O-M-G! It's 2013... Guess those Mayan's were wrong! 2012 wasn't the end of the world... Guess the Mayan calendar is like the one I have on the wall... 31-Dec it ends, so I get a new one... If the Mayan's were still around, I'm sure they would get a new one too... Silly Mayans!
Anyway... So, it's been about a year since I posted anything - FUCKING SLACK! Yes, I know.. I'm sorry... I could give you hundreds of excuses if you like? Wanna hear them?? No?? Why??
Oh - cos it's bullshit! Fair call... If they were legitimate, they'd be called reasons.. OK.. Look, I spent almost a year going hardcore and losing almost 60kg and since then, I've been "maintaining" more than anything. I've not been as active or strict.. I've been happier and enjoying my life more than being so concerned about dropping kilos...
2012 was a year of work and love and stuff... After the year of hard weight-loss work that was 2011, let's call 2012 my 'Gap Year'. I spent 2012 maintaining the loss I had had in 2011 and doing my best to enjoy life. I worked a lot, I went on 2 trips to Melbourne and I moved in with my partner, Adam... There were, of course, ups & downs in 2012 as there is in life no matter what you do.. But during this Gap Year - I was not focused on weight loss or fitness or measuring myself or any of that stuff - I was focused on living and enjoying the good stuff...
But the Gap Year is over and it's time to get back into gear - But I'll get to that in a minute..
The goal in 2011 was to reach 100kg... That didn't happen... And I'm actually a little sad to say, it didn't happen in 2012 either... Because I wasn't as dedicated and focused on THOSE goals in 2012. At the end of 2011 when I hadn't reached that goal, I was a bit down and upset about it... I spent a long time after that convincing myself that what I had already done was pretty awesome and I shouldn't be so hard on myself.. I'd done the hard yards and rest would be easier - look how far you've come already - and all that other stuff... And after a while that worked - too well - I was feeling good about what I'd accomplished... I was less strict on the diet and went to the gym only a few days a week - skipping it didn't bother me.. I started treating myself - convincing myself not to worry 'You've done it - enjoy it!'... I lost a little bit more, but mostly was maintaining the loss I'd already achieved...
But gym visits seemed to get further apart and treats were happening more often... and the scales (when I bothered to weigh in) went up and down and pretty much stayed around the same figure...
And now I'm here... So, what next?
A big part of my success, (I think), was this blog. In the very beginning it was a way of me venting my frustrations in all honesty.. I posted a lot of failures and a lot of false starts and half-assed attempts before I started getting it right and having the losses and results I really wanted.. And I think letting this blog become less important in my every day life was one of the reasons I've found it harder to keep going. This blog not only gave me an avenue to vent frustration, celebrate successes and talk about my challenges and stuff... It kept me honest. Before the video blog entries started, I felt I could be totally honest - an honesty that doesn't come as easily when you're looking into a camera knowing that people are going to be seeing your face.
So... As you may have noticed... The blog has had a bit of a revamp... Adam has designed a new blog banner/logo for me... It incorporates a sign that hangs in our house - 'Life isn't about finding yourself, Life is about Creating Yourself' - and that's what 2013 is going to be for me - CREATING MYSELF... Not a bad Before & After comparison shot either!
A person is constantly learning and growing and changing and adapting... And I want this year to be a time for me to not just Enjoy Life, but create new habits, routines, opportunities and experience new things...
As far as the blog (and weight-loss) goes... I'm setting up a new routine with a new focus on achieving the goals I want to reach! This blog has and always will be mostly based on Weight Loss and Fitness - That will NEVER change - But I want to incorporate other aspects of my life... Stuff I like, Stuff I do.. I've used by
Bucket List (which I posted back in March 2011) as a bit of motivation as well...
So... I've planned my Workouts - when to weigh and measure, etc... And as far as blogging goes...
The plan is to have
Daily Food Updates (either on the blog every day or on the
Gazzy in Tazzy Facebook page as it happens) for at least all of January - and then I'll reevaluate if I think this is worthwhile/effective... I will also do Weekly Posts - '
Things I Like This Week' & '
Sunday Catch Up'... And Monthly
Webisodes will be back, which will focus (mostly) on the weight loss aspects.
There are also some other health-related items on my 2013 agenda - Those of you who know me or have been reading/watching the blog for some time may recognise some of these as they are things I've been 'meaning' to do for some time - such as; Quit Smoking, Burnie 10 etc... But, I'll share them as they happen...
Adam has been supportive of the new blog and new stuff, which is great... He's going to help keep me on track... He's a very large part of my life, so I'm sure you'll get to know him a bit as we go as well...
And that's the plan for 2013...
And I must say - It's Good To Be Back! :)
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