A Journey... Again!

Anyone entering into a new lifestyle of tracking food naturally tend to start counting steps.  They go hand in hand We get fitness watches, step counters and debate the best accuracy between fitbit and iWatch There seems to be this daily target of 10,000 steps  We all aim for it... but why? I understand it brings with it a level of effort required to get to that benchmark but for some this requires way more energy than others For example.. Diren Kartel, pioneer of #neatup247 will do 10,000 steps in his sleep!  Watch his stories and he is on the move ALL the time Doing a informative video - he bounces about Cooking - he dances Meeting a friend - he walks Grabbing a coffee - he walks From experience.. my normal daily steps was averaging 2000/3000 at a push aiming for 10,000 would be over 3x my normal movement Would I be able to lift 3x my deadlift PB without prior training? One thing I picked up from James Clear - Atomic Habits is that forming a habit is about 1% at a time ...

This weeks been a decent week I’m on week 5 of the JSA 12 Weeks of Christmas challenge and week 1 of the Santa Shred challenge I havent progressed in 12 WoC challenge as much as I have and I wanted to see why this might be Reflection I checked back through my Insta feed and noticed that I havent been really making myself accountable I stopped writing blogs, I didnt post as much on socials and its obvious the impact this had on my desire to change my life So now I post daily, that's either story or a geid post on insta  I aim to write a weekly round up here and one mid week blog about a subject So here’s to accountability! 

So over a year has passed since I last wrote on here, to be honest I dont think anyone even reads it but its a place to put my thoughts and reflect. My weights increased and I am back at 430ish lbs and miserable! My coat doesnt fit, my chino’s are tight and I refuse to buy anything new. I started the recent JSA challenge and currently finishing week 4, nope maybe 5! Arghhhhh what ever its almost the end of the week!  Anyway, I digress I’ve been back tracking food properly since the start of this challenge and started a 10 day tune up that Jamie Alderton which really engaged me! So I bit the bullet and jumped on board his santa shred challenge. 6 weeks of working along side Jamie and only a week in I can already see the impact its having. He’s really got me to look inside myself from a mental prospective, writing daily jingle journals and taking time to reflect. With this and the help from JSA coach chat with Sinead Quinn, previous winner and PT for JSA she prompted me to think of t...

James has the tough task of going through what are some amazing transformations to pick his winner(s) This was my first challenge and despite what the outcome is I am a winner..  I was always going win. Thats a bold statement to make isn’t it?!  Calling myself a winner when so many others have done incredibly well.  But hear me out... My weight is something I had come to terms with and accepted the fact I was overweight.  I was a happy go lucky person, I’d laugh with friends. Confident and generally happy how I was.. or so I thought.  I started my journey back in November, stumbled across James’s podcasts and then took to JSA. This challenge has given me a target.. something to focus my attention on and a reason to learn and educate myself. Overcoming so many fears during the past 12 weeks and managing to complete so many NSV along the way.  But the main reason I am a winner is that only last week I considered the fact I may not actu...

Only a few weeks ago I started the latest JSA challenge and really focused on weight training I wrote about gym fear and the anxieties it caused just thinking about going to a gym I would sit in the car park for upto an hour Sometimes I would then leave Now we are week 11 of Bali 3.0 and I have changed so much I’m down in weight.. rocking clothes I never thought I would and generally happier in my life Except one thing! I miss going to the gym!!! Yep, thats right! The guy that had extreme gym fear is missing the gym A change in job means I leave the house at 6am and return around 7pm After spening time with the kids, then doing the after dinner chores I find its time for bed Now I find I am missing doing my weights program In attempt yo make time for the gym I have looked at 24 hour gyms locally and turns out there isan anytime fitness right on my door step Equipment looks amazing and I will be able to get a session in before work Yet the thought of changing gym makes me extremely anxi...

This week has been different Despite not getting in the gym until today the weight has literally melted off me Its pretty much basic science but yo be honest I’ve been what can only be described as lazy Until this week my average step count has been around 7000 steps a day I started adding extra walks in the evenings to get additional steps but never really took them higher than 9000 Until this week After starting a new job my steps have rocketed It would appear that lumping parcels around, in and out a van and the occasional bloody sprint to ensure Doris gets her flowers in time all adds up Combine with calorie deficit while still having theoccasional Ginsters means I have now lost over 100lbs Diren Kartel uses NEATUP247 to promote activity and movement A way to get people increasing their energy out by making simple changes Take the stairs instead of the lift Dance like a dick while the tea’s cooking It all adds up And the proof behind it is pictured But on today’s news..  I’d ha...

So this should have been posted last week To be totally honest I forgot I joined JSA after finding James’ podcast and hearing what he had to say Along with the accessibility of his app, the trip he provided layla was what reeled me in I wanted a bit of that.. I hear Bali is rather fetching I was convinced Stuart Cooke was going to win the challenge that was running and I thought..  That could be me I could do with a holiday I assumed that being my size, sticking to CFD and using a training program from JSA I was sure to lose massive amounts of weight and could be a contender Sounds easy doesnt it To be honest if I had done that religiously I think it could be the case But life isn't that way!  Curve ball It has a habit of throwing up changes Things we need to overcome So far I’m 18lbs down during the challenge but to be honest Ive learnt something more valuable than the extra 12lb I was hoping to have lost by now!  Resiliance is what wins Knowing that shit got real Not th...