Operation Body Love:: Success or Failure? Weekly Updates

My Goal

Why am i doing this?  Read it here

Weight loss challenge totals to date::

Body Fat Loss: 9.87%

On the scales: 14.2kg loss

73kg – 58.8kg

Week Forty-Nine

17 September 2011

Loss:  0

Body Fat Loss: 0.6%

Weight: 58.8kg

Body Fat: 19.2%

This weeks goal

I just have to say exactly what i said last week…. One binge day and we are STILL working on moving it off my ass!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ARGH!!!!!!! I am so frustrated, i have been SO good, i mean like three weeks… THREE weeks without baking and still i am 1.2% away from 18% where i was… What is with my body?! At this point in time i am willing to do just about anything so i am contemplating buying this stuff called DIM which is suppose to help…. Who knows… All i know is this is hard and i swear on my life each time i feel like endulging i just think of the dream to be 18% body fat and just how hard i am working at the moment!!

Week Forty-Eight

10 September 2011

Loss:  800grms

Body Fat Loss: 0.7%

Weight: 58.8kg

Body Fat: 19.8%

This weeks goal

So it takes but one binge to gain 2% yet when you work your ass off for a week – you loose less than half of what you gained… I am going to let out three large sigh’s right now…

*sigh*

*sigh*

*sigh*

Ok now that that is out, onto the plan of attack… Keep doing what i am doing – no cheats no binging nada… Clean eating and one workout a day.  Lots of protein the right amount of sleep and just having faith in myself!

Oh and my “goal” for this week is to slowly up my water intake to 4L a day… Now this will take some time to get used to!

Week Forty-Seven

2 September 2011

Loss:  100grms

Body Fat Loss: Gain nearly 2% (over two weeks)

Weight: 59.6kg

Body Fat: 20.5%

This weeks goal

Yup i knew it was going to be bad… I let myself off the hook last week for my daughters birthday with the intention that this week i would get straight back to it… I started monday and it seems that loosing my afternoon protein snack has done more damage than good… So DAIRY OUT! Chicken *sigh* back in!

I am still on my quest for a 21 baking free treat free stint, so this weekend while i am letting myself have cheese on my omelet, letting myself have a latte and a roast for dinner, be rest assured there will be NO BAKING and there will be no treats not even wheat free!! Diet jelly and keeping myself busy here i come!!

Lets hope that this weekend i can stick to my guns and break this binge eating habit!

Week Forty-Five

20 August 2011

Loss:  700grms

Body Fat Loss: .9%

Weight: 59.7kg

Body Fat: 18.8%

This weeks goal

I am happy with the way i look, i just want to be comfortable with this yo yo effect.  I know that when you reach your goal you go up and down and up and down, and especially being a female at ‘that time’ you always gain due to fluid retention… But i guess i wish my yo yo was happening maybe a kilo or two, a percent or two lower than what it is at the moment.

But i have hit a lul… I have lost motivation, i am doing the same thing week in week out and i think that i need, no, i know that i need to make changes to my weekend routines, but i am so stuck in my ways, i am so stuck in my routines that i find it hard to change.

Einstein once said that the definition of insanity was doing the same things over and over and expecting different results… I guess that is almost what i am doing month in month out, i loose i gain, i loose i gain… I think after this week (this week being my daughters first birthday and my massive bake off) i think i need a new goal, something to work toward, something that will change my routine and motivate me toward something….

I just dont know what.

Week Forty-Four

13 August 2011

Loss: GAIN 500grms

Body Fat Loss: GAIN of nearly 2%

Weight: 60kg

Body Fat: 19.7%

This weeks goal

*sigh* i cant win… This week i am getting back into wheat free (including treat day) and making sure i eat regularly.  I think a part of me is forgetting to eat / not eating because i dont feel like it… And we all know that it is very important to fuel our bodies or we hold onto fats… SO i must i must i must remember to eat regularly Good foods… Protien…

Week Forty-Two

30 July 2011

Loss: 200grms

Body Fat Loss: 1%

Weight: 59.5kg

Body Fat: 18%

This weeks goal

So we are back to the Yo-Yo effect! This week i am cutting back. Yes you heard right, i am cutting back. I just hope i can stick to my guns and ensure that i dont, but knowing me…. The walk will become a run…

Speaking of which, where should i run to tomorrow morning? 13km or 9?

Week Forty-One

23 July 2011

Loss: 100grms

Body Fat Loss: 0.8%

Weight: 59.7kg

Body Fat: 19%

This weeks goal

I really wish i knew what was going on with this weight loss business, and why my body just wont stay down around 58kg…  What is with the ups and downs and back ups again? *sigh* I’ll never win. And this weekend wasnt any better because i have been emotional eating thanx to our ol mate AF Oh and chuck in the back pain and bloating and it is a wonderful combination of all things that can only be solved by chocolate and comfort eating!

