Hello week 12 and hello the 80s!

Today is meant to be Wednesday weigh in, however, as it is the last week of the 12wbt rd 3 for 2011, weigh in can be any time between today and Sunday before midnight. So I am giving myself some extra days to burn some more caloires. I did weigh in this morning though as it is just a habit now, I have lost 500grams this week, which i am happy with seeing as it is TTOTM. So if I lose another 500 grams by Sunday I will be thrilled. I am now sitting at 89.5 ! Woo hoo I'm an 80s girl. Which is a total loss of 16 kg.

I couldn't be happier. I will do a proper wrap up of the round with a video included probably on Monday. However, this is not the end for me, I am continuing the program myself over the 'off season' and then I am joining back up with the 12wbt program on the 16th January. Bring it on!

12 weeks of no junk food

11 new recipes to make (plus more)

10 kilos lost (plus more)

9 weeks of tears of joy

8 minutes a kilometre

7 12wbt FB/forums groups to join

6 days at the gym

5 burpees in a minute

4 new pairs of pants

3 sizes smaller

2 zumba classes a week

1 and new outlook on life !

Week 11 is coming to an end !

I can't believe we are this far into the 12week program. Time certinaly flies when you're having fun ;p

Wednesday weigh in was awesome to me. I had a loss of 1.1 kgs, so my total loss is now 15.5kg . I am so happy with that result and so proud of myself.

I'm now down to 90kg and by next weigh in I definitely want to be celebrating being an 80s girl!

A little update !

The last 2 weigh in have seen me lost 900 grams each week. I am now at a total lose of 14.4 kg. My goal is to be at 89.9 kg at the end of the 12 weeks. I am now sitting on 91.1kg ! By Christmas day I would like to be as close to 85kg as possible. And then by the start of the Rd 1 2012 I would like to be as close to 80kg as possible.  I definitely will be continuing the program over the 'off season'.

Sugar Free Me

Today marks the 79th day that I haven't had any soft drink, chocolate, chips, or any other nasties ! My main focus when starting this journey was to stop drinking Coke and eating chocolate. I used to have a minimum of 2 litres of Coke a DAY and a BLOCK of chocolate every 2 days. I was out of control. I craved Coke all the time. It was like I needed it to stay alive, when in fact it was killing me. I didn't drink anything except Coke. If at a friend's house and they didn't have Coke I would much prefer to go without. I never tried Diet or the other Cokes, my coke had to be the real Coke. Thinking about it more now, that was a disgusting habit.

 I am a massive chocolate fan and I do miss it now, but I had to completely wipe it out of my diet as I bet if I had a small amount I just couldn't stop. So I much prefer to have none at all and I am ok with that. The same goes for other junk foods like chips, Clint and myself would have a bag each of a night when the kids went to bed. We both would have the 3 C's together, Coke, Chocolate and Chips in a bowl while watching TV or being on the PC. We both would often go back for 2nd also. This could be 9pm at night when our tummies should have been settling down for the night not being fed crap and then feeling awful all night and in the mornings.

So I decided all of this crap had to leave the house immediately and it wasn't to come back in at all. The temptation would just be too big for me to control just now. And honestly, the kids don't need that shit to eat either. They are healthy kids and I was showing them bad awful grouse habits. Tehy don't need to follow in my bad habits and foot steps. Sweet biscuits got thrown out, lollies, cakes, donuts, chips, chocoalte, all soft drinks (I was allowing my precious cherubs to have other varierties of soft drinks - they loved diet coke and vanilla coke etc. ), surgary cereals, raw sugar, EVERYTHING nasty got thrown away and it hasn't entered out house since.

I won't say it has been easy, because the 1st week was absolutely awful, I had the most terrible headaches the whole time, I couldn't sleep properly and I am sure I was moody. But I knew it was all for the best. Once I got passed the first week and a half I felt great. I was tempted a few times at the supermarket to just grab a bottle of Coke but I didn't, thankfully, I always made sure I had a bottle of water in my hand or reach at all times, and that has been fantastic. I actually now don't think I could even have a sip of Coke without gagging, I am sure it tastes horrid after all this time. I now really love water !

This is one thing in my life that I am definitely proud of doing - giving Coke the flick ! As well as all the other nasties. And it is showing with myself losing almost 12 kg :D My skin has got smoother, I haven't had any breakouts, my moods are much better and I can even see the better behaviour in my kids, especially Callum my 10 year olds. Although he still has his hyperactive moments, he is listening more. :)

I can't wait to hit 100 days free of junk !

