Carly Findlay

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Unfit. I’m changing that today.

September 23, 2014 Carly Findlay 3 Comments

After many, many months of not going to the gym because of not having a car, traveling the world and a long time being sore, I'm taking it up again today.I feel like a heffalump and need to get my bridal body. I don't weigh myself but my clothes feel uncomfortable on me, and I … [Read more...]

exercise, Uncategorized

Do one thing that scares you everyday. Ice skating.

February 4, 2014 Carly Findlay 3 Comments

I am often hesitant to do things that scare me. I am clumsy, accident prone and risk averse. I don't catastrophise but I am aware of my lack of coordination. So when my boy suggested we go ice skating to escape the heat on a 40 degree day over the weekend, I said yes and then I … [Read more...]

exercise, fun, ice skating, melbourne, Uncategorized

Ichthyosis and exercise

February 2, 2014 Carly Findlay 7 Comments

For a long time (most of my life) I hated exercise. At school, it was all team sports, out in the sun with too many flies. There was swimming and running and I couldn't do either. It was competitive and a big part of the school curriculum and I was never good at it. I was never … [Read more...]

exercise, ichthyosis, ichthyosis awareness, Uncategorized

Chase that feeling

October 22, 2013 Carly Findlay 3 Comments

"And I’m a chase that feeling,Take that pain and replace that feeling,And I’m a take that healing then,Stand so tall they’ll have to raise that ceiling man....It’s got a hold on me, and I’m a chase that feeling,Chase that feeling"~ Chase that Feeling, The Hilltop Hoods Words I … [Read more...]

body image, exercise, gym, Uncategorized

Exercise. I am titanium.

October 3, 2013 Carly Findlay 3 Comments

Sometimes I tell the world something to keep myself accountable, or to help my goals happen. I've done this in two forms this past week - things are happening and I feel great! It's also helping my steps to positive life change. I wrote last week that I had been to the gym for … [Read more...]

exercise, goal setting, happiness, health, ichthyosis, skin, Uncategorized

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