Wow! It's been ages!!

Howdy y'all!

So, I've never said the above in all my life, but in a blog, I can say whatever I like.

Well, it's been a LONG time since I last put up a blog! Life has been crazy!

Here's a recap on the last few months....

I've been teaching like a boss! I've visited my mum a couple of times. I've booked flights to America (going in September...can't wait!). I bought a vacuum cleaner (I know, super-exciting!). I still haven't used the iron I bought a year ago (true story. It's still in its box). My sister announced that she is up the duff (bub is due end of September...YAY!). My beautiful friend and her husband welcomed a baby girl (my honorary niece) into the world on the first of April...I cried when I found out (happy tears). I've watched lots of movies, eaten lots of food, had a few hundred showers, been to church and growth group a couple of hundred times. I saw Carl Barron live (hilarious!) a couple of months back. I joined a gym about a month ago. That's about all I can think of.

So, this gym has inspired me to write another blog today. I went in to inquire about membership prices a bit over a month ago, and walked out with a membership! Turns out it's a great gym though, really friendly staff and a great atmosphere! I meet with a PT once a week, she is awesome, even if she does make me do stuff that I hate (squats!). She makes me laugh, and she is a hard task master! I have next to no upper body strength (I can't even do one proper push-up, and minimal 'girl' ones), so she's working on that with me, and, one day, I hope to be able to do a push up without my PT having to put my towel under me, like a sling, to pull me back up...not even kidding, that's really what she has to do. It's sad.

Well, a couple of weeks ago, the gym announced it would be doing a 12 week challenge. This involves doing strength training 3 times a week, cardio 3 times a week, and having Sundays as a 'rest day'. It also involves a menu, and a shopping list. I signed up. It starts tomorrow! I bought all my groceries tonight, and weighed all the meat portions out for the week (SO MUCH MEAT!). I also bought a bottle of coke and a crunchie at the shops, as a 'farewell sugar' tribute. They were delicious!

I'm excited for the challenge. I'm glad I have another week of school holidays ahead of me, so I can get through a week of the challenge, and then work out how to fit in all the training stuff once school's back. I think the menu plan is definitely going to be a challenge. I am excited for the protein shakes I get to have twice a day, cause the tub I bought is peanut butter and chocolate flavoured, and it tastes almost like a liquid peanut butter cup! Good times.

The end of the challenge will be when I'm in the states. In fact, I think being in the states for 3.5 weeks is going to be a massive challenge! There's so much tastiness in America...how am I ever going to be able to resist!? By then, I would have completed just over 9 weeks of the challenge, so surely I'll have built up enough willpower to get me through...surely...

Anyway, wish me luck compadres! Hopefully I'll be able to keep you in the loop via the blog...in 12 weeks time I'm going to be buff as! I'll probably be able to do hand stand push ups by then...HAHA!