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Welcome to a whole new year! Time for everyone to create resolutions we usually won’t keep and tell ourselves that this year is going to be the best year ever. It’s all usually so cliche, but there is nothing wrong with telling yourself you might want to do a few things different in a new year even if you don’t get around to them all. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise either! I have a couple…

I LOVE Fridays, I really do. It's the perfect end to a hard week.

I think i've mentioned before but the weekends here in Dubai are Friday and Saturday so Friday is total rest day for me, I spend a good part of the day in bed, usually rolling out and going downstairs to see my family at around 1:30pm!!!

I haven't been very good with my food the past two days and definitely won't be today (BBQ at the Hamidi residence - my dad is seriously the best BBQ Master in the WORLD) but hey you know what, you got to live life. I'll be back on track tomorrow. I did Day 1 of 30 Day Shred yesterday and took a day of rest today so I'll be back on Day 2 tomorrow, I'm also going to go for a run since I got my new ipod! YAY!

I want to start setting goals to make sure that I keep on track, but I'm so bad with them, often setting super unrealistic ones. So I need to have a think about it properly  before I set them!!

That's it for now, my brother in law just ordered us some Donner Kebabs for lunch... YUMMMMY! I don't think I'll be tracking my food today.

Hello!!! I'm back from my 3 day leave.. At least I think it's been three days!

I got so caught up with work, had two shoots and a commute to another city to sort out my next freelance job. I stopped blogging AND I stopped exercising. I feel they go hand in hand now. I worked out this morning I felt the need to blog about it! Haha!

Well anyway, I start my new freelance job next sunday, the issue is that it's all the way in Abu Dhabi and I'm in Dubai (different cities). It's around an hour and a half drive so it's really not that bad but that means that I'm no longer able to go to my Muay Thai boxing classes in the morning :( (6am sessions are booked until december so no space for little old me)

I've decided to start doing the 30 Day Shred, everyone seems to get such great results from it and it's perfect because I can do it at home as soon as I wake up and still manage to make it to work on time. 

Today was day 1, it was tough but wasn't too bad. I feel like there's a lot of strain on my knees though, I wonder if maybe my posture is wrong for some of the exercises. I'm going to combine running and 30 day shred in the mornings. It'll just have to do until my contract is done!!

Favourite Exercises 

Well my first answer would obviously be Muay Thai/Boxing/Kickboxing, more specifically sparring and technique. Pad work is fun and great for cardio and strength but sparring really gets your mind working because no one is really telling you what combinations to throw.

I also love squats. I don't know what it is, maybe its because naturally my legs are quite strong so I'm attracted to it. I'm not sure but I enjoy squatting! 

There was a time when I loved running, I'd love to get back into it. I got this C25K App on my phone that everyone seems to be talking about, so I'm hoping to add that in to my work out next week.