TLC: Trust, Love, Consistency

I love all the little avatars everyone’s done. so I’m in:

I’ve been hiding from my blog a little and just posting over in LindyOlsen land instead but I thought I should drop in and get things back on track around here .

I’ve had a few curve balls thrown at me in the last week and I’m sure glad that my goal setting was done the way it was, as it looks like things might not turn out the way I’ve planned (and it’s only January).

Consequentially my training was thrown out of whack for a few days and then a few family events totally jumped in….. and guess who didn’t have a plan!?

To fix the upset in training I’ve switched to full body workouts. I thought I’d hate it but I really find it refreshing. I’m working through another PN members program. This time by my hero, Krista. Her website was what really got me training hard so I’m excited to be doing her Next Level program. I really do recommend the CT program too and will go back to it at some point as I’ve seen massive results.

As for my food, I’ve decided to stop giving myself an inch and running a mile. I’m hitting it mean and green. Eats are gonna look something like:
AM sups: Vital Greens, xtend, green tea, calcium, chromium, glutamine, creatine
M1: Salmon/beef/3 eggs + greens + 1 ts nut butter, fish oil
M2: roo/fish greens, walnuts, fish oil
M3: chicken/tuna salad with ginger, lemon, olive oil, walnuts and red capsicum, 3 fish oil
M4: PN mixed nut bar/shake (pea protien, almond milk, hemp seed, vital greens), zucchini/cucumber, 3 fish oil
In-weights: Xtend, 20g Malto
Post-weights: Whey, 20g malto
HIIT: Xtend- during and after.
M5: beef/lamb/chicken, vegies (rice/sweet pt if weights day), 3 fish oil
M6: 100g quark, walnut butter, plum, licorice & peppermint tea
Bed: ZMA

Friday M5+M6: freebie

Training:
Tues: Weights, 25mins LI-SS cardio
Wed: HIIT
Thurs: Rest-stretching, dog wrangling
Friday: Weights, 25 mins LI-SS cardio
Saturday: Rest- epsom bath, foam rolling, beach
Sunday: Weights, HIIT, sauna

Water: 3L plus training.

Recovery: Sauna, epsom salts bath, stretching/pilates.

I’ve been working on kicking my own butt back into gear and decided that it was time for new desktop wallpapers. Rae and Tank are gone (sorry ladies)

These are images my lovely sister took of me the day before my the state titles last year. I love them so much. They are going to keep me motivated to be even better this September.

Nutrition and exercise can be confusing subjects, so when you first get started, the
initial challenge is that you don’t know what to do. …… However, gaining
knowledge is only half the battle.   The far greater challenge for most people is applying
that knowledge and taking action. There is a big difference between knowing what to do
and doing what you know.  Goals are the bridges that span this gap.

I’m just reading through Burn the fat, feed the muscle and the above quote just jumped out at me.

Hi All,
It’s been ages since I’ve blogged. I’ve been hiding/ burying my head in the sand a bit. Time to come up and face the music though. (An ugly mix of metaphores if ever there was one!).

Just like everyone in the universe Christmas was full of temptation and I thoroughly enjoyed myself (and my dads macadamia and sultana turkey stuffing). Food that doesn’t do good things for me was eaten and I’m seeing numbers on my scales I’d rather not. Hence the hiding from the world. It’s probably not as drastic as it appears as my shoulders, chest, arms and back are showing some serious signs of improvement.

Rather than getting down on myself I thought it was about time to do some thinking and planning. I know everyone else did this week’s ago but I’ve been churning a few things through my skull still and didn’t feel ready for new year’s resolutions. Sometime last year I drew up a single sheet of A4 paper with priorities, goals (short, mid and longterm) and actions and nailed every single one of the 1 year goals. I’ve never been a goal setter before but it worked. This year I tackled things a bit differently and started with the 3 trates/values I want to prioritise in my life. The top corner of my page has:
T rust
L ove
C consistency

To move forward and reach my goals these 3 things are going to be crucial.

I then divided the page into thirds and left the middle blank, and titled it actions. The final column was for this year’s goals. The top one is kind of overarching of the other three.
1. To be at 12% BF while gaining muscle, maintaining a mental, spiritual and physical balance.
2. I will compete in all 3 federation’s (WFF, INBA, WNBF) state titles in September at 8% BF and my best physique ever, allowing me to qualify for national titles.
3. I will maintain a calm and focused mind
4. I will stay in my new job and be a focused and productive team member

I jumped back to my 1st collum and wrote:
I am…
an athlete
an artist
a lover
a friend
a listener
a thinker

To join everything up I was now able to fill in my actions
Relaxation and recovery
Fortnightly massages (I can realisticly afford this financially and time wise)
Weekly Saunas (free at my gym, I just need to prioritise the time)
Daily visualisation or mediation (crucial!!!! I seem to talk myself out of this daily though)
Diet and Exercise
Prioritise vegetables, preferably organic in my diet (protein is 2nd nature to me, but if I don’t eat enough GFV’s I snack)
Follow PN strategies
Listen to and trust my body
Create a strong mind/muscle connection allowing me to train with maximum focus and intensity
Creativity
Make time daily to read, write, draw and nurture my inner artist
Weekly visit a gallery or see a band, movie or play
Lover, listener, thinker, friend
Listen with intent
speak mindfully
love infinitely
share openly

Lots of thinking, but I believe the at with Trust, love and consistency I can combat my fears, doubts and uncertainty and become the person I know I can be.