Week 1 - Time to start getting serious about a new lifestyle change

Call off the search party, I am back...Yes I admit that the last week of preseason I did not commit myself fully to eating healthy and exercising....I'm not really sure why, and I am not even going to try to justify why I did it...I think it was all those old demons in my head that were telling me that 12 weeks of eating healthy is a long time, and you deserve it...So for the four weeks of preseason, even though I was only half hearted in eating healthy, I still managed to lose 5kgs and drop quite a few cms from my body...I know that I could have done better, but I am still happy with that...So on Sunday, 12 February 2012, I did the dreaded photos in undies and a bra (There was no way I was going to try to squeeze myself into my bikinis, now that would have been a sight)....My husband took the photos, and this in itself was embarrassing enough....never before have I stood there in the daylight in my undies and bra infront of him looking like this....I think as you put on weight, you hide yourself away behind towels, doonas and clothes thinking that people will not realise that underneath all those layers you actually have weight to lose....but him being the loving supportive person he is, just took the photos....When I had a look at the photos, I thought front view is not very nice, could definitely lose weight...then went to the side view and though, oh thats not good but not that bad....then looked at the back view and thought, holy crap is that really what I look like....Instead of retreating into myself as I have in the past and eating to try to make myself feel better, I made a committment to myself to put myself into this program 150%....no more making excuses, no more trying to justify why it would be alright to eat that chocolate, or not to exercise....it was time to GET REAL and JFDI.....chocolate and all those other foods that I love to eat are always going to be around, but if I continued to eat crap all the time, I may not be....So for the last week I have contemplated whether I should post these photos, but then thought I will as I am NEVER going back here....from this time on, I WILL never allow myself to be that person in the photo....As Mish says, willpower is like a muscle, and each time you train your willpower, it becomes stronger and stronger....I know just like my muscles, my willpower is not that strong at the moment, but this week I have worked on training it, and so far it has had a very strenuous workout....



This week was full of many challenges for me.....Throughout the week I had many personal issues occuring with my 16 year old daughter (yes I hear those groans from here)......I know that I am an emotional eater, but I need to learn not to turn to food and to turn to other things that are good for me.....I managed to successfully turn to exercise for this emotional release....On Thursday two friends and I made the committment to come down to Melbourne for the final workout and after party, we thought we were so good and clever for booking our plane tickets so far in advanced and at quite a good price....On Friday, woke to another issue with my daughter...contemplated not to go to the gym for my final PT session (My lovely PT is having a total career change and will no longer be training me), but I decided to go (and I was actually quite happy that I did go)....Its amazing that exercise can put things into perspective.....But whilst at the gym, what do I see on the screens but the plane carrier who I had booked to go to Bali and Melbourne with had gone into voluntary receivership.....OMG about $2500 lost....that PT session certainly was a good thing on this day as it seemed to clear my head to make me think rationally about what I was going to do about my daughter and the plane tickets.....Personal problems are not fully sorted, but I am happy to say that I did not go into an emotional heap and attempt to eat my way out of it...I was able to smash out my very first SSS, burning 1119calories doing a Body Attack class and then the 60 second screamer from the Lean and Fit program (I think if I had to do four rounds, I would have been screaming as well....OMG it was certainly a workout)...I was so proud of my efforts as I could have given up after 1 round of it, but I continued on...This was the first time I have managed to burn the 1000 calories in one session.....

Another accomplishment I have been very proud of this week is this weekend I have not eaten outside of my program...I have managed to eat healthy and clean...I am glad that today is a rest day as I think I really needed it after yesterdays SSS......

I am loving Mish's videos that she is posting....One thing that hit home with me is not to compare myself to others....we are all in this for the same reason, to have a healthier lifestyle...we all have differing amounts to lose, and all have differing levels of fitness...Although I think it is only a human reaction to compare yourself to others....mine comparisions is not about weight loss, but about calorie burn...

One thing I do love about the facebook pages is the support you get....I have been inspired by many other 12 week people with their achievements whether they are little ones or major ones....

