Aches And Pains.

I have done two workouts by myself since the awkward situation that has developed with Taylor, and honestly, going gym by yourself is not that. Well not as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

Working out by yourself is a simple and easy process which can include more and more music and private thoughts, you don't have to worry about awkward silences with your gym buddy, and most importantly you don't have to worry about trying to keep the conversation rolling. Which, in my case seems to be next to impossible. My life is not nearly as interesting as I wish it was.

After the first workout I found myself aching beyond belief, especially my inner thighs as this is my problem area at the moment and I'm aiming to lose a couple inches from that area, and my calves have been causing me quite a bit of grief, yet this has just enticed me to do more. After my second gym workout I've found myself aching once more, yet this time it's all over. I'm eager for my next workout on Monday!

It still seems to be a solo gym workout, as my 'gym buddy' doesn't seem to be aiming for the beach body she once craved, perhaps her motives have changed and it isn't quite the path she wishes to take. My motives are still the same and I aim to fulfil them as best as I can.

On the other hand here is a photo of me and my friend Shauna, she's been a stone in my life more than you could possibly know.

Time To Perfect A Routine.

It seems that in some strange situation things have turned almost sour between me and my gym buddy Taylor, I don't quite know how it's happened but it's quite clear that we aren't gym buddies any more. We've both got quite different views on fitness, where as I'm more determined to push myself beyond my limits and train until I can't possibly breath any more, Taylor has found herself dismissing gym consistently. So now it's time to take it on my own, it'll be harder that is sure, but I would rather face gym by myself, than have someone who isn't motivated bring my down.

I haven't been gym for roughly 2 weeks perhaps, and it's actually worn my body down not attending, but now it's time to change this. I'm going to create a plan and give myself mini goals to aim for. This is definitely going to be a new experience for me, considering I haven't exactly aimed for any form of goals whilst exercising which could be a cause of my lack of weight loss.

This is going to be interesting to see if, with mini rewards I'll be able to sort myself out. I'm aiming to get down to a size 8-10 which is only 1-2 sizes smaller than what I am now which is a size 12, but when you have shops like Primark you can find yourself judging yourself terribly, as in Primark I am a size 14, which is absurd. Not any longer though, I am going to try and go gym everyday for the next three days for an hour after college, I'm aiming to do 15 mins on each machine and then for perhaps 15 mins after go on the weight machine and do a few sets of weights.

Whilst doing this, I shall continuously play my favourite upbeat songs and push myself to as far as I can go so far and then I'll aim higher.

I'm also going to start cleaning religiously, and walking my dogs religiously. This brief piece of exercise at home will force my body into being more active and also push me towards being active more often at home instead of sitting around lazily doing nothing.

Then of course you have Lewis, the dear boyfriend. He's not exactly with his weight so I'm going to try and push him to workout, not in any nagging style, just enough to help him along until he can become capable of doing it himself. He has the potential to be a fitness freak, he just has to stay clear of that dear old friend the xbox every boy's best friend (and some girls).

I'm also going to be evaluating my diet, I may have some snack troubles that I haven't quite tackled yet. Then I'll begin replacing this with sultana's and other little snippets of fruits and healthy snacks. I'm also going to be making sure I'm eating enough during the day, and if I happen to be under my calorie count then I'm going to find some healthy food to lift my calorie count up, up and away.

It's time to start considering little home exercises as well, anything from this image you see to the right, or doing the squat challenge which you may have already seen floating around the internet.

There is also a couple of things that I have to consider now, the perfect gym workout playlist along with saving up my money for some new workout clothes some actual decent clothes and footwear. As the clothes I have at the moment aren't what you'd call decent or even flattering, how am I supposed to appreciate the hard work I'm doing if I can't see it.

Only if there was a way for me to talk my boyfriend into accompanying me at gym, then it would be perfect as he's already agreed to joining gym when he gets a job, it's just the hard task of getting himself a job. Then I won't be the lonely girl at the gym, well not any more.

I guess I can only ask for luck from you all, this maybe the very thing I need to 

push me in the right direction.

1000 Views.

I can't believe I've hit 1000 pageviews, I didn't expect that at all. Now time to aim higher and hopefully more and more people will view my page and maybe just maybe decide follow me, wink wink, nudge nudge.

I think I'll aim to update more and more and then I'll have to work harder to get better results and then I'll be able to show you.

I'll have to take a picture so you can see exactly what shape of body I'm working with, and then I'll have to try and work extremely hard to tone and trim it do.

Motivation.

Yes, it's come to that time everyone. 

