5K hooray

well this morning was a first for me, I did 5K on the treadmill,  while I've done 5K walks, and walking in general, this morning I gave myself an hour in the gym to test myself and see how I got on.

Even with an uphill incline in the middle of it, I did it in a good time.

Sometimes I even impress myself with my focus

Happy Hump day ya'll

xx

Absence makes the legs go softer

So was back in the gym this morning after a month of not going, and boy did I fell the burn...

I'll hold my hands up and say I got lazy and it dropped down on my priority list and while in that month I haven't put on weight, I've gotten what I call 'soft' and I don't like it

Nobody could force me back, and it was up to me to put it back on my list of loves again, it's not always going to be high up there, but I think with the way my mentality has changed over the last 6 months, it's definitely going to be there or thereabouts.

I wasn't sleeping great either and I didn't feel good, I think not eating right and not working out was the main reason there, so here's hoping that I'll be catching a few more zzz's from here on in

xx

Hump day gives me d'hump

so alarm set for 6am, up I get, get the bus, go the gym...or so I think.... the fecker wasn't open....

the old Sabrina would have went somewhere for coffee/breakfast/both

alas Sabrina 2.0 waited 5 mins, threw on the headphones and went and did a 40 min walk, am still in work at the time I would have usually been had the gym been open so there is no change to this mornings routine

further proof that my mentality and goals have changed

Happy hump day x

1 year, 12 months, 52 weeks

So it was around this time last year that I started to curb my eating habits, exercise more and generally look after myself.
When I started I didn't think, 'I wonder what weight i'll be this time next year', I just started and put no pressure on myself, and low and behold in 2 months, 2 stone fell off me.

I look back now and realise the weight was coming off but I wasn't exercising enough, so this year, I put that in to action too, and now both go hand in hand
I think without sounding dramatic I put my body through years of abuse, whether it food and alcohol and it was always finding the right balance for me

I now know my limits, I know what my body can take and what it can't take, I still love food, but I love being fit and healthy more, so that too is all about balance, don't get me wrong I have my bad days (yesterday for example) but I suppose I don't think of them as bad days, it's more a lesson learned for me, and days like yesterday might not happen for a few months again.

life is all about variety for me, every day is an adventure and your lifestyle is no different, change is not necessarily a bad thing, and I like to mix it up as much as the next person.

I never thought for one second though that I'd of lost 4 stone in a year and be a gym bunny.

like I always say 'ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE'

Third times a charm

well talk about feeling the burn, ouch x 1,000,000....

and do you know what I'm delighted, cause it only means I made the right choice going to the gym this morning, I woke 3 minutes before my alarm was due to go off and going to reset it for work and thought to myself why???

I spend longer on the bus to the gym than I do IN the gym, so why is it such a big deal.... so off I went.... happy out...

now to go and ruin it all by eating and drinking like a lord in Scotland this weekend haha....MESSING!!!!

a change most certainly does you good

Whenever I went the gym before I always though you 'had' to workout for an hour, even when I started in my gym in April I still carried that mentality.

Only now I'm seeing it's not how long you're there for but what you do when you're there, you need to work with your body, not against it.

nowadays I tend to do anything from 30 minutes to over an hour, it depends on my energy levels and enthusiasm, but you can be certain that if I'm only there for 30 minutes I'll have worked up a sweat.

This morning I varied my work out again, and it gave me a spring in my step because I used machines on muscles I didn't realise I had.

And now I'm looking forward to using them some more tomorrow

:D

no title, no problem

so was back at the gym after being an ill bunny the last couple of weeks.

I think when I first started eating right and going to the gym, I'd of went into blind panic when I missed a day for one reason or another, but I think I have the right mentality now when it comes to taking care of the body and the mind and it really is all about looking after both in my opinion.

The old me would have felt the gym was punishment after being away from it for a few days, but no it felt like relief, to be back at something or somewhere that's become habit to me, to be honest I missed it.

It's a great place to have some 'you' time plus it gives me a lot of clarity on things that I'd generally find hard to think through.

Punishment for me is not going the gym, but that's just me.

