September goals

My poor poppets have been sick, meaning no gym for me since Thursday. I'm alternating between sitting in the corner rocking back and forth, and becoming moody mcbitch-face. It's loads of fun.

So we've been at home the past couple of days, and thank heavens the end of winter decided its be all spring-like which has allowed me to be outside without being cold. The girls haven't joined me as often as they usually do but fair enough. They've got the voms.

I spent a little time today writing down some goals I've set myself for the month of September. In the order they came out of my head and onto the paper in, here they are:




• exercise at 6am Monday-Friday
• 6am + 9:30am workouts Monday-Friday
• follow the AL&F + AL&S workout plans (time to build me some muscle, but not quite ready to say bye-bye to my cardio sessions yet)
• commit to no red bull or any sort of fizzy drinks as of September 1st
• commit to no chocolate as of September 1st
• lose 4kgs
• weigh 65kg or less on the October 2 weigh in
• make 1 or 2 new recipes (for any meal of the day) each week
• follow a squat challenge


• follow a plank challenge


• do the 12wbt yoga video or an evening
• go to bed by 9:30pm
• figure out a cleaning schedule
• figure out a daily plan for myself for while the girls are at school
• write down a to-do list to keep me busy and out of the kitchen!

I'll be printing this out and sticking it on the fridge, and on my bedroom mirrors, and on the kitchen cupboards and any where else I think necessary to keep me focused.

Maybe I should just tape it to my eyes....?!

September. Let's do this!



- posted from my iPhone

Week 2 wrap up and week 3 weigh in

Week 2.

Well. What can I say?

Not a lot. It was my birthday on Friday, and my daughter's on Saturday.

And I ate whatever the hell I wanted to eat.

Exercise was good, consistent. Week 1 SSS I did for 1 hour 30mins to get my 1000 calories. Week 2 I did for the same amount of time and only burnt 800 calories.

I'm loving having a berry smoothie for breakfast. It's quick and easy and fills me up till after my 9:30am workout. 2 out of 3 of the kids like it, as well as the husband so there's winning all around!

Week 2 weigh in saw me gain 700 grams. I had been expecting a gain. For some reason I thought I only gained 300 grams. It wasn't until this morning that I actually realised I'd gained the 700! Me doing maths in my head is not necessarily a good thing.

Week 3 weigh in this morning saw me loose 400 grams. Yay, a move in the right direction. A small move, but a move. I decided to have a treat today instead of on Saturday. It messes with my head having a treat meal half way thru the week. The "week" being the Wednesday weigh in to Wednesday weigh in.

I'm looking forward to the week 4 plans being released in the morning. I haven't done a meal plan this week as I had ingredients left over from last week. So very much looking forward to getting back on track with my food.

I'm drinking a lot more water. I have a 1 litre water bottle which I keep with me all the time. And I'm finding I get parched quite quickly, so am constantly refilling the water bottle! Guess my body needs the water. And I'm not complaining!

I realised on Tuesday I actually feel less "podgy" around my tummy! Like there's less of it or something. Hopefully there is less there and it's not my imagination!

- Posted from my iPad

Tomorrow...

Week 2 weigh-in day tomorrow.

After my 1.7kg loss last week, I think tomorrow's numbers will be a bit more realistic.




I'll be honest. I'm expecting a gain. I have not kept my diet clean at all. I'm not sticking to my commitment, to myself or to the 12wbt.

I'm going to write myself a commitment letter tomorrow, and post it on here and print it out. Once it's printed I'll be sticking it on my mirror/fridge/walls/car steering wheel so that I see it all the time.




I am worth it. I am worth eating clean, wholesome, nourishing foods.

My desire to change needs to grow stronger.
My desire to have a flatter tummy before summer needs to be stronger.
My desire to be stronger and have muscle definition needs to be bigger.
My desire to hit y goal weight nearly 2 years after my youngest was born needs to be bigger!!

I'm sick of committing to eating clean "tomorrow". Tomorrow never happens in my world. All that happens is another day passes without me making any changes or taking any steps in the right direction.

And that leaves me feeling miserable, full of self-loathing. And that ain't happy at all.

So enough of the babble and motivational pictures. I could post them all night long, but that's not making a change now is it?

Stuff is ready for the gym at 6am. It's now after 11pm. I suck at this going to be early thanks to a lovely child who takes forever to settle.

