I
just finished competing in my second NPC Bikini competition. I know…what the heck is a 48 year old doing
in bikini competitions? I
decided to do it again because it is a really good goal for me both with my
training and nutrition. Nothing puts a
flame under your rear like knowing that NPC officials are going to judge your
body in a bikini in front of an audience!! I didn’t walk away with a trophy
this time, but had an awesome experience and feel great about how my body looks.
There’s
a ton a prep before a show like this, but there’s also some downtime between
the prejudging and finals when you have a chance to meet and talk with other
competitors. One of the common themes of
conversation was about our diets. Even
though we were all on hard-core cut-to-the-bone strict competition diets,
everyone ate clean in their normal everyday life. All the women agreed that hardly anyone in
their lives were very supportive of their “eat clean” lifestyle. One girl said that she was constantly
ridiculed by her friends because of it.
We all could relate to each other trying to eat clean in a world of
garbage food and sugar pushers. It was a
conversation that could’ve gone on for hours.
I’m
so glad that I had the chance to have that discussion with the other
competitors and discover that all eat cleaners have experienced some of the
same comments, attitudes, and been treated like we were aliens on dumb fad
diets.
Eating
clean is not always easy, it’s not always inexpensive, and it can be more time
consuming to shop and cook. One thing is
for sure; you cannot deny how it will help you look in your best achievable
body combined with weight training. You
don’t have to compete to look like a bikini competitor after eating clean, but if
you want to, skies the limit!
Stand
strong eat cleaners! We are not weird,
just the ones who “GET IT”!! J
You look FABULOUS Gwen! Really amazing. Such a source of inspiration for us all.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that people have to make fun of another person's choice to eat for health?? Isn't that sad!?
Again, congrats and great job. You deserve a huge pat on the back for your dedication. No question it has paid off!
Thank you so much, Charlotte! :)
ReplyDeletehey gwen new blog looks great! you actually look younger now than you did in 1993 !!!!! what category did you enter? i hear you - none of my friends are interested in health/weight and poo-hoo me when i decline to eat crap and i consider myself overweight and undertoned at the moment!. I just dont bother telling people what i'm doing anymore - i'm sick of trying to justify to unhealthy, fat people!!
ReplyDeleteYou look AMAZING and it must be such a warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing how fit, healthy and gorgeous you look for someone in their 20's let alone nearly 50 (ooops, should i say that horrible number lol!)
Keep blogging and inspiring us gwen! xx
Lol! Thank you so much for the nice compliments, Amanda. There was no "masters" division, so I was lumped in with all ages during the competition. I do feel good being fit and healthy and want to continue to stay that way for as long as I can. Best wishes to you! :)
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