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Emotional upset

by Nicky | November 4, 2020 | My Journey | 0 Comments

Today I had a fight with my dude. I went and ate bad things. Soul destroying, fattening foods. Get your shit together.

Where is the exhaustion coming from?

by Nicky | October 31, 2020 | Improved Physical Health | 0 Comments

This week has been fairly usual in that it was busy and I didn't have a lot of time to myself. But something strange has developed late in the week - I am physically exhausted. Thursday and Friday especially were difficult. I went home at 4pm on Thursday afternoon and...

Life Coach Shopping

by Nicky | October 26, 2020 | Mindset, My Journey | 0 Comments

Over the past couple of weeks I've been searching for a life coach. I've had one before and it worked really well for me, and I want to try to take on one again while I'm feeling like I'm on fire. I'm keen to try a remote coach with more of a mindset and...

Health-wise, where I am

by Nicky | October 25, 2020 | My Journey | 0 Comments

I suffer greatly from a lack of clarity, and so this post is to help me take stock of where I am in my healthfulness journey, and where I can see some room for improvement. What I'm proud of myself for Eating breakfast everyday This has been the biggest change I've...

Friends are good for the soul

by Nicky | October 22, 2020 | My Journey | 0 Comments

Tonight I caught up with a mate I've barely seen this year, and used to see a lot. I adore his company. He is smart, inappropriate, well-lived and dynamic. I love how we constantly change subjects mid-conversation and swear a lot. He is also very liberated, and I feel...

The Compound Effect

by Nicky | October 21, 2020 | Mindset | 0 Comments

“I want you to know in your bones that your only path to success is through a continuum of mundane, unsexy, unexciting, and sometimes difficult daily disciplines compounded over time.”Darren Hardy, The Compound Effect I absolutely love this book Of all the...

The Exact Moment of a Good Decision

by Nicky | October 20, 2020 | My Journey | 0 Comments

Today I was driving back to my office after a meeting and I made a sensational decision. I chose not to order Hungry Jacks (Burger King) and secretly eat it in the car park. Secret Eating I use food to cope with stress, overwhelm and emotional upset. I feel so guilty...

Permission to Dream

by Nicky | October 19, 2020 | My Journey | 0 Comments

I find goal setting difficult. The trouble is at the beginning, when I need to decide what I want. Happy, I just want to be happy Can happiness be a goal? Not a SMART goal, but a goal just the same? Perhaps happiness is the guiding light. So then the question is: What...

Rising Early

by Nicky | October 18, 2020 | Improved Physical Health | 0 Comments

Wrong timezone When I travel I never have a problem with jetlag. I always joke that I was born in the wrong timezone! But rising early... this evades me. I find it exceedingly difficult and only upon returning from France this year have I discovered why. But it's so...

Today is a good day to change my life

by Nicky | October 18, 2020 | Food, My Journey | 0 Comments

I love a lazy Sunday morning, today was one of those. I woke up feeling contented with life. One of the new habits I've developed in 2020 is having breakfast everyday. I've begun to have a morning smoothie which varies with the fruit in season. Tropical Fruit Cravings...

Starting Over

by Nicky | October 17, 2020 | My Journey | 0 Comments

It's been a long time since I took my health seriously. Like most people, I've babbled. Short-term diets, bursts of motivation and moments of optimism. 7 years ago I dropped 42kg, and gained back 21kg. I feel like that is a fairly good outcome. I didn't return to all...

Back on Track

by Nicky | September 9, 2013 | My Journey | 0 Comments

I'm feeling much more in control this week. I've been eating well, my cravings are no longer controlling me, and I've been exercising. In case this ever happens to me again... my quickier back on track steps: Guilt doesn't help. Somehow put your godamn mind at ease...

Discovering Emotional Eating

by Nicky | September 5, 2013 | My Journey | 0 Comments

After following my improved healthy eating for 8 months, some surgery dropped me off my path and I've rediscovered some of my old bad habits. In a way though, it's great that it happens to me now, and not when I get to the end of my weight loss journey and realise...