Here's to tomorrow. I'll be making it more amazing than today was!!

12wbt rd 3 203 - week 1 wrap-up

So I started off this week strong....and then totally crashed and burned.

First 2 days I did well, I felt. Food wasn't spot on but I was making smarter choices than I normally would. Exercise was great.


Monday's food and exercise. Plus 3 sneaky teaspoons of rice and custard, and a little muffin that my daughter didn't eat at school. Next time, I'll leave it for her eat to the next day!



Tuesdays food and exercise. I didn't do the weights workout, I did body step. Had planned to do the weights workout at 6am but couldn't as my husband was unwell. I couldn't leave him alone to get the kids ready for school on his own. I was really wanting to have my old "treat" of a red bull and chocolate bar, but I didn't. Instead I had a cup of tea and of course, that was accompanied by biscuits. That's where I went downhill/off course/totally fell off whatever wagon I was on.

Then Wednesday I did NO exercise which is unusual for me. Couldn't get to the gym at my normal time, and slept thru my alarm to go at 6am. Again, eating off course.

Thursday was body pump. I could still feel the squat track in my butt 2 days later! Again, eating no good.

Friday I tried out a 6am stretching class which just proved to me that I am very tight in my muscles with next to no flexibility!! So something to work on. Again, not good with the food side of things.

I have realised I find it really easy to fall back into old habits. One habit I want to break is my "need" for a red bull and a chocolate. I need to replace it with a new habit. This new habit is coming home and having one of the snacks from the 12wbt menu. I've had a couple of them and they're tasty! This whole "needing" to have the red bull and chocolate is just something in my head. Of course I don't NEED it. I just WANT it. However, do I really want it? Or do I really want to hit my goal weight of 63kgs? Of course my answer is hitting my goal weight, it's just remembering that when my inner teenager is yelling "give me chocolate!!! NOW!!!"

In all, week 1 wasn't a total loss. I lost 1.7kg on Wednesday's weigh-in since Saturday when I did my first lot of measurements.



I've even gotten better at drinking more water. I just keep refilling my 1L water bottle and keep it near me all the time.

I'm getting better at getting dinner and my kids' lunches ready during the day instead of leaving it all till 5pm when I'm tired and ready to just not do it.

Things to work on for this week:

1. Sticking to the meal plan. Snacks + main meals from the meal plan and water are all I'll be eating and drinking.

2. Going to bed earlier. I'd like to be in bed at 8:30pm to be able to turn the light off at 9pm. Just not sure how doable it is given it is just me getting my girls fed, bathed and into bed on my own at night. This is where being organised during the day will come into it.

3. Continue to be organised during the day. Getting lunch stuff ready and dinner prepped during the day means no rushing of an evening.

4. Do my 6am workouts. I love working out at 6am! Such a great way to start the day!! Also means I don't "have to" go to the gym later which frees my day up a bit.

5. Take photos of my food to keep a visual food diary.

6. Log my food into My Fitness Pal. I printed off the food diary from the 12wbt website....not sure ill need them but if I find them easier than MFP I'll stick with pen and paper.

It's now 11:14pm and my alarms are set to start beeping at 5:15am. Yes, I'm one of those people who needs several alarms to wake up and be out of bed on time. Given my kids are bound to wake me up during the night, I'm off to sleep.

Night!

- posted from my iPhone

The 12wbt....and me...

Round 3 of the 12wbt starts on Monday.

I'm loving some of the changes that have been made to the website since I last signed up, such as being able to customize the menu plan. And once it's changed, it automatically updates the shopping list! Oh awesome is that?!

I'll be honest, knowing that this stuff had happened was a major selling point for me. In the past, when the meal plans were released, I'd spend over half an hour re-working the menu plan and shopping list to suit our family. It was not good.

Below is the link to the last time I wrote my excuses for the "get real" task. They haven't exactly changed. If anything, it's me simply exercising my will power muscle! It's me learning to say no instead of yes. It's me learning that food may taste good for that 20 seconds it's in my mouth, but reaching my goal weight will taste even better!

http://exerciseproducesendorphins.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/12wbt-pre-season-task-1.html?m=1

I just posted my commitment onto the commitment thread on the 12wbt website. Here it is in photo form:






It's all up to me now.

No more excuses.
No more liquids other than water.
No more chocolate.

More saying yes to lunch.
More saying yes to healthy snacks.
More saying "yes! I'm in control of my life!! I'm passionate about how I live!!"


