A reading...

A reading from the gospel of Amanda.. (HAHA) So apparently i should try and post more? i've been told this numerous times. so here goes nothing!!

So i had a flex day today, total bliss. this means i only have a 3 day week. what could be better?? feeling a bit 'over everything at the moment' and seeking a little bit of 'guidance' in my life. So today, was ROAD trip day! dum dum dum......

I spent today in the beautiful byron bay, i've lately had this real 'attachment' to byron. just feel like it's somewhere that i have a special feeling... not sure why?? .

So i started my day nice and early and went down for a 'reading' with the fantastic Scott Alexander-King at Animal Dreaming. http://www.animaldreaming.com/index.php/about/about-scott  

http://www.animaldreaming.com/index.php/about/about-animal-dreaming

What a truly unique and amazing spirit he is.

It's quite personal and close to my heart, the reading. I don't want to 'share' it so openly. I guess though what i want to say about it is, i have definitely always been a 'non believer' in the 'physic' type 'thing' i rolled my eyes when i first heard that someone could 'see the animals' around you. however, i saw him just over 12 months ago, and was truly moved... i was moved that this man who had absolutely no idea who i was, knew so much about me, and could tell me word for word about my child hood. The animals that surrounded me, were there to serve a purpose for me at that particular point in my life. just over 12 months later, these animals have changed.

Today, I went for a 'top up' i guess. i got a lot of 'answers' that i needed last year, he never told me 'what to do' but it gave me the strength to know that the path i was walking was not the path i wanted to be on, and i needed to create my own. it was time to make those big changes in my life that i'd been longing to for along time. It gave me that 'guidance' that i was seeking.

I now know what i need to do... I need to set some goals to get there, i need to deal with some 'unresolved issues' from my past... without letting go of the past, i will never set myself free.

To be continued.....

Monday...

So, today is Monday! Coming down from a busy weekend!

I've been told I need to make blog posts.... SO HERE IT GOES!!

I have had a few things happen this week just gone that were a little crazy! It started on Thursday, with a very excited visit to the hairdresser. I had decided that I wanted to change my hair! I've been dark black for quite some time, whilst i loveeee the shiny and 'healthy' look all the time, I saw Michelle Bridges on the Biggest Loser makeover show last week and got all inspired. Her hair is 'lighter brown' and i just thought it looked lovely and i could TOTALLY rock that.... So off to the hairdresser i toddle.

BIG MISTAKE! .......... Look what happens...

Spent Friday night in the hairdressers chair fixing it.....thank GOD! It was terrible.. i was so traumatised. needless to say my hair is now cut short, which i did not want.. and back to black.. haha really round about way to get a haircut!!! lol.....

Saturday night I had a 30th with my team MOJO partner Jodie.. We wanted a full length photo because we both have no had any together.... Good to see a full length photo of us side by side, i think it's finally starting to click that our hard work is starting to maybe a little bit show?!! Bring it on! :)

It's nearly the end of MARCH!

So it's been awhile and we are at March 2012.

I thought I would add some pictures to 'compare' - this is me September 2010.Thailand approx 90 KG

September 2011 - The wedding 79KG

I spent all of December 2011 and January 2012 overseas travelling through uk,europe,egypt and UAE. It was absolutely AMAZING. I was 80.0 when i went away. I came back 80.9. Not a bad effort for eating what i wanted when i wanted. However, A week back at work and i was up to 82.5. Emotional eating? bored eating? I sit behind a desk all day. So i probably do think it's mostly that.

Back into exercise, back into the 'mojo' and just keep going forward.

Me from the weekend - back to 79 again.

the 'GOAL' at this stage is 68-69.

What i'm doing? exercising! and eating 'clean' it's not rocket science is it?? Lite n Easy is my 'food choice' seems to be working, i'm lazy and 'busy' so it's convenient at this stage! exercise - I am Personal Training with my Team Mojo partner 2 mornings a week Tues/Thurs for 45 mins. I am playing netball tuesday nights. and in between cardio at the gym. Going to start weights training too.  We are at this stage trying very hard to go 4-6 times a week, and sometimes we will go twice a day. I've been hit with a bit of sickness at the moment (sinus infection) so i havent been running at full capacity!

Mini goals - 28/04 - want to do the couch to 5km 5k run without stopping.

first week in september - want to do bridge to brisbane 10km and run it all.

Stay tuned :)