It's becoming real now..

Nerves are setting in...

Well last week was a bit manic and the next few weeks are going to be no different. It's getting closer and closer now and errr the nerves are slightly starting to set in! 

Last weeks training went a lot better than the previous week..no more breakdowns last week! I did Abs on Friday night so yes I took my routine trip to the bar!lol A couple of people in the gym saw what I was doing and thought it would be sportsman like to make me do extra sets and extra reps..for that I am grateful! My abs however are not! Lol 

Emma's session on Thursday also went really well. We did upper body and shoulders; which I found really good, my upper body strength has come a long way since I started training. Anyway she got me swinging from the monkey bars to start, followed by endurance shoulder presses...then to top it all off I was pulling a 20kg weight with rope. That exercise was fun, as sad as it sounds I felt like someone out of strong man!! Haha (hardly) It let out a lot of frustration though. Pull ups weren't missed off the list either; these made an appearance. Damn it! 

Feeling strong after lugging this thing around.

Oh my god ive completely forgotten hockey training on Wednesday! How could I forget; I got absolutely soaked. There should be a law for sportsmen and women, allowing them to sack off training when the weather is that bad. I couldn't see anything and the rain was literally dripping off my face. All my clothes were soaked through. You can't grip the stick properly, so as you can imagine there were a few sticks flying across the pitch that night!lol It was nice to go back to practising the basics though; it's good to refresh and go back to every now and then.

Unfortunately I didnt get chance to get to the track on saturday as lee valley had the outdoor and indoor track fully booked with hundreds of scouts. Aww they all looked so cute in their uniform and looked so excited to be doing some athletics. That's so nice to see young kids getting involved, I don't think we do enough as a country or as people to encourage children to take up sport or keep fit. It's al too easy to just sit on our asses and become lazy..anyway before I go into a full on rant, I'll move on.

On a side note, I've got to get one of my evening dresses taken in for miss galaxy, so I made a trip to crouch end, to gold needle tailor to get it altered ready for next week. I couldn't believe how much material they took at the back - about 3 inches!! Now this dress fitted me like a glove at university for the law ball. It just confirmed how much weight I've lost and how much my body has changed during this journey.

So I've started the week off on a high and this week is all about posing posing posing, I need to crack my routine for the show and then I'm seeing Emma on Thursday to go through my evening wear routine. Oh so many little things to do still..will I get them done in time? Hope so...

Time is running out... best get my skates on

2 weeks to go and it's all becoming so real now. I'm getting excited, and I am looking forward to getting up on stage and showing how much hard work I've put in. This isn't just for me though, it's also for the support I've had around me. I started on this journey trying to take each day as it came and it has certainly made me grow and become a more patient person..and a hell of a lot more organised (how long that will last is debatable!lol).

Happy Monday everyone. I hope your day is full of happiness and joy

Till next time

Little Miss Fitness 

Xx

Bubble butt's the name..

Don't wear it out!!

Back to hockey training this week although I was quite late getting there!! Bloody trains have been a nightmare this week - it probably would have been quicker to walk! First Capital Connect are crap..

Anyway hockey training was good; a good cardio session with sticks - luckily I didn't get hurt! Always a bonus.. We are playing at Broxbourne (which i need to get directions for!) on Saturday which I'm psyched about. Ah no; I've just seen the weather and it's supposed to tip it down, well that's put a bit of a damper on things. More because you cant grip the stick properly when it's raining! I've got a good feeling about this season. I think we are going to smash it! We've got so many talented players coming through it's so nice to see. And they are so young, it's makes me feel so old, and I'm in between a youngster and a veteran! 

Ended last season on a high! Lets do it again...

I've got my killer session with Emma today and she has already told me my butt is going to be worked!Lol She said that she wants me to get a bigger butt and Im not one to disagree with my trainer-she knows best! I've always wanted a bigger butt; it's just going to need grit, blood sweat and tears! Oh dear here I come studio ELB. I'll let you know how i get on....(scared shitless rings a bell right now!)