- posted from my iPhone

Tomorrow Never Comes

I'm the self-crowned Queen of Someday.

I have been saying for over a year now...actually I've been saying/thinking of all this since my youngest was old enough to go the gym crèche. She's now 17months old.

So lets call it 16 months. There, I've been lazy for 16 months. I always like definite statements.

I've signed up for the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation more times than I can remember. I've enjoyed watching others succeed at the program. And yes, I've gotten stuff out of it, like recipes and workout plans. Did any of the mindset stuff sink in and make a difference? No. If it had, I wouldn't be typing this.

I don't have a problem with exercise. Sure there are times when I reeeeeaaaaalllllyyy don't want to exercise. But I've gotten good at telling myself that when I don't want to exercise, that's exactly when I need to be doing it the most. I've gotten better at making sure I give my workouts a red hot go, and not just going through the motions each time I'm at the gym. Finding video clips of songs I listened to in high school and watching them definitely puts a fire in my belly during my warm-ups, for some reason!!

It's food I have problems with. Actually no, scratch that. It's not food. It is my RELATIONSHIP with food and my body that is the problem.

I would love to be one of those girls who could eat whatever she wants and not get fat. But I ain't.

I formed a really bad habit ages and ages ago, long before child #3 was born, of doing my workout, leaving the gym, driving to the local servo and buying a red bull and a chocolate bar. Or 2, sometimes 3. This is now a habit I carry out every. single. day. regardless of whether or not I've been to the gym.

So even tho I'm flogging myself at the gym, making sure I put in 100% effort during my training sessions, I'm undoing all my hard work with 15mins of leaving the place!

No wonder my tummy size has continued to grow.

I've said/thought/wanted to for ages/dreamt of blogging my way thru my health and fitness journey. I'm crap at finding time to blog tho. Heck, it's 1:24am. My children will be awake in 5 hours knowing my luck!

But as of today (almost wrote tomorrow there!) it's 8 weeks till my birthday. I'm not going to be in the best shape of my life by my birthday, but I am going to be in a lot better shape than I am now.

There's also approximately 24 weeks till my husband's work awards night. I'm going to be in the best shape I've ever been by the time that night rolls around.

In the morning I will weigh myself, take measurements and some before photos. I'll even post it all on here!! 😳😳😳😩😩

It's time to stop only setting an example to my girls about a healthy lifestyle only thru exercise. It's time to start showing them it only all comes together when you include eating the foods which are beneficial to your body. In all the right ways.




- Posted from my iPad

discipline and the inner teenager

The agent and I fell asleep beside our girls tonight, at around 8:30pm.

To say we're exhausted is an understatement! Being parents, it's hard work!

Anyway, due to an hours nap from 8:30-9:30pm, I'm wide awake. Sort of!

So I've been surfing Pinterest and Instagram and have found a few pictures which I really like.







In one of the 12wbt videos, mish talks about our "inner teenager". The voice who always wants the chocolate, the soft drink, the biscuits, the chips. Never the fruit or the healthy food.

I haven't managed to find the video on the inner teenager on the 12wbt site yet. However I have found a video on cravings.

After listening to this video, there are lots of things I need to learn. Such as the difference between true hunger in my tummy, and craving "hunger" in my head.

Mish says often when we're craving something, it's due to the need to feel a "high" or a "buzz". Sugar and fatty foods can increase the levels of dopamine in the body - the happy hormone. The same hormone released after exercise. (Might have to change my blog name!)

I've realised that over the past couple of days, I've been letting my "I want it!!" voice, my INNER TEENAGER in my head to win when it comes to my food choices. As a result of the amount of chocolate I've eaten, my face is breaking out, my tummy is looking rather podgy and I've been feeling very moody. I've been feeling angry. Angry at the agent for no apparent reason. Angry that I'm not one of those girls who is "naturally skinny" and that I have to work hard to stay slim. Angry that I love to eat!!



So all these thoughts have been swirling around my head for a lot of the last month.

Then I saw this on Instagram...




I have not been disciplined at all, with myself, when it comes to my food and exercise.

I hear myself telling the girls "no" when they ask for certain foods, and telling them if they're really hungry they can have a piece of fruit. So if I can say that to my children, why am I not saying it to MYSELF and LEADING BY EXAMPLE?!

