My HOW TO Manual

 

I started this blog with my goal in sight.. I wanted a complete diary from start to finish! The big WOW before & after and exactly how I got there.. When I was first starting out these were (and still are) the biggest motivation for me

People's before & after photos!

 

 

But unfortunately you can never really see the story of how they did it. This is what I've done! Well this is what I'm doing! This is the magic Pill! This is how it's done! This is my how to manual..
When i was first starting off thats all i wanted.. no gimics.. no friggen money wasted on stupid crap.. just the formula! JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO!! I quite liked Michelle Bridges 12wbt.. it really was a simple introduction! Eat Healthy, Exercise this much and dont forget to deal with your issues!
But after the 12 weeks.. it was expensive and kinda repetitive so i didnt want to sign up another round!

Youve gotta change it up alot.. So im going to try and do more of what i started! The HOW TO!
This is what im doing.. this is what youre not supposed to do lol this is how i deal with it and these are my results.. Im human.. i have a life, i have kids, i have a job, a husband, friends, family, and everything has to fit together! Im not a machine! I dont workout 3 times a day and eat nothing but chicken, brown rice and brocolli. I stuff up, i work hard, but ill get there eventually!

 

I know I'm not there yet and I won't be for a long time.. Sometimes I get really down 'maybe I won't get there.. I'm so big and my body could never shrink that much..' But I try my hardest not to let my thoughts bring me down
I know I have to keep at it day by day and I will see results in time. I just need to keep imagining the end goal and love my body for being strong enough to fight through all the torture! Hehe

I've been testing out my new workout routines this week and I'm loving it! Its amazing the knowledge I've gained! I'm more confident in walking into the muscle man cave that is the weights room I can hold my own :-) but ohh boy my legs are still sore from Mondays leg session! Phwoah what a killer!!

Excited!! I ordered new Running Bare gear! Gotta love 40% off sales! I went wild and got the bright pink cheetah print pants I've been drooling over! Why not?! Just do it!! Hehe

I Want i want i want!!

I want so many damn things at the moment what is wrong with me?!

Bangin body!

cute denim overalls!

New sexy family car! 

Graduate Uni

 Live on the beach!

Awesome hair

 Go out dancing!

MORE RUNNING BARE!

NEW SHOES!!!

A DAMN COMFY COMPUTER CHAIR!!

More fun time with my girls!

 

A beautifully huge closet!!

a big neat main bedroom!! With a fancy made bed with lots of cuchions!

Yikes.. An epiphany

So apart from all the emotional shit that's been happening in my life right now that's been severely kicking me off track! I realized that maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing.. I've been trying to focus all my efforts into "controlling" my eating. Yes I use that word for a purpose.. I have not been eating well for my body I have been trying to forcably control what I'm eating. Which anyone knows if you tell yourself NOT to do something automatically you'll wanna stuff your face with spinach & ricotta puff pastries! So I haven't been working out.. The old "abs are made in the kitchen" saying has been taken far too literally..
What I realize is the shift in my mind when I exercise.. I feel skinny and I want to nourish my body properly.. And in turn workout more to sustain that awesome feeling! Instead of trying to control my eating and then fucking up and binge eating due to severe emotional stress and then hating myself even more.. It's a terrible cycle of negativity.. When you're in that cycle it's really hard to exercise too so it's even harder to break it! Arghhh fuck food!!! Haha
SO!
Starting this week.. I will organize and diarise my workouts! My new workout plan I'm constructing at the moment is legs day, arms and shoulders, core & Back.. Included with each program will be atleast 30 minutes of cardio at the beginning and stretching at the end! Also ill try to super set or create circuits so I don't drop my heart rate too much or get bored haha
Also I was thinking to rotate the exercises in each specific days routine every 2 weeks so my muscles don't get used to the exercises. The in between days ill try and do laps or classes.. But my main focus will be the toning routine and getting back into the gym! God wish me luck! Self guided workouts haha
Of course I will be trying to eat as clean as possible.. Hoping my workouts improve my eating habits but also trying to separate my feelings from the foods I eat! Being able to deal with my emotions rather than stuffing it down with food. I will endeavour to eat regularly too! Stuffs me up when I don't eat and then I'm starving so I cram the junk!

My sister in law and I did a sample of some core circuits I've been toying with.. We only did it for 20 mins before yoga but I am so sore today!! It's great :-)

So Pumped!!

Ok so last year was all about shifting the kilos! Starting out, getting going, and really losing big numbers! I did that! This year i've still got numbers to lose but my focus has shifted! Im really more focused on getting my body "lean" losing as much body fat as i can to achieve my goal! This means really sweating it out and toning up! Lots of cardio, intervals and super set weight sessions! The biggest thing being nutrition! Focusing on cleaning up my eating being organised and being conscious of what im fueling my body with! Its funny when you're obese and trying to lose weight its a different kind of battle.. Its all about getting the simple rules down pat.. exercise, eat healthy, stay consistant. When you've lost most of your weight and are fairly fit it gets harder in a way.. its all about the fine guidelines! Its gets so hard to shift any weight! So you have to start digging a little deeper! Fine tuning your nutrition.. finding ways to push your body harder in workouts! Really exploring the hows and whys of losing weight! Im a bit of sponge and very curious by nature.. i love knowledge and am always researching everything! Its really fascinating what processes the body goes through to gain/lose weight.

