Week One

After one week of my personal training group I am feeling really really good.

I put on some pants that are to tight usually on Sunday and was able to wear them all day without any trouble, it felt so good to put them on and be comfortable.

Last week we had a weigh-in on the Wednesday, it showed a 3 kg loss but I believe this might be incorrect. I think I may have just been extra heavy on the first weigh-in as it just seems like too much when I had only been concentrating on food for 3 days.

Wednesday is another weigh-in day so wish me luck, I have been really good so let's just see :)

Let me know how your 2014 goals are going would love to hear from you!!

Have a fab week,

Rachael xx

Group Personal Training

I have been given a great opportunity to assist in my weight loss mission. My amazing mother has paid for me to complete a 12 week challenge with her group of friends who do this together throughout the year.

I start on Monday, it will be two evening weight sessions (Mon & Wed) along with two morning cardio sessions (Tues & Thurs). The great thing about those times is I can still go to my Tues & Thurs circuit training sessions which I love and didn't want to have to give up.

I'm very excited about starting this, in terms of nutrition its pretty straight forward, low carb, plenty of protein and LOTS of fruit & vege.

I am really hoping I can stick to this and see results. In the past some women have lost up to 20kgs in the 12 weeks and kept it off so it has me excited.

Here's a picture of the book I got tonight at my weigh in and measurement.

I will continue to give you updates on how it all goes and keep up my during pics which are due soon :)

Have a great weekend,
Rachael xx

Happy New Year!!!! Bring On 2014!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas & New Years and brought in 2014 with style. I spent Christmas with my family, well those that are not overseas :). For New Years Dean, Maddie and I went up north to a beach called Mahinepua. We camp on the beach here with a family that Dean has been friends with for many years. It was a wonderful family holiday even without the working toilet and shower :p.

Onto 2014, I have so many things I wish to accomplish throughout my life and wish I could do them all this year but have decided that I need to give myself a chance to complete these goals and if I am unable to complete a goal I may become discouraged and fail the remainder of my goals as I have done in the past.

Here is a list of all my goals for 2014 including my hobbies, lifestyle, family, studies etc

• Do at least 4 fun runs throughout the year
• Fit into a size 14 comfortably.
• Exercise regularly
• Make healthy food choices
• Attempt (and hopefully complete) climbing Mt Kilimanjaro
• Take a photo everyday (this is about me completing Photo A Day through Fat Mum Slim follow my instagram rtob to see my pics)
• Enter at least 2 photos into photography club 1 being of the set subject and 1 into open
• Blog at least once every fortnight on each of my blogs (check out my other blog http://lifeasiknowit2012andbeyond.blogspot.co.nz/ I will be giving it a makeover and starting up my posts again regularly)
• Make at least one item of clothing on my sewing machine
• Learn to knit a basic beanie
• Make time for family fun
• Get into the garden for an hour or more each week
• Keep a cleaning schedule and stick to it
• Stick to the 2014 budget

At the moment these are my goals for 2014. I know it looks like a lot but quite a few of these are in my current lifestyle already I just want to make sure that I keep them up.

I hope you have made a note of your goals and can vision yourself at the end of 2014 celebrating what you have accomplished throughout the year :)

Will post again soon
Rachael xx