Stayin' Alive

ah ah ahahah.... well, we're still in Bunbury. We chose to stay as the cyclone swung in on a direct path to Exmouth. At this stage we will probably be waiting a couple more days for raid to subside so we don't get stuck with the flooding. The winds up there are over 250 km's an hour....thank god we didn't get up there last week, our van would had to of been packed up and we would of had to of stayed with friends....i've got my fingers crossed for everyone up there and will keep u up to date with what's happenning!

xxx

It's not a joke anymore

i just called the producer of channel 7's weather program as i saw Grant Denia back in Exmouth. Believe me, when they were with us a few months back i didn't expect to see them again for a long time, but here they are back again in Exmouth. They are expecting cyclone glenda to hit the coast today. All we can do now is sit and wait and prey for our friends. we feel ripped off becasue we're not there .....we just hope it bloes over...

xxxxxxxxx

Food for Thought

Valid excuse??

Cyclone Glenda

She's a beauty!!

Dan and I are all packed up sitting in bunbury ready to head north to exmouth, however there's a cyclone standing between us and our destination!!

Apparently we're heading off anyway! Bloody stupid idea if you ask me, but what the driver says goes, and since i'm not driving i have to go too!

Most people drive away from cyclones, us, we're driving straight there!?! CRAZY!

So, we won't go straight to Exmouth, as having everything blown away is too greater risk, but we're going and will probably stay half way, which leaves us with one problemo...the roads will more than likely be flooded GREAT....never mind, when we're stranded in the middle of nowhere guess what i'll be saying??!

"I told you so"

Will post quickly in the morning when we've read the latest weather update.

xxxx

Blonde Garcia

- Here are the pics of Carmen Garcia as a blonde....I reckon my entire 2 boobs are the size of her 1 boob - if that...ho hum!!!!

Biggest Winner

I was just doing some 'net surfing' as you do - and was looking at the 2005 Body For Life winners. There are some SERIOUSLY INCREDIBLE body transformations! - Elizabeth Miller (below) is just one example - its all very inspiring. I dont mind what Body For Life does - it much better than Atkins IMO - I guess the reason for this post is my gym is about to do a competition called 'Biggest Winner' 12 week transformation competition. I cant wait to see how the members go with it - it will be VERY INTERESTING!! I know most are feircely competative - hope it stays 'fun..'!! (yeah right - haha!) Is anyone elses gym doing a similar thing? The Biggest Loser tv program has really started to catch on! Great I say!

Bicep beauties

Hey Rae - not only ABS like 'those' but also BICEPS like 'this'!!! (or 'guns' as you would say...) HAHA - its going to be soooo sweet! ! xxx

Madge is #1

AAAGHR! Just a quick inspirational pic before CSI starts - both Las Vegas & NYC - then its Real Crime afterwards...Rae - you aint seen crime obsessed until you meet me....ROFLMAO!

Eye Twitch = Crazy Frog Bella

Ok - I have finally pulled myself together after Rae & Kats meeting....green with envy!! ;-) But not to worry as I have asked them both so many questions I feel like I was there also! LOL!

My last few days have been very frustrating. I have had a twitching eye for almost a week!!! The worst thing is it twitched like a crazy when I spoke to people - so embarrasing...and then a couple of days ago I started to get weird tummy cramps - not inside, but on my skin...and it was so painful I couldnt stand straight.

I didnt know what was going on! BUT THANKFULLY my trainer suggested I take Muscle Eze - as maybe I was lacking magnesium....and after 2 days of taking this 'magic potion'....VOILA - no more weird ass titches or cramps!!! woohoo!!! I also did some research on this twitch mayhem and found the funniest blog - some guy said he had a twitch - and almost 1000 people responded!!!- some of the posts had me in stitches (not twitches...*ahem*) - its worth a read...

www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2005/03/31/eye-twitch/
(why the hell can I not work out how to insert links...need help please...)

One of the posts even describes the meaning of the twitches location!!!
1. top left eye lid twitch; means fortune (little or lots).
2. lower left eye twich; you could be crying later.
3. top right eye twitch; FOOD..treats coming your way.
4. lower right eye twitch; always a bad sign.