Next week id suggest there will be tears! But dont be worried, tomorrow is Monday and i know that mondays seem to be my reset button and i will chug on with my new food plan and eat plenty of that green stuff!

Week Forty

16 July 2011

Loss: GAIN of 1.1kg

Body Fat Loss: GAIN of 1.5%

Weight: 59.8kg

Body Fat: 19.8%

This weeks goal

EPIC EPIC EPIC FAIL… I HATE myself right now! I had a horrible weekend last weekend – i ate what i wanted when i wanted, and consequently i gained 1.1kg OMFG can you believe that just TWO days of eating could lead to such a MASSIVE weight gain – and there was NO muscle gain there either, pure fat, pure pure pure fat.  And i know exactly where it ended up on my ass.

I really hate myself right now, and i hate the fact that it is so hard to keep it off, and i hate the fact that my husband can sit there and eat anything he wants anytime and not gain a kilo, and i hate the fact that i just feel fat and lost in this stupid world, i hate that i cant control my indulgences – its either all or none, i cant do in between.

I hate this i hate this i hate this.

So this weekend i am not indulging, i am just eating some good healthy foods. We are having salmon and dill frittata tonight and stuffed veal with broad beans tomorrow night… Yummy salads for lunch and i am going to snack on ham and avocado! Sounds YUMMY! oh and i am going to have a latte – my world wouldnt be worth living without a latte!

Oh and with trainer approval i am baking some no bake (ironic hugh) nut bars

& next week i am going hard core and even eating raw vegies (which i hate) just so i can loose this kilo i managed to gain – poop im an idiot!

Week Thirty-Nine

09 July 2011

Loss: .2kg

Body Fat Loss: 0.7%

Weight: 58.7kg

Body Fat: 18.3%

This weeks goal

Up & down, up & down… I am the yo yo lady! although i am surprised that i lost.  I havent been weighed for a fortnight due to the ‘big run’ and i had assumed that i would gain weight, which i didnt & i didnt loose muscle either, which really surprised me! And of course made me SUPER happy!

I have this little secret goal that some how i would LOVE to be 58kg even, and closer to 17% fat, but im not quite sure if that is plauseabel, more so i would just more like to loose a couple more cm from my hip/thy fat, but again i am not sure if my body will do that for me, especially when i am enjoying have diet free weekends! I love having structure over the week, and not worrying AT ALL what i eat over the weekends, oh and my baking – i love to bake…. But of course i have to think about what i want more…. Hmmmmm – ill see how i go this week, shall i?

So this week i am changing up my training a little to have a bit of fun! I am swapping 3 of my cardio intervals for a cardio like weights session – i did one with my trainer on saturday and i tells you it totally took my breath away! Just the kind of stuff i love!

So this week, new training, new protein powder (yup i changed up my drink a little) and the aim to have fun!

Week Thirty-Seven

25 June 2011

Loss: .4kg

Body Fat Loss: gain of 0.5%

Weight: 58.9kg

Body Fat: 19%

This weeks goal

This week is a right off.

Full stop end oi story, i am having a weekend off. Screw it!

I am being UBER naughty and baking a beef pie with mushy mint peas and a caramel tart… Why?!

Because last weekend i almost DIED of starvation and next week is the marathon – so i have a week off from training – thats right folks no weigh in for me next week!

So excuse me for a minute while i go and stuff myself stupid with food, glorious food!

Week Thirty-Six

18 June 2011

Loss: 0.9kg

Body Fat Loss: 0%

Weight: 59.3kg

Body Fat: 18.55%

This weeks goal

This week has been better, somewhat.  Its all been so emotional at the moment with all this testing and me being so tired, but alas yesterday there was god news – i managed to squeeeeeze myself into a size 8 pair of jeans – yey!  I honestly always wanted to fit into an eight, and hello size 8 – i now fit into you

Last week i was quite upset as to a ‘silly’ special diet i have to do for one of my tests on monday but this weekend i am making myself see it as a challenge and just remind myself that just as my trainer has said… “It is only temporary”

My diet over the next two days will be as follows (fingers crossed that MAYBE i loose weight because of it!)

Saturday

Breakfast
1 cup rice bubbles, 1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 slice white toast, butter, honey
1/2 cup apple juice

Lunch
2 slice white bread, butter
1 slice cold meat or egg
1/2 cup apple juice

Dinner
small serve of lean meat
1/2 cup potato or white rice
1 serve jelly (WOOT!)

