Giraffe – Foresight – YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE what is in store for the future

Monkey – Ingenuity – The situation calls for ADAPTABILITY and INNOVATION

So these ones are so straight forward to interpret in some ways so I will just start typing and see what comes from their inspiration.

The giraffe one makes me think about the power of visualisation. Paul McKenna is very big on the power of positive visualisation. And it is something I am trying to do. I am trying to visualise myself healthy and happy, able to leap tall buildings…wait back up LOL. Able to walk up steep hills with no hint of breathlessness. I want to go to Cathedral Cove again (That is the beach in Prince Caspian that the kids find themselves on when they poof back to Narnia). It is one of the most favourite beaches of Al and his friends. We don’t go often cause I am so embarrassed at how difficult I find the climb back up. It’s horrible being that way. I am visualising myself being able to go down, have a good day swimming and still have the energy to walk back up and not look like a total unfit muppet. I am visualising myself being able to fit my very cool clothes again, my Victoria secret bikini, my cool gypsy tops. To belly dance in a proper outfit without being ashamed of my flab doing continuing shimmies. I know I can achieve this one day at a time.

I realise now after years of attempts (back when I had very little to lose really) that fads and instant fixes either don’t work or are not sustainable. It’s all good cutting out carbohydrates but the day you go back to them again *insert balloon effect here* It’s not worth it. I’d rather take one day at a time and make it count. Every little effort is a step towards making yourself fitter and healthier. If five minutes is all I can muster on day one of trying a new exercise routine then so be it. Tomorrow I will try for six minutes and then seven minutes. Each day I get closer to my goal and I can celebrate my success.

My other big thing is to not deny myself something if I want it, but to compensate. Spend two days eating super super healthy so on day three I can have that smaller portion size banana split I want. I know already that I have the kind of personality if you deny me something I just want it all the more. I am only human, not some god with the will power of the ages. I know I want things that aren’t the healthiest for me, and life is not worth living if you can’t have enjoyment. So I know I can do things to make moderation okay. I can exercise and burn those extra calories, I can eat healthier in other areas and have smaller portion sizes. (Big tip here, use a smaller plate then your mind still sees a full plate….it does work), and I can eat slower and give my stomach a chance to realise it is full. I want to be healthy and happy not healthy and miserable. I know I will have junk food, fast food, decadent over the top goodness, from time to time. It’s not a problem, it is a reality and I embrace that fact and I accommodate. I know me and I’m not going to kid myself. Moderation moderation moderation.

So that is me thinking outside the box, thinking realistically. I can do this, one day at a time, keeping positive, and making the effort. And if I can then I know you can too!

Frog – Purification – CLEAR OUT the clutter
Raccoon – Resourcefulness – You have all the RESOURCES you need
Horse – Freedom – You always have a CHOICE

So the last few weeks have been frantic with family sickness and stuff. I haven’t been as active as I could have been. The last few days I have been sick AGAIN. One thing is clear to me I never get sick like this when I am active and healthy!! So I am to it today. Still not feeling the best but feeling well enough thanks to some panadol. So today I try Zumba for the first time. I flicked through the DVD and it looks fun and I love dancing what more can I want?

So I have the resources I need to do everything I want and need to do to get fit, to get healthy, to get rid of this post pregnancy overhang and get my body nice and healthy ready for us to start trying for our next child.

I always have the choice to eat good or bad and to exercise or not to exercise. And as I am lazy by nature I generally make the wrong choice for my own good.

It is time to clear out the clutter of my life, bad habits and all the emotional type stuff, as well as physical. My bedroom looks like a clothing store exploded, everything that was packed from our trip to Auckland as well as the last 2 loads of washing all got thrown into a pile after I went crazy trying to find a certain pair of Kaeden’s pants.

So I have reorganised the I AM message board and started using it again. I welcome anyone else who wants to use it with me, or just come support me.