My workouts have been the stuff of shit lately. My mindset has changed from badly wanting a tummy like this...




..to "CBF".

Exercise for me has always been a way to be happy, especially since having children. I had PND after bug was born, and when I went back to the gym when she was 4 months old, the weight loss was an added bonus. I love the NATURAL high I get after a great workout. It seems lately, I've forgotten about that natural high and am opting for one which is not at all beneficial to me.



I wish the last line of this one actually said "get fit now!" instead of skinny. I don't want to be skinny. I want to be slim, yes. Not skinny tho. I want muscles you can see. I want a low low low body fat percentage.

Is this all somehow tied into my self worth? Yeah I guess it is. Because when I am fit and looking after myself, I feel really damn good. And it shows, through how I treat others such as my children and my husband.




It's time to stop hating what I've got. I CAN change it. And I WILL change it. No one can change it for me.




So I'm not going to quit. I'm going to smash out a gym workout tomorrow. Not sure what kind yet. There's a 9am step class, or I can do the 12wbt SSS. That decision will be made when I get to the gym and see how busy the machines and weights rooms are!

And then I'm going to go through my day, and every day thereafter, telling that inner teenager to SHUT THE HELL UP!

And cos I love True Blood so much, this one made me giggle...!


- Posted from my iPad

#operationMOVE

this month i'm joining kate from kate says stuff for #operationMOVE.

to see what #operationMOVE is, go here.

i'm committing to 45 hours of exercise, or 2700 minutes.

wow. that's a lot of exercising for one month.

i've had to break it down so as i know what i'll be doing....
30 hours of cardio:
* 4 hours of boxing
* 4 hours of body step
* 15 hours of 12wbt AL&F cardio
* 5 hours of family walks, weather permitting of course.
* 2 hours of random cardio over easter

12 hours of weights:
* 4 hours body pump
* 8 hours 12wbt AL&F weights

3 hours of core + stretch workouts.

i haven't included in this time the pilates/yoga/stretching workout thingies on you tube i want to give a go. if i do them, i'll add them on for sure!

these workouts give me the potential to burn 19,300 calories in the month.

if i consume 1200 per day, for 30 days (not counting today. today i ate chocolate. today is shot to heck.) i will consume 36,000 calories.

36,000-
19,300=
16,700.

they say to lose weight, you must consume fewer calories than you burn through exercise/living.

i think i'll be achieving that this month!!!! damn well hope so anyhow!

image from google

12wbt - goal outfits

i went through my wardrobe this morning. i found several lorna jane items i haven't worn, a couple of which still have their price tags!!

i also went through some of my other clothes and found a few pairs of pants and a couple of skirts i'd love to be able to wear comfortably again.

so here are my goal items of "everyday" clothing....

* a pair of esprit size 8 white denim 3/4 pants. i think i bought these about a year after bug was born. not entirely sure how many times i got to wear them, given they're white and small children and white clothing just don't mix sometimes! a lot of work to do if i'm ever going to fit back into these.
* a pair of guess size 30 (no idea what size that really is, nor can i be bothered to find out!) white jeans. i bought these when i was istanbul in 2005. have managed to fit back into them once since having bubble. they were a bit tight when i wore them then too. don't think i can quite do them up now, and they are very very snug around my butt and thighs! bit of work to do to get back into these puppies!
* a black portmans size 10 skirt. i bought this to wear to work before falling pregnant with bubble. it was so comfortable. fitted around the hips and then just fell away from my legs. so comfy!!

* a denim girl xpress (kmart brand) size 10 denim mini skirt. not that a mini skirt is very practical these days, but it'd be nice to be able to wear it and show off a bit of leg ;-)
* a pair of target size 10 3/4 denim shorts. i remember buying these on an excursion i went on when i was in year 11. i was the only year 11 student, the rest were year 10 students. i got along with the year 10's thankfully! a couple of them were close friends. we'd gone to inverell for a careers information day, with NO teachers! drove ourselves, and after the info thingy, we went shopping. not that there's much in the way of shopping in inverell! a target, lots of places for stock feeds/drenches and a few car dealerships. one of the yr 10's and i bought a pair of these each. i wore them heaps from then on, even to school as i was the girl who made the uniform work for me, instead of actually wearing what the uniform was.



and here's my goal items of "workout" clothing...

