Becoming Tash: nourish

Goal Setting

14:26:00

Not everyone agrees with the whole 'new year, new me' notion. I think its a beautiful thing, that on the same day, many people come together to work on themselves. Of course you can make a change any day of the year, it does not need to be January 1st. My 'wake up call' just so happened to be around the new year, so it is perfect timing.

I am going to share with you my goals for 2016 and how I break my 'main' goals down into more realistic and precise goals. It is important to break down your goals so you have things set to work on. If you say you want to lose weight, HOW are you going to do this? By setting goals within goals, you are giving yourself something to grasp and work on. I also have a bucket list for the year at the end, where I have a few little things I want to get done in 2016.

Lose Weight & Work Out

This is my number one goal of 2016. I am technically overweight for my height (I am only 164 cm). Although I hate calling myself fat (even though sometimes that evil word comes out to play) I know that I am not comfortable in my skin. Not only that, I NEED to work out in order to lessen my anxiety and my mental health issues. Exercise is the most important thing you can do to work on your mental health. My goals for this are:

Lose 20 kilos (minimum) by the end of 2016.
Workout 3-5 times a week (THIS IS MANDATORY TASH! WORK YOUR BUTT OFF...actually no we want to keep the butt)
Start Kayla Itsines BBG when the 'Kayla Movement' starts on January 11th...and DON'T give up this time.

Reduce Anxiety & Improve Mental Wellbeing

My anxiety has been pretty overwhelming for half of last year. I went through horrible physical symptoms of anxiety, including constant nausea, no energy, digestive issues, etc. I NEED to get mentally healthier in order to be happy, and not fall into the dark dark horrible hole that I fell in last year.

Write in a diary to let feelings out. Once in the diary, let it leave your mind.
MEDITATE. Use headspace, or youtube videos of yoga. Incorporate this into your routine.
Introduce new things into my life. Instead of sitting in bed watching netflix, go to the park, or the movies, or go to Grill'd on the weekend for lunch.
Start to ween off medication.

Stick to Blogging

Blogging is such an important creative outlet for me. I am a very creative person, and I feel so much more in control of my life when I am blogging. I feel like I am more happy, and willing to improve, when I am putting myself out on the line and blogging about my experiences.

Work out a schedule, and upload a post every week or two weeks.
Create more content about mental health and (hopefully) reach out to people who need guidance and help on their journey.

Drink Water

I am the worst human being on earth when it comes to water consumption. I just don't drink water. It is such a bad habit to have, and with it being a habit, I will have to slowly work on it until I can curb it into a new habit of actually drinking more water.

Drink at least 2 Litres of water a day by the end of 2016.

Bucket List 2016

Tattoos: I have a big sleeve piece i am working on, and I hope to have at least the outline done in the next few months. I also have some song lyrics from 'Twenty One Pilots' that I want to go around my sun tattoo on my arm. I also want to get some lines around my wrist (almost like a bracelet) because i F*ing can.
Read more books - at least one a month. Try incorporating more reading at night, instead of watching an entire series of PLL.
COMPLETE BBG 1.0
Be able to walk into normal clothes shops, like Valley Girl, Ally and H & M and find something in my size.
Go on a holiday to the coast.
Save money - have a couple grand AT LEAST in my kitty by the end of the year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY NEW YOU <3

active living

My First Week

10:00:00

It's the end of my first week of this "healthy journey" and I thought I would create a little snapshot into what went down (inspired by Allys Bubble). It is currently nearly 10 pm on saturday night, and i have 7 men in my lounge room watching a League of Legends World Championship....and then I am waking up in the early hours of the morning to watch the Rugby World Cup Final! (GOOOO AUSTRALIA!). Anyway, carrying on....

Exercise:
On monday I completed the first day of Kayla Itsine's BBG 1.0 pre-training week one. I couldn't get through it all as I wasn't feeling well due to my monthly "visit" making me quite unwell. I then had a big day wednesday so I skipped my wednesday workout, but I managed to squeeze it in on thursday. It was arms and abs AND JESUS can I just say my stomach is still hurting! Like getting out of bed is so painful that I literally have to roll onto the floor. I am going for a walk with my mum tomorrow, so that will make 3 workouts...which is a good start!

Food:
I actually surprised myself this week with how well i did with what i ate. Dinners usually consisted of plenty of veggies and meat. However, EVERY day for lunch I had a salad. We have a cafe at work, and prior to this week i would have like hotdogs, hot chips, pies etc (not in one day obviously). Instead I ordered a sweet chilli chicken salad, with one boiled egg. They make it fresh and it is honestly the tastiest slice of heaven.

Working on:
Still need to work on my water intake. I swear you will have NEVER met someone as bad at drinking water than me. I am hopeless. I have however still had no coke, and i even cut out my lunch time soft drink. I have been having powerade instead (i know its full of sugar, but until I can force myself to drink water, it will have to do).

Mental Health:
Surprisingly i am feeling quite happy this week! I think it's because I was a bit more social! On tuesday, Brad took me out on a date, and then on friday, we went out for dinner. Usually I hate doing things during the week, but it felt good to do something instead of coming home, watching tv and then going to bed. My boss has noticed a difference in my personality, which honestly makes me feel like i am improving and i am changing.

Reading:
I picked up "An Abundance of Katherine's " the other night, but I can't dwell on it too much as I passed out after a couple of pages. I do however really want to start reading this book my mum gave me called 'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle.

Loving:
Painting! I am painting everyone some art for christmas presents (managed to get all my canvases and paint for 150 dollars ) and I have been loving how cathartic (is that the right word?) it is. I feel relaxed when its just me, music and my paint brush. I have also been loving playing around with makeup more. I feel like when I get so focused on my health and fitness, my passion for beauty takes a breather. I really want to make sure I keep multiple passions alive during this journey, as I believe its possible to be both a fitness freak & a beauty lover.

That is all for this week! I am looking forward to a new week, for new improvements and new goals. x