Day 2 at the Fitness Festivalen was a whole lot of fun! Got to finally meet Ashley Kaltwasswer! OMG! EPIC moment of my weekend! I actually was able to just have a chat with her like we just knew each other. She makes you feel so welcomed in her space… LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this moment!!!! I met SO MANY OTHER PROFESSIONALS! Like who does this! lol! Sorry my happiness is expressed much and feel so happy and excited to have done so! Check out a couple of those who I met! Others are just randomes =D Enjoy the pics!!!
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My EPIC moment! Ashley Kaltwasser! Ms. Olympia 2013 in Sweden! Now thats what I call a privilege! From and Instagram request to a hug! Just awesome!!!!!
My Josefin! She's always advising me to continue and work hard towards my goals!
Uh? HELLO! Even Ms. Olympia 2012 I got to meet! One lucky girl I am!!!!
Swedish Fitness Gangs with Mr. Roddy! My Orange peeps!
Cecilia and Roddy Benjaminson! Holy crap! This was unexpected MEET! They were so loving and playful! LOVE AT 1ST SITE! Cecilia is soooooo HOT in person!!! Sweet she was! And Roddy! A big Teddy Bear with EVERYONE! Sweet people indeed!
So playful with EVERYONE! How privileged I am to be carried by the GLADIATOR!
Hanging out with my Jennie Girl and working the stands….
With Nidal Awad
My Frida! This woman just came out of nowhere to say hi to me! How awesome and sweet that was! I had been wanting to meet her, and FINALLY! Such a hot mom! One I will def keep following when I have my munchkin! <3
Talking to the public a bit…
Stage shots!
BAM! Sexi swag on the works! This was just my beginning! =D UNTIL NEXT TIME MY LOVES! Pussar och kramar!
Lunch time! Protein, fats and fruit! Gosh how I missed fruit in my competition diet! I'm taking a week off of muscle training. I already had my breakfast carbs (oats/Havegryn in Swedish ) So all day just protein, healthy fats, low carbs (side of veggies or lots of salad greens with all my meals or none at all) I'm giving my body the nutrients it NEEDS since it went through a rigorous diet. Then I will have a great treat meal. Not about to gain double of what I had to lose! No way! It's all about timing and balance… Not throwing my hard work away
#noexcuses #eatingclean #offseasondiet #healthylunch
These 2 SHOES THAT HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE… <3
Had a great time at Fitness Festifvalen! Met a whole lot of AMAZING professionals! I really felt like the luckiest girl in the world! Felt like a little kid that steps into Disneyland for the 1st time ever! This journey of mine is finally over. I had so much fun in it! I'm so happy to have decided this! I wore my 5th place medallion all day yesterday! I was happy to be amongst former and current bikini competitors in the finals as for my 1st time in bikini competition. Now thats more than what I asked for! What an honor! My nerves are more calm now =D Having to have posed was very nerve wrecking for me! Will I do it again??? That is yet a question to be answered. I know I have much more to learn and improve, I mean it is my 1st competition. I'm just a baby =D LOL! I will LOVE to learn, that's for sure!
I really want to thank ALL those that were apart of me in this journey. From my Talangjakten staff, crew, coaches, to all my counselors outside the Talangjakten (you know who you are) to my husband and family! Thank you for all your support you gave me. You guys rock!
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Friday afternoon as I arrived to Göteborg, I began carb loading. My little tiny muscles began to fill!
Then got registered as #113 and headed out to Svenska Mässan to get my 2nd spray tan!
Finally the night came and started prepping to hit the stage. Sussie (Talangjakten teammate) and Madeleine Wärnberg (athlete trainer) didn't hesitate once to help me out! Great girls they were! They helped me out big time!
Hanging out backstage b4 hitting the stage with Ahmad Ahmad! So cool to meet this HULK! lol!
My Jennie girl and I ready to rock the stage! GWABA (Jennie figure that abbreviation out if you can! lol!)
(Drum ROLL!!!) Finally after 17 girls we were the top 6 finalists! WHooooo!
Then I got 5th place! So happy to have accomplished this! Smiles say it all!