This week sees many challenges for me....I am going away with my husband this weekend to a beach community for a blues festival....Not really sure how I am going to be with my food.........In life there are many temptations and I know I have to learn to deal with each one, but so soon OMG I am a little worried......

THE LONG SLIPPERY SLIDE

Well certainly has been a long time between posts......and for those that are wondering, no it wasn't because I was way too busy to post, it is because I have been on a downward spiral.....I started the week off excellent with making those healthy food choices and exercising....Monday did an 6km run with a 2km walk and an RPM class burnt over 1000 calories doing it....Tuesday saw me do a Body Attack class and a Body Combat class, another 1000 calories done and dusted....Wednesday I had a PT session, and a body pump class, approximately 600 calories burnt, Thursday I particpated in an RPM class, burning 500 calories and then decided to eat.......and eat......and eat.......Woke up Friday determined to not let my unhealthy food choices affect me from the day before....Attended an early body combat class (546 calories burnt), 1/2 hour PT session (approximately 350 calories burnt....forgot to start my HRM, but this is usually what I burn in the 1/2 hour classes) and a body attack class (536 calories burnt)......I was also planning on attending my weekly boxing class in the afternoon, but alas, I started hearing those dreaded voices in my head again and ended up eating again (and this is said figuratively...I didn't actually hear any voices at all).....The slippery slide was a continuous one, with me still enjoying the ride Saturday morning......

I then decided to go onto the Newbies facebook group and read everyone else's success stories about exercising, and making good choices in food, despite having cravings and thought, OMG Tracey if others can do it, why are you allowing yourself to spiral out of control......So I am holding myself accountable....I am putting this out there for all to see....Today I am planning on organising my weekly menu and weekly exercise so that this is set in concrete....I am also going to continually remind myself about my committment to Michelle, my family and the rest of the people participating in this program.....I WILL NOT continue down this slippery slide....I WILL get off right now and carry on....My trip to Bali has been booked and paid for and I WILL NOT be allowing myself to be fat when I go over.....

I have decided that today is my rest day, tomorrow will be a day of exercise for me....bring on the program...only one more week till we all go on this wonderful, life changing journey.....

My committment

Michelle, MY COMMITTMENT TO YOU to ME, my husband, my daughter, my family and friends and my fellow 12 week members is to ultimately lose 25kgs by August 2012.....I WILL ACHIEVE THIS by committing to follow the 12 week program and eating no more than 1200 calories per day and exercising 6 days per week.....I committ to respecting my body forever and fueling it with healthier food choices, not binge eat to overcome my emotions, to not succumb to cravings and to eat clean and lean healthy foods.  I committ to learn strategies and techniques to overcome PAST unhealthy eating habits, and to live a healthier life....I committ to achieve all of the above 180%....I committ that when I fall, I will picked myself up, learn from my mistakes and carry on with a vengenance.....I will be supported in this by YOU, Michelle, my wonderful supportive husband Andrew, my daughter, Tahlia and my family, friends and fellow 12 week members.....I further committ to ensuring that I become a role model for my daughter by becoming a NEW and IMPROVED version of myself, who is healthy, happy, within her weight range and only fueling her body for energy.....This is my committment to all those people who matter to me....I KNOW I can do this, and I WILL achieve this committment by August 2012.....Bring it on, I am PUMPED and EXCITED and a touch NERVOUS of the next 12 weeks......

THE DREADED PHOTOS.....

So last post I was oh so confident with how I had been going......but as they say, with too much confidence comes the dreaded fall....and fall I did....On Thrusday, I had a shocking day with food choices...I was going along so well, however had a BBQ that I went to and chose all the bad choices in food...not that there was really any good food choices there....and it didnt end when I got home...

On Friday I woke with a venegance to get back into exercise and healthy eating....and exercise I did...I went ot a 5.45am Combat class and burnt 542 calories in the hour class...I then backed this class up with a 9.30am Body Attack class and burnt another 564 calories...then the final exercise for the day was at 4.30pm where I took a Fitbox hour class where I burnt 573 calories.....so I managed to burn 1679 calories all day...and even managed to eat healthy, get a facial and buy clothes (these had to be bought as it was task 4).....

