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Imagine being so deep into fitness competition prep that the olives behind the bar start looking like a full meal. 😭

In this episode, my friend Lauren gets completely honest about what it was really like preparing for her first fitness competition. She didn’t do it because she thought it would be fun, she had just come out of a difficult season in her life and felt like she needed a win.

In this video we’re talking about two times a day workouts, surviving on 900 calories, deleting DoorDash, skipping nights out, and trying to stay disciplined while everyone around her kept saying, “Just have one.”But the hardest part wasn’t even the food or the workouts. It was constantly looking in the mirror, picking apart her body, and feeling like anything less than perfect meant she had failed.

She also shares the side of fitness competitions that Instagram usually leaves out: the hormonal changes, acne, body dysmorphia, reverse dieting, and the reality that looking stage ready doesn’t necessarily mean you’re healthy.

This conversation is funny, honest, and very unfiltered, and it might completely change how you look at fitness competitors.

Could you make it through a 14-week competition prep? Be honest in the comments. 👀