#makeaidangreatagain

Cracked out the weights to do some squat and arm curl reps before I showered! #makeAidangreatagain #makinganeffort #fitness #health #tryingtobelessofafatlump #smashingit #weights *As always, thank you for not getting annoyed when I spam posts of self-congratulation. And for those of you who congratulate and encourage me - and ESPECIALLY those who tell me that I inspire them (even of it's when you're arsehile! 🤣*

Look like myself again, smell like myself again, newly First Aid trained... after the next couple of days are done I might just feel like a human again! 😊 #makeAidangreatagain #haircut #shave #selfie https://www.instagram.com/p/B3b5fx6BRTC/?igshid=1nz6raomlhtbc

Small victories of the week: So, st the beginning of this year, inspired by an idea my bestie had last year to give us a more positive outlook, I decided this year that every week, I would find one small victory for the week - no matter how small. I've posted some on here, I've told people about some, and I've kept some to myself, but every day there has been one. These are this week's three: 1 - I got my Red belt! This is only the first step on a long road to the Black belt, but it is a step, and everything after the first one is just repetition of a process, right? Plus, as I loosen up and get more flexible, I'm able to put more and more effort in each week - which is ace! 2 - After one set being far too easy so we raised the weight, for my last set of exercises today during my session with Terry, I asked for the weight to be raised again, because I was confident that I could do more! And THEN, not only did I smash the last set out... I did one more set afterwards... with 5 extra reps... at the higher weight... 💪🏼 3 - You may have seen before that I time my journey home from PT sessions in order to see my progress. Before I set off this afternoon, filled with confidence from 2, I said "I'm gonna smash my time today". I meant 60-90 seconds, not 6 MINUTES! Also, during a set of chest presses with more weight than I've done before, I realised something. While for one week, something might be a small victory - if you do it for 4 weeks in a row, it becomes a decent victory. Make it to 13 for a quarter, you're on a big victory. I'm on 39. 9 months. WHAT A FUCKING ACHIEVEMENT! I'm bloody well proud of myself. Thank you for the love and support - I love you all. #teamAidan #tryingtobelessofafatlump #weightloss #smashingit #makeAidangreatagain https://www.instagram.com/p/B246M8bhveg/?igshid=1dmmg1t09d98z

#dragons #motivation #keeponkeepingon #tryingtobelessofafatlump #makeAidangreatagain #teamAidan #tryingtofeelbetter #quote #patrickrothfuss https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rmCehhOBI/?igshid=algvllfudofb

Something for me to think about, I think. I've been feeling dead down about myself the last couple of weeks, and I think it's because I've put some hard focus onto reaching a certain point by a certain time, instead of enjoying the positive progress and the journey. Its left me feeling like I'm wasting a lot of positive energy and happiness that I'm given by a bunch of great people around me - and that I might just never be good enough. I thought I was long past being fat this way - but apparently I might never be. Anyhow, I dont know why I'm rambling, but I hope I feel better soon. I adore you all. #tryingtobelessofafatlump #teamAidan #makeAidangreatagain #weightloss #drained #demotivated https://www.instagram.com/p/B2mwjBygJb1/?igshid=nd8cvg153fsx

When you've been feeling pretty low for a couple of weeks and need to feel better, a couple of lots of training within 18 hours of each other helps a lot. What's more risky is doing your monthly weigh-in. But I promised myself, so I did it. Now I'm on top of the world. 4 stone. 4 FUCKING stone. And my 7th consecutive month of losses. I WILL be less of a fat lump! #weightloss #makeAidangreatagain #teamAidan #tryingtobelessofafatlump https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mNz9sB-Zb/?igshid=11ap9huf51pnk

Week 1, Run 1: What do you do when the days are too warm? Run at midnight. Longer time/distance, better speed. The beginnings of progress. #tryingtobelessofafatlump #running #makeAidangreatagain #zombiesrun5ktraining #zombiesrun #latenight #midnightrun #whyisitsowarm https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UYCJ3BS0J/?igshid=twii9sn652k1

4 Goals for 2019: 1 - Good things with great people. ✅ 2 - Levi's ✅ 4 - Exceed my own (admittedly fucking low) expectations. Number 3 was to get my running pace below 9:36/km. This was my first run since January. Only my 2nd of the year. 9:31. ✅ Maybe I should start expecting a little more of myself...? #tryingtobelessofafatlump #makeAidangreatagain #zombiesrun5ktraining #zombiesrun #belief #betterstrongerfaster https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MUf6-Bv94/?igshid=ui0jwyyre1u0