Saturday I again woke all motivated and keen to continue to exercise and eat healthy...I participated in a double Body Attack (where I burnt 544 calories) and Body Pump class (266 calories burnt)...Saturday's total was 810 calories....Saturday I managed to eat healthy all day, despite going out for lunch with friends, and attending a 40th birthday party on the Saturday night.....

Sunday was spent planning the weeks meals, shopping and cleaning...I had organised to go for a run in the afternoon, however it was pouring with rain, I was still tired from the night before (and I can hear all the other excuses that I have used before)....these excuses won out this time, and the end result was me eating unhealthy for the rest of the night (OMG why do I do it all the time)....

I rained this unhealthy eating in by taking photos in my bra and undies...my husband and I had fun doing this (and for all you dirty minded people it was all clean fun)....I was after the 'model' shot (LOL).....I know I am going to have to do these photos again in another two weeks, but as someone on the facebook site said, it shows the changes in your body....I was also wanting to try and make the second time around just that little bit easier.....

 Side View.....

Front View

                                                                                                      Back View




Next time I post pictures, I will definitely see results.....Still oh so much to learn....On a positive I am going to be training for a 10km fun run on Good Friday......My husband and I are going to do it, before heading off to Rainbow Beach....

THE WEEK SO FAR......LESSONS LEARNT - Thursday 26 January 2012

Happy Australia Day everyone....I am all for a public holiday and a day off, but why did this day have to fall on the day when my favourite class is on at the gym....Oh well, I am going to have to go for a run instead....It is only another 5 weeks till my first fun run of the year....The 5km International Women's Day Fun Run/Walk......I am able to run for 3kms without stopping (and I could probably run the whole 5km if I went a bit slower)....my speed for this is 6 1/2 minute kilometres...As my fitness improves, I am finding it alot easier to this speed....

This morning I had planned on goign for a run at 5.30am....I had set my alarm to wake me and go...alarm went off, got turned off and I laid in bed thinking about what to have for breakfast....I sat there contemplating having one of my favourite breakfast meals of toast from white bread with butter and a scrapping of vegemite (YUM YUM YUM).....I think when I got out of bed in my head I had convinced myself that it would be alright to have one day of unhealthy eating as I had already eatend healthy for ten solid days....After getting out of bed, and before having a shower I decided to weight myself (AGAIN....it was only 24 hours since I had last weighed myself)...and found that I had lost another 700g from yesterday mornings weigh in....This was the kick in the guts that I needed .  I then KNEW I would not be eating unhealthy today, as I could see the results staring back at me on the scales.....DO you know what, in the past I would have used this as a justification to eat unhealthy.....not any more, I now know what is important to me and it is losing the weight not eating the unhealthy foods that end up making me feel sick and disgusted with myself....I REALLY think that perhaps I am starting to 'get my head right'.....

My personal trainer (who is a lovely beautiful person) would always say to me 'get your head right Tracey and the weight will fall off'....I knew this, but really wasn't in the right frame of mind to actually take the steps to do anything about how I thought about food....During my PT session on Wednesday morning, I had the usual questions from her, 'how has your food been'.....My usual response was normally 'alright during the week, but on the weekend I ate crap'...well this time I was able to say (and with some pride might I say) 'Really good'.....She then looked at me and said, 'I have noticed a change in you lately, You are in a different frame of mind and I think you might have your head right'.....Do you know what Katie....I also think that I might have my head right as well....I am finding that when I am thinking of eating junk food, the desire to eat it is not as strong, and I am able to distract myself easier from eating the crap food.....not only that, I am having the cravings for the crap food less and less and thinking about what exercise I will be doing, or how I can challenge myself more with my exercise more and more.....People would say that more you say no to the junk food, the more of a habit it will become....I am tending to believe them now....

I am so hapy with my success to date, I have managed to lose another 2.2kgs this week....From Wednesday 25 January 2012, I am now down to 94.8kg....I am so happy with the progress I have made to date....I have many more kilos to lose, but I KNOW I am going to do it....I have set a target of 70kgs to lose by the time I go to Bali (which will probably be 31 July 2012)...I know I can do this...My goals during this 12 week challenge was to lose 15 kgs (this works out to be 1.25kg per week).....I didn't even factor in the 4 weeks preseason....I am still going to strive to lose the 15kgs during the 12 weeks...If I manage to do that, I will only be about 5 to 10kgs off my goal weight....and I will be in my healthy weight range....

