75.2kgs. Finally

Today I finally made into the 75kgs - After many many months of not being able to kick it up and break through I am there.  Now only 5.5kgs to go to be in the 60's.  I have to push out any neg thoughts and just do it.

Finally getting my shit together! - Week 4

Hubby is now at work and we are in week 2 of the school holidays.

I feel like I will never find my routine and "Me time".  This week has been a whole lot better.  I have cut my work hours down to just 3 days last week and 4 this week.  Makes a huge difference to my energy levels and being able to eat clean.

It's a struggle to not get hungry between 11-3pm but I have tried to stay strong and just have a protein bar or Body wise bar and keep up the water.   Then get home eat my lunch etc and carry on for the rest of the day.  I can live with that.

Tomorrow is weigh in day and I am hopeful that I am either back down to 76kgs or under.  I am quietly hopeful that I will final be in the 75's.    After nearly 3months I still haven't broken through that but I haven't gone up hugely either.

My work commitements have stopped me from catching up with the Vic Eastern suburbs crew.  Its like everytime something is organised be it a Sunday or a Saturday its always the same day I have been rostered on to work.  I love being at work when I am there but its eating into my social life.

Ange from Scrapware has come on board and trained with Matt my PT from Elevate your life.  She has done freaking amazing stuff with just using the MB training and cookbooks.  Ange is just part of the crew now, even heading to Sydney for the finale.  Which I am still considering going but it might be out of my price range. I would have to buy new clothes and accomodation etc something that I have never just done for myself since being married.  I feel kind of guilty! I don't really know anyone ~Plus work of course coming into Christmas etc. busy times.

I have a new favourite breakfast is smoked salmon with a poached egg. Well when I get the egg to not mess up.  I like it to look like I am have just ordered it in from a cafe.

Michelle Bridges Blog challenge

Shrinkingkat from the forum has started up a challenge.  I like to blog but often feel like I have to have something exciting to blog about so this will be a nice change and challenge - So here we go.


1. Describe yourself in 25 words or less. You can get straight to the point - or bring your creativity into play.    Mum, Wife - Exercise and Arty crafty person wanna be. Loud, proud and hopefully a good friend. Determined to be Me. Messy & forgetful.


2. What brings you to 12wbt? Getting fitter? Losing weight? (Gaining weight??) Are you first timer, a repeat offender??  This is my 2nd official round - Although I have signed up for 3. I was injured just before the last round of 2010 started and didn't start.  I started my weight loss journey on the 1st May 2010 and I am half way there so I need to keep going.  I know the program works & it keeps me accountable for my actions with each weekly weigh in.  I want to be fit and lean and a sometimes runner.

3. Why do you blog??  It's kind of like my on line diary.  I can look back and see where I was emotionally and with my challenge journey if I am having an emotional moment - I can take inspiration from how far I have come.  It makes me responsible for my own actions as well.  I hope that its interesting enough to motivate people who read my blog and maybe make some cyber friends along the way. Plus I like to just ramble so it keeps the house quiet while I'm blogging cause my lips aren't flapping with talking.

4. Who is your biggest inspiration in life and why (doesn't have to be weight loss) Conceiving my son after years of infertility and several rounds of IVF.

5. What things in life bring you the most joy? Blue skies on a warm Spring day Especially after it has been grey for days on end.  Rainbows (yes I know a big kid at heart). Hanging out my little Son and Hubby, Getting to gym and smashing a good session. Being around my inspirational friends who are traveling the same journey in life.  Laying on the beach especially at Broadbeach Queensland and soaking in the blue water and clean sands. I just love that place. 

6.What do you think your greatest challenge is going to be this round? Me and my brain! (Cause I kind of stop myself from breaking through the 75kg on my scales)  My body as I have a back and hip problem that no one seems to be able to fix without some sort of surgery. 

7. What are you most excited about 12wbt?   Getting to December and being the lightest and best I have been in years.  Supporting others and watching them achieve their goals along the way.  Buying my reward goal of new "small" clothes.  ( I have so many small or big small clothes). Oh and donating them to the Op shop.
8. And what scares the pants off you? Loosing sight of my goals, my so called casual job getting in the way of me achieving. Or not achieving what I set out to do. Oh and totally not related to the Challenge - I am scared to death of balloons. I hate them make me want to barf when one touches me or someone rubs one.
9. Tell me - right now - today - how do you feel about exercise in no more than 10 words. Addicted,  wish my body and time could give me more. 

10. Complete this sentence - in 12 weeks time - on the last day of 12wbt I am going to be feeling ____________________.  Amazed at how far I have come in 12 short weeks.  I will be pumped and nearly at my goal weight.

First weigh in 76.4kgs

All of last week I was 77.6kgs - It did go up higher than that earlier in the week but I will take it from my weigh in on Sunday.

