Well I'll jump in and say hello, since I'm one of those lurkers who has been on here for a couple months but haven't posted much. I love the forums though and have learned a ton!
A little about me..I'm from Alberta, Canada...37 years old...been training about 2.5 years and did my first figure show last October. I woke up one morning, about 3 years ago, weighing in at a ginormous 266.5 lbs and decided I needed to fix things! I never once dreamed I'd wind up training to compete but last January caught the bug and decided to go for it. It was an amazing experience but also a realization that it was just the beginning....I want to keep going, continue to improve myself...continue to change my body! I was the thinnest I'd been since I was probably 12 but didn't have a lot of muscle either.
So..I have just finished a bulking phase and am beginning a 10 week cut, with the goal of competing on June 26. I personally think I'm behind and not gonna be able to take off what I need to but my trainer, so far, is confident we'll get there. Why does an "aggressive cut" sound scary? lol We'll make the decision further down the road. If not in June, I'll work towards October, which would give me a bit more time. I don't have that same "do or die" feeling I did last year where I just had to get there and do it. This time around I want to be sure I have progressed enough to be a little bit more competative.
Anyway...that's me in a nutshell! It has truly been a life changing experience.
I ordered some need2slin and was thinking about doing a log during the cut but we'll see...I think I'm a little photo shy!
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