BLOGGER CHALLENGE 2- POSITIVITY

When I started to think long and hard about the positive changes I've made in my life the list got longer and longer. I feel like a completely different person. I now look in the mirror and I'm starting to like the reflection for me it's not totally about the amount of weight I'm losing or the time it's taking me to get there but the fact that the person I'm staring at in that reflection is starting to resemble the person I feel inside alive and full of determination. The determination that I wouldn't have been able to unleash unless I had the support of some amazing women in my life and you all know who you are or in fact maybe you don't many of you I haven't even meet some of you I have only spoken with in facebook or on forums however you have all helped to shape the overall me. The start of my journey has been easy. Being focused and ready to start this journey only to have suffered a miscarriage during Round3 2011 would have put me back another 100 steps however it was the love and support from at that time strangers that made me stronger and more determined to succeed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Any way back to Challenge 2 - Positivity....Well what more can I say I am more then positive about my future as I'm out of my house (last round I only exercised in the confines of my home with Michelle's DVDs) now I'm doing as many out of the house events as I can. I'm positive that I will succeed with the determination and will power to prove to myself that I'm worth it.

Another positive thing that I have been doing is mixing up my training and doing more social workouts including walking Bridge to Bridge in Nepean with some lovely girls that touch my heart. These ladies come from all over and are at all stages of there journey of weight lose however I have found nothing but love and support and this is making me a much stronger person and I really am believing that I'm worth the effort.

Over the past few weeks I've been trying to mix it up a little. This is definitely not like me as I like structure and repetition however the girls from the western Sydney 12wbt group planned on doing a bike ride around the Regatta center Penrith. This was a little scary for me as I haven't road on a bike since I was about 10 and needless to day that was well and truly over a few years ago. But I must say I loved the ride besides my butt aching in places I wont get into I had the best time Thanks Ladies for pushing me out of my comfort zone!

Another positive change in my life is getting the kids to spend more time in the kitchen helping Mummy / Auntie with healthy food choices and they just love it.

Blogger Challenge Answer: Week 1 - Introduction

This year I'm joining the Blogger Challenge you can find it over at Nutritionally Yours, I for one find it really inspiring and encouraging to read everybody's journey and see however you are all getting on with the program. It's also great to get some tips and tricks along the way.

1.Tell us a little bit about yourself. What makes you, you?
Well OK let's see I'm a 34year old Mummy to a cute 3 year old little boy called Harrison and a Wife to a darling Hubby Mario whom I've been married to for 12 years. I'm a stay at home designer I own a small business that I run from home called Gifts Created ( www.giftscreated.com) and I love anything handmade and often find myself lost within the confirnes of my computer mostly browsing Pinterest. I'm very independent, and love to be organised, I often find my self wanting to do things for my self cause I like them done a certain way. I have a major sweet tooth hence the reason why I'm here!
2.Why did you decide to do the 12WBT?
I saw a fellow craftier friend have major success with her weight loss through this program last year and during that time I was doing Jenny Craig and not have much success so was convinced to begin and I started in Round 3 2011....NOW I'M HOOKED! I've lost 15.5kgs from last round....Yippee!
3.What are you hoping to achieve through the program?
I need to lose as much weight as I can I'm a very heavy girl so have a long way to go but through having completed the last round I have learnt that this is a complete journey of body as well as mind and that the small goals are a stepping stone to success.
4.Why have you decided to blog about the 12WBT? What will be the main focus (eg, food, exercise, a bit of everything?)
I not only want to share my successes with people in a similar position but also share the hardship that I come across as I know there will be many as I'm far from perfect. Blogging for me also hold me accountable for actions and keeps me in check. My focus for this blog is that it is a true life representation of ME what you see is what you get.
5.How will you be exercising this round? Gym, home, outdoors or a mixture?
Last Round I only ever did DVDs so this round I'm already doing outdoor 7km walks, I've joined a weekend circuit work out group and I'm also doing indoor DVDs so I'm totally mixing it up I'm also thinking about some gym sessions.
6.What is your greatest strength that will help you?
This is a really tough question to answer as I think I'm still trying to find my strength however my focus for my weight lose is to fall pregnant by end of year so I guess the ability to not give in to temptation would be a strength I would like to hold once this Round ends STAY TUNED!
7.What are you afraid of?
I was afraid of working out in a group, of not being at the level that everyone else is, of standing out for all the wrong reasons for not working to my best and digging deep however things are changing for the better...I'm no longer scared of working with others cause I now understand that every ones at there own levels and that no one is judging me but me.....So i guess now my biggest fear is not succeeding.
8.What are you looking forward to the most over the next 12 weeks?
Besides watching my butt shrink watching other butts shrink...And working together on the friendships I've made along the way.
9.What is your downfall? Food? Exercise? How will you overcome this?
I guess I need to build up my will power cause they are all in a way my down falls however overall self sabotage seems to be the biggest down fall I have...Still working on that one.
10.If you had to pick one word to motivate you over the next 12 weeks, what would you choose?
BABY

