Laura: Fat to Fit: coffeedate

Ultimate Coffee Date // April

4/08/2015

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Weekend!

As you can tell from the title, this is The Ultimate Coffee Date. Hosted by Got2Run4Me, FitnessMomWineCountry and ConfessionsOfAMotherRunner.

I haven't done one of these posts since way back in October and I had to go back to see what I last updated you all on! A lot has happened since the last time we had a coffee date. I wont go into everything or I'll be here all day but I'll mention the major things.

So, grab a cuppa and lets catch up! :)

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you... that I met my niece for the first time this weekend. She's SO beautiful and I fell in love with her instantly. I miss her so much already. I'm hoping to FaceTime with my sister every week so I don't miss out on too much!

I was surprised that I wasn't really all that broody either. I would love to have kids but they're just not for me right now and that's totally OK. Me and P would like to travel a little more before we settle down for kids and such.

I did get quite a few people telling me I was a natural and that having/holding a baby suited me. I seemed to handle things pretty well too, I was able to feed/wind her and calm her down with her screaming fits, so I'm all prepared when I have my own right?! ;)

I joke!

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you... that I can't believe that I am 3 days away from being 1 year post surgery! That's ridiculous. Time has flown by and it doesn't seem that long ago. I'll be doing a 1 year post here for those that are interested, that will go up on Friday! :)

I need to go and see Russo for my yearly checkup, there are somethings concerning me/bugging me but I'll mention that all in my update post. However, my surgery isn't something I regret, I would do it again in a heart beat, I just need some reassurement and advice, hopefully Russo can give that too me.

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you... that the last time we had coffee, I was talking to you about going for swimming lessons as I wasn't very confident in the water. I'm happy to say that swimming lessons are going great! Yes, I am still doing them, which may surprise some as it's been a while since I started learning.

It's hard work that's for sure! but I'm slowly but surely getting there. I can do full lengths of front crawl now with rotations and breathing(on my right side, left side is a little rusty) and I can confidently swim on my back, something I'd have NEVER done prior to lessons as I was terrified.

I'm hoping that before the holiday, I'd have cracked it, or at least be mostly there, then I'll have 2 weeks of non-stop swimming lessons if I wanted! ;)

I'm also loving my new swimming cap that I won in a Speedo Comp.. I just need some new goggles now as I think mine are designed for males and maybe they're too big, they keep letting in water and fogging!

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you... that Half Marathon training is going well.. but not as well as I would have wanted. For the first couple of weeks, I was doing really well with training, if you've followed me for a while, you'll already know that I have a love hate relationship with running and Long Runs are my arch nemesis.

I've managed to do all of my long runs with no problems at all, but I'm struggling with how many miles Im covering over the week. I'm at the point in my training where I have 4-5 mile runs at least twice a week and not feeling like my legs have recovered before I need to do another. It's pretty frustrating.

I have about 6 weeks to go until I do my half marathon(a day after my birthday I might add) and I'm very much NOT looking forward to it. I hope that this changes before race day. Fingers Crossed.

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I think that that is all I've got to update you on for the moment! All the major things at least. I won't leave it as long to catch up next time. I'd highly recommend you all to join in on this, don't forget to checkout the lovely hosts and other bloggers taking part! It's great to have a good chat and a catch up, maybe you've missed something! :)

Question: Tell me, if we were having coffee, what would you have to tell me?

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Ultimate Coffee Date // October

10/04/2014

How is it October already?! This year is going so fast it's insane!

I'm linking up with Jill Conyers, Lynda at FitnessMomWineCountry and Nikki at Grab Your Kicks for an Ultimate Coffee Date Linkup! It's been a couple of months since I last did one of these.

Lets get to it shall we?!

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that surgery recovery is great. I'm pretty much back to my stamina and endurance that I had prior to surgery. Everything is healing well, I have no problems(other than some minor swelling still), everything is great!

Following on from that, If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I am SO disappointed in my surgeon. He has been cancelling, rescheduling and making me travel long distances to see him for my checkups and its so annoying!

I was supposed to see him tomorrow for my 6 month checkup and I had a phone call yesterday saying that he had to cancel on me and the next available time to see him is in November!

I guess that's what I get for having such a popular surgeon.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that since it's been a while since we last had coffee, you may or may not know that I have been taking swimming lessons since the end of July, but it's not going as well as I hoped it would.

Although I knew how to swim properly prior to the lessons, it is SO hard to learn the different swim techniques. I'm sure I will get the hang of it eventually, I'm just a little impatient. It's just going to take time.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that over the past couple of weeks, I joined 2 new communities.

I became an ambassador for FitFluential. Without going into tonnes of detail, FitFluential is a very well known community of health and fitness enthusiasts and I was SO fortunate to be chosen as an ambassador so I could share my influence and passion of health and fitness with other like minded people!

and I also joined HBloggers! I LOVE these girls(and now some guys!). They're some of the nicest, most supportive people I've never met. They share the same passion for health and fitness that I do and there are SO many delicious, healthy recipes coming from these lovely bloggers. Everytime I look at my social media, I end up drooling! hah

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that now October has rolled around, it's time where everyone seems to be talking about Pumpkins and Pumpkin Spiced Lattes. Back when I joined in for my first Ultimate Coffee Date, I mentioned that I really don't like coffee. Guess What?! I don't like pumpkin either! or at least not the items of food that I've had that have been flavored with Pumpkin.

Maybe I should try the #PSL and see what all the rage is about?!

I don't think I have anything more to update on! This month is a busy one, I have quite a few events going on this month so I look forward to talking to you about them at our next coffee date!

