so a year ago i did my first round of the 12wbt.
i then did round 1 & round 2 this year.
failed, in my eyes, miserably.
as mish says:
consistency is key
JFDI - Just Freakin' Do It!
do the preseason tasks
i didn't do any of that too well. in my opinion.
i did JFDI a few times and am getting better at applying it to my life!
so round 3 has started for this year. i did not sign up....wait for it....cos i'm pregnant. what a pathetic excuse! argh!
so, i am going to do it on my own. i have heaps of podcasts from the rounds i did, of mish's mindset lessons, the preseason tasks and the live feeds.
i still follow the blog of the lovely kath from courage2start.
she is hosting a 'blogging challenge' for the 12 week duration.
i'm going to do my version. obviously there will be bits i won't be able to do, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
so.....here's my response to the first 'challenge' kath posted!
1. Describe yourself in 25 words or less. You can get straight to the point - or bring your creativity into play.
i'm loud, loving and confusing! i'm supportive and need support. love to exercise. love my family. love being out in the sun! bring on summer!!
2. What brings you to 12wbt? Getting fitter? Losing weight? (Gaining weight??) Are you first timer, a repeat offender??
i'm a 'repeat offender' you could say. i'm gaining weight - thankfully for a good reason and not too fast either! i'll be 24 weeks (6 months) pregnant with bubbi #3 on saturday. i'm doing this to help keep my food habits in check. i could really quite easily let loose and put just about anything in my mouth. which i unfortunately have been.
i'm looking to at least maintain my fitness at the moment. i no longer do the abs section of the classes and i have lowered my squat weight in pump as my lower back gets quite sore quite easily. i'm making amendments to my workouts and i'm ok with that. so far anyway!
3. Why do you blog??
i blog to record my memories.....thoughts....feelings.....things which my family and i do. i only have one follower so far, the lovely holly of good golly holly and i'm ok with that! not quite game for people i know (such as my family and my mum) to read this blog yet....i'll tell them about it one day!
i'm trying to blog my food intake. the ONE day i actually did that i ate really well! of course chocolate was still consumed however it was father's day and the agent's toblerone....yummmmmm
4. Who is your biggest inspiration in life and why (doesn't have to be weight loss)
i have 2 people who inspire me....make that 3....
1. michelle bridges of course! i own all 3 of her books, and learnt quite a bit from them prior to doing the 12wbt. i love that she didn't adopt a 'victim mentality' early on in life after she was sexually assaulted. i love that she has the get-up-and-go to achieve her dreams. i love that she sees there is a problem with our country's weight, and the world's weight, and is quietly doing something about it thru her 12wbt. i also love that she is humbled by the appreciation people show her for what she helps them achieve. she is still a 'real' person, not a 'celebrity' who has let her fame go to her head. i have met her, and she is lovely. just wish i had remembered to ask her the couple of questions i'd wanted to!
2. my mum. she is such a strong woman. without putting my dad in a bad light, she puts up with a fair bit from him. what woman doesn't put up with some sort of crap from her man?! she (and my dad of course!) managed to raise my brother and i into what i'd like to think, fairly decent human beings. she showed us the world does not end at guyra, the small country town we grew up in. she raised me to have beliefs in God, which i am now showing to my daughters. my mum does the best with what she has. she somehow managed to survive my teenage years, cos i was a shit. a big shit of a teenager. i dread to think what bubble and bug are gonna be like! argh! i think bug will end up worse than bubble, cos bug is sooooo much like me it's scary!
my mum loves my girls, my husband and i and does anything she can do to help us, even though she lives 600kms away. such as putting bubble into daycare and paying for it just after bug was born as she knew i wasn't coping.
my mum will do anything for us, and i love her for that.