So how have I been able to managed these remarkable results this week......well I would love to say easily....but that would be a lie...I achieved the 2.2kg weight lose, by sticking to no more than 1200calories (and this was choosing healthy foods) and exercising a SHIT LOAD.....

So since Monday 23 January 2012, I have completed the following exercise:

Monday 23 Janaury 2012 -
6.5km run/walk - 4km running, 2.5km walking burning a total of 379 calories.
RPM class burning a total of 479 calories
Pump class burning a total of 218 calories

Overall burnt 1076 calories.

Tuesday 24 January 2012 -
Attack class burning a total of 516 calories
Combat class burning a total of 625 calories

Overall burnt 1141 calories.

Wednesday 25 January 2012 -
30 minute PT burning a total of 366 calories
Boxing class burning a total of 485 calories
Pump class burning a total of 235 calories

Overall burnt 1086 calories.

So in three days, I have burnt 3303 calories, which is nearly equal to half a kilogram....Gone FOREVER....

I am hoping that my head stays in the right place for the next 14 weeks and beyond....

PERHAPS I AM STARTING TO LEARN A FEW THINGS....

This week saw me commence the week with determination to eat healthy and exercise....I was still thinking about the Saturday nights effort of succumbing to the temptations of takeaway food and unhealthy snacks that were in the cupboard and was determined to not let this happen this week....So this is the week that was....

Monday - RPM (am), Pump (pm) - 650 calories in total

Tuesday - Attack (am), Combat (pm) -1034 calories in total

Wednesday - RPM (very early am), Pump (am) - 772 calories in total

Thursday - Treadmill and exercise bike at gym (am), Attack (pm) - 936 calories in total

Friday - 30 minute PT (am), Boxing (pm) - 792 calories in total

Saturday - Double class of Attack and Pump (am) - 807 calories in total

Sunday - 6km jog on beach - 383 calories in total

Making a grand total of 5374 calories for the week....Now I am really proud of this effort and am amazed that I have had time to fit anything else in the week. I have not been tired, which is good, so obviously this much exercise doesn't really hurt me that much....I cannot see that with full time work I am going to be able to sustain this amount of exercise each week, however I will give it a try...

I am starting to see some flow on affects of eating healthy and exercising as well. I think given I have limited time, I am more planned and organised. On weekends I have been planning the weekly dinners (with me even planning everything I will eat in a day)...I have found this excellent to hold myself accountable, as if I don't eat whats on my daily menu, this means I am not sticking to my calorie amounts for the day....Since the beginning of the year, I have been really good at sticking to the 1200 calories per day, with only the occasional slip up. I have found that my slip up's have only been for one or two days at a time, then I will get back into healthy eating and exercising. In the past, if I had a slip up, it would take me weeks and sometimes even months to get myself back on track....Perhaps with old age I am learning a thing or two.....

This week I have completed two of the eight preseason tasks..This was task 1 of introducing yourself and task 2 - Excuses and Solutions....I found that I have many excuses to why I don't exercise and eat healthy....Some of these excuses I have even managed to not use this week.....

Something I am really proud of this week is the fact that I have stuck 100% to healthy eating and exercise...This has been the first week of no slip ups for a very VERY long time.....I am not saying I have not thought about eating crap food because on three occasions I have....being Thursday, Friday and Saturday (and who knows, today is not over yet so perhaps I will think about having something later on this afternoon)....but I have held strong to the belief that I deserve better than I am giving myself at the moment....I have set myself a goal of losing the 30kgs by end of July (which is only 6 months away...or 28 weeks away)...Actually it is no longer 30kgs.....thats what it was at the beginning of the year....From last Wednesday's weight in it was about 27kgs.....so this is achievable and doable if I just commit to this new lifestyle of mine.....

