Well doesnt time fly when you are having fun!

With Xmas and New Year out of the way and motivation high I thought I would blog today about exactly whats going on with my strategy to finally get my butt into gear and share with you all whats going on with my own fitness and health goals.

Not sure if I have shared but before xmas I was diagnosed with diabetes.. (Yep what next!!!!) I have to laught has I recall I was sitting outside the gym I have joined up before xmas and calling a dear friend (Thanks Laynie for all your support) and telling her how crappy I was feeling and how I thought I was going through menopause...(She went on to tell me to get my butt to the doctors and atleast I could find out exactly what was wrong so I could use it to my advantage and work with what I had rather than just not knowing) Okay okay I know I am only 42 but I had heard of women going through early menopause!!!! Of course I was blaming all the weight I had put on since deciding exercising was too scary has I might hurt my back again and there was no way I was going back there. (Fear its a terrible thing if you let it take hold over you!) Anyhow quite a few tests later and with the scare that "No its not menopause" but diabetes could be the problem why I was filling like crap. Yes getting the weight off could help but the fact it runs in my family is another reason why I should be looking after myself anymore.. Anyhow the doctor sent me to a dietician..(The advice went in one ear and out the other... Ive never been to one before has I hadnt needed to as bodybuilding had given me many  tools over the years to keep myself in shape when I wanted! PLUS i find that this dietician just was so reading it all out of the text book rather then listening to me. For e.g I dont like milk... her answer " So what" stop being difficult! (I am sure she was thinking to herself) Well when I am not heard I completely switch off and she lost me and my business..

So then I was taken to a so called diabetes support group... I thought this could be good I might be motivated.. Sure was.. I swore I would never go back again.. The lecturer again read off her books and basically was using scared tactics to get us all motivated!

Well I took away alot of pamphlets..to put in our recycling bin rather than theres and then continued for a few days to kick myself and questioned "How exactly did I let myself go" From years of training to then getting married and just simply putting myself on the back burner"

I can remember saying to myself "Where do I start?" The answer came when I was modelling for a fashion boutique to raise money for a fundrasier I had organised and one of our guests who I knew from school and a similar size to me and I got talking.. One thing lead to another and we both decided. Lets start walking!!!! And with that decided I have found a training partner..

We walk 5-6 times a week for atleast an hour and already within a few weeks my fitness is better and emotionally I think its a great start to the day...

Another great friend of mine who is a bodybuilder said to me one day before I joined the gym when I asked him " Where do I start" That very day we went together to the gym we both joined up at him saying... Right now!!! and then he went to say take it one day at a time.. Move your body and the rest will fall into place" And so it feels like it has...

With exercising on a regular basis I am more aware of what goes in my mouth diet wise and though I am not following an exact diet I am following as much as possible the 7 Secrets of Success that Lindy Olsen and my team share at the pre-competition workshops.

Losing weight time will tell.. With a bodybuilding background the scales are not really part of my life but I can tell the shirts are fitting loser, my face has lost that flush look (Okay not while I am exercising) and I am motivated and more happier that I have finally got my butt into gear..

Of course though challenges always arise and after telling my doctor I wanted a few months to get some weight off before I go on medication if I haveto.. (I am not one for medication) I find a sore on my foot that hasnt healed for months flares up and bang I am on antibiotics for a few weeks and only yesterday made the decision to stop taking them  as they were making me feel quite ill and tired. So I am battling a sore foot and I know secretly that the diabetes isnt helping it heel that well but believe now that I am back eating wholesome food and exercising that it will get better...

My moral of the story today is I think not to ever give up and no matter what I think obstacles happen and rather than play the violin and feel sorry for yourself is to do something about it.. I know its easier said than done.. Ive been there... but life is a gift and we can take control...

I am so blessed that with the support of all my friends and collegues I have you all around.. I love what I do (Running comps etc) and I am only human and I have never been one to judge as a past bodybuilder who knows that we can take control and we can be fit and healthy but it is upto us... I am not a fan of those that put up statuses on facebook about fat people being lazy etc etc.. until you walk the shoes of being fat yourself or have health issues a true bodybuilder would just encourage as we know anyone can reshape their bodies and reshape their lives and who are we to judge!

Okay with that all off my chest I am off for a bike ride.......