 So ive fine tuned my nutrition and am currently implementing the changes, ive redesigned my workouts and have been talking about getting some supplements to kick start things off! I went to the supplement warehouse in Campbelltown and got no help, no one even came up and asked me what i needed and i felt too intimidated to go up and ask! I really have no idea when it comes to supplements so i just walked out! I was really put off by the experience. After PUMP class On thursday i had a chat to my lovely friend Skye and she recommmended Fire Up Supplements. She goes to them and said they are really friendly and can help you select whats right for you. So i gave them a call and asked if i could drop around. They run their business online and out of a shop in their home. I felt so comfortable they're very friendly and full of knowledge about their products! After going through my story and what i want to achieve i was all set on what products to get! Look up their Facebook page for all their info!

I ended up with the new Thermo burn 2.0 protein powder in vanilla! (I was tossing up between vanilla or caramel.. caramels my favourite but vanilla you can blend into smoothies!) and albutarex "pre workout" powder. Thermo burn sounds like the ultimate miracle powder! Low carb high protein, appetite control, etc etc.. and it tastes really good too! Went to the gym in the 46 degree heat and did some leg weights and cardio! I was sweating like i was in bikram! The thermogenic compound really works! I had extra energy and a little more drive than usual! Im on a mission! I'll take some before photos, weigh in and get measured so we have some official starting stats! Im really excited to see my progress over the coming months =)

 These are some before & after photos i pulled off Pinterests website! I like these because the girls were fairly normal weight to start off with and you can see how much they have slimmed down which is what i am hoping for!I want to be smaller all over and more definition! Minus about 8% bodyfat!

Just keep swimming..

So many good things..

Oh My..

 Today started so magically..

So recently i've been doing some soul searching..Im not losing any weight for all my half assed efforts and my mind is in chaos. Im not sure what you believe in but im a big believer in how much your mind and thoughts play on your weightloss and quality of life.. Hence why im a big believer in yoga and meditation.

I seem to go hard or not go at all.. im having trouble balancing life and losing weight.
Working, organising the household, looking after my girls, being a wife, a bestfriend, a daughter, a sister and finding time to be myself. Im constantly exhausted and have been really sabotaging my efforts. Finding it hard to focus on one thing at a time and then giving up focusing on anything.
I'm quite an open minded person and really give everything a go. Ive always had a pull towards alternative therapies and really believe in the connection between the body, mind, and spirit.

My bestfriend and my mother have been seeing therapists that do "muscle testing" or kinesiology (http://www.breakthroughtherapy.com.au/kinesiology2) and i've heard some really great things.

I know how to eat healthy i smash workouts these two things really aren't my problem! I know its all in my head and Gavin does alot of combined techniques to really get out what the underlying issues are and how to retrain your brain/thought patterns to alter the current cycle of behavior.
Yeah sounds pretty full on.. I had my first appointment today and it really blew me away! He was asking me all these questions about what i want to achieve and where i want to be and how my life is going now..and was able to pull the answers out of the way i chose my sentences.. its really hard to explain but it was quite an awakening. He made me cry which i was determined not to do! Getting under all the shit and deep into the underlying issues of my sabotaging behaviors.
He ended it by teaching me a repatterning exercise and gave me an oil blend. For the first time in years i have been able to clear my mind and not have a single thought running through my head! I felt kind of high.. off in fairy land.. and was so relaxed i wanted to sleep. Its was so refreshing.. and i seriously recommend it.. to be honest i was a bit of a sceptic and wasnt sure about my appointment but im really glad i listen to my mother and went. Im going again next week to see him as i have joined up to their new Mind & Body transformation program!

It seems everyone has jumped into the "12 week transformation" programs! After doing Michelle bridges i have seen so many pop up out of nowhere! So i was intrigued to see what they had to offer being an alternative therapy business. I went along to an information seminar about the program last night and it was really good! Im all about the mind aspect of losing weight and this program went beyond the michelle bridges "mindset" lessons.
You get:

• an appointment with gavin like what i had today but you have to fill out pages of questions as a "warm up" so youre not spending your whole appointment with the questions. 
• 2 sessions with their PT who specializes in strength and conditioning training hes got a full list of credentials-masters in strength and conditioning, trains junior dragons football team and heaps of really good swimmers n stuff.. He does an assessment of your current fitness level your goals and your lies/dislikes and creates a program for you.
• You get a free week of circuit training and bootcamp sessions. Thereafter they are $12 session or 10 for $100
• Each week you get 15 min support session with Gavin. This is to weigh and measure, consult about how your week went and any mishaps you stubled across and how to work through them to improve next week
• You get a 20% on all the services Break Through has to offer: chinese medicine, acupuncture, Energy centered chiropractic work, remedial, aromatherapy and sports therapy massage,Reiki,  astrology, etc etc

• Theres access to a naturopath at a reduced rate for meal plans and consultation

It says its 12 weeks but really its about moving through the stages. That may take you a year or longer/less. Its really about focusing on you individually and supporting you through every aspect of the weight loss journey. It was createded by Gavin himself who has lost 45kgs in the last year and based on what helped him through and what he needed throughout his journey.
I have been thinking of joining back up to Michelle Bridges 12wbt but cant justify spending the money for stuff i already know.. With this i can use the program i get from Chris in the gym or continue the exercise program i have been doing already.. I know what i have to eat and can get help from Nicola if i need it. Ill be seeing Gavin every week to check in and make sure everythings in order. Im really excited! Ive got all the forms and all my diaries i have to fill out and im ready to deal with the shit when it comes up because i know ill have his support every week. The atmosphere and the loving energy i get from this place is so overwhelming.
If youre keen for a little something extra heres the link to their website!
http://www.breakthroughtherapy.com.au/home

Heres some photos i took of the clinic! They also have alot of products for sale! Im really tempted to lay buy one of these lamps!!