Things are about to get real!

My body .... what do I say about it. I try not to be too negative but there is not one part of me that I like right now, well maybe the life inside of me, I am certainly treasuring that and with that do have a valid reason to be getting bigger BUT I was big (for me) before so it still looks like flab not the nice round baby bellies I had with my other kids.

My goals are:

To eat better - healthier, better portions, no binge eating, no skipping meals. We become so busy as mums we often neglect ourselves. I make breakfast for the kids and while they eat that I pack their lunches, ship them off to school and do housework, pick the kids up before I know it dinner time is here and I'm eating for the first time in the day.

To workout more - or workout at all, I used to have a really good routine of getting up early and taking the dogs out for a walk, I'd do about 7km before 8am. I don't do much anymore and I don't have any valid excuses, it is harder when my husband is interstate (he works away) but the kids walk better now (behavioural issues and development delays) and there are 3 days in the week where I am child free for 5 hours.

Reduce my medications - I have bipolar, borderline personality disorder and PTSD as well as anxiety so I am taking a concoction of various medications that hopefully as I get healthier I can reduce and who knows maybe even stop some of them.

Be a better mum - This baby craves sugar, not a good start. My other kids take healthy lunches to school then watch me gorge on chocolate and doughnuts on a night. I want to be a good role model, I want to set standards and be able to ensure they live a long and healthy life without self inflicted illness.

I'm not setting lose weight or cm's right now as obviously being 23 weeks pregnant I am going to grow but I want to grow for the right reasons, my thighs have been growing just as much as this baby so far!

This next bit I HATE but they do say to confront your demons so here goes, my before photos taken today (10th Feb 2017)

YUCK! Those photos right there as embarrassing as they are, they are my motivation. You can see quite clearly it is more that the pregnancy contributing to my size.

So how am I going to do it?

No more take away, no more take out coffee (goodbye caramel lattes you have been a much loved friend!), no alcohol (no brainer at the moment anyway), join the gym, eat regularly and do the 28 Day Healthy Mummy Challenge


I've got this, I can do it!!