So I think a couple of posts ago I promised to put my statistics down as this is something I have never been able to admit to people in the past (that is until I lose the weight and then I am able to say, oh by the way I was 130kg)......So here goes....

At the beginning of the year 3 January 2012:

Weight - 102.9                                                        Left Calf - 42 1/2

BMI - 34.8                                                              Left Thigh - 79 1/2

Chest - 108 1/2                                                       Left Arm - 38

Waist - 109                                                            Right Calf - 42 1/2

Hip - 127                                                               Right Thigh - 79

Thigh - 130                                                           Right Arm - 37 1/2

So with these figures in mind, my stats from my last weigh in on Wednesday 18 January 2012 were:

Weight - 97.0    loss of 5.9kg                              Left Calf - 40 1/2    loss of 2cm

BMI -   32.8      loss of 2                                      Left Thigh - 76 1/2  loss of 3cm

Chest - 103 1/2     loss of 5cm                              Left Arm - 35 1/2   loss of 2 1/2cm

Waist - 103      loss of 6cm                                   Right Calf - 41 1/2  loss of 1cm

Hip - 123         loss of 4cm                                   Right Thigh - 75 1/2  loss of 3 1/2cm

Thigh - 122     loss of 8cm                                    Right Arm - 35 1/2  loss of 2cm

So overall I have managed to lose 5.9kg in about three weeks and lost 37cm across my whole body....I am so freaking happy......Now I only really have 25kgs to lose to be at MY ideal weight.......and only another 8 measures on the BMI scale to be at ideal weight.....yeh....I am sooo going to kill this challenge and I will be FIT, FABULOUS AND HEALTHY for Bali in August.....

So, so loving this challenge still....

WEDNESDAY WEIGH IN - Wednesday 18 January 2012

So, today was WEIGH IN day.....argh the dreaded weigh in day where we all step onto those scales with anticipation, dread and just a little excitment......when we lose big numbers we excitedly get off and tell the first person that we can how much we lost.....when we don't lose big numbers we sit there with a sinking feeling in our stomachs and the negative self talk starts, 'god I worked so hard'....'what's the point in eating healthy and excercising if I ONLY lose .5kg'.......do you know what I fall into this trap as well....I know it is not right to think like this, and all the well meaning people say, 'that's great, remember a loss is a loss.....you will lose more next week' and so on...........I know people are trying to be kind and supportive, but it is really not what you want to hear at the time....so today I hopped onto the scales and found that I had lost .6kg....now initially I did have a bit of a feeling of disappointment (but it did only last for about a second) before I took ownership of my previous week and realised I was LUCKY to have had such a GREAT weight loss, when for two days I overindulged on all the foods that had made me fat in the first place (oops am I suppose to say that I am FAT...has this been outlawed yet)...so I need to realise that I had a lucky escape and make sure that I LEARN from this experience....I DO NOT want to be standing on the scales next Wednesday and continue to have that sinking feeling......Already I have found that I am holding myself more ACCOUNTABLE for my food choices....It is no-one else's fault if I reach for that chocolate bar, or have a piece of cake at the work function...this is my LIFE and my CHOICES........

Preseason commences.....YAHOOOOO lets kick this...

Task 1 - Introduce yourself

So who am I??????Like a lot of people, I have developed many identities over the years dependent upon where and who I am with....But to be asked who I am, this has left me pondering for the majority of the day....Who am I? Well the basics are my name is Tracey, I am 39 and I live in Queensland..I am happily married to the man of my dreams and we have one 16 and a 1/2 year old daughter (so not always so happy in our household with a hormonal daughter who thinks she should be able to do whatever she wants)....My life is very comfortable...I work full time with young people who offend...So these are the basic facts...

