Feeling a little flat..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keeping updated

Ok.. so i had a PT session today! WOW! it was only half an hour but it was good getting back into it! i was soooo nervous! Cant wait for my next one itll be an hour!! EEeEEee

 

Currently havent registered for the warrior dash which is really annoying me! Its xmas and i really cant justify paying the money to register for that when i havent started present buying yet! Its making me sad! Im keen Justins keen to be dragged into it AND my sister inlaw is ready to come too!! I would volunteer for the day and then you get to race for free but its my lovely step dads 50th birthday bash! I wouldnt want to miss that! Hmmm.. maybe we could make everyone do it for his Bday.. Come on clive! what better way to celelbrate your 50th?! hahaha no seriously..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got the beach fever the other night when my bestfriend suprised me with a trip to the gong!

It was late and the sun was setting but it was cooling down nicely! We had a little picnic and a chat on the beach.. it was soooo relaxing i always forget how much the sea realxes me!

 

 

 

I would love to one day do yoga on the beach as the sun rises! TOTES going to!!

 

I got measured today after PT.. its been a month..

My body fat % is UNDER 30!! yay!!

Also another highlight losing 2cms off my thighs and

3cms off my narrow point! (above waist under bust)

Its a good starting point for the results from all the hard work ill be doing with these changes from the naturopath i was focused more on that than the last months progress as i had fallen off the wagon some what and into a vat of ben n jerrys haha but im very happy with that! I need to do a before photo and then i can do one in february and see the difference.

 

 

So i had this crazy idea.. i LOVE this bikini! but it doesnt come in a one piece.. and i was wondering around in my bra and undies this morning (as you do) and thought.. i could totally pass off a bikini who gives a crap what anyone else thinks. I was so excited the other day because i realised i dont have an over hang anymore!!! it has killed me since my first C Section! When they cut everything open and sew it back up they leave a "shelf" above the scar and everything kind of hangs over it!
















Also this morning i notice ive got my back dimples back! yay!



Im doing night shift for the next two weeks! When i say night shift i mean 3:30-9pm im excited because i can do all my workouts in the morning! Im a little nervous as ive got a few big events during the day when i have to work that night! Night shift is crazy! its sooOOoOOo busy! But the atmosphere is really nice because its all quiet the residents are mostly relaxed and getting ready for bed and im just running up and down the corridors in the dim lighting. I generally dont get a break so i really need to be organised with my food! Have some food stashed in places around so i can eat on the go.. hygenically ofcourse! haha


Workout World

 

All your excuses solved! no? well right down every excuse you could possibly come up with! then write down the solution! Some of my recent excuses:

 "its too fricken hot to go running!" -so go do some laps!

"im too tired i really could just have a nap" - shut up and go exercise itll give you more energy and you wont feel like a lazy shit!

Some popular ones ive heard lately..

"i cant afford the gym" - So get out and workout in the park! go to the bike track! use the hills around mount annan run then do push ups run then do squat jumps.. google workouts!

"i feel like shit i dont want to exercise" - yeah youre right sitting there going over in your head how you feel like shit is so much better than getting up and getting on with it.. itll clear your head and youll feel better.. or youll feel like shit after anyway but atleast you did soemthing!

 

SO hard with my ever changing life to get into a set routine! But i try and work my training around whatever happens! I have set days for things and however i can fit it in i do!

Mon.. Cardio

Tues.. Toning

Wednesday.. Cardio

Thurs.. Toning

Fri.. core & flexibilty

Sat.. smash the shit out of it!!

Sun.. rest

 

Admittedly most weeks i end up having two rest days! Its hard when i work on the weekends to keep with my plan but aslong as im getting out and doing something its better than nothing!

 

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Ive noticed my core getting a little better lately but nowhere near what i need it to be to support my body properly! So ive decided to make fridays core & flexibility! So lots of different ab exercises and some yoga!

Taking the girls to the gym! They love the creche and have friends who they see there!

Even Evie has made some little friends!

Yeah.. i need a nap thats how tired i get!

this is me trying to read my womens fitness mag!

Mind you i clean the house before i go to the gym.. massive workout.. then have to organise lunches and finish cleaning and then i can collapse if the girls have a nap!

 

 Yup i wore pigtails! i felt cute! some lady scoffed at me but fuck you i look awesome and youre boring! haha and YAY! Mel and i worked out for 5 minutes together! First time in ages we were at the gym at the same time!

