A quick update...

Well its been 26 days since my last post, In that time alot has happened.
I have stuck to my no junk January as hard as I can but I have slipped a couple of times, I am still going to the gym nearly everyday and loving it, I am sticking to my goals and enjoying my new healthy lifestyle.
The couple times I have slipped on my no junk January my body has paid for it, When I eat healthy my body feels so much better, I have better moods, clearer skin and I just generally feel better.
However the couple times I have slipped up and eaten junk I have paid for it, My body feels sluggish, I get moody and just generally feel yuk.
When i work out after eating healthy food I can push myself that bit harder but the couple times I have slipped up and eaten junk, when it came time for my workout it was harder, I felt sluggish and really had to push myself and because I had eaten the junk my body decided that was it time to throw up, Thank god I made it to the toilet and didnt throw up in the gym, I am proud to say that even after being sick I rinsed my mouth and went back out and got stuck into my workout.

Im still sticking to my positive thinking as much as I can, I have slipped up a couple of times as well and started to get down due to a negative influences, but I didnt let that get me down for long, I thought ok i can let this get to me or I can ignore it and get back to positive thinking which improves my mood, so thats exactly what I did & it was worth it, I have discovered there is alot of people that dont like to see other people succeed at their goals so therefore they will try to bring you down, but you have to decide not to let them get in your head, You have to decide to put yourself first and strive to reach your goals because I promise the amount of pride you feel when you reach those goals is worth it.
Tomorrow is my last weigh in for the month, Im not telling how much weight I have lost in the month but so far I have lost some. I will write another blog tomorrow night and let you know just how much I have lost for the month.

This month has been full of surprises, I received a invitation for Rob & i to spend the day at the Melbourne zoo for my 1 year cancerversary & a ticket pack to go to the Eureka tower in Melbourne the night for my 1 year cancerversary to go in the glass cube, What a fantastic way to celebrate being cancer free.
Im very excited and thankful that the Zoo & Eureka sent me the tickets and I am looking forward to spending the weekend in Melbourne with Rob.
I am 9 months cancer free, In that 9 months so much has happened, I lost myself for a while but I fought my way back and I decided not to let the negative things get me down anymore, now instead of looking at what I have lost due to the cancer & hating my scar, I have started to see my scar not as a ugly reminder of what i lost but a beautiful line that reminds me how far I have come, how strong I can be and the fact that i have a second chance of life and i am not going to give up, I will give it my all and I will lose the weight, get fit & healthy, live life to the fullest and I will be a beautiful bride on my wedding day.

Also I have decided to answer some readers questions, If you have a question feel free to email me at
rockbartonbaker@gmail.com

So stay tuned, more to come tomorrow 

Love Always 

Mandy 

xoxo

A promise to yourself...

This time of year always gets me thinking about what my New Years resoloution will be, New Years resoloutions are really just promises to yourself, So i was wondering what will i promise myself this year?  

Last year I promised myself that no matter what i would beat Cancer, I kept that promise and am now nearly 9 months cancer free. 

So this year i have promised myself that i will enjoy life, I will smile more and try to be more positive, I will eat less crap, exercise more and start living. 

Well im already off to a flying start, I am exercising heaps and enjoying it, I am smiling a lot more, My no junk january is off to a awesome start, 4th day in and i havent eaten any junk. When we got fuel on New Year's Day i got a ice cream for Rob but didnt get one for me, it actually wasnt hard either, I actually didnt want a ice cream, then today when i went to the super market to get some more things for salad, i got a pack of chips for Rob and i didnt even have one, YAY for me im very proud that i am sticking to my promise i made to myself. Rob can eat junk food, he burns it off fast and doesnt eat much junk anyway. 

Im going to the gym nearly every night, i only have 2 nights off a week and even then i find i really want to go to the gym. 

286 days to go till Our Wedding, im still getting my head around the fact that this year Rob & i are finally getting married, Im so excited. I am loving every second of the planning so far and Im trying my hardest not to become a "Briddezilla", Its actually harder than it sounds.  Rob has been a fantastic help and been involved in everything so far. 

So i have 286 days to finish paying for my ute & get the things done to it that need to be done, so i can get it registered because i want to use it as my wedding car.

Over christmas i gained nearly 2kgs so i have to work extra hard to lose my weight, I dont want to be a fat bride, i want to be a fit healthy bride. 

Well i better be off now. 

Love always 

Mandy xoxo