My motivation has hit an all time low, I didn't quite expect it to be so bad but it has been. I started college last week and as you all know, I didn't attend gym once, already it is Monday and I still haven't gone gym. I have been walking more and getting a small dose of exercise each day, but not enough to say I've worked hard to lose weight.

I am trying to get Lewis (the boyfriend) to help me out in some ways, but without someone to go gym with it's been increasingly hard. Taylor has been struggling to go gym, for her own reasons I'm sure but it's left my high and dry. I guess the best bit of advice I can give here, is if you are going to get a gym partner, make sure you get someone who is going to be truthful to their word.

Make sure you choose someone who is dedicated and motivated, otherwise you will find yourself lost half way through your weight loss. This is exactly what has happened to me.

I am going to try and detox myself this week, I am going to go on a steady diet of flavoured teas and green tea, as well 2-3 bottles of water a day. It's going to be tough and I'm going to be on the toilet a lot, but let's face it my face and body will be forever thankful for it.

I'm also going to be cutting back on the rich foods and try and eat a little more healthier, although my tea's haven't been horrendous, I mean who can say no to waffles?!

None-the-less I am aiming higher now, I am going to organise my college work, writing, promotion work and my gym (fitness) life style. I basically think it's time for a fresh start, I would do it today but it's getting late and bed time is just around the corner.

I have decided that if I want to lose weight and do better in college I am really going to have to push forwards in everything I do, from sleeping properly and at good times, to waking up bright and early to make the most of my long days. I think it'll possibly be the death of me, but it'll be worth it.

I just need to give myself a bit of a routine.

Structure to a life style after all is very important, I guess all this lack of motivation has struck a nerve with me and pushing me in the right direction, it's nice to know someone's wrong move can push you into your right one.

I hope you all stay positive and keep working hard, I bet each and everyone of you is doing amazing. I'll make sure to keep updating the blog and perhaps I'll do reviews on healthy products that I'll be drinking etc. You never know you may find something useful about it all.

Good luck, everyone.

New Blogger Design?

I've been reading quite a few blog's lately and I can quite honestly say, I am madly in love with their Blogger themes. I am tempted to spend a long time and really work on making my own, I know it's not something that is exactly easy to do but it will definitely come in useful for my 'future job' hopefully.

I just thought I'd show you a couple, and I'll also put their links beneath so if you do want to check them out then they will be right there at your finger tips.

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First up is the beautiful 'Couture Girl' blog, the theme of course is pastel pink, a colour I have and would choose for my own.

Her layout is beautiful and the unique font is just another girly touch and feature that I adore, also the way Kayleigh presents her Display Picture is beautiful, it screams amazing. I really do adore every inch of this, and the fact that she is such a dedicated blogger just inspires me more to improve my own. Perhaps I'll look into making a more personal blog as well, this is definitely something to look into.

As I promise, the link to her blog is here.

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Now time to move on to the next blog, once more the theme is pastel pink (which I still adore).

Bird's layout is similar to that of Kayleigh's but at the same it's unique touches brings it to life. I really do enjoy the simple features that she has incorporated into her theme, I also adore the fact that Bird has spent ages learning how to create a Blogger theme, and to be honest I'm highly impressed. There are some small features I wouldn't use in my own, but that's more for the personal reasons.

As I promise, the link to her blog is here.

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I hope you've enjoyed having a look at these two blog's and I hope you follow them, they are amazing and let's face it you can't beat a good old blog sometimes. Especially when it comes to Fashion blog's they are a huge weakness of mine.

McCauley's Gym.

I thought as seen as I haven't got any news on my weight loss, I would show you around my gym. The one gym that costs me £9.99 a month and has everything I need to get fit, although smallish it's actually pretty good.

As you can see the place is called McCauley's and they happen to have some of the best deals I've seen when it comes to Gym's (I haven't checked many though), and even though it's a 25-30 minute bus drive from my house I still don't mind. I know that I enjoy my time there and it's basically feeding me the facilities that I desire to trim me down in every way.

This is the Plymouth facilities, it's a little cramped at times but I guess more and more people in Plymouth either want to bulk up or slim down, I'm with them 100%. I've seen some of Plymouth's largest people come strolling through here and within months have slimmed down massively, they have the help of the Personal Trainers, although they are a little pricey they really do get the job done. 

'They aren't bad looking either.'

I have been sticking mainly to the Cardio equipment for the moment as I am aiming to lose the weight, but I actually found that I lost more weight when moving between the weight machines and the Cardio machine's. 

Perhaps this is something I should look into.

I guess the best way to explain this post is, that if you live in Plymouth and perhaps you're a student who wants to get fit and healthy but don't quite have the money to attend a slightly more expensive Gym, then this one is perfect for you. The staff are friendly and helpful and are constantly around to help, the equipment works well and is easy to handle and the people that attend the Gym are polite beyond belief. I thought there was no hope for some of the Plymouthian people, but these are generally some of the nicest people I've briefly met.

