Here is the first of many posts to come detailing my road on not only my health and what I'm doing to improve that, but also my workout routines and such as I prepare for my first bikini competition.
A little background on me. My name is Monique. I'm 30 years old. I have four children three of which have special needs. I'm enrolled in school and on my way to becoming a nuclear technologist. I've been married to my husband, Mitch, for almost 10 years and he's the love of my life. So here is what is going on with me. I WAS preparing for a bikini competition that was coming up in July, but due to severe pelvic congestion syndrome, I have not been able to go to the gym as consistently as I have needed to. So after shedding many tears of frustration, I decided to postpone entering into a competition until I'm better.
As of right now, I weigh in at 118 pounds and have 23% body fat. I'm trying to get below 110 pounds and around 12-14% body fat. I have a ways to go, but I'm confident I can get there as long as I take the time and do more research and do everything right. I do plan on still going to the gym consistently (meaning every day at 5:30) and eating clean. I'm just not going to think it's the end of the world if I enjoy a slice a pizza here and there. I was beating myself up mentally too much and for a person who once suffered from an eating disorder, this is not healthy. Also, I found I was consumed by this and not paying attention to my family like I needed to. So, I will workout, log what I eat and how I feel on here. Whoever finds this can be my companion in this journey with me.
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