Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable – Coco Chanel Yes, it’s a cheesy quote. I’m not going to lie, I LOVE a cheesy quote! And this one is plastered over the front of one of my many notebooks, so I see it every time I come to study. …
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Do the things that make you happy…
YES! This is something I have said to myself for years, have tried to live by, but have only fully acknowledging within the past year. Having recently (as in VERY recently, just before Christmas!) taken the leap, and left the my job as a teacher, I have been managing to do even more that makes …
The importance of taking progress pictures!
For the majority of my life, I have been focused on my weight. The number on the scales was the only way I had of measuring progress, and truthfully, measuring my worth. But I cheated myself. If I knew I had binged, or eaten big meals and done no exercise, then I wouldn’t weigh myself. …
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A new adventure begins!
Morning guys, sorry it’s been a while! Work and life definitely got on top of me! But I’m back, it’s the build up to Christmas and I’m so excited about the coming year. As I have spoken about in previous posts, I’ve not only done a lot of work in the past few months around my …
When to stop counting those calories
I’ve been tracking my calories pretty consistently now for about 11 months, since I started my fitness journey. Before I started, I thought I ate pretty well. I thought I ate good food, and though I sometimes had ‘unhealthy’ foods, I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t loosing any weight. However, once I began learning about …
When motivation fades, habits remain…
When your motivation fades, your habits remain. This is something that my Personal Trainer has spoken to me about a lot. Because, let’s face it, we are not ALWAYS going to be motivated. No matter how hard we try, or how much we want it, there are always going to be days when our motivation …
Falling in love with fitness
Falling in love with fitness is something I never thought I would do. Sure, I thought I would tolerate or even enjoy going to the gym, once I began seeing the results. But actually loving going to the gym? Nah, never thought it was going to happen. So then why was I so happy (I …
From fat to fit.. (well, fitter)
Thanks for joining me! “Isn’t it funny how day to day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different” – C.S.Lewis What a difference a year makes, or 10 months in my case. Though I am smiling in both photos, in the one on the left I was deeply unhappy, insecure and didn’t …
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