Time to love yourself

☀ Hello my dear readers,

I am not sure how to start this blog, but got to start somewhere, so here it goes... 

This is going to be an honest and truthful chunk of my thoughts, but I really think that you might find something relating to yourself or maybe just grab a tip or two.  And that is a reason why I am giving you to read this kind of a blogpost, different to that I usually post.

Firstly, I need to mention that I AM VERY HAPPY with my decision and that I have overcome a lot of obstacles to come to it. I feel like dropping off a rock of my heart! ❤

So Here it goes...

I have decided to step back from my prep and NOT TO COMPETE in Bodypower PCA SuperSeries 2018, as I planned. And this was the hardest thing to do, because I always stay committed to my goals. 

WHY?

It took me 3 weeks to come to this conclusion and I have already done half of the prep time - 8 weeks gone and dusted. So for these 3 past weeks I have been a proper moody b*tch. The kind I have never ever been 😀 [even last year on my prep I wasn`t like that].

This prep had started to fully overtake my life which changed my relationship with the kids as well as with my fiancé, and by the way with myself as well. And lets not forget my friends, I totally isolated myself from them...
The hardest bit is not the diet or training or being consistent, the hardest part is keeping the mental health. And I was properly loosing it. So, I came to the point where I had to re-evaluate my priorities and adjust my goals. SO I DID!

When I say, `my prep is over`, `I am not competing`, it doesn`t mean I have given up on my ultimate goal. At the moment, I am still working towards it by adjusting my little steps (little goals which competing is one of them) and coming up with other ways how to get there. To that main dream of mine ⭐

Taking part in bikini competitions is something you call `self achievement`. And that`s good! But if I go back to the priorities part, then mine right now are - FAMILY, MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH, HAPPINESS. ✰✰✰

There is no secret that constant competing and being on stage prep diet [this diet is so much different to what a normal fitness addicted person would have] is NOT HEALTHY. And I am also facing some minor health issues because of it right now, so stopping for a while is better, than letting these issues become Major. 

Yes, I wrote `stopping for a while`. I do love the stage and would like to compete again, but not while I am not fully mentally ready for it. ☆

Lastly, to be a successful bikini athlete, I need to have the perfect stage condition and form, which I still feel like, actually, I know I don`t have. And my body still needs a lot of work to get there. Which is what I am going to work for now.

★★★

I competed as a Bikini Athlete 3 times last year (2017) and it was an amazing experience. This has never been about proving something to someone or showing off. The only person I want to prove my achievements to is myself. Where now, I have proven to myself that I am STRONG and capable to be honest with myself... also good on making the right decisions for better. 💓 It`s Time to Love Myself.

I am always about HAPPY and this is me now being just that. Happy 😇

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Up, up towards the stars,

Eliza Fit Mom x