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 :)