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The Marta Mathews diaries |
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Marta Mathews |
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October 28, 2003
I didn't have the energy to go to the gym yesterday, but as I still felt the
need to do some low intensity cardio, I decided to go shopping in order to
get my last dose of exercise before the contest. After four solid hours of
moping around the malls I got just the exercise I needed. I especially
enjoyed trying out those sexy outfits that would normally not fit me off
season and more than anything I enjoyed feeding off of the comments I kept
hearing from the sales girls on how fit they thought I looked and how every
outfit seemed to bring out the best of my physical attributes. One woman
even asked if she could touch my arm to see how dense it was....
I like keeping myself busy with small projects during my last week of
preparations as they help to take my mind off of thinking about the contest
and more than anything they help to put breaks on my constant fantasizing
about food. Speaking of food, my diet this week could not possibly be more boring. All
my meals yesterday and today consist exclusively of boiled chicken and
limited amounts of flax oil. I will continue with the same menu tomorrow as
well. On Thursday, I'm going to start adding some carbohydrates to my meals
in order to replenish lost glycogen and help my muscles come out looking
sharp and full. I fact, I will even have some basic sugars on Thursday
evening and throughout the day on Friday in order to get the most out of my
muscles. At the moment, my carbohydrate intake is limited to a couple of
sweeteners per day, which I use in my
tea or black coffee. I'm continuing to
take my vitamins in the morning, throughout the day, and in the evening
otherwise my immune system would most definitely react with a flu. I want to
look lively and vibrant when I enter the
stage on Friday and I'm counting on
the vitamins to help me reach that state.
I'm also drinking plenty of water this week, but I have switched to sodium
free distilled kind. I will cut out water completely on Friday and won't
drink any until the evening contest is over. I am a little disappointed in
the fact that the Man Show event is spread out over a period of two days as
I can only maintain that
chiselled look for one of the days only. I have
decided to look my best for the bikini round on Friday. I will still look
great on Saturday for the sportswear and the eveningwear rounds, but there
is no way I could live without water for two straight days in the row.
Having said that, I will probably look a
tiny bit fuller on Saturday - but
so will my competitors which means I won't be the only one to loose a bit of
a competitive "edge".
October 30, 2003
I have not been doing any exercise this week in order to help my muscles
"pop" out for the show and as much as my body welcomes this break, I can't
help feeling like I'm completely out of my element... I've still been waking
up at 5:30 in the morning every day this
week and it was not by choice but
rather by habit. My body is programmed to workout every morning and it does
not care about the extra two hours of sleep it's been presented with this
week.
This afternoon I went to a tanning salon to get my airbrush tanning done. It
was quite an ego bust watching the esthetician who was airbrushing me stare
at my sculpted body in awe and at the same time apologizing for doing so.
After reassuring her that I took no offence and I that did not feel she was
being unprofessional I looked at my newly bronzed physique and all of the
sudden it dawned on me that I have actually achieved everything I planned to
achieve by this day in my training history. I was looking at the body I
wanted to have for the Man Show and the sense of satisfaction for
accomplishing my personal goal was worth every drop of sweat and every bite
of chicken that my body endured over the last twelve weeks. In less than
twenty-four hours from now I will be showcasing my hard work as I enter the
stage and face the judges. Will my look capture their eye and their
attention? I don't know, but as always I am determined to try my best.
October 31, 2003
It is now 4:00 p.m. and in less than three hours I will be standing on the
stage finally wearing my sparkling red bikini. My colleagues kicked me out
of work at noon today so that I could get my last minute preparations out of
the way. I am now in full make-up, my hair is all done up, my bag is packed
and I am ready to go. I am anxiously awaiting to meet my fellow contestants
and to get the show started....
November 1st, 2003
I'm not quite sure where or how to begin this entry. It is already long past
midnight and I'm still up keeping company and staring at a second place
trophy that I brought home tonight following the Man Show competition. For
the first time in my life I don't resent my body for submitting itself into
insomnia as I'm actually enjoying reminiscing about the events of the last
thirty six hours. This competition was a joyride from the beginning to the
very end. As I mentally visualize all of the incredibly fit women that gave
me a run for my placing, I can't help feeling completely overwhelmed by my
personal achievement. For the last twelve weeks I've been religiously
following the famous WNSO slogan EAT, SLEEP, TRAIN, REPEAT and it paid off
in a way I didn't even dare to imagine. I just wish they put that slogan on
their funky tank tops earlier, because before
the Molson Indy (that's when I
first saw the slogan) I've obviously been eating too much, sleeping too
little, training hard but obviously not repeating enough.... Having said
that, I now declare this WNSO slogan to be my credo for all my future
fitness endeavours. Staring at my trophy confirms I'm making a good decision.
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