A Little About Me

Welcome back friends!!

So before I take you on my health journey next year I am going to tell you a little bit about myself, to fill you in on why I am doing this project...

My name is Amanda. I am 31 and a mum of two.  After my daughter, my body bounced back pretty fast, but after my son.... my problems started showing. I have this “extra layer” hanging around my waist line that I just can seem to get rid of, no matter what I try. Now I totally understand and appreciate the fact that my body has changed after creating two little people, and I love my body, but I would just like a few places to be a bit more toned then they currently are.
Also, two years ago my partner asked me to marry him and with a wedding set for early 2020, I would love to have a nice, shapely body that looks stunning in a gown. Superficial... maybe... but it would make me happy, and to me, that’s something to work towards.
I also am looking at a change of career, and I wanting to do something that gets me motivated and passionate about health and fitness, so I want to be a living example to inspire others that a healthy lifestyle is the way to go.

I guess throughout my life, I have seen too many people suffer with illnesses that could have been eliminated by a cleaner lifestyle. High cholesterol and diabetes are becoming more and more common, and it scares me that this is the lifestyle that my kids are going to grow up knowing unless something is done about it. It really hit home for me when I got gestational diabetes in my second pregnancy, and was told that because of this I had a higher risk of getting diabetes later in life. That is something that I don’t want. So this journey is towards a better, healthier me... and if I gain friends along the way that have similar values and thoughts, it’s a bonus.

So that is my reasoning behind my fit for 2020 project. I hope you will follow me on my journey and interact. Give me tips or tricks that have worked for you or someone you know and let’s all work together for a better, healthier and most of all, happier future.

See you next year when the real fun begins!!

- A

Welcome To The Journey!!

Hey all!! My name is Amanda! Welcome, I am so looking forward to taking you all on this journey with me!

Firstly, I’ll give you a rundown on what this blog will be about.... I have so many things happening in 2020, and to accomplish some of them I need to be a lot fitter than I am currently... I am going to take you on my journey to live a fitter and healthier lifestyle. Currently, I admit I am not living my healthiest lifestyle, I do try but I enjoy convenience a bit too much, and I really want to set an example for my kids. I want them to live their best lives possible and that includes living a balanced life. I don’t want them to think that they can never indulge, but I just don’t want them to always be eating junk food.

I am using this blog as my form of accountability. If I have to write on this blog every week giving my progress than I will work harder to find changes. Every week I will give the ups and downs that occurred and will chat about the things that I found easy and what I found harder. I will set challenges for myself, share my triumphs and ask for help and guidance to anyone out there reading when I feel down. I will measure myself on the 1st of each month and talk through what changes have occured and what I think contributed to these.

Most of all I want this to be fun, to be a community and I want to inspire and BE inspired so comment if you have ideas or tips that have worked for you. You can further follow my journey on my Instagram page which I will link below...

My Instagram

And.... That is what this blog will be about in a nutshell. Next week in the lead up to the new year I will fill you all in on a bit about me and what has led me to this project or challenge. Look forward to talking with you all again then!!

-A