Goals for 2012

I am so looking forward to 2012, don't get me wrong, 2011 was a great year but I can feel it in my waters that 2012 is going to be totally amazing  :-D

I have been thinking of my goals for my Round 1 2012 of 12wbt for a week or so now and also for the rest of 2012. I am really excited to start being able to achieving them.

In no particular order my Round 1 2012 goals are -
-to lose 15kg
-to move from obese to overweight
-to fit comfortably in size 14 clothes
-to compete is a few fun runs
-continue with the 'learn to run program'.
-run 1km of the athletics track non stop.
-run 5km non stop (I have told my son I will be able to do this for the fun run 'run for the kids' in April)
-continue to not have Coca Cola and chocolate
-improve on fitness tests
-take a photo of myself each month
-Try an aqua class at the gym (this was a goal from last round and I didn't do it !)
-At the gym ride the bike for 45 minutes without stopping.
-Attend an RPM class once per month (this was a goal from last round and I only did 1 class)
- 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.

My goals for the whole year are -
- to lose another 15kg after Round 1
-To move from overweight to healthy weight range
-to fit into size 12 clothes
-to run 10km non stop

The year that was 2011

2011 has been a great year for me, especially the 2nd half ot it. Some major highlights were -

Jeremy started highschool.

Hollie has more confidence to visit the orthodontist without complaining.

Callum's behaviour improved drastically from August.

We went on a family cruise to the South Pacific for 7 nights.
The kids had many sporting and academic achievments.
I joined 12wbt.com - BEST decision ever and the best money I have ever spent !

After the round 3 finished I have still been ging along nicely, I have had a few gains (TTOTM/xmas) but overall I am happy with myself. I am still exercising every day. I am still enjoying myself and challenging myself. I have joined an 'eight week challenge' with some like minded people. Their support and motivation has been amazing.

I was keen to finish 2011 at at 20kg loss and start pre season as close to 80kg as I could, but unfortunately that hasn't happened. I'm cool with that though. I weighed in this morning for the last time in 2011 at 88.2kg. So overall that is a loss of 17.3kg since starting my journey. So now my goal is to get as close to 85kg as I can to start off the pre season, and then be as close to 80kg as I can to start the official season. Then during Round 1 2012, I hope to lose at least 12kg.

 

woahha I can't believe the 12wbt is officially finished !

EEKKK I can't believe I am making this photo public, but I guess it makes me more accountable !

However, I'm not nearly finished, in fact I am only getting started !

I have lost 16.7kg, 40cm from all over my body.
 My fitness has improved, I can now -
run 1km in 7.52.
do 14 push ups
do a wall sit for 25 seconds.

I can now fit into size 18 clothes, almost 16.

I am continuing this new lifestyle of mine and I will be signing up to the 12wbt.com again in January. Before that kicks off on the 16th, I want to lose 8kg more. And then for the 12 weeks I am aiming for 15kgs.  woo hoo

Now I wish I wore my 'after' clothes as my 'before' clothes also !

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 !