3. my husband. he has shown me how life could be, would be and should be. and how to achieve it. he drops everything if i ring him in distress and helps me when he can. he works really bloody hard, and long hours, nearly every day of the week. he fortunately doesn't work sundays any more. and for that i am ever so grateful!
he coaches me, teaches me and has shown me the power of language and the power of positive thinking (this baby will be a BOY! this baby will be a BOY! this baby will be a BOY!!!!!! do you think it works like that?! hahahaha)
he also loves me, adores me and would do anything for me. i have seen this to be true with things his mum has said to me. and i love it. not in a way that i would take advantage of him of course. i just love that he still loves me even tho i am pigheaded and bloody obnoxious at times. he loves me even though i'm faulty! and i love him. sure i wish he were a bit fitter. for a man who does not exercise he is still quite fit. ok, so i wish he had the chiseled-ryan gosling abs....mmmmmm
the agent is currently working harder than ever as we've found a house we want to buy. and not just a house that we could move in to.....oh no....the agent had to go and choose a house which needs work done to it. we could move in straight away, but it needs updating, and a bedroom added.....and a hack saw taken to the back yard! ah well, it's always fun and games with the agent. never a dull moment, and i love it. he loves our girls, absolutely adores them. can't ask for much else!
5. What things in life bring you the most joy?
exercise. step. seeing a large amount of calories gone after a great workout!
animals. i love horses. horse riding.
feeling lbm3 kick. seeing lbm3 move on the ultrasound screen. being told everything is ok with him/her.
my girls. bubble and bug. bubble does not stop bloody talking. it does get a bit much but i love it. she says 'medicine' 'milicent' which cracks me up. bug doesn't say much in the way of real words. she has her own language thing happening. i love it.
the sunshine. the smell of rain, especially on a hot summers day. the smell of freshly cut grass. the smell of the agent's manfume - bvlgari aqva. the smell of my perfume - lancome hynose.
seeing that it is a beautiful day outside when i wake up and look out the window.
hearing that my family are coming to visit! love having visitors, especially as my in-laws and my parents all live far far away.
hearing the garage door open tells me the agent is home. hearing he had a great day - achieved lots/sold a house or 2. anything that makes him happy.
hearing an all-time favorite song and having a sing. which i cannot do to save my life.
6.What do you think your greatest challenge is going to be this round?
not eating the wrong things! i really have a sweet tooth, and it seems worse when pregnant. or is that just an excuse? i don't know! i love how alive i feel after eating nutrient-rich low-calorie foods. i sleep better when i don't eat chocolate/drink caffeine.
staying organised all week. i start out great, and generally end badly. organisation is key.
7. What are you most excited about 12wbt?
reading about other people's success. i would normally put 'learning new things to cook' but as i don't have access to the website i can't put that one. next round....next round....there you go. i'm excited about next round!
8. And what scares the pants off you?
not losing the weight i'm obviously gaining at the moment. that my body won't 'go back' to what it once was. of course it has already changed. i now have hips. and stretch marks. on my ass. a few on my tummy. but that's part of pregnancy. i guess i just know i worked consistently to lose the weight after bug was born, and i loved having my whole wardrobe available to me to wear. maybe i'm scared of the hard work? not cos it will be hard. i know that, and i love to exercise hard. love pushing myself. but trying to do it with THREE kids? that's completely new to me. again, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. but it does scare the pants off me. again, have to be organised!
9. Tell me - right now - today - how do you feel about exercise in no more than 10 words.
excited! love it! look forward to changing my body next year!
10. Complete this sentence - in 12 weeks time - on the last day of 12wbt I am going to be feeling ____________________
probably hot and bothered, and fat! hahahaha all in a good way of course! but excited, for everyone else and reading what they will have achieved! and excited that the next round is that much closer and it'll be my turn again!
so there ya go. i'm going to keep doing this, to try. NO. i'm going to do this to keep myself on track for the remainder of this pregnancy. i deserve it. lbm3 deserves it. and bubble and bug deserve the best mummy their mummy can be. the agent deserves a fantastic wife.
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