Let the challenge begin

I am ready to get psyched for another go at attaining the body I want- but this time its about looking super-fit to give potential clients the confidence I know what I'm talking about! I've set myself a 12 week challenge, for my course and for a transformation- to spend 10 hours a week on study and plough through the PT course material, and work hard at the gym and at planning my diet (and er, sticking to it!).

I weighed in at 75kg today for the start of the challenge, so I have the challenge of getting back to WW goal (68kg) and ditching the Christmas jelly-belly, and also of getting down to my lowest weight ever. The lowest I have been is 66.5kg. My aim is 65kg.

I realise I still have food issues that I have to work out. My bingeing over Christmas is evidence of that. But for now, I will focus on the challenge I've set myself as I know what it takes to do it... its the maintenance of my fitness and weight that I struggle with. It doesn't help that it feels like the rest of my life is on pause at the moment. I feel like I am stuck in situations I would rather change. But there are reasons why I can't just yet... ah yes, I am talking in riddles again! So all I can do is work at achieving goals that are realistic, and taking the positives out of that to fuel my happiness.

I'm a bit scared....

of the scales! The holiday is over and I have a big belly! I am absolutely exhausted and could really do with another holiday just chilling out, but its back to work on Monday. I had a great time though, and managed to pack a lot in during the last couple of weeks with our mates from the UK: visited Scone to see my family so they could see some authentic Aussie bush, did a wine tasting tour around the Hunter Valley vineyards, spent a few days on the Gold Coast (actually scored some sunshine despite the floods up there!), and back to Sydney via Newcastle to show them my old uni stomping ground. But plenty of good food and wine consumed, hence the big sticky-out belly!!! I think I will weigh-in on Monday morning and take it from there... but seeing I was up from goal before the holiday, its not going to be pretty!

To turn my somewhat negative frame of mind around and try and focus on getting to where I want to be in 2008, my goals are:

1. Complete a 1/2 marathon (probably Sydney), and do the City to Surf again.
2. Finish my personal trainer's course.
3. Do a 12 week Body Blitz transformation, complete with awful before and after shots!

Long time, no blog...

Well, its been a while! I'm still holidays, but have time for a quick blog...

Had a nice Christmas with the family and an absolutely fabulous New Years!!! The tickets we bought for the Botanical Gardens were worth every cent- good company, food, music and million dollar view! (see pic above :))

Poor belly is suffering from all the good living at the moment, so looking forward to getting back my routine. We are off to take my UK friends around the countryside for the next week to show them the sights. Hope everyone had a great Christmas/New Year!