A Journey... Again!

It has to be said that this week has been the toughest yet! I have struggled on many levels whichhas resulted in my weekly average increasing by 0.5lbs. Is it time to throw in the towel? For many of years I have tried dieting of all forms. And after a week like this I would have given up, hit self destruct and spiralled back to my old ways.  Maybe its time give up.. maybe I have rode the wave and its time to get off. I don’t fuc*ing think so! Today was a lightbulb moment 💡 After feeling shit about how my daily weights had averaged out I took this little beaut for a walk to see the swans 🦢 While out she had a little trip and wanted to be carried back to the car. I carried her for less than 600 fitbit steps.... But had to change her from arm to arm several times, lift her up as she was falling down and my back ached all the way back to the car. 24.5 x 3.5 + 4.25 = 90 Florence weighs 24.5lbs Last November I was carrying 3.5 Florences and an added extra everywhere I went Not just 600...

Always time for Dad... Sometimes I to remind myself if that! Today I have adored, woken by my kids. Breakfast out as a family and then visiting loved ones Even taking a trip to the local cremitorium to lay flowers for those no longer with us With all that said and done I had to remind myself to take the time for me. Getting to the gym andhitting that work out Turned out to be a really good session.. plenty ofsweat, and tears Thats right.... tears!  During my slog on the treadmill I doubted myself, I had forgotten my Why!  I was ready to give up, walk away and make an excuse. But the I remembered... I’ve commited to something, I promised myself to create a better me. To work hard and be proudof my achievements!  So how did I pull myself through? I’ve recently set myself a target, not a weightloss target but something to achieve!  I’m going to do a super sprint triathlon 400m of swimming, 10km of cycling and then 2.5km of running All in one go, at one event This pushed...

As we near the middle of Bali, the buzz maybe fading away... I watched in on the end of Bali 2. And there were some amazing transformations and major buzz about the challenge. I also noticed that there were a fair few people had dropped out for numerous reasons. Am I going to pull out? Will I compete the challnge?  My progress over weeks 3, 4 and 5 weren’t whatI was expecting. However there was a time I would have gone back to old habbits, given up.  This time I have stuck to the process, asked for advice from the group and big boss man. And pushed on through....  Going into week 6, my weight is down and training is going well..  Im pushing PB’s on the weight front and smashing cardio I never dreamed I would take part in.  Only today I actually entertained a spin bike... I mean what the actual fuck! 20 minutes of cycling at a decent intensity before being put through my paces in the pool!  The support is immense Since starting this journey, I thought people...

So again slightly late with the blog this week, mainly because the usual Wednesday was consumed by work and the preparation for a family camping trip. This trip has been a good thing for me, a time to reflect on the little things in life.... We spent the weekend in our own county, within an hour or so  of our own house. Yet despite being so close to home at times I couldnt have felt further away.  It will sound crazy considering we have an 8 person inflatable tent that cost the price of a small family holiday to benedorm! Electric hook up with LED strip light through out.  It really is home away from home! Yet I type this telling you how at times I felt so far away from my “normal” home life.  Tracking food had gone out the window.. no internet mean’t no myfitnesspal. Dinners were simplistic and easy to cook, feeding 7 people with a two hob electric cooker and a microwave was a blast. However 3am pitch black and needing a wee mean’t my homely luxeries were well and t...

I’ve thought long and hard about this blog, started typing then started over.  I wanted talk about time .... ⏱ It goes so fast, I mean already we are in May.. soon to be June, 3 weeks into the Bali challenge and times not stopping for anyone!  Time is something so precious and yet is something often used as a way out. I’m a prime example of not having enough time, or at least saying I don’t. And I  wanted to break it down... show how my time was spent and how it could be improved, but instead: I want to emphasis on timing..  When things happen and how it affects us... There have been some times in my life when things have been bad.  I hit some serious low points... One thing consistant at all of those times was my support.. my family were amazing, but an unexpected friendship formed at just the right TIME Aaron Aaron is my age, we played in the same rugby team. Aaron was, well different. He was a lads lad and wouldn’t think twice about abusing someone.  He...

Kind of fitting really that my own blog be late and mainly down to my own thoughts and feelings. I was always going to talk about mental health this week inline with mental health week, yet a lapse in mine mean’t to be honest I just wasn’t feeling it!  Since the age of 18 I have worked in roles working with people, many of which have been diagnosed mental health illnesses. Yet this week I felt helpless and useless, and completely unmotivated to do anything.  But now I am here... I’m not really back to a point I would say I am happy.. but with the help of many people (many of which don’t even know they were of any help) I know I am going in the right direction.  Those that helped: Firstly  Alistair Hudson, a fellow JSA member. Alistair put a message in the JSAM group outlining his battles and pointing out that we are on a journey. Life is a journey! Everyones journey has bumps in the road but there is always a final destination. Some strong w...

It’s time for the Bali3.0 weekly round up. Positives • Average weight down by 3.5lbs • 9.5 inches lost throughout various body points • 3 x gym sessions completed • 1 x swimming session of 20 lengths conpleted • sleep has been good • weekly blog written Negatives • only hit 47,200 steps at time of writting • had a bout of illness Round up This week will go down as a success, weight was shifted and inches lost. However I still felt flat, wasn’t as motivated to get shit done!  I sat in the gym car park for an hour Wednesday,then went home!  A number of reasons this happened; 1. I was on phone for work 2. My interview hadn’t gone the way I wanted and I wasnt successful But really, this is me finding an excuse!  Thursday though was a highlight, for the first time in years I weighed under 400lbs! This was massive for me and has really got me to push on!  Next week Whats on? No plans of concern ahead, just a calorie deficit and hard graft. 60,000 steps is a must along side...