- I am a mother
- I am a wife
- I am a daughter
- I am a sister
- I am a friend
- I am an employee
- I am a netball player
- I am a taxi driver
- I am a counsellor
- I am a cleaner

And the list can go on, and on....But who am I really......At the moment I am UNHAPPY and DISAPPOINTED that I have allowed myself to put on weight over the years after working so hard two years ago to loose it.....I have always struggled with my weight and growing up, family members use to call me buddha (mainly my sisters who knew how this hurt me)...I have always been active, but have always had that little bit of extra weight....I was always that child who's mother would say, 'Tracey has the prettiest face and eyes'...but you know what, I didn't want the prettiest face and eyes, I wanted to fit into the same clothes as other children...I suppose I was lucky that I was never picked up whilst growing up for being fat, as I was always good at sport....But like others, I wanted to be SKINNY and have a boyfriend like everyone else....Due to this, I had always been insecure in relationships...I can say that I have only ever really had two serious relationships...My first relationship was domestically violent towards the end, however I had never been raised to be treated like this, so I left....this did nothing for my confidence levels and self esteem....After this, this was the first weight loss journey I went on.....I got in a healthy weight range and met the love of my life (my current husband)....my self esteem was still low, however slowly he has shown me that no matter what (many weight gains of significant amounts and weight losses)...I have learnt over the years that no matter what, my husband loves me for ME......

As mentioned, over the years I have managed to lose weight, but this weight just crept back on (and quite quickly may I add)....There is a joke in our family that I have tendencies of being obsessive/compulsive as I either exercise and eat healthy flat strap....or I eat food like there is no tomorrow....there is no in between for me.....I think over the years I have not learnt that balance.....This is what I am hoping Michelle and other people participating in the 12 weeks will help me with....I am participating in this, to be the person I know I am:

- I am a loving and loved wife
- I am a mother
- I am committed to exercising and eating healthy
- I am NO LONGER an emotional eater
- I am HAPPY

My weight and food will no longer be an issue, I will have these under control.....I will devote the next 16 weeks and beyond to my health and happiness.....

I WILL lose approximately 30 kgs before 2012 ends....I am hoping that in the next 16 weeks, I will lose 20 kgs...I plan on doing this by following the principles of Mish's program, eating healthy, exercising and leaning on all others who are also doing the program for support.....

I am so happy and keen to get going and watching the NEW ME emerge......

Bring on 2012, I WILL dominate you and achieve my DESIRES........

So I thought I would put my introductions on here as well so that I can read it through if I should ever question why I did this.....I know this is a weight lose program, but do you know I am still not really wanting people to know just how much I weigh, or how much I want to lose.....so in a way, my introductions to myself has shown me be honest about my weight....I know that I am overweight...obese even, but I am a little embarrassed by how much weight I need to lose (which I know is stupid...but hey who ever said females think rationally about their weight)....So I am going to put my stats on my blog on Wednesday...I will put my weight and measurements on here so that I am totally honest with myself....this is also a way of holding myself accountable as well....OMG, I cannot believe I will do this...when I say to my husband that I have put on weight and I want to lose it, he asks how much I weigh...Do you know what, I have never told him when I am overweight....I always wait till I have lost the weight and then told him how much I weight and how much I lost.....silly isn't it, it's not as if he will love me any less.....Lets see if I am also able to tell him my weight.......

On a positive note today, I went to the gym this afternoon and did body pump even though I felt like going home as it was cold and miserable and I had already completed an RPM class in the morning....I didn't go home as at 4.30pm, I started thinking of getting a chocolate bar on the way home....and I know that it would not have stopped at a chocolate bar......so I went to the gym instead....came home had a yummy, healthy meal, introduced myself and blogged instead....I would say that this is so much better than going to bed feeling sick and disappointed in myself as I ate too much crap food.....

Stay tuned for Wednesday's post when I will be posting my weight and measurements....I think I will be stressing in the next two days about this...

CHALLENGES ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE

A Personal Trainer from the gym I go to has set up a facebook events page, titled 10 Weeks Challenge....this challenge commenced on the first Thursday after Christmas.....I was not as good as some, so I didn't really come on board until the beginning of January 2012...This group is very similar to the Michelle Bridges facebook groups that are out there....every one who was invited to particpate will offer support and encouragement and sometimes advice to others....Weekly challenges will be posted to motivate everyone to exercise...

The first challenge was running up the Waterfront Stairs from 5 to 10 times......I did this challenge last Saturday 7 January 2012...Now most people would not know what these Waterfront Stairs entail, but it is about 111 stairs that just go up and up and up....So I set out not even sure if I could manage 5 times of these stairs.....I finally managed, after nearly having a heart attack doing 5 times....there was no way I was even going to contemplate doing it anymore as I was sure I would die.....

