OMG EVERYONE GO LISTEN!!! Gawin Caskey NEW SONG EEEEEK!!!!!!! He's Coach Darren's friend so we should show him support!!!!! Omg. *screams in fangirl*

Just want to share a little something on my progress....i have been dieting now for about 3 years.. 🫤 Year 1: It was slow and i gave up a few times... 😪 Year 2: Did it alone no support, only from my son who encouraged me when doing home workouts 🤪..ate in an unhealthy way..eating less than 1000 calories a day..doing 18:6 intermittent fasting..working out at home 6/7 days a week with a hectic job as a Secondary school teacher..i did lose about 20kg-21kg within less than a year very quickly..but it was frustrating and i was not my best self socially..avoiding delicious foods and just avoided going places... **Stopped baking for my son and niece..i used to spoil them with the little treats...but what changed was my niece told me i was no longer the "fun aunty" because i avoided doing certain things with them to avoid food..it broke my 💔 and im her only aunty... 😊Year 3: Needless to say that was when i was like "no" i cant live like this... then boom 💥Beginning of 2025 got sick had to stop everything..gained about 7kg back 😒i was near giving up when a reel popped on my IG feed with @Darren Liu talking about making eating fun and losing weight sustainably..and i dont know what it was but i was like ok lets see what else he has to say...gave a follow ...... **Suffice to say that was a great decision..not only have i been able to let go of the bad eating habits and actually learn to enjoy counting calories....enjoy working out 3/7 days a week...enjoying some treats and seeing progress...😊 **Thanks to this community😊 i did something i said i would never do, which is to buy a food scale..because you see online people showing soo little amount of food when measuring...i was not optimistic about it....but i did and its made things easier and I'm more aware now...and frankly i enjoy it i treat like a little game each time i weight, adding it all together 😁 and seeing that i can maintain my deficit and eat healthy...and my weight has gone down more this month with that...

Monday - circuit this week was not it. Whoever it was that created the burpee, may your pillow never be cold when you flip it over Tuesday - DB day! It was small group that day; training proceeds and work is put in. Many words were exchanged about race prep. It's going to be a long yet fast 2 months. Wednesday - strength training, let's go. A solid 30 minutes of work done, with a bit of walking between each set. Will be progressively overloading - looking forward to what progress I'll be able to make. I had a light meal after - leftover braised duck from Tuesday and an egg. I ended my evening prepping my overnight oats for tomorrow. And a nice stretch right before sleeping. Wherever and whenever you're reading this, please know that whatever effort you're putting into bettering yourself will pay off. Dial up with confidence, dial down with grace. Go through the process with patience and your results will shine. #worthy

I’m planning sorbet next love some fruity ice 🧊. What are your favourite flavours? I like lemon and strawberry myself.

Well skool family, days like today are when we are reminded that we are human and life sometimes has other plans for us than we have for ourselves. Got a message this morning from my dad saying my mom needed to go to the ER. She'll be having surgery tomorrow to put in a pacemaker. The registered nurse and the daughter in me battled with each other for a little while as my brain tried to figure out what I needed to do. Once I was able to get my kids on the bus and take a moment to process, I landed on dropping everything and making the drive (less than two hours, not a big deal) to go be with my parents. Before finding Darren on Instagram and everything that followed, this would be a day when stress would win, the all-or-nothing mindset would kick in in full force, and I would eat my feelings. I have a lot of feelings all the time, so when I eat them I generally feel both physically and mentally bloated as a result. But because of the way my mindset has changed over these last several months, instead, I packed a bag with some of my favorite protein and fiber rich foods. I felt like one thing I could control while worrying about my mom, was the way I treated myself. That alone is so powerful. Such a reminder that this is about so much more than weight loss. I am forever grateful to @Darren Liu , all the coaches, and everyone here. Keep doing what you're doing, because it has more of an impact than you could know. 🖤