NEW LIFE!!!

HEY FRIENDS!
So I havent written a blog in TOO long and here is my reason why! I have been on this CRAZY journey whilst being on the Ashy Bines Clean Eating Diet Plan and as of today I have lost 13kg EXACTLY!!!
Super duper excited about this, it is definitely my greatest achievements to date!
It has been a struggle and those of you who have been on this journey with me know what I'm talking about. It has taken since March to get down to a size that i am happy with, but not only this, I have gained COMPLETE control over my body.
I know 
HOW to eat
WHEN to eat
HOW to train
and most importantly
HOW TO STAY IN CONTROL OF MY BODY

The relationship between being in control of your body and being in control of your emotions is uncanny! You may have read a blog that i have written previously about the EXACT time i realised why i had gained weight and it was ALL about being out of control.

Not only am i feeling amazing in a new body but I am 100 times happier then I have ever been. I still have a long way to go and because i now know  I CAN DO IT..my goals are bigger and better and more extreme then they ever have been..it excites me now though, I'm not scared of it any more!

Through the Ashy Bines plan that I have been doing I was asked to share my story and progress photos for them to use on their new and upcoming plan! I cant say i could have ever imagined being a girl who's photos get used to inspire other girls with their own journeys!!

I FEEL SO BESSED!!

NOT ONLY THIS BUT I HAVE ALSO ENTERED A BODY TRANSFORMATION COMPETITION AND YOU CAN VOTE FOR MY TRANSFORMATION DAILY! 
I would be so incredibly appreciative if you could take the time to click the link below and click vote! You can vote daily up until 22nd October. Thank you so much!!

http://bit.ly/QFgv14

ashy bines transformation!!

so the last time i wrote on here i had just signed up to ashy bines clean eating diet plan and here are my results after 6 weeks!!! totally excited and blown away by learning how much your diet control your weight and your body shape.

i went on the plan with realistic goals and adapted the plan to my lifestyle so i would be able to keep up the changes forever and this is what has really kept me on track. Not feeling deprived or stressed but taking it one day at a time and not expecting instant results!!

I took before photos and progress photos every two weeks rather than going by the scales! This was the best thing ive done because with weight training its not guaranteed that you will loose a lot on the scales but photos dont lie!!

I am now 5 weeks away from my Europe trip and want to spend this next little while getting to my goals!! Im going to need a lot of motivation, encouragement and support though! I have made an INSTAGRAM account dedicated to the next 5 weeks of transforming.

PLEASE FOLLOW ME!!

5weekTransformation

xxxxx

where have you been?

Where have you been? 


some of you are probably asking this question, some of you are probably saying to yourselves 'i knew that she ' be able to keep up with this!' and that's fine because everyone can have their opinion, people are always going to have an opinion but if you'd like to know whats been happening read on!
Where have I been? I'm going top be really honest with you because I've promised honesty from the start, i want this to be a REAL blog!! I've been comfortable. There's that word and we allllll know it. We make changes, we are extremely motivated at the start and then we find ourselves in a place, not so good from when we started, its a place of comfort. The next thing I'm going to tell you i cannot stress the importance of it enough...

BEING COMFORTABLE ISN'T FAILING!!!

Falling into a place of comfort is completely and totally normal on a journey like this! You make severe changes in the beginning and eventually you find yourself continuing with some of the easy lifestyle changes and the others slowly fade away...we've all been there, and now i have too!
Comfort shouldn't take away your motivation...
It should motivate you to pick yourself up again!!
Comfort isn't about failing..
Recognising Comfort is a success!!
Once you have recognised comfort you can over come it! Once you can overcome it you can do anything!!!

This is how i am currently battling my comfortable stage!! I love picture! I am such a visual person and if i dont see something in front of me that i want to strive for, i forget what i am working for and lose all motivation to do it! I love going and looking at other people's success stories, one's that are much more extreme then mine will ever be, it shows me 'if they can then so can I!!"
We all need motivation..lets face it, believing in yourself is a huge step but we are all going to have times when we need reminding that we can do it and we are strong enough. I love being open about this journey..its amazing that when you start talking about it, other people begin to open up to you. I LOVE THIS...i love this because when i need motivation there are people who i can look to to find the motivation and I KNOW that other people will be looking at me for the same reason...how amazing is that!!

Just today I have signed up to receive ASHY BINES CLEAN EATING DIET PLAN
If you haven't heard of this before then you are missing out!! I'll post details below but basically she is a young woman with a killer body who sells her 'secrets' on how she gets and maintains that body...her page is entirely covered with the most breath taking success stories and i can't wait to use her affordable plan to be one of those!!


FACEBOOK: ashy bine bikini body challenge
URL: www.cleaneatingdietplan.com

go check it out and i will keep you all posted with how this motivational tool pays off on my journey!!

this is my life

Well it's been 8 weeks now and what a journey it has been ! Not just a journey of weight loss and being healthy, but a journey of discovery and learning to be aware of your body and how it works! I strongly believe that other people can teach you, train you and help to transform your body but it all has to begin with you and your desire and willingness to change your life style. 
Im a huge believer in personal trainers, meal plans and education but everyone is different and every body's lifestyle is different. It is unrealistic for some people to be able to train every day, prepare every meal and stick to a strong diet, you have to do what works for you!!

• It's definitely true that all your motivation will be there at the start for the first few weeks and slowly start to die down as the time goes on.
• Your results in the beginning will be drastic and then you can become too comfortable with the little bits of change
• my food diary began to lack consistency
• my exercise died down because my attitude began to be "I'm eating well, i dont need to exercise"

MY DESIRE IS STILL THERE THOUGH!

