KimC’s BodyBlog

Last week I was complaining because it was so hot and we were going through a heat wave, but today is freezing and I have 2 jumpers on again.  Who says there is nothing odd about our weather patterns.  I live in a part of Australia that has all the 4 seasons which is part of the charm of living here, but 4 seasons in one month.. that is ridiculous

I decided today that I must be wierd.  My husband thinks that people that have internet friends that they may never see and chat about all sorts of personal things must be wierdos…why would anyone want to do it, he asks.

I do it because I find support and motivation, and I can share my feelings without feeling judged.  I am proud and pleased to be a wierdo blogger on bb.com.

It is funny how things that happen in your life end up leading you in all sorts of directions.  I began this journey to change my body and along the way have confronted a lot of demons about myself and have begun to find out who the real me is.  If anyone thinks that transformation is just about the body - I am here to tell you… no way.  One of the best parts is finding out about me, rediscovering things that I had let fall by the wayside and learning to like myself again.  I think you just get so busy doing and you forget to live.  Each day just gets better now, even when I am having a crappy day - it still feels OK.  It doesn’t get the better of me anymore.  Anyway, enough of my D&M - have a great day…. I certainly will!

I have always thought (and I have read in so many places) that eating is 80% of the transformation equation.

Over the past 2 weeks I have not been exercising well, but have been eating really clean and drinking my water (most of the time).  Result…. NOTHING.  I have not lost any weight or measurements at all.

Is it possible that for some people exercising is more important than food?  I am so confused.  It is hard when you really want to do the right thing, but what is right?

We are having a heat wave here in Australia at the moment and most of the country is stinking hot.  Doesn’t take long to get sticky hot.  I have had to get up really early to work out.  Also, as I work outside I have to get to work earlier but the advantage is that I get to come home at lunchtime…. there is always a silver lining

One downside though is that being overweight and sweaty is definitely NOT great.  This is the largest I have ever been and my legs actually rub together now.  I find it really hard to deal with and could not ever do it year after year, especially in the heat.  If I did not have my motivation before I definitely do now.  Nov and Dec are flab fighter months.  KAPOW!!

I have been thinking about tracking my eating online and was wondering if anyone knows of simple, easy to use sites?

I have extremely poor eating habits (makes me wonder why I am overweight Lol) and it comes down to the fact that I usually eat nothing all day and then have one large meal at night. Alternatively I eat nothing except lollies in the afternoon.

I have been making a real effort to make sure I eat meals, but the whole balancing foods thing is doing my head in.  It is really hard to go from nothing to constantly thinking about food…. Help!  Any great ideas to make eating easier?

Today I will take my measurements again and am ready for the reality check.  I joined this site with all the drive and motivation of a pubescent teenager, but since that time I well and truly lost that mojo (at least I have not gone backward).

I have spent the past few days reevaluating, looking at what my sabotage reasons are and reinspiring myself with inspirational profiles and articles on BB.com.

I now feel ready to start fresh and am excited about my journey.  Before I was only focused on the end game and sometimes it just seemed so unachievable.  Have a new mindset and looking forward to seeing where it all ends up.  Wish me luck.

I often wonder about the great bods on this site - did they wake up one day and have an epiphany and never looked back?  Did they struggle through ups and downs (more ups than downs) until one day they suddenly realised they were looking great?  Did they have to make a decision to stick to it ruthlessly?

I am really excited about change, but sometimes inside (actually often) wonder whether I can really look like some of these amazing people.  I haven’t had an epiphany and am terribly disorganised, so does that mean I will never be what I see in my head? Hmmm…. will have to ponder some more on that one

I am now Day 3 of my training course for my midlife crisis (or whatever it is) career change.  I am really enjoying it.  I should have jumped ship from my old career years ago before I got to the "absolutely hate it" stage.

Life is pretty great right now.  New career, all my food in my community garden (organic) is growing brilliantly, my eating and exercise is back on track and I am feeling pretty darn fabulous.  Some days life just does not get any better.

Today I feel absolutely invincible. Woke up today and got onto BB.com.  Talked to some friends and found myself more pumped with every discussion and every comment.  This is definitely the best site ever.  Can’t wait to do my workout this afternoon.  Just loving today….life is such a funny thing.  One day you can be feeling so miserable and the next flying high.  It is all in the attitude and I remember reading once that you can change your attitude in an instant.  Now I believe it - I just have to refocus on my goals and chat to my BB.com friends.