I recommend trying on a few different shoes. You need to find something that is comfortable. Something I picked up from last year I am now using a 'curved up' toe because I saw a lot of people wearing them last year. 

I bought a full size mirror so that I could practice. Last year, as weird as this sounds, I would wear the shoes around the house while meal prepping, etc. so that I could get used to wearing them. That made uncomfortable shoes feel that much better and not so foreign when the big day came.

Ok, so this year I bought 2 bathing suits for show. I've learned as time went on that there are different 'cuts'.

(I told you we were talking about this. lol) There is an amateur cut, a national pro cut, pro cut (micro cut). 

Bikini bite... yep, we actually glue this bikini to our bodies. With as much moving as we're doing the entire day, this helps keep everything in place.

*Tip: find someone you Know, Like n Trust who's been through competitions before and can offer good advice.

Next up: Picking your coaches and what the major benefits are.

Get out there, move your body, put amazing nutrition inside of it, and always, always, ALWAYS, do that thing that makes your soul sing.

-Kristi Data