I managed to do 5 times up and 5 times down (and let me tell you the 5 times down was sooooo much better than the up) in 15 minutes and 7 seconds and burned 175 calories.......(God how I love my Polar)

The second challenge was to do 2 to 5 times of the Fitness Trail......I did this challenge today (Sunday 15 January 2012) and managed to do it 4 times (Don't ask me how I managed to do it 4 times as I was convinced at the beginning that I would only be able to do it 2 to 3 times)....The Fitness Trail has a lot of hills that just keep on going up and up and up (and when you think that it can't go up anymore, it bloody well does) and a few stairs at the end....

 

 

This challenge saw me complete 4 laps of the trail, burning 493 calories and covering a distance of 6.28km....Not a bad effort for someone who thought they could not do anymore than 2 to 3 laps......and who thought they were going to explode the previous night......

Oh another challenge that was self inflicted was having to either run, walk or bike 128 kms by the end of February....I am down to 40 kms.......Have only been doing it for a week, and have managed to complete 88 kms already.....how awesome am I (jokes).......

Bring on other challenges...

JUST A LITTLE SLIP - SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2012

So I started my weekend off great with me attending a double class at my gym of body attack and body pump....Came home, planned the weekly meals, did the shopping and was even contemplating going for a 5 km run in the afternoon....3.30pm came along, and I forgot to eat my usual snack.....4.00pm rolled along and whilst eating a snack packet of chips, I had convinced myself that I would not go for the run, I would get take away for dinner....Takeaway was purchased for dinner, even got some pistachio gelato for dessert.....Outcome bad pains all night and a touch of diarrohea....Fast forward to bed time, I felt as if I was going to explode...I said to my husband that I need to remember this feeling when I am thinking that I want to eat 'crap' food.....Do you know what I have worked out...The crap food does not even taste as nice as healthy food...and another negative thing is the feeling that you feel afterwards....So whilst laying in bed, I told myself that I was going to not wake up in the morning and eat unhealthy....In the past, if I had a little slip like this, there would be an avalanche where I would be on a self destructive path of eating and no exercise....I set the alarm at 5.30am and convinced myself I was going to go for a run at our fitness trail.....

Fast forward to 5.20am, I awoke, went to the toilet (still suffering a little of the effects of the food binge from the night before) and noticed that it was raining (well you couldn't really call it rain as it was quite light, but still any reason not to go)....went back to bed, turned off the alarm and thought I would go back to sleep only to be told by my husband, 'come on lets go, it's not raining that much and by the time we get there it will be fine'.....So up I got, dressed and we drove the 25 minutes to the fitness trail...When we got there, it was a beautiful and cool morning, with no rain in sight....my husband took our hyperactive kelpie pup for a jog around the track, whilst I proceeded to exercise.....Four laps, approximately 6.28km, 493 calories and 59minutes and 31 seconds later, I was feeling exhausted, but energised.....Going around the track, especially when the hills and stairs came up, I thought about stopping, but I didn't, I told myself I would not stop till I got to an hour.....

My goal for this week was to attempt to eat more days of healthy food....last week I managed to eat healthy 4 out of 7 days, this week, so far I have managed to eat healthy 3 out of 4 days.....I know I can eat healthy for the remaining 3 days.....Although I had a slip and ate 'crap' food that was not within my calories for the day, I will not dwell on this, but acknowledge that I did it, learn from why I did it, implement a new strategy for not doing this in future (I will do as I did earlier in the week and distract myself by either doing a chore, or telephoning someone.....Perhaps by coming onto facebook and reading how wonderfully awesome others are doing may help me re-energise my enthusiasm and stop myself from eating)....and move on....

I am so keen and excited for the 12 WBT challenge to start and can't wait till February....I am nearly as excited for Preseason to commence in one sleep (not that I'm counting).....let the fun and games begin.....

ying in bed at 10.30pm, with the sorest tummy and I just felt like exploding......Leading up to going to bed, I had bad

What a week it has been

Why is it that life is so busy???  This week has seen me be excellent with my food choices and exercise....Since Monday 9 January 2012, I have managed to eat either 1200 calories on each day and exercised as well.

