA good and follow what Jon my coach was saying: NO CARB, NO GRAINS in the evening as this is when we store and bu id up fat. so it's a NO NO

Today so far so good. I must take everyday as it comes literally and do the BEST very possible BEST in my eating. I watched Arnold's video sent by Audrey from FAME and WOWWWWW what an inspiration and a motivational quick! I loved it. Thank you Audrey for sharing :)

I need to be doing so serious catch up!

Anything IS POSSIBLE !

yesterday's FAME camp

Yesterday's FAME camp was fantastic !

Meeting Angie, Audrey, Eleni and so many others inspiring people.

It was really exciting to meet the other contestants and see how much everyone else was excited too! This is the wake up call...this is the real thing!

It was so nice to finally meet Angie to whom I had been talking to on bodyproud website.
Audrey was coaching us at FAME camp, she is an amazing person, she is not only beautiful but she has such a presence, she is very charismatic.

We got valuable tips on what to wear, not to wear, tip on make up, tan, posing, diet. It was really helpful!

I did not have to courage to put my bikini on yesterday but I made a point of wearing it at my next Fame camp!

I had a long chat with my coach today and we are going to try a different approach with my eating because my eating is my biggest downfall.

Going to check out these websites now to purchase my shoes for the championship...

Keep posted :)

Ariane x

Fame Camp tomorrow

FAME Camp tomorrow SUNDAY !

LEADERS:
FAME Fitness Model Pro Audrey Kaipio and FAME UK Host Angie Weston


WHY ATTEND:

Great for first timers as well as seasoned competitors.

What we will Learn

Learn the elements you need to excel on stage. It's one thing to sculpt yourself a FAMEtastic body proud physique, and it's another knowing how to best present it come competition day.

You will review everything from stage presentation; what the judges want to see - and what they don't; contest preparedness; what to expect on show day - to proper Posing; stage etiquette; where to buy suits, shoes & tanning supplies; and amazing make-up tips


I have been in a really really BADDDDDD mood today!!! My poor husband !!!!

I feel really really nervous for tomorrow! I am worried of looking stupid there because... let's be honest... I am NOT in shape for the competition yet and far from it!!! Thank God I have another 11 weeks to get ready. I know 11 weeks is not much but enough to make a big difference if I put all my focus and determination. Thanks to my hubby who is always and has always supported any cause and any project I have done. He has given me faith back. He has made me realize it is all in my hands that there is nothing I can't achieve if I really want it and put my energy and focus into it. And for this I am so grateful to have him by my side. Always.

keep tuned :)

Ariane x