Week 1 in review

This week started of great I was on a roll food check working out check....however on Wed my little one fell ill and working out with a 3 yr old attached to my hip Is a little hard but I didn't let it effect my efforts I even managed to get in an amazing SSS work out today at Castle Hill thanks to Skye for arranging it (& thanks to my hubby's job falling through lol!).

Even though I had Harrison all week with no day care and family helping me this week :( I'm happy to report that all work outs were completed. Harrison even sat in the stroller (that is way to small for him now) and was very happy to help mummy work out!

I had a personal best 1km time trial yippee at 8 mins that's putting me into the intermediate group for this round however I don't see much difference from beginner to intermediate.

Food this week has been great lots of new recipes to try yummy!

Looking forward to next weeks work out and food I'm planning on mixing up my work out this week and even going to give bike riding a go....

MY KITCHEN MY FRIEND

OK So the 1st thing I changed was my kitchen I've made it now my friend no longer does the bad mean foods lurk around the corner teasing me to go towards the dark side....Now it's all about healthy and just plan good for you foods...My hubby and son are loving the change and are also enjoying the new women in the house that's me in case you were wondering

the happier and healthy me.

Yay to the future!

" SAY IT OUT LOUD" - Task 5

OK So when it comes to changing old ways it's really hard for me much like everyone else I'm sure however I battle with myself everyday....There are days where I'm pushing my body in ways it has never been pushed before but I sabotage that work out with food at night and on days that I don't focus on exercise I fall off the wagon or take that bite of that amazing yummy cookie before I even think of the consequences...Bugger Me!
Making this commitment doesn't come easy and I'm not often finding myself commitmiting to anything but when I look back over the last few years there was something that I commitmented to and for life my Son Harrison he is the reason for me to succeed and to stop me from taking the wrong path....I'm doing this to better myself and make my family Hubby and Son proud of there wife and mother.
I chose to be the mother who wants to run outside in the rain just for fun, who decides to take on my son at soccor, who tells the kids to get off there butts and play outside however gets out there with them. I want to be the family that rides bikes around the park and whom is living life to the fullest...The family that thinks rock climbing is a fun family activity and that sitting in front of the TV is out of the question.

So I'm committing to everyone out there that this isn't a fad that I'm changing my life from this point on. I'm not naive to think that there wont be demons to battle and that I may not win every fight but it all begins here.....And in the end it's up to little old me to MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

THE NEW ME!

Well this is all me and I wounder what I can change this time around!

It took a lot of self motivating to lose the 15.5kgs I lost during my 1st Round of 12wbt however I still have so many other things to work on this round including my lazy excuses that just wont cut it anymore I wanna be the best me I can be and it wont help when I'm feeling sorry for myself...So I'm looking forward on sharing more of me with you through the next round of 12wbt...

Let's Rock this Fat away!

FRIENDS I VALUE

OK so during my time at Michelle's New Cook Book signing at Penrith Plaza on Saturday I had some time to stand back and take photos of some amazing people that I have meet this year.

I'm still getting to know them all as there are so many of you (you know who you are!) however isn't it funny that I'm feeling so close to you all already and we haven't even begun week 1 what the!....hhhmmm....maybe it also has something to do with the fact that I in the past haven't made friends easy I'm a little awkward and tend to have foot in mouth a lot of the time. But I'm so lucky to be on this amazing journey with you all and treasure the honesty, love, devotion

and support that we give to each other.

My peeps waiting in line....

Darling Amanda you are so sweet!

I also love watching Michelle's reaction to peoples stories of weight lose.....