Yesss! This 1200 calories a day thingo pays off! Thank goodness for that, there has to be some benefit ;) I haven't even started with exercise yet and I have already lost 1.5 kgs (last weeks weigh in)! That is almost 2% of my current body weight and I haven't even officially started 12WBT yet!
Our last pre-season task was to set our goals. My one month goals are:
Lose 5kg.
Wake up at 6:30 every day.
Run 2km without stopping.
Walk up & down Mount Lofty (very steep, difficult hike in Adelaide).
My 3 Month goals are:
Lose 15kg all up.
Wake up at 6:00 every day.
Run 4km without stopping.
I have also set "rewards" for myself along my weight loss journey at particular milestones. The first one is at 70 kg, but I think I will keep it a secret until I get there!
Next task is gear up and I cant wait because that means spending $$$ :)
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Monday 14 January 2013
Hello!
So we have officially started pre-season of the Michelle bridges 12 week body transformation. I am so excited!
We had our first task today to write down all of our excuses to not exercise as well as come up with solutions. This was a really great task, I cant wait for the next one!
It seems that my main obstacle for not exercising is not so much an excuse as sheer laziness. I hate putting on my exercise clothes and socks and shoes, but once I get walking I always enjoy it, so if I can try and keep that in mind it should hopefully be motivation to get beyond getting dressed. It's the same obstacle that gets in my way with vacuuming, doing the dishes and ironing. I'm alright once I get going, it's the "setting up" that puts me off.
I have been trying to stick to around 1200 calories in preparation for the 12WBT. I thought I would write down a typical days food, working out to roughly 1200 calories.
Breakfast:
45g Be Natural 5 Whole Grain Flakes
100 ml B D Paris Creek Reduced Fat Milk
Small handful of fresh blueberries
Morning Snack:
Various fruits adding up to around 150 calories. For example plum, banana & strawberries.
Lunch:
Mountain bread wrap with hommus, 97% fat free ham, lite swiss cheese, cucumber and tomato.
Afternoon snack:
Chobani no fat greek yoghurt tub with frozen blueberries (defrosted).
Dinner:
Grilled chicken with herbs and spices, small portion sweet potato fries/pasta/brown rice, salad
So there you have it! It is still quite a lot of food, although I have noticed that I don't ever feel full, just content, but I do feel hungry quite often. I have decided that feeling hungry is not necessarily a bad thing though, it is probably quite normal in nature.
For comparison, lets have a look at how a typical days food for me would have looked pre-12WBT.
Breakfast:
Toasted Muesli, milk, banana, chia seeds, flax seeds, strawberries
Morning Snack:
None unless there was a morning tea at work in which case I would eat cake, chocolate, party pies...whatever was on offer!
Lunch:
Usually bought, either 2 pieces of sushi with mayonnaise or a white roll with tuna and salad, or a ready made wrap or leftovers from the night before.
Afternoon snack:
Chocolate or chips to cure boredom or if I was feeling really stressed.
Dinner:
Takeaway would be Thai food or Chinese or pizza or chicken & chips (probably about 3x a week), home cooked meals would be Steak, mash & veg or Spaghetti bolognaise or Chilli con Carne with rice or Tacos (4 or 5!) or Chicken Curry with rice and potatoes (because one type of carb is never enough).
Dessert/After dinner snacks:
Ice cream or 1/2 pack Kettle Chilli chips (yes, the large pack...) or chocolates or biscuits with a cup of tea.
I have never written this down before! Wow, it looks really bad! Not to mention the fact that I ate lots of cream, butter, white rolls, cheese, bacon, salami etc. No wonder I was packing on the kilos!
OK, well I really should go to bed now so I can get up and go for a walk in the morning (or not...sigh) - still not quite getting my head around this exercise thing! But I am confident it will come later. I'll get my diet in order first, then exercise!
Also will be weighing in Wednesday morning and taking photos as well so stay tuned for that!
Liv x
So we have officially started pre-season of the Michelle bridges 12 week body transformation. I am so excited!
We had our first task today to write down all of our excuses to not exercise as well as come up with solutions. This was a really great task, I cant wait for the next one!