* the "jacqueline" 7/8 tights. i bought these a couple of weeks ago. they still have their tags.
* 3 lorna jane tops - all size small.
* size 10 michelle bridges one active top.

this is my goal outfit. when i hit 63kg, i will wear this outfit to the gym!

so here's how these outfits will work....

as i said above, i will wear the rainbow tights and 'live love life' top once i reach my goal weight. given i weighed 68.3kg yesterday (27 february 2013), i figure it will take 10 weeks to be at my goal weight, and that's losing 500grams a week. a think i worked that out right....! anyway, if i reach that goal by my daughter's birthday, which is end of april, i'll be over the moon happy!

for the "jacqueline" tights, i will wear them when i reach 65kgs. so that could be in 6 weeks, if i lose 500grams a week. if i reach this goal by March 31, again, over the moon happy!!
the tops....
the white and black stripe i will wear at 66kg. so that needs to happen before the end of March. the last weigh-in date fore March is the 27th. will be wearing this top that day to the gym!
the blue and pink stripe i will wear when i reach 64kg. that weight will be achieved by mid-April, around the 10th or the 17th.
as for the other 2 - the white lorna jane top and the michelle bridges top - i will wear around the 66-65-64kg marks. when i reach those weights, i'll put them on. if i'm happy with how they feel/how i look, i'll be wearing them to the gym for sure!

the black skirt......i'd like to be able to wear it to dinner when i meet with my friends from mums group on March 23. if it's warm enough of course!!

for me, i think my main goals are fitting into the workout gear, as that's the main type of clothing i like to wear! i will simply need to stay organised, in all aspects of my life, to be able to achieve these goals. if i'm fitting into the workout clothes, i will definitely be fitting into the other clothes!

i will blog about my workout schedule for March. I'm also joining Kate from kate says stuff for operationMOVE for March. Kate has run this for a few months now, however this will be my first time participating! i'm pretty excited about this, as i've realised even though i'm doing the 12wbt, i'm not being consistent with my workout! ugh! operationMOVE makes it all a bit more public for me, i guess!!

so more blog posts to come.....for now, i have to wake the baby to be able to get the school girl from kinder! think i might blog about my baby beginning school too....i'm now a SCHOOL mum! eeeek!!!

weigh-in Wednesday | week 3!

After a hellish week food-wise, I was dreading stepping onto my scales this morning. Prepared, yes, for whatever numbers came up. Dreading seeing them tho, as I was expecting a massive gain.
So when these numbers popped up, I was pleasantly surprised....


That's a loss of 100grams! Last week's weight was 68.4kg. I am more than happy with these numbers. I have a lot of work to do in the next week.

I began reading the blog Dear Baby G last night. Sarah has done 1 round (I think?) of the 12wbt. She is on to her second round, the current round. She has done so well, come so far and so has her husband. I will be getting the agent to read the post her husband wrote!!

In quite a few of Sarah's posts about her journey on the 12wbt, she (and her husband in his post) points out how important food is. It's slowly getting thru my thick skull that going to the gym and then coming home and doing this.....
...will not get me the results I want. This is something I can't get thru to the agent either. He is quite good at mindless snacking on the lounge, after dinner and at all hours of the night as he watches tv. Yet he will complain about the size of his belly and say "oh I must lose this!!"

Anyway, enough of pointing out other's downfalls. I can only and will only concentrate on my own.

If there is anything the 12wbt can teach me, it's that for me to change my body and get the results I want, I must control what I put in my mouth. No amount of exercise will help me UNLESS I eat nourishing food.

I love rewards. Who doesn't?! however for far too long now, I've bee hitting the gym, busting out a great workout and then rewarding myself with the above foods.....and I'm wondering what my tummy and thighs and butt are the way they are?!!!!

I started a jar a while ago, where I'd put a dollar coin in after each workout I did. I had planned on the money going towards my next tattoo, which I am hoping to get at the end of this 12wbt round. I've thought about only buying Lorna Jane gear when I reach a certain goal, however most LJ styles get sold out pretty quickly and I don't want to miss out! As a result, I have a few LJ items in my cupboard which I haven't worn yet. Most still have their tags on!

So here's my plan of attack to help my headspace:
1. Find all the Lorna Jane gear I have which I haven't worn. Work out what item can be assigned to a goal I want to achieve. Eg - when I reach XXkg, I can wear this LJ top/tights/whatever.

