When I started 12WBT at the end of August last year (keep going to say this year, LOL), almost 5 months ago, at over 84kg (185 lbs), my first goal was to get back into the 70's (kg's that is) (154-174 lbs). I achieved that and then as soon as I was 79kg, my next goal was to get into the 60's (kg's that is) (132 to 152 lbs).
Well I am so excited. I am almost there. Today I weighed myself and I'm 70.1 kg (154.54). I have just 200 grams (0.44 lbs) to go until I reach that goal. I will do that this week, so for next week's 12WBT Wednesday weigh in I will be there.
Next goal is to get into the 50's (kg's that is) (110-130 lbs). I actually only want to get to 58kg. I'll be happy to have my weight at 58-60kg. My weight fluctuates depending on that time of the month, so to be 58-60 is my goal.
Slowly but surely I'm getting there. But will be thrilled when I hit the 60's again. I haven't been there in a long time!
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Dec 27, 2012
Receiving Compliments
I don't know what it is, but I don't know what to say when people notice that I've lost weight. Particularly people who I haven't seen for a while. I guess they can see a big difference. I've lost about 13 kgs now. I guess that is a lot, but I still have about 12 kg to go and I don't know I know there is a difference in my clothes, I've gone down two to three clothes sizes. But I just get embarrassed and say "Oh thank you. I still have a bit to go".
At the Christmas Eve party the other day, there was someone there who I hadn't seen since I first signed on for Round 3 of 12WBT this year (2012). That was back in August. The round hadn't started, but I had signed on. We were having lunch at a coffee shop with a few friends and we were talking about it and I hadn't seen any menus or exercise plans at that stage, so I was feeling very motivated that I was going to lose this excess weight that I was carrying but I didn't know how the program would be, if I would like it, or even if it would be a success or something I could maintain long term. I didn't know anyone else who had done the program, I only found it whilst searching google for something, I'm not sure what. I actually wasn't looking at joining a 12 week program.
Anyway when I saw her on Monday night she yelled across the room. "OMG, dieting diva" (although she used my real name, LOL). "Look how much weight you've lost, there's nothing of you". Well all night, she kept saying, "I can't believe how good you are looking, I just can't believe how much weight you've lost, I keep looking at you, your face is different". This is lovely to hear, compliments. But I don't know. I find it hard to hear. I sort of get embarrassed. I just say "oh thanks, but I still have a lot more to go". Many are saying "from where?".
I was at the office the other day and my dad has been away for a few months. He had noticed I'd lost weight before he left. But I was standing at the office the other day, the day after he arrived home and he kept saying "you have just lost so much weight", "you are looking so good", "skinny minnie". I haven't told my dad that I'm doing any sort of weight loss program. I don't know why, but he and my brother are very very fit, very healthy. Yes they have their treats, chocolate, ice cream. But neither of them have ever been over weight, ever! They have never even been on the high scale of normal BMI, they have always been thin (not too thin), but more towards the bottom of the normal BMI for their height. They would never say anything about being me overweight but I'm sure they don't understand (I could be wrong)
Anyway, my dad just kept going on and it was lovely, he was being nice but again I felt uncomfortable hearing those compliments. I said I still have a bit to go and he said "doesn't look like it". He said you must have been working really hard! And I just said "oh no not really", when in reality I have!
Not sure how everyone else feels getting these compliments about how they are looking. Am I the only one that gets sort of uncomfortable, embarrassed by the compliments? Guess I should just enjoy it, LOL.
At the Christmas Eve party the other day, there was someone there who I hadn't seen since I first signed on for Round 3 of 12WBT this year (2012). That was back in August. The round hadn't started, but I had signed on. We were having lunch at a coffee shop with a few friends and we were talking about it and I hadn't seen any menus or exercise plans at that stage, so I was feeling very motivated that I was going to lose this excess weight that I was carrying but I didn't know how the program would be, if I would like it, or even if it would be a success or something I could maintain long term. I didn't know anyone else who had done the program, I only found it whilst searching google for something, I'm not sure what. I actually wasn't looking at joining a 12 week program.
Anyway when I saw her on Monday night she yelled across the room. "OMG, dieting diva" (although she used my real name, LOL). "Look how much weight you've lost, there's nothing of you". Well all night, she kept saying, "I can't believe how good you are looking, I just can't believe how much weight you've lost, I keep looking at you, your face is different". This is lovely to hear, compliments. But I don't know. I find it hard to hear. I sort of get embarrassed. I just say "oh thanks, but I still have a lot more to go". Many are saying "from where?".
I was at the office the other day and my dad has been away for a few months. He had noticed I'd lost weight before he left. But I was standing at the office the other day, the day after he arrived home and he kept saying "you have just lost so much weight", "you are looking so good", "skinny minnie". I haven't told my dad that I'm doing any sort of weight loss program. I don't know why, but he and my brother are very very fit, very healthy. Yes they have their treats, chocolate, ice cream. But neither of them have ever been over weight, ever! They have never even been on the high scale of normal BMI, they have always been thin (not too thin), but more towards the bottom of the normal BMI for their height. They would never say anything about being me overweight but I'm sure they don't understand (I could be wrong)
Anyway, my dad just kept going on and it was lovely, he was being nice but again I felt uncomfortable hearing those compliments. I said I still have a bit to go and he said "doesn't look like it". He said you must have been working really hard! And I just said "oh no not really", when in reality I have!
Not sure how everyone else feels getting these compliments about how they are looking. Am I the only one that gets sort of uncomfortable, embarrassed by the compliments? Guess I should just enjoy it, LOL.
Dec 26, 2012
Christmas Weight Loss
I had a Christmas/Birthday Party on Christmas Eve, then the big family Christmas lunch on Christmas day.
Christmas Eve
I did allow myself to enjoy some of the yummy food on offer and didn't deprive myself too much. On Christmas Eve, I made this heaven Salmon Pate or sort of a dip. It's thick and you spread it on a slice of bread stick. It is SOOOO yummy, but as it's filled with mayonnaise and lots of butter it is NOT low fat or low in calories. Well as it's my favourite thing and it's not something I make very often and I have been so good over the last few months on 12WBT, I limited my calories during the day, knowing that I would be indulging for dinner. I had three bits of dip on bread. It was SOOOOO good. I could have eaten the whole pot and it's one of those things that once started is really hard to stop. But I did stop and I just enjoyed and savoured every mouthful.
For dinner there was lamb, salads and potato bake. Well potato bake is another weakness for me! I LOVE it. So I did have some, but not my usual half the plate full. I had just a small tablespoon full. A small piece of lamb and then half the plate of salad. I then did indulge in dessert! Pavlova!!! Who can resist pavlova. I got up and cut my own slice and I literally had a sliver. The kept handing me a "small piece" to which I would say, no I'll have a really small piece and would pass that piece to someone else, just like a shaving was all I wanted. So in the end I just said, "can I cut my piece". Which I did and it was only about half a cm thick but it was enough to have about 3 mouthfuls with some cream and fruit on top and I got the flavour and it was really all I wanted.
So I survived Christmas Eve. Now it was time to survive Christmas Day! Now my family are not known to skimp on the Christmas lunch servings! We have roast turkey, baked ham, roast potatoes and pumpkin, asparagus mornay (my favourite), broccoli, peas, stuffing and lashings of gravy! I again asked if I could do my own plate as I could see the serving sizes were just massive. I just had a small piece of turkey, a smaller piece of ham, one small baked potato, once small piece of pumpkin, spoonful of peas, a dessert spoon of asparagus, a large floweret of steamed broccoli and instead of the usual, plate drowning in gravy, I just did a small drizzle over the meat. It was about half the size of everyone else's, but it was plenty for me!