I had number 2 - I guess its true as I very nearly was on the verge of tears...LOL!

This eye twitch was even more annoying than that f****ing crazy frog...!!

Style Guru

i've just come from Chontelles blog and it got me thinking. I miss being a girly girl....i have felt so blahh here i have have been making no effort with myself... like for example a month ago if i was to have been meeting rae i would have made sure i put make up on and was wearing really nice clothes instead i was so comfortable just being daggy old me.... in my 'granny' jumper. I just paid $80 for that jumper only to be told by my 18 yr old brother i look like a nanna...since hes hardly a style guru i chose to ignore him...maybe i should have listened!

nnnnneeeeeway.....right...andrew has put a fire cracker up my ass....im movin baby to bigger and better places... and when im back to feeling good, im gonna get those hot new jeans (the ones i didnt buy because i felt blah) and get out of my loose ones....

i want to have somewhere to wear some hot clothes... workin on it...and am VERY EXCITED!

WHAT A DAY!

Well the last couple of days have been AWESOME. I met the adorable Rae, love her to bits, shes as gorgeous as what you would think! I was a bit dissapointed i felt off and didnt feel like my vibrant usual self, i am getting a cold, thats why i felt so crappy!

my sessions with andrew were AWESOME! I learned so much from him and he helped me heaps! From now on i am going to be focusing on my running as i love it and i can do it anywhere at anytime whilst im travelling around australia. Im really looking forward to starting my next program! Another learning curve for me! I got the annexe for my van yesterday, i was stoked, it's exactly what i wanted, i can so visualise myself doing situps and resistance training in there!!

Here are some pics from today!
Me and the lovely Rae - NB see the blonde hair piece??!! i am in 'RAE ENVY' - damn shes hot

Here is a pic of me and Rae at the gym - behind us on the wall are pics of all the successful fitness competitors andrew had trained! they are all so awesome, as andrew said to me "everyone recieves the same coaching and info which is correct for them its what u do with it that makes the difference" . There are so many he is obviously SO good at his job! How lucky am i!!??

Below is a pic of my lil sis and my cute as a button nephew jett.... ohhh i love them both to pieces and i cant think about not seeing his gorgeous little face everyday!! He is SO SO SO CUTE!

A Six Pack Willy really exists...!!!

I 'stumbled' across this seriously weird record....I wanted to find out more info but couldnt bring myself to google the words 'six pack' and 'willy'...!!!....*shudder*....ROFLMAO!!!

virtual me!

HOLY COW! Look what I was ablt to do on the ADIDAS website...cool. But I cant see much tone - dammit - they need a 'defining ab' button also!! LOL!


My Virtual Body - I selected ADIDAS
www.mvm.com

CANT GET NO SLEEP

It's 4.51am, i can't sleep because i AM so EXCITED about meeting Rae and my PT Andrew! Im going up to Perth today we are picking up our annexe for our van and Andrew is going to design a program for me to do whilst living out of my van equipped with just a fitball a set of resistant bands and some dumbells, which is all i have to work with i'm afraid as theres no gym in exmouth.

A friend of mine is a skipper and works in the bass strait on a rig, i referred her to andrew and she is THRIVING just as is everyone else i know who trains with him. Although i have been warned that up until now i haven't been squatting and should be prepared to be VERY sore afterwards. I feel so fortunate to have such an awesome trainer such as Andrew guiding me through this next stage of my fitness. I've been with him now for about 3 months, his diets are awesome and i've never known anyone to be so switched on when it comes to womens bodies and diets! No shit, the guy knows more about my own body than me! He also cares ALOT i'm sure if he didn't have to earn money from it he'd do it for free as his passion emminates, it's nice to be training with a really positive and uplifting person!On my new programs i can feel the results, i have a good diet and don't have to near on kill myself to transform my body lol.

