tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54767576475121490082024-02-21T06:15:41.539+10:00.ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comBlogger551125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-13786018976639812772010-01-11T04:01:00.004+10:002010-01-11T08:14:45.692+10:00THIS IS GOODBYE!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvDUQVliBM1XcFGdyuu3zCFHM6Cd2MLNfSk0z9_ISUKL1cSYi-_eMH0rTbC93jepzkiCffX7LwRjHjTgBO0pZyb4D84WM8x1ow84tGMHA7oZsFba3MFBk5lkalqUrsilNOq3gov7bo9aZ/s1600-h/goodbye.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424108315572389026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvDUQVliBM1XcFGdyuu3zCFHM6Cd2MLNfSk0z9_ISUKL1cSYi-_eMH0rTbC93jepzkiCffX7LwRjHjTgBO0pZyb4D84WM8x1ow84tGMHA7oZsFba3MFBk5lkalqUrsilNOq3gov7bo9aZ/s320/goodbye.jpg" /></a>Dear <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bloggers</span><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thank you for your kindness, understanding and support over the past couple of years.</div><div></div><br /><div>It is now that this blog says goodbye. It has served it's purpose. Allowing me to express my innermost thoughts and desires.</div><div></div><br /><div>Thank you for joining me on my ride. Some of you laughed, cried, sympathised or just thought I was a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">headfucked</span> delusional dickhead. Whatever you thought I'm glad you were reading and thinking yourself.</div><div></div><br /><div>It is time for me to walk on the path of my next chapter. They say as one chapter ends, another begins. The next chapter will focus on more important aspects of my life, not on food, dieting, competing, bodies or anything of the kind. That part of my life is finished. Although there may be some lifting of heavy shit mentioned.</div><div><br /></div><div>It has been a pleasure.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love always</div><div>Shelley</div><div><br /></div><div>PS If you would like to read the next chapter shoot me an email <a href="mailto:ss2306@bigpond.net.au">ss2306@bigpond.net.au</a> and I'll send you an invite when it's all up and running.</div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-58314099998983211802010-01-08T03:50:00.003+10:002010-01-08T03:50:00.956+10:00THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrO1z9b2Yxiaj8kE0VwMPpdULnL2tApR6rJkwatMayZ4eXOAnEoiHmtvs6qkIH3Unhc8rtuKE30tf-wjnWniF-MTInx2eDifeaLcyNnhlhdGrA4Bzp-nbxNaf6uC81_P3CxzDqSVcN8sL/s1600-h/meditation.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423144872269481010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrO1z9b2Yxiaj8kE0VwMPpdULnL2tApR6rJkwatMayZ4eXOAnEoiHmtvs6qkIH3Unhc8rtuKE30tf-wjnWniF-MTInx2eDifeaLcyNnhlhdGrA4Bzp-nbxNaf6uC81_P3CxzDqSVcN8sL/s320/meditation.jpg" /></a>For the non-spiritual being, the idea of looking quietly within oneself and sitting alone for any period of time repeating a mantra, emptying one's mind, and seeking answers by aligning oneself with one's Higher Self borders on lunacy. For this person, answers are sought by working hard, struggling, persevering, setting goals, reaching those goals and setting new ones and competing in a dog-eat-dog world.<br /><br />The spiritual being knows about the enormous power of the practice of meditation. She knows meditation makes her more alert and able to think more clearly. She knows the very special effect meditation has in relieving stress and tension.<br /><br />Spiritual people know, by virtue of having been there and experienced it firsthand, that one can get divine guidance by becoming peaceful and quiet, and asking for answers. They know they are multidimensional and that the invisible mind can be tapped at higher and higher levels through meditation, or whatever you want to call the practice of being alone and emptying your mind of the frenetic thoughts that occupy so much of daily life. They know that in deep meditation one can leave the body and enter a sphere of magic that is as blissful a state as any drug could temporarily provide.<br /><br />For the non-spiritual being this is perceived as an escape from reality, but for the spiritual being it is an introduction to a whole new reality, a reality that includes an opening in life that will lead to miracle making.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-52116525279601471892010-01-07T04:37:00.002+10:002010-01-07T04:37:00.201+10:00SIX HEALING SECRETS OF FOOD!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvuuLkp7Xao3f-dwga2pGwqtPmgIB05r6ekwOWgCWcBCwRgTA5esMPvbycM2pSweiCg3mmG_XpSCFwYCk_ZFQUzg-Qv_o562M4qmyiypx1jZ6DQYXOF0C6rXNgbyL-ECGzgtwj1v-inz8/s1600-h/11884.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423142277725654290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvuuLkp7Xao3f-dwga2pGwqtPmgIB05r6ekwOWgCWcBCwRgTA5esMPvbycM2pSweiCg3mmG_XpSCFwYCk_ZFQUzg-Qv_o562M4qmyiypx1jZ6DQYXOF0C6rXNgbyL-ECGzgtwj1v-inz8/s320/11884.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Because our current approach to nutrition isn't working well for so many of us, as a nutrition researcher, educator, and health journalist, it appalls me that so much of the literature in my field continues to focus exclusively on only one of the six secrets: what to eat. If the dice in Las Vegas casinos were fixed so that only the same side kept showing up every time you rolled them, everyone would scream "cheat!"