Any amount of clear fluid

Sunday

Breakfast & Lunch
As per 1st day

from 2pm, one glass of fluid each hour
6pm, 1st series of medication to ‘clean out system’
10pm, 2nd series of medication to ‘clear out system’
From 10pm, nil by mouth until appointment…

Wish me luck cause this is going to be a NASTY weekend.. Butt – here is hoping for fat loss

(itsonlytemporaryitsonlytemporaryitsonlytemporaryitsonlytemporaryitsonlytemporary)

Week Thirty-Five

11 June 2011

Loss: ^$#$&#^ GAIN OF !>@kg….. ARRGHHHH!

Body Fat Loss: 0%

Weight: 60.2kg

Body Fat: 18.55%

This weeks goal

I want to curl up and die.

I know its only a number and i know 99.9% of people could never understand this, my husband is perplexed as to why i am bawling my eyes out right now, but this is devastating to me.  I worked so hard to get that 5 in front of my weight, so hard and now, now because my STOOPID body wants to freaking freak out on me and have some sort of hissy fit that involves me being full of shit and undergoing stoopid tests, because of that i have GAINED weight!

And i know it is muscle weight and i know that i can pick up an extra cardio session, blah blah fucking blah, but at the end of a horrible week, you know what? Some GOOD news would have been nice, a GOOD result or the SAME result isnt to much to ask for is it?!  I needed a weekend where i didnt feel guilty for baking, i needed a weekend where i could watch a movie and eat some cake… I wanted a weekend where i felt i could have a good me time, cook, blog relax the way i like to realx, i needed that, but now, now if i do that i am just going to feel guilty and more shit next week when i dont loose that kilo…

I dont know, i just dont know…

I keep thinking there are others that suffer way more than me, that i am being so selfish for caring, but i just cant be positve all the time, right now all i can think is its not fair, my insides hurt from the d&c my rear hurts from having been poked and prodded, and now my mind hurts because i worked so hard and so long just to reach a goal that i now have to work again to reach because of all this stuff… *sigh* And in the weeks to come – who knows if its going to get better?

Why cant i just be normal?  Why me? Why me? Why do i get thrown curve balls when i thought everything was finally under control?

F@($&@#@#!k this @!#T!

 

Week Thirty-Four

04 June 2011

Loss: 100 grams

Body Fat Loss: TBA%

Weight: 59kg

Body Fat: TBA%

This weeks goal

Well i have hit the almighty plateu… Which is ok, because at the moment it means that while i am binging on the weekends a little, and enjoying my baking i am not gaining weight, i am simply maintaining.  Which is ok.  I have decided i would love to be 57kg at maybe 17% fat – my husband says i am crazy & that i will end up in hospital and that enough is enough, but well… You know there is always something you are un happy with, and for me that is my belly fat and thy fat… Buuuuuuuuuutttttt, like i said at the moment my motivation isnt higher than my love for baking nummy things, so maybe i will encourage myself to do a 21day count down to the big run… yes that sounds like a plan! So you heard it here first, i am going to do a 21 day count down to the big run – NO BAKING! *giggles, crossing her fingers that her motivation is higher in a week that it is right now*

Oh and just for you guys…. This is me now… (being brave & wearing my tiny running shorts!)

 

Week Thirty-Three

28 May 2011

Loss: (GAIN)600 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.7%

Weight: 59.1kg

Body Fat: 18.5%

This weeks goal

Its like a yo-yo.  I am the human weight loss yo-yo…  But alas i am enjoying my weekends treats for the moment and i havent gone over the 60kg limit.  I had a little bit of an emotional day yesterday as my measurements went up – however now that i have been weighed by my trainer i have a sneaky suspicion that it is a premenstral gain, so i am going to enjoy my weekend this week and cut back for the next few weekends.

This week we are also going to change up my weights regime and once again add some variety to keep things fun

Week Thirty-Two

21 May 2011

Loss: 300 grams

Body Fat Loss: GAIN of 1.2%

Weight: 58.5kg

Body Fat: 19.2%

This weeks goal

I just cant win.  I feel like i just cant win anymore.  My body hates me, maybe i am pushing it too hard, maybe i need to focus on my mental image of myself, who knows, but at the moment i just feel like i cant win.  I thought once i got past that goal, once i was beyond the pressures of myself it would be easier, but alas…. *sigh* it is not.