• I dont want to be skinny
• i want to be strong
• my goals are realistic
• i know it will take time

On that note, i dont want my results to happen over night!!! If theres one major thing that these past two months have taught me, its that results DO happen and they DO take time, but by taking time...you'll be able to 

DEVELOP A LIFESTYLE that ENABLES YOU TO KEEP YOUR RESULTS

SO FAR:

so far there has been a 6kg weight loss, i have easily managed to keep this weight off over the last 2 months because of my changes to my diet that have been realistic and consistent. Dont make changes you cant keep forever! I'm so happy with these results!

WHAT IVE GOT TO GO:

By SUMMER which is 7 months away....i dont have a weight loss goal...my goal...

STRONG, FIT, HEALTHY, HAPPY!!

3 steps forward, 1 step back..

3 steps forward, 1 step back

there comes a time with any journey...where you hit a spot where you look back on the past (for me the past two weeks) and wonder when things started going down hill. I cant put a time frame on when this happened to me but i have found it is VERY easy to slip back into old unhealthy habits.. looking back on the past two weeks ive been SLACK!

I DONT SEE THIS AS FAILURE THOUGH..FAILURE WOULD BE RECOGNISING THE DRAWBACK AND NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT

i have recognised that becoming weak in an area of your life can snowball very subtly, but very quickly!...
When i say drawback i am not talking putting o lost weight, or indulging in a block of chocolate..
im talking..easter is not an easy thing when it comes to temptation..
a little bit too much chocolate here and there
a little too much comfort food on those cold days
not quite enough of the good stuff..

now COME ON CHELS!!..GET YOR BUTT BACK INTO GEAR AND SUCCEED!!

it IS a slow process and it is SUPPOSED to be a slow process, that's how you create a LIFESTYLE and HABITS..not fads..thats how you keep the weight off and your life where you want it to be.

IVE NOTICED: the past two weeks when my diet hasn't been as clean as it had been, im unhappy..junk food doesn't make me happy, fresh healthy food does!

Feeding the sugar cravings is not worth the sick feeling that you walk away with 

:)

getting control

it's time to open up your eyes to the life that you've always wanted..


Five weeks later and its incredible the realisations you come to when you're achieving something for yourself, proving a point to yourself and being stronger than you ever thought you could be. For me this has been about taking control of my health and my shape..but this applies to everyone.


I have spent a long, long time obsessing over the size that I was..it isn't until i look back now though and realise that all that stress, worry and anxiety about what I looked like, was for no reason at all. I had no reason to be unhappy about this! I look back now on old photos and even photos of just a year ago and I don't see what i was so stressed about. Don't get me wrong i know i'm no 6ft tall supermodel, but i was still someone who was fit and healthy...what was the problem then?

I WAS SO INCREDIBLY OUT OF CONTROL

I felt these emotions because i was out of control of my emotions, I felt overweight because i had no control over what i was eating, i felt unhappy because I always thought i was failing..when really i was just out of control.
I am now at a place where I am so happy, I feel like there are a million less worries in my life! I'm not stressed about my days or my future. I'm not anxious about assignments or relationships and im not OBSESSING about what i look like!

INSIDE MY EMOTIONAL SUCCESS

1. I realised where my problems were and why i was unhappy

I didn't have structure in my diet and i wasn't knowledge about what i was eating. This left me feeling like i was eating a lot worse than i was and sometimes I felt i was eating a lot better than i was..(no wonder i was confused!)

2. I took a few baby steps to start gaining some control

The first thing i did was make a food diary. Recording everything I ate made me more aware of my bad and good eating habits and when in the say i needed to be more careful

3. I took action where i was falling

I realised my bad 'snacking' was happening between lunch and dinner so i replaced the snacks with more fruit and made conscious decissions of what i ate at those 'hard times'

I STILL DO THIS EVERY WEEK!
Once i was improving on my first issue i worked on another one!
- drink more water
- exercise 4-5 times weekly
- smaller portions
- RECORD RESULTS


I wish i could explain to you the feeling that comes with feeling IN CONTROL of your body. If you have a lack of control in your life (in any area) it takes a toll on your entire life. Examine what's making you stressed, anxious or unhappy and take baby steps to fix it :)

where am i now?

WHERE AM I 3.5 WEEKS ON!!!!

so it has now been 3 and a half weeks and heres my complete honesty to all you readers. I feel the need to be honest because you have all taken to time to be reading this blog

HERE IT IS!!!

Things are good!! But three weeks on its really time to up my game..this has been my 3 weeks

1. a consistant breakfast, lunch and dinner
2. fruit for snacks
3. no skipping meals
4. not too much naughty snacking
5. frequent exercise

MORE CHANGES TO FOCUS ON TO SEE MORE RESULTS

1. smaller portions

2. more water

3. more intense exercise

Don't get me wrong i have seen results and i am GLAD that they are happening slowly because i really have found a healthy lifestyle that i can maintain but deep down inside of me i KNOW i can be doing more! i now KNOW i am a lot stronger than i think. I KNOW that my self control has done a big 360 turn and i KNOW i've got more to lose and can do it!!

TALK ABOUT MEASUREMENT

THESE ARE AMAZING!!!

in 3 weeks i have lost 4 kilos and im happy with that BUT we all know how much weight goes up and down but here is something that won't lie to you...measurements!!! i have lost of 35cm and thats what makes the hard work pay off!!

I feel i am at a bit of a plateau so time to up the game even more and see some more results..lets kick this in the but!!!