It seems that my main obstacle for not exercising is not so much an excuse as sheer laziness. I hate putting on my exercise clothes and socks and shoes, but once I get walking I always enjoy it, so if I can try and keep that in mind it should hopefully be motivation to get beyond getting dressed. It's the same obstacle that gets in my way with vacuuming, doing the dishes and ironing. I'm alright once I get going, it's the "setting up" that puts me off.
I have been trying to stick to around 1200 calories in preparation for the 12WBT. I thought I would write down a typical days food, working out to roughly 1200 calories.
Breakfast:
45g Be Natural 5 Whole Grain Flakes
100 ml B D Paris Creek Reduced Fat Milk
Small handful of fresh blueberries
Morning Snack:
Various fruits adding up to around 150 calories. For example plum, banana & strawberries.
Lunch:
Mountain bread wrap with hommus, 97% fat free ham, lite swiss cheese, cucumber and tomato.
Afternoon snack:
Chobani no fat greek yoghurt tub with frozen blueberries (defrosted).
Dinner:
Grilled chicken with herbs and spices, small portion sweet potato fries/pasta/brown rice, salad
So there you have it! It is still quite a lot of food, although I have noticed that I don't ever feel full, just content, but I do feel hungry quite often. I have decided that feeling hungry is not necessarily a bad thing though, it is probably quite normal in nature.
For comparison, lets have a look at how a typical days food for me would have looked pre-12WBT.
Breakfast:
Toasted Muesli, milk, banana, chia seeds, flax seeds, strawberries
Morning Snack:
None unless there was a morning tea at work in which case I would eat cake, chocolate, party pies...whatever was on offer!
Lunch:
Usually bought, either 2 pieces of sushi with mayonnaise or a white roll with tuna and salad, or a ready made wrap or leftovers from the night before.
Afternoon snack:
Chocolate or chips to cure boredom or if I was feeling really stressed.
Dinner:
Takeaway would be Thai food or Chinese or pizza or chicken & chips (probably about 3x a week), home cooked meals would be Steak, mash & veg or Spaghetti bolognaise or Chilli con Carne with rice or Tacos (4 or 5!) or Chicken Curry with rice and potatoes (because one type of carb is never enough).
Dessert/After dinner snacks:
Ice cream or 1/2 pack Kettle Chilli chips (yes, the large pack...) or chocolates or biscuits with a cup of tea.
I have never written this down before! Wow, it looks really bad! Not to mention the fact that I ate lots of cream, butter, white rolls, cheese, bacon, salami etc. No wonder I was packing on the kilos!
OK, well I really should go to bed now so I can get up and go for a walk in the morning (or not...sigh) - still not quite getting my head around this exercise thing! But I am confident it will come later. I'll get my diet in order first, then exercise!
Also will be weighing in Wednesday morning and taking photos as well so stay tuned for that!
Liv x
Tuesday 8 January 2013
First Weigh-In, 12WBT & Journey Photos
Hello!
I hope we are all making wonderful progress towards our weight loss goals and not eating too naughty!
I had kind of a bad weekend as far as eating goes. Let's just say there may have been some fish and chips, Thai food, ice cream and Kettle Chips consumed. I don't want to make excuses, but I did have a very stressful weekend, what with my mum and step-dad being trapped in bush-fires on the Tasman Peninsula. They are fine now & back in Victoria, but it was a little bit scary and on Friday night i was too busy stressing to cook an awesomely healthy dinner.
I did make amends tonight at the pub by ordering grilled kangaroo with couscous and citrus salad! It was very yummy, i don't usually buy or make Roo but i might have to start.
So I weighed in today for the first time in about 6 months and turns out I am my heaviest yet, weighing 75.1 kg. This sort of news would normally send me into a downward spiral but instead i am excited because I joined the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation challenge today! Have you heard of this? I hadn't until a friend showed me last week and let me have a play around using her login details. I was sold by the amazing recipes and organisation planners for food and exercise. Also, I spent a bit of time today exploring the forums and everyone is so helpful and supportive, i am really impressed!
I am really excited for pre-season which starts in 6 days time. There are a number of tasks which then need to be completed before the actual 12 weeks begins in February. The great thing about it is everybody starts at the same time so we are all in the same boat.
I am also currently working on the week 3 & 4 warm up tasks (warm up is before pre-season) which are to keep a food diary and walk/run 30km in one week. I have already racked up 1 km of exercise that I wouldn't have normally, by walking instead of being picked up by my partner. Only 29km to go!