Ok, admittadley i haven't been on track for the last few weeks, but u know what....it's not doing my head in as much as some previous programs, on previous programs i found i was OBSESSIVE and it ruled my life, i just want fitness to be a permanent fixture in my life not the be all and end all! I didn't want to be a competitor i just wanted to lead a fit and healthy life.

All this had got both Bella and I talking. By the last 6 weeks of the last program i did, i had stuck to it 100%, diet and cardio and weights, by week 6 i was looking so gaunt that my friends and partner were pulling me up asking when it was going to stop. I wasn't building muscle because i was doing WAY too much cardio and was burning it off instead of building it up, and the result was a very 'little' me, which is what i thought i wanted, but when i got there it looked wrong. This is when Bella and I started exploring other ideas and options. Over lengthy phone conversations we had realised that our bodies felt like crap and our lives had started to revolve around these programs.... which i guess is fine if you're only doing one, we were both on number 3 and didn't feel as if what we were doing fit in with our current goals and beliefs of fitness for life, hence the name of this blog, so started talking. I was blown away... i almost cried, it wasn't just me!

We both felt crap, our bodies felt crap and we both decided that being fit and healthy was supposed to make you feel great, not under nourished and lethargic. (nb. i understand that at some stages of finess levels this is normal, but what we're talking about continued for a fair while) also we felt like we were left 'high and dry' what do we do now?! We no longer had any concept of what was 'normal or healthy'.... actually we didn't to start off with and that's why we started our fitness missions in the first place! We finished more confused than when we started. annnnyyyyyyyway, thanks to an awesome friend I was put on to this great trainer who has helped me take back control of our fitness instead of letting fitness control me.

It had got to a point where everything revolved wholey and solely around what i'd eaten, i'd stopped fishing ...and anyone that knows me knows how passionate i am about that and the only time i spent with my gorgeous fiance i spent either talking about fitness or obsessing about food and that wasn't very often because he wasnt a very high priority any more becasue i felt guilty for hanging with him instead of working out ....everything revolved around these programs. I supposed i didn't even realise until i'd finished, not until i could sit back and review it all.....i supposed it was the only way to stay on such a program that was so demanding. BUt i was prepared to do it and i am still glad i've been through it as it was such an educational process, in a way i kind of know what can be done to shift a lot of weight quickly and i also now know what not to do to stay fit for life.

I've met some amazing and not so great people throughout this journey, its been a wicked ride! Bella and i are about to embark on another leg of our journey, be prepared to be blown away by a double 'progress pics' post somewhere in July. The next few months will be so exciting!! I can train, get results and feel awesome whilst transforming my body.... BRING ON JULY!

ahemm

hi. well, i am missing blogger land SO much. Been out on the funny farm again for a few days, and after my last attempt at blogging on dial up i didnt even bother!

THanks so much to everyone for your support. 1 more sleep now until i meet andrew my PT. I can't wait! THis is my current situation!

* Clothes have seemed to shrink ALOT in this southern water....am wondering whether it happens to everyone....but like my clothes are seriously like a size too small and i am laying down to do my jeans up *sob*

* Also, my stomach and hips have seemed to have swollen with the changing weather....

* and it took me like 12 months to get how i was before....and u know what, i wasn't happy there....but now im here i so wanna go back and cherish every single second i loved my stomach in my hot little boob tubes and low cut jeans. I now have bubble hips where my lovely slim lined waist was (only i didnt notice it was slim lined as i was striving to get them even slimmer and now i waaaaana go back) & i have a red welt forming on my forhead from the constant banging against the wall!!!

anyyywayyyy.....im sure when i see andrew tomorrow it will all be back on track.... I CANT wait........

just wanted to say I have just had the biggest adrenalin rush!! - and was able to clearly visualize myself with toned biceps - woohoo!! ok - im going to jump on the cross-trainer for a cardio burst - i wish i had these 'momentary crazy rushes of pure energy' every afternoon!!! - and no i didnt have caffeine in my grilled chicken for Meal 4....!!!

Jennifers cardio tips...*ahem*

I wonder if Jennifer Aniston has special names for her cardio sessions...