<br /><br />We are being cheated nutritionally. Food constitutes a six-part gift, but all we're hearing about is one thing. But this skewed perspective, focusing solely on the physiological aspects of food, has become the norm. I call our one-sided, limited view the Dark Ages of nutrition. We think that nutritional science is at its pinnacle, but in fact, most of us are still in the dark about what can most benefit us about food. This is because we're ignoring the most important elements of food and nutrition -- the healing secrets of food -- that have served humankind for centuries. They are:<br /><br />1. Unite with others through food.<br />2. Be aware of your feelings before, during, and after eating.<br />3. Bring moment-to-moment nonjudgmental awareness to each aspect of the meal.<br />4. Appreciate food and its origins -- from the heart.<br />5. Create union with the Divine by "flavoring" food with love.<br />6. Eat fresh, whole foods in their natural state as often as possible.<br /><br />All these elements count -- not just one or two in isolation.<br /><br />continue reading <a href="http://innerself.com/html/food--nutrition/healing-diets/six-healing-secrets-of-food.html">here</a></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-78302838499328921372010-01-06T04:17:00.001+10:002010-01-06T04:17:00.194+10:00LAW OF LEAST EFFORT!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBdKhe5w3R_wA6ipThWPsTHa-U88uz1QEo0rqbXoxB6RfDUHj29ra8AIZhYq5kktPfqcY-W1GZNMj0O1gHJZRnx3WVsMq69S2PebQyZFe_CLW6JEHTkKueoU2-b6fOGLLcLaAYDDIqSj8/s1600-h/DSC05965.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423138782915018978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBdKhe5w3R_wA6ipThWPsTHa-U88uz1QEo0rqbXoxB6RfDUHj29ra8AIZhYq5kktPfqcY-W1GZNMj0O1gHJZRnx3WVsMq69S2PebQyZFe_CLW6JEHTkKueoU2-b6fOGLLcLaAYDDIqSj8/s320/DSC05965.JPG" /></a> New Years Eve 2009<br /><br /><div align="left">If you observe nature at work, you will see that least effort is expended. Grass doesn't try to grow, it just grows. Fish don't try to swim, they just swim. Flowers don't try to bloom, they bloom. Birds don't try to fly, they fly. This is their intrinsic nature. The earth doesn't try to spin on its own axis; it is the nature of the earth to spin with dizzying speed and to hurtle through space. It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. It is the nature of the sun to shine. It is the nature of the stars to glitter and sparkle. And it is human nature to make our dreams manifest into physical form, easily and effortlessly.<br /><br />In Vedic Science, the age-old philosophy of India, this principle is known as the principle of economy of effort, or "do less and accomplish more." Ultimately you come to the state where you do nothing and accomplish everything. This means that there is just a faint idea, and then the manifestation of the idea comes about effortlessly. What is commonly called a "miracle" is actually an expression of the Law of Least Effort.<br /><br />Nature's intelligence functions effortlessly, frictionlessly, spontaneously. It is non-linear; it is intuitive, holistic, and nourishing. And when you are in harmony with nature, when you are established in the knowledge of your true Self, you can make use of the Law of Least Effort.<br /><br />Least effort is expended when your actions are motivated by love, because nature is held together by the energy of love. When you seek power and control over other people, you waste energy. When you seek money or power for the sake of the ego, you spend energy chasing the illusion of happiness instead of enjoying happiness in the moment. When you seek money for personal gain only, you cut off the flow of energy to yourself, and interfere with the expression of nature's intelligence. But when your actions are motivated by love, there is no waste of energy. When your actions are motivated by love, your energy multiplies and accumulates.<br /><br />--Deepak Chopra, <a href="http://www.innerself.com/Behavior_Modification/effort.htm">Seven Spiritual Laws of Success</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-38213809010005406152010-01-05T03:49:00.003+10:002010-01-05T03:49:00.462+10:00THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7Jo6CnuKpCNuJQLl74OIvary87hB5w0sMxOzOXVbLzsM2GiqakO6jByP5NYOJw_mCg-fNRi01fca7I93_hklbwiR79NWWtuMl9UmbdTIA3aG9VIAqVvs-keOBnCAUIiDb_j1Y7aGp62k/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422742540309897746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7Jo6CnuKpCNuJQLl74OIvary87hB5w0sMxOzOXVbLzsM2GiqakO6jByP5NYOJw_mCg-fNRi01fca7I93_hklbwiR79NWWtuMl9UmbdTIA3aG9VIAqVvs-keOBnCAUIiDb_j1Y7aGp62k/s320/1.JPG" /></a> New Years Eve 2009</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left">I am so thankful that you are an important part of my life. It is an honour to share myself with you, to know you, and to walk together on our chosen paths that take us in so many beautiful directions together. I didn't realise what the term "soul mate" meant until you entered my world.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Somehow, out of all the twists and turns our lives could have taken, and out of all the chances we might have missed, it seems as though we were given a meant-to-be together moment, at that first "encounter" on the dance floor all those years ago. We set the stage then and there for a special togetherness that has allowed us to grow together rather than apart.