Then came time for dessert. There is a little history there. Growing up, my aunt always made the Christmas puddings filled with treasures that we would exchange for money, topped with brandy custard. I on the other hand have a nut allergy, so I was never able to have it. So I always had my own pudding, it was a chocolate chip steamed pudding with chocolate custard. Over the years, people... family members, were getting jealous of my special pudding. They wanted that too. So slowly but surely the traditional Christmas pudding vanished and all that was served was the chocolate chip steamed pudding with chocolate custard (also filled with treasures). So this year was no different. We had steamed chocolate chip pudding with home made chocolate custard and served with home made chocolate and vanilla ice creams. OH MY Goodness! I can tell you my blogging friends, this is a dessert that is out of this world. I was not going to miss out on my favourite dessert of the year! So I again served myself. I had just a tiny piece, about a 1/4 of the size of everyone elses. A small spoonful of the chocolate custard, instead of the pool of custard everyone else had and then a teaspoon full of each of the ice creams, as apposed to the large scoop of each that everyone else had.
It was a spectacular couple of days. Filled with lots of laughs, great company, great food and just a really festive time.
After the last two days I was not expecting to lose any weight today for our usual Wednesday weigh in. But I have to say that even though I did indulge in some naughty things. I did watch the calories, I did have small portions and I guess I didn't go overboard. I am pleased to say that I still lost 400 grams this week!
I hope that you have all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. Next challenge... New Years Eve and a holiday to Hamilton Island!
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| Our Christmas Tree (before the presents and I have lost the tree skirt, so apologise for the naked tree) |
Christmas Eve
I did allow myself to enjoy some of the yummy food on offer and didn't deprive myself too much. On Christmas Eve, I made this heaven Salmon Pate or sort of a dip. It's thick and you spread it on a slice of bread stick. It is SOOOO yummy, but as it's filled with mayonnaise and lots of butter it is NOT low fat or low in calories. Well as it's my favourite thing and it's not something I make very often and I have been so good over the last few months on 12WBT, I limited my calories during the day, knowing that I would be indulging for dinner. I had three bits of dip on bread. It was SOOOOO good. I could have eaten the whole pot and it's one of those things that once started is really hard to stop. But I did stop and I just enjoyed and savoured every mouthful.
For dinner there was lamb, salads and potato bake. Well potato bake is another weakness for me! I LOVE it. So I did have some, but not my usual half the plate full. I had just a small tablespoon full. A small piece of lamb and then half the plate of salad. I then did indulge in dessert! Pavlova!!! Who can resist pavlova. I got up and cut my own slice and I literally had a sliver. The kept handing me a "small piece" to which I would say, no I'll have a really small piece and would pass that piece to someone else, just like a shaving was all I wanted. So in the end I just said, "can I cut my piece". Which I did and it was only about half a cm thick but it was enough to have about 3 mouthfuls with some cream and fruit on top and I got the flavour and it was really all I wanted.
Christmas Day
So I survived Christmas Eve. Now it was time to survive Christmas Day! Now my family are not known to skimp on the Christmas lunch servings! We have roast turkey, baked ham, roast potatoes and pumpkin, asparagus mornay (my favourite), broccoli, peas, stuffing and lashings of gravy! I again asked if I could do my own plate as I could see the serving sizes were just massive. I just had a small piece of turkey, a smaller piece of ham, one small baked potato, once small piece of pumpkin, spoonful of peas, a dessert spoon of asparagus, a large floweret of steamed broccoli and instead of the usual, plate drowning in gravy, I just did a small drizzle over the meat. It was about half the size of everyone else's, but it was plenty for me!
Then came time for dessert. There is a little history there. Growing up, my aunt always made the Christmas puddings filled with treasures that we would exchange for money, topped with brandy custard. I on the other hand have a nut allergy, so I was never able to have it. So I always had my own pudding, it was a chocolate chip steamed pudding with chocolate custard. Over the years, people... family members, were getting jealous of my special pudding. They wanted that too. So slowly but surely the traditional Christmas pudding vanished and all that was served was the chocolate chip steamed pudding with chocolate custard (also filled with treasures). So this year was no different. We had steamed chocolate chip pudding with home made chocolate custard and served with home made chocolate and vanilla ice creams. OH MY Goodness! I can tell you my blogging friends, this is a dessert that is out of this world. I was not going to miss out on my favourite dessert of the year! So I again served myself. I had just a tiny piece, about a 1/4 of the size of everyone elses. A small spoonful of the chocolate custard, instead of the pool of custard everyone else had and then a teaspoon full of each of the ice creams, as apposed to the large scoop of each that everyone else had.
It was a spectacular couple of days. Filled with lots of laughs, great company, great food and just a really festive time.
After the last two days I was not expecting to lose any weight today for our usual Wednesday weigh in. But I have to say that even though I did indulge in some naughty things. I did watch the calories, I did have small portions and I guess I didn't go overboard. I am pleased to say that I still lost 400 grams this week!
I hope that you have all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. Next challenge... New Years Eve and a holiday to Hamilton Island!
Dec 10, 2012
Doctor Visit Update
I saw the Doctor today about my high blood pressure medication and about possibly coming off it as my blood pressure is now on the low side.
When I started this journey, just 4 months ago. I was on 300mg a day of medication. I was then reduced to 150mg a day and today I was put on 75mg a day. The Doctor said that if I continue the way I am then I will be off the medication soon. Unfortunately with blood pressure medication it is not something you can just stop, not when you have been on it for a long time as I have been. I've been on it for about 2 years now. So the only way to come off it is to wean off it. So I have been reducing the dosage and have gone from 300mg a day to 75mg a day. I am to stay on that for a few weeks, maybe a month and see how my blood pressure is, to make sure it's stable, then reduce to 75mg every second day. I am not sure what happens after every second day. Maybe be off it all together then.
Anyway it's an exciting day! It's a real step in a positive direction and it shows that the changes I have made in my life so far thanks to Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation are improving my health.
The only downside to the Doctor visit was the unpleasant man sitting opposite me in the waiting room. He was coughing and not covering his mouth, spreading his germs everywhere. But the final straw was when he sneezed... a huge sneeze.... and he again did not cover his mouth so the two ladies who I was sitting beside along with myself were sprayed with his vulgar germs. It was absolutely disgusting and I almost threw up. Bad enough being exposed to germs but to have someone actually sneeze on you, not cover their mouth, was just an all time low.
When I started this journey, just 4 months ago. I was on 300mg a day of medication. I was then reduced to 150mg a day and today I was put on 75mg a day. The Doctor said that if I continue the way I am then I will be off the medication soon. Unfortunately with blood pressure medication it is not something you can just stop, not when you have been on it for a long time as I have been. I've been on it for about 2 years now. So the only way to come off it is to wean off it. So I have been reducing the dosage and have gone from 300mg a day to 75mg a day. I am to stay on that for a few weeks, maybe a month and see how my blood pressure is, to make sure it's stable, then reduce to 75mg every second day. I am not sure what happens after every second day. Maybe be off it all together then.
Anyway it's an exciting day! It's a real step in a positive direction and it shows that the changes I have made in my life so far thanks to Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation are improving my health.
The only downside to the Doctor visit was the unpleasant man sitting opposite me in the waiting room. He was coughing and not covering his mouth, spreading his germs everywhere. But the final straw was when he sneezed... a huge sneeze.... and he again did not cover his mouth so the two ladies who I was sitting beside along with myself were sprayed with his vulgar germs. It was absolutely disgusting and I almost threw up. Bad enough being exposed to germs but to have someone actually sneeze on you, not cover their mouth, was just an all time low.
Dec 9, 2012
Baggy Shorts... again
At the beginning of this journey, at the beginning of round 3 12WBT. I purchased a pair of shorts. Bright green shorts. I absolutely loved them but was a bit nervous about colour. I feel very self consious wearing bring colours on my bottom half. I don't want to draw attention to my large area!.
So I purchased the shorts. I bought a size 14. They were a really firm, if I hadn't known that I was going to be losing weight, I would have bought the size 16 as I did have quite a muffin top and they were not comfortable, I knew I was losing weight so would get into them eventually. Well about 7 -8 weeks later, I was wearing those shorts to a friends house and she said. Oh, look, I just have to say, those shorts are too big, they don't look right! Now someone may be offended by this comment, but I was thrilled. I knew they were getting baggy and are the type of shorts that stretch as they are worn, so when I got home I did look in the mirror and they were looking too big. So I went out the next morning and bought the size 12. Yes, that's right, the size 12!!!!!
I am now at the beginning of week 4 of 12WBT. I have lost about 12kgs, but I know I have lost a lot of cm's. I'm looking forward to this Wednesday weigh in as it's a milestone week, so we do all of our measurements again.
Now for the exciting thing. I have been wearing the size 12 bright green shorts for the last 7 or so weeks and on Thursday I was in the office and someone said to me. Gosh you are looking good, those shorts are too big! AGAIN, someone else talking about my shorts! So on Friday I popped out and bought the same shorts in a size 10. Can you believe it, a size 10!
Now I know I still have about 13kg to go. I wouldn't say that I am a size 10.... yet.... Whilst the 12 are getting big, the 10 are quite firm, but I know that in a couple of weeks, they will fit nicely. They were the only 10 left so I wanted to snap them up, after all it's only the beginning of summer and I don't want to be without my cute green shorts for the rest of the summer. I have gone down three clothes sizes!
The size 10 is firm, like the size 14 was when I started this journey, but I can not wait for those too to become baggy and too big and I will then have to slip into the 8! Won't that be a day of celebration!
So I purchased the shorts. I bought a size 14. They were a really firm, if I hadn't known that I was going to be losing weight, I would have bought the size 16 as I did have quite a muffin top and they were not comfortable, I knew I was losing weight so would get into them eventually. Well about 7 -8 weeks later, I was wearing those shorts to a friends house and she said. Oh, look, I just have to say, those shorts are too big, they don't look right! Now someone may be offended by this comment, but I was thrilled. I knew they were getting baggy and are the type of shorts that stretch as they are worn, so when I got home I did look in the mirror and they were looking too big. So I went out the next morning and bought the size 12. Yes, that's right, the size 12!!!!!
I am now at the beginning of week 4 of 12WBT. I have lost about 12kgs, but I know I have lost a lot of cm's. I'm looking forward to this Wednesday weigh in as it's a milestone week, so we do all of our measurements again.
Now for the exciting thing. I have been wearing the size 12 bright green shorts for the last 7 or so weeks and on Thursday I was in the office and someone said to me. Gosh you are looking good, those shorts are too big! AGAIN, someone else talking about my shorts! So on Friday I popped out and bought the same shorts in a size 10. Can you believe it, a size 10!
Now I know I still have about 13kg to go. I wouldn't say that I am a size 10.... yet.... Whilst the 12 are getting big, the 10 are quite firm, but I know that in a couple of weeks, they will fit nicely. They were the only 10 left so I wanted to snap them up, after all it's only the beginning of summer and I don't want to be without my cute green shorts for the rest of the summer. I have gone down three clothes sizes!
The size 10 is firm, like the size 14 was when I started this journey, but I can not wait for those too to become baggy and too big and I will then have to slip into the 8! Won't that be a day of celebration!
Dec 7, 2012
Time To See The Doctor
I have been on high blood pressure medication for a couple of years now. I didn't ever have what was considered high blood pressure very often. I had borderline hypertension. Sometimes it was up, if I was stressed it was high. It was always on the very high side of normal, just tipping into high. But after tearing my artery, I was put on medication to lower my blood pressure as the Dr's were worried about the long term borderline hypertension may have been the cause.
Well I have lost close to 12kgs so far (about 26lbs) and I will be honest. I haven't really been monitoring my blood pressure for a long time. My machine was out of batteries, I'd been meaning to buy more and just kept forgetting. I have been taking my medication daily though, never miss it as I don't want to tear the artery or another artery again due to my blood pressure.
The last week I have been getting quite light headed. Particularly when I get up, but sometimes just standing there, or sitting on the couch. I have also had this annoying tingling feet! I thought it may be magnesium or my iron levels as I'm regularly with very low iron.
So yesterday I started taking my blood pressure. Not sure why I suddenly started monitoring it again. I guess I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't high. To my surprise, it is LOW! 107/60. 104/62. 96/60. That is why I have been feeling light headed I think and low blood pressure I have just googled (never had it before so never knew the symptoms) can cause tingling feet! Maybe losing this 12 (26 lbs) odd kilograms is bringing my blood pressure down.
I know this has been a goal of mine on this 12WBT journey. To get my blood pressure down and get off this medication. Until I tore my artery I had never been on regular medication (except asthma puffer when needed). So I am heading off to the DR on Monday to speak to him about it. I am now on the lowest dose of the drug I'm on, so I guess the next step will be to take it every second day for a little while or maybe if it's consistently low stop ween me off it all together.
Anyway I'm doing a happy dance! I have not seen my blood pressure be anything other than on the high side of normal to high for the last few years (even on medication it was still always on the high side of normal). I have joked with a friend who has low blood pressure that she can have some of mine, but now it's looking like I don't have any to give away (if only we could, LOL)
12WBT! You are my saviour!
Well I have lost close to 12kgs so far (about 26lbs) and I will be honest. I haven't really been monitoring my blood pressure for a long time. My machine was out of batteries, I'd been meaning to buy more and just kept forgetting. I have been taking my medication daily though, never miss it as I don't want to tear the artery or another artery again due to my blood pressure.
The last week I have been getting quite light headed. Particularly when I get up, but sometimes just standing there, or sitting on the couch. I have also had this annoying tingling feet! I thought it may be magnesium or my iron levels as I'm regularly with very low iron.
So yesterday I started taking my blood pressure. Not sure why I suddenly started monitoring it again. I guess I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't high. To my surprise, it is LOW! 107/60. 104/62. 96/60. That is why I have been feeling light headed I think and low blood pressure I have just googled (never had it before so never knew the symptoms) can cause tingling feet! Maybe losing this 12 (26 lbs) odd kilograms is bringing my blood pressure down.
I know this has been a goal of mine on this 12WBT journey. To get my blood pressure down and get off this medication. Until I tore my artery I had never been on regular medication (except asthma puffer when needed). So I am heading off to the DR on Monday to speak to him about it. I am now on the lowest dose of the drug I'm on, so I guess the next step will be to take it every second day for a little while or maybe if it's consistently low stop ween me off it all together.
Anyway I'm doing a happy dance! I have not seen my blood pressure be anything other than on the high side of normal to high for the last few years (even on medication it was still always on the high side of normal). I have joked with a friend who has low blood pressure that she can have some of mine, but now it's looking like I don't have any to give away (if only we could, LOL)
12WBT! You are my saviour!
Nov 24, 2012
I'm In Pain
I did the Michelle Bridges Gym Ball workout the other day. Oh boy, I am still sore! So I guess that means it's a good workout! LOL.
Two days later I am still having trouble walking down stairs thanks to my thighs. Then to use my stomach, oh dear, that is agony! I did realise that my core strength was almost non existent but I didn't realise my thigh muscles were in such bad shape.
As the saying goes No Pain, No Gain! So I'm taking this pain as a good thing. Now to get through a Super Saturday Session, eeekkkk!
Two days later I am still having trouble walking down stairs thanks to my thighs. Then to use my stomach, oh dear, that is agony! I did realise that my core strength was almost non existent but I didn't realise my thigh muscles were in such bad shape.
As the saying goes No Pain, No Gain! So I'm taking this pain as a good thing. Now to get through a Super Saturday Session, eeekkkk!
Nov 20, 2012
12WBT Round 4, Day 2
Today I met a friend at a small local gym. I had heard they were having an introductory special this month. $15 for 30 days. That includes the gym and classes.
We were just meeting there for a coffee as we heard there was a coffee shop there too. I really wanted to check the gym out first as it is not the usual sort of gym I have been a member at. This certainly has a lot of classes and good facilities, but it's not, I don't know, it's not all nice and sparkly. The last gym I was a member at had lovely change rooms, pretty new, hair dryers, shampoos, big TV screens to plug your headphones into the machines to listen to, treadmills with tv's built in. A little bit of luxury.
This gym is not like that. It has modern equipment. It's very clean. But it's not in a modern premises, there is NO luxury, it's very basic, sort of a no frills gym. But I wanted to have a look as for $15 for a month trial, it was almost too good to pass up. I want to give it a go. I don't know that I really need all of the luxury. I mean, really I don't use the hair dryers. But I did use the TV's.
When I arrived my friend was already there. She was at the counter filling in a form. I said Hi and was passed the form. I said "are we joining", she said "well yes, what did we come for?" I said "oh ok, I thought we were just checking the place out?" She said "well for $15 we may as well join and check it out for a month!" So I joined.
I am now a member of a gym for 30 days! I am not sure if I will keep going there after. The weekly price is almost the same as another gym near by, one that I have been a member of before. I cancelled that membership because I used to have an asthma attack whenever I went. Mainly when I was on the floor doing push-ups, sit-ups etc. I think the carpet was not well cleaned and I am allergic to dust. The thing that I like about my new no frills gym is there isn't any carpet. Therefore it will be good for my asthma, no dust mites can live in a hard floor. I was also hoping to find a gym with a pool, I really want to swim laps, but my no frills gym does not have a pool.
I know it sounds crazy, but I get so embarrassed going to the gym. I just feel like everyone is watching me, like they are wondering why someone my size is going there. Crazy I know as i don't think that way when I see people there.
Anyway I will keep you posted. I have the membership, now I just have to use it!
We were just meeting there for a coffee as we heard there was a coffee shop there too. I really wanted to check the gym out first as it is not the usual sort of gym I have been a member at. This certainly has a lot of classes and good facilities, but it's not, I don't know, it's not all nice and sparkly. The last gym I was a member at had lovely change rooms, pretty new, hair dryers, shampoos, big TV screens to plug your headphones into the machines to listen to, treadmills with tv's built in. A little bit of luxury.
This gym is not like that. It has modern equipment. It's very clean. But it's not in a modern premises, there is NO luxury, it's very basic, sort of a no frills gym. But I wanted to have a look as for $15 for a month trial, it was almost too good to pass up. I want to give it a go. I don't know that I really need all of the luxury. I mean, really I don't use the hair dryers. But I did use the TV's.
When I arrived my friend was already there. She was at the counter filling in a form. I said Hi and was passed the form. I said "are we joining", she said "well yes, what did we come for?" I said "oh ok, I thought we were just checking the place out?" She said "well for $15 we may as well join and check it out for a month!" So I joined.
I am now a member of a gym for 30 days! I am not sure if I will keep going there after. The weekly price is almost the same as another gym near by, one that I have been a member of before. I cancelled that membership because I used to have an asthma attack whenever I went. Mainly when I was on the floor doing push-ups, sit-ups etc. I think the carpet was not well cleaned and I am allergic to dust. The thing that I like about my new no frills gym is there isn't any carpet. Therefore it will be good for my asthma, no dust mites can live in a hard floor. I was also hoping to find a gym with a pool, I really want to swim laps, but my no frills gym does not have a pool.
I know it sounds crazy, but I get so embarrassed going to the gym. I just feel like everyone is watching me, like they are wondering why someone my size is going there. Crazy I know as i don't think that way when I see people there.
Anyway I will keep you posted. I have the membership, now I just have to use it!
Nov 19, 2012
12WBT Round 4, Day 1
Today started well on this first day of round 4 12WBT.
As I have mentioned before, my focus on this round is exercise. I need to get my exercise mindset in check. For me round 3... Food mindset, check... Exercise mindset, cross.
So round 4 is going to be food mindset, check.... exercise mindset, CHECK!
I know this is going to be hard. I was doing my workout this morning and I was just saying to myself. I really don't like this. I know that's not a good thing to be thinking whilst you are bouncing away to Oz Style Aerobics and Michelle's super shredder DVD. I wasn't fully into her DVD I will admit. I'm hoping that will change. I do get a lot of amusement out of Aerobics Oz Style. I feel like I'm stepping into a time warp. I feel like I did when I was a kid and my mother was doing aerobics. The outfits are a sight to be seen!
But I did it. I did a workout and I will do it again. I have also seen that there is another Aerobics workout on Foxtel. It's on at 7am though, which is just way too late for me, so I recorded it this morning, then tomorrow I will be able to do today's, tomorrow and tomorrows the next day etc.
I am seriously considering about rejoining the gym. I just wonder about finding the time to go. I'm a single mum, so going outside of school hours isn't really an option as I can't leave my son on his own at night. So the only time I have is during school hours. But I work then! He is a little old to do childcare at the gym. I would consider leaving him during the day hours but never at night (not sure what the difference is between night and day but in my mind there is).
Anyway I haven't ruled out the gym. I have three that I am looking at. Will fill you in about those later.
I hope you are all having a good first day (for those doing this round of 12WBT) and for those not doing it, I hope that your goals and dreams are being fulfilled too!
As I have mentioned before, my focus on this round is exercise. I need to get my exercise mindset in check. For me round 3... Food mindset, check... Exercise mindset, cross.
So round 4 is going to be food mindset, check.... exercise mindset, CHECK!
I know this is going to be hard. I was doing my workout this morning and I was just saying to myself. I really don't like this. I know that's not a good thing to be thinking whilst you are bouncing away to Oz Style Aerobics and Michelle's super shredder DVD. I wasn't fully into her DVD I will admit. I'm hoping that will change. I do get a lot of amusement out of Aerobics Oz Style. I feel like I'm stepping into a time warp. I feel like I did when I was a kid and my mother was doing aerobics. The outfits are a sight to be seen!
But I did it. I did a workout and I will do it again. I have also seen that there is another Aerobics workout on Foxtel. It's on at 7am though, which is just way too late for me, so I recorded it this morning, then tomorrow I will be able to do today's, tomorrow and tomorrows the next day etc.
I am seriously considering about rejoining the gym. I just wonder about finding the time to go. I'm a single mum, so going outside of school hours isn't really an option as I can't leave my son on his own at night. So the only time I have is during school hours. But I work then! He is a little old to do childcare at the gym. I would consider leaving him during the day hours but never at night (not sure what the difference is between night and day but in my mind there is).
Anyway I haven't ruled out the gym. I have three that I am looking at. Will fill you in about those later.
I hope you are all having a good first day (for those doing this round of 12WBT) and for those not doing it, I hope that your goals and dreams are being fulfilled too!
Nov 18, 2012
Bye Round 3, Hello Round 4
Today marks the end of my first round of Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation. I have to say that I'm a little sad to see it go. I do get rather attached to things and do not like change. But it's ok as I am starting Round 4 today.
I am really excited about round 4. I really want to get on top of this exercise mindset that has been letting me down. It was my downfall in Round 3, even though I did lose 9.7kg and 44.5cm, that was done with diet alone, not through exercise.
Round 4 is my exercise round! I am going to take control. I have such strong will power when it comes to diet. I have not had one problem sticking to the 1200 calories. I have not one time gone over that and not one time have I given in to temptation. Despite all of the cupcake baking, oreo pop making, birthday dinners, brownie making, fathers day lunches, pancake breakfasts every Sunday (not for me), school fetes working the cake stall and many more temptations and I have had this willpower to say no. I have been so determined. I will continue this in Round 4. I am confident in that. I know I can do it so am really not worried.
I am however not so sure about the exercise. I'm not sure why I can't get that same sort of willpower that I have with the diet into the exercise mindset, but that is going to be my goal for this round. To develop the same mindset and willpower with exercise that I have with the food.
I'm looking forward to following many new 12WBTers journeys. Seeing your transformations and your successes. Sharing your ups and downs as lets face it, there will be times of ups and downs. I think that is natural. I am sure I will have my exercise up's and down's on my way to a fit and healthy life.
Good luck to everyone who is on their journey, good luck to all of those who are starting Round 4 12WBT today/tomorrow. It's going to be an awesome round, I can just feel it!
I am really excited about round 4. I really want to get on top of this exercise mindset that has been letting me down. It was my downfall in Round 3, even though I did lose 9.7kg and 44.5cm, that was done with diet alone, not through exercise.
Round 4 is my exercise round! I am going to take control. I have such strong will power when it comes to diet. I have not had one problem sticking to the 1200 calories. I have not one time gone over that and not one time have I given in to temptation. Despite all of the cupcake baking, oreo pop making, birthday dinners, brownie making, fathers day lunches, pancake breakfasts every Sunday (not for me), school fetes working the cake stall and many more temptations and I have had this willpower to say no. I have been so determined. I will continue this in Round 4. I am confident in that. I know I can do it so am really not worried.
I am however not so sure about the exercise. I'm not sure why I can't get that same sort of willpower that I have with the diet into the exercise mindset, but that is going to be my goal for this round. To develop the same mindset and willpower with exercise that I have with the food.
I'm looking forward to following many new 12WBTers journeys. Seeing your transformations and your successes. Sharing your ups and downs as lets face it, there will be times of ups and downs. I think that is natural. I am sure I will have my exercise up's and down's on my way to a fit and healthy life.
Good luck to everyone who is on their journey, good luck to all of those who are starting Round 4 12WBT today/tomorrow. It's going to be an awesome round, I can just feel it!
Nov 14, 2012
Round 3 Before and After Shots
Here are my before and after shots from Round 3 of Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation.
Total of 44.5cm lost and 9.7kg. I will do my final weigh in on Sunday night, as that will be 12 weeks exactly. I still have 14kgs to get to my goal, so I'm still a fair way off my goal. As much as sharing my before and after shots is terrifying to me. Here they are and all I can do is hope that by the end of round 4, there is an amazing difference! I'm so embarrassed doing the big reveal, but here goes.
I hope you can see a difference. I have gone from a size 14 to 16 (These are Australia Sizes, that would be a 12 to 14 US sizing) I was on the verge of both, 14 was too tight and 16 a little big. Now I am easily in a size 12 (US size 10).
I'm happy with my results.
Total of 44.5cm lost and 9.7kg. I will do my final weigh in on Sunday night, as that will be 12 weeks exactly. I still have 14kgs to get to my goal, so I'm still a fair way off my goal. As much as sharing my before and after shots is terrifying to me. Here they are and all I can do is hope that by the end of round 4, there is an amazing difference! I'm so embarrassed doing the big reveal, but here goes.
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| Top Photos Before - Bottom Photos After |
I hope you can see a difference. I have gone from a size 14 to 16 (These are Australia Sizes, that would be a 12 to 14 US sizing) I was on the verge of both, 14 was too tight and 16 a little big. Now I am easily in a size 12 (US size 10).
I'm happy with my results.
Wednesday Weigh In
Today is our final weigh in for Round 3, 12WBT. I lost 1kg (2.2lbs) in this last week, I'm thrilled with that. Well I will be doing a final weigh in on Sunday (still 4 days away), to get my final results for the 12 week challenge.
But as of today I have lost 9.7 kg (21.38 lbs) and 44.5 cm in the last 11.5 weeks. I am happy with that, although I did not get to my goal of 12 kg. I know the only person I have to blame for not reaching that goal is myself. I know I could have worked a lot harder in the exercise department. But I am proud of myself for getting my head in the right space with my diet and my mindset has definitely improved.
So I have signed up for Round 4, which starts next Monday, the 19th. This round will be great, over Christmas, lots of yummy Christmas food but the right foods. Round 4 is going to be focused on my exercise (whilst maintaining my current diet headspace). I really need to get my exercise head in the game and get some great results in this upcoming round. I have 14.4 kg to get to my goal. I don't expect to do that in this next round, but I do expect to get really close! So that does mean I will sign up for the first round next year. I am going to keep with this program until I have reached my goal and until I have my mindset completely under control.
I have been having a lot of people noticing a difference in my body shape in the last couple of weeks. It has taken long enough for people to notice, LOL. But I guess with 300 grams off losing 10kg, they really should have noticed. What was really nice was a birthday card I got from a friend yesterday. She addressed it to Skinny Minnie! A much better name than my son currently calls me. His name for me is "Miniature Mother". Now he does not mean miniature because of my shrinking body, he means it because he has passed me in height and it seems almost by the day, that he is towering further and further over me, LOL.
I am happy to report that my major red flag day was successful yesterday. I insisted that there be no cakes and everybody respected that. Thanks to my pre-planning and looking at the restaurant menu before going last night. I ended up having the grilled tuna with vegetables. So on my major red flag day, I did not exceed my 1200 calories! Probably helped with my 1kg weight loss this week.
After photos for this round will be done this afternoon. I will post my before and after shots here. Yes I will. I wasn't going to, but I will, surely you will be able to see a difference after losing 10kgs.
So whilst this round is almost over, my weight loss journey is not! It has only just begun!
But as of today I have lost 9.7 kg (21.38 lbs) and 44.5 cm in the last 11.5 weeks. I am happy with that, although I did not get to my goal of 12 kg. I know the only person I have to blame for not reaching that goal is myself. I know I could have worked a lot harder in the exercise department. But I am proud of myself for getting my head in the right space with my diet and my mindset has definitely improved.
So I have signed up for Round 4, which starts next Monday, the 19th. This round will be great, over Christmas, lots of yummy Christmas food but the right foods. Round 4 is going to be focused on my exercise (whilst maintaining my current diet headspace). I really need to get my exercise head in the game and get some great results in this upcoming round. I have 14.4 kg to get to my goal. I don't expect to do that in this next round, but I do expect to get really close! So that does mean I will sign up for the first round next year. I am going to keep with this program until I have reached my goal and until I have my mindset completely under control.
I have been having a lot of people noticing a difference in my body shape in the last couple of weeks. It has taken long enough for people to notice, LOL. But I guess with 300 grams off losing 10kg, they really should have noticed. What was really nice was a birthday card I got from a friend yesterday. She addressed it to Skinny Minnie! A much better name than my son currently calls me. His name for me is "Miniature Mother". Now he does not mean miniature because of my shrinking body, he means it because he has passed me in height and it seems almost by the day, that he is towering further and further over me, LOL.
I am happy to report that my major red flag day was successful yesterday. I insisted that there be no cakes and everybody respected that. Thanks to my pre-planning and looking at the restaurant menu before going last night. I ended up having the grilled tuna with vegetables. So on my major red flag day, I did not exceed my 1200 calories! Probably helped with my 1kg weight loss this week.
After photos for this round will be done this afternoon. I will post my before and after shots here. Yes I will. I wasn't going to, but I will, surely you will be able to see a difference after losing 10kgs.
So whilst this round is almost over, my weight loss journey is not! It has only just begun!
Nov 13, 2012
Red Flag Day!
Today is a red flag day! I have had challenging days, like making cupcakes and oreo pops. But tonight is different. It's my birthday.
Tonight the whole family is going out for dinner. Where to? To Italian! Could it get any worse? NO I don't think so!
What is worse, is that tomorrow is final weigh in! Tomorrow morning! After a night out, after a non controlled dinner. If I was at home, I could have controlled what I had for dinner tonight. I could have made sure that I had not a drop over my daily calories. But tonight I step into the unknown. I step into a restaurant with their sauces, high salt content, oils, calories calories calories.
I have checked out the menu from the restaurant and really don't know what to have. There is Grilled Crispy Skin Salmon (which I wouldn't eat the skin) on top of a salad. There is Tuna Steak with some sort of salad, but I'm not sure how the Tuna is cooked. There is Chicken Marsala.
I've just looked at the calories and they are all seem to be ok, well not really. But I haven't had any of my snacks today, so I have the 300 calories from my snacks to eat tonight too.
I wouldn't normally worry too much. When I have stuck to the food portion of 12WBT the whole way, I guess one night out isn't too bad. But WHY does it have to be the night before final weigh in? Why? Why couldn't it bee a couple of days before, then I could work my tail off to burn those calories. But I'm going to go to bed after this off the plan meal, this un-caloried controlled meal, this meal where I really don't know how what is in it meal, then waking up a few hours later to weigh in.
Oh well, nothing I can do I suppose. I have done all I can by checking out the menu before so I can do rough calculations of calories. I just hope that I can behave myself and not blow it out too much.
Wish me luck!
Tonight the whole family is going out for dinner. Where to? To Italian! Could it get any worse? NO I don't think so!
What is worse, is that tomorrow is final weigh in! Tomorrow morning! After a night out, after a non controlled dinner. If I was at home, I could have controlled what I had for dinner tonight. I could have made sure that I had not a drop over my daily calories. But tonight I step into the unknown. I step into a restaurant with their sauces, high salt content, oils, calories calories calories.
I have checked out the menu from the restaurant and really don't know what to have. There is Grilled Crispy Skin Salmon (which I wouldn't eat the skin) on top of a salad. There is Tuna Steak with some sort of salad, but I'm not sure how the Tuna is cooked. There is Chicken Marsala.
I've just looked at the calories and they are all seem to be ok, well not really. But I haven't had any of my snacks today, so I have the 300 calories from my snacks to eat tonight too.
I wouldn't normally worry too much. When I have stuck to the food portion of 12WBT the whole way, I guess one night out isn't too bad. But WHY does it have to be the night before final weigh in? Why? Why couldn't it bee a couple of days before, then I could work my tail off to burn those calories. But I'm going to go to bed after this off the plan meal, this un-caloried controlled meal, this meal where I really don't know how what is in it meal, then waking up a few hours later to weigh in.
Oh well, nothing I can do I suppose. I have done all I can by checking out the menu before so I can do rough calculations of calories. I just hope that I can behave myself and not blow it out too much.
Wish me luck!
Nov 10, 2012
Top 15%
I received an email last night from Michelle Bridges (yes I know, it's not really from her, LOL).
Anyway it said that I was in the top 15% of this round 3 of 12WBT! I've lost 10.34% of my body weight so far.
I'm thrilled! To be honest I didn't think I would be any where close to that. I know I have been sticking to the food/diet portion of the program but I have been very slack in the exercise department of the program. Why? I don't know, I had some setbacks at the beginning with the skin cancer and I just haven't got back into it. Imagine how well I would have done if I had stuck to the exercise 100% too!
I have already decided that for round 4 (which starts in 10 days) I will really focus on the exercise. I feel that I have the diet under control. I have not been tempted at all. I am really in a good headspace with the diet/food side and have been loving the whole thing and found it relatively easy. Not being a junk food eater or soft drink drinker before. My main change has been my portion sizes, which used to be at least twice but I think sometimes up to four times what it should have been.
Next Thursday Michelle will announce her top 20 finalists for this round 3. We have a little over a week left of this round. At last measure (week 8) I had lost 37cm, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what it will be next week.
So I'm top 15%. YAHOO!!!!!
Anyway it said that I was in the top 15% of this round 3 of 12WBT! I've lost 10.34% of my body weight so far.
I'm thrilled! To be honest I didn't think I would be any where close to that. I know I have been sticking to the food/diet portion of the program but I have been very slack in the exercise department of the program. Why? I don't know, I had some setbacks at the beginning with the skin cancer and I just haven't got back into it. Imagine how well I would have done if I had stuck to the exercise 100% too!
I have already decided that for round 4 (which starts in 10 days) I will really focus on the exercise. I feel that I have the diet under control. I have not been tempted at all. I am really in a good headspace with the diet/food side and have been loving the whole thing and found it relatively easy. Not being a junk food eater or soft drink drinker before. My main change has been my portion sizes, which used to be at least twice but I think sometimes up to four times what it should have been.
Next Thursday Michelle will announce her top 20 finalists for this round 3. We have a little over a week left of this round. At last measure (week 8) I had lost 37cm, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what it will be next week.
So I'm top 15%. YAHOO!!!!!
Oct 27, 2012
I OvercameTemptation Torture
For the last two weeks I have had a number of occasions that have been temptation torture! I am happy to say that not once have I given in to temptation. I don't know how on earth I did it, but I did. I did not even lick my fingers!
Now I will give a WARNING!!!! at this time.
READ ON AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Disclaimer: The post below does contain photos of mouthwatering deliciousness!
Once last week and once this week I have had to make large quantities of Oreo pops. I have then had to go to the fetes that I have made them for and had to sell them and not only them, whole tables of home made cakes, cupcakes, cookies, fudge, lollies (candy), donuts and much more. I have had to smell the BBQ and all of the sausages being cooked. Whilst at these fetes I have had to watch other people wandering around eating their sausages, their ice creams, my Oreo pops and all of the cakes etc. Again, not once did I have anything!
For the fete yesterday as a prize I also had to provide a very large jar of lollies. I had to buy an enormous jar, I had to go to the store and stock up on massive bags of lollies, snakes, milk bottles, teeth etc and fill the jar. Then look at it sitting there for a week, waiting for the fete! I did not have one lolly, not one! I then had to provide prizes for my son's stall. I had to buy boxes of chocolates and bags of mixed lollies. I went and bought those had have had to look at those for a week, just desperate to hop into the box and have just one block of Milky Bar - Cookies and Cream chocolate. But no, I didn't.
Then came the two occasions that I had to make Oreo Pops. The first batch I made 55 and the second batch (that I made on Thursday) I made 120. Now on Thursday, making my 120 Oreo Pops, this took me 8 hours! I had 8 hours of breaking open Oreos (THAT I LOVE), dipping a stick in melted white chocolate (that smelt SO good) and placing the stick in the middle of the cookie.
Then I had the joy of melting 8 bags of choc melts over the day, yes 8 bags, that once melted just looked and smelt divine. I could have just drunk the whole jug, straight up! But I didn't. I then had to dunk the biscuits in this warm melted chocolate.
I then decorated them in cute little characters, flowers and hundreds and thousands.
I then wrapped each individual Oreo Pop in a little plastic bag and tied it with ribbon.
Now I will give a WARNING!!!! at this time.
READ ON AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Disclaimer: The post below does contain photos of mouthwatering deliciousness!
Once last week and once this week I have had to make large quantities of Oreo pops. I have then had to go to the fetes that I have made them for and had to sell them and not only them, whole tables of home made cakes, cupcakes, cookies, fudge, lollies (candy), donuts and much more. I have had to smell the BBQ and all of the sausages being cooked. Whilst at these fetes I have had to watch other people wandering around eating their sausages, their ice creams, my Oreo pops and all of the cakes etc. Again, not once did I have anything!
For the fete yesterday as a prize I also had to provide a very large jar of lollies. I had to buy an enormous jar, I had to go to the store and stock up on massive bags of lollies, snakes, milk bottles, teeth etc and fill the jar. Then look at it sitting there for a week, waiting for the fete! I did not have one lolly, not one! I then had to provide prizes for my son's stall. I had to buy boxes of chocolates and bags of mixed lollies. I went and bought those had have had to look at those for a week, just desperate to hop into the box and have just one block of Milky Bar - Cookies and Cream chocolate. But no, I didn't.
Then came the two occasions that I had to make Oreo Pops. The first batch I made 55 and the second batch (that I made on Thursday) I made 120. Now on Thursday, making my 120 Oreo Pops, this took me 8 hours! I had 8 hours of breaking open Oreos (THAT I LOVE), dipping a stick in melted white chocolate (that smelt SO good) and placing the stick in the middle of the cookie.
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| Oreo Pops now on with sticks, ready for dunking. |
Then I had the joy of melting 8 bags of choc melts over the day, yes 8 bags, that once melted just looked and smelt divine. I could have just drunk the whole jug, straight up! But I didn't. I then had to dunk the biscuits in this warm melted chocolate.
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| Dunking the Oreo Pop in melted chocolate, YUM |
I then decorated them in cute little characters, flowers and hundreds and thousands.
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| My decoration station |
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| Oreo Pops with sport and jungle animal decorations |
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| Oreo Pops with cute flower decorations |
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| Oreo Pops with hundred and thousands sprinkles |
I then wrapped each individual Oreo Pop in a little plastic bag and tied it with ribbon.
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| Oreo Pops, wrapped and ribboned ready for the fair |
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| Oreo Pops wrapped and ribboned for the fair |
And here they are... On sale at one of the fetes, all ready for little boys, girls, ladies and gentlemen to munch on. They were at HUGE success at both events.
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| Oreo Pops on display in a large polystyrene block |
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| Oreo Pops on display in a large polystyrene block |
So after the last two weeks of temptation, the masses of Oreo Pops that I have made, I still have never tried one. I don't actually know if they are any good. Everyone was saying they were, people kept coming back for more. Some people were buying lots to take home with them after trying one, so they must have been ok.
But for me, I am 100% focused on getting rid of my weight and becoming healthy, so for now, it's no Oreo Pops for me. But boy did they smell good!
Oct 26, 2012
Weekly Weigh In
I haven't had great results for the last couple of weigh ins. I haven't gained any weight, but have only lost 300 grams and 400 grams in the last two weigh ins.
Well this Wednesday I was absolutely thrilled with my 1.1 kg loss this week! Wonder if it's the Aerobics Oz Style, LOL.
So that is a total of 7.8kgs so far this round. My goal is 12kgs, and with three more weigh ins, if I can average a kg a week until the end, then I am looking at hitting my target.
Can't believe how quickly this 12 weeks has gone. I'm glad I have signed up for Round 4 already as I know my journey is still ongoing.
Well this Wednesday I was absolutely thrilled with my 1.1 kg loss this week! Wonder if it's the Aerobics Oz Style, LOL.
So that is a total of 7.8kgs so far this round. My goal is 12kgs, and with three more weigh ins, if I can average a kg a week until the end, then I am looking at hitting my target.
Can't believe how quickly this 12 weeks has gone. I'm glad I have signed up for Round 4 already as I know my journey is still ongoing.
Oct 3, 2012
Week 6 Results
I have been feeling much better this week.
The last couple of weeks I was feeling a bit down, not very motivated. I have been sticking to the 1200 calories without a problem, but I have not been exercising well. I think I have only gone over 1200 calories once, and I think it was by about 5 calories. I just haven't been feeling right, I'm not sure how to explain it. But just not my usual positive self. I have been needing a major change in mindset as I have been letting things upset me that I normally wouldn't. I think I know what it is, it is a group I have been involved with and they are not a positive group, so I have removed myself from that influence and decided to just concentrate on the positive influences, positive people, inspirational people, positive groups! And I am getting my exercise back on track! I am not used to negative people. I am generally a very positive person, try to find the glass half full, try to find the good in people, treat others as I like to be treated, respect others and like to surround myself with like minded people. I do find it fascinating how other peoples negativity can have such an impact on your own thoughts and feelings. Sometimes you really do have to remove yourself from those people and again surround yourself with positiveness (is that a word, LOL) .
So... my weight loss this week. I lost 900 grams (almost 2lbs). That brings my total so far to 6.2kgs (13.66 lbs). So I am right on track to to hit my 12kg loss goal for this challenge.
Now I know it's not the done thing, but I have already signed up for Round 4 of the 12WBT . I know that I will not have lost all the weight I will want to so decided to just sign up now. I do love this program, the meals are just delicious, they are great serving sizes, the support on the forums is fantastic, the little videos and snip tips from Michelle are awesome. The exercise has so much variety and flexibility for home, outdoor if you are not a member of a gym (I have not learnt to love the exercise yet, LOL). So I know this is a program for life change, it's something that is able to be carried on after you have lost the weight. I haven't been to the round 4 forums or anything as I am wanting to concentrate on this round (round 3). But round 4 will be getting close to Christmas and we all know how expensive that time of year is with all of the gift buying, end of year school functions, cooking, so I just wanted to get the payment of that out of the way now, so that I don't have to worry about it when the time comes.
Another exciting milestone that has been accomplished in this week. I am back in the overweight BMI after being in the obese BMI! Woo Hoo, I'm really quite excited about this!
I'm overweight, YAY!
Anyway I hope that you have all had good weeks, had losses that you are happy with and if not, today is another day, this week is another week and we can refocus, pick ourselves up and JFDI (I do love that saying, LOL).
The last couple of weeks I was feeling a bit down, not very motivated. I have been sticking to the 1200 calories without a problem, but I have not been exercising well. I think I have only gone over 1200 calories once, and I think it was by about 5 calories. I just haven't been feeling right, I'm not sure how to explain it. But just not my usual positive self. I have been needing a major change in mindset as I have been letting things upset me that I normally wouldn't. I think I know what it is, it is a group I have been involved with and they are not a positive group, so I have removed myself from that influence and decided to just concentrate on the positive influences, positive people, inspirational people, positive groups! And I am getting my exercise back on track! I am not used to negative people. I am generally a very positive person, try to find the glass half full, try to find the good in people, treat others as I like to be treated, respect others and like to surround myself with like minded people. I do find it fascinating how other peoples negativity can have such an impact on your own thoughts and feelings. Sometimes you really do have to remove yourself from those people and again surround yourself with positiveness (is that a word, LOL) .
So... my weight loss this week. I lost 900 grams (almost 2lbs). That brings my total so far to 6.2kgs (13.66 lbs). So I am right on track to to hit my 12kg loss goal for this challenge.
Now I know it's not the done thing, but I have already signed up for Round 4 of the 12WBT . I know that I will not have lost all the weight I will want to so decided to just sign up now. I do love this program, the meals are just delicious, they are great serving sizes, the support on the forums is fantastic, the little videos and snip tips from Michelle are awesome. The exercise has so much variety and flexibility for home, outdoor if you are not a member of a gym (I have not learnt to love the exercise yet, LOL). So I know this is a program for life change, it's something that is able to be carried on after you have lost the weight. I haven't been to the round 4 forums or anything as I am wanting to concentrate on this round (round 3). But round 4 will be getting close to Christmas and we all know how expensive that time of year is with all of the gift buying, end of year school functions, cooking, so I just wanted to get the payment of that out of the way now, so that I don't have to worry about it when the time comes.
Another exciting milestone that has been accomplished in this week. I am back in the overweight BMI after being in the obese BMI! Woo Hoo, I'm really quite excited about this!
I'm overweight, YAY!
Anyway I hope that you have all had good weeks, had losses that you are happy with and if not, today is another day, this week is another week and we can refocus, pick ourselves up and JFDI (I do love that saying, LOL).
Sep 29, 2012
Mortifying Moments
I know we all have moments where we just want to shrivel up into a tiny little ball and become invisible.
I had one of those moments just before I started on this program (12WBT). I hurt my knee, badly, it blew up like a balloon, I could hardly bend it. It would give way from under me. I had it for about two weeks and it wasn't getting any better. Well it would, the swelling would go down, when I was sitting with my leg propped up on a cushion, but as soon as I would start walking around up it would go again. I limped horribly as it hurt so much to bend the leg and I had to be careful that it didn't give way when I walked on it.
People would ask "What did you do". What I wanted to say was that I was heli-skiing in Switzerland and when I landed I hurt my knee. I wanted to give them some exotic or great reason that I hurt my knee. When the reality was I bent down to put food in the dogs bowl and heard a massive pop. The reality is that my knee has trouble holding up my weight and it's not operating as it should! That's the reality. But I much preferred the skiing story, LOL.
So I went to the Dr, he ordered an MRI and I was found to have a ruptured bakers cyst, a torn meniscus (something like that) and the beginnings of arthritis! So I was sent to a specialist. Now the specialist I was sent to was a parent at my son's school, I knew his wife, our son's are friends or were friends (you know how kids change their friends when they are young). So he inspects my knee, tells me that it may require surgery but then proceeded to get out some charts and put crosses here and there, he was circling areas. Then just went into it. SO, you are obese, you are here (pointing to one of the crosses he had drawn on the chart), you need to be here (pointing to another cross he had marked on the chart). He then pointed out the obese definition (thanks for that, like I didn't know the definition already). He then, without looking up, proceeded to tell me that I needed to exercise, I needed to reduce my calories, improve my nutrition and get the weigh off as being obese is a big problem. If I lose the weight then the arthritis will stop developing further. He just went on and on and not in an overly friendly way. It was all very clinical, direct, not much emotion.
I was absolutely mortified! I think it was worse because I know the Dr, I have to see him at school and I felt I was being looked down on, I felt like a sub-par human being. I was so embarrassed and just wanted to turn invisible on the spot. I've had Dr's tell me I needed to lose weight, both my cardiologist and neurologist (my torn artery doctors), have told me to lose weight and that was when I was 18 kgs lighter than I am now, but they didn't seem to deliver the words in the same way, or maybe it was because I didn't know them.
So here I am now, busting to lose the weight. I can't wait until I can turn up at school and be a toothpick and say, "there I did it". I know that he won't care.
I'm just looking forward to not being looked down on any more by those who are not overweight. It happens all the time. My brother is the worst! He looks down on me and is SO condescending due to my weight. He is SO fit, SO healthy, has studied nutrition. So it will be nice, to be a fit version of me, so I stop getting the condescending comments and disapproving looks all due to my weight and not have that feeling that I am being judged because I am not thin.
I had one of those moments just before I started on this program (12WBT). I hurt my knee, badly, it blew up like a balloon, I could hardly bend it. It would give way from under me. I had it for about two weeks and it wasn't getting any better. Well it would, the swelling would go down, when I was sitting with my leg propped up on a cushion, but as soon as I would start walking around up it would go again. I limped horribly as it hurt so much to bend the leg and I had to be careful that it didn't give way when I walked on it.
People would ask "What did you do". What I wanted to say was that I was heli-skiing in Switzerland and when I landed I hurt my knee. I wanted to give them some exotic or great reason that I hurt my knee. When the reality was I bent down to put food in the dogs bowl and heard a massive pop. The reality is that my knee has trouble holding up my weight and it's not operating as it should! That's the reality. But I much preferred the skiing story, LOL.
So I went to the Dr, he ordered an MRI and I was found to have a ruptured bakers cyst, a torn meniscus (something like that) and the beginnings of arthritis! So I was sent to a specialist. Now the specialist I was sent to was a parent at my son's school, I knew his wife, our son's are friends or were friends (you know how kids change their friends when they are young). So he inspects my knee, tells me that it may require surgery but then proceeded to get out some charts and put crosses here and there, he was circling areas. Then just went into it. SO, you are obese, you are here (pointing to one of the crosses he had drawn on the chart), you need to be here (pointing to another cross he had marked on the chart). He then pointed out the obese definition (thanks for that, like I didn't know the definition already). He then, without looking up, proceeded to tell me that I needed to exercise, I needed to reduce my calories, improve my nutrition and get the weigh off as being obese is a big problem. If I lose the weight then the arthritis will stop developing further. He just went on and on and not in an overly friendly way. It was all very clinical, direct, not much emotion.
I was absolutely mortified! I think it was worse because I know the Dr, I have to see him at school and I felt I was being looked down on, I felt like a sub-par human being. I was so embarrassed and just wanted to turn invisible on the spot. I've had Dr's tell me I needed to lose weight, both my cardiologist and neurologist (my torn artery doctors), have told me to lose weight and that was when I was 18 kgs lighter than I am now, but they didn't seem to deliver the words in the same way, or maybe it was because I didn't know them.
So here I am now, busting to lose the weight. I can't wait until I can turn up at school and be a toothpick and say, "there I did it". I know that he won't care.
I'm just looking forward to not being looked down on any more by those who are not overweight. It happens all the time. My brother is the worst! He looks down on me and is SO condescending due to my weight. He is SO fit, SO healthy, has studied nutrition. So it will be nice, to be a fit version of me, so I stop getting the condescending comments and disapproving looks all due to my weight and not have that feeling that I am being judged because I am not thin.
Sep 27, 2012
Yummy Dinners
This week has had some of the yummiest dinners on the program yet.
Now don't get me wrong... There have been SO many good meals! Printing up the recipes on 12wbt each week means that I am really creating quite a recipe book.
Two of the dinners this week have been added to the family favourites. There was "I cant' believe it's not butter chicken" and Beef Stroganoff.
The chicken dish was a complete hit! Our family are not big curry or spice eaters. We rarely have indian food or hot chilli meals. But the chicken dish used tandoori paste and it was just so delicious I had my son asking for more. We even got to have papadums with the chicken meal. I have only had those once before and really couldn't remember what they tasted like, but we loved those too. My son also had rice with his and gobbled it down.
Then the beef stroganoff. The serving I felt was huge! My son again had it with rice.
What I am loving is how quick and easy the meals on 12wbt are. I am often too tired to make dinner so we have take away or something quick and easy. But most of these meals have a very short prep time and a short cooking time so it makes cooking dinner after a long day really easy!
Tip: Always serve your food in smaller bowls, or small plates. Using large plates or bowls makes the meal look small. In small, cereal type bowls it makes a meal look huge!
Now don't get me wrong... There have been SO many good meals! Printing up the recipes on 12wbt each week means that I am really creating quite a recipe book.
Two of the dinners this week have been added to the family favourites. There was "I cant' believe it's not butter chicken" and Beef Stroganoff.
The chicken dish was a complete hit! Our family are not big curry or spice eaters. We rarely have indian food or hot chilli meals. But the chicken dish used tandoori paste and it was just so delicious I had my son asking for more. We even got to have papadums with the chicken meal. I have only had those once before and really couldn't remember what they tasted like, but we loved those too. My son also had rice with his and gobbled it down.
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| I can't believe it's not butter chicken with papadums |
Then the beef stroganoff. The serving I felt was huge! My son again had it with rice.
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| Beef Stroganoff with pasta and green beans. |
What I am loving is how quick and easy the meals on 12wbt are. I am often too tired to make dinner so we have take away or something quick and easy. But most of these meals have a very short prep time and a short cooking time so it makes cooking dinner after a long day really easy!
Tip: Always serve your food in smaller bowls, or small plates. Using large plates or bowls makes the meal look small. In small, cereal type bowls it makes a meal look huge!
Sep 20, 2012
Yes! Results
Yesterday was weigh in and also being the 4 week mark we had to do our measurements too.
I have been kind of sneaking in extra weigh ins. I have weighed myself during the week rather than just doing it every Wednesday morning. I am just too curious and impatient to wait a whole week to see if I have lost weight. My measurements on the other hand. I have not done. To be honest I really didn't think I had lost anything in the measurement department. Maybe a cm or two but really not much.
Well can you imagine my shock when I did my measurements yesterday morning to find that I had lost 21.5 cm. Yes that's right, 21.5 cm. I was just thrilled. I lost 6 cm off my chest, 4 cm off my waist, 3.5 cm off my hips, 1.5 cm off one arm and 2 cm off another, 1 cm off one thigh and 3.5 cm off the other thigh! I don't quite get why I lost so much off one thigh and not the other.
Now for the weight results. I only lost 700 grams this week. So that's a total of 4.7kg in 4 weeks. It also put's me into the 70's! Love moving out of the 80's.
I have been really down the this last week. Feeling in a bit of a rut, a slump, just not my normal positive self. Far too much negativity and a lack of motivation. Well I can say that after seeing that I had lost 21.5cm so far and 4.7kg so far I was given a much needed boost. Add to that the win in the weekly surprise last week I am really feeling much better and back to my positive, driven self.
Bring on week 5 (and 6, 7, 8... 12, LOL).
I hope everybody else has had great results, results you are happy about and proud of. After all, we should all be very proud of ourselves, regardless of our results, just knowing that we have done our best!
I have been kind of sneaking in extra weigh ins. I have weighed myself during the week rather than just doing it every Wednesday morning. I am just too curious and impatient to wait a whole week to see if I have lost weight. My measurements on the other hand. I have not done. To be honest I really didn't think I had lost anything in the measurement department. Maybe a cm or two but really not much.
Well can you imagine my shock when I did my measurements yesterday morning to find that I had lost 21.5 cm. Yes that's right, 21.5 cm. I was just thrilled. I lost 6 cm off my chest, 4 cm off my waist, 3.5 cm off my hips, 1.5 cm off one arm and 2 cm off another, 1 cm off one thigh and 3.5 cm off the other thigh! I don't quite get why I lost so much off one thigh and not the other.
Now for the weight results. I only lost 700 grams this week. So that's a total of 4.7kg in 4 weeks. It also put's me into the 70's! Love moving out of the 80's.
I have been really down the this last week. Feeling in a bit of a rut, a slump, just not my normal positive self. Far too much negativity and a lack of motivation. Well I can say that after seeing that I had lost 21.5cm so far and 4.7kg so far I was given a much needed boost. Add to that the win in the weekly surprise last week I am really feeling much better and back to my positive, driven self.
Bring on week 5 (and 6, 7, 8... 12, LOL).
I hope everybody else has had great results, results you are happy about and proud of. After all, we should all be very proud of ourselves, regardless of our results, just knowing that we have done our best!
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