Exercise
Monday - 30 minutes jogging on the treadmill and 20 minutes on exercise bike, Body Pump class
Tuesday - Body Attack class, Body Combat class
Wednesday - 30 minute PT, Body Pump class, RPM
Thursday - 30 minutes jogging on treadmill, Body Attack class
Friday - 30 minute PT and Fitbox class (Friday)

....boy actually listing this I can understand why I feel tired....

Accomplishments this week
This week I was able to stop myself from eating chocolate and not exercising....I was sitting at my desk, with the mid afternoon slump when all I could think about was eating chocolate...I had even picked what I was going to buy, and had planned my trip to the shops on the way home from work....I previously had planned on going to Body Attack at the gym afterwork, but in my mind, I had said, well if I was going to eat crap, I might as well not do the exercise....I then started to think about the 2.4kg weight loss I had on the Wednesday....Previously, I have said, Oh well I had a loss, what will some chocolate hurt....but then I know its not just one chocolate, it would have more than likely been some takeaway for dinner, and I may have even purchased some dessert....I told myself I did not need the chocolate, and if I had it I would not have such a good weight loss the next week....I then visualised my holiday I was going to in August (Attending a wedding in Bali in August and I want to be able to look smoking)...and thinking about how I feel after eating crappy food (usually full and sick)....I went and did the dishes at work, sat down and whilst drinking my protein shake, wrote about this on the facebook newbies page....I found that it only really took this five minutes to then motivate me about the body attack class....I managed to attend Body Attack and enjoyed it...I love the feeling you feel after exercise....I was and am still so very proud of this effort......

Plans for the weekend

Well there is no rest for the wicked....tomorrow I have planned to attend the gym and complete a body attack class and body pump class....after this, I think I am going to have to do about 30 minutes on the treadmill so that I can achieve the 1000 calories.....No only is my weekend going to be about hard work...I have also planned on treating myself with a hair appointment....

On Sunday I know it is a rest day, but I have agreed to run our fitness trail between two to five times....this is a challenge my gym is running where a PT from the gym is doing a 10 week challenge and posts weekly exercise challenges for everyone....At the moment I am planning on doing it five times, but I will see how I feel with the heat.....on Sunday afternoon this 10 week challenge has an exercise session planned at the local park....so although Sunday is suppose to be rest day, I am not going to be able to rest much.......

This week I paid for and planned my trip to Brisbane for the 5km Women's International Fun Run/Walk....I have convinced a friend to come along with me...we are planning a boys free weekend (even though our travelling day 10 March is actually my husbands birthday), complete the run and then go SHOPPING......we are so excited for this weekend....

I am just getting so much more motivated and can't wait for the 12 weeks to commence....looking forward to seeing what Michelle has in store for us next week, given this is my first time doing this...I love the support and encouragement that the facebook websites offere, especially the 'Newbies' page....

Happy exercising and eating healthy everyone.......

7 January 2012 New Year New me

Hi everyone, just a quick note to say that the 12WBT program preseason will start in 10 days....I cannot wait.  I am so excited about completing this program and can't wait to see the transformations that this program does not only in my thinking, but in my eating as well.  Currently, a personal trainer at my gym has set up a 10 week challenge, which is just a group of people trying to support and motivate each other to eat healthy and exercise.  My goal in this 10 week challenge was to loose 7 1/2 kgs.  I am well onto my way of achieving this as I have already managed to loose 1 kg in 1 week.  I have never been big on being so public and putting my thoughts and feelings out there to everyone, but I thought that this would be an ideal way of expressing how I am feeling and tracking my eating and exercise.  Each day I plan on setting myself a goal for the following day.

Goals for January 7 2012
1.  Complete Body Attack class
2.  Complete Body Pump class
3. 10 times of the 'Waterfront stairs'
4.  Eat 1200 calories and make good healthy food choices
5.  Drink at least 3 litres of water

Will keep you posted...