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">When I am with you, I know that I am in the presence of someone who makes my life complete. As Tom Cruise said in the movie, Jerry Maguire, You complete me. I turn to you for trust and honesty, and you give it openly. I look to you for inspiration, for answers, and for encouragement, and not only do you never let me down, you lift my spirits, bring a smile to my face, make me laugh and take my thoughts to places where my troubles seem so much further away and my joys feel like they're going to stay in my life forever.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">My world is reassured by you, my tomorrows need to have you near, so many of my smiles are for you, and my heart is so very thankful that you and I are one.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">I love you so much. You rock my world.</div><div align="left">xoxoxoxoxoxo<br /></div><div align="center"></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-28141505418853956442010-01-04T11:16:00.003+10:002010-01-04T11:30:08.879+10:00SOOOOOOO GOOD TO BE BACK!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKeEcSJ8MxvVVfpxmMluFZnbwqWqOPgOrBWzEQAqCwak7vupbrxmnRGYHuxtWOOTU1Al-cQefN7xdzGU0Z1NtVAy8hxN_naj4HXqrUPNoZxtHZzV1epXW6-8rXmJmLIrz35-6yiDnqHEb/s1600-h/jlvn288l.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422690075903633042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKeEcSJ8MxvVVfpxmMluFZnbwqWqOPgOrBWzEQAqCwak7vupbrxmnRGYHuxtWOOTU1Al-cQefN7xdzGU0Z1NtVAy8hxN_naj4HXqrUPNoZxtHZzV1epXW6-8rXmJmLIrz35-6yiDnqHEb/s320/jlvn288l.jpg" /></a> Monday Lift Heavy Shit Training<br /><br />Floor DB Press<br />- 15 kgs x 18 reps<br />- 15 kgs x 16 reps<br /><br />Bent Over Rows<br />- 60 kgs x 20 reps<br />- 70 kgs x 15 reps<br />- 80 kgs x 9 reps (getting not rowey)<br /><br />Alternate High Rep Arm Training (10 sets, 10 reps, 1 min rest)<br />- Seated DB Bicep Curls - 10 kgs<br />- Bench Skullcrushers - 15 kgsss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-40111165562963764132010-01-04T04:14:00.002+10:002010-01-04T04:14:00.179+10:00GOING ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES - SOLD!!Please contact me via email <a href="mailto:ss2306@bigpond.net.au">ss2306@bigpond.net.au</a> if you would like to purchase any of these books at LESS than 1/2 price.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422318043435471922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhws8hk0fd0KF_lBj6r1p6yj3sbrdjoQ4M-dEIIHFB6d8PjQohAxZtTGyB69yTc2BAAvt25R4kafHIPrK6Sh9wwaevOGisWwHX9FpIYgrxaWzA62g_-QeyongGPSrT9_RF5_yr45wnAg5gc/s320/IMGP6498.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-8743681886434220522010-01-03T04:14:00.007+10:002010-01-03T04:14:00.167+10:00LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE5GlsindXJTHMXYCp-_4Vcv-zZRX2Orz5XsOmDWi1X8zsw4ND9C7noNKiQug3LETaQSZrj1ahKoy5p5CEDIZy4NcoJGY1SmRWWq54oR7Pi9JGp91ZrJ-qmyJtyv9prSdd7BEuxRdIE_K/s1600-h/love_birds.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421559866858765762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE5GlsindXJTHMXYCp-_4Vcv-zZRX2Orz5XsOmDWi1X8zsw4ND9C7noNKiQug3LETaQSZrj1ahKoy5p5CEDIZy4NcoJGY1SmRWWq54oR7Pi9JGp91ZrJ-qmyJtyv9prSdd7BEuxRdIE_K/s320/love_birds.jpg" /></a>Everywhere I look around. With every sight and every sound. John Paul Young got it right. He knew that love rules all. And when you have love in your heart, fear ceases to exist. The key to happiness is love extended. The key to pain is love withheld. When we extend love to others we in return receive love from not only others but also ourselves. The mere thought of love sends an electricity throughout your entire body. Love is so awesomely powerful it can change the world, having changed you first.ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-62834090228191229502010-01-02T04:54:00.004+10:002010-01-02T04:54:01.070+10:00OUR DEEPEST FEAR!!<span style="font-size:180%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEdp0w-gWt82SoFNlYmEeufNa7zi3BHxijr0t5hYoAYfjYVRqbFuZJ_IRkbzBRmH1xZIsophMVKwjlJRgVvi0myQ2Fl03njafcYbelvmy4OTwjPa-3KjaHLJ2Wch2uhYUiq6iVgpE2xKP/s1600-h/63452603_b3a5b5448d.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420458230927701858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEdp0w-gWt82SoFNlYmEeufNa7zi3BHxijr0t5hYoAYfjYVRqbFuZJ_IRkbzBRmH1xZIsophMVKwjlJRgVvi0myQ2Fl03njafcYbelvmy4OTwjPa-3KjaHLJ2Wch2uhYUiq6iVgpE2xKP/s320/63452603_b3a5b5448d.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Our Deepest Fear</span></div><div>By Marianne Williamson</div><div></div><br /><div>Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.<br />Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.<br />It is our light, not our darkness<br />That most frightens us.<br /><br />We ask ourselves<br />Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?<br />Actually, who are you not to be?<br />You are a child of God.<br /><br />Your playing small<br />Does not serve the world.<br />There's nothing enlightened about shrinking<br />So that other people won't feel insecure around you.<br /><br />We are all meant to shine,<br />As children do.<br />We were born to make manifest<br />The glory of God that is within us.<br /><br />It's not just in some of us;<br />It's in everyone.<br /><br />And as we let our own light shine,<br />We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.<br />As we're liberated from our own fear,<br />Our presence automatically liberates others.