If you are interested in checking it out for yourself, well here's the link.

http://www.mccaulays.com/leadinglowcostgy.html 

Fitness Update & CARROT App?

 Lately CARROT has been my partner in crime when it's come to exercising, although as you can see from above she is a todo list I have found myself getting a lot more stuff done within a day thanks to her. This has caused me to exercise more and make sure to do something quite productive everyday.
From what has happened so far I can honestly say that it's worked a treat. I got CARROT when she was free on App of the Day but you can pick her up in iTunes for a cheap 0.69 pence. I can quite honestly say she's worth the money as well.

The fact you level up with the more tasks that you do, the better you feel. I am constantly wanting to do something or anything just to earn more points and level up, my addiction is pushing me towards level 100 which is a way away, although I am on level 54 at the moment.

But basically if you want to make sure you do exercises then I recommend you get this app, after all she gets extremely angry with you, if you don't do it. So make sure you do it within a short time of adding it to the list, that way you level up and get active quicker and CARROT stays happy with you. It's pretty simple to be honest, I didn't look at her as a exercise app but she's proved that can she can be useful for everything.

I would say she is highly recommend, I haven't heard one thing about her. I must admit it makes me wish I had a iPhone 4S or a iPhone 5 so I could have Siri as well, but unfortunately I don't, so it's up to my thumbs to do the typing for me.

FITNESS UPDATE!

Okay, now let's get down to business. 

I haven't been gym in a week almost 2, this was due to half-term at College. Now it's time to get back on track, thankfully I didn't take advantage of the holiday and stuff my face full of junk food, I even started exercising everyday, even if it was simply hoovering and cleaning or walking the dogs. I know it's simple stuff but it's just enough to make sure I can eat my full calories amount everyday. 

Taylor on the other hand, she's had some troubles. Thanks to the holiday she's been taking advantage and scoffing everything within sight, this has caused her to gain weight again, roughly 4 pounds I believe. This has pushed her back in the right direction of working out, but I don't think it's enough.

I am going to be doing 1 minute planks everyday and I'll be trying to do the 30 day squat challenge, I'll be starting today as well. Let's hope that goes smoothly.

I am also starting gym off this week with a 45 minute workout, and then next week I'm going to start pushing towards the 90 minute workout I was doing before, or I'll ease up towards it. This is something to consider, I may create a workout plan and do it that way, either way it's on-wards and up-wards. 

I am aiming to get fit, so I'm not going to be weighing myself as much as I probably should be. Instead I'm only going to aim towards getting better on the 4 machines I am using at the moment, then once I feel comfortable on them I'm going to work towards the weight machines and push myself in that way, lose the weight and then tone. Simple really.

Everyone wish me luck and good luck with weight lose.

Wedding & Celebration.

Recently I've been lucky enough to be invited to my boyfriend's Uncle's wedding, a know a pain to describe but it's been a privilege. I've been able to celebrate Michael & Amy's Wedding Day with them and also enjoy myself quite a bit as well. This was in fact one of the main events that myself and Taylor were working towards when losing weight, I didn't manage to lose the weight I had targeted for, actually I still have quite a way to go before I hit that mark, but I did lose weight none-the-less.

I've even got photo's of how I'm looking now, but I'll give you a glimpse at them at the end of the post. First of all I'll tell you how I've been working through the workouts and exactly what I've been doing.

I've been keeping myself as productive as possible, from doing the 40 minute to Lewis' from mine and back again, but I've always been doing a 30 day squat challenge, unfortunately though I didn't keep up with that, so I'm going to start that again today. I have also been going gym three days a week doing a 90 minute or a 45 minute workout each time. It's been tough and both Taylor and I have slacked in ways we should be ashamed of, but we have worked through the pain and the aching muscles.

Then of course I have been doing my little bit of cleaning for home exercise and then I've been walking the dogs when I can, it's all the little things. I've also been making sure I eat 1200 or just a tiny bit more calorie wise each day. As for a while I was under eating I felt tired all the time but this has helped to brighten my mood a bit, I've also been doing one exercise of something every day, more if possible.

So lets have a look at some wedding photo's of myself, I'm still 

a size 12 but I am a slimmer size 12 thankfully.

Just so you aren't completely at a lose here, I'm the short one that's in every photo and then you have the red  head in the top left hand corner (Taylor) and the dashing but chubby faced boy in the suit would be my boyfriend (Lewis). Not bad, but I would definitely say, there is still a lot of weight lose to do.

Onwards and upwards.