My Happy Place...

Dear fit book...

I am away from home but I thought I better post a quick blog to keep up appearances! I will do my best to blog once a week, and I have also set up a private Facebook group called "my happy place" where I will share daily posts of exercise and food, and I will also share my progress photos so you can see every step of the way if you wish to follow. My journey may help you, it may not...just take what you want from it...feel free to ask questions, I can only give advise of my experiences, I am no expert ☺️

Today I wanted to touch on the topic of food! It has taken me a long time to learn to nourish my body, rather I used to eat because it looked nice and tasted nice not really knowing or thinking about what I was putting into my body or how it was affecting it. It's funny how long it can take us to wake up and realise this...I am proud to say that I eat at least 80% clean food!. It is amazing how great your body feels when you eat to nourish...I won't have McDonald's and the like...I won't have processed carbs...I just won't! To me that's not even worthy of a treat food, I used to think I was good when I "cut back" but now I realise it was not actually that much better! I feel that over the years I have "matured" in my way of eating and I feel I have finally "grown up" and have a good relationship with food and my body is thanking me for it...

Anyways that's it from me for this week, a bit boring I must admit...But next week I will share my progress to date and I will share the differences of this journey of wellness compared to the last (pre-baby) - they are quite different! Also what's in my fit box (exercise gears!) for my home workouts that I make up!

Feel free to leave comments! Remember to look up my happy place on Facebook ☺️

Good night 😴
Stacey

mum on a mission

January 21 2015
Dear fit book,

Welcome everyone to my journey, let me start by telling you a bit about myself. I am 35 years young! I am a parter to the luckiest man in the world [hehe] A mumma to four wonderful children, ages 9, 9 [yes twins!] 6 and 4 months. I am a photographer [part time business of my own] In a past life I was a Chef [in the Army!] I have been a swimming instructor [for babies and pre-school] Now I am a PT and Nutrition wannabe ;-) AND I love horses ;-)

About 2 years ago I decided to clean up my act and get myself fit and healthy, I have never been a "big" person, but I must admit I have been a tad over weight at times in my life. Although most people would say "oh you look fine!" See I have one of those body types with the little waist and big butt and legs ;-) I think this type of body is very deceiving with weight! It is easier to hide a big lower body then it is to hide a big upper body. It sucked trying to find pants to fit me! They would either fit good on the waist and totally tight on the legs, or fit perfectly on the legs and then I found fit my fist in the small of my back at the waist! Yeah I am sure loads of you can relate!

So let me continue...I always sat my weight around 72kgs [I am 171 cm high!] but as children accumulated over the years, that weight crept up and up and was harder to get down!!! SO I set a goal to be 65 kg...to me that was the unknown! In my whole adult life I had never been under 70!!! I always like to aim high so if I fall short I will still more then likely reach my goal ;-) So ideally I would be happy at 68kg...

I started around April 2013...with my friend...who at first I watched! as she walked and ran with her pretty new baby in the push chair...I watched her [bigger then me at the time] slowly get smaller and smaller, then she was the same as me...thats what made me click!!! Stacey get off your butt!!! At that time I was sitting at 80 kgs [ekkkk!] A size 16...

Walking was my main go to exercise [as I hated running!] Also LOVED kickboxing! and YOGA was soooo good too...So anyways to cut a long story short, here is my article that was in the Good Health Choices Magazine!!! Yup no gym! I made up home workouts with minimal equipment...this journey took LOADs of hard work and dedication...I tracked calories on my fitness pal to stay on track...it was a long rewarding journey! And I got there to my 65 kg goal by christmas 2014! AND this was an awesome christmas! I was skinny! and strong ;-)

I set myself goals like I wanted to do a yoga headstand, I wanted to do 3 pull ups...etc as well as my weight goal. I had ABs too!!! 

THIS WAS ME!!! FEELING SUPER FANTASTIC!!!

After christmas I found out I was pregnant ;-) Really exciting news that a baby was on the way...and on the other hand it was time to say bye to my brief encounter with 65kgs...

I kept reasonably fit during pregnancy...We welcomed our little guy in September 2014...body mostly recovered after a couple of months...then it was time to set some NEW health and fitness goals!!!

...HERE IS THE NEXT STEP...

...STAY TUNED...