I'm back! Well I'm still here... I didn't really go anywhere actually. Just finding that life gets in the way of my blogging, haha.
I've just posted my first pre-season task on the 12WBT Forum. Here is the link if you are a member:
http://www.12wbt.com/round-1-2012/forums/task-1-introduce-yourself/topics/kylie-from-brisbane?page=1#post_193001-row
Yep - Round 1, 2012 has begun!!! Pre-season started on 16 Jan, and here I am and I've ALREADY done Task 1. Wooot!
Never mind that it's 12:30am, and I haven't even had dinner yet...
I can't wait to achieve my goals this round!
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Friday, 14 October 2011
Re-focussing
Some of my thoughts...
1. I'm going to bloody finish my pre-season tasks... Yes, it's true, I have not completed them. I've done 1-5 & 8, and haven't finished 6 & 7. Well surprise surprise, this is where I have fallen over... not being sufficiently organised & diarised, and having tempting food in the house. Wholemeal crumpets, and all-fruit jam - not so bad, except when too much is consumed over my calorie limit... but the danish butter and Milo has got to go! If my husband wants the danish butter, it can go in the 2nd fridge - out of my sight!
2. I'm going to STICK to my schedule, and make sure I've allowed time to prepare my meals.
3. I will not catastrophize. OK.. so I slipped.. it is NOT the end of the world, and this is NO reason to go on an all-you-can-eat binge. There are 7 whole weeks left, and my goals are still very achievable. And even then, I will continue my workouts and 1200 calorie limit through December, January and the rest of my life!
4. Make my workout sessions NON-NEGOTIABLE... the dishes can wait, the folding can wait, my dear husband can even wait! If slow traffic means I miss a gym class, I'll go home and get straight on the treadmill.
5. I need to get excited again, I don't want to be flat/sad, I want to be jumping/bubbling/smiling! I'm behind on watching the videos, am currently half-way through the Week 4 mindset lesson. So I will catch up on those during our travel time tomorrow.
6. This week I will create a 'vision board' for my future healthy lifestyle. This is a bit similar to the photo montage task.
7. I have to stop being a night-owl, it really wrecks the next day. Especially when my 17mo daughter decides to wake during the night. I need to get up & go to bed at the same time each day, and get more quality sleep.
8. I'm going to get out of my comfort zone... put myself out there. Get a metaphorical slap in the face... in a good way! This week I'm going to join in with my local 12wbt workout session (Sat morning I believe - not tomorrow though), and do a spin or yoga class (or both!). I've never done either class, but am keen to have a go :)
9. Do my 2nd fitness test. Yes, it's late, but I need to see some improvement! I use a school oval, so I will do that on Saturday (next week).
10. I'm going to print out my goals and post them on the fridge, mirrors & in my diary.
Phew! That's a pretty good start :)
1. I'm going to bloody finish my pre-season tasks... Yes, it's true, I have not completed them. I've done 1-5 & 8, and haven't finished 6 & 7. Well surprise surprise, this is where I have fallen over... not being sufficiently organised & diarised, and having tempting food in the house. Wholemeal crumpets, and all-fruit jam - not so bad, except when too much is consumed over my calorie limit... but the danish butter and Milo has got to go! If my husband wants the danish butter, it can go in the 2nd fridge - out of my sight!
2. I'm going to STICK to my schedule, and make sure I've allowed time to prepare my meals.
3. I will not catastrophize. OK.. so I slipped.. it is NOT the end of the world, and this is NO reason to go on an all-you-can-eat binge. There are 7 whole weeks left, and my goals are still very achievable. And even then, I will continue my workouts and 1200 calorie limit through December, January and the rest of my life!
4. Make my workout sessions NON-NEGOTIABLE... the dishes can wait, the folding can wait, my dear husband can even wait! If slow traffic means I miss a gym class, I'll go home and get straight on the treadmill.
5. I need to get excited again, I don't want to be flat/sad, I want to be jumping/bubbling/smiling! I'm behind on watching the videos, am currently half-way through the Week 4 mindset lesson. So I will catch up on those during our travel time tomorrow.
6. This week I will create a 'vision board' for my future healthy lifestyle. This is a bit similar to the photo montage task.
7. I have to stop being a night-owl, it really wrecks the next day. Especially when my 17mo daughter decides to wake during the night. I need to get up & go to bed at the same time each day, and get more quality sleep.
8. I'm going to get out of my comfort zone... put myself out there. Get a metaphorical slap in the face... in a good way! This week I'm going to join in with my local 12wbt workout session (Sat morning I believe - not tomorrow though), and do a spin or yoga class (or both!). I've never done either class, but am keen to have a go :)
9. Do my 2nd fitness test. Yes, it's late, but I need to see some improvement! I use a school oval, so I will do that on Saturday (next week).