'Angelina is an Ass Fat Blaster' or 'Mad at Brad Butt Burner'

Bet she doesnt miss a cardio session with names like this...!!

(found this on one of my first blogs...its still relevant! ha!)

RED BELLA TEAM!

Woke up this morning with a freakin cold sore!!! :-(
I hate these things!!!!! grr. I can go almost a year with out one and then BAM I have 3 in the space of 4 months!!! Mum said I must be kissing frogs - yeah the biggest one of all - my boyfriend!! - who incidentally - has NEVER had a cold sore - lucky bastard. I keep thinking I will get one on my wedding day - then quickly think about something else as I know the power of visualization!! lol!

Thought this old post was interesting (6 months):
I have put in place 'strategys' to achieve my 'new goals' - and lucky me I have my fantastic boyfriend who is happy to support me all the way (god I love him!)I also have Jillian Michael from The Biggest Loser - who has also agreed to support me as my new fridge 'pin up girl' - who is ready to yell every time I look at her: 'TEAM RED BELLA IS A WINNER!'

Well anyway, I bought her book 'Winning by Losing' and its actually REALLY good. Not that I thought it would be really shit - but I did think maybe kinda poo. I like how she is no bullshit and is quite direct in her writing (I hate fluff diet books) She has devised a "3-S" approach, which she says is grounded in the three areas where you need to put in the work to get results: self,science and sweat. I will let you know what I think of it all when I finish - but so far so good!

'By taking the time to look after yourself, you are reminding yourself and stating to the world that you are worth it, that you know you deserve the best life has to offer. Once you project this kind of attitude, you'll see that your reality will adapt to affirm you.'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAE!!!

I love this pic of you and Michelle xxx



www.raecattach.blogspot.com

Canal Rocks

this is the resort we stayed at last week, it was 4 glorious days of peace and relaxation!!

Little Miss Piggy

Sing
Manamanah " I feel like a piggy"
Manamanah " I just feel CRAP"
Manamanah "..... this is just getting OLD isn't it?! manamah manamah manamah nah nah nah nah nah

FESS SESSION: I've been eating a whole lotta crap since being on this holiday and am unsure why i presumed i wouldn't have a 'scary' result from it! All of my hard work had just gone down the tube. I'm upset that i didn't stay focussed, i'm about to meet my PT for the first time "hullo" do u not think that would be enough to kick my own ass and stay on track?!

Anyway, this going between places, trying to buy food, let alone try and train is bloody frustrating. I'm mad mad mad at myself! I feel like i'm in a lose lose situation. ALl my fellow bloggers are going so strong... i wanna be there too! I don't want to leave my family but i am looking forward to returning to normality!

Going to be a great week!

Howdy - today is Sunday and it is such a gorgeous day - no wind - 22C - sunny - love it!

I am ready for such a strong week in my weights and nutrition. I can see now that my body has toned and lost body fat. Still a bit to go until I am happy so am going to be really focused this week (and the coming weeks) so I can see more changes.

I recieved my new program and it looks fantastic - I will have it for 4 weeks so I want as much progress as possible.

My 'skinny jeans' are looking more possible - was going to try them on today - but will leave it until the end of the week...it should be interesting!

I have been really thirsty lately - not sure why that is...I guess its a good thing -helps me stick to my 3ltr a day! How much water do all of you drink? I buy 1.5ltr drink bottles and make sure I fill it up twice a day - its a good way for me to keep track...otherwise I have a sip here and there and lose track!!

Hope everyone is well! ;-)

...or you can just stay hydrated by doing this....*ahem*

The Return of Kat

Holy Smoke, i go away for a week and Bella goes crazy on the blog!! Love your work Bella it looks awesome.... however im still trying to figure out the chat thing (must admit i haven't tried very hard yet) but am on to that next!

I'm still trying to catch up on everybodies blogs, a lot sure does happen in a week!

Wanna know where i've been??? A gorgeous little place called Canal Rocks Beach Resort in Yallingup WA. It was so awesome!! Our view was magical, we had a spa!! and it was just so nice being all on our own!!

I will post some pics later on today so you call all be green with jealousy lol.... it really was that good!!

