Hi Everyone

Hi Everyone. 

I did Active & Well stream at the Summit this year and I was very passionate about Exercise and Eating for your body prior to the Summit.

So since Summit Ive been kind of quiet on here for a few reasons;

The new updated website still confuses me a little so I hope this is actually being posted in the group and not somewhere else hahaha. 

& Ive been trying to find my feet living in a new regional area of Victoria. After a few months I think Im getting comfy - Ive continued my personal training (which i love so much I travel an hour to it now). I was blessed to find a great personal trainer in Eastern Suburbs in Melbourne. Ive been working with her for over a year now (with 3 months off after my DIEP recon) and she just knows me and my body. My strengths and my weakness and understands all the procedures and treatment I have had. I didnt want to do Personal Training because I was scared I'd had a bad experience a few years back and didnt want a Personal Trainer to push me and my body too far. But my friend gave me some free sessions and boom I fell in love with my new Personal Trainer, Elle. She has experience with Breast Cancer in her personal life and I think that really helps her understand and improve my fitness. Its a perfect fit! So for 1 hr a week I work my little butt off and I feel awesome doing things I never thought I could do again. When I started I couldnt even use 1kg weights in my lympheodema effected arm. Now my lympheodema is under control and barely an issue. 

I have started back at a local pilates but I dont think its for me. I use to do it on a reformer 1 on 1 in my old area. However now living in regional area my options are limited. Its a group class on mats and I just dont think it is helping me, its very generic and not individual enough. I would prefer to use my $20 a session on some other fitness or wellbeing class. I spend a bit of money on my wellness. But I think after all I've been through feeling and looking great really helps me overall and is worth cutting corners in other areas of my life. I plan to return to work as soon as I can find a new job and then it will be easier financially I hope. I just dont know how Im going to have time for everything. 

Since Summit I brought a fitbit watch - try to do my 10,000 steps a day - however to my surprise I have only reached my goal 1 day and that was when I drove into the city and went to a huge shopping centre to get a few things... I always thought I do alot of walking. I tend to go for a walk daily. But once again since moving to regional victoria I find it a challenge as by my old house in the suburbs of melbourne I had a walking track - I would walk 4km track or ride the 10km track. Around here the local walking track isnt even 2km. If I walk the streets of town its still not more then 2km :-( Its a challenge. I can find a longer one but I have to drive to it. I could do a few more laps but its just not that interesting and once I finish 1 lap Im bored! Even if I have my music going or walking game going... So any idea's? & need a rainy day option too as its been raining non stop for 4 days here now. I use to just hit the shopping centre in Melbourne when that happened but now thats not an option in regional vic. 

The other thing I wanted to ask. Has anyone tried Isagenix? My friend is trying to get me onto it. but I just dont know. So would love to hear if anyone has tried this program?

Ok well that essay turned out longer then I planned. hahaha. 

Thanks for listening and looking forward to reading some ideas on overcoming my recent challenges

Merylee