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For those that actually read blogs or enjoy reading fitness news and not just looking at pictures 😀 Have 5 mins to catch up with my life the past 24hrs? Read todays blog! I've learned and now Im inspiring too!
So I looked up to my bikini fitness inspirations, to my coach, to the voice of a world championship, to personal trainers, especially towards my husband 1 yr ago how to guide me in the gym, and looked what has happened! I placed 5th place for the 1st time at a bikini fitness competition! The most 2nd nervous day of my life is finally over. No joke but this posing stuff, I'm proud I conquered it. I know I have much more to learn and I'm totally excited to continue learning from the pros! Anna Virmajoki (OMG I LOVE HER!!!) & now Ms. Olympia 2013 Ashley Kaltwasser are in my fitness heart! In my fitness world! I believe they are on top and the BEST in the Bikini Fitness World
So heres my next life changing plan: KEEPING and MAINTAINING what I like to now call now my "perfectly toned body!"
Yes! I will not throw away my body in eating "skit mat" (lmao!) bad food that is, and hurt my body. I think my body is soooo confused right now with the diet I had. I'm sure my 1hr before carb loading going and going on stage and giving it some Peanut Butter and Chocolated, my body was like "Oh hi candy! Where have you been my whole life!" Yea! Well good it enjoyed it cuz that's all it's getting lol! That little moment I had with my treats back stage made me mentally and physically feel like I've had my "lil treat day." After the competition all I wanted was my green tea, a coke and fruit with my Kesella! Yup! I know right? I really didn't feel the necessity to hurl down food that the mind wants and then later be grabbing my stomach like I'm about to deliver a kid 😛 and be 5 kilos (about 10lbs) in one week! Heck no! I'm keeping and maintaining my body! I worked very hard towards it & looooove the way I'm looking… My next plan is to have a body art fitness photo shoot. It's not for the public, but it is for me and my close ones to have as a memory of my fit body, not that it's going anywhere but I REALLY have always wanted pictures of myself at the best shape of my life how my beautiful mother did when she was my age. I want to see the art my body has created! Can't wait!!!
I will keep and maintain my body by eating as much natural food as I can, cutting out sugar and bad carbs including pasta, bread, sweets, fizzy drinks and alcohol for 6 days and yes, I will still have my treat day. You cannot deprive the body from it too long. I will not look how I did on stage all year round. This look was only a competition look. My body was tight and toned from releasing so much water from it. Now I will drink water how I would so I can fill my little tiny self up 😀
I will also maintain my exercise routine, 6 days and one active day rest…
My motivation? Anna Virmajoki is and has been my lock screen and home screen to my phone for the past 2 months! It's my motivation to keep me going! Now having Ms. Olympia 2013 in my inspiration list too and knowing we can talk and I can most def ask for advice, life cannot get any better!!! The inspiration I will have by 2 amazing pros to inspire me head on now! I will NEVER believe stepping on a scale for answers. They're just numbers. My scales will be my inspirations, my mirror, and my clothes to gauge my shape. Now that my fitness competition is over, I will take no more than 1 week off my muscle training and just 1 day out from my usual daily diet, (time to taste a million protein bats and shakes at today's fitness expo! A couple of weeks out in an healthy way can bring damaging consequences to the body you worked so hard for!
It's breakfast time! Oats and chocolate casein baby!!! Good morning and much love to all of you! Have an AWESOME DAY!
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Breakfast menu: Oats with chocolate casein, roasted ham and egg whites… Yummy!
I made it to the FINALS!!! I got 5 th place! Couldn't be any happier! So happy for myself! I'm a winner and I'm a legend! And thats how I want to be remembered. Why? Because I did it! I accomplished a goal of mine I set for myself! I trained hard, I focused hard and never gave up… Thats a winner in it self! And who can take that away from me 😀 Great night! Now time to sleep!!! This feeling of ACCOMPLISHMENT and FULLFILLMENT I'm having is DEF something you can't put a price on!!!
(more pics later… This woman needs to sleep!)
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5th place in Bikini Fitness
Want something INTERESTING to read for the day? Well here you go! This is a MUST read! For all you who think we MUST look like the cover of a MAGAZINE ALL YEAR ROUND! We DO NOT DEPRIVE OURSELVES!