10. I'm going to print out my goals and post them on the fridge, mirrors & in my diary.
Phew! That's a pretty good start :)
Day 33 - Struggles (Week 5)
I'm struggling BIG time :(
It started as a red flag event that I didn't realise until
it was right there. Then I was blindly swallowing my old excuses, justifying to
myself that 'I have no other choice... I don't have time... This is more
important....I'll just {insert un-healthy habit here}' Blah, blah BLAH.
So I did it :( I went to THAT place... you know the one. I
was running late to get to an appointment, and 'didn't have time' to eat a
proper lunch. But I could have found the time, if I was more prepared, and
organised & had acknowledged the red flag potential.
That was last Saturday.. now a week later, I'm in a major
slump, and have been back not only a 2nd time.. but a 3rd as well. *shakes
head* I've even hidden the subsequent
visits from my husband :( I haven't been to the gym, and have done only 1 run on the treadmill, and 1 netball game. I've got a head cold thingy this week, but that is no reason to eat crap.
Then there was Sunday when I popped over to the IGA to get my husband a mixer for his drinks for while watching the Bathurst race, and I buy a packet of
timtams.... What the HELL was I thinking????
I even recalled Mish saying 'are you kidding me??' in the Kitchen
Makeover video, and yet I still bought them. I guess I just wasn't thinking. I
thought I could 'get away with it', and I've since found out their calories and
O.M.G :(
My resolve is in pieces, and I have to put it back together.
I need to find my focus again. And I thought I was doing so well - I WAS doing well.. I was a tiny 100 grams off
meeting my 1 mth goal, and now I have to fight to get back in the game.
My result for the Week 5 weigh-in? ....I gained 1.1kg. I knew it would be bad after
how much I ate.
So it's 14 Oct, Friday night, and this weekend I have
another TWO red flag social events... *deep breaths*
I'm not feeling strong, and have
made no plan of attack. I don't even know what I'm wearing! (lol)
I'm really annoyed with myself because if I'd stayed on
track I would be over 5kg down, and it would be noticeable. Now I'm back to only
3.8kg down and feeling blah, mentally & physically.
I know I have to do something, change something to get my focus back. I'm going to re-commit to a new plan, and work hard to get back on track.
Watch this space....
Thursday, 6 October 2011
My Commitment (Task 5)
I AM COMMITTED..
- to myself. To staying true to what matters. To developing new positive thoughts & self-talk.
- to being a woman of my word.
- to taking control. I'm in charge. I have options over which 'I' am in control of making the choices.
- to being the best role model for my daughter.
- to loving my body and enjoying the benefits of feeding it healthy food and giving it the exercise necessary for good health.
- to taking responsibility for my health.
- to following my meal plans.
- to following my exercise schedule.
- to watching the weekly video messages.
- to completing the weekly surprises.
- to finishing what I started.
- to reaching a healthy BMI.
- to maintaining a healthy weight & lifestyle.
- to being the best me I can be.
...and I AM COMMITTED to doing the work to get me there!
(I have borrowed some of these phrases from another 12wbt-er, hope she doesn't mind, they really spoke to me).
- to myself. To staying true to what matters. To developing new positive thoughts & self-talk.
- to being a woman of my word.
- to taking control. I'm in charge. I have options over which 'I' am in control of making the choices.
- to being the best role model for my daughter.
- to loving my body and enjoying the benefits of feeding it healthy food and giving it the exercise necessary for good health.
- to taking responsibility for my health.
- to following my meal plans.
- to following my exercise schedule.
- to watching the weekly video messages.
- to completing the weekly surprises.
- to finishing what I started.
- to reaching a healthy BMI.
- to maintaining a healthy weight & lifestyle.
- to being the best me I can be.
...and I AM COMMITTED to doing the work to get me there!
(I have borrowed some of these phrases from another 12wbt-er, hope she doesn't mind, they really spoke to me).
Gear Up (Task 4)
This task is about getting organised with exercise, mainly 'where' and 'how'. This has been the most fun task to date!
To help me achieve my healthy lifestyle goals, I have:
I now feel MUCH more prepared to achieve my goals, way more than last round. My gym is about 5 mins drive away, AND has child care! I have the option of going to a gym class, or doing Mish's workout DVDs at home, or running on the treadmill at home. And some days I will need that flexibility when life happens and plans have to change.
YAY! :)
NB: I was able to get myself organised during pre-season, just hadn't posted about it until now.
To help me achieve my healthy lifestyle goals, I have:
- 12 month gym membership
- Polar FT4 heart rate monitor
- new workout clothes (yay for Target 20% off sale!)
