I choose

I Choose
to live by choice not by chance
to make changes not excuses
to be motivated not manipulated
to be useful not used
to excel not compete.
I choose self-esteem not self-pity.
I choose to listen to the inner voice not the random
opinion of others.

Poem

Don't Quit

When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down,
And you feel like the biggest failure in town.
When you want to give up just because you gave in,
and forget all about being healthy and thin.
So What! You went over your grams a bit,
It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit!
It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change.
It's learning the skills to get back in your range.
It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now.
You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow."
It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal.
You're still gonna make it, just stay in control.
To stumble and fall is not a disgrace,
If you summon the will to get back in the race.
But, often the struggler's, when loosing their grip,
Just throw in the towel and continue to slip.
And learn too late when the damage is done,
that the race wasn't over...they still could have won.
Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow,
but facing each challenge will help you grow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
the silver tint in a cloud of doubt.
When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit,
If you bite it, you write it....But don't you quit!

Cycling Race!

Well i took the plunge and entered myself into a cycling race. Im only doing the beginners version which is 1 lap 42km around Lake Rotorua.
Its a BikeTheLake thing thats done every year. If i go ok with that Ill enter a 100km race from Rotorua to Taupo.

Sucess!

Here is a comparison photo from a year ago at a BBQ and one taken today. I measured to make sure they were the same size (ie head size from top to bottom etc)

getting back into exercise

Well im back into the sway of things, just updated one of my original posts about calories in vs calories out etc.

Ribs are good, hand is good. they still give me a bit of ass but motly i have sore muscles from getting back into exercise.