Thanks for joining me today :) Please make sure you check out the lovely hosts(Jill, Lynda and Nikki) and the other bloggers on the linkup! Coffees all round!

Question: If we were having coffee this morning, what would you tell me?

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The Ultimate Coffee Date // July

7/07/2014

I can't even believe that it's July already.. It's already half way through the year!

I'm linking up with fellow Ambassadors Jill Conyers, Lynda at FitnessMomWineCountry and Nikki at Grab Your Kicks for another Ultimate Coffee Date!

Lets get to it shall we?!

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that even though my surgeon has cleared me to start exercising again, I'm nervous and scared to start running and I'm not sure why.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I've managed to keep up my streak of 10k steps for the GCC challenge. I've not really had a lack of motivation to go out walking except for when it rains, but even then, I keep going out!

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that shopping ISN'T as fun as people make it out to be. It's stressful, I hate trying on clothes, it gets busy and I spent way too much money. More on Bras/Underwear than I did on actual clothes.. doh.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I was NOT expecting to be two cup sizes bigger in Bras than my surgeon said I was going to be.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I really enjoyed the time I spent at my dads and mums this weekend. It's always short but sweet. I just wish I could spend a little longer there.. or that they didn't live so far away from me. There are some really beautiful walks where my dad lives too.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that although I had a good weekend, I ate WAY too much this weekend, I always make the same mistake and always regret my eating habits.

I think that's all I have to tell you for now.

I hope you have a wonderful week and I'll speak to you again in August!

Question: Do you enjoy going shopping? or do you prefer to do it online?

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The Ultimate Coffee Date // June

6/07/2014

I'm excited to announce the winner of the Yoga + Creativity eBook by Lacey Haynes. To find out if you won, click HERE to go to the post and check the rafflecopter! :)

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Its a new month and again I'm linking up with fellow Ambassadors Jill Conyers, Lynda at FitnessMomWineCountry and Nikki at Grab Your Kicks for another Ultimate Coffee Date!

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that this week has been pretty hectic. Phillips Mum went on Holiday and we were left in charge of the house and her animals. To say it takes a lot of work to maintain the house with them all, is an understatement. There is SO much cleaning to do with so many animals. I swept the floors.. and it seemed like only minutes before there were hairs all over the floor again!

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I'm really proud of myself for maintaining a step count of 10k steps per day thanks to the GCC challenge. I've been walking at least 3 times a day, twice with the dog and once with a colleague at lunch time.

Further to this..If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that after his Mum gets back from her holiday, I have NO idea how I am going to find the motivation to do a morning and afternoon walk on my own when I don't have the dog available to walk with me.

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I am SO looking forward to summer.. and the possibility of heat. However, I seriously hope my swelling comes down so that I am able to go shopping for some new summer clothes as I'm currently wearing clothes from prior to the holiday so they don't fit quite right.

Thanks for Joining me. Please take a minute to stop by and say hi to the hosts of The Ultimate Coffee Date, Jill, Lynda , Nikki and maybe join in on the fun too!

Question: If we were having coffee, what would you have to tell me?

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The Ultimate Coffee Date // May

5/03/2014

Last Month flew by.. maybe not for everyone but at least for me as I had SO much going on.

I hope that everyone has had a great start to their weekend. Mine has been pretty boring so far as I still can't do much, I've been food shopping and that's about it.

I noticed this fun little linkup from some fellow Ambassadors Jill Conyers, Lynda at FitnessMomWineCountry and Nikki at Grab Your Kicks and thought it would be fun to join in.

So! Grab a cuppa and lets have a chat. :)

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you... that I don't really like coffee, I'm more of a tea person. I don't really like the taste of coffee, it doesn't really give me an energy boost/kick that it gives other people.

If we were having ~~coffee~~ tea this morning, I'd tell you... that recovery from surgery is going really well. All the incisions are healing nicely, I still have a lot of bruising and swelling, which is really getting on my nerves, but overall I'm still extremely happy about my results and just need to have a little more patience.

If we were having ~~coffee~~ tea this morning, I'd tell you... that as much as I sometimes hated working out and going for a run, I miss it now that I'm not able to do it. I miss Yoga, it was a way for me to be calm and relaxed and loved the boost it gave me when I was able to get further with practicing poses.

If we were having ~~coffee~~ tea this morning, I'd tell you... that daytime TV sucks and I'm starting to go stir crazy. I miss being able to socialize with people at work and just being able to have a conversation with someone that isn't usually in the house.

If we were having ~~coffee~~ tea this morning, I'd tell you... that I'm SO looking forward to going back to work on Tuesday. It feels like forever since I was last at work. I've been off for 3 weeks recovering from surgery, before that I was in work for 3 days as I'd just got back from Mexico. So really, it feels like I've had 5-6 weeks off.

If we were having ~~coffee~~ tea this morning, I'd tell you... that its so incredibly frustrating that I took the time to paint my nails yesterday and the same day, They already started chipping! What is with that? Does anyone else have this problem? Any recommended brands of nail polish that don't chip so easily?

If we were having ~~coffee~~ tea this morning, I'd tell you... how incredibly cute and annoying Kia is being all at the same time. We have a box of food on the floor in our bedroom that we get pouches out of when we need to feed her. Kia has been chewing on the box and pulling out a flavour of food that she wants, pretty much bang on time for her feeding. Now that the box is almost empty, she's taken it upon herself to get in it and sleep. She has NEVER liked boxes, even since she was a kitten, she just isn't interested in them.. Until now.

Thanks again to Jill, Lynda and Nikki for this linkup, please go over and checkout their posts, as well as the others that are joining for the linkup!

Question: If we were having coffee this morning, what would you tell me?