But not for the reason you might be thinking! I did my Super Saturday Session yesterday. Didn't have a whole lot of time up my sleeve so I did the Michelle Bridges "Burning Bridges" workout video. I really pushed myself hard and it paid off! I burned 550 calories, which is an extra 100 calories than I usually burn when I do that video.
I then had to rush off to do makeup for a wedding. The makeup went really well, everyone looked lovely, the only problem was that the collective makeups took around 3 hours. That equals 3 hours of bending forward to put makeup on someones face without a high stool or any back support for me. Well this morning I was in so much agony I couldn't get out of bed and I have been in as much pain since. I hobbled around the supermarket and got my boyfriend to grab all the things on the bottom shelf for me. I am going to try and do some gentle stretching later tonight so hopefully I will be alright for my cardio workout tomorrow morning.
Oh and I forgot to tell you all that I now weigh 69.9 kilograms. I am actually so excited because I have finally made it back into the "sixties" and reached my 1 month goal 2 weeks early!
Well must go now and make falafels for tomorrows lunch. At least I will be able to use my thermomix. I have neglected my poor thermie since I have started 12WBT. I really need to work on adapting recipes so that I can use it more.
Liv x
Saturday 23 February 2013
Monday 18 February 2013
12WBT Pre-season Wrapup
Hello everyone,
I am in my second week of Michelle Bridges 12WBT and I am loving it! I have been getting up at around 6:15 and doing the videos for around 15 minutes. The exercise is definitely a struggle, but getting it out of the way in the morning leaves the rest of the day to relax without having it hanging over my head. Hopefully soon it will develop into a habit and it will be a lot easier to get up!
The food has also been amazing so far. I really want to try every dish and then hopefully i can find some sort of routine and rotate my fave dishes around. The best meal I have had so far has to be the Beef with Creamy Mustard Mushroom sauce. My partner absolutely loved it! Least favourite would be the fish but i did enjoy the spicy chickpeas that went with it!
So I thought I would wrap up the pre-season tasks that I completed in case anyone is interested :)
1st task: Get Real
This task was all about working out what our excuses are and coming up with solutions to all of them. For example, Excuse: I dont want to exercise because it is too cold/hot. Solution: Exercise indoors with a DVD. this task was really great and now whenever I think of an excuse I have ready made solutions waiting.
2nd task: Set your goals
Pretty self explanatory, but yes this task was about setting goals. The goals you set need to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-based. I have gone over my specific goals in a previous post :)
3rd task: Gear Up
I really enjoyed this one because it meant spending money (any excuse)! I bought myself a Heart Rate Monitor, a new set of scales, a new step and some Michelle Bridges DVD's.
4th task: Say it out Loud
This one was easy for me because I have been so excited about starting 12WBT that I have pretty well told everybody as it is! The task suggested posting my commitment to 12WBT on facebook. I didnt feel comfortable doing this as I dont really talk to most of the people I am friends with on facebook so I passed on this part of it, but I did "like" 12WBT on facebook ;)
5th task: Kitchen makeover
This task was all about throwing away all the naughty foods in the cupboard. In my case, the naughty foods were just moved to another cupboard up high, so my partner could still eat them, but if I wanted to I would have to get a chair out!
6th task: Organise and diarise
I enjoyed this task because it meant going to Kikki K and buying a new diary! I got a beautiful coral leather diary (as well as a folder to organise all my 12WBT notes, recipes etc). I then sat down and marked in my diary all my "red flag" days as well as shopping days, cooking times and exercise times.
7th task: Fitness Test
Took me a while to do this one, I think that is because I knew what the result would be. My results weren't great, and it confirmed my beginner status...
8th task: Measure Up
This task involved measuring all my jiggly bits and uploading a scary picture of myself. I did not really enjoy this task and kinda left it to the last minute to do. Hopefully when I have a brilliant "after" photo, I wont feel quite so embarrassed about my "before" photo!
And that was it for pre-season! It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot, but I am glad that the actual challenge has started and I cant wait to write more about it!