Behavioural Change

by Nicky | April 29, 2013 | My Journey | 0 Comments

I've been wondering about why I've been doing really well losing weight, sticking to my diet goals and exercising regularly, and today I had an epiphany moment after seeing an online presentation. I've been doing most of the 6 fundamental steps! It's not such a...

Exercise Physiology

by Nicky | April 25, 2013 | Exercise, My Journey | 0 Comments

This week I saw an exercise physiologist, which I understand is the evidence-based exercise equivalent of a dietician. My experience was a bit underwhelming - I was expecting stronger direction from him, and a bit more of a detailed understanding of what I'm doing...

Tried Ballroom Dancing

by Nicky | April 21, 2013 | Exercise | 0 Comments

Tonight I went to a beginners ballroom dancing class with a couple of my friends and I am so glad it was a *gumby* beginners class - because we were crap! Luckily everyone was very patient, and I really enjoyed the class. We did 2 dances; waltz for an hour, and then...

10 May 2015

by Nicky | April 20, 2013 | My Journey | 0 Comments

That's the day of the finish line. I predicted it today in an excel spreadsheet. That's when I'll reach my ideal body weight. It's such a long time away. That's more than 2 years. More than 700 days. When I get to 10 May 2015, I'll be glad I started this year. I'll be...

New Training Schedule

by Nicky | April 19, 2013 | Exercise | 0 Comments

This week I've been doing more low-impact exercises to really give my calf muscle a chance to heal. I also thought it was time to give myself a way of tracking my exercises (outside of my fitbit app) in a more general overview kind of way, and to give you a bit of an...

Nobody Else Can Do This For Me!

by Nicky | April 17, 2013 | My Journey | 0 Comments

Strong mindset will hopefully yield great results. This is my current thinking.

Dietician Awesomeness

by Nicky | April 16, 2013 | Food, My Journey | 0 Comments

Today I saw a dietician to see how I'm going on the nutrition side of things. A famous dietician friend (who no longer sees clients) recommended Mitch Smith from Health Management. He was really great, and wasn't mean or rude to me about my weight at all. I've largely...

15kg Lost Today

by Nicky | Apr 3, 2013

I was delighted when I jumped on the scales today and realised that I have now lost 15kg - but that's just a little milestone in a bigger journey ahead! Nobody has started to notice the weight loss yet, but I have got the odd raise eyebrow when I've said I'm going to...

No Chocolate for Easter

by Nicky | Apr 1, 2013

This is probably the first Easter ever that I haven't eaten chocolate and marks the realisation that I've had a dramatic shift in my own approach to food and nutrition. For most of my adult life, and for a fair part of my teen life, food has been a pleasure activity....

Coming Out

by Nicky | Mar 31, 2013

Just saying, I'm not gay. When I mean coming out, I mean that I've started telling people about my plans of being fitter and healthier. I've not really told anyone yet because I'm not sure that I'll be successful, and I am very afraid of the public humiliation of...

Fitness Improves Fast!

by Nicky | Mar 28, 2013

Yesterday I experimented with the largest jogging expedition EVER, and I'm pleased to report it was a success! I went on a fairly big walk and really pushed myself with interval jogging. In total I was exercising for 1.25 hours, which is an amazing achievement in...

Water Aerobics

by Nicky | Mar 27, 2013

Trying to mix up the exercises a bit and tried water aerobics at the local pool this week. It cost $10 for a 1 hour class, and I really enjoyed the experience. Exercising in the water is great because it's much cooler! I also really love the water so I don't feel like...

Long Walk

by Nicky | Mar 26, 2013

I did a big long walk tonight of 50 minutes. That's way longer than I ever have walked in years. It wasn't just walking though, there was also interval jogging too. I'm really proud of how my fitness is improving. I'm pushing myself a bit further everyday which is...

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