Some Scotland Pictures

Well, since we have now got our PC at home up and running, I thought I might upload some piccies from Scotland!

This is me at Glencoe- by far one of the prettiest bits we saw (hey I'm even brave enough to wear horizontal stripes these days!)

Picture of Nessie at Loch Ness :)

My mate Cora pictured in "Monarch of the Glen" country.

Scotland was an absolutely stunning place to drive around. So glad I was able to convince my usually non-touristy mate to come on the tour!

"Get real" time

Well, I've been in limbo weight loss wise since I've been back from the UK- just haven't been in the right headspace to get rid of what I gained on holidays. Last night I went the gym and tried to do the run on the treadmill using the speed, incline and duration my personal trainer set for me and I couldn't do it- I gave up after 22 min.

I came home feeling so disappointed, and completely and utterly exhausted. Mentally and physically. Then the rational thinking decided to bustle its way into my misery. The program that my trainer had set is too challenging for me. That is the bottom line. I am asking too much of myself. I believe the program would have been super challenging even at the level of fitness I was before I left for the UK, let alone after losing a bit of my fitness. So I decided I should sit down and come up with a plan that I knew I was capable of and would hopefully get me to some semblence of fitness required for the City to Surf. I also have been thinking about doing some PT sessions with another trainer to accelerate the process, and also get their advice on the program I come up with.

This will "Part A" of my "Get Real" plan. Part B is diet. Its time to get serious about getting to goal. I jumped on the scales this morning to have a look-see and low and behold, I am 1kg up from last week (71.5kg). Not surprising after the junk I ate on the weekend. So tonight I plan to sit down and plan what I will eat in the next week as well as my exercise plan. Let's see if I can get positive again!

Yay for Jenn!

Good news is my WW online mate Jenn has reached goal!!! 32.7kg she has lost, which is an awesome effort! I know she is keen to lose a few more, but she should be so proud of the enormous effort she has put in to get to where she has got. The amount of challenges she has faced to get to this point makes the feat even more fantastic- I've never known someone with such a hectic social life! Congratulations Jenn- bask in that fabulous achievement- you are a star! No, you're a galaxy :)

1.5kg down- 2.5kg to go!

Well, I am starting to get through the 4 kg gain I got from my holiday- I dropped 1.5kg this week which is a good start. So back down to 70.5kg... at least I'm in my healthy weight range again! The week got off to a disappointing start when I couldn't do the 40 min run my trainer had set for me on the treadmill- I was faint after 30 min, so I quit. But last night I was determined to do it, and tricked my body into thinking I was gonna only do 30 min, then another 5, then another 5! I'll have to buy some new joggers soon, as these ones are starting to rub near the balls of my feet. *Sigh* have to spend more money! The credit card took a battering on the holiday, and it looks like it is set to continue for a few months yet!

The big news is I have signed up for my personal training course! It is through the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers, and they have a course that combines Certificate III and IV in Fitness. It is theory by correspondence, then once I have passed that, I do 100 hours face-to-face with a personal trainer mentor, so lots of practical which is good. Can't wait to start!!

And the journey continues...

Well, its been a while, but here I am again! The big news is, I did reach goal the day I flew out to the UK. It was very exciting, but so was the idea of jumping on a plane and going to the UK! My holiday was fabulous. It was choca block full of socialising and shopping, and a bit of touristy stuff- obligatory for an Aussie in the UK! Received loads of compliments on my weight loss, and even had a couple of people walk right past me and not recognise me! Lots of fun. As a consequence, I spent a lot of time while socialising talking about how I did it. I think I have converted Scoop's sister and my best mate over there to the idea of running.

I finally got on the scales this morning for the first time since I weighed in at goal- I am up to 72kg. I wasn't really that worried about it until I typed it out just now. But one thing I do know how to do is to lose weight, so I should take heart in that fact and not get upset and just start to make every choice count!!! From now... not in a few days, or next week- now!!

One thing the trip, and the ensuing jet-lagged induced sleepless nights has made me realise is that I need to put my plan of becoming a personal trainer into action. It all makes perfect sense to do it- I love helping people, I have an interest in fitness and sport science since losing weight so I would enjoy the study, and working as personal trainer would provide me with opportunity of having flexible working hours for when Scoop and I start our family. So I am doing lots of research at the moment trying to work out which course is the most affordable, flexible and reputable... all very exciting! And scary... the idea of changing careers is a bit daunting to say the least.