Liv x
I am in my second week of Michelle Bridges 12WBT and I am loving it! I have been getting up at around 6:15 and doing the videos for around 15 minutes. The exercise is definitely a struggle, but getting it out of the way in the morning leaves the rest of the day to relax without having it hanging over my head. Hopefully soon it will develop into a habit and it will be a lot easier to get up!
The food has also been amazing so far. I really want to try every dish and then hopefully i can find some sort of routine and rotate my fave dishes around. The best meal I have had so far has to be the Beef with Creamy Mustard Mushroom sauce. My partner absolutely loved it! Least favourite would be the fish but i did enjoy the spicy chickpeas that went with it!
So I thought I would wrap up the pre-season tasks that I completed in case anyone is interested :)
1st task: Get Real
This task was all about working out what our excuses are and coming up with solutions to all of them. For example, Excuse: I dont want to exercise because it is too cold/hot. Solution: Exercise indoors with a DVD. this task was really great and now whenever I think of an excuse I have ready made solutions waiting.
2nd task: Set your goals
Pretty self explanatory, but yes this task was about setting goals. The goals you set need to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-based. I have gone over my specific goals in a previous post :)
3rd task: Gear Up
I really enjoyed this one because it meant spending money (any excuse)! I bought myself a Heart Rate Monitor, a new set of scales, a new step and some Michelle Bridges DVD's.
4th task: Say it out Loud
This one was easy for me because I have been so excited about starting 12WBT that I have pretty well told everybody as it is! The task suggested posting my commitment to 12WBT on facebook. I didnt feel comfortable doing this as I dont really talk to most of the people I am friends with on facebook so I passed on this part of it, but I did "like" 12WBT on facebook ;)
5th task: Kitchen makeover
This task was all about throwing away all the naughty foods in the cupboard. In my case, the naughty foods were just moved to another cupboard up high, so my partner could still eat them, but if I wanted to I would have to get a chair out!
6th task: Organise and diarise
I enjoyed this task because it meant going to Kikki K and buying a new diary! I got a beautiful coral leather diary (as well as a folder to organise all my 12WBT notes, recipes etc). I then sat down and marked in my diary all my "red flag" days as well as shopping days, cooking times and exercise times.
7th task: Fitness Test
Took me a while to do this one, I think that is because I knew what the result would be. My results weren't great, and it confirmed my beginner status...
8th task: Measure Up
This task involved measuring all my jiggly bits and uploading a scary picture of myself. I did not really enjoy this task and kinda left it to the last minute to do. Hopefully when I have a brilliant "after" photo, I wont feel quite so embarrassed about my "before" photo!
And that was it for pre-season! It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot, but I am glad that the actual challenge has started and I cant wait to write more about it!
Liv x
Monday 4 February 2013
Weigh In Catch ups
Hello! So I have been so busy over the past couple of weeks learning to drive and getting ready for 12WBT & I kinda let this blog slip a little. But I am making up for it right now! Here is my past 2 weeks weigh ins in a pretty template created by arthlete. She has a tumblr and is a super awesome artist who does all "fit & healthy" themed work.
Anyway, here is my second weigh in:
And here is my third weeks weigh in:
Now you are up to date!
So I have lost a total of 2.9 kgs! I wasn't all that happy with last weeks, but I did eat a lot of crap that weekend and it was still a loss. This weekend just past I really tried to control myself and hopefully it will show on the scales on Wednesday.
I am so excited, only 6 days to go until 12 Week Body Transformation begins. I bought myself the Michelle Bridges Crunchtime DVD set, a step for training at home, a new set of bathroom scales (replacing my dodgy ones) and a Heart Rate Monitor. I am now officially poor, so couldn't quite afford new exercise gear - I will have to wait for pay day :)
Anyway, here is my second weigh in:
So I have lost a total of 2.9 kgs! I wasn't all that happy with last weeks, but I did eat a lot of crap that weekend and it was still a loss. This weekend just past I really tried to control myself and hopefully it will show on the scales on Wednesday.
I am so excited, only 6 days to go until 12 Week Body Transformation begins. I bought myself the Michelle Bridges Crunchtime DVD set, a step for training at home, a new set of bathroom scales (replacing my dodgy ones) and a Heart Rate Monitor. I am now officially poor, so couldn't quite afford new exercise gear - I will have to wait for pay day :)
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