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This is my last 12 months on the scales. The line is going up, not down. But this time, that’s not the end of the story.

The old me, before I started working with Jess from JHFitness @jeska888 , would have got stuck in my head here. I’d have felt that number creeping up, decided it was all too hard, I was too busy, and a million other reasons, and I’d have given up and gone back to my old ways of poor choices, cheat days and guilt.
Now swipe to the second graph.

It’s the big picture: almost three years of working with Jess. Those recent ups now suddenly seem so minor. A different perspective. I’ve maintained, not regained.

People assume the weight loss is the hard part (I was one of them). But it’s not. It’s what happens when your mind isn’t focused on the weight loss goal anymore, and life carries on. It’s the injuries, losses, changes at work. It’s the celebrations, socialising and testing the baking. It’s those bumps in the road: the ACL rupture, the meniscus tear, the surgery, the rehab. It’s an overcommitted calendar, picking up the load while Shorty recovers from shoulder surgery, juggling the furbabies.

What’s different this time is that I committed to keep working with Jess. Instead of saving a bit of cash by cancelling, I stayed on to draw on her experience and knowledge. We’ve continued to slowly undo the habits I spent a lifetime building. We’ve been repairing my relationship with food. And she’s helping me to stop trading one addiction for another. We are evolving as my life stages change. Just like a PT, you don’t stop with a nutritionist once you hit a number.

She’s put me through my paces in the gym with her PT qualifications (203 workouts complete!), filling out that loose skin with muscle I never thought I could build at 45. And while she’s not beside me, she’s never far away. Just a quick message or an SOS in the app. It’s knowing she’s looking, even when I’m not.

Jess, you are my voice of reason. Thank you for always helping me work out what matters to me. For the gentle reminders of what works, for giving me enough space to learn, but also for being there to bring me back when I holler. For the late-night messages, the early-morning con taken in New Zealand by @jo7rule

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Today’s the day — her first ever surgery.

Ivy is just practising being nursy for when she’s discharged back into our care.

What’s happening? Left Shoulder Arthroscopy, Acromioplasty, Coplaning Lower Clavicle, Arthroscopic Debridement Bursa, Possible Arthroscopic Biceps Tendon Tenotomy followed by Open Biceps Tenodesis and Open Repair Rotator Cuff Tendons.

In plain terms — shoulder surgery + then 6 weeks off work.

Feeling very thankful to have medical insurance. ACC wouldn’t fund it — they decided it’s degenerative. Apparently tearing it throwing a softball is a “low energy event” 😃 Tell our bodies that next time we play! by @jo7rule

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Our beautiful Vinny (Vincent Marie Beer) has gone to the stars. The best little cat from the Onehunga Tip. We will miss you baby boy. Breathe easy now ❤️‍🩹 13 years young by @jo7rule

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2 months ago

Vinny is making the most of luxury accommodation with another night on the cards at VSA. He still has too much fluid on the lungs. Plan is to get him stable and drugs onboard to come home tomorrow. But it will be for his farewell tour as it is his heart. We hope to get 2-3 months but will just take it day by day.

Thank you to everyone for their heartwarming messages and thoughts ♥️ by @jo7rule

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3 months ago

Project reactivate and rebuild quad. 6 weeks today post right knee arthroscopic lateral meniscectomy & ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction. by @jo7rule

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3 months ago

Hay Pams, what the hells up with your blocks? It’s hard to cube for a recipe when you give me random shapes #pams #nzbutter taken in West Auckland by @jo7rule

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3 months ago

Great Uncle Arnie (Arnold Rule). He reminded us to make sure you have a good life, because it can be short. But it can also be bloody long! by @jo7rule

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Happy Mother’s Day Mum. Thanks for always being there when we need you. Xox by @jo7rule

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5 months ago

Happy Anniversary Shorty, wow 17 years. How the hell did we do that?! 🤣 I know, laughter! With each other, at each other 😉 Can always count on you to brighten my day.
We have the best adventures, have made the best memories, and have clocked up the travel miles. We’ve had fun with fabulous friends. Dressups. Parties. Hard work. And many long walks by the sea.
There’s been some bloody hard bits but together we get through them. What a ride! Worth it. Like you. Contract renewal for another? by @jo7rule

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9 months ago

All done! Our little place at the Port has had its makeover and we’re absolutely in love. The new board-and-batten reclad, fresh joinery, and that gorgeous Resene Raven finish have completely transformed it from a shed to a bach. How good is that bifold looking out from the kitchen down to Maraetai Stream + up to Putataka te Maunga!

Huge thanks to the incredible team at @graybuildingltd — they project-managed every trade and delivered beyond expectations. Ready for long summer days, sandy feet, and chilled evenings by the stream.

#portwaikato #kiwibach #reclad #reseneraven #putataka taken in Port Waikato by @jo7rule

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a year ago

What a weekend! by @jo7rule

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a year ago

100 workouts. 45 and fitter than ever. I even wear singlets now. Filling up the “more experienced bits” with muscle bit by bit. Thanks for the programmes JHFitness @jeska888 by @jo7rule

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