A Good Read...

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[url]http://scottabel.com/publications/Sometimes%20Falling%20Feels%20like%20Flying%20For% 20a%20Little%20While.pdf[/url]

[BeanBabe]

This man has a lot of great articles and after my first show they really helped get things into perspective. I can see a good coach from a bad one now that is for sure. I also pride myself in knowing that with my diet coach now I will never get below a certain amount of cals and the cardio will not go over a hour in length.

[Nic902]

I read that too...Great article.
Its a side of the sport that not many talk about...and we should help educate other competitors.

[erock]

Thank you SOO so much for posting this! I could relate to almost everything he was saying and I hope more women read this as they consider embarking on a contest journey.

It's funny actually, in my nutrition class freshman year of college we watched a documentary about this starvation study, and my friend and classmate was actually dieting for his first show at the time. He would just nod during the documentary and say that he knows how they feel, and I just laughed with him. I couldn't relate at the time but now I know he was NOT joking!
I competed almost two years ago and I STILL do not a have a healthy relationship with food! It has gotten better over time but I think it is really true that the psychological effects of contest dieting last for years. I sometimes wish I had never competed at all; I never even thought twice about food before, just ate healthy and worked out! I am hoping one day to get back to that.

This makes me feel at peace with my cookies.