31st March - Catch Up

Nothing much to report - just wanted to touch base. I am continuing at the gym and loving it - I love nothing better than going early - its a reat start to the day.

I have lost some more weight but I will wait until weigh in day to make it official but I was happy enough with my weight to give myself the morning off today. I had an awful nights sleep and Lainey had been very very unwell and so I am feeling a little drained. Mike is too as its the last 2 days before the school holidays and well thats always manic! But I will be back to it tomorrow :)

Just as a side note I have a muscle in my abs that I seem to have pulled - I am having problems doing crunches - so I am just watching that. A days rest will no doubt do it the world of good anyway.

I hope you are all traveling well and I would love to hear your progress :)

Oh - and a couple of Easter eggs isnt going to kill you!

26th March - Check In

This morning was weigh in day and I was anxious to see how a week solid at the gym had effected my weight loss. Lainey has been really ill this week and so many times I could have turned to food but I didnt - and Im really proud of myself.

So heres the stats from last weigh in a fortnight ago:

Check in - 12th March
Bust: 118cm -12cm
Waist: 114cm -19cm
Hips: 119 cm -18 cm
Upper Arm: 34 1/2cm -9 1/2cm
Thigh: 63 1/2cm -12cm
(minus figures are a running total.)

So in total now I have lost 68.5 cm from around my body - thats 27 inches.

I have also lost another 1.6 kilos which makes my total now 9.7kgs all up. Thats 1st 7.4lbs or 21.4 lbs and thats in 11 1/2 weeks.

My BMI is now 37.4 instead of 40.7. That drops slowly but surely - but its still a drop of 3.3

Here is this fortnights results:

Check in - 26th March
Bust: 118cm -12cm
Waist: 109cm -24cm
Hips: 116 cm -21 cm
Upper Arm: 34 cm -10cm
Thigh: 57 -16cm
(minus figures are a running total.)

So in total now I have lost 83.5 cm from around my body - thats almost 33 inches.

I have also lost another 1.9 kilos which makes my total now 11.6kgs all up. I am 100gms off ten percent of my original body weight!

My BMI is now 37 instead of 40.7.

So there you go - I lost a massive amount of cms off my thighs - that I can tell with out the tape measure...I am really proud of myself and just have to keep on keeping on.

20th March - A New Twist

To keep it fresh I have joined our local gym. Now its in the rec centre and its a self service kind of affair. You get a pin code and can go in there 24 hours a day if you want.

I didnt know that much about it until Mike joined and I went and had a look - wow! The equipment is awesome! There is a treadmill (with auto incline) a cross trainer, a rowing machine and 2 bikes - one is recumbent. There is also half a room full of weights gear, dumbells, fit ball,s mats and medicine balls...and then a squash court!

All over the walls are posters and exercises you can do - its such a great resource.

And the membership is a tiny - $77 for 6 months..... amazing - you can come and go when you please and 9 times out of 10 there is noone else there.

I loved it this morning (my first go) and I cant wait to go again. I am going in the mornings for a number of reasons...obviously I cant take the kids so I need to go when mike is home and early is good. I also hate working out at night - Mike is the opposite and loves it. So i go early and he goes after tea.

Today I did 15 minute interval training on the treadmill (jogged at level 8), cross trainer and the recumbent bike and in between all of those I did some weights and core strengthening. I of course also did warm up and cool downs and stretches.

I listened to my iPod and sang along! Noone else there to laugh at me !!

I am so happy I joined.

3 Months On....

This week marks 12 weeks since I started this new way of life.

I have achieved so much in that time and I am so proud of myself.

First and foremost I have lost 10.1kgs. I am so super proud of that effort.

I have lost about 70cms off my entire body. Another effort to be really proud of.

I am way more active than I was 3 months ago and workout 5 out of 7 days in a week on average.

My whole family is eating better food and benefiting from it - Mike is down 13 kilos.

I have taken control of my high blood pressure, varicose veins, cycle issues and general lack of fitness. My cholesterol is lower and I have alot more energy.

I have refused to let past emotional issues dominate my daily life - and I am mentally healthier for that too.

I am happier, healthier in myself and I have happier and healthier relationships with the people around me.

But...

I still have a long way to go - I am 1/4 of the way through my journey ...

I have 1.6kgs to go to have lost 10% of my starting body weight.

I have 12 weeks to loose another 9.9kgs to reach my halfway goal.

I need to continually change my exercise routines to keep them stimulating and fresh - I am joining the gym this week.

But for the moment I am basking in the glory of my achievements! Yah for me :)

12th March - Check In

I thought I would check in this morning. I have been n a plateau lately and I wanted to see if I could use the motivation of checking in to spur me on.

I am loving zumba and its a hard workout - I thought it was just dancing but you can really see what they are getting at...its great so thanks to Tassy for putting us all onto that one :)

Ok heres the last stats:

Check In - 3rd March
Bust: 119cm -11cm
Waist: 116cm -17cm
Hips: 119 1/2cm -17 1/2cm
Upper Arm: 36cm -8cm
Thigh: 63 1/2cm -10 1/2cm
(minus figures are a running total.)

I have also lost 1.1kgs in the last fortnight - making my total 8.1kgs. I have put on some measurement around my thigh and bicep but that would be muscle as I have more defined muscle in that region. I have also lost another 1cm of both my hips and my waist.

