One more week to go! (till end of Rd 1 2013)

Haven't forgotten about my blog as such. Just haven't felt like I've had much to write about.
This weekend was a red flag weekend.. Oh glorious cake.. I love making them just as much as i love eating them :| To top it off I decided to try making cake pops with the left overs (it was an iggle piggle cake so I had offcuts I didn't want to go to waste.

What I found though, probably since I was so active during the cake making, I was still losing weight (while I was sampling bits of cake, icing etc...)
Though after the cake making, I did notice putting on weight - no cake making workout to offset it.

BUT... all the cake is gone thank god... It is my weakness. Just like chocolate and most sweets.

Some things I have noticed over these weeks of transformation.

I feel MSG, Aspartame and dairy might not agree with me. Whenever I consume these products I go through a stage of feeling like I cannot get a full breath and my right ear gets blocked. When I was younger I had my breathing checked whenever I felt like this, but the Dr said my breathing was fine. I was getting a full breath.. I just felt like it wasn't a full breath (hope that's understandable!). Dairy... I'm not sure if it is or not...I think when I have skim milk it's not as bad..

So weigh in for week 11... 78.7kg! Wahoo... 2.3kg to go to my 20kg gone... I was hoping to do it by the end of the round.. but I only have myself to blame! Going to get to 20kg gone by the start of wk1 round 2.

Speaking of which, I have signed up for Round 2 of 12wbt. I thought I might do it alone as I have all the tools to keep going with weight loss, but I thrive when I need to report to someone... Having the charts the ritual of wednesday weighins I feel is what drives me to do better... I guess what works eh?

What I have learnt is, everything in moderation. I know it's not advised, but I have been throughout weighing myself everyday. It kind of shows me what I do during my day affects my weight. I am not worried about whether I have a big or little loss or gain, but I can see what affect of my food especially has on my each day.

Last week I was able to run 15 mins non stop for the first time on a treadmill. Now though I can't be eff'd. I'd rather do 30 mins on the cross trainer with 10 mins of 30 sec on 30 sec off sprints afterwards.

Still my upper body strength concerns me, but I am still plugging away at it. I feel the muscles in my arms now which is nice :)

I have started buying size 14 clothes. It feels so good to be able to try on clothes that fit now :) I used to feel so depressed at the thought of needing to look for clothes, because I just knew it wouldn't sit properly on me.

Anyway... time to rest up and hit the gym tomorrow!

16.5kg Later... Finally a comparison photo

It's funny... when you are really big, you don't think you are as big as you really are.

I see changes now, but living in my body everyday.. I feel like I haven't changed much.
I pulled out my license the other day to check something and I looked at my photo and thought... "Wow my face has really changed!"

After constant reminders from some friends I finally decided I will do some comparison photos.
So tada. My first one i'm willing to show the world

 I never actually took some decent photos fully dressed at the beginning of my weightloss, so I have found some photos from the end of last year to try and compare my photos from last night to.

It's nice to see how far i've come :) I'm starting to think how I could have gotten so big. No wonder I was miserable at myself when I looked in the mirror.

I wonder how I'll be when I lose it all.. Only time will tell!

Just a bunch of numbers

So this week I have started attempting steady state jogging. Never thought I could jog at a steady pace ever again hah.. though it was just part of me getting old and I would have to accept it.

Monday I jogged for 10 mins! I was quite chuffed.
Monday night i rolled my ankle at netball, but was fine after the game. Tried walking on it in the middle of the night and crunch... shooting pain through my ankle. So tuesday end up just being weights weights weights (plus I was exhausted as chubbachup decided waking up at 12:30 was how things were done)

Wednesday weigh in day
Finally! 3 weeks ago I made it to 81.2kg - a few days later got down to 80.6kg then my next official weigh in I went up to 81.7kg. Last week back to 81.2kg so today it was such a relief to weigh in finally under 80kg. 79.7kg! Wahoo! Last time I was this weigh was probably very early twenties.

Next milestone will be 20kg gone :)

Numbers
Today i jogged for 15 mins (after doing 15 mins on the Xtrainer).
Followed on by 10 mins of 30 sec sprints 30 sec rest
Total of 560 cals for this morning's workout
From Wk1 of 12wbt I have lost 7.5kg - 8.6% of body weight gone
From Warm up wk 4 (so 5 weeks prior to start of 12wbt) I have lost 16.5kg - 17.15% of me gone!
Every night I have started doing 100 pushups before bed. I really wanna get my upper body strength better. I feel weak and only hitting bear minimum weight suggestions from my strength exercise programs.

So there are my bunch of numbers... but they are what have been driving me. I have learnt not to get down about my unfavourable results and move forward and keep going. I haven't felt so driven and focused about something in such a long time. It is such a great feeling :D

Finally.. not a big follower of BMIs but it's nice to say I am no longer considered as obese on that scale (as per Michelle bridges calculator) which is an awesome feeling too!

Fitness Test 3 (Week 8)

That time again fitness test.
So as I mentioned I have a new found core strength and so I really pushed myself in this test.

I really find running around an oval for 1km so boring so instead I did it on the treadmill instead - which probably resulted in a better time if I was to free run... but at the end of the day I ran 1km! (with a 30sec walking reprieve) but I did it :D

Wall sits really make those thighs burns! (Well I noticed it more this time.. maybe because I could hold myself longer.)

