Modern Model March 2014 | Page 34

The
 Perfect
 Diet
 for

 The
 Perfect
 Body

By
 Phoenix
 Rain

  For
  years
  I
  suffered
  with
  disordered

ea&ng
  and
  everyday
  I
  would
  wake
  up,

adamant
  that,
  “today
  I
  am
  going
  to
  be

perfect!”.
 As
 a
 professional
 fitness
 coach
 I
 was

never
 happy
 with
 what
 I
 was
 doing,
 whether
 it

be
  my
  training,
  nutri&on
  or
  even
  my

standards
  of
  work.
  I
  am
  a
  born
  perfec&onist

and
  this
  very
  characteris&c
  was
  my

kryptonite.

 Aier
 years
 of
 punishing
 myself
 every

day
  for
  not
  being
  the
  person
  I
  saw
  inside
  my

head,
  I
  finally
  learned
  some
  very
  important

life
  lessons
  that
  I
  think
  are
  relevant
  to
  every

one
 of
 us.

  Most
  importantly
  I
  learned
  to
  stop

living
 inside
 my
 head
 and
 actually
 opened
 my

eyes
  to
  real
  life.
  I
  started
  to
  see
  what
  was

going
 on
 around
  me,
  instead
  of
  locking
  myself

inside
 this
 mental
 prison
 I
 had
 created.

  Now
  I
  have
  beaten
  my
  ea&ng

disorder,
 and

 my
 goal
 is
 to
 help
 every
 woman

out
  there
  who
  has
  ever
  woken
  up
  saying,

“today
 I
 am
 going
 to
 be
 perfect”.
 I
 now
 teach

women
 to
 enjoy
 the
 progress
 they
 make
 each

day
  and
  to
  celebrate
  the
  liTle
  wins,
  instead
  of

dwelling
 on
 the
 imperfec&ons
 they
 may
 see.

  Changing
  the
  psychology
  of
  my

coaching
  has
  helped
  every
  single
  one
  of
  my

clients
  develop
  through
  some
  really
  tough

challenges
  in
  their
  lives.
  Ironically,
  lewng
  go

of
 perfec&on
 has
 been
 the
 key
 for
 all
 of
 them

in
 reaching
 both
 physical
 and
 mental
 goals.

  If
  any
  of
  this
  rings
  true
  to
  you,
  or
  if

you
 have
 ever
 been
 through
 periods
 where
 no

maTer
  what
  you
  do,
  you
  can
  never
  reach
  a

happy
  point
  with
  your
  body,
  my
  advice
  is
  to

start
 with
 your
 head.

  ○
  Recognize
  the
  triggers
  that
  start

anxiety
  or
  stress.
  Ac&vely
  make
  a
  note
  of

these
  and
  you
  will
  find
  that
  the
  more
  you

recognize
 them,
 the
 quicker
 you
 can
 stop
 this

from
 happening.

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 Photo
 ©
 MaT
 Wilks
 Photography/MUA
 Rochelle
 Perks

Phoenix
  Rain
  is
  a
  professional
  fitness
  coach,
  model,
  writer
  and

mother.
  Phoenix
  is
  the
  creator
  of
  SuperYummy
  -­‐
  Inspira(onal

fitness
  for
  supermums
  and
  Phoenix
  Rain
  Fitness
  Training.
  For

more
  informa(on
  on
  bea(ng
  disordered
  ea(ng
  and
  nega(ve

body
 image
 please
 visit
 www.phoenixrainfitnesstraining.com

 ○
 Focus
 on
 a
 healthy
 nutri&on
 and
 training
 plan

but
  don’t
  punish
  yourself
  for
  not
  being
  “perfect”.
  Once

you
  start
  to
  focus
  on
  progression
  you
  will
  no&ce
  that

your
 body
 starts
 to
 develop
 very
 quickly.

  ○
  Exercise
  daily
  -­‐
  even
  if
  it
  is
  just
  a
  walk
  or

mobility
  training.
  Daily
  habits
  form
  quickly
  and
  posi&ve

ac&ons
  will
  spread
  through
  all
  areas
  of
  your
  life.
  It’s

funny
  how
  quickly
  exercise
  goes
  from
  being
  a
  chore
  to

becoming
  a
  form
  of
  medita&on
  that
  is
  good
  for
  your

body
 and
 your
 soul.

 ○
 Never
 go
 to
 bed
 anxious.
 Deal
 with
 the
 things

you
  can
  sort
  out
  now
  and
  make
  a
  plan
  for
  the
  things
  you

can’t.
  For
  the
  worries
  that
  have
  no
  solu&on,
  put
  them

away.
 There’s
 a
 great
 app
 called
 “the
 worry
 box”
 on
 both