</div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-43295115115882055992010-01-01T04:19:00.003+10:002010-01-01T04:19:00.352+10:00SLAWN-JE VAH (cheers to your good health)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oAx2m8dW5EA5wcMNxhmmO7RS53kEZ7xlkt-QRQVGZyBo-B-D-Y8eNKc3m8cW_1b9cRpNK9m4wvWR4VFBKFeZpGvOMekP8FIZJnLHheJq3qwigrKECzuPxOAaJMmY33NMOWdnFF7gvnV-/s1600-h/1199385265_cheers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421225633834077090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oAx2m8dW5EA5wcMNxhmmO7RS53kEZ7xlkt-QRQVGZyBo-B-D-Y8eNKc3m8cW_1b9cRpNK9m4wvWR4VFBKFeZpGvOMekP8FIZJnLHheJq3qwigrKECzuPxOAaJMmY33NMOWdnFF7gvnV-/s320/1199385265_cheers.jpg" /></a>2009 I bid you farewell. Thanks for the memories (even if some weren't so great). It will most certainly be a year I will reflect upon with admiration and one I will never forget. The year my life changed for the better for ever and ever.<br /><br />2010 I welcome you with open arms. Set to be the best decade of my life so far. The year where all my dreams will come true. One in which miracles are brought forward. An adventure of a lifetime will take place. Copious amounts of love, fun and laughter will happen.<br /><br />Time for:<br /><br />C - confidence<br />E - enthusiasm<br />L - love<br />E - empowerment<br />B - body<br />R - respect<br />A - appreciation<br />T - trust<br />I - inspiration<br />O - optimism<br />N - now<br /><br />Slawn-Je Vah xxxxxxss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-25836897363540970702009-12-31T04:07:00.006+10:002009-12-31T04:07:00.717+10:00RESOLUTION TIME!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWhRjFuzTrXVrBXOJdSVuCb2kdoBQJWoRiQdW7PnhsUjexBPLXr0KsRTSG4lQYOX9IHPIFzvsTuqhrfKraJB1WBqePCgODbCF06u3R6p-joIWkI0jMQ-Vbpz7PgD-E9Krgef348c-0_YU/s1600-h/new-years-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420459605391515282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWhRjFuzTrXVrBXOJdSVuCb2kdoBQJWoRiQdW7PnhsUjexBPLXr0KsRTSG4lQYOX9IHPIFzvsTuqhrfKraJB1WBqePCgODbCF06u3R6p-joIWkI0jMQ-Vbpz7PgD-E9Krgef348c-0_YU/s320/new-years-3.jpg" /></a> I can count on one hand the number of years I have NOT made a New Year's Resolution to lose weight, get back on track, pull back into line, start again on January 1. I was given the opportunity time and time again to learn and grow stronger yet I didn't hear or didn't listen to the calling. I swore the problem was what I was eating and the exercise I was or wasn't doing that was the problem. I continually looked outside of myself for the reason I wasn't completely fulfilled and happy. Luckily these days I know that the elusive butterfly of happiness can only be found within me. I've learned that the answer to happiness CANNOT be found in a diet, counting calories or restricting and depriving myself of the pleasure of food. It is not smashing myself with interval training to burn more calories in order shrink my arse and thighs. And it isn't found in a pill, powder, gadget or gizmo. I now realise that no matter what my body shape or size I am perfect, whole, complete and happy just as I am. I sat on the sidelines for too long watching life go by to get the body I wanted only for it to be taken away again soon after. I'm no longer willing to put off life because I have unwanted fat on my body. I'm no longer putting off till tomorrow what I can do today. My arse and thighs are getting smaller no matter what I eat. It was never what I was eating but rather what was eating me. I've dealt with my emotional baggage, embraced my dark side, found my friend, and now I'm ready to live life. My resolution this year is to focus on the things I do want; freedom, spontaneity, quality family time, to become more spiritual so that my real life example can help others, finish writing my book, and to lift the mother fucker deadlift. There's plenty more but this will do for starters.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-20586060351707013652009-12-30T04:51:00.003+10:002009-12-30T04:51:00.342+10:00THE SUMO TOAD XMAS PRESENT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CIzDF9VRTI3PWenSa_Fi6a3BQdqz37dZy_E23Uzk9wEdzP4MOE-AgHNx9VaNZ3vN5yO0f7EPdcUSpjrPgvcw2BP7t7HX2pYUQwynnoSHnyVNZ3zQtgNtYyG3vxUCYVdpp00dv2Nu4Syc/s1600-h/an074br_lge.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420439077977546018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CIzDF9VRTI3PWenSa_Fi6a3BQdqz37dZy_E23Uzk9wEdzP4MOE-AgHNx9VaNZ3vN5yO0f7EPdcUSpjrPgvcw2BP7t7HX2pYUQwynnoSHnyVNZ3zQtgNtYyG3vxUCYVdpp00dv2Nu4Syc/s320/an074br_lge.jpg" /></a><strong>Sumo Toad: Strength, inner calm, protection and honour.</strong><br /><br />The Sumo Toad stands in the defense position, he is highly disciplined and stands upon a lotus flower, the symbol of purity and spiritual unfolding. The lotus flower represents how we, like the lotus, can transcend our current realities and offer up our lives in the successful pursuit of our highest aspirations. The combination of strength, calmness, purity and self discipline being our greatest skills as human beings to attain wisdom and peace. In pre history Osaka, Japan, (post 8th century) a Monk was sitting in contemplation of a still pond. Slowly he became that pond. He became serene and was able, through this stillness, to hear the silent whisper of all of creation. He shared this knowledge with another Monk, a Nun. As they sat together in powerful silence they spied a Crane protecting her eggs from a viper. The old Monks watched the graceful fluidity of the crane's defense versus the slippery, lightning-fast strikes of the viper. This struggle of nature was an epiphany. The Monks imitated the animals' moves and applied their effectiveness in unarmed combat. After many years on the mountain they brought their fellow Monks the first "Animal Styles" of unarmed combat as well as the art of Meditation and Chí manipulation. This was believed to be the beginning of the Toad Style, throwing sharp and poisonous strikes. In ancient times Toad grease was used as a protective ointment so that no sword could pierce the skin.