Today is our first offical weigh in and I am back down to 76.4kgs.  So now I am around what I was at the end of last challenge.  I do feel lighter than that and I will be honest I had some microwave popcorn last night which is probably full of salt and I retained some of that today for the weigh in.

Now I am super proud of myself as I have managed to go to gym every day this week.  Yesterday I started work at 8am moving the shop around.  Hard physical work and I was completely knacked when I got home at 5pm.  But I reminded myself that I actually had more energy left in the tank and I felt much better than I did two weeks earlier when I had the flu.

So I took myself off to do a spin class and burnt 500+ calories while I was at it.  I was so pumped afterwards that I struggled to fall off to sleep even though I was so utterly exhausted but I felt fantastic that "I could do it".

I am back to work today hopefully it will only be 4 hours and I will get my butt off for a super session with Matt tonight at Yarra Road, Primary school.

In the past year that I have been trying to loose weight I have not dropped into the 75kgs bracket.  I am so close that I feel if I do stick with the program this week I can smash it.  My brain has held me back for so long as its been my mini goal all along to get into and under 75kgs.  I am going to do it this week.

Michelle Bridges Round 3 starts tomorrow

I haven't had time to think or organise myself to even get excited about the next challenge.

However, today after doing my fitness test and taking my photos - I can feel the excitement returning.

I am still a little worried about how I am going to fit my exercise and eating in with my job.

I will take one day at a time.  I have to put myself first however we need to have the extra income coming in as well.  My job hours are all over the place and while I might not start until 11am some days - I don't think I have time to do school drop off and get to gym, shower etc  and get to work in time.  So on days like that I guess I will have to go at night time.

 May 2011

September 2011.

Never thought I would put my photos up in the nuddy! But I have - Although I only lost 9kgs the last round and my two photos are at different angles I can see a difference.  Lets freaking hope the next photos are prettier!

Oh man I am so missing my routine.

I am feeling better but still not running at 100%.  Talking about running I did a smashing work out on Monday.  First one where I felt well enough to push myself since I hurt my calf muscle again.

It felt so good to be back in the gym ~ it was like visiting an old friend  and having loads of belly laughs.  I felt so happy for the rest of the day.  When I work out I eat well.  When I don't work out I tend to fall off the wagon.  There you go I said it out loud.

Sadly there is an elderly gent that is at gym every single day of the week.  He always comes up and says "Hellow" I have never not seen him at gym.  I think his name is Doug.   The last time I went to gym 2 weeks ago I noticed that I hadn't seen him for a week.  Monday I realised he still wasn't there.  I asked one of the trainers and he is really really sick.  Doug is inspirational.  He just gets up and goes to gym every day.

He keeps strong and healthy and he is in his 80's.  I hope he gets well enough to get back in the gym.  I miss his daily chats as short as they might be some days.  I miss his "hellos".

Being sick and having hubby home and working and doing school excursions ~ I am so out of sorts, routine and healthy food options.

I will admit that I still haven't been eating as well as I should.  I have even had a glass of wine or two this week.

And yesterday I was running to catch the school bus as they where waiting on us.  Just took off to do a little jog and "Boing!!!" I heard my calf muscle go again.  I can still walk which is so much better than the previous two times but that is it I'm over it.  So tomorrow I am off to have scans done and get to the bottom of this.

I want to be running again and I want to be able to get into the 60's by Christmas.

I have my rooster for the next 2 weeks full on but at least I can start planning my eating better around it.  Although I am not sure about my exercise part of it.  The gym challenge has fallen off the wagon.  Its week 7 and I just can't keep up with it due to the lack of exercise.

So I am still 76 kilos and need to pull my finger out and get working.

76.4kgs

I am as sick as a dog with some sort of virus thing.  I knew with everything going on in my life that I wasn't eating properly and then with my calf injury, I wasn't getting to the gym.

I know the food eating is the main factor  With work etc and not having my routine I wasn't eating clean foods so bam! I am so sick.  Lets hope hubby doesn't get it because we all know about man flu being so much more painful for men!

I was really surprised that my weight wasn't through the roof  It's been so long since I have weighed myself and its that time of the month as well.  I few lunch dates and dinner's out and my weight is still around the same

Today I am going to share a Facebook comment from the lovely Kelly who has lost a stack of weight on the Michelle Bridges program and has gone on to be a PT and motivator.


10 signs you emotionally eat
1. You eat when you arn't hungry
2. You feel hungry suddenly for no reason
3. You turn to food after/during emotional times
4. You eat when bored
5. You eat until you are uncomfortably full
6. You eat alone & are embarassed about what/how much you eat
7. You eat without thinking & realise how much you have eaten when you're finished
8. You feel disgusted, depressed & guilty after eating
9. You arn't satisfied after eating
10. You always think about food