Mumentum Monday Blog Hop Linky

Sometimes my Sunday *Mumentum* posts are negative, as I have not lost any weight, nor done any exercise.

And I am MEANT to be your cheerleader - that's what you are here for, or no?

Today's post is all about what I want to BE, rather than what I don't want to be.  There's a subtle difference.

With that in mind, I invite you to read a blog which I think it really inspirational:
http://www.skinnylattestrikesback.com/

It's  a blog I visited daily, back when I blogged at Liska Life.
Oh those were the days, with no *community* to worry about.

I recently popped along and was delighted to see how successful Philippa has been.

For the inspirational bit go here: http://www.skinnylattestrikesback.com/p/skinny-latte-story.html

So with it in mind that I want to move towards something, rather than away from something, (i.e. rather than focusing on where I am).  Like Becky in Corrie said "I'm more your going TO girl"

I am looking at pictures of me, that delight me, that will motivate me.

Ones just like this:

4kg fell off me in December due to stress at work, and I proudly announced it to you all.  I was in size 16 instead of 18 jeans.

Well Thursday I had to wear a long top to work as I could button the jeans but could not zip them up.  EVEN with lying down on the bed.

So something has to give.

I think I need to get up in the morning and do yoga everyday before Aaron gets up, or God forbid, take up running (I did run for the school, borough and County when I was a teenager).  Michelle has had great success with her Pilates.

** Anyway, here is where I want YOUR advice **

I have done 2 of Nickie's #DoSomethingYummy Clic Sargent writing prompts:
here and here.

But as it is all about raising money for children with cancer, I now want to move onto the fundraising stage, so with that it mind, I have set up a Just Giving page.

Now, what should I do... donate when I do... or donate when I don't... lose weight?

I was thinking of charging myself a penalty on fail weeks, OR, not buying lattes, and giving that money there, OR doing the 40 day Master Cleanse lemonade diet (that I have wanted to do for a few years now - I have also read the book on my kindle and really believe in it - oh and also, my friend does it once a year and gets so much energy from it she bounces off the ceiling and she is in her 50s) and getting sponsored to do it.

What would you advise?  Given that it is lent, I could give something up, to be on the Lemonade Diet, but I'd be starting late as technically Lent started on Ash Wednesday and it is now Sunday.

If I'd done to church last Sunday I would have known, but I missed it and only found out today - I felt so silly, knowing that it is such a significant part of the calendar and I needed to have the newsletter in my hand to realise.

I have only just set my Just Giving page up, so there are no funds on there yet - really looking forward to hearing your suggestions.

So I leave you with the Linky - that's what you came for right :-)

Please leave a relevant post and we will all go and give you some MUMENTUM.

I don't think I visited everyone last week - sorry *slaps wrist*.

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Best regards
Liska xxx

MUMenTUM - Monday Mum Tum

Hi Everyone

Another week of me eating naughty things I am afraid.

And I feel bigger not slimmer.

I am just purely here to open up the linky for you all but I will read all your posts and spur you on.

Much love

Liska
x



Here is the linky - write a relevant post add it to the linky and then grab the code for the bottom of your post.

Liska xx

MUMenTUM - Monday Mum Tum

Hi Everyone

Sorry I am doing this so late. Makes it hard for people to enter the linky on a Monday - which is why I always used to load it up on Sunday night.

I wasn't lazy last night. Aaron vomited at 7.30 p.m. and continued to do so until 11 p.m. (a total of 5 times). Then he woke at 5 a.m. hungry and I waited till 6.30 a.m. before I felt safe to give him a bottle (as he wasn't keeping them down last night). He had 3 this morning and kept them all down. Thank God. But it all put pay to my intentions to get the Linky live on Sunday.

If you have been keeping an eye out for it all day, do forgive me. Please.

So back to Mumentum.

I am calling this the Who Am I post... Because...

1. I am a slim girl inside a fat body
2. I am a tidy person inside a messy person
3. I am an early riser inside a late riser
4. I am an organised person inside chaos
5. I am a healthy person inside a bad eater
6. I am a yoga teacher inside a sloth
7. I am a know it all inside a know nothing
8. I am a practicer inside a preacher
9. I am spiritual inside a non thinker

Basically, when I am the person inside, my soul sings.  But unfortunately, 99.9% of the time I am the person on the outside, chasing my own tail, while quoting many and varied reasons for doing so.

When I occasionally honour the person within, I feel in line with the universe and EVERYTHING falls into place.  Only trouble is, it is rare.  And with a baby, it is becoming more and more rare.  And since being back at work, juggling work and baby, it is non-existent.  I am a yoga teacher who hasn't even done one asana since giving birth, and he is nearly 16 months old.

Anyway, what I KNOW from my spiritual knowledge is that when you put an intention out there, your soul starts preparing even before your body does.  Due to this phenomenon, I haven't enjoyed food for the last few days.  And why, because, I strongly believed when I wrote my Mumentum post last week, that I would start the lemonade diet on my days off that have just passed (I work Tuesday to Thursday so am back at work tomorrow). Because my soul THOUGHT I would stick to it, it was already lined up to be off food on a liquid diet. But I did not honour my intention.  I need to BUT I want to start it on days off so now need to wait till Friday PLUS you have to use B grade maple syrup and I haven't sourced it yet........ yawn zzzzzzz

But I have now booked Aaron's baptism (and party) for 30th October, and I want to look good for that, so I now have a deadline....... :-)

Anyway I have rambled enough, but hopefully I have opened up enough that you know where I am at.  I feel a bigger sense of clarity anyway.  Sorry I have waffled a little, but it felt right...



Here's the Linky.  Over to you.  Do you want to join me in a Who Am I Mumentum post?

Grab the "code" and place at the bottom of your post as that is what makes it a Blog Hop.

Monday MUMenTUM - Weekly Blog Hop to Lose your Mum Tum

Hi All

Here I am again, posting the linky, for all you enthusiastic Mumentum followers.

I need to become a follower myself.

I need to BEGIN...

I haven't even downloaded my Slim Pod from Thinking Slimmer yet.

Anyway, over to you. As usual, write a relevant post, grab the code below for the bottom of your post and add a link to your post in the easy to use Linky below.

I never have to say it as you do anyway, but share some blog love with each other and visit each other's posts. I never did last week (even though I normally visit everyone) because I was busy trying to settle Aaron in nursery and could think of nothing else.

Work is quite busy too, which sees me reaching for all the wrong foods.

Onwards and upwards this week.

Best of luck to you all.

Lots of love,
Liska
xx

MUMenTUM - Monday Mum Tum

Hi Everyone

I am hereby opening the Monday blog hop linky for Mums with a Mum Tum.

Simply write a relevant post. Add a link to it in the linky below, and then grab the code to add to the bottom of your post (which is what makes it a blog hop).

I will write a post (maybe tomorrow) to add to the linky, but for now, I am watching the riots on Twitter and on BBC News.

Scary times in London.

Liska xxx