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Under the cravan bed, storage for my 'rewards' for my 12 Week Body transformation, hard work. Four more weeks until this first lot is mine to wear :-)
I lifted up the bed in our caravan and pulled out the first bag of clothing I have stored under the bed. This case holds mostly size 12 clothes. I tried them on and they are all wearable now though still a little tight so I decided that in 4 weeks time, these will be mine and I will be a couple of kilos, lighter by then and ready for the reward of some new clothes as this will make a 9 kilo weight loss this year.

The second case holds clothes that are one size smaller again. These are size 10,, the size that at only 158 cm, tall, I ideally, should be.  I brought these on the tour also, ‘just in case’ J

I am so much healthier these days, and slimming is not as much a priority to me as my being fit, I just allow the slimming part to happen gradually as a result of consistently eating healthy, portion controlled, being active and having some more strenuous exercise session in each day.

Becoming the Jogger blogger, is a far cry from the ill woman I used to be who would set off alarm bells any time a  finger pulse oximeter was placed on my finger.

 
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A collections of clothes, waiting as my 12wbt, reward.
 
Fun Bush Run! 04/26/2010
 
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I had another fantastic bush run tonight.

It was fun to come across a mob of Eastern Wallaroos grazing. 

 
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I stopped to photograph them.  There were also wildflowers in bloom and a beautiful glow of the late afternoon sunshine in the trees.  I jogged for about a kilometre then I realized my pants were absolutely covered in grass seeds, lol, well that would not have happened if I had been exercising on treadmills.
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I invite you to view my Kathy Shell, facebook, page, where I publish all ten of my lifestyle web pages and run competitions.  I am currently running a competition where a reader of my Kathy Shell facebook page can win the audio book, Eclipse. This competition is drawn, next week and another competition will follow.
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Bathroom scales measure weight, they do not differentiate between lean healthy tissue and excess body fat. 

Scales do not consistently show evidence and reward the people who are focusing on building a fit healthy body, protecting themselves from osteoporosis by ensuring they do not lose muscle as they lose weight and gain age.

Many slimmers hit plateaus and weight stalls after having restricted calories and focused on achieving weight loss as a goal for a long time. Some look for answers outside themselves to raise their metabolism when the answer is within their own bodies.  As we lose weight through the loss of muscle, along with fat, we lower our metabolism until weight loss becomes difficult. Some of us, including myself find we have also decreased our bone density largely because of this muscle lose.

The answer for me came from learning to let go of my focus on the scales and concentrate on doing what I need to do to have a healthy body, which in turn allows me to lead the happy active life I love.

I am sliming, and I do weigh myself, but I am focussing on fitness and not the scales. Because of my fitness actions I am building healthy muscle and bone, I am releasing excess body fat and increasing my metabolism, once more.

I would love you to join me and others who want fitness, slimness,  with no public focus on scales, in our ‘loving ourselves’, forum.   The forum is open to anyone interested in receiving and giving emotional support to those wanting weight management and fitness for life.

Contact Kathy for the password and link to join a friendly, no pressure, forum.