“Know when to push, know when to pull back, know when enough is enough.” I should be in Egypt right now, competing in a big fitness competition I qualified for over the summer…but nope! Over the last few months, my anxiety levels began rising again, and after a few consecutive breakdowns, and several nights of poor sleep, I knew it would be wise to ‘take something off my plate’. Knowing myself, and my competitive edge, I could’ve still competed even with the bad sleep, diet and training, but at what cost? Withdrawing from the competition was a really difficult last minute decision. I felt I was failing at seeing something through that I had committed to. However, I know that there are more important things in life, especially my health. Even though I didn’t make it to the competition floor, I know deep down that my efforts in training have not been for nothing. There have been several ‘wins’ over the last few months. Most of my gymnastic skills improved, I hit some new PRs on a few