Kat who??

Ok - since Kat has been away I have had to fend for myself...

I now have:

1. A black kitten that sleeps in the top left hand corner of my blog

2. A chatroom!!! (sorry, this is so exciting for me)

3. A Tiger

4. A ladybeetle ticker

5. Flowers growing in a few pots

6. Visitor counters

7. A freakin huge alarm clock

8. And fellow bloggers that love me!!!

Kat who????........LOL!

Come back soon Kat!

I miss my blogger buddy Kat :o(

She is 'on the road' where there is no internet let alone phone reception...

So its pretty lonely here at the moment - where the hell are all the comments?!! Come on guys - Im all by myself!!!!

Stolen Body Part - Arms

Yep - these are the arms I will have in only 4 months....well - I have to have visual goals also!!! and I think I have posted a million pics of Madonna....!!! I think this gal looks hot! - she is an american pop star(Beyonce wannabe)and is dating 'Snoop Doggy Dogs' son (whos name is 'Bow Bow'...!!)Anyway, those arms WILL BE MINE...BWWWAAA HAAAAA HAAAA (Rae TM)

Wee Winkle Tinkle - Creepy Invention 101

ok - this is my last post before bedtime - but just wanted to say my water intake is going great guns again. After 2 weeks of the gruelling flu I have pulled through and have brought half of the arctic ocean with me. Bring on the frequent toilet visits (except in public toilets that is...did you know I have a germ phobia...need another post for than one....)


I SHIT YOU NOT this is a real invention...amazing what you find during late night surfing...:
'Welcome to the Throne Room of the Amazing New & Revolutionary... Wee Winkle Tinkle electronic toilet lid position signal!'
http://www.weewinkletinkle.com/

small freakin pic

I have no idea why its coming out so small - sorry guys - told you SERIOUS SQUINTING was needed!! LOL

Small changes but changes for the better

Here are a couple of the pics I took last week. I had to squint REALLY REALLY hard to see the changes and then I thought 'this is stupid - I cant show these to my trainer - nothing has changed!!' But I did - and he was really pleased...!!?? I know I feel different and I will measure myself in the morning to see any movement in cm - but if anything I know I feel a ZILLION times better! My nutrition is cool bananas and I recieved my new weights program today - lots of shoulders/back/bicep - woohooo!! - I have some serious work to do over the next few months....watch ya back Rae, Lia, Jadey!!! jokes - oh my god Im jokiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!!!! xxx

ticker tock 3.5months on the clock

Yep - new ticker!

I am giving myself until July (3.5 months) to get the body I want - toned and hot! hot! hot!

July will be 1 year since I started blogging...1 YEAR!!! And when its Katfit.blogspot.com's 1st birthday I want to clebrate in style! So yeah - this goal has pepped me up and Im really excited about the next coming months.

I fel really good at the moment also. My nutrition is great - particularly beause I dont have to think about it 24/7 - I know what I need to do and I just do it. Like Rae has said - fuel the machine! Its so true - I want great results from my machine so I need to give it great fuel ...shit I could be really rude talking about this subject - my boyfriend just asked if he could oil it!!! ROFLMAO!

One thing I have been lazy on is cooking all my veggies for the day - need to start doing that as of now - nothing worse than being hungry and waiting for the veggies - sometimes I just eat them raw!! - does this give anyone else a bad tummy?!!! (raw zucchini tastes like crap!)

My new program comes this week - have sneezed the final bit of my flu away today - so am REEEEAAAADY!

Rae/Lia and team - so cool you have started a recipe blog!! yay!

Fat Buzzer

WELLLLLL - yep that is my right bicep!!!

I had my pics taken (as you can see no more countdown ticker - and also because Kat accidentally deleted it) and I was pretty pleased with them!

I was just a little pissed off because they were taken at the peak of my flu and I hadnt exercised for over a week. But I had to get them so my progress could be assessed my next program could be written. I was told changes could be seen - and that I should be pleased also - so I shouldnt be too hard on myself! I just wish a little buzzer would go off everytime my body lost body fat or muscle grew - so I knew for sure - how cool would that be!!