- Homedics digital scales
- Michelle Bridges 'Crunch Time' Exercise DVDs (3in1 pack): 'Tight, Toned & Terrific', 'Super Shredder Circuit' and 'Seek & Destroy Cardio Kicker'
- Michelle Bridges 'Crunch Time: lose weight fast and keep it off'
- Michelle Bridges 'Crunch Time Cookbook'
- Asics Netburners (a few years old, but I was re-fitted recently & they are still good)
- Tupperware Totally Active Sports Bag - which I looove! cool bag, water bottle, sections for everything, adustable straps, microfibre towel, containers for healthy snacks (not all items shown)
- iPhone synced with 12WBT podcasts
- new netball gloves (I play socially, have for many years)
- large folder to store all the delicious low-calorie recipes
- iPad (Hubby's work iPad, we use it while cooking to display the recipes)
- measuring tape
- 3kg dumbells
- new Triumph Triaction sports bras (my maternity bras were just not up to the job, haha!) (Yay for Kmart sale!)
I now feel MUCH more prepared to achieve my goals, way more than last round. My gym is about 5 mins drive away, AND has child care! I have the option of going to a gym class, or doing Mish's workout DVDs at home, or running on the treadmill at home. And some days I will need that flexibility when life happens and plans have to change.
YAY! :)
NB: I was able to get myself organised during pre-season, just hadn't posted about it until now.
Day 25 (Week 4)
Hello!
Here we are in Week 4, and I'm going strong :) And I'm now officially lighter than my husband!
My Week 3 loss was 600g, and Week 4 loss was 1.1kg! I'm really starting to see changes, not only physically, but also mentally. I don't feel 'controlled' by food anymore, and I'm enjoying all the new recipes, and our favourites that we keep returning to. I'm even doing more of the cooking which is great, and I enjoy it which is even better!
Exercise on the other hand is still somewhat sporadic. Sometimes my workout plans change due to heavy traffic on the way home, and as a result I've missed the start of the class, or my daughter is cranky and Hubby is tired, and the workout is the first thing that goes out the window. In those instances that are somewhat unavoidable, I can use the treadmill or an exercise DVD, but sometimes even that isn't happening.
So far in the past week, I have done:
Fri - 0 exercise
Sat - 0 exercise
Sun - 0 exercise
Mon - Rest Day (lol)
Tue - 0 exercise
Wed - Netball - burnt 552 calories
Thur - Run (treadmill) - burnt 569 calories
I have all good intentions, and do really enjoy the classes, especially the feeling of achievement at the end. Just need to plan for it, and make sure it happens. I can't workout in the mornings as we have to commute to work, and on my 'home' days (I work part-time), Hubby leaves early and the creche isn't open yet (for my 17mo daughter). I don't have enough time to workout during lunch, which leaves the weekday evenings and weekends. Are these all excuses? I don't know! It's great having flexibility, but I would like to get myself to the gym more often.
My highlights of the last few weeks:
~ went really well through one of my 'red flag' events, and didn't over-eat!! I didn't drink (though I'm not really a wine drinker anyway), I enjoyed some nibbly-type finger foods, but also restrained myself from enjoying them again and again... and again! I even decided in the evening, after initially avoiding the spicy bbq chicken platter, that I actually did want one, picked up a napkin... and then thought.. but do I REALLY want it? Will I feel regret after eating it? I decided it wasn't worth it, and walked away! WOW :)
~ went to Subway, bought a 6inch peri peri chicken & salad sub for lunch and they gave me a FREE choc-chip cookie, GAH! BUT, I didn't eat it, and gave it to Hubby on our way home from work. The OLD me would have bought a few, AND taken the free one.
~ got some compliments from a cute security guard at my work! I'm sure he says them to all the women, but it sure made me smile!
~ loved netball again this week, I'm really starting to feel fitter and like I make a better contribution to the team. I feel quicker, and can move around the circle better (I play GS). I'm also wanting to work harder as I know I'm wearing my FT4 and aiming for 500+ calories burnt. And of course we won 41-36 which is great (and the Grand Final is coming up soon too!).
Some things I need to improve on:
~ drink more water
~ I stupidly(?) bought a bulk pack of mini-Coke Zero to keep in the work fridge, to have as a treat with lunch. Now I fear it will be another habit to break. I should do some research into all the nasty chemicals in softdrinks.
~ plan more variety in my snacks
Tomorrow I am doing my fitness test and measurements, I wonder if I can run my way into 'Advanced'! Also planning to record another vlog in the morning!
Hope you are all doing well :)
Here we are in Week 4, and I'm going strong :) And I'm now officially lighter than my husband!
My Week 3 loss was 600g, and Week 4 loss was 1.1kg! I'm really starting to see changes, not only physically, but also mentally. I don't feel 'controlled' by food anymore, and I'm enjoying all the new recipes, and our favourites that we keep returning to. I'm even doing more of the cooking which is great, and I enjoy it which is even better!
