Me/Training/Food/ 'SARGE'

OOOUUCCHHHH what’s that I can feel????
Oh it’s RAE on my back!! Hee hee!

About time someone kicked my butt for another post!!
Especially after asking for you to all to get on my back!

So three weeks done, BUT I must be totally honest in saying
I have been about 80% with food, the lost 20% being a free
meal each week, that has continue to a free meal, with dessert
and then a little something else etc etc.

About 90% with my weights, the lost 10% being intensity
of training! When I teach my Group Fitness Classes,
especially Bodyattack, I ALWAYS give EVERYTHING I HAVE,
no backing out, no taking it easy, I’m there to get
everyone else through it and I give them all I have, but with
my weights it’s seems to be a different story, when I could
do a couple more reps, perhaps I just do one etc so I really
need to pick up my intensity and ooommpphh.

So along with Rae on my back in comment world I have my coach,
master, oh wise one, there for guidance………. And guide me she has.
I have my new food plan and a few dates to commit to and this
should help.

I have decided to call her ‘SARGE’ and it is the fabulous, most
gorgeous SAM I AM!!!!! (Sam D-M)

Yay!! I am so excited that Sam decided to take me on and I
have no doubt if I do as I’m told she will get me there in July!

So I have 8 weeks left until I start my prep stage for the comp,
'SARGE' is helping me get a handle on the free meals, (which
will end soon anyway) and I have decided to hire a trainer to
push my harder with my weights.

So that job falls to the best Personal Trainer in the world – MY
HUBBY!!
I had a chat with him and he basically told me that if I really
want this I need to get real, shut up, don’t winge, don’t give
him grief and do as I’m told, then he will train me!
Oh thanks hunny! Love you too! :)
Actually sounds a bit like Sam, sorry, SARGE, will be when
the going gets tough at 16 weeks out!! NO CRAP and do
as I say!

I SOOOOO CAN’T WAIT!

So that’s me right now, a rise in intensity of training, a little
more control on the food and just keep plodding along for now.

Hope you are all well, I click through the blogs daily so keep
updating and THANKS sooooooooooo much for the comments,
I love em.

Speak sooner rather than later this week! I promise.

Shar x

This is it - I NEED YOU!!

I need you on my back..................................

Not one to be happy with what I achieved for myself before I went home to the UK, oh no, the bar has to be raised and I have to have a target, a goal, a challenge......................

so I have made the decision, with initial guidance from my old 'boss lady', Sue at IBO, to try my hand at competing this year in NOVICE FIGURE!!!

I have a lot of work to do, but I feel I need something more and this will be it.

I wanted to enter the WA State All Female comp but there isn't to be one this year, so that leaves me All Females in Melbourne, July, or WA States in October.

Having hired someone to set down the law, tell me my training and tell me my nutrition plan I am heading on this long, painful but rewarding journey to July.

She goes by the name of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _???????????

Lets play guess who!!??? :) Let me know who you think? I have yet to decide on her blog name........................

So I need you all on my back, this is going to be one tough challenge for me but I have nothing to lose and a huge amount to gain!

I have around eight weeks before I start my comp prep, am weight training hard and trying to eat to plan! I will be blogging about my progress etc.

So that's about all my news apart from the kids are my angels, my husband is just the best thing and I'm working hard right now.

Hope you are all well

Shar x

UK HOLIDAY - Part 2

Hi All,
Thanks for all the comments, I love em.

So what else happen whilst we were away??????????

The first week was pretty much spent just staring at each other!!! No not really!! but it was hard to believe we were actually there and that I could hug my mum after 2 whole years etc etc.

We made sure we saaw all close family again in the first few days as the Airport expadition was just crazey and we didnt really catch up properly.

Then we had a birthday party for Maddi who was 3 a couple of days before we left to go back. I love having tea parties!! We had buffet style food, her cake and games!

Maddi doing
cheesy smile
in her fairy
dress she got













We went to the well known Santas Grotto as posted whilst I was away, she loved it there.
Beyce was taken Bowling, the movies a couple of times, we went to a huge indoor adventure play area (had to do stuff inside it was freezing!) and guess what?

ALL MY FAMILY WENT TO THE BEACH ON CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!