RUT

i haven't been feeling like myself the last few weeks, to be honest i feel CRAPPY! Isn't it funny how u know all the right things to do, but you can let yourself veer off?! I know that when i want to do something I do it, despite the circumstances, i've found moving from place to place at the moment has thrown me right out. If i was at one home for a week then another home for another week i could get a bit of a routine... but at the moment i dont know what's going on from one day to the next!!

I booked my appointment with my PT yesterday, am very excited but also very embarrassed. I've eaten so much crap over the last few weeks, i know i won't even have to say anything because he'll see straight away! Thank god Dan must of finally realised whats been going on, becasue now when i go to have something i shouldnt he says "i'll tell Andrew!" cheers hunni, it's just what i needed! He's making me think about it without having a go at me....those who know me know that tactic DOES NOT WORK! After he made his little 'threat' yesterday my reply was "you wont need too, he'll know just by looking at me" and it's the truth PT is so in tune its incredible!

So for the remainder of my holidays i am making a pact with myself to show my body a little more respect! Even if i can not stick to diet 100% i will focus on not eating takeaway and only eating small portions of good stuff and of course back in to the weights ASAP!!!

xxxchallenges bring em on'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 ME

i am a big fan of my own birthday... its a day i get to feel exceptionally loved!

Presents so far .... a giant block of hazelnut chocolate *my fav!!* could've done without it though :) and an ugly pair of fishing shoes which cost a fortune. So unfair... but oh so practical and a shite load better than the current wet suit booties i march the rocks in....men just dont understand why i even bother trying to look remotely trendy when im fishing ..... only a woman knows....

im going out for lunch with my family, I CANT wait, then am going to catch up with friends tonight and am spending the weekend fishing in a competition with one of my bestest friends.

Feel like a 5 yr old....oh boy oh boy oh boy!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM THE HOFF!

wooooooohoooooooo

well, been doin a bit of runnin, alotta coughin, mixed with a fair bitta sneezin and A LOT of picking!

Day 5 not smoking...........have done reLLY really well. Bella suggested that i surround my self with smokers, i would have thought it would be totally impossible, but alas, here i am surrounded by smokers and am succeeding, its awesome! (2 non smokers vs every other person smoking) except i have been picking like CRAZY! anyway, am on top of the ciggies now, so back on track with the diet. We are finally getting our annexe for our little home sorted out YAY.... and our new CD player for our car(lia told ya i love gadgets) it's wicked, it'll play MP3s, have a direct port for our IPOD and does other stuff that im not too sure of, but will find out about. My old sound system is going in the hilux wooohoooo .......subwoofer kick ass speakers....im a music junky....kaddy hittin Exmouth with my new thumpin stereo with my dance music crankin! dan will probably ban me so i dont humiliate him lol. our little 'home' gets a new annexe with an lcd flat screen tv to boot. yay!

Had a couple of stressful day, we've been contemplating buying a block of land.... call me cynical but it all seemed to good to be true....i think it may have been a bad move...but my gut said no... and my heart was telling me i wanted to travel carefree like a flamin hippy.... so i took the hippy option out....may turn out to be the dumbest move ever, but after seeing SO many of our friends doing the 'investing' thing, the money isnt making them happy, just the opposite...and well we're happy as pigs in ''''well u know what..... so i decided i didnt want to risk my current euphoric happiness on a whim.....which wouldve probably made us $40000 richer in 18 months... eek am never saying it out loud again........

hippy power

FLU UPDATE

ok - it is now 3pm...

...and the flu drugs combined with my positive flu thoughts have kicked in!!!

I was able to smell and taste my coffee!!

One small step for Bella - One giant step for my bodies health!!
WOOHOO

MY *SNIFF SNIFF* IS BACK!!

FLU POO

Oh my oh my - I am so struck with the flu!!
Yep - what stated with an innocent cold has turn into something more nasty - and it has hit - and hit HARD !

