Ever get that feeling that some days you're just playing constant catch-up? Well I definitely had one of those today. My phone has been playing up pretty much since I got it (the wonders of second hand products!), it just freezes up on its own and the only way to revive it is to take the battery out completely and let it reboot itself. It does also just reboot itself every now and then when it feels like it. Well, it decided to freeze up somewhere between me going to bed and waking up this morning. As a result I woke up 30 minutes before I was meant to be at work and it completely threw my day upside down.

I'm one of those people who likes to just sit in front of the TV for half an hour in the morning while eating breakfast. And I also drink my coffee black so it takes FOREVER to cool down enough. :D Being so rushed in the morning left me really grumpy and short tempered for the entire day, it's just not a good way to start a day.

But moving on, it's not worth worrying about for too long! I've been experimenting with cooking every since we came back from holiday, and my new favourite thing is cooking salmon in one of those tin foil pockets you just chuck in the oven. All I add to it is the juice of one lemon, salt, pepper and whatever herbs I have in the kitchen at the time. It makes the fish so moist and delicious without compromising on the healthy side of it, all I need is a few more herbs to change it up every time.


And now that I'm back to active working out, I felt like I could allow myself to buy a new outfit too! I've been subscribed to Fabletics for absolutely ages, but keep skipping the monthly pick because I've not been exercising enough (or at all..) to justify buying more gym clothes. I keep seeing these really cute cutout / see-through style trousers absolutely everywhere, and even Fabletics kinda picked up on it this month. The second I saw these trousers I just knew I had to buy them, and now that I'm back on the healthy wagon I decided to treat myself a bit. ;)

The top is just a very plain pink top, but in all fairness I'm not that keen on anything with too many details or straps or dangly bits. They'd just get in the way when working out, so simple tops all the way! The mesh fabric on the trousers go all the way to about half thigh, but the see-through bit only goes up to your knee. Just cute enough without feeling too trashy.



Oh and Body Revolution is going brilliantly. In twelve days I've shed 1.7kg (3.7lb) and I can already tell the difference in my energy levels. I'm glad I've been able to drop the initial bloating in such a short time again, and now I'm just fully focused to get into the rhythm of working out six days a week after such a long break. The workouts paired up with opening up my muscles with a foam roller every night is making it so much easier to stand up at work all day as well. Here's to a healthy and fit summer!

I open Blogger on a daily basis to read all the other blogs I've got on my follow list. And every day I see more and more hits on my blog, despite not writing anything for the best part of six months (again!). It's quite a humbling feeling, you know.

I've kept quiet for a reason. Since the end of last year I've been juggling all kinds of illnesses, one after another. It started with a very tough flu around Christmas, and most nights I genuinely had no voice left at all. Trying to push through work with it was a nightmare to say the least, but I refused to give up and hide in bed. In hindsight, I probably should've let my body rest. After the flu cleared I caught another virus of some sort. I did this for a good three months, finishing it all off with tonsilitis. So for over three months I was completely out of the game exercise wise.

With all of last year's stress (you can read about it here) and being so ill for ages, I'm back at square one. Not going to lie, it really made me beat myself down. How could I let myself undo all the hard work again? Why couldn't I tell my brain to stop wanting all the fatty, greasy foods when things got tough?


We also went on a two week holiday to Florida! Before we went I was joking around about coming back five stone heavier after all the junk we'd eat over two weeks. To my surprise I didn't actually gain any weight, probably thanks to all the walking we did every day! Disney is like its own world pretty much, the distances we covered each day was incredible. It's a shame I didn't use any kind of fitness tracker while we were there, I bet the readings would've been so interesting!

Speaking of fitness trackers, I've reuinted with Jawbone! I actually sold my old one a while back, but then found a second hand UP24 (Bluetooth connectivity instead of audio jack) for such a good price that I couldn't resist getting one again. And the colour is so yummy too, the official name of the colour is persimmon but to me it's just a really cute orange.


It feels great being back on the right track again. I have the added motivation of my other half working out with me now, so I've got no excuse to skip my workouts now! After we came back from holiday we just simply decided that it's time to get back in shape, so we fired up Jillian's Body Revolution and we're already a week into the program! I forgot how incredibly good you feel after one of her routines. I'm also religiously tracking my calories again! Time to get rid of this fat for good. No excuses.