I think I've decided that I want to try to be a fitness model. Why? What does this mean? What does this entail? I'm not 100% sure. But it gives me a definitive goal to work towards instead of just "when I'm happy." If you know me at all, I don't do well with delayed gratification OR ambiguous goals. I'm working on the former, but the latter still really irks me. How will I know when I'm "happy"? Especially when I know that the term "happy" is going to fluctuate. Example -- when I was in Greenville, I ate not bad but not like I normally do.
And I know it's something that I wouldn't want to do on an every day basis. So I'm learning, and I'm changing. But having something exactly the I can point at and say "I'm working towards that" will make me feel better.
Let's face it -- I will never be a Victoria Secret model. I'm not built for it and I won't ever be a skinny twig that's all legs any more than I can be a model with brown eyes. Not. Gonna. Happen. So, let's compare what I mean when I say "fitness model."
I DON'T want this:
What I DO want:
So, I hope that's a little bit of clarification. I'm not one at all to think that I'm pretty enough to be a model model (again, not built that way) but I think the whole "strong is the new skinny" mentality is gold. I love it and am fully in support of it. And it's not to say that I don't want to be "skinny" it's just not my first priority. I'd love to look pretty in clothes and dresses, etc etc, but again, not exactly what I'm going for...
So just like little kids grow up wanting to be an astronaut, I wanna be a fitness model. Haha.
There are fitness competitions that you could participate in. Kate Moon Orara has done at least two of them. There are two categories - fitness and bikini (I think). You could do one of those too! :-) Ask Kate about it if you are FB friends with her.
ReplyDeleteI'm not friends with her...who is Kate Moon Orara? I stalked her on facebook, but I don't have any (obvious) connection to her.
ReplyDeleteI have a long way off before I'd be comfortable enough to compete (I still get freaked out in a bikini at the pool, let alone judgement!) But it's something I want to look into. :) I hadn't thought about fitness competitions, but if I keep going on the track I am now, it's definitely something I might be looking into. :) Thanks for the heads up!