I want more from myself, my goals have changed, i want to loose more fat and i want to run like the wind, i want to eat what i can on the weekends, i want to bake, i want i want i want…. But my body does not like that…. My body just thinks it needs to eat my muscle and save my fat…

So today, today there is no plan,today i am throwing my hands up in the air, and with a tear in my sleep deprived eye i scream at my body (mind my manners)::

WHAT THE F***?! WTF WTF WTF WTF?!?!!?  SUCK IT UP BODY, take the energy from my ass and save me my muscles so that i can run like the wind so that i can kick this 21km…

Week Thirty-One

14 May 2011

Loss: Nil

Body Fat Loss: 1%

Weight: 58.8kg

Body Fat: 18%

This weeks goal

In the coming weeks i want to focus on ridding my body of my thy / hip fat… I hate it, i have always hated it – but of course it has to be the hardest of the lot to shift! Now that i have reached / am within my ‘target weight’ and there is but 7 short weeks until the Gold Coast Half Marathon my sister and i are working hard and training toward being able to finish within 2.5 hours, and aside from those two small things i have plans to sit down and think about my new focus and what i am working toward next

For more information on my ‘new’ goals look here

Week Thirty

7 May 2011

Loss: 1.5kg

Body Fat Loss: 0.2%

Weight: 58.8kg

Body Fat: 19.20%

This weeks goal

Guess what getting back into did?!?!?! LOST THE LAST LITTLE BIT!!! I lost 1.5kg i am so happy i have excitement bubbles in my belly   i have no idea what is next… Maybe just another 0.5kg and to make sure that i keep between 58 & 60kg.  Now i am focusing on my 1/2 marathon training and making sure i keep my muscles toned and keep my strength for the big run in July!

And whilst digging in the archives my trainer found some images of me from back in May 2008 (WOW 3 years ago) when i initally consultaned with her to loose fat and gain muscle.

My weight loss history since then:

May 2008 – December 2008 i lost 8kg | 10% body fat…

January 2009 – December 2009 I went through infertility and gained 5kg simply from hormones & not being allowed to work out as hard!(no change in diet)

January 2010 – August 2010 Pregnant & i ATE ATE ATE… Gained 25kg! (lost 17kg in 2 weeks – this was baby and fluid)

September 2010 – May 2011 LOST 14.2kg | 10.07% body fat

I am SO proud of myself even if i do say so myself

Week Twenty-Nine

29 April 2011

Loss: Nil

Body Fat Loss: 0.3%

Weight: 60.3kg

Body Fat: 19.20%

This weeks goal

To simply get back into it.  After easter & long weekends, holidays and food food food, i need to STOP! Yes i need to stop overeating and start being a good little girlie again!

So after a massive fail yesterday (im writing this on  sunday) & hopefully not a massive fail today… As of monday we are back to the strict eat every 2 hour – good food, low carb, naked vegies diet…For 14 straight days… Yes, i am going on a rampage of strictness for 14 whole days… & to inspire me to keep it going i am going to find an inspirational food thought each and everyday )

Week Twenty-Eight

23 April 2011

Loss: Nil

Body Fat Loss: Nil

Weight: 60.3kg

Body Fat: 19.50%

This weeks goal

Nothing… I am having a week off!  It is easter and i am tired so im having a break, realesing myself from my goals for just one week, taking the pressure off and giving myself a well earned holiday…

No im not going to be stupid, but i am going to enjoy the Easter break and come back next week with a vengeance and a new plan… And prepare for our Mothers Day Fun run…. Have you sponsored our team?

Week Twenty-Seven

16 April 2011

Loss: 600g

Body Fat Loss: tiny gain

Weight: 60.3kg

Body Fat: 19.55%

This weeks goal

There is not much more i can do but just keep persevering, just keep trying, just keep watching what i put in my mouth and just to keep on excersizing and being active….

I am at the end point i feel like there is but a couple of km to go in my marathon and from now on it is just mind over matter, it is just creating a lifestyle that will allow me to get this last little bit off and keep it off.

This week on my trainers advice i am going to up my protein intake and switch my protien drink to before my work out rather than after my work out – so here is hoping that just a small change will make a little difference.

My goal was 13kg & 10% fat loss, in the past 27 weeks i have lost 12.7kg and 9.52% by persevering no matter how hard it was, no matter how gloomy i felt, no matter how much i hated not eating the chocolate biscuits or the pizza i was dying for – maybe i could have lost it quicker by not ‘cheating’ every now and then, but i think that is why i can continue, because through it all i know that every now and then it is ok to eat that slice of cake, or to indulge in some pizza with the family – just so long as when Monday rolls around you jump on that treadmill & go back to that diet and lifestyle that works for you.