Check in - 12th March
Bust: 118cm -12cm
Waist: 114cm -19cm
Hips: 119 cm -18 cm
Upper Arm: 34 1/2cm -9 1/2cm
Thigh: 34 1/2cm -12cm
(minus figures are a running total.)

So in total now I have lost 68.5 cm from around my body - thats 27 inches.

I have also lost another 1.6 kilos which makes my total now 9.7kgs all up. Thats 1st 7.4lbs or 21.4 lbs and thats in 11 1/2 weeks.

My BMI is now 37.4 instead of 40.7. That drops slowly but surely - but its still a drop of 3.3.

I am so happy with all of this and there are so many other benefits that just loosing weight. Every aspect of my life has improved and thats whats important. Mike is also doing so well - he has now lost just over 11kgs! So about 20kgs between us!

11th March - Zumba-ring Along

Im still here! Life is so busy at the moment! But I thought you should know I am loving zumba and getting better at it every time.

I have also done my induction at the gym so when I get around to doing it I shall join up!

I am off on a sewing retreat this weekend and have baked a cake and some muffins for the first time in ages. It felt good to bake but I wonder how long I will last before I sample something......Just have to remember to be sensible.

Feeling great right now - really happy with food and exercise - back on track me thinks :)

Tell me how you are going...I love to hear your successes too :)

8th March - Zumba!

Ok...so I am at a plateau....weight is stable...exercise is same old same old. And I guess 11 weeks in one would expect that in a way.

So Im changing it up. I am going back to documenting everything I eat. I have started doing the Zumba workouts and I am this week joining the gym.

I need to up the water again and cut out the (albiet decaf) coke and coffee.

I really want to get off this little step. And horray for me for recognising it. I would now traditionally say oh well that's great, cheat and lie top myself about what Im doing and summarily put all the weight plus more back on.

Im only 3.6 kilos off my first target and in some ways I would have thought I would have reached it now. Almost 3 months, a quarter of my challenge time into this change and Im not even 10% of my body weight down.

So hence the steps to get off the plateau.

So heres what I have eaten today:

Breakfast was one serve of Guardian cereal and 200mls of hi-lo milk.
Snack - 40gms sultanas
Lunch was 40gms tuna and salad - balsamic vinegar dressing- and a plum.
Snack - 40gms sultanas
Dinner - 3/4 cup spag bog sauce, 3/4 cup whole wheat spaghetti, salad with dressing.
Snack - 100gms no fat yoghurt and tinned peaches.

All I have drunken today is water.

I zumbaed for 30 minutes.

What Do You Think...

November 8th 2009



March 4th 2010

3rd March - How Long??

Oh my - I cant believe it has been so long since I last posted. Isnt it funny how life gets in the way sometimes!!!

Ok - so where to begin...

Well I managed to rest enough to get the back sorted out. I went to Perth on the Friday before the long weekend and went to the dentist for the finial filing in a long line of work and a partial scale and clean. Now my mouth is back to clean and checkups on a 6 monthly basis. Thats a great start.

I also went to the doctor. I have very odd cycles and I am tending to bleed to some degree for most of the month. I dont think anything is really wrong - I'm putting it down to hormones but in the spirit of having health issues seen to this year I have been and consulted my GP. I have now had blood tests and will be having an ultrasound on this weekend coming just to have a look - we will go from there...but my GP isn't overly concerned so that's good.

Saturday I mulled about and did some errands in the city waiting for the boys to come down - we stayed at my inlaws all weekend which was lovely.

I used their treadmill and cross trainer on Friday, Saturday and Monday. It was hard work but my back was great and the only injury was sore knees! But Im fine and its great to have a workout option down there as we go alot.

The only problem I have there is food choices. As I now eat quite different foods to them I sometimes find it hard to avoid temptation. So I have to be super super careful when I go there.

Monday we had lunch with friends and that was nice but again I had too much. At least i know now to work it off...

Tuesday I played badminton and then in the evening I played netball. I loved it - I haven't played netball on a regular basis since I was in high school and I loved it - I also had the stamina to keep up and my team won. So I have decided to play winter netball this year. I am so excited.

Now for the all important information - my official weigh in is a day later than normal as I have been so busy and have a sick son! So here we go:

Check In - February 16th
Bust: 119cm -11cm
Waist: 117cm -16cm
Hips: 120 1/2cm -16 1/2cm
Upper Arm: 35cm -9cm
Thigh: 63cm -11cm
(minus figures are a running total.)

And I have also lost - in the last two weeks - another 2.8 kilos - making my total weight loss 7kgs and a total of 63.5cms off my body.

Check In - 3rd March
Bust: 119cm -11cm
Waist: 116cm -17cm
Hips: 119 1/2cm -17 1/2cm
Upper Arm: 36cm -8cm
Thigh: 63 1/2cm -10 1/2cm
(minus figures are a running total.)

I have also lost 1.1kgs in the last fortnight - making my total 8.1kgs. I have put on some measurement around my thigh and bicep but that would be muscle as I have more defined muscle in that region. I have also lost another 1cm of both my hips and my waist.

So there you go - everything is traveling not too bad! I am about to join the gym and I also have the zumba dvds to look at - should be good to add some more variety.