If only I could loose 3 kilos, then I'd be happy!

This morning I am using my husband's laptop to post my blog and I was looking through some old photos, and this one inspired today's post. All my bodybuilding pics are on his computer so I don't see them daily as I do with stuff on my laptop.

Why did I choose this picture? Well, this shot is taken about 6 weeks before my last figure competition in 2005 and while I have no idea what weight I was I am guessing I was about 3 or 4 kilos leaner than I am now. I am still a little heavy since returning from the US, and hear myself saying the the 3kg loss chant daily

I hear the chant weekly from clients, friends and other people that I chat to all the time. "If only I were xkgs lighter I'd be happy."

So let's talk about those 3-4 kgs. If I really made the effort, this is what it would take. I would need to spend the next 8-10 weeks saying no to all those dinner and party invitations, I would have to say goodbye to Sunday morning sleep ins with the late yummy brunch. I'd need to be extremely vigilant with my food and pack all my meals for work, and probably ring ahead at events to ensure I could get what I needed. My supplement bill would go through the roof and in about 4 weeks I'd be sick of the sight of lean protein and vegetables. I'd be in bed by 8pm and out by 5am, and my friends would have stopped asking me out because I would always say no.

Maybe those extra kgs are there to remind us that there is always a price, or a sacrifice to everything we want to achieve, and maybe we need to look a little deeper than our abs for happiness?

So breakfast - egg whites and spinach or smoked salmon omelet at a great cafe down the road?

Lisa