I'm Baaaack!!

It's been about 4 months since my last blog post. To say I've been slack on the updates is an understatement.

So much has been happening in my world that I feel like I haven't had the time to devote to my writing like I would want to.  So here I am, on the train, 7:30pm on a Monday night trying to get my blog back up and running.

Firstly, the elephant in the room, my weight... I'm weighing in at 91.7kg. So not much of a loss, but I'm looking at the positives; I haven't gained any weight and I'm feeling so much better about myself in so many ways! So what is it that has contributed to me feeling so great? Several things actually!

1. I'm back at work!  Full time. I realised a few months ago that I was VERY ready to return to work. After discussions with my employer, I returned to full time work at the start of April. And although the hours are long with my commute in to the city every day, I feel that I'm getting back to the person I know & love. I have a purpose, other than raising a beautiful daughter, and I feel that I'm doing the right thing for me.  I take my hat off to the Mum's & Dad's of the world who can be a full-time stay-at-home parents, it's an extremely demanding and tough job, but it's not one I feel that I fit in to.  Being in a office with adults is where I belong & I'm so glad I've decided to return to work!

2. I'm moving more! You may recall from an earlier post that I bought a fitbit to track my daily movements.  My aim was to walk 10,000 steps a day. In the beginning I would reach my target maybe 4 out of 7 days... but now I'm going over my target everyday! I think I may increase my target to 15,000 steps a day!

3. I discovered trail running!  To the people close to me, this may seem like an odd thing considering I'm surrounded by trail runners quite often. But watching others do it, and participating in it are 2 completely different things!  In March, Mr Fitness competed in the Mt Baw Baw Marathon for the second year in a row. We stayed up on the mountain this year to enjoy the atmosphere of the whole festival as there were several other running events on over the weekend, including a 13km run, a 3.5km kids run, a 13km twilight run & a 1.5km technical uphill & downhill time trial.  After much deliberation I signed up for the 3.5km kids run (you have to start somewhere!). As I ran off into the beautiful surrounds of Mt Baw Baw in all it's glory, it didn't take long for me to finally "get it".  With kids running past me & adults jogging along with them, I was very soon lost to my surroundings and in the moment.  My breathing wasn't great, especially up some of the inclines, but I felt very present and loved every one of the 34 minutes it took for me to complete the run.  Inspired by this, I've signed myself up for all 4 short-course events in the Salomon Trail Running Series. Mr Fitness will be taking a back-seat for these events while I get out there & enjoy a jog in the beautiful outdoors along some of Victoria's loveliest trails.

4. Surrounding myself with positive people!  Recently, some wonderful people have entered mine & Mr Fitness' world.  They're all like minded positive people that love a good laugh.  Awesome people can make other things in your life seem more awesome, and for this I'm very grateful.  Spending less time with the negative & more time on the positive has made me feel like I'm getting back to my old self and like I can achieve what I've set out to do.

So to all of you reading, I send positivity and love in return for sharing yourself with me.

Until next time... Love love love to all!