My Goals

My main goal is to weigh in between 54kg - 67kg as this is the healthy weight range for my height. So from right now (30.10.11) I want to lose 27.4kg to get to 67kg.
I will lose 27kg + in 2011 and 2012. 

These figures are very daunting to me, especially 54kg, that just sounds so tiny from what I am now and it seems so 'forever away'. But as I said that is my main goal. And as another blogger (Splasharama) has previously mentioned, I just need to forget about that number and concerntrate on the smaller goals first so I'm not too overwhelmed before even really starting.


Mini goalsWhen I first joined the 12wbt I set my first mini goals in terms of weight loss...5kg at a time. Now after talking to other people about their goals I am finding it is a good idea to also set mini goals as achievements like running a certain distance, aiming for a certain size clothing, doing a new sport, doing a new gym class etc etc . The mini goal list can be endless :)

So I have now reassessed my mini goals are they are -

- register for a fun run (I'm doing the Sussans Womens Fun Run in December.)
-continue with the 'learn to run program'.
-keep my heart rate at 150bpm average the majority of body step class.
-fit into size 18 pants comfortably (atm I am varying between a 20 and 18). tick as of 13/11/11
-fit into size 16 pants.
-fit into size 14 pants.
-run 400m of the athletics track non stop. tick :)
-run 800m of the athletics track non stop.
-run 1km of the athletics track non stop.
-continue to not have Coca Cola and chocolate (it's been 108 days so far !)
-improve on fitness tests.
-take a photo of myself each month. continuing to do.
-Try a pump class at the gym.
-Try an aqua class at the gym.
-At the gym ride the bike for 45 minutes without stopping.
-Attend an RPM class once per month.
-Participate in the Zumba-thon for 2 hours straight. Tick and it was so much fun.
- up my water intake each day. This can still be a struggle to remember, but I'm getting better.
-no longer need my ventolin inhaler (except in emergencies). I am definitely using it less.


Rewards
- for every 5 kg loss I am treating myself to a movie at the cinemas.

Some other rewards are going to be -
- new clothes. This is happening often atm.
- colour in my hair.
- new gym clothes (Lorna Jane).
-attend the 12wbt finale after Rd 1 2012.
- book a weekend away for Clint and myself.
-new runners
-buy a box set of DVDs of my favourite shows.
-book a cruise
-get another tattoo
-new makeup
-buy gorgeous lingerie

I am sure I will think of some more goals and rewards over the next few days so I will be sure to update the list :)

Body Attack virgin no more !

On Wednesday I went to my first ever Body Attack class and to say I was shit scared at first is a total understatement ! I really don't know why I was so worried though, I really loved the class, it was great. I was able to keep going at all times and never felt like dying while giving all my effort. I loved it so much I went back today to do another session and I loved it even more <3 Another first for me is going to happen on Wednesday night when I give boxing a go !

Down Down the numbers are going down !

Wednesday weigh in is here again, jeepers the weeks are flying past at a fast pace lately ! It is something like 60 days until Christmas...eeek

I lost 700grams this week and I am mightly happy with that result considering it is TTOTM :D I really worked my butt off this week with exercise and also food consumption.

This week has been semi emotional and stressful as my Miss Hollie has a lesion on her head and on Friday the GP wanted her to see a dermitologist urgently. I tried to make an appointment but was told the next available appointment wasn't until late January (and that was for urgent cases !!!). So I went back to the GP to get this sorted and even she couldn't manage to get an appointment quickly. So another dermo was rang and I was told 3-4 weeks is the earliest Hollie could be seen. I took that appointment but also told them to put me on the cancellation list and I could be there at the drop of a hat. Thankfully they called yesterday morning and they could see Hollie within 30 minutes. So I had to get her from school and miss my step class (sad face) and get her there immediately. I really don't know what the rush was for as we waited an hour in the waiting room ! Anyway, the dermo doesn't know what is causing the lesion (and hair loss on her scalp) so some swabs and hair has been sent to a pathologist. So now the real waiting game begins with these results. In the past I would have turned to food for comfort in this situation but instead I turned to focussing on the real issue and that was supporting my baby girl and assuring her I will make sure the bald spot (which is about the size of a 20 cent piece) is covered all the time while out. It needs to stay uncovered at home to try and heal proeprly.

All the talk atm on the forums is about the 12wbt finale party, I am a bit jealous I can't make it but I am excited for everyone who is attending. If only there was a money tree in my backyard hey ! Next year though, I am set to be there :D