Symptoms:
- dizziness
- no taste /smell
- nauseas
- headache
- tingly / sensitive skin
- heavy / dry eyes
- absolutely no appetite
- soooo thirsty

I feel like crap. I havent trained now for a week - I cant stand without feeling weak - AAAGHR! I feel like when I was a kid having a day off school - BORED OUT OF MY BRAINS!!! This time though I actually want to do my work - rather than lie around watching Oprah and crap midday movies! BOOO HOOO :-(

So - I have tried to reflect on the 'positives' of this body flu rampage...

1.I 100% know that my decisions in nutrition and training are the only way to go. Never will I sway from focusing on whats best for my body. There will never be a comprimise - and I am so fortunate to be surrounded by people who also want the best for me - having a network of friends who are so positive in their own health goals has the greatest effect on how I achieve mine.
2. Cravings only come from my head. Its an interesting thing having no taste or smell. I have chocolate/sugar cravings at about 4pm and after dinner - trying to eat chocolate with no taste is like eating glue. I did a test and had a few pieces of my favourite green & black chocolate and it was DISGUSTING. Sure - some every now and then will be fine - but not just because my body/brain screams you must eat sugar or you will implode. My brain has been taught a huge lesson from this flu - sugar cravings are mainly a ploy of self punishment - which is a way of myself holding me back from my goals. (this relates to my case and who I am - not everyone is like this) Sometimes I binge on sugar when I know I dont need it then beat myself up about it for the rest of the week. After years of this 'self-puishment' - I am now learning to 'love' myself - so that is why I now give the middle finger to these so-called 'cravings'.
3. The last few weeks I have been lazy with my water intake. This flu has definatley pushed me into dinking more - 4litres a day!! I am so freakin thirsty - strangely I am not going to the toilet much - which must mean I am extremely dehydrated. I must have my own pacific ocean in my bladder somewhere!!
4. Im going to bounce back from this flu STRONGER than ever!!

So they are the positives for now - hopefully the next positive is I will be feeling fine and lifting heavy at the gym!!!

BWAAHHAAHHAAA (Raes patented evil laugh) its gonna take more than the flu to keep this Bella down!!!!

DOIN WHATS GOOD FOR ME

I have spent the last two days ripping the remainder of my cds on to my notebook to transfer on to my ipod (that was a mouthful) and i came across some of the coolest old songs! Since deciding that i was eliminating all the grey areas of my life and am 1000% confident in the decision i've made i found the following song appropriate. I cranked it up on my shuffle this morning and went for a power walk it was AWESOME! Im still sick and i dont know whether going was dumb but i feel a gazillion times better for it. Back on track with diet too! Read the following lyrics and see if it doesn't get you amped?!

Remember this one?

DO WHAT'S GOOD FOR ME1995

I'm movin' on up I'm doing what's good for me,

come on

I'm movin' on up um huh

just watch me walking out this door!

I'm taking my life in my hands

I'm gonna do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

I'm taking my life in my hands

I'm gonna do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

Listen up, push it downThis is the booming system sound

Floating around into your townOpen your eyes see what I've found

Yes I keep it real do what I feelStop telling me I know the dealFemale or male, inhale, exhale

No criminal no me never see jail

No more if's I say no more maybe's We'll be alright, I tell you baby

Let the leader lead, let the player play

Can you tell the world what we wanna say?

I'm gonna give it on up, give it in Give it out,

give it all awI gotta let it go, let it out,Let it loose, let it roll,

oh yeahI'm gonna movin' on up, movin' inMovin' out, movin' on

That's what I'm gonna doThat's what I got to do

I'm taking my life in my hands

I'm gonna do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

I'm taking my life in my hands

I'm gonna do what's good for me

Do what's good for me

Wanna give it on, give it in, give it upGive it out, give it all

Wanna give it on, give it in, give it upGive it out, give it all

Wanna give it on, give it in, give it upGive it out, give it all

That's what I'm gonna doThat's what I got to do

I'm gonna give it on up, give it inGive it out, give it all awI gotta let it go,

let it outLet it loose, let it roll,

oh yeahI'm gonna movin' on up, movin' inMovin' out, movin' on

That's what I'm gonna doThat's what I got to do

Kat - this is who is after you for playing with the blog templates.....!!!

