USN CHALLENGE OVER

The USN 12 week challenge is over. The funny part is- its not really over for me. Its just the beginning. I think that's what the challenge as an entity had in mind when they developed the program too: you work so hard to transform yourself, that you don't want to fall into old habits ever again.

When i got into the last week of the challenge i had to start cutting down on calories even more, to see how far i could possibly push this vessel of mine. I got a taste of the Body building world. At one stage i was drinking 7 Litres of water a day, then 6, then 5...until i got to no water for 24 hours. I couldn't even sleep that night.

Being mentally prepared was key. And i was. I wont lie, there was a a day in the last week where my mind started playing tricks on me. I literally got tired of myself. Tired of measuring, tired of weighing, tired of measuring every calorie, tired of packing my lunch bag, tired of remembering to take my supplements...and mostly- tired of standing in front of the mirror and taking selfies. I had to. It keeps you motivated they say. It was quite comical: you dream of that perfect photo shoot on the day that you finish, that day arrives and you cancel. You just take the after photo and then pictures of your kids. You fantasize over all the food you've missed and want to consume, the night arrives and you still feel guilty and start planning your next trip to Grid class.

The worst part was when i started doubting my intentions for the challenge. My friends were doing and achieving AWESOME things, i was using time to make my body a better place to live in. I wanted to be a life coach damnit, i wanted to give testimony to people, i wanted to counsel, i wanted to preach, i wanted to make God proud, be Mrs South Africa even- yet i was just perfecting my outer shell.

Thank goodness i snapped out of that short lived bubble: My body was actually the only thing i Could control. What i ate, how i exercised, how goal focused i remained: it was in my hands. If i gave it my all, and i manage to Win, i could actually nr 1: testify to that and nr 2: actually use the winning money to study that course i've been going on about and nr 3: Get a USN sponsorship for a Year! ( I was lucky enough to win all the supplements i needed during the challenge...and now ill have to survive without them going forward). If i don't cut the top 10, then at least it will go down as that time when i transformed my entire life.USN girl for life.

With the help of Chris Coetzee, who made to 5 men last year in the same challenge, and also won Peoples choice- we kicked some serious butt. He coached me all the way from Johannesburg: what to eat, drink, and what to do in the gym when the guys from Virgin active Red Okavango weren't giving me Grid classes from hell. Martin and Joel- you guys are flipping amazing.

I went down 7kg and 5% body fat.

....go back to FACEBOOK now and tell me what you think...did you expect more? 

I did it the Healthy way. And this what you get.