This morning my alarm went off and the struggle was real! There was ZERO motivation after an interrupted night of sleep but regardless I dragged myself out of bed and go ready to head to the gym. I spent about 15 minutes talking to Anita on the desk totally procrastinating from the workout I was there to do. Eventually got […]
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Today has been a slow slow day! Why?? Because I am so hungover that it’s not funny, someone needs to turn down the sun and make the birds stop tweeting so damn loudly….. Last night I went to one of my best friends birthday party and for the first time in a very very long time and the first time […]
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Saturday morning routine was a bit out of whack this morning as my offsider was still fast asleep when I was ready to go to the gym, so instead I was flying solo! My new compression singlet arrived yesterday to wear under my gym clothes with the hope that it would ease the pains and discomfort that the excess skin […]
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Today I appreciate my sleeve and my new healthy lifestyle from so many different angles. To start with I didn’t go to the gym, but instead I dropped the car off to the service and instead of catching a cab home, I did something I never would have considered doing even 3 months ago!! I walked home…..well not all the […]
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Thursday morning means it’s time to pay for some early morning torture….it’s PT morning!! I am so grateful that I have found Anita, she gets me! Pushes me beyond limits that I didn’t know I had without hurting myself, she is motivating, encouraging and supporting while I continue to sweat, grunt, sweat, cuss, curse and hurdle abuse at her (in […]
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Weigh in Wednesday! This week – 0.4kg Since surgery – 63.4kg Total – 82.3kg Yes, I’ve lost and any loss is better than a gain but once again I am extremely frustrated with that number!! I have had a busy day out of the office and being on the road so my fluids have been a little bit down, so […]
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Well I have clearly lost the plot! I woke up at 5am this morning and head off to the gym. This morning I did 15 minutes on the cross trainer, 15 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the stair master and finished with 10 minutes on the bike. I was intended to do a full 15 minutes of interval […]
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This morning my alarm when off at 5.30am and I was dreading the thought of getting up but got a text from one of my girlfriends excited about meeting me at the gym. So I got up and got myself ready. Pumped out 9km on the interactive bike, 20 minutes on the stair master then finished up with 15 minutes […]
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Today was a special day. My biggest cheer leader, my biggest motivator, my little big love had his 6th birthday party! His birthday isn’t until the 19th December but we had a couple weeks early to try and beat the Christmas rush. Today was also a great day to reflect on how much my life has changed. At his last […]
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Today was a big milestone in my journey. I have often felt my dearly beloved sister has been either disengaged or unaware of the huge changes I have been making as a result of my sleeve without a huge amount of feedback. But specifically over the last couple months she has really been supportive and encouraging which has been really […]
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