<br /><br />On another note Happy 10th Birthday beautiful daughter.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-58974776113295322982009-12-29T05:28:00.004+10:002009-12-29T08:54:31.045+10:00THE LETTUCE THAT RUINED CHRISTMAS!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4rIy8rOYV0XcZfXnnF1erfBsjnSJ4_1GZGq5TfPT6dBEsKZOdRRZRqBB7Kb_evMNLDj4_5Qi3PWBo-lioLKvLKtMlsV_dc8LfM2WGKRLmv08GSB0qJ0ASSmVah4eDhNmfA4Ge4uoOnmv/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420372674272773618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4rIy8rOYV0XcZfXnnF1erfBsjnSJ4_1GZGq5TfPT6dBEsKZOdRRZRqBB7Kb_evMNLDj4_5Qi3PWBo-lioLKvLKtMlsV_dc8LfM2WGKRLmv08GSB0qJ0ASSmVah4eDhNmfA4Ge4uoOnmv/s320/2.JPG" /></a>Sitting at the bench drinking a glass of wine and talking with eldest son and Mum as she prepares Christmas Eve dinner.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Mum: "Oh shit, I've left the lettuce at home for the salad."</div><div>Son: "Good on ya Nan, now you've ruined Christmas." (teenage sarcasm)</div><div>Me: "The lettuce that ruined Christmas. A great chapter heading for my book."</div><br /><div></div><div>Ten times UNDEFEATED boxing champion on the Wii. Yep, that's me. No-one could take me down. Master J (nephew aged 8) told his mother I was a bitch when I beat him. As we left at lunchtime on Christmas Day I told him I loved him and not to call Aunty Shelley a bitch again. I did get the singlet top to prove he was right though (lol).</div><div><br /> </div><div>It was the best Christmas I have had in years yet also the saddest. Finding out that now my Mum has Cancer as does my Dad. I stayed strong on the outside for my Mum but quietly cried on the inside.</div><div><br /> </div><div>With very rainy weather I was able to pull a couple of all nighters only the opposite of what this refers to according to daughter. Like <a href="http://girlgetsitdone.blogspot.com/index.html">Liz</a>, I managed a couple of 12 hour sleeps which is highly unusual for me and then laid around under the covers, in my pj's, watching <a href="http://theshadoweffect.com/">The Shadow Effect </a>dvd and reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Change-Spiritual-Guidance-Living/dp/0060816112/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225374820&sr=8-1">The Gift of Change</a> by Marianne Williamson I was given for Christmas.</div><div><br /> </div><div>My very special gift from my wonderful husband and children was a basket filled with 10 small packages, each wrapped in calico with a red ribbon and card on the outside reading I Believe In You and when opened revealing an inspirational quote. I am to open 1 each day for the 10 days following Christmas. Each package is filled with a small item to bring a smile to my face, a typed proverb, a single chocolate from <a href="http://chocolatetodiefor.com.au/">Chocolate To Die For</a>, and a note saying I LOVE you for ??? (little things they love about the new me) rolled up and sealed with a gold heart sticker. I am so blessed to share my life with such special people.</div><div><br /> </div><div>Home safe and sound now and getting ready to welcome another fabulous year of fun, love and laughter.</div><div> </div><div> </div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-36617435910593041202009-12-23T03:40:00.005+10:002009-12-23T03:40:00.692+10:00OVER & OUT FOR ANOTHER YEAR!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1pE1baic_oYawgs_bIlAqCEI_DOmvyOKYtn7on4j5weJtBng38AXY_8jcSv0qtHnZ0_9oVEjYrMTN8s6m2Xb6lnIRwcEDqEQ9SVzHWZKsaia7xrG69xgzFNxg9S7qFG1FG3U46Rvz42J/s1600-h/00322.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 283px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416725746099224018" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1pE1baic_oYawgs_bIlAqCEI_DOmvyOKYtn7on4j5weJtBng38AXY_8jcSv0qtHnZ0_9oVEjYrMTN8s6m2Xb6lnIRwcEDqEQ9SVzHWZKsaia7xrG69xgzFNxg9S7qFG1FG3U46Rvz42J/s320/00322.gif" border="0" /></a> As Christmas approaches we are busy hanging our stockings at my sister's house in my home town in NSW after driving the long drive at the beginning of the week with a mid way overnight break at hubby's aunties place. This year we are blessed to be spending the days preceeding Christmas Day with my family and then from lunchtime onwards on Christmas Day with hubby's family 45 minutes away until we return to beautiful Brissy around the 28th. I will be making the most of it and cherishing each moment as if it is my last. Merry Christmas to each and every one of you. Hoping that Santa delivers exactly what you have desired. I know he will be for me.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-63714083666229392162009-12-22T03:48:00.007+10:002009-12-22T03:48:01.098+10:00WONDERING??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNuJB7QcvpOT1-yL4GUbVWyAxqUoSQ3QO4I9OlgsYtZPxTow9SimUbC74dkAvsKUq6FR7_5JNwdRf-RqRUzfJX4ULidClNJEPhGLlDs4AYXQoe_33FoTOtjb1Kkf8A5I4LnffLnce0mUP/s1600-h/Wanda_Wondering.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415708836076740914" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNuJB7QcvpOT1-yL4GUbVWyAxqUoSQ3QO4I9OlgsYtZPxTow9SimUbC74dkAvsKUq6FR7_5JNwdRf-RqRUzfJX4ULidClNJEPhGLlDs4AYXQoe_33FoTOtjb1Kkf8A5I4LnffLnce0mUP/s320/Wanda_Wondering.