"Ready to Release the weight"

I get a daily inspirational mail "Thin Thoughts" - Todays's mail was a really interesting read and more than once I thought "That's me".

Here are some highlights:

One of the most common reasons why people struggle to lose weight and keep it off is because they are waging an inner battle against themselves. One part of them (usually their conscious mind) desperately wants to be rid of their excess weight. They yearn for a slim, healthy, strong, sexy body and would give anything to have it. But another part of them (you might call it their subconscious mind) resists the idea.

If you suspect that this might be an issue for you, here are a few clues to find out for sure:

1) You feel simultaneously excited and nervous about the thought of being thin.

While you love the idea of being fit and trim, you may also experience a twinge of apprehension when you think about it. You may feel somewhat vulnerable, exposed or unprotected without the buffer of excess pounds on your body.

2) You constantly sabotage your own efforts to lose weight.

You tell yourself that you are going to start exercising, give up junk food, cut out sugary drinks and the like, but within moments you are eating and drinking the very things you vowed to give up. Or you have every intention of exercising but then keep coming up with tons of excuses why you can't today - you'll start fresh tomorrow.

3) You beat yourself up for having "no willpower".

It's important to understand that willpower is not the problem here - the true problem is that something deep inside of you does not want to release the fat because it is serving an important purpose. So, those two parts of yourself are fighting against each other - and the more powerful part (which is usually the subconscious fears or beliefs that need to hold onto the extra pounds) will win every time.

There are endless reasons why you may be holding onto your excess pounds. You may feel too vulnerable without them, like you would have no protection against the scary aspects of your life. Or you may be using the excess weight as an excuse so that you don't have to step out of your comfort zone and face other fears. You may even be using the excess pounds as a way to get attention from other people.

Only through dedicated introspection will you know for sure why you are resisting weight loss - and you can then begin the process of improving your thoughts, releasing limiting beliefs, and finally end the inner battle and lose the weight for good.

I desperately want to win this battle and this mail has really made me see things in a different light and understand the route of the problem........

SO THEREFORE I AM NOW "A WORK IN PROGRESS"

*** Finding Inspiration ***

" Celebrate every day with enthusiasm for LIFE!

Recognize each second of every day is a gift to make the world a better place!

Appreciate the time you have to share your magnificent talents with others!

Choose to make a difference! Do it every day and DO IT BIG!!!"

A little update...so this Sunday will be my 2nd cycling race (40km)!! My training has not been what I was hoping, with me been ill and the girls, caused the training to take a bit of a back seat.

At least Henk will be riding with me this time round so that should help with the motivation!!!

As far as the diet.....I've really struggled to get back on track and needless to say the colder weather is not helping!!! But I've realized that I need to loose the weight to obtain MY ultimate GOAL of being HEALTHY, HAPPY & 40.....

So after digging DEEP and some serous SOUL searching.....I'm all charged up and motivated again to take "the bull by the horns" and get this WEIGHT OFF !!!!!

So stay turned and I'll keep you in the "Know"

Less is more??? Or is less just less!!!! mmmmm

“The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is usually less than we think we need. In other words, the less unnecessary effort you put into learning, the more successful you'll be... the key to faster learning is to use appropriate effort. Greater effort can exacerbate faulty patterns of action. Doing the wrong thing with more intensity rarely improves the situation. Learning something new often requires us to unlearn something old.” Tony Buzan

Words to Live by....

The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.
Benjamin May

These words are going to be my inspiration going forward......

As races are scarce and time too, my hubby and I have decided to work out a road route from home with a little of all the elements need to get a good work-out and build fitness!!

We will start with a route of about 20km and increase this monthly by 5-10km depending on my progress. Fortunately I have a hubby that is very encouraging and wants to do this with me, even though we will probably move at a snails pace versus his usual pace.

We have entered a 40km race on the 29th May, it will be our first riding together so best I get my butt in gear and build on my fitness & Speed :-)

Special Day !!

......So today is my BF Mornay's 40th Birthday and I wanted to send her a very Special Message via our Blog, to wish her the very best 40th, may her year ahead be filled with first & foremost ROMANCE, Genuine Friendships, Health & Fitness, success and General ALL ROUND happiness.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Love & Miss you loads

Got to start it up again!

Having a bit of a holiday slump.  Been up in JHB. Haven’t had time to spin, or go to Yoga.  During Easter was on my parents game farm and I tried to do Yoga with my sister and brother in-law.  That was nice, but I could hardly get out of bed to go to work this morning, let alone go spinning.  J

I know it is the exercise that makes you feel good, and the lack of it is crappy!

My First Race !!

So...I never thought I'd see the day that I took part in a Cycle Race, but there I was...got up @ 05:30, drove through with hubby to Tarlton Raceway where the event took place. Race starting time at 08H05!! Was nervous and really didn't know what to expect.

It was freezing the wind was blowing and the clouds were heavy...all I needed was rain on the road, but fortunately the weather held.

And we were off..... about 280 participants in the 41km.

The ride was not bad overall with a few downhills and some nice long straights but of course there were also the uphills :-(

While riding I kept thinking "R U Mad Christine" but thinking of the long term I kept going....It was not easy staying motivated while riding alone, as the brain plays a big part in all the negative thought's as I have mentioned in my previous Blog, but I got past that!!

I actually got off my bike twice to walk the uphills as I just didn't have the strength in my legs to do it. When on the last hill one of the crew stopped to ask if I think I would finish or if I wanted to give in...I was like, I would really like to finish, but not sure how far still to go, he said well it's about another 7Km and this is the last real uphill....My response was "Hell yes I'm gonna finish", he had a giggle and said "you go girl"...needless to say that I was never happier to see a 2km left to go Board!!!

I was the last one in at 02H45 in the 41Km category, but since checking my time on the net. I saw that 70 persons in my category did not finish the race....so not BAD and the 2nd last person was only 7 min in front of me!!!

So damn that made me feel good and for my first time, I'm really pleased and proud for finishing......

Thank-you to Henk my Hubby, Mom & Mornay for all the support!!!

So now I look forward to my 2nd race on the 1st May for more experience towards my goal of the 94.7 in Nov 2011......