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Welcome to the world of Secret Agent Awesome!

About Secret Agent Awesome.

Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere. I guess most people read the about page to find out how this blog came about. So here's my story:

A little over a year ago I decided to do something to change my life.  You see, there's no nice way to say this but I was miserable.  I was really good at pretending I wasn't miserable - but inside, I was dead.  Absolutely dead inside. I had no self esteem, felt worthless, was morbidly obese, on blood pressure medication and I was very, very lonely.

Cruising around the internet I was desperate to find some solution to my weight problem. I had lunch with two girlfriends and we discussed the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation a program they had both tried before.  I wasn't a fan of the television show The Biggest Loser Australia and was dubious this program was for me.

Well, I watched the introductory videos online and read some testimonials.  I thought you know what - I'm going to give it a go. I signed up for Round 4 2012 which started on 19.11.12.  That was the day my life changed.

Was it easy? Hell no! But what it did was give me the tools to forge my success. I am proud to say I have lost over 30kg of weight and over 100cm from my body.

But what it also did was free my mind, give me the tools to stop binge eating and gain control of my life.  

The food was amazing and I rediscovered my love of cooking and eating healthy food.  When I weighed over 100kg I found it hard to say I was a foodie, thinking that people would roll their eyes and think "Of course you are LOOK AT YOU!" but now I realise that being a foodie is a good thing.  My brand of foodie-ism is mainly vegetarian and super super healthy.  I find myself more concerned now with the nutrients in my food and what it can do for my body than ever before.  Of course it's got to taste great too and I'm lucky that I honestly love eating great, wholesome, fresh food!

What will you find here?

You'll find a little bit of everything here - some posts from when I'm down in the dumps with the losing weight thing, others where I'm feeling great and others where I'm inbetween.

I don't want to delete my previous content as it's the journey I was on to get where I am now.

Where am I now?

For the first time, in a long time I can honestly say I'm happy. I'm happy with my health, with my fitness and how I look.  I've recently taken the focus off the numbers on the scale and shifted the focus to being happy and healthy.  I added a new page called wellness because that's where I am right now. Wellness to me is about celebrating your whole self - loving yourself and nurturing yourself, with good food, exercise, some relaxation and laughter.

To finish off here are 30 something fun facts about me!

I love the colour red

I'm a twin

I'm a Virgo

So therefore........I'm a neat freak

Perfectionism is great, but not always fun

I'm fiercely loyal

I love a bit of trash TV. I went off the Kardashians for a while, then back on, but now back off!

I love interior design

I'm a foodie

I love to cook

I'm a girlie girl

I love colour - clothes, bed linen, furniture

I also love white

I love my job - I'm lucky to have found a career I'm passionate about

I'm competitive but only really around my career

I prefer an equal mix of savoury and sweet

I travel - a lot

I get sick on planes from anxiety - it's a long story, but it makes travelling tricky!

I have naturally curly hair that I blow dry straight

Family is important to me

My friends have shown me over the years what unconditional love is all about

I  often sit with the TV on but with the mute button pressed.  I can do this for hours (in fact, I'm doing it now!)

I love my own company

I once owned over 30 dresses and never thought I'd reduce that number.  Since losing over 30kg on the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation (that's over a kg a dress!) I sold them all on ebay!

I give my car a name

I speak conversational French.  Last time I was in France my Mum, sister and I spent about 40mins wandering lost until I got the courage to ask someone in French for directions.  My Mum just looked at me and said "WHY did you wait?" I can comprehend a lot more than I can actually say

I love singing in my car, but hate the morning drive to work with all that stupid talking!

I bought a bbq and have only used it 4 times

I'm a dog person, not a cat person

I love yoga

I'm on a wellness journey

I'm one of the 13 people in Australia who doesn't eat chicken.  It's a bird thing!