The response to IFBB Figure Pro Andrea Watson’s “Walk with Watson” has been great. Thanks to Andrea for sharing her candid, honest thoughts along the way. She’ll be taking the pro stage for the first time next Friday and she’ll be one to watch. Join me in wishing her good luck! Here is the final installment of Walk with Watson. Let us know in the comments field if you’d like to hear more from Andrea after the Arnold.
The Final Stretch!!!!
Holy mole peeps, we’re entering the home stretch…thank you Jesus…I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! My evenings now consist of me walking around the house with my posing suit on and Brian shooing me out of the way because I’m blocking his view of American Idol! Sheesh, I’m half naked man, look at me damn it! Tell me if my butt still looks fat, if I’m still holding water in my back or if you can see my abs. My little pinkie toes are squished and hanging on for dear life because they’re forced into my new clear heals… so I decide to put on some socks to stretch them bad boyz out!!!
I am dreading this weekend because there is so much I must get accomplished. For one, I have to give myself a bikini wax… yes, I do my own because I don’t just let anyone see my golden gates of heaven…this is one of the most painful things about prepping for a competition! I debate on whether or not I should just shave the Thursday before the show but then I think to myself, sista!, Are you crazy? Don’t you remember you’re half Filipino and Italian and God has blessed you with so much hair…too much hair…then I get a vision in my head of me showing up on stage on Friday with a Chia Pet that has grown 10 inches in the middle of the night and is now waving at the judges! Yikes! Better do the wax!
My dear mother is constantly on my case about whether or not I’m losing the weight and if I am going to be ready for the show. She even bought me a Tony Little No Impact glute workout DVD from Food World because she is trying to help! Bless her little heart. She has said so many Rosarys for me over the past few months that I think I have enough blessings to carry me and every competitor in the NPC and IFBB into the next lifetime! Just picture a little Filipino woman (smaller than me) saying (note the accent please), “Andria, I don’t see dose little bumps (muscles) in your back like I did at your pirst show….hab you been doing your butt DBD dat I bought you? Hab you been sticking to your diet? Your butt is big.â€
The purse that I carry around with me the last month reminds me of something Inspector Gadget would carry around…if he was a figure competitor. It is not a fancy Coach or Luis Vuitton, no people, it is a bright yellow, nylon $8 TJ Maxx special, which has numerous pockets, zippers, hiding places, etc. In any given day it holds my iPod, 3 packs of sugar free gum, empty orange roughy, chicken, or asparagus baggies, tanning lotion, deodorant, clean panties – just in case, baby wipes, etc. The other day I was at Publix checking out, spending half an hour looking for my wallet that was mysteriously hidden in there somewhere….when all of a sudden a disgusting, dirty, smelly gym sock falls out. But wait a minute!!!! To my surprise I see a little piece of heaven sitting at the bottom of my Inspector Gadget purse…is it a purple skittle?….a M&M?…I quickly grab it, sniff it and pop that baby into my mouth! Ha, ha little sucker, can’t escape little mama…to my pleasure it was a delicious Reeses Pieces left over from a couple of months ago…I had just experienced a tingle inside of me that I had not felt in a long time…who cares about the nasty sock and the look of disgust on the cashier’s face?
Well folks, this has been the toughest prep for me. I have faced many challenges since last July: from having surgery, to the doctors finding cancer in my appendix, gaining 20 pounds out of depression, rushing Sam to the puppy ER because of her heart condition and being told to make preparations for her death, dealing with the recent loss of loved ones, and a few other issues that are too personal to list. I could have given up many times but I decided to go on and finish what I started. I have grown so much spiritually this last year and I know that my faith will get me through anything and everything.
Through this short journey of mine, I have learned to be a fighter and a very positive person. This sport has given me the strength to see just how much I am capable of doing. I may not have the perfect body or be the best on that stage in Columbus but I am proud of what I have accomplished. I have worked so hard and given 110% each and every day. I can say without a doubt that there is nothing else I could have done leading up to the show to bring a better package. In the end, my placing is out of my hands and in the fate of the judges.
Thank you for following me along my journey. Thank you for all of the e-mails, comments, and encouragement. Now, to my fellow competitors…HEELS ON LADIES, IT’S STAGE TIME!!! GO HOBBIT, GO HOBBIT, GO HOBBIT!!!! HEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAW Y’ALL LOOK OUT COLUMBUS HERE THIS COUNTRY GIRL COMES!!!!
P.S. I will be working at the Met-Rx booth on Saturday and Sunday so please feel free to stop by and shower me with pans of eggplant parmesan, any type of sweet, or just food in general! Tee hee.
GOD BLESS, I WISH YOU ALL OF THE BEST IN 2010!