 

 

FINALLY CRACKED 500!!!!

Ab work, RPM and then the summit!

This is hwat i should be doing everyday.. yeah right

 

So true! If you dont enjoy your workout you wont go back for more! Find what you like but what also challenges you physically! I love gym classes and PT and outdoors challenges! My husband hates the gym hes into sports! I dont do sports because im way too competitive haha

 

 

 

 

 

Dont make me tell you what you have to do to burn off Ben & Jerrys! blergghh

Healthy Eating!

 

My husband knows me so well he cuts the fat off before giving it to me haha

 

Putting the naturopath into action! Super greens tonic and i bought huge bottles of water to keep track of my 3L a day!

 We obviously live our lives and have what we want amongst our love for healthy food!

However we need to work on our minds.. just because we have this cold rock doesnt mean we are back where we started.. Sometimes the guilt you put on yourself after a slip up can be worse than what you ate so dont beat yourself up!

 

Ive really gotten on the calorie counting band wagon! I love My Fitness Pal! Seriously has everything! You can even scan the barcodes on the packets and it puts all the details in for you. At the end of the day it tells you how your calories went.. it gives you hope and keeps you on track!

 

 

 YUM!! corn thins organic peanut butter and green apple!                     New nut snack tower!

Justins dinosaur steak compared with my correctly proportions rump all fat trimmed.

Little obsessed with char grilled veggies haha

 

Random lollies in RPM?! this is the second trainer that has handed out lollies after an RPM class.. the first trainer gave a snake out before and after.. Replenishing sugar energy hit? or bribery?

 My AMAZING breakfast wrap! Never really liked the idea of a breakie wrap.. but thought well if i can have carbs at breakfast ill have carbs alright! IT WAS SO TASTY!!! Ocourse entered it all into MFP to manage my calories.. 300 cals for breakfast and this was 289ish. 2xbacon 1 egg 5x mini roma tomatos 1/2 cup sliceed mushrooms! mMMmMMmm

 

it was too hot to put the oven on so decided to try and cook my roast chicken on the BBQ.. it was a bit of a fail haha

A lesson in patience..

 

 

Omg.. i was not born with an ounce of patience.. but i have been trying to learn it! I think in this day and age instant gratification is somewhat indulged with our current lifestyle habits.. but im not really refering to food. Im talking about the patience i have gained through this weight loss journey. It took me a year to get where i am.. but i knew it would take me that long and i reminded myself of that all the time! I know ill get where im going and i dont expect it to happen overnight! sure i can set goals to keep me powering on but its not do or die! I know when im cruising and not getting anywhere and i know when im working too hard!

You gotta pace yourself, keep a good attitutde & know it will happen..

 

 

Recently as you know i went to a naturopath and some of the changes she has made are proving a little difficult to adjust to. Its so hard and i expect results straight away to gratify my hard work but they just dont happen that quickly. I keep telling myself it'll take a month minimum and atleast 3 months for the wow factor so gear up to keep chuggin Rach!

I keep getting down because im not following it 100%.. my life at the moment makes it easy to form excuses! Im so used to the way i have been doing things and to up and change it takes a while to adjust. I have to do the shopping and order this protein powder but i really cant afford $90 of protein powder that i might not even be able to drink! They dont have test samples and thats the smallest you can buy. It has to be online as no where else stocks it.. odd. This easy-yo machine in woolies is $20 and the sachets for the yoghurt are about $5 each i think. Another thing i cant afford if im not going to eat it. I cant stand natural yoghurt even if i put berries in it.. cant do it.. so im just going to cut out yoghurt all together. Im just constantly battling in my head.. you need to do this to get where you want to go but it goes against alot of my weightloss values. I also dont really know what to eat thats carb and dairy free apart from meat/fish and salad/fruit/veggies.. and that can be a little boring! The only carbs i would have in the morning was bread. Morning tea i can have biscuits i suppose but i normally have it with cheese or ham cant have any of that now.. just frustrating.. change scares me in a way and especially something so extreme as this. Ill get the hang of it.. its only been a week i have to give it a month! Patience patience patience! You can get through this!

 

 

So when i get the lack-of-patience-anxiety attack coming on.. you can always tell because i get really snappy and cant handle things.. i need to STOP take a breath.. remind myself everything is ok theres no rush and to relax.. think of the zen yoga pose in my background!

Try it for yourself =)

 

 

Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one can take before negativity. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast.