Plus Size No More

That's right! I completed the 12 week challenge!
12 weeks ago I was petrified of what I had signed myself up to. All I could think of was being pushed way beyond my limit, I thought there would be tears from not being able to do the workouts and still being pushed to do it, would I be pushed so hard I'd vomit? I was worried I'd start the challenge and wouldn't finish it because I thought it was 'too hard'.
Now it was come to the end of the 12 weeks and I'm sad that it is over :( I continued to surprise myself each week with my ability and how quickly my fitness and strength improved. I started the challenge not being able to do 1 push up and now I can do over 10! I jog longer, I can lift heavier weights and I can stick to my calories without even trying. Not only was I able to complete every challenge on the Sunday afternoon (without tears or vomit) but I was able to go straight to my netball game after the Sunday challenge and play a whole game! And then last night I went straight to netball and played two games after our longest grueling Sunday challenge ever!
But my weight loss journey is not over! I'm back to the gym tonight to sign up for their results program which will be almost the same as what I have been doing minus the Sunday challenges. I now only have 20kgs to lose, which sounds a whole lot better then over 30kgs! That used to sound almost impossible to me! My goal over the next 12 weeks is to lose 10 kgs and then hopefully I will lose my last 10 kg by Christmas. The goal is still in sight for me. Normally I would have given up a long time ago with my 'its too hard' thoughts. But not this time! I feel so good and I could never go back to my old ways.
I went and bought coffee from the coffee shop and the lady behind hte counter kept looking at me only to finally say 'wow you look good today!' I must say it has helped put a little skip in my step this morning :)
Well I'm off to enjoy my day :)

At Sunday's weigh in I lost 900g bringing my running total weight loss to 12kgs gone, done and dusted :) Later that evening I was sitting in the dining room and I thought I really need to visualise my weight loss, I really needed to see something that was 12kgs to really see how far I have come... I thought for a little while before I quickly ran out to the garage and then came back inside lugging a large (12kg) bag of dog biscuits!!! I was so excited and proud of myself when I could see and feel exactly how much 12 kgs was! I left the bag of dog biscuits at the door to show hubby when he came home from work that night. The poor dogs needed feeding (dinner time for them is just before hubby comes home) but they had to wait until he came home so I could show him. He was very proud of me too.

It has been a while since I have posted, and it is mostly just because I have been so busy at work and home I haven't had time.

Weight loss is still going strong :) I had a slow couple of weeks with two weeks showing a small loss of only 200g each time, but this Sunday showed a wopping 1.3kgs loss! This brings my total loss to 11.1kgs :) I'm so happy!
I have just completed week 10 of the 12 week challenge, meaning I only have 2 more weeks left. I can not believe how fast the time has gone.
I was unfortunate enough to hurt my hip last Sunday (we did alot of stair relays) and have had to take the week pretty slow, not being able to do much at all in the gym or outside of it for that matter. I had to give touch football a miss and netball training, no cardio and only did upper body weights and body balance class.
Which is why I was very surprised to see such a big loss this week! To think those two weeks I only lost 200g I was working so hard! I went to the gym 9 times, played touch football, netball and netball training.
This weight loss thing it too hard to understand... but as long as I keep losing I'm not going to complain :)

Well I'm off to fill in my food diary because I've been a little slack with it the last couple of days... the weekend always makes it hard to keep track of.

I did it! I went under 100kgs!! I am now a double digit girl once again :) I never ever ever want to say 100+kgs again!



Yesterday was the end of week 7, I lost 1.2kgs and I was so pleased! There is now only 5 weeks left of the challenge.

Sunday Challenge yesterday was a 75min boxing circuit. It was hard work, but everyone powered through the afternoon, kicking, punching & skipping our way to fitness and weight loss.



Netball was back on this week :) so I had a game of netball to play after Sunday Challenge. It was so good to play again after having two weeks off! We won our game by alot! the score was 40-14. We were very impressed with ourselves :)

Well better get to work...

I have now completed week 6 of the 12 week challenge, meaning I am now half way through!
I have lost 8.2kgs and almost 30cms! Not only am I excited about the weight loss but I am very happy about feeling fitter :)

We started 'phase 2' of our program which includes a new cardio and weights program that is harder then that of 'phase1'. I completed my new cardio program yesteday for the first time and I really enjoyed it. It was quite a work out but one I was very capable of doing. I kept thinking back to my first time doing the cardio program of phase 1 and how I was thinking 'there is no way I can complete this'... I felt like I was going to collapse on the floor! To be able to complete the cardio program yesterday and to enjoy it and to feel fitter and stronger felt so amazing.

I am also very happy that I am so close to going under 100kg. Oh to be double figures again!! Bring it on I say :)

I just can't believe the change in my frame of mind regarding weight loss. You really do need to be in the right head space to lose weight.
I'm already looking forward, past the 12 week challenge, and I have decided to continure my gym membership and do the results program, and continue counting my calories until I get to goal! I don't even have to say I have over 30 kg's to lose anymore, just over 20kgs now :)

I still have a bit of a journey to go, but its one I'm enjoying and intend on completing :)

I started my weight loss journey back in about September last year, I'd lose some weight, gain some, lose some more, gain more then lost, lose a little more, gain, gain and gain. So needless to say I wasn't very successful in reaching ANY of my goals!

But that is all different now! I have only been doing this challenge for 4 weeks so far and with WI on Sunday I lost 1.2kg's brining my running total weight loss so far to 5.9kg! Which meant I met two of my goals! 5kg and 5%!! How exciting to see that I am finally making a dent in the weight loss.

My next goal is to go under 100kg, oh to be double figures again :) 3.4kg's to go until that happens so I can't wait.

This Sunday's challenge was Bootcamp, and it was alot of fun, very challenging but still fun. We ran, dived and comando crawled our way through the afternoon. My muscles are all still feeling the pain even today.
I have my PT early this week, doing it tonight instead of my usual Friday night time because this Friday is a public holiday because of the local show. This one is a fitness test so I am feeling very nervous about it.
Wish me luck :)

It has been a while since I have posted on here but I'm still around.

I have almost completed 4 weeks of the 12 week challenge and it has been going really well! At the end of 3 weeks I had lost 4.7 kgs! I'm excited to see how I go at WI this Sunday to see if I hit the 5kg mark :)
5am mornings have become the norm now, I wake up, hop out of bed pop on my gym clothes, grab a bite to eat and head to the gym. I have a couple of friends doing the challenge with me so it has been very motivating knowing that I am meeting them there and not doing it alone.

My days are alternated between my cardio and weights program and every Sunday we have Sunday challenge with the whole group and all the trainers. Each week is a different challange. So far I have done Body Pump and Body Blance and then this weekend is Boot Camp! I'm excited but very nervous about this one!

It has been hard work every day of the week but I feel so good for doing it! We have personal training diaries where we record our calorie intake and exercise for each day. We also have a PT once a week and after our workout with the trainer they go through our diarys and point out bad choices, praise you for good choices and give you some pointers that might help you along the way.

I must admit that some days I have a bad day (especially if my whole body is aching!) where I think it would just be easier to stay the way that I am, but I have a very supportive husband and friends that are always telling me how proud they are of me for doing this and that always pushes me along.

I know that once this challenge is over that I will continue to go to the gym and make it part of my lifestyle. I can't wait to get a point where I am maintaining my weight and not trying to lose it! Even though it still a bit of time before I get there, this 12 wk challenge has most certainly put me back on the right track!

Tiff