Selwyn_Times: September 21, 2022

Wednesday September 21 2022 Selwyn Times
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OUR PEOPLE 17
building competition
But John has said we are doing
the show again next year, so I just
focus on that.
Did you ever think you would
get into bodybuilding?
Never, until he suggested it.
Have you been able to retain
the same toned look since the
show in June?
Not to that extent. The two
weeks before the show you are
cutting fat. I’m probably the same
muscle percentage as I was then,
but I’ve probably put a little bit
of the fat percent on, because I
am eating normal now. I am not
trying to cut fat. And the spray
tan makes your muscles pop.
You would never maintain that
everyday. But that’s why there’s
another show, because you have
something to work towards.
What foods did you cut out
leading up to the show?
It took 16 weeks with no fatty
foods. No red meats or fatty
meats. So, it’s more white fish,
grilled lean chicken, egg whites
more so than the yolks, a lot of
protein. Also lots of salads and
vegetables, and no carbs after
five. Cooking for the kids (now
17 and 13) and cooking for me,
I just kept mine pretty simple,
I would add a baked potato or
chips on the side for them. As
the weeks get closer, you start
getting stricter. That’s when you
even stop having chicken breasts,
because that’s too fatty, and you
stick to the egg whites and the
white fish, and obviously the
salady things. And starting to cut
the carbs back too, a little bit as
the weeks get closer. For example,
I had oats for breakfast every
morning, which is good, but
closer to the time I had to swap
out the oats for rice flakes. Which
I must say pleasantly surprised
me, I actually enjoyed them. I
just added some of my protein
powder and they were quite nice.
Having the protein powder is
a must too, that’s kind of like a
treat because it’s tasty, you can
con yourself into thinking it is a
milkshake.
Can you eat cakes and muffins
in that 16 weeks?
Definitely not. Although in
saying that, I was allowed a cheat
meal once a week. That was a
healthy thing to do. You could
decide whether it was a meal,
for example lasagna, or it could
be something like an ice-cream.
Friday night was treat night and I
would have a Cornetto cone with
my two kids.
You must have amazing
willpower.
I had amazing willpower, I’m
trying to get it back. I caught Covid
about three weeks before the show,
so I couldn’t do any cardio, that
was a bit of a train wreck. So I just
made sure what I was eating was as
good as I could do.
Would you like to see the
show become an annual event?
Yes, definitely, I will do it
again. Because I was quite shy, I
don’t know how I ever did it in
the first place. Wearing so little
and being proud of yourself is
such a hard thing to do. For me,
it’s something that I needed to
do. Just being able to be proud of
your achievements even though
you’re not perfect. Standing in
front of everyone and doing the
whole bikini thing was so hard,
but I’m so proud of myself for
allowing myself to do it.
What word would you use to
describe your journey?
It was challenging, but at the
same time it was inspiring and
rewarding. I can’t say that I was
FAMILY TIME: Lisa
Chemaly enjoying
the outdoors with
daughter Paige
and son Keagan.
Right: Chemaly
worked hard over
16 weeks to prepare
for a bodybuilding
competition.
perfect and I definitely fell off
the wagon a few times, but it was
about saying that happened let’s
move on you can do this. I’ve
got goals again and it’s exciting.
For my health, it’s been amazing.
About seven years ago I put
my back out, slipped my lower
disc 25 per cent, the physio said
I would never be able to run.
I needed to work on my core
muscles, which I actually didn’t
have to begin with.
What is your goal now?
I think just keeping it up. I
think once you have made a
lifestyle change, it’s just going
with that. And focusing on that
area with the kids that I teach,
keeping them excited about
running around, racing, obstacle
courses, bike riding, moving and
those kinds of things.
Has training for bodybuilding
made you adopt any permanent
lifestyle changes?
I do try to limit how much
carbs I eat after five o’clock,
because there’s no time for
your body to burn that. That
is a theory that I will move
forward with. I can’t say that I’m
perfect on it right now, but that
is something that is a lifestyle
change for me. And also even
sticking to the only-eat-dessertonce-a-week
kind of theory, and
just exercising when you can.
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