What else have I been up to this apart from hosting my BFF Dani whose been working in London all week. I've managed to book my hotel down in Gatwick for the competition, as well as my photographs with Lowell Mason for miss galaxy. Slowly but surely I'm getting more and more stuff prepared. All I need to do now is costume, and sort out my tan, which is going to be a little more difficult than Musclemania. The tanning station isnt based in Crawley and I don't think they would be willing to travel all the way just for me! Lol I need a plan B.. Any suggestions would be great?!!

So its 4 weeks and counting as of today!! Training is going well so far and the diet will take its toll but not long now till I can give my body a rest. I'll have been doing this for 4 months at the end of it all, which is so hard to do for this length of time. I have so much respect and admiration for the girls and guys that do this full time and have been doing it for years. I salute you. I think after the competition my training will continue to be quiet high intensity (after my holiday of relaxing, sipping rum punch and eating flying fish) but it will be nice to not be restricted to a specific diet plan.

Anyway I've got to run (literally) or I'll be late for Emma and that's never good - as I will be punished..I'll let you know how I get on.

Till next time;

Little miss fitness 

Xx

To the next stage.

Time to get cracking - eat clean, train hard!

It's been a week now since Musclemania Britain and it feels so long ago now. It's crazy how time is going so quickly. Lots happened last week, but one thing that I really enjoyed was that I didn't have to eat ridiculous clean. I wasn't on any food plan but I just had to make healthy choices - which wasn't too difficult. However it was sooo tempting to be naughty and have cake, ice-cream and doughnuts. However a couple of days after the show, I did feel so bloated and looked about 6 months pregnant. That was really uncomfortable, but Emma said completely natural after a competition to bloat slightly. Ill have to be really careful when coming out of the Miss Galaxy show with what I eat. Emma's nutritionist coach, Simon Roshdy said that it can take the same amount of time to get back to normal, as it did dieting and eating clean. Oh boy theres some work ahead!

Me and the Tall Bikini girls with our trophies..

I am so nervous at this point...cheesy smile!!

Trying to hold poses like this is tough...

Theme wear round for bikini...

Hope I dont poke my eye out with my stick...

The Hockey season has also started, which I am sooo excited about! It's been way too long since I picked up a stick, but it's kind of like riding a bike. It was the first league game of the season this weekend and we had a storming game 6-1 against harpenden ladies, and some amazing goals from Holly, Daisy, Lizzy and Jenny. I think we all played so well and Lizzy was just on fire on the left hand side. I was really glad I didn't fall over or play more football thank hockey! I did however get a hockey stick smacked into my knee, so I've got a bit of a pearler coming through. Oh the joys of playing a non-contact sport?!lol I think when it gets close to Miss Galaxy I may have to be a bit more careful with hockey and matches, I don't think having a black bruise on stage is going to gain my extra points.

The ball is there somewhere...

Which way am i supposed to be going again???

Hockey training was amazing last week, it was so nice to get back into it. We started off with 2 laps of the pitch and then sprints - just to get the heart pumping! Then drills and game play. We finished off playing a game against the men, which is always fun, and rather fast! It's hard to bloody keep up with them. I think the start of the new hockey season is probably why I've got so many bruises over my body. Thanks to Tom and Tom for doing training and putting us through our paces..

So back to Miss Galaxy training hard this week. I trained last week but now it's back to eating clean and training even harder. The fitness tests are not going to be a push over. Lots of eggs being eaten this week too, so let's see how that works out! Im going to be training with Emma tomorrow, which I'm looking forward too, then hockey training on Wednesday night. I don't know how it's all going to fit in! Can you grow an extra pair of arms in a few days? If anyone does know give me a shout! Haha 

I'm also going to have to get my butt into gear and organise things for the show. Miss Galaxy is not far away (6 weeks) and there's a few things aka, costume, hotel, spray tans etc that I need to organise. As the shows in Crawley I need to organise how spray tans are going to work. How well onto this week - I have no doubt it will go by in a flash. Then its bootcamp on Saturday for Galaxy, which I'm excited to meet the other girls.

Till next time;

Little miss fitness 

Xx