I am a goal setting person and my next goal, my next challenge is to get down to 58kg without loosing muscle so that i am always within that 2kg range, so that i never venture over the 60kg mark…

Oh and to run that half marathon – we are 10.5km in and half way there with approximately 2.5 months to go to race day – eeeeee! Dont forget to sponsor our team as we tun to raise money for Breast Cancer…

Week Twenty-Six

9 April 2011

Loss: 100g

Body Fat Loss: tiny gain

Weight: 60.9kg

Body Fat: 19.4%

This weeks goal

When do you totally know a diet is working?! When the sales assistant asks you why your holding a size M & hands you a size S! That is totally right, i went to buy myself a pair or sports tights & the sales assistant handed me a small & they fit! And to top that off when i looked at her in disbelief she said back to me that she was a small & that i was defiantly smaller than her! HA! I was smaller than the sports shop sales assistant… Now that will make you smile even if it was an empty compliment (there is NO WAY i was smaller than the assistant)

Anywho back to the goal, this week we are changing up my weights routine & at the moment i am trying to mix and match my interval training in the mornings as i have been feeling like i am not pushing myself enough…

As my diet seems to be ok at the moment i am going to stick with it, this week i will be following the below plan… (Jotted down and stuck to my fridge!) Oh & i want to try to increase my water intake in hopes that that will help with the final 3…

5am black coffee & 3 raw almonds

Cardio interval workout

6.30am protein shake

Core workout dvd

8.30am 1 egg + 3 whites

10.30am can of tuna

12.30 / 1pm cauliflower & tofu soup (this is a new recipe i am trying this week)

3.30pm tub of youghurt

weights session (Tuesdays & Thursdays only) + post workout shake

6.30pm 100grm of meat, vegies & low fat gravy

And that will be that! I am trying to be good over the weekends and cut back on sweets & oh so nummy lattes!

Week Twenty-Four

26 March 2011

Loss: nil – gain of 300g

Body Fat Loss: 0.6%

Weight: 61kg

Body Fat: 19.2%

This weeks goal

Well it seems that i may not make my goal weight before my target time and while i feel a little sad about this, i do realise just how far i have come.  Its been six months since the first time i stepped on the scales for the first time and finally for the first time in a long time i feel like me again, i feel like the outside of me fits the inside of me, i feel like i can enjoy a latte on the weekend and not worry about how big my bum looks in this or that outfit, i feel like i can wake up in the morning and not have anything to wear because nothing fits, but not have anything to wear because i have too many choices.

In my heart i know that i have nearly achieved what i set out to achieve that i am not the woman who gives up, that i am not the woman who gets half way to a goal and says that is good enough, i am the woman who follows through, who pushes herself to breaking point to get what she wants, and once again i am the woman who who prefers to run up the stairs rather than wait for the lift.

I still have one kilo to go and i know i am going to get there, but for now, for the moment i truly am happy

Week Twenty-Three

19 March 2011

Loss: 1.4kg

Body Fat Loss: 0.3%

Weight: 60.7

Body Fat: 19.8%

This weeks goal

From a cruel joke to exciting results… It seems that this week i have success! (Finally)

My husband always said that it took me 9 months to put it on so it will take me 9 months to take it off, and in two weeks time my nine months will be up (just about) Ever since day dot i have had the goal of April 2 (my husbands 30th birthday) to rid myself of my weight, and hopefully if one more week of dairy free is as successful as last week, fingers crossed, i will reach my goal of 60kg by April 2nd!

In terms of goals i still have 5cm to loose from my hips, and a couple of cm still on my stomach, so after a weekend off on April 2nd i will be back at it, just determined to reach my goals

And in honor of such a great result, i have taken a shot…

Week Twenty-Two

12 March 2011

Loss: 100grm

Body Fat Loss: 0.4%

Weight: 62.1

Body Fat: 20.4%

This weeks goal

I swear its like some cruel joke… *sigh* I just wish it would come off quicker… I didnt gain, but i barley lost…. But in true spirit im hanging in there and continuing on my 21 days dairy free, and i am NOT baking this week! No i will not! & i am GOING to be good when we go out or dinner… Bring on the jelly & gum I am going to make a nummy meal tonight though….

Week Twenty-One

05 March 2011

Loss: 200grm

Body Fat Loss: 0.9%

Weight: 62.2

Body Fat: 20.6%

This weeks goal

Or should i say the next three weeks goal!  I have a 21 day plan to cut out dairy from my diet.  Not only to test the waters and to see if dairy is the culprit behind my tummy pains, but also to see if by holding back on dairy i can loose more fat while still holding onto my muscle as by decreasing my dairy i will have to increase my protein intake.

I have been measuring my waist (7cm below my belly button) and my thy / hip line (the widest point) and my belly is one cm from my original goal yet my hips are still 6cm from my goal… I wanted to see my hips lower that 100cm (size 10) before April 2, however i am just not sure that i can loose 6cm in 5 weeks as latley i have barley been loosing 0.5cm weekly.  I have high hopes for my dairy free stint and i just hope that in some way it helps!