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I wonder if I will be the very first person you know who has released excess body fat through the power of positive thinking? I wonder if you have ever known someone to get the body of their dreams without dieting, counting calories, deprivation or watching what they eat like a hawk? I wonder if you know that spending less than a year of my life has been more than worth it to be free for the rest of my long life? I wonder if my success and results will inspire you to take a leap of faith yourself and work it out so you too can be free from weight struggles/issues for the rest of your life? I wonder?</div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-77596188225004193952009-12-21T04:11:00.009+10:002009-12-21T04:11:00.653+10:00ONCE AGAIN!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzYsKId0POW9nDMWJeFdiAbwZyF_uOXDtGNsKgkh6YEEjUzSiKndzTfSUJUMwk4-zPX7Yd-9uyex7PXAQGg6d1hLzDWg7DAlMKHmIhajnr22PhXlCBfejw2fF0DL9k7Fu1UPBI2bc5iBB/s1600-h/positive-thinking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 213px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415624448622959858" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzYsKId0POW9nDMWJeFdiAbwZyF_uOXDtGNsKgkh6YEEjUzSiKndzTfSUJUMwk4-zPX7Yd-9uyex7PXAQGg6d1hLzDWg7DAlMKHmIhajnr22PhXlCBfejw2fF0DL9k7Fu1UPBI2bc5iBB/s320/positive-thinking.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In the olden days (I love saying that!) when I set my mind to losing weight it fell off me. During both my comp preps I had to "hold" for a period of time because I was getting too lean too quick. It was commented more than once that I always seemed so positive. Coincidence? I think not. I remember vividly one week "putting my foot down" and doing extra cardio at lunchtime and in the afternoon or evening as well as the usual weights and cardio I was doing in the morning in order to shift some extra lard that week only to be rewarded with a measly 0.2 drop on the scales. If it was simply a case of calories in versus calories out then I should have dropped a shit load that week but I didn't. The extra stress I had placed on my body and mind not to mention the exhaustion had me in a negative balance state of affairs and my body said "fuck you". These days it is my mission to continually be POSITIVE with my emotions and bask in the glorious feelings of Joy, Appreciation, Empowerment, Freedom, Love, Passion, Enthusiasm, Eagerness, Happiness, Positive Expectation and Belief and as I feel all of these wonderful emotions the fat is literally falling off me once again.</div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-1760059707910918652009-12-19T04:29:00.002+10:002009-12-19T04:29:00.290+10:00NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqInTeFbjOeA4Di5GltrwrS03EhzePgxuDz6qTDoco1MTIzVrklp8Y1jYbivwXj8dF7gwM69AHd6LZlfkQ9wclZpdrQNVUzrYyHVZnk5dKQV4zlameShjBfD949aW5JwtI9fK8NTNXXrva/s1600-h/NYE07Verticle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414950016738374242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqInTeFbjOeA4Di5GltrwrS03EhzePgxuDz6qTDoco1MTIzVrklp8Y1jYbivwXj8dF7gwM69AHd6LZlfkQ9wclZpdrQNVUzrYyHVZnk5dKQV4zlameShjBfD949aW5JwtI9fK8NTNXXrva/s320/NYE07Verticle.jpg" /></a> Start spreading the news. I'm leaving today. I want to be a part of it. New York, New York. I can't stop singing. Time Square was the most memorable way to spend New Year's Eve. This famous tradition dates back to 1906. We arrived early in the afternoon the take our position in a viewing section. The NYPD directed all the revelers into each viewing section and although it got quite crowded I didn't seem to notice too much as I was too busy checking out the eye candy in uniforms (lol). With the flip of a giant switch, the New Year’s Eve Ball illuminated and began its ascent accompanied by special pyrotechnic effects atop One Times Square. At 11.59 pm the lighted ball started it's descent into a New Year. The Ball is a geodesic sphere, twelve feet in diameter, weighing 11,875 pounds. The Ball is covered with 2668 Waterford crystal triangles and lit by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs. At the stroke of Midnight, the lights on the New Year’s Eve Ball were turned off as the numerals of the New Year “2010” burst to life shining high above Times Square. Confetti was released from the rooftops of buildings throughout Times Square creating a celebratory blizzard of colorful confetti as we welcomed the New Year with kisses and a family hug. This is what I call living! Family moments like these are priceless.ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-14395472731319082432009-12-18T04:06:00.006+10:002009-12-18T04:06:00.766+10:00FLOATING DOWNSTREAM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjwsofSlEStG7JPQNQ9jxONsvqychffb8YDHOi6g0gLhJyC0v8SxHlpkwySk6j79HMaYzn_YTQUR19zBB_rJiqlCWzozceQhHqkV5Eh58JDV8mwjTQniJH9wUUKhMHxNGB6fgZVscnVxJ/s1600-h/788px-jww_theladyofshallot_1888.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415402388727449058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjwsofSlEStG7JPQNQ9jxONsvqychffb8YDHOi6g0gLhJyC0v8SxHlpkwySk6j79HMaYzn_YTQUR19zBB_rJiqlCWzozceQhHqkV5Eh58JDV8mwjTQniJH9wUUKhMHxNGB6fgZVscnVxJ/s320/788px-jww_theladyofshallot_1888.jpg" /></a> I am effortlessly floating downstream. I do not have any paddles in. There is no need to. I am moving with the current, not against it. I feel alive yet at peace. The scenery is most wonderful making the process fun. I am feeling my way. It is amazing, invigorating and exciting. I'm loving and appreciating the contrast of it all. I'm waving with Joy. It's a beautiful thing.