It was raining,
no sorry, drizzling,
cold, windy but
I was with the
ones I love so
tended to forget
all that until
I saw this pic!
Not a touch on my fav
beach here in Perth -
Trigg.

We had a party on Chrissie eve, both families and friens all round to my in-laws, food AGAIN!!!!!! (everything social has food involved, no wonder I came back wih an extra few kilos!)

We had games going, music, drinks and lots of excitment with kids about as you can imagine.
Maddi got hold of the camera and snapped me and Alfie the black lab pup! hes sooooo gorgeous, his tongue in my ear wasn't though!!

Me and Alfie












Paul and I got to go out on our wedding anniversary, we had a gorgeous meal, a couple of bottles of wine and babysitters!!! we don't get out alot here in Oz as we only have my real dad here, in fact we have probably only been out twice in 2 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAD!!!

Anyway we did lots of other stuff but mainly spent time with family which is what it was all about!

Back to work and in full swing now, teaching, co-ordinating etc, actually had some bad news when I got back in that my club is closing! Fitness First took it on a 6 month lease after the previous gym went into receivership, the directors for various reasons have decided not to pursue it and drive the money into another 2 clubs to open around Perth this year.
One of my collegues has resigned a day before we found out, so unfortunately we lose her (I love her, great instructor and GFC) but I get a transfer to that club, so good for me, alot closer to home.

Focusing hard on my new goals for this year and will update you with all of that soon.

Have a great weekend, (Perthies - enjoy the glorious weather!)

Shar x

My Trip to the UK

Hi all

So we have been back nearly a week now and it has taken us that long to get our sleeping and eating patterns back to normal!
My boy got himself sorted pretty much straight away with just 1 early morning the day after we landed back in Perth, my little girl on the other hand had her first full nights sleep for the first time on Wednesday night, she was waking up hungry and wide awake at around 2am, this then became 3am, then 4 am until gradually her bodyclock re-set to Oz time and slept through.
Paul and I are still a little off, feeling quite tired at around 4pm and wide awake at midnight!

Anyway, the trip itself was fntastic, to see my family again was great. My new neice is just gorgeous and after about a week she would recognise me when I walked into the room, or called her name etc.
Here is a picture of us playing ........















The plane over there was as OK as it can be with a just 3 year old! My plan of the flight times working in with sleep worked.
The flight to Singapore was 4 1/2 hours and we just played, did colouring, did drawing, play dough etc etc had lots of little pressie that we gave her in times of need!
Then we had 2 hours at singapore airport as our flight got delayed an hour, so we just walked around, stretch our legs, got Maddi's PJ's on and onto the long 14 hour flight to the UK.
As soon as you are settled into the flight they serve a meal up, so we had that and then Maddi was so tired she just zonked! she slept for 7 hours!!!! YAY! then we played a little, she watch some cartoons etc and then they served breakfast. So all in all OK, sometimes hard to keep her attention.
Heres a pic of her doing her fake smile, opening one of the little pressies on the plane..............................














My boy, Bryce, who is in the background was just superb on the plane, he didn't once moan, never got fidgety etc, what a star!

When we arrived at Heathrow we were just expecting my Step-Dad to pick us up as we needed the room in the car for us and our luggage, my mum told me she was working and would see us in Norfolk when we had done the 2 1/2 hour drive, my sis said she would be waiting at my nans for when we arrived there etc etc, everyone had an excuse!
So as the arrivals door opened, I spotted my Step-Dad standing there, her then started to walk quickly to the right hand side, I thought he was comming to greet us past the barrier thingy and then he stopped ............... and stood with EVERYONE ELSE!!!!!! The whole bloody family were there, mine and Pauls! My sis, my neice, my mum, EVERYONE!!
They had gotten a mini-bus. I just burst out crying and my legs froze, it was so good to see their faces in person!
WHAT A WAY TO START OUR VISIT..................................

More to come...................

Shar x

Happy New Year!

Hi All

I'm Back from my lovveeeeerrrlyy break in the UK.
Had a fanastic time with all my family and friends.

I will post a full update very soon!

I just wanted to say Happy New Year, good health
and happiness to you all.

'a very warm'
SHAR X