Mindset monday ... First blogging challenge!!!!!

If you can dream it you can achieve it!!!
August has come around so fast and here I am getting ready for my second group training with Michelle Bridges. Today is different because I am home with my children and they get to see my excitement and even come and watch me work out. I have turned my health and life around for me but to be able to live a healthy and fit life is to show my children that it is possible and inspire them to always make it apart of their life!


Wow I love being a size 10 I love that I have now lost a total of 34kg's! I love that when I have my gym clothes on that I look awesome! with a flat tummy and skinny legs! 


I am excited, I feel so proud of who I have become every part of me has changed. I don't just smile on the outside now to cover the pain in my soul my happiness and enthusiasm for life comes from deep within my heart.


It's now time to get ready for the party to celebrate this last 12 weeks of my life. To celebrate that I committed to the plan of 4am starts and pushing myself harder every time I trained to not miss an opportunity of being the best version of myself. There were times that I could have fallen even jumped off the wagon but I chose to stay strong. It wasn't always easy but it was worth every great decision I made and the peace and satisfaction I feel inside far out ways the instant gratification of a piece of chocolate or mindless binge!


I love the dress I am wearing this is the first time in 8 1/2 years that I have worn a dress that exposed my arms and also without wearing a jacket to cover up the bulges!


It feels amazing... I almost can't believe it, that really is me standing in the mirror. Honestly I feel content, I feel at peace and I feel like I can take on any challenge that comes my way. I have dreamt about this moment since I was 8 years of age, the moment when I look in the mirror and happy with the reflection I see... Tonight this is my moment, I have worked hard, cried many tears and all of it was worth it to see who I see in the mirror... The best version of me! :)


Today this is a reality not just a dream.... 

And it begins!

Ok..it is amazing how it is easy to have a great attitude and mental focus at the beginning of something new! I am trying to bottle these thought processors and attitude to get me through the next 12 weeks. I have to say I am really excited to see how my body continues to change as I lose more weight as also as I spend more time on the forums to hear about everyone's journey the good and the bad!

I am really happy about my fitness test so far, I still have to finish the wall sit and stretching but I ran my 1km time trial this morning and I ran it in 5min 52seconds! So in 3 months I have improved my time by 2 minutes. I am now very eager to see how I go in another 4 weeks. The other exciting part of my day is I had a doctors appointment to get blood tests and also a check up as I was part of a weight loss program that worked along side your doctor and my waist measurement has dropped by 22cm in the last 12 months overall which is fantastic!!!

So today I am on top of the world... I plan to work hard to keep it that way!
I did do about 40minutes at the gym this morning with cross trainer and treadmill but I am going back tonight to do a bit more, maybe a RPM class.

I have all food ready for the day, had a yummy snack of 2 vita-wheats with about 30g of cottage cheese with some sweet chilly sauce mixed in. Yum Yum and from my calculations under the 150calories.

Ok, I better get back to some more work! :)

I did some mental preparation today!

Ok, there has been no super Saturday for me today due to having to take my son to a gymnastics competition early this morning and then went looking for a new car with my hubby and kids. So tomorrow morning I am going to fit it in around another busy day.

I took some time to look through the photos from that my hubby took at the group training session in Melbourne last weekend and although since losing 16kg's I am not as horrified to see myself in photo's but you can imagine photos of me running, bum in the air are not the most pleasant of pictures... anyway I was getting a little depressed because I can clearly see the 20kg's that still need to come off. I have spent some time thinking about that over the last few hours and had to slap myself around a few times and remind myself of the commitment I have made and wrote as part of my mission of the 12wbt....


"My commitment to my children, my hubby and to Mish is to never give up on becoming the best version of myself with my body, heart and soul. That if I fall I will get back up again, that my internal and emotional issues with food and at times my self doubt will not stop me from reaching my goals. I will remind myself daily that 'I was created to be healthy, fit, energetic and I can achieve all my goals. All things are possible to those who believe!'
No holding back..ill see you at the finish line :)"

I may not be able to wish my weight away and it magically disappear but I can transform not just my body through losing weight but every part of my life. I know each kilo I lose my confidence grows.

Tonight my hubby and I are going out to dinner with my personal trainer and another girl that I train with to have a "last supper" so to speak before round 2 begins. I will also have my last glass of wine for 12 weeks as I have decided no alcohol till after round 2.

:)

Group training!

I love group training even though is it getting a little cold in the morning and dark when we start! Chila our training is brilliant and so funny I would not have progressed with my fitness and running if it wasn't for her encouragement. Sometimes it is just me and Chila that train in the park but this morning we had some extra's so it was good to have a bit more competition with the obstacle course and running hills. I do need to try and get to bed earlier though because 4am starts are hard on 5 hours sleep...
So another day towards the new me, I am still working through all my pre season tasks for the 12WBT but I will have it all organised before kickoff!

So much to do and seems like not enough hours in the day. I wish there was a pause button sometimes lol

Afternoon's are hard

Well it's 3.30pm and I have just dropped home for 30minutes to see my younger 2 kids before I head out to pick up my eldest and drive her to Australian Girls Choir on the other side of Brissy. This is the time of day I feel like I could eat everything in site... I just had a yogurt and was about to eat more and then asked myself "Do I really need it?" of course the answer in NO.. So to distract myself I made a green tea and now writing on this blog to remind myself again of my goals... I have 20kg's to lose and that wont happen if I keep sabotaging myself.
Ok... I feel better now, it's been a great day! I plan to keep it that way so I am one day closer to my goal!

I love mornings!

Just thought i would take a few minutes to write some thoughts as my kids start to emerge from their bedrooms on a chilly morning to get ready for school and another day begins. I usually get up at 4am to go an d exercise but I am training to night so didn't have to get up so early and also our Electrical business is very busy at the moment my hubby has been staying up to 2am to finish paperwork so I also need to help him get up and out the door by 7am... anyway just to remind myself life does always stay in routine with family I do have to be flexable but that does not give me and excuse to "cheat" today!
I have been working through my pre-season tasks and really focusing on my excuses... This is the 3rd time I have done this and my first reaction when reading through and thinking about them was "I don't make excuses, I get it done!" well I must have been only thinking about exercise because I have developed a consistent routine with exercise and I have always loved to be active and even though my training is the best it has been exercise has not been my main issue for having weight problems... FOOD has and as I have once again worked through this pre-season tasks I have realised that I still emotional eat, I still make lots of excuses in my mind and I let any deviation in the norm affect the choices I make.

So even though it's only days away to kick-off of Round 2, I am not rushing my reflecting and standing in front of the mirror to really look inside myself to work through my insecurities and self doubt because it is a NEW day, a new opportunity to keep taking small steps to getting all these excuses banished for life!

So note to self...Write down what you eat today KAREN and get your butt to the gym tonight! :)

Round 2 of Michelle Bridges 12WBT

Ok... life has slipped past me so quickly yet again although I am determined to update my blog more often as I refocus and set my goals for Round 2 of the Michelle Bridges 12WBT 2011. My hubby and I flew down to Melbourne last weekend and I was apart of the group training and attended the party!

I was inspired by the stories and even though I was happy with my results of Round 1 I know I could have been more focused so it's time to really set my eyes on the goal...being THE BEST VERSION of ME :)

So... I better get back to the pre-season tasks...I have only just started them and it's only days away to kick off for Round 2! Woohoo... Super excited!