Exercise on the other hand is still somewhat sporadic. Sometimes my workout plans change due to heavy traffic on the way home, and as a result I've missed the start of the class, or my daughter is cranky and Hubby is tired, and the workout is the first thing that goes out the window. In those instances that are somewhat unavoidable, I can use the treadmill or an exercise DVD, but sometimes even that isn't happening.
So far in the past week, I have done:
Fri - 0 exercise
Sat - 0 exercise
Sun - 0 exercise
Mon - Rest Day (lol)
Tue - 0 exercise
Wed - Netball - burnt 552 calories
Thur - Run (treadmill) - burnt 569 calories
I have all good intentions, and do really enjoy the classes, especially the feeling of achievement at the end. Just need to plan for it, and make sure it happens. I can't workout in the mornings as we have to commute to work, and on my 'home' days (I work part-time), Hubby leaves early and the creche isn't open yet (for my 17mo daughter). I don't have enough time to workout during lunch, which leaves the weekday evenings and weekends. Are these all excuses? I don't know! It's great having flexibility, but I would like to get myself to the gym more often.
My highlights of the last few weeks:
~ went really well through one of my 'red flag' events, and didn't over-eat!! I didn't drink (though I'm not really a wine drinker anyway), I enjoyed some nibbly-type finger foods, but also restrained myself from enjoying them again and again... and again! I even decided in the evening, after initially avoiding the spicy bbq chicken platter, that I actually did want one, picked up a napkin... and then thought.. but do I REALLY want it? Will I feel regret after eating it? I decided it wasn't worth it, and walked away! WOW :)
~ went to Subway, bought a 6inch peri peri chicken & salad sub for lunch and they gave me a FREE choc-chip cookie, GAH! BUT, I didn't eat it, and gave it to Hubby on our way home from work. The OLD me would have bought a few, AND taken the free one.
~ got some compliments from a cute security guard at my work! I'm sure he says them to all the women, but it sure made me smile!
~ loved netball again this week, I'm really starting to feel fitter and like I make a better contribution to the team. I feel quicker, and can move around the circle better (I play GS). I'm also wanting to work harder as I know I'm wearing my FT4 and aiming for 500+ calories burnt. And of course we won 41-36 which is great (and the Grand Final is coming up soon too!).
Some things I need to improve on:
~ drink more water
~ I stupidly(?) bought a bulk pack of mini-Coke Zero to keep in the work fridge, to have as a treat with lunch. Now I fear it will be another habit to break. I should do some research into all the nasty chemicals in softdrinks.
~ plan more variety in my snacks
Tomorrow I am doing my fitness test and measurements, I wonder if I can run my way into 'Advanced'! Also planning to record another vlog in the morning!
Hope you are all doing well :)
My Goals (Task 3)
Task 3 is about setting goals, and mapping out how I'm going to achieve them. Not only for the 12 weeks, but also beyond. This is a lifestyle & body transformation, not a single program with an end date. I will no longer be 'on' or 'off' a diet.
I'd like to lose 20kg in these 12 weeks, but part of me knows this is not very realistic. I'm trying to be more realistic with my expectations of myself, and to not set myself up to fail by setting goals that while they may look achieveable, when I factor in everything else in my life, are really quite a stretch to achieve. Perhaps I am just scared of failing, should I aim too high and not achieve, I would feel like a big failure. But, it's about the goal being achieveable, and I just don't know if 20kg in 12 weeks is something that I could achieve, given my other commitments.
...There, I said it! :)
I'd like to lose 20kg in these 12 weeks, but part of me knows this is not very realistic. I'm trying to be more realistic with my expectations of myself, and to not set myself up to fail by setting goals that while they may look achieveable, when I factor in everything else in my life, are really quite a stretch to achieve. Perhaps I am just scared of failing, should I aim too high and not achieve, I would feel like a big failure. But, it's about the goal being achieveable, and I just don't know if 20kg in 12 weeks is something that I could achieve, given my other commitments.
I've aimed to make these goals Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Realistic & Time-based.
So, after much thought, these are my goals:- 1 Month: To lose 5kg, and run 2km without stopping by 10 Oct 2011. I will achieve this by following the 12WBT nutrition & exercise plans, viewing the weekly video messages, completing the weekly surprises, and doing the Rolling Interval Program on the treadmill at least once per week.
- 3 Months: To lose 15kg, and run 6km without stopping by 5 Dec 2011. I will achieve this by following the 12WBT nutrition & exercise plans, viewing the weekly video messages, completing the weekly surprises, and doing the Rolling Interval Program on the treadmill at least once per week.
- 6 Months: To lose 23kg, and achieve BMI of 24 by 12 Feb 2012. I will achieve this by following the 12WBT nutrition & exercise plans, and continuing to participate in the 12WBT.
- 12 Months: To maintain my weight loss & healthy lifestyle through 12 Sept 2012. I will achieve this by following the 12WBT nutrition & exercise plans, and continuing to participate in the 12WBT.
...There, I said it! :)
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