:)

almost 3 weeks out of the gym

and it actually felt like a lifetime, I couldn't wait to get back this morning (yes it is me saying that ha)
it's amazing how quickly a person falls in to the healthy living mentality, and I am one of them, what with being on hols and then having 2 extremely badly burned knees from sunburn (in case you're thinking anything else) I couldn't go the gym...all heeled and back I went this morning..

even on hols I did my best to eat chicken and do some sort of exercise, the chicken eating was the easier of the two, but I did do some exercise.... raising hand to mouth with a glass in it does not count...whoops

last week I felt bloated and lazy, today after just one session I feel full of energy, even with a bad sleep.... hurray for exercise...

:)

Pffft

So me being the motivational speaker in the making, I need to give myself some motivation.... Christ on a bike I'm tired, am awake since 5.30... god forbid a person goes back asleep, no no, I decide to watch breaking bad, was so tempted to go for a run, kinda wish I had of now, although my body clearly needed to rest too.

so I guess that's my words of wisdom for today, don't push your body to submission, as much as a good eating plan and lots of fresh air and exercise is good for you, you need to balance it out with a decent nights sleep (I've heard of that) and rest.... by balancing it out it means you'll appreciate everything in life more and won't retaliate when you've had little of each of the above.

Am really starting to sound like an expert now, can I just add I had a scone this morning and enjoyed every bit of it, haven't had one in weeks I'd say and probably won't have another one for a long time..

A little bit of what you fancy is always nice :-)

In the middle

This morning I compared myself to my ipod:

not the newest model, battered and bruised, could do with updating, has taken a few knocks but overall is consistent and works better than before...

I don't think I could describe myself better than the above..... ohh plus I have nice hair... the ipod doesn't...

If something or someone knocks you down, come back fighting, it pisses them off AND makes you a stronger person overall...that's just my opinion...

I always feel better for fighting back (not in the physical sense) to anything, probably because I'm stubborn and scrappy, I think I felt I was a pushover for long enough so I learned my lesson.

Better sign off before this turns into a dear diary moment

have a good one xx

Monday Monday, so good to me

well back to the grind of a Monday.....

and what better way to kick Monday in the a$$, sweat any badness out of you in the gym....

I had a thought while I was there this morning, I used to have so many hang ups about my body and myself, some I still have and some I've let go... I was always so anti 'changing' in front of other girls in the locker room..... when you think about it, everyone is in the same boat as you in fairness...

Although a week or so ago it was like most of them lived on a naked boat...didn't know where to put my head (not there)

so even though I'm still no where near where I want to be, my confidence in my body is growing and that can only be a positive

:-)

Friday I'm in love

so after a long week of training, gymming it and eating right...give or take the odd piece of chocolate...Friday is here....

it's funny how the Friday mentality is to splurge a little, go get a brekkie roll or a starbucks.... I will say that was the old me.... but what's the point in treating yourself every single Friday... it means your body is used to all that sugar and it just carries over to the weekend.... I'll vary my treat days.... and I'll reward myself if I think I've done something worthy of a reward (always)

the weekend can be the biggest hindrance on anyone's lifestyle choice (I'm very wary of using the word Diet.....mainly because I HATE it) but it's only that if you let it.....

so my pearls of wisdom for today is......don't let it....

enjoy life.... everything is great in moderation, whether it's food, alcohol or both..... as a famous girl band in the 90's said....too much of something is bad enough.... that goes for everything.... sure even too much water isn't good for you...

One hump or two

As much as I love to talk about myself or just talk in general, I'm more so doing this blog to keep educating myself..

I don't think you can learn enough about yourself, your body and your mind... The trick if you want to call it that to a healthy body is a healthy mind I think.... Having clarity on your day to day chores aids in helping maintain your focus...

For example, if you've had a crappy day at work, your automatic instinct is to want to down a bottle of wine, eat junk food or both haha!!

I think it's too easy to do that, and don't get me wrong I've done it.... But 9/10 you will always always regret it.... For me, one of my main mantras is 'who wants an easy life, chose the rocky path and you'll appreciate your endeavours'

Blogging it...day 1

so I've been encouraged by some very supportive people to start this up....so thank you my fans haha.....

today is a huge day for me, in less than 12 months I've lost 4 stone, going to the gym regularly and eliminated all the bad things from my life but still allowing myself a treat from time to time..

in the last month I've introduced running into my routine and am loving every minute of it...

with this blog I'll be talking about my exercise and eating plans plus I do welcome any hints and tips that would help....

how appropriate that I gave myself the morning off the gym....

enjoy

xx