Oh & you can keep an eye on my 21 days dairy free here

OH double OH – PLEASE sponsor us for our mothers day fun run

Week Twenty

26 February 2011

Loss: 800grm

Body Fat Loss: Gain

Weight: 62.4

Body Fat: 21.5%

This weeks goal

Last week i lost muscle (again!) so in an attempt to regain my muscle and loose more fat this week i am changing my diet up.  No protein before cardio – working out on an empty belly – plus changing up my weights routine and adding some supplements.  Once again i am struggling on weekends, however i think i am getting better… I guess we will see, and hopefully i can get rid of these last 2.5kg and kick to 20% body fats ass! (well i would like to get down to 58 so i have 2kg to work with but we will see, we will see)

Week Nineteen

19 February 2011

Loss: Gain of 100grm

Body Fat Loss: 1.1%

Weight: 63.2

Body Fat: 20.1%

This weeks goal

So in preparation for a gain this week, i decided to update my body love image.  So here is a sneak peak of me with just 3kg and 3% body fat to go before i hit pre baby weight.  Be sure to pop back over tomorrow for this weeks weigh in and update.

 

Week Eighteen

12 February 2011

Loss: 500 grams

Body Fat Loss: gain

Weight: 63.1kg

Body Fat: 21.2%

This weeks goal

It seems this week i gained 1% of fat lost a bit of muscle… Just not heading in the right direction…  I have to say that as the weeks tick on it is getting harder and harder to stay focused on the goal, and my one weakness, the one thing that i know is bringing me down, the bad habit i MUST beat – i just dont have the strength for some reason to break… Baking… My bad habit weekend baking…

I did it again, and once again i hated myself for cooking and eating…. So in an attempt to stop myself next week i have put a note on the fridge calendar, a piece of paper / no baking sign covering the baking shelf of the pantry, AND a note on the top of my notebook page where i will write my shopping list so i dont buy any ingredient to bake…. Oh i also renamed the recipes folder on my computer to “Too Fat For That” LOL THERE WILL BE NO BAKING GODDAMIT!!!

And hopefully when i am typing my update in a fortnight i will have shed a significant amount of fat, and for once in a long time be proud of my self restraint!

Oh and just for another little update, i am still about 3cm off my goal waist line, 8cm off my goal hip/thy measurement, and my sister & i are on track to run the 21km in under 3 hours (we are hoping for 2.5 hours) in just under 20 weeks -eeeekkss!

PS DONT FORGET TO SPONSOR ME FOR THE MOTHERS DAY FUN RUN! 8KM FOR BREAST CANCER…

Week Seventeen

05 February 2011

Loss: 700 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.8%

Weight: 63.6kg

Body Fat: 20.1%

This weeks goal

I was so happy with this weeks results, I wasnt expecting any loss, so to have lost almost a kilo is exciting!  Next week i just want to continue with the same routine and hopefully i will get some more amazing results.

Actually to be honest this morning i was drinking my coffee (nomnomnom – i cant tell you how much i enjoy my latte on the weekend!) thinking about my total loss & i cant believe i have almost lost 10kg… And to tell you the truth, some times i dont see it – i still look at the photos at the bottom of the page and still dont see it.  I feel better, i feel fit and healthy and happier each morning when i wake to run, but at this point i really dont see it… And today as i purchased some new swimmers and shorts i didnt have the heart to spend the money on the good ones and ended up just buying some off the shelf without even trying them on… (& to make matters a little worse the shorts are in a size i really dont want to be!)

But not too matter, i have decided that with only a little while left of summer i will save the extravagant swimwear purchase for next year when i know i will be the weight i am happy with!

Week Sixteen

29 January 2011

Loss: 200 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.4%

Weight: 64.3kg

Body Fat: 20.9%

This weeks goal

Last week was very higgidy piggildy for me, the public holiday really blew out my diet plan, and i was terribly naughty last weekend, so my loss was very very minimal, but in saying that it wasnt a gain – so not as bad as i thought.

My measurments are coming down slowly but i still have 9cm to loose off my hip/thy area, plus 5cm from my belly.  Hopefully this week i can stick to the low carb for the five days, my goal is to loose the weight before April 2nd – 10 weeks to go.

I did manage my long distance run – i completed 12km in 1 hour and 23 minutes… I was knackered though, i have a LONG way to go before i will be running 21km… Ekkkk – only 5 months to go!