Muscle Gods!

Hi all - yep - Kat has screwed with the templates and our blog has lost all its little quirks.....;-) So this post is going to include a whole heap of colourful pics!!!!

Amanda Doherty has an AWESOME body and she is also the sweetest person (dont you hate that!! lol - particularly now that I know a few people like this...!!!)



I found some interesting backstage pics from the 2004 NPFC IFBB Victorian Championships which I know some of our readers would find interesting...Rae - Lia!!!



Dohertys Gym is such a cool place - if only I lived closer so I could train with some of these muscle gods!! LOL!

WWW.DOHERTYSGYM.COM

seeya

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

Winston Churchill

Im up bright and early, we're having a garage sale today, fingers crossed it goes well. We're getting there slowly, we're hoping to be finished with all the boring stuff next week, insurance etc blah blah blah

Anyway, so it has been really hard trying to have some normality, the thing is im mad at myself because i have proven to myself a hundred times before that i can still strive towards my goals despite the obstacles but for some reason have just let myself go over the last couple of weeks.

It's frustrating. I woke up yesterday with everything laid out for some cardio, ipod, runners, clothes and i had the flu. BUGGER! Today it's even worsed. I think i might even have a chest infection or something, so am laying low and taking it easy. By the time im over this i will be in full mode to kick butt and will be seeing my PT THANK GOD he will surely kick my butt!

After a lengthy conversation with Amelia yesterday she made me realise where my problem lays, im still holding on to the 'old' me, i have the 'new' me staring right at me willing me to take that extra step - holding me with two hands trying to pull me forward and the old me doing the same, but i cant seem to go either way. Anyway, i've decided it'stime to stand up and make this day count...and cut my ties to old me and strengthen my ties to new me. One step infront of the next with my eyes firmly set on my target, i know it's what i want so i have to stop questioning it and just do it. Today will be an awesome day, because after today i never have to come back and the thoguht alone is enough to make me cry.

Trheother thing that' enough to make me cry is that i cant go anywhere near my spunkrat nephew because of my germs.........bwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i love hugging him, he's sucha little social butterfly, loves to giggle and play and barely cries, if i have kids i want a clone lol.

winding up

that fluey thing must be going around...im sniffling and have sore nostrils, think it's just hay fever!

Haven't been exercising STILL gonna buy another fit ball tomorrow so i can crank up again! Back at mums so can blog now, bought my HRM and ipod shuffle with me so i can go for a jog this morning. When i was shuffling through my ipod work out list today just looking at the names of the songs and thinking about being out jogging in the fresh air envoked crazy feelings of excitement go kat go.

It's been a HUGE learning experience for me the last couple of weeks.... even though i haven't been strictly on diet i've been learning a lot more about what i should and shouldn't do, as if i don't know already, but a little reinforcement never hurts.

Playing with my n ew little nephew heaps, he's so gorgeous and such a social butterfly, he'll just kick back , be cute and gurgle and only cries when everyones ignoring him lol... i wanna kidnap and keep him forever!

a little too much honey...

WOW! Just took a cold 'n' flu tablet...

....my eyes are as wide as dinner plates and Im buzzing around like a bee!

What head cold?!!

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

these tablets should have more warnings on the back of the packet....

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Holy crap I have the beginnings a head cold!!!

SYMPTOMS:
- blocked ears
- scratchy feeling on right tonsil
- sneezing for no reason
- dry/tired eyes
- feeling cold despite it being 33C today

RECOVERY STRATEGY:
- cold 'n' flu tablets
- lots of water
- early into bed
- no exercise today
- stick to nutrition
- lots of sympathy from friends & family

I hold Rae responsible....

....and the fact that I just flew to New Zealand and back in 2 days for a funeral...

AAAGHR!!

As soon as I saw that pimply teenager sneeze and not cover his mouth (it was like a feature garden hose) in the row behind me on the aeroplane I knew there was going to be trouble!!!