"Competitors and fitness models themselves do not consistently look lean year round as some may suspect they "should!!!!!" They are NORMAL everyday people. Allow them to flourish during their "off-season." As this is the most important time for an athlete to GROW, and become their BEST and IMPROVE for the next show or just for themselves in a healthy everyday life.
(click link below)
http://radiantlyfit.com/cut-competitors-and-yours
elf-some-slack/
So the other day I was talking to Frida Bålefalk and her friend Fanny Sundström about the Better Bodies nylon jacket. I mentioned to them how its so thin for the price and how you're just paying for the brand. But who doesn't buy stuff just for the brand? LOL! I know I do! However, despite the price I was still going to get it! Its just such an AWESOME jacket. I thought to myself "I'll just have to layer a million pieces to stay warm!" Ugh? Yea. Negative on that! Despite how thin it is, THIS JACKET KEEPS YOU SO DAMN WARM! Don't even notice its minus degress!!! No kidding! So I take back what I said! Not like it was going to stop me from buying it =P LOVE MY JACKET!!!! Feel so damn cool in it! And the little hints of PINK!? AHHH! Just love it!
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So new BODY mag is out! And got a little choked up on the nice words Alex said about all of us! Alex? You and your family FREAKIN ROCK! In the article, Alex says "Naturally beautiful and well shaped. Passionate about bikini fitness and looks to make it an integral part of her future. Very talented… can take a place at finals." Holy crap! That's coming from the mouth of a man who's wife is a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in BODYFITNESS!!! (FAINTING!!!!!)
And of course loved the article on the bikini fitness seminar with my all time favorite ANNA VIRMAJOKI! And yup, I was privileged to stand right next to her! Whooooo! Smokin hot woman she is! She rocks my bikini fitness life!
I'm all set up for a couple of months with my Ultimate Nutrition's daily vitamins & Omegas that I need for my athletic life I lead. Also some great Pre workout drink (Nanox Proxil) when planning to go at a high intensity at the gym. Pretty much kicking my own rump at the gym. Had to of course have some more of the best whey protein from Nanox, Strawberry Whey Protilox! Taste soooooo darn good with my protein pancakes. Still can't believe its not a cheat meal! (BECAUSE I TREAT IT LIKE ONE ONE CHEAT DAYS! LOL!)
And of course, Better Bodies gear is a must in a woman's closet. Screw stilettos! Wait jk! But I am finding more joy in my training clothes =D BETTER BODIES for better bodies =D Got a round of black training clotes! I love black too much! Fits well with all my other BetterBodies gear though =D
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Pretty intense what these triple D's can make you achieve.
Last weeks are getting tough. Lack of sleep during my resting nights is at it's highest peaks. All day yesterday I was able to achieve my training session and 12 hr work shift with only 3 hrs of sleep. Today I have only slept 5 (well better than the previous night) and have already achieved my 1.5 cardio and core session. What's next on the TO-DO-LIST? My next 2 training sessions. I ask myself how on Earth can I even manage this. Now here's the good question: Why?
Let me tell you why. Because when you have DISCIPLINE, DEDICATION & DETERMINATION, nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING gets in your way! The DESIRE to achieve and fulfill your goal to perform your best, simply becomes part of you as if it were the breath of life.
It is very difficult, yet not impossible. I cry so hard inside of me, so hard tears roll down my eyes. Tears because its just sooo hard! It's tears of frustration, tears of wanting to stop and give up. I simply think of how far I've gone, brush off the tears and keep going…
The POWER we have when we want to reach a goal… Now enough about me… Because there are others with WILL POWER too… See the pics below. It really impresses me when I'm at Ironsport and see mothers with babies, like literally infants. Not only do they have a desire to bond with their babies, but also a desire to achieve their health goals! ALL POWER TO THEM!
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Been a while since I've been on here… Its just that I'm in a VERY important relationship: a relationship with DEDICATION, DETERMINATION, & DISCIPLINE! This ENTIRE week has been 5am 1hr morning cardio sessions, muscle training before noon and then off to work! BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!! #NOEXCUSES
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