Week Fifteen

22 January 2011

Loss: 300 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.5%

Weight: 64.5kg

Body Fat: 21.3%

This weeks goal

This week i am changing up my food plan.  My trainer has decieded to try something new by lowering my carbs and upping my protein and fat just a little.  I am undecided as to how i am going to make up my 50 grams of carbs and 180 grams of protein each day but i will sit down tomorrow and see what i can come up with…

This week is a bit mumbo jumbo with the Australia Day holiday on wednesday so my exercise routine may be a little higgilty piggilty…. I am thinking of going for a long run on wednesday in preparation for our half marathon, sort of a “how far can i run” experiment.

So i guess we will see how it all fairs

Week Fourteen

15 January 2011

Loss:  0

Body Fat Loss: Gain

Weight: 64.8kg

Body Fat: 21.8%

This weeks goal

I need to get back into my eating routines and not allow myself to slip.  Eating in the evenings and indulging on sugar free jelly is a big failure for me, so this weeks goal is simply to cut out the jelly and stick to a simplistic dinner of chicken and two veg, no sauce no salt.  Another failure for me is chilli sauce, while no too bad on the scale of bad things it is full of sugar, so again cutting back on the sauce with lunch in hopes that i at least loose something this week…

I am once again feeling the pressures of dieting when the world around me is not. I am finding that i am depressed because i feel that i am loosing my support system and i have little encouragement at home.

Week Thirteen

8 January 2011

Loss:  900grms

Body Fat Loss: 0.6%

Weight: 64.8kg

Body Fat: 20.9%

This weeks goal

Considering the amount of sweets i ate over christmas i am fairly impressed with myself that i lost weight!  This week begins my 12 week challenge to get to less than 60kg before April 2, and in doing so i want to loose 10cm off the widest part of my hip/thy measurement and at least 5 cm off my baby belly, hopefully bringing me to a standard size 10 short

I have a new exercise plan and diet plan so hopefully i can loose the weight steadily and stick to my food plan!

Week Eleven & Twelve

25 December 2010 & 1 January 2011

Loss:  Not recorded

Body Fat Loss: Not recorded

Weight: Not recorded

Body Fat: Not recorded

This weeks goal

The holiday season is upon me, and to be honest it is depressing, very very depressing.  I HATE watching loved ones eat while i so desperately try to hold onto my diet plan.  I HATE going out and choosing the only salad on the menu paying $25 for it, only to find out they have deep fried the cheese and beetroot (true story – it was GROSS) I HATE watching my husband eat subway and nachoes and all the left over christmas sweets that i so desperately want to eat…. I HATE being on a diet during the holidays!

I allowed myself Christmas Eve & Christmas day off, and in grand Cheryl tradition – i over indulged, i went bonkers… *sigh* it seems that its all or none for me, and the non being the only option to get me down to that ever elusive 60kg…

I am still hitting the gym and heading out for runs, fitness is never a problem for me, but i just know that in a weeks time when i get weighed and measured… *sigh* i will have taken a step backward & have to work super hard to get back to where i was.

As it is the holidays and seeing as i have no “real” results to share, i decided to take another snap shot in my new fitness gear… I cant see the progress to be honest when i compare the images, but you tell me…?

Week Ten

18 December 2010

Loss:  400 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.4%

Weight: 65.7

Body Fat: 21.5%

This weeks goal

This week i am allowing myself to enjoy the christmas holiday.  I feel that life is worth enjoying, so over christmas eve and christmas day i am not going to be so harsh on myself, i am just going to learn to enjoy the holidays without OVER indulging, without being stupid about the foods i have gone without.  I am going to enjoy cooking with my daughter, a tradition i have had for myself every christmas eve and now i can enjoy with my daughter (although no licking the bowl for her this year!) and when the new year rolls in i will be back on track to get down to my goal weight of 60kg within 10 weeks.

I am also working on patience, and accepting that it takes time to reach my goals.  I need to learn to be kinder on myself and realise that i am doing ok.  Less of the bad days, and more of the positive days – For my daughter, because i see accepting myself as an important part of being a mother and teaching my daughter to accept herself for who she is.

Week Nine

11 December 2010

Loss:  200 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.7%

Weight: 66.1

Body Fat: 21.9%

This weeks goal

My interim goal has always been to get to 65kg before the year is out.  With only 2 weeks to the end of the year, and with Christmas smack bang in the middle i am not too sure how it will go… I want to get there, and i am determined to keep up my fitness regime and only ‘indulge’ on christmas day.

Week Nine

4 December 2010

Loss:  900 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0.4%

Weight: 66.3

Body Fat: 22.6%

This weeks goal

Sometimes (like yesterday) i look at myself in the mirror, unhappy with the way that i look, thinking what else can i do?! What else can i possibly do? I know its a slow process, but some days i just feel like i am standing still. Going no where when you are working so hard – its impossible!