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-88893038022649749942009-12-17T11:39:00.004+10:002010-01-02T19:20:48.485+10:00I'M BUGGERED!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4GcnDPzNoMkBwYmLJtcwo19e3RE4C7AXaZ-yqxY4TabfPnwG9SJZ2Fphs3UbqJKrlEfi6bbI_LWpSYW09WshE92ADG2OqP6s64ow0FBPn7Kmh6aa0ZM_Du5zwey_lV1b53EtDlI0RJRt/s1600-h/exhausted.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416014375608284850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4GcnDPzNoMkBwYmLJtcwo19e3RE4C7AXaZ-yqxY4TabfPnwG9SJZ2Fphs3UbqJKrlEfi6bbI_LWpSYW09WshE92ADG2OqP6s64ow0FBPn7Kmh6aa0ZM_Du5zwey_lV1b53EtDlI0RJRt/s320/exhausted.jpg" /></a><br /><div>When I lift that from the floor I'm advancing to backflips over cartwheels!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Rack Pulls - Placed</div><div>- 140 kgs x 6 reps</div><div>- 150 kgs x 3 reps</div><div><br /></div><div>High Rack Pulls - Placed</div><div>- 150 kgs x 6 reps</div><div>- 160 kgs x 6 reps</div><div>- 170 kgs x 1 rep</div><div>- 180 kgs x 1 rep</div><div>- 190 kgs x nuh</div><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-30862237618501805902009-12-17T04:43:00.009+10:002009-12-17T04:43:00.653+10:00A DEFINITION OF SUCCESS!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwV10_lNLcZ9KNZztpJmIegFHF96ihXVKO2TX3ISN7RuT97J6Tagx9W6olGmJR__kUWZefLJI0FDPcQ5C2F0IlDfpDYHxkMP3dRF7ziHuTyREu9qdI8IC20pz4m4P1eJsr8h-k_mQG99R/s1600-h/090807pic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414144551271569218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwV10_lNLcZ9KNZztpJmIegFHF96ihXVKO2TX3ISN7RuT97J6Tagx9W6olGmJR__kUWZefLJI0FDPcQ5C2F0IlDfpDYHxkMP3dRF7ziHuTyREu9qdI8IC20pz4m4P1eJsr8h-k_mQG99R/s320/090807pic.jpg" /></a> Most would attribute success to getting what they want. They think it can only be achieved by giving it everything they have. They believe there are no shortcuts, that it takes hard work and determination. What if success could be the Joy you feel. The dreams and visions and feeling positive as they unfold. Success could then be defined as a happy life, and a happy life is just a string of happy moments. Most people do not allow the happy moments because they are so busy trying to get a happy life.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-85987297294855675772009-12-16T04:06:00.008+10:002009-12-16T04:06:00.053+10:00SHINING THE LIGHT!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5b1fsVi7DS-66uV7NcDbIgC6RGE9E33CQbmELq08JQ-B-GdxxOO-oysrskdn2PoqATRacbdqKldYbqxZ2hLwjf7YVqg4JPRMcP4muRuCbcZJQsK85LfsOUGyHwwAARWzKJCNYO4nVv65/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 413px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413564050885694050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5b1fsVi7DS-66uV7NcDbIgC6RGE9E33CQbmELq08JQ-B-GdxxOO-oysrskdn2PoqATRacbdqKldYbqxZ2hLwjf7YVqg4JPRMcP4muRuCbcZJQsK85LfsOUGyHwwAARWzKJCNYO4nVv65/s320/4.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div>It never ceases to amaze me the effort people go to in decorating their houses for the festive season. It is like these houses have been sprinkled all over with magic dust to become a twinkling fairyland. There are fairy lights hanging on the fences, in the trees, from window to window, and wrapping their boundary in a tinselly glow. Illuminated Santas, reindeers, stars, bells and xmas trees seem to jingle the essence of Joy. It is when December sparkles that I know that Christmas is approaching. As we drive around the streets hunting for the lights there is an overwhelming feeling of contentment as I think of the pride these men and women must feel upon seeing their completed masterpieces with the first flick of the switch to on, and every night thereafter. The hours, months and days they have spent in creating excitement and happiness for others. It is these people who scream “celebrate”, “put on your happy face”, and “the holidays are here”. I feel like a child at heart.</div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-52955692405312438662009-12-15T04:32:00.013+10:002009-12-15T04:32:00.329+10:00HOW YOU FEEL!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvP2KrDbFudvIRAZYrGdewBTYzQmcV_QNAnqwtfA1cMgwIw-DGfy60o2FIwZuuQYkR8PfuTXF_0k_MeQPIcLX6wX-G2cWeDEuq0jFksw1n67-k-SjbJZQzbL1S8dzhHglrRTcsspFrbDal/s1600-h/2239285-4-banana-love-makes-you-feel-good-inside.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 485px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 353px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414931373935506626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvP2KrDbFudvIRAZYrGdewBTYzQmcV_QNAnqwtfA1cMgwIw-DGfy60o2FIwZuuQYkR8PfuTXF_0k_MeQPIcLX6wX-G2cWeDEuq0jFksw1n67-k-SjbJZQzbL1S8dzhHglrRTcsspFrbDal/s320/2239285-4-banana-love-makes-you-feel-good-inside.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/about_abraham.php">Abraham</a> tells me "There is nothing I cannot Be, Do or Have". He says there is nothing more important than me feeling good. That when I feel good I am going to find thoughts that feel even better. It's how you feel, how you feel, only how you feel. It's not what you eat, it's how you feel when you eat it. It's not what you say, it's how you feel when you say it. It's not what you do, it's how you feel when you do it. It's not about the food or the exercise. It never was and never will be.