I have also added a Journey Photos tab in the top bar which I encourage you to have a look at if you would like to see photos of me from 2001 until present - including my particularly hideous "before" photos. They are just hanging out for some good looking "after" photos to keep them company. Soon my dears...
Liv x
Almost forgot, if you are also doing 12WBT and want to follow me, my username is Olivia 800. See you in the forums :)
I hope we are all making wonderful progress towards our weight loss goals and not eating too naughty!
I had kind of a bad weekend as far as eating goes. Let's just say there may have been some fish and chips, Thai food, ice cream and Kettle Chips consumed. I don't want to make excuses, but I did have a very stressful weekend, what with my mum and step-dad being trapped in bush-fires on the Tasman Peninsula. They are fine now & back in Victoria, but it was a little bit scary and on Friday night i was too busy stressing to cook an awesomely healthy dinner.
I did make amends tonight at the pub by ordering grilled kangaroo with couscous and citrus salad! It was very yummy, i don't usually buy or make Roo but i might have to start.
So I weighed in today for the first time in about 6 months and turns out I am my heaviest yet, weighing 75.1 kg. This sort of news would normally send me into a downward spiral but instead i am excited because I joined the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation challenge today! Have you heard of this? I hadn't until a friend showed me last week and let me have a play around using her login details. I was sold by the amazing recipes and organisation planners for food and exercise. Also, I spent a bit of time today exploring the forums and everyone is so helpful and supportive, i am really impressed!
I am really excited for pre-season which starts in 6 days time. There are a number of tasks which then need to be completed before the actual 12 weeks begins in February. The great thing about it is everybody starts at the same time so we are all in the same boat.
I am also currently working on the week 3 & 4 warm up tasks (warm up is before pre-season) which are to keep a food diary and walk/run 30km in one week. I have already racked up 1 km of exercise that I wouldn't have normally, by walking instead of being picked up by my partner. Only 29km to go!
I have also added a Journey Photos tab in the top bar which I encourage you to have a look at if you would like to see photos of me from 2001 until present - including my particularly hideous "before" photos. They are just hanging out for some good looking "after" photos to keep them company. Soon my dears...
Liv x
Almost forgot, if you are also doing 12WBT and want to follow me, my username is Olivia 800. See you in the forums :)
Thursday 3 January 2013
1st step
There is always a turning point. I was in denial until I reached mine. I was trying on bra's at a department store and none of them seemed to be fitting. The fitting assistant measured me and turns out I am 2 sizes bigger than I thought. Only problem is they don't make any pretty bras in the larger sizes. Oh well, at least my boobs are bigger, thats got to be a win...right? Then I was trying on dresses in my favourite dress shop, Gorman, and struggling to zip up the size 12 dress. Then the size 12 skirt also seems to be faulty. Must be the measurements they are using to make the clothing. They must've changed. Oh well, at least i know to buy the size 14 when I do online shopping. Only it's not just that one store, it's all of them. Yes, ladies and gentleman, I was in denial. A part of me knew i was getting bigger, I just ignored that part and kept eating.
So what has happened in the last couple of weeks to trigger this blog and the sudden realisation that I am actually overweight?
Well it all began when I wore a dress to work the last day before our Christmas break-up. The dress has an elasticated waistband and a loose swishy kind of skirt. As I was sitting at my desk, I noticed that I could feel something against the top of my legs. It was my stomach. It was a sensation that I have never before felt and did not enjoy one little bit. When you get so overweight that your stomach hangs over your undies only to end up resting on your legs, it is definitely time to do something about it.
I will post some pictures up in the next couple of days along with my current weight, measurements, goals for the future and plan of attack!
Until then...enjoy your salads ;)
Liv x
So what has happened in the last couple of weeks to trigger this blog and the sudden realisation that I am actually overweight?
Well it all began when I wore a dress to work the last day before our Christmas break-up. The dress has an elasticated waistband and a loose swishy kind of skirt. As I was sitting at my desk, I noticed that I could feel something against the top of my legs. It was my stomach. It was a sensation that I have never before felt and did not enjoy one little bit. When you get so overweight that your stomach hangs over your undies only to end up resting on your legs, it is definitely time to do something about it.
I will post some pictures up in the next couple of days along with my current weight, measurements, goals for the future and plan of attack!
Until then...enjoy your salads ;)
Liv x
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