LInk Love

Ahhhhhhhhhh......Did you hear that??? Yes that is me breathing a HUGE sigh of relief knowing that we are half way through the week!
It's been a strange and busy old week here and I'm glad the weekend is in sight........So if like me you're in need of a bit of chill out time, then why not grab a bottle (of water) and take a look at some of these health and fitness links:

SHUTTERSTOCK

• Summer is a coming and even the most gorgeous among us need to focus on their fitness.....
• My 5k Run is coming this weekend, I think I'll be taking a look at these race day tips.
• Speaking as someone who regularly trips herself up when getting off the treadmill, these made me smile!

This Weekend!

Oh my days - this weekend has been one of dreams and nightmares! The sun has finally started shinning here in the UK so the husband, kids and I headed to the beach on Saturday! 

Well no trip to the beach would be complete without traditional English Fish and Chips and boy were they good! In fact they were actually amazing............

Sunday saw us go for a Picnic at a local park - again more bad food!! Having a healthy picnic is down right hard - made even harder by the fact the park sells the most gorgeous Scones, Jam and Cream.

I don't even want to weigh myself this week - I am actually far too scared. It's gotten to the point where I am considering not eating until after my PT session on Friday! Yes I know this probably won't help but having to stand there and feel miserable about my one weekend of fun isn't going to make me feel good.

At the very least I plan on drinking as much water as humanly possible to flush all the bad crap out of my system. 

While I had a great weekend I actually feel pretty crap from all the shit I've eaten!

Back to taking it one day at a time again!

Motivation

My motivation is seriously lacking again! I've eaten rubbish this past weekend, and although i've still done a fair bit of exercise I'm back to feeling fat and really unmotivated.

I seem to go through phases. I'll go from smashing every gym session to not being in the mood and having a few bad days! However when I have big goals to achieve and not a massive amount of time to achieve them in, I can't afford to go back to the unmotivated me!

I've got it in my head that a "little won't hurt" or "one day off is ok". I don't want to fail and I somehow need to move on from this asap.

When I'm actually at the gym there isn't a problem. I know I'm getting stronger, I know I'm getting smaller and fitter and one hell of a lot healthier. Getting myself to the gym and to keep up with my diet is the problem.

Over the last 2 weeks I've been told by numerous people that I'm looking amazing, and to be honest while I totally love the compliments I think the pressure is getting to me. I want to look good for my 30th and I want to prove that I can do this, but I am also mega scared of failing!! I've spent a lot of money and taken a lot of time to get this far - what if I balls it all up now?

At the end of the day I have 2 choices....either I ignore the niggling doubts and chose to get on and smash it again or I decide now to fail.........For me failure is now not an option, I've come to far to let it be.

Life isn't all rainbows, unicorns and flowers.....just really wish it was sometimes!