</div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-43011351434293661972009-12-14T13:45:00.003+10:002009-12-14T13:50:37.975+10:00AGREED AND NOT!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbPrOL7x6AYhApAi1kjAIGmBXHJ2R9QPxxvU5TovHEfywQX0JnJyARIQX1WbqeuqW3lmracsMPVED9lDJ6MmDhKU_yDBnOOcEfTkWxzRrXENJyRvjwoXYVelzTXgXC7dQhRx1G0c4Rl5m/s1600-h/if_i_agreed_with_you_wed_both_be_wrong_bumper_sticker-p128236679102691575trl0_400.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414933540332578146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbPrOL7x6AYhApAi1kjAIGmBXHJ2R9QPxxvU5TovHEfywQX0JnJyARIQX1WbqeuqW3lmracsMPVED9lDJ6MmDhKU_yDBnOOcEfTkWxzRrXENJyRvjwoXYVelzTXgXC7dQhRx1G0c4Rl5m/s320/if_i_agreed_with_you_wed_both_be_wrong_bumper_sticker-p128236679102691575trl0_400.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Bench Press</div><div>- 60 kgs x 3 reps (forearm partials)</div><div>- 60 kgs x 5 reps (rack partials)</div><div>- 60 kgs x 10 reps (off pins)</div><div><br /> </div><div>Lat Pulldowns</div><div>- 200 pds x 5 reps</div><div>- 185 pds x 6 reps</div><div><br /> </div><div>Push Press</div><div>- 45 kgs x 4 reps (scary hard)</div><div>- 45 kgs x 2 reps</div><div> </div><div><br />High Tricep Pushdown</div><div>- 50 pds x 20 reps</div><div>- 50 pds x 13 reps</div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-1119617293158640802009-12-14T04:15:00.011+10:002009-12-14T04:15:01.025+10:00THE PROCESS!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MfPhJiYt_c1aInAzLgxBF4a-1naDSoYG_aUtabqHV4VrUHXtECt_NFnyM70kLLyQjkXTbyVARe7bWWEytUmg-hCyxd1q076K2DtcXmrHHKdj6rRZD6kdoriIZE7knrvYYH-M2Em4emIL/s1600-h/process.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412414932423630754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MfPhJiYt_c1aInAzLgxBF4a-1naDSoYG_aUtabqHV4VrUHXtECt_NFnyM70kLLyQjkXTbyVARe7bWWEytUmg-hCyxd1q076K2DtcXmrHHKdj6rRZD6kdoriIZE7knrvYYH-M2Em4emIL/s320/process.jpg" /></a>Little did I know when I started this journey that there was actually a process one goes through from jumping off the merry-go-round to reaching one’s natural weight. I was unaware that someone who had been there, done that has actually put together a guideline for the progression. I did not see this until I was nearing the end of the wave. It was encouraging to say the least to see the steps I had taken actually down on paper. Remember the <a href="http://othersideshelley.blogspot.com/2009/10/then-and-now.html">angry</a> day? That word c*nt cracks me up every time I hear it. Then there was the rebellion with the fuck diets forever header. Following on was the legalization of all foods, letting go of the false control, and hence the inevitable weight gain. I then found my faith and reclaimed my <a href="http://othersideshelley.blogspot.com/2009/10/like-box-of-chocolates.html">spiritual Self</a>, something I had not even considered since childhood. There were emotional issues that emerged from childhood with forgiveness and understanding given. At times I became frustrated, <a href="http://othersideshelley.blogspot.com/2009/10/tornado-that-swept-ashgrove.html">overwhelmed</a> and experienced hopelessness. Obsessive thinking about food and weight was reduced, all whilst continuing to practice eating and feeling and the continuation of emotional processing. A <a href="http://othersideshelley.blogspot.com/2009/12/transformation.html">transformed</a> relationship had occurred and I am finding acceptance, trust and love within myself resulting in the ultimate – <a href="http://othersideshelley.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-one-more.html">Freedom</a>, and when I will reach my natural weight.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476757647512149008.post-36724212645351698722009-12-13T04:34:00.012+10:002009-12-13T04:34:00.504+10:00THE "HOW TO"??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1EyDGlL23OciGb_UNZ31XcK1I-1ua5ei0dCxV-sW3gZy7yjmVGM7qcRXASmbQuoroLwkBZSuaT_jcBBYwrF835MnYEhV1YMNwmKTiqxFFLTZ3Ukrbsmg-1xyCo4pFJeQHhD2hYq9z8A6/s1600-h/serial_700325.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412333255042977746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1EyDGlL23OciGb_UNZ31XcK1I-1ua5ei0dCxV-sW3gZy7yjmVGM7qcRXASmbQuoroLwkBZSuaT_jcBBYwrF835MnYEhV1YMNwmKTiqxFFLTZ3Ukrbsmg-1xyCo4pFJeQHhD2hYq9z8A6/s320/serial_700325.png" /></a>I sometimes get stuck, worried and confused with the “how to”. I know I want to get from A to B. I know what A is – I’m there now. I know where B is – I see and feel it every day. But when I think of the bit in the middle it seems just too hard to comprehend. But just like watching a kettle boil, it’ll take forever. I never notice that my finger nails have grown long until it’s time to cut them. I don’t look down and wonder how did they grow, they just did. I don’t question how I’m going to pick up the mother of all fuckers, a 150 kg deadlift, next year. I just know that I will. I didn’t know that I was going to travel the process and journey through stages to get to where I am now. If I had have seen all these progresses in the beginning I would have been overwhelmed. But at just the right moment everything I needed to continue moving forward was presented to me. Therefore, the “how to” is something I need not concern myself with. When I stop to question it I'm putting a foot on my brake. Because I’ve imagined it, I know I can achieve it. I’ve dreamt it, therefore I can become it. If I trust and believe it I'm there in no time flat.<br /><div></div>ss2306http://www.blogger.com/profile/00429476149403562289noreply@blogger.com