Fitspiration

Whilst I was stuck in my flat waiting for my transplant, my room-mate and friend - Justine, was busy getting FIT! I'd wake up hours after she had already gone for her morning run and on the weekends I'd be lazing in bed while she was off to set a new personal running record.

Not everyone has the motivation or dedication that Justine has and I wanted to know more about her fitness journey and what motivated her to keep it up.

#WhatTheFit??

What made you decide to get fit?

I was tired of being fat instead of phat, I knew that if I was ever going to be happy I was going to have to make some serious lifestyle changes.

What kept you motivated?

Buying my entry into the Two Oceans Half Marathon and telling my whole family and everyone I knew that I was going to be running 21kms!

What was one of your biggest challenges?

My biggest challenge still is weight, I think about it daily it's an obsession.  

What is your favourite part of working out?

I can't choose 1, my favourite parts of working out are when I can feel my muscles working and I start to break a sweat and then post workout where I feel like I am on cloud nine. 

What is your least favorite part of working out?

Being disrupted by someone or something when you are 'in the zone' 

What was your goal and has it changed? 

My goal was to lose weight.  Nope, not really I am still carrying about 15 -20kgs that I need to lose. Hopefully my will power will kick in again one day soon and I will be a lean mean weight loss machine again! 

What advice to you have for ME and anyone else that wants to start getting fit?

Set a goal, tell everyone about it (so that you're accountable) give your goal a time limit! 

What a transformation and an absolutely amazing person to inspire others to get fit! Justine's story is undeniable evidence that perseverance is key to reaching any goal. 

To date Justine has lost 50kgs and is still going! It didn't happen over night or by doing some crazy diet that promises instant weight loss. It took hard work and a lot of time but the results speak for themselves! #Fitspiration

                                                         Check out her blog -

                                                      JustineJoyIt

Liebster Award

      So, I was recently nominated for a Liebster Award by my friend Sasha -@FaceValue_ZA. I'm new to the blogging world and these sorts of things are great for finding new bloggers and just spreading the love! They're also awesome for getting to know bloggers you follow and learning all their dirty little secrets... sort of ;) 

You can see all Sasha's answers to her nomination HERE

Sasha's questions to me

1.     What is the furtherest place you have travelled to? 

        Cape Town or Mozambique.

2.     If you could invent anything, what would it be and why?

        A device that allows us to translate what animals are saying so that I can finally prove that when my   cat says ‘meow’ he is actually saying ‘I love you’

3.     What is your favourite colour nail polish?

         It’s not a colour but a French manicure is always my favourite!

4.     Jen or Angelina? Why

        Angelina, she’s my favourite actress! She’s so unique and true to herself!

5.     What is the funniest gift you have ever received?

         A dead bird (a hoopoe to be exact)

6.     What is one thing that people wouldn’t expect about you?

         I love all things pretty and elegant but when it comes to music, my favourite genre is hard dance/      trance.

7.     What is your porn star name? (Your first pets name and your Mom’s maiden name)

        Roxy Da Mota

8.     What’s the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?

        Hmm, I guess tripe is quite exotic? I love it tho!

9.     What is your one makeup hate?     

        Mismatched foundation

10.  What is your favorite restaurant and why?

       No favourite yet but in Zim it’s Pistachios because it’s so pretty and so is the food!

11.  How many times did it take you to get your drivers license?

       3^rd time lucky!

11 Random Facts about me

1.       I have to sleep with my pillow a pillow’s length away from the headboard/wall.
2.       I had braces for a year and still wear my retainer to bed occasionally.
3.       Reading for too long gives me a sore stomach.
4.       When I was little I used to ask Santa to give me olives for Christmas (easy child)
5.       I’m terrified of frogs.
6.       My middle name is stranger than my first!
7.        I can’t click my fingers
8.        I have misophonia, google it ;)
9.       When I’m cooking I often pretend I have my own cooking show.
10.   I have very sensitive teeth so eating or drinking anything cold is torture.
11.  When I walk through a pet shop I have an irrational fear that all the fish tanks will crack and the fish will spill out everywhere!!!

My Questions to you

1. When you’re feeling down what do you do to cheer yourself up?
2.  If you could meet any celebrity (living) who would it be and why?
3. What is your favourite thing about blogging?
4. What’s your favourite cocktail? 
5.   If you won the lottery what would be one of your compulsive buys?
6. What’s your favourite part of your body?
7. What have you always wanted to do but never have?
8. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
9.  If you were to set up a charity what would the money go towards?
10. If you could only stay on one social media network, which one would it be?
11.  What word do you always find difficult to spell?

I would like to nominate the following bloggers for a Liebster Award

1. Justine - @punkystarfish - Justinejoyit
2. Alice -  @alicevogt - Living Life Breathlessly
3. Gaelyn - @anewweigh - Heart Of Iron
4. Cassidy - @GlamGreenGirl - The Glam Green Girl
5. Candice -  @GorgeousBlog - A Gorgeous Life
6. Sue - @Sue_Levy - Just Pursue It
7. Sarah - @green_zucchini - The Green Zucchini
8. Sam - @IAMSamW - That Place in My Head
9. Namritha - @Namritha25- My Eye on the world
10. Shendl - @ShendlArt - Shendlweinzheimer
11. Clerissa - @missfancy_panty - Fancy Pants

Good luck and ENJOY my fellow bloggers! 

Much Love to you all,

Fawn

xxx

RULES!

Remember this award is all about showing love and getting attention to the blogs/bloggers who have under 200 followers and deserve to be noticed. IF you choose to accept this award make a post with the following to keep the love going:

1. Your acceptance speech lol which includes the name and the link of the person(s) who nominated you. -They need love too!

2. Answer the 11 questions listed by the person who nominated you

3.List 11 Random facts about yourself

4.Nominate 11 of your favorite blogs (add the links)

5.Last but not least, ask 11 questions of your nominees.

Spread the love!