So courtesy of Michelle Bridges 12wbt here are my stats for this week

Time Trials - over 1km Start week was a free run, Week 8 treadmill run

Pushups - in 1 minute, started with 6 on toes and dropped down to my knees for the last 30. Upper body strength still really sucks though

Wall sit - wow 14 seconds seems like nothing now!

Ab strength - I was impressed with 42 second plank on my knees in week 1, but in Week 8 I managed 1:26 on my toes and another 1:02 on my knees.

 

31 cm lost overall! - though my arms aren't doing much :| I think I need to focus on upper body strength eventually.. though you would think carrying a 15kg 11month old would be enough of a work out!

The Gain

Ahh 500g gain this week!
Not surprised though.. after eating crap last week and missing 2 gym sessions.

But on a positive note. 2 weeks ago I could hardly plank on my toes for 5 seconds. I would get a pain in the lower back and collapse. Today I held on for 50 seconds! I'm soo happy! Even started doing toe pushups! Only problem is my upper body strength is still annoying so I can only like do 3 before having to go back on my knees

Also did 20 burpees this week (used to chicken out and just do bench burpees could i was scared i couldn't get back and and would look like such a dork!).

So the positive I have taken away is that my fitness is noticebly better.. but im soo close to 80.. i really want to crack it.. just need to somehow get my focus back..
I'm starting to lose my mojo for the gym... I do go.. and i do make myself do it.. but i cant be fkd.
But it maybe because Im not getting enough sleep either.. so maybe im just exhausted.

Also started to get leg cramps in my sleep :( So might need to look at vitamins again... It's like im pregnant again! ergh

Anyway.. work will be less hectic next week.. i should come home on time i should sleep better and really get back on focus. I really need to get back on track....

Time Time Time...

This week I have been burning the candles both ends.. late to bed (due to trying to clean up after the boys go to bed) then up early to go to the gym and go to work early just to keep on top of things this week.
Definitely has taken its toll on me...It's definitely not a sustainable lifestyle, so glad it was only this week.
Things I have realised.
Rest is soo important...
I haven't realised how much I have needed it this week, trying to fit EVERYTHING in my day that I really wanted to do. My colleague has been on holidays, so I have been putting in a few extra hours before and after just to try and stay reasonably on top of everything.

Lack of rest increases my laziness and poor judgement. Poor food options was definitely an issue this week. Refined takeaway breakfasts and coffee (first time I have had coffee for a long while).
I hit below 81 by wednesday.. but back over 81 on Saturday. Reflecting at my food journal I know where I have gone wrong and why.

Also this thursday and friday I chose not to go to the Gym so I could get another hour shut eye. So less calorie burn plus bad food choices has definitely affected me. But luckily I have 3 more days before next weigh in.

It felt so good to go this morning though. I miss the sweat the burn the feeling of working hard.

Above all, time wasnt on my side this week. But here's to a new week, better choices and getting back on focus.

All these weeks of exercising will power...

So I thought I'd give myself a test last night.
Hubby and JellyBean wanted pizza for dinner. So I let them.. after all I have been resisting much temptation for the last 10 weeks.. how hard could resisting Pizza be?

I cooked my marina linguini... enjoyed most of it (except didn't feel like half the linguini.. which was ok).
But then I could smell that garlicky aroma of garlic bread lofting throughout the house... ok half a piece of garlic bread.. thats ok!

One piece of thin and crispy supreme pizza (sans italian sausage and pepperoni). Ok I've had my fix.. I don't need anymore....

But wait hubby has a pepperoni on puff crust .. just one piece... :S

Ok I've screwed myself tonight.. I'll just finish off JellyBean's remaining half a tube of m&m minis

THANKFULLY though.. according to my fitness pal I ended up eating the calories I burnt... so it wasn't an overall bad result... but it was definitely an awakening that even though after 10 weeks of focus.. of resistance... my senses have definitely not been desensitised and I still have a sweet tooth (Oh I miss baking!)
I guess on the upside I didn't eat the WHOLE loaf of garlic bread, and 6 pieces of pizza like I would used to.

But weigh in was good today.. another 600g (same as last week).
So sitting at 82.5kg - I haven't been this close to 80 since... I don't know!.. maybe 6 or so years?
80kg is so close! But yet.. it feels so far away

I found out how I pulled my thigh muscle. I'm so out of condition I can't sprint! Monday morning I tried to do sprint intervals on the treadmill and i felt that "pang"as soon as I tried my first interval. Netball that night wasn't so bad.. but it's frustrating knowing what I need to do and how I should move in a game... but my body won't keep up! I want to get that fitness back.. to be able to run meaningfully around the court and contribute more.

I need to work out how to fit more sleep in.
Up at 4:30am Bed by about 9-9:30pm.
Jelly bean goes to bed at 8:30-9... So that remaining half hour is to finish tidying up and somehow contribute to the house.

Made a kangaroo mince meat pie tonight with mushy peas.. It tasted really good.. none of that fatty taste you get with a normal meat pie and good flavours too. Definitely keeping that recipe ;)