Weigh in Wednesday This week – 1.0kg Since surgery – 62.2kg Total – 81.1kg So all day today I have been grappling with myself. Yes 1kg is a great loss for 11 months post op, yes I am feeling happier and healthier every day, wait for it, here it comes……………BUT!! BUT I am struggling with fears, expectations and disappointments. So […]
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My day started ridiculously early, I was at the gym by 5.40am getting my workout done before work, I think Anita nearly fell over backward when she saw me there that early as she knows I’m FAR from a morning person. I did cardio and weights, beating my personal best time on the same track on the interactive bike. It […]
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Call the freaking newspaper…..TODAY I RAN!! This morning I woke up and I was intending to go to the gym before work but it was such a beautiful spring morning that instead I decided to go for a walk. On my travels I’m not sure what I was thinking but I decided that I would even attempt this jogging business. […]
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Today was a rare occurrence in which Jamie and I had some child free time away from Lachlan. It’s always nice to step away and spending some time together just the two of us but took the opportunity to get a somewhat decent family photo. Jamie and I went to the pub and had a counter meal together. When I […]
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My day started with another trip to the hairdresser to try and fix what I wasn’t happy with in my hair. I have come out this time so much happier and it’s not sitting like I wanted and it’s thick and blunt as opposed to thin and wispy so it frames my face so much better than after Thursday night. […]
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Protein Bark Makes: 36 pieces Base ingredients: 180g 70% cocoa dark chocolate 1 & 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil 3 scoops (90g) chocolate protein powder Pictured Topping ingredients: 3 tablespoons slithered almonds 2 tablespoons chopped dried apricots 2 tablespoons chopped dried cranberries 2 tablespoons sultanas Method: Prepare a baking tray or solid chopping board by lining with baking paper In a […]
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I think the toll of week 2 back working full time has taken has hit home today. If you looked up space cadet in the dictionary you would see a picture of me! If you looked up bat shit crazy in the dictionary you would see a picture of me! If you looked up lost the plot in the dictionary […]
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My sleeve is a tool to help me live my life in a happier and healthier way. My sleeve doesn’t make my decisions, I make my decision and I decide that life is for living and for my it means a balance and this include some “bad” things in moderation. Today I ate peanut butter off a spoon…… And I […]
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Weigh in Wednesday This week – 0.8kg Since surgery – 61.2kg Total – 80.1kg Wow, just wow! Someone pinched me, this is just too surreal. I have cracked 80kg lost…that surely can’t be right, I must be dreaming. I have to admit that working full time again is taking its toll of me and I’m feeling really tired not to […]
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I’m still feeling crap! Had a bad nights sleep and woke up with the same cracking headache. Regardless I still went to work! I had a mini meltdown this morning getting ready for work knowing that I was going straight from work to the gym. They have never seen me in “real” clothes before just my scrubby tent top gym […]
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