Wow, its now ten weeks of 3 days a week with Trent.  So how does it feel 

Quick answer, damn good.  I'm looking 10 years younger and feeling good for it all.

Okay, firstly a big URL to follow

http://activ8fitness.com.au/

Well the body is a work in progress by the team at Activ8.  Been going there for 10 weeks now and its been a long journey.  Some progress has been made!

Did go from walking up the 7 flights of stairs and coughing out a lung to running up them twice just before Christmas.  My big issue right now is that I find I'm really missing it.  I need Trent to stand over me and push me to the point until i just want to puke.  

Who thought i would miss that!  Well i do!

Over the last few weeks I've been waking up and finding that umm my body isn't quite the same.  The huge belly i has shrunk, and still shrinking.  OMG is almost back to a little overweight look and there is so much more to do.

I've come to understand that I'm basically a very lazy person, I've gotten by using my brain muscle for work and look it would be dishonest to say its not done me badly.  I'm basically paid really well to make sure that brain of mine keeps coming up with new and cool ways of doing things.  Last year I pulled off a major new concept that went global and late this year another idea did the same.

Last thursday was the last full on PT session until Jan 9th as the guys at Activ8 are also taking  a well deserved break.  I do however find i am missing the tri weekly session alot.  Been walking km after km, some running in it and now also doing situps and pressups just to get a little of the feeling back.  Figured out that i need them so much to make me work it.

As I said, I'm lazy, but on my own.  When i work with them, its 120% and love it all the time.  Just with me i need someone to push me. 

And wow, how well have they done so far.  Not sure of the weight yet as no checks done, but its looking good.  If I break under 100Kg then i will be so happy.  Think i might be well on track for that and more.  My goal, down to 84kg and no stopping me.  New body by Activ8.  I'm in!

Just had a great weekend over in NZ for the family centenary.  Got there last Wednesday and had a great days fishing on Thursday.  Kept the family in food that day.  Followed the fishing by some dredging for scallops, then back to the house and a bag of mussels waiting.  What a cracking welcome home dinner that was.  Fresh snapper, fresh scallops (sensational quality) and fresh mussels.

To be perfectly honest, the food just kept rolling, along with the wine.  Thank goodness i had been 'restrained' over the first part of the holiday period.  Did do a two hour walk with Donna to Waitete Bay!

Back now in OZ and had first session of the year with Trent.  Damn near killed me on some parts, but feeling so much better for it now!  Alas it will be a loss day thou as birthday steak is on the menu!

Been trying to keep ahead of the holiday and party season!   One before the New Year, and another after!  Having been reasonable good over the holiday season this has been quite a good result!  But still a trip home to contend with

Its two years since my friend passed away.  I never had time to say good bye or even start to tackle the grief.  That nasty old cancer thing took over.

This year I didn't go home for Christmas and with the raw hurt still being felt by Sue and her family the cracks finally opened fully.  I discovered that time doesn't actually heal, it just gives you a buffer of better / good days in between.

I also found that even with time the pain can be so deep and intense that you feel like its penetrating into your bones and will never leave.  Then just when its at its most unbearable a sense of clarity washes over you like the first rays of a summers morning.  The tears clear and its possible to go forward.

Over the last few weeks I've done the full range of emotions.  The one that surprised me the most was anger.  Reasons for that will remain private, but it was useful to get that one out into light and under the microscope.  Its gone now and 2012 is a calling.  2011 was actually a bloody great year, so I'm looking forward to 2012 and moving on.

My sister in law came up with the name.  Been working on it for two months now, lots of past posts about it, but to ready to release it all yet.  First week of Jan!

I think I might have given Trent (active8fitness.com.au) a few clues on when I have reached my limits. It's fairly simple really and involves a bucket and me throwing up.

He seems to think that if I am struggling to keep the last sip of water down I am about at the right top end of training

The worst bit is he says it all with this big shit eating grin on his face. Correction the worst bit is I am paying him for it.

The whole apartment thing has turned in a complete farce.  Its now months after the building should have finished and there is no end in sight when it will actually be done.  The vendors lawyer is not giving any details on when it will be finished, other than trying to find ways to screw new buyers down with shorter settlement times.

Adding insult the real estate agent has vanished.  If you ever come across an agent called Bernadette Berlyn from McGrath, run the other way, hang up, or do as I do and start throwing alot of salt around. 

The weather has certainly not helped the whole situation, but good communication would resolve alot of the problems here.  Tell people there are delays, they can look out a window and see the rain, and I'd be fairly certain most of them would actually be very understanding of it.  Not communicating and screwing everyones holidays up, that does create resentment.  Don't think i want to be that lawyer with all that resentment coming my way, bad for the karma, and would certainly scew up your Chi!

One of the bad habits picked up in the UK is the love of a bacon and egg sandwich.  Apparently its not just me either is Sue is rather fond of one as well.  Doesn't help that there is a shop down by Eloura beach that is open Sunday mornings and does a really decent one, along with good coffee.

We have however made a few adjustments to it, and buy one between us, asking them to cut it in half.  That way you get all the bacon and eggy flavour, but half the calories!  The rest of the walk is then to work of that indulgence!