15kgs lighter!

an enlightening day.
ordinary start. extraordinary mid morning :)
andrew phones. and the news to reach my ears is superb!
he has lost 15kgs so far :) AND - and its the and that is even better - he is ready to up the ante! i could not be happier for him! superb.

the part i actually like best is that it's a good weight loss - it isn't too fast, it isn't too slow. its consistent with the exercise he has been doing and the food he has been eating. and. its achievable - creating a lifestyle plan that can be held onto for... LIFE! not some fitness fad, that, once it isn't sustained, once life takes over, - results in weight gain, plus some extra luggage.
its been managed and maintained and continued - through - hours upon hours of voluntary work (which would send many of us off to the land of don't care and takeaway), two cyclones, a deployment to rocky to help in the floods, AND the excitement trauma of sending the youngest offspring out into the big wide world of schooling ...
briefer? its been managed, maintained and continued - through - the ups and downs of real, everyday life!

wet & wild

hubs locked in

no stopping

taking a new direction

the floods have come and gone, the cyclones have swept through and made their mark - and now, andrew has been up and running again - well, up and walking. hopefully the weather has settled for a little bit and life can gather some routine about itself again.

got back from townsville yesterday and today we went for a let's catch up walk.
opposite direction for a change - met at the lagoon and walked to iga in jubilee pocket - back to the lagoon - for a hot, sweaty, dive in! well. andrew dived, i didnt. i dangled my feet! :) wheres the fairness that guys can just jump in anywhere anytime!?

new direction in pictures

zig zagging

an uphill struggle!!? haha - ever so slightly exaggerated

cyclone hiatus

i said this year there was 'NO excuses'... narry a one!

however, never counted on a couple of cyclones in the one week that would affect us so much and i guess i have to be fair :D for, hats off to andrew and his ses work. he puts in an amazing amount of voluntary hours to help the community - its endless, often thankless, but ever required. someones gotta be doing all he does!!!!