Day 1

I did put a shirt on before hitting the gym.

My first day at gym was meant to be on Monday but I managed to find an excuse not to go! Yesterday I had cocktails with a friend so I couldn't possibly make time for gym! Today however, I was all out of excuses so off I went!

The hardest part of any routine is getting started. Once you get up and start the rest is all a lot easier and gradually just becomes second nature. This is what I'm hoping for, anyway!

My biggest problem at gym is that I'm impatient!  I want to be able to run 5kms on the treadmill and do one armed push ups NOW. Having gone through all that I have, my pain tolerance is probably a little higher than most which means that when I start to get sore, I keep going.

This may sound like an advantage but it's really not! Today I did just short of an hour at the gym and I know that tomorrow I am going to regret it!










One of my favorite things about working out is getting to listen to awesome music. I have a million gym playlists and they really do get me excited to exercise!

The only disadvantage of listening to music that you're really into is that there is a chance that you start to move 'with the music'. When a "gangster" song comes up on my playlist, it is EXTREMELY difficult not to walk with a little swag!!

This was my playlist today - 

My top tune for today's workout was this - 

#OperationGetFit

So as you know, I recently reached my (minimum) Goal Weight of 50kgs, making #OperationGetFat a fat success! Now it's onto the next goal - #OperationGetFit. I'm hoping this challenge won't take me as long or be as difficult but for someone who has never done sports it certainly isn't going to be easy!

I started gym a while ago but then when I got my job, my gyming fell away as I didn't want to do too much all at once. Getting FAT was the priority which means that I have to cook and eat a lot. With a full time job, preparing 6 meals a day and getting to the gym just seemed a little overwhelming! Then I went on holiday so of course you can't possibly work out when your on holiday right? Now I am back to unemployment (temporarily) so there is absolutely no excuse not to hit the gym! 

My goal is to take part in the Transplant Games which will be in Argentina next year but first I need to qualify in the National Games in October! Basically I need to go from needing help opening a jam jar to being able to lift a tractor tire with one arm, in 4 months. Doable??

I am in talks with Virgin Active to see if they can help me out with a personal trainer. Once I know what they are willing to help with then I will be looking for sponsors to help me pay for my trainer - If anyone has any ideas.... please shout!

There a number of sports that recipients can participate in so hopefully I will qualify in at least one or two. At this stage I think the 'walking' event may be strong suit!

Of course I will be blogging about my fitness journey and perhaps my posts will encourage you to get up and GET FIT too!! I may even throw in a before and after pic, so stayed tuned!!