One day at a time......

Okay, so Week 1 has begun and everyone is off and running {literality} besides me that is… I am just not a pumped as I should be. I remember my first round. I was so pumped and motivated it wasn’t funny… this round, I’m feeling a bit blah… I am ½ heartedly following the meal plan, and exercise routine… it’s just me being lazy, which is me going back to my old self… I can’t be like this. I have to follow the plan 100% - no snacking on crap foods, no sneaking food in while no one is looking (I’m only hurting myself) I need to get focused and be committed 110%

Last night, I proved to myself anything is possible if I’m determined and focused… here’s what happened:

Every Wednesday night we have a mate come over for dinner and it normally a 'take-out' night. So last night, my husband and his mate decided that they wanted Crust pizza... Yum I thought... then I stopped and actually thought about the cals (and the health nutrition), and the chances of being able to have just one piece and salad... (not very likely), So I decided that I would get organized and make some meals up for the freezer and have that for dinner, but what could temp me to stay away from the pizza… Nat’s lasagna came to mind (I have never tried it before) I thought what the hell, give it a go everyone raves about it– so I did… the smell of pizza in the house was hell, luckily it was delivered smack bang in the middle of Mish’s live video (while mine was still cooking away I might add). I was so tempted to grab a piece and pretend like it was okay… but I didn’t.  I stuck with the lasagna and salad and felt so much better for it… and now have 4 meals in the freezer waiting for me on those long, tiring days...can’t wait for lunch today to see how well it reheats.

Only I can make changes in my life, only I have the willpower to stick to this program and be the best I can be…

And only I can make myself happy… and that’s what I’m doing…. One day at a time…

~ love life ~

NEW YEAR, NEW ME...

Time to get this boby is tip top condition......... I (along with my husband) have just decided to join up for the 12 Week Body Transformation - Round 1 2012.


This is our year to get fit and get back to being the best we can..... I love the strength and power Mish provides us all.... and this year i'm going to be a woman of my word!!! (and for all 12 weeks- last round i fell off the wagon in the 9 or 10th week... this year, this round is forever...

Much love!!!

new job, new office... old me.

Okay, Hello.. it feels like I haven’t been on here for awhile… I have been super busy with friends and changing jobs!! So all my focus has been on that.

My workouts have also gone down a bit too… Since I’m in a new job I don’t want to be taking an hour for lunch to go to the gym (then you have to look at getting there and back and getting changed) so its more like 1.5hrs… not a great thing for a newbie to be doing… well until I can work out the team and what the norm is… thinking about getting to work early from now onwards and going to the gym before work… it makes my day so much longer but going after work is sometimes such a hassle…. – don’t get me wrong I’m not making excuses… just arranging my life to make everything work.

I have to also admit that my food has been shocking this past week… I have been on a sliding hill and feel like I can’t get my feet back on the ground again…. I need to get focused and NOT GIVE IN!

I read on the 12WBT Facebook page that a Canberra lady was giving up and would try to do it again next round.. and it really hit home that this is me. I could toss in the towel and try again next time (next time would never come) so I have been mentally focused on making this round (my first round) a success. There are still 4 (or so) weeks left and I’m not going to give up. 

Anyways, short n sweet.

Gotta go and get back to work.  Hope your all going well and reaching the goals you have aimed towards.

Good Luck,

Tara

Which is your pet excuse?

Its time set your pets free and

Photo Montage Challenge



I totally missed this weekly challenge, been off my game for a couple weeks now... here it is- better late than never xx

PS- I absolutely HATE the DEC 2010 pic... I can't wait to get my photo taken this Christmas...!!  

I'm giving myself permission...

I love this pic I found on the notsalmon.com website (along with a thousand other which I’m sure I will post over the next weeks)

It rings TRUTH to my ears….. I am someone who sometimes thinks of all the negatives things that I have done in my life (mainly my teenage years) - from over eating and being suicidal and depressed to becoming someone I once admired to be… Working out 6 days a week and eating right (well most of the time).  

I get one chance of this life and I’m gonna make it count!!! There is no fucking way this life is going to slip by while I waste time thinking about the past- who I was, what I did and how I treated myself and others… things have changed, I have changed.

This is my life and I’m giving myself permission to enjoy it!!

Luv lil t  x

MAJOR RED FLAG!!!

Don’t have much to report back over the past week, I went to the gym 6 days straight then was lazy on Saturday and decided to spend the day with my niece, who is down for the school holidays. We were meant to work out together, we started to do one of Mish’s DVD’s but we both got a bit bored of that and decided to spend some time cooking and cleaning while waiting for Sean to get home.. And lets not get me started on dinner- I know it was treat night so we made chicken parma.. I had all intentions of following the 12WBT recipe but with the temptation around me I made the same parma for me and the family… (1/4 chicken breast flatten, tomato paste, bacon and vintage cheese) and OMG it was so good… but next time I have to be more strict and follow the recipe.

I over ate all weekend. This makes me sad. I am not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow…. I know I only have myself to blame… I have now realised that my inner lab goes crazy on the weekend… this is a MAJOR RED FLAG!! Must keep in mind….

I have already decided (irrelevant on how I go this round) I will be back for round 1 next year… its not just about going to the gym for me.. Its about a lifestyle change.. Before I started going to the gym- it was my husband who was working out every 2nd night and me sitting on the couch… now I just have to get him moving again and get him back on the right track..

Hopefully next round I will have a couple girlfriends doing the program along side of me…



I am aiming to get to the gym twice every day this week- lunch time and after work. I need to make up for where I have failed this past weekend…. Plus, I’m going away this weekend for our 1 year anniversary so I would like to have some exercise built up in case I miss a session while away –which I don’t plan on doing.



This week, I come prepared. I have frozen meals ready in the freezer for those ‘too hard’ days… I have done the shopping and now ready to smash out some long training sessions… We’re now in week 4 and this is where the hard stuff starts….

I HAVE TO BE STRONG WITH MYSELF!!

I WILL COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM AND I WILL BE DOING IT WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE!



Rock on!

T x