My weekly schedule, my routine is only broken by the weekend, where yes i enjoy a latte, and yes some weekends i over indulge on cheese – but days like yesterday i just want to shout at my reflection and say “COME ON body! Give me a break – shed a decent amount of fat would you?!”

This week i am going to gain all my strength and continue on my journey and try not to overindulge this weekend…

I want to get to 65 before this year is out…

I wanna i wanna i wanna i wanna i wanna i wanna

AND I WILL!

Week Eight

27 November 2010

Loss: 300 grams

Body Fat Loss: 0%

Weight: 67.2kg

Body Fat: 23%

This weeks goal

I want to STOP overindulging! I find it so hard on weekends because there is no set routine, nothing to follow, and i spend the days watching my husband enjoy all the foods that i would KILL for!

I am just like everyone else, i enjoy my weekends and i find it so hard to go on picnics, to family and friends homes watching everyone else eat those fish and chips while i munch on a salad leaf, or even watching my husband get lollies from the lolly shop with his son… Its hard, and unfortunately i find myself eating too much low fat cheese or avocado to compensate for feeling so depressed!

So my goal this week, is to stick to the plan, and over the weekend NOT to overindulge – even if it is on low fat cheese!

I WANT to get to 60kg… and i want to get there NOW!!!

Week Seven

20 November 2010

Loss: 200 grams

Body Fat Loss: 1.2kg

Weight: 67.5kg

Body Fat: 23%

This weeks goal

Im so pleased with this weeks results i am going to keep my plan as it is I honestly believe that keeping to small portion dinners is helping me a lot. So this week bring on the broccoli and cauliflower…

And in terms of exercise… I cant wait for my core workout DVD to arrive… I will be doing a 5km run plus 20 minute core workout in the am’s

FINGERS CROSSED FOR NEXT WEEK!

Week Six

13 November 2010

Loss: 2kg (This was muscle loss though)

Weight: 67.7kg

Body Fat: 24%

Time for some images!

This weeks goal

As i lost muscle this week, i am changing my exercise to focus on weight loss rather than training for my big run next year.  This week i will begin each day with a 20 minute run as well as working on my core via pilates…

To assist with keeping my muscle i am also going to up my protein intake by adding another small meal before bed time.

I am slowing learning that while the weight loss is slow, i am doing it the right way for my body… And by doing it this way i am going to keep the weight off long term and learn how to eat for life – hopefully something i will be able to pass onto my little miracle

Week Five

6 November 2010

Loss: 200grms

Weight: 69.7kg

Body Fat: 23.8%

This weeks goal

As it turns out sometimes i am a little hard on myself, so this weeks goal is in two parts…

Part One

To acknowledge that i am trying my best, that i am not going to give up, and that i will keep trying my best until i see the ever elusive 60 on the scales…  To help with this goal i am placing a picture of ‘what i want to look like’ on yup you guessed it – the fridge!

 

I worked for 6 months to get to this weight – 60kg

I remember having the confidence for the first time ever to wear shorts & even a 2 piece bathing suit

I want to feel & look like that again – that is my goal

Part Two

My post workout banana is to become a nectarine, i am cutting milk from my morning porridge, lunch is to be a 6 egg white frittata (1 yolk)  & my evening meals will be cut back to 100grm of chicken or fish with one vegetable of my choosing….

Week Four

30 October 2010

Loss: No loss – heartbroken – gain of 200grms

Weight: 69.9kg

Body Fat: 24.7%

This weeks goal

Funnily enough it is to eat more food to make sure i am ‘fueling’ my body for all this training i am doing!  Oh and to drink more water cause i am still not drinking as much as i should be…

And just so you can see i’m not taking it easy… Have you ever wondered what a tubytot looks like after pushing a pram for 65 minutes?

 

Week Three

23 October 2010

Loss: 1.1kg (1.3kg body fat loss, 200 gram muscle gain)

Weight: 69.7kg

Body Fat: 24.5%

This weeks goal

If someone told you that there was a magical drink that would help you to loose the weight you wanted to – you would drink it right?

So why oh why do i have so much trouble downing the minimum 2L of water i should be drinking each day?

Why each day do i look at the water bottle and shrug?

Simple:: Because i am a knob head

So my goal this week is simply not to eat cheese again, and simply to drink more water…

And once again i turn to my fridge for support!

Week Two

16 October 2010

Loss: 300 grams (1.5kg body fat loss, 800 gram muscle gain)

 

 

Weight: 70.8kg

Body Fat: 26%

This weeks goal

I love cheese, i love cheese too much!  So my goal this week is to simply STOP eating cheese…  I think this is going to be one of those easier said than done moments… But i am prepared!

Week One

9 October 2010

Weight: 71.1kg

Body Fat: 29.07%