Week 8

I need to work more fun activity into my life. I have found. A Kings Park kokoda walk which sounds awesome so am going to do that this week.

Food intake is good, still haven't broken and I am proud of that. The many mind tricks are working.

Living active.

Went to sculptures by the sea today. Beautiful day by the beach with wonderful friends. Picnic of steamed chicken done by my dad (thank you) and salad. I still haven't fallen off the food wagon but have not been to the gym since Friday. However my weekend has still been active with gardening and walking. It feels just generally better and I am moving so much more.

Interestingly I make different decisions now like stairs instead of ramp and to keep "doing".

I love it.

My family and friends are so wonderfully supportive as well I feel blessed.

Weigh in Friday and want to hit the gym heard this week. Pt session with Nathan 7am so for now good night.

Kat

Step by step

No gym this morning. I slept instead and I feel mostly better now.

I will make up for it tonight.

It's raining in Perth and a good day for self reflection. I am coming up to 2months on this adventure now. It is slowly beginning to feel like normal. I do have some concerns still due to the.muscle loss and the bowel behaviour but when you compare how I feel now to 2months ago there is no argument.

Averaging 3kgs a week so far gets me to my goal quicker but I am under no delusions that some fortnight's will be slow going.

The main focus is under 100 and I am confident this will happen this year. That will be a 80kg weight loss and then the next goal will to have lost 50% of myself and be under 90. The third will be to have lost 100kgs and from there we shall see.

I have never felt so positive about my ability to do this. It all comes down to the simple question that Adro suggested we ask when we struggle. "do I want to stay fat?"

The brain washing, it worked!

I had a theory when I was at Fat Camp that reducing peoples food, limiting their access to the outside world and exhausting them physically had the potential to result in strange behaviours but I didn't think the change would be so radical.

Before

• Hated inspirational quotes

After 

• Loves inspirational quotes

I am still on the path and sticking with the action plan. Food is going really well, made stuffed mushrooms tonight. Made with minced turkey breast which is an awesome addition to Woolies.

Exercise I am not doing as much as I could be and as much as I had hoped. I am still at the gym a lot though, walking every day and doing functional fitness type stuff (have played around with paving some of Emma's back yard). Probably 7-10 hours a week, but would like to do more.

Personal trainer Nathan is awesome and really willing to put extra effort in to help me. We did weights on Wednesday and it was nice to mix up the routine. I promise myself I will get to the boxing class he runs next Wednesday no matter how tired I am!

Last thing I need to do on my list is book in the regular massages! I haven't got to this yet and I think I need to. Today I am struggling with feeling hungry/not well and have had a few days of "cleansing". I don't think it is real hungriness as it continued even after I had a very decent meal. I am also tired and feeling flat. I will head to the gym first thing tomorrow and see if that sorts it out, if not I already have a GP appointment on Monday.

It may just all be in my head, I still fight with myself daily but the winner is always the healthy and fit chick who shouts down any other rubbish with her mantra of "It's only for another 19 fortnights" or other such motivations.

I think what I need to understand is that just because I am now eating well and exercising that doesn't mean I wont have shit days. It is what I do with them that makes the difference. I really believe that the changes I am making to my foot intake and exercise are the medicine I need to get rid of this awful affliction called obesity. 

That's it for tonight.

Thanks for reading!

19 fortnight's to go

I have survived the last two weeks! Well really not just survived but feel like I am flourishing. 6.1kgs this fortnight although some fluctuation in scales should be considered.

That brings the total to 20.2kgs sinice December and 18.1kgs since 3rd Feb.

I plan to start blogging regularly again from today. Just needed time to get my head around being back.

I think I have found my personal trainer finally! At the local gym and did a 30min session this morning. He included some tabata so I am happy. 600 calories in a 30 minute session not too shabby. Legs are sore too in that lovely warm, glowing way that comes from working out.

Food is on track and I need to experiment with more recipes!

Emma got me a gorgeous Pandora with little fat gIrl charm for my 40th and I plan to buy a charm every 10 kgs.

Back in the thick of it

Well I have been up every morning working out or walking.

Have got my mattress and freezer and nearly completed  cook up.

I will continue to blog, I am just finding my feet again and feel like I haven't stopped!

Couple of pics of my cook up of Jules' Eggplant Lasagne below and my normal head shot.