the final cheat day

I'm writing this post with a huge, bloated belly & feeling slightly seedy. You see, today was the cheat day to end all cheat days.


We had already planned an outing into the city and were going to work a treat into our day so as not to blow-out too badly but things kind of snowballed and it may have gotten a little out of hand! It was actually kind of deliberate. We had been biding our time a bit as no auditions were yet booked and both agreed that the second we got a call to tell us we have one, we'd take our training to a new level. So mid-way through our outing, we both got a call! We've locked in a big one and it's just under 2 weeks away which is brilliant timing. We decided on the spot that we'd enjoy one final hurrah and cut the treats out of our diet completely (at least until we finally have something to celebrate!). Clean eating ONLY - most processed foods gone and for me, a lower calorie plan (1200-1300 on low days & 1500 on high days no matter how much exercise I'm doing).


Needless to say, we ate a lot. It started with burgers and kumara fries - my mouth is still watering at the thought... Then cheezels, grain waves & M&Ms for afternoon tea and I baked Mars Bar cupcakes for "dinner". Atrocious, I know. But so worth it (well until the nausea kicked in). Now I realise I said that it's important to have a weekly treat for your mental health, but I believe during this time I can make an exception. I'm nearly half way through my plan and while I've been achieving consistent results, I'd like to speed it up so I'm feeling amazing by my first audition. I crunched the numbers & with the 2-3hrs a day of exercise I'm currently doing and the serious calorie restrictions (don't worry - I won't let myself starve - I know my body), I should be able to lose between 1.5 to 2kg fat in 13 days. Yeah - that much. It will nearly get me to my "final" goal ("final" because it could be a moving target - I've never been there before so I'm not sure it's where I'll want to finish).


Anyways I'll give you a run down of the specifics on my next post so you can see what I'm having to go through to get such dramatic results. It's going to be tough, but it's so short term, I know I can do it. This audition (and the others that will follow) is the reason I moved to NZ - I refuse to waste this opportunity by lacking discipline. After the 13 days are up, I'll resume my regular eating plan - I do not plan on keeping this up... It'll mess with both my mind & body! But here we go - exciting times ahead!