Feelin' Great!

Nothing feels better, than being in shape feels!

More Professional Pics

Now that my before and afters have been posted on IBO, I've decided to post some more professional pics. These still aren't the rest of them, but I think I'll reveal them as time goes on. I really love the top pic, because the photographer has really captured me 'a-la-naturale' ( in the sense of expression). I'm hoping one day to be sporting a 'six-pack', which is my ultimate dream. Once I get into the army reserves (fingers crossed), and this year has seen me achieve my goals, then I can concentrate on this goal maybe. Actually...I'd really love to have a six-pack by summer, come the end of the year...that would be nice!

Happy Birthday to Me...

Today I said goodbye to the '30 something years'...

12 months ago, I was dreading turning 40, but I wasn't feeling the same then. Today, 1 year later, I'm feeling and looking like a different person - the older, younger version of Kerry. So...I've reached my goal...FIT AND FAB AT 40! :) Oh how good it feels! I'm so excited and full of energy. I feel like I'm 18 again...eager to go out and explore the world and experience new things!

Anyway...above is a picture of my birthday cake that my hubby cooked on the weekend for me...Chocolate and Butterscotch cake. Very delicious! He was a bit disappointed, as it didn't look like the picture in the recipe book, but I don't care - it tastes good! I just got off the phone with a friend (wishing me a happy b-day), and we were talking about the cake, and she asked whether I was going to eat the whole thing. Well I said that 12 months ago I would have, but today...no. I'm happy these days to have a little and then divvy it out to family, who are always happy to receive these kind of left overs.

Okay...gotta fly. I'm meeting a girlfriend for birthday coffee, and haven't had a shower yet, and another friend is coming over to babysit Phil. Then it's off to the chiropractor this arvo, and then a long-awaited massage this afternoon...can't wait! And I'll finish the night off with some quality time with my husband - for whom none of this could have happened without his unflailing love and support (and money...he..he..he)!

Ciao for now...Kerry :)

P.S. The 2nd photo is another one of my recent professional pics.

A State of Flux...

Come on 9th February...tap,tap,tap...

Being in-between programs feels really weird. It's like you really love the fact that you're off program and don't have to be so rigid with the food and training, but you still have to be on-guard and make sure those nasty fat cells don't start an invasion while you're slacking off a little.

So I'm sitting here...tap,tap,tap...thinking about the last couple of whirl-wind weeks - getting excited about what my new program's going to look like...thinking about things around the house and paperwork I still need to get done...about this week, and my weekend away and even though I'm looking forward to my last hoorah as 39, before I step over the edge, I am so eager to start the next phase of my journey. It's starting to get real...setting a goal...getting so close, i.e. army reserves.

I went into the disposal store yesterday to look for boots to start getting use to wearing and walking around in, plus socks and an assortment of other stuff to take my trainig to the next level. I bought this great pedometer which also is an alarm, exercise timer, stopwatch, etc, etc. I've really mixed up the training in the last week and-a-half. I did a fit-box class last week, and my upper body was sooo sore for 3-4 days after. I was pushed pretty hard, and I was rather happy with the result. No injuries, no strains - just some serious DOMS! Actually, I don't think I've ever felt so much DOMS since starting my IBO program. I've been skipping (f*%k me...that's tough!), hitting the bag...fists, sticks, elbows (my skin's gone soft - gotta condition them), walking with weighted back-pack...while continuing with my weights...to tell you the truth...I've been stuffed!...and I'm loving it!

I'd forgotten how much impacting, i.e. hitting mitts, punching bags, skipping, etc, really fatigues the body and how much energy is absorbed and reverberates throughout, including your joints. I'm constantly thinking about how fit I'm going to be, and the thought of it all is quite exhilirating! I have that feeling of being so focused and determined, like I was, especially in my first program. But at the same time, I feel strangely calm and centred. Like the good old martial arts days...that fire burning to be the best me...faster, fitter, stronger.

I'm also loving reading the forums and blogs ATM...there's some really pumped IBO'ers out there, and it's so satisfying to read about how excited they are. The atmosphere at the moment around the IBO circle is quite different to what it's been. I've never felt such an undercurrent of strength and determination (in my short time on the program), and I think we're going to see a real explosion this year of amazing transformations...can't wait! :)

Anyway...that's about all there is to report. Some girls have been asking about the rest of my photos, so I've attached one I really like. It captures my mindset when I'm training hard, and how I'm feeling at the moment...the old me.

Ciao for now...Kerry :)

Sneak Peek...Professional Photos

Ever since seeing a sneak preview of my shots from Friday, I've had my head in the clouds! This particular picture is my favourite (and it was the photographers' too). I'm actually holding a pair of Sai (Japanese pronged weapons), but you can't see them in the B&W photo.

At present, on the outside I appear cool, calm and collected, but on the inside I'm jumping for joy and all churned up inside. I thought they (the photos) may be good, going on Ainslie's photo gallery on her site, and I was rather excited at the possibilities - but I didn't imagine them to turn out this good! I've been absolutely flawed by how brilliant Ainslie's photos are!! If you live in Brisbane or the Gold Coast, I would definitely recommend her as a photographer. She made me feel so at ease and relaxed, and knew exactly what I was looking for!

I've already posted them on the IBO forum, and as I have been saying...I'm absolutely gobsmacked! So here's the other sneak peek photos. Will get the rest to look at and choose from in about a week's time. Just click on this link to Ainslie's site/blog to view the rest of the sneak peeks...

http://wildspiritblog.com/?p=239

And you know...the funny thing is...doing Depletion, now seems a million miles away, as does all the work I've put in, in the last 6 months. Isn't it amazing how quickly you forget doing the tough stuff? Just doing one positive, uplifting thing can wipe out all those 'tough stuff' memories and have a lingering, mesmeric effect that will no doubt last me until...I don't know when.

Ciao for now...Kerry :)