2. Find my normal, non-gym clothes which I want to be wearing again and do the same as above.

3. Do a blog post about each of the items above, and any other rewards i have planned!!

4. Listen to all the 12wbt videos and snip-tips I can about nutrition. Revisit the kitchen clean out task and clean out our kitchen. Again. Properly. More thoroughly.

5. Print out my goals for the month of March and put them on the fridge.

6. Set some rules up for all members of our house hold about eating, and where it happens.
 
Things are changing. They must, as I'm sick of begin unhappy with my body. Yes it's carried and birthed 3 beautiful children, however it's not how I want it. And only I can change that.

image source - @motivationwall on Instagram

- posted from my iPhone

12wbt week 1 - wrap up

technically, we're at the end of week2/beginning of week 3.

however, cos i sucked at being organised when the 12wbt kicked-off, i missed week 1. so i chose to follow the week 1 exercise and nutrition plans during week 2.

so today - february 25 - marks the beginning of week 3. this week, i will focus on doing a mix of both week 2 and week 3's exercise plans. i will mix up the week 2 & 3 nutrition plans too. i don't ever completely follow the nutrition plans, simply because they often include things i don't eat (seafood and pork).

anyway, here's my take on how my first week on the 12wbt went: crapola.

exercise wise i didn't do too bad.
monday i did not want to go to the gym. but i pulled a big JFDI card, went to the gym for an hour of cardio and surprised myself with my calorie burn - 759 calories in 1 hr 12 mins.
tuesday i did a body step class, as well 15 minutes of walking prior to starting the class.  surprised myself again with the calorie burn - 838 calories in 1 hr 15 mins.
wednesday i did an hour of cardio at 6am - 672 calories gone there.
i then went back at 9:30am and did an hour of weights - 497 calories.
thursday i walked to the gym, did body pump and walked home again. 4km all up, 1 hr 48 mins of exercise, and 679 calories gone.

and that's where my good streak of exercise ended. friday mornings the little miss and i do swimming lessons for half an hour. i have to get in the water with her as she's not 2 yet. while we're at swimming, the bug is in the gym creche, as swimming lessons are at the same place as my gym. however, by the time i get little miss down to the creche, bug has been there for nearly an hour. the maximum amount of time kids are allowed at the creche is an hour. elba, the carer didn't mind bug being there longer, but i got 20 minutes into my workout and realised bug had been there over an hour and a half.  so next week, i think bug will come with me to swimming and sit in the pram with my iPad in it's apptivity case! i didn't get to exercise on saturday. i don't normally, it's my rest day and we go to church. i'd been hoping to go to the gym on sunday, however we had a working bee at bubble's school, which took a bit longer than expected and by the time we got home, the agent was shattered.

at weigh-in on wednesday morning, the scales told me i lost 1.2kg. i really don't know how i managed that, to be honest!! and since breakfast that day, my nutrition went AWOL. i've started using 'my fitness pal' - if you're on there, add me! my username at the moment is mumma_oolala however when i work out how to change it, i will be!! using MFP i've realised a bit more how many calories are in foods i eat. so at weigh-in on wednesday, i'm expecting a gain. big or small, i don't know. obviously hoping for small or nothing at all! but i know that i've stuffed up. i have let my head get in the way of everything, and i will accept whatever numbers happen to appear on that little screen on wednesday morning.

so there is definite room for improvement!! room for improvement in all areas - organisation, nutrition, exercise, everywhere!

and as today is monday, i've not had the best start to the week. didn't go to the gym at 6am, nor did i go at 9:30am! i've had a red bull and a chocolate, simply because i 'felt like it'. and why didn't i exercise? because i 'didn't feel like it'!!!!!! ugh.

i'm going to spend the rest of today getting dinner ready for tonight, and as much stuff ready for tomorrow as i can so as i don't have to do it tonight. big bang theory is on tonight, so must have everything done before i can watch it!! once i get the bubble from school we'll come home for a bit, but then i'll be taking advantage of the creche being open this afternoon, and we'll be going to the gym at 4:30pm.

fingers crossed next week's wrap up is a little bit more positive!

12wbt preseason task 8

"measure up"

These are my measurements. I think I actually took these on February 1st. Not sure if I'd even signed up for the 12wbt at that stage!

Anyway, here's my measurements....

weight: 69.5kg

chest: 87.5cm

waist: 79.6

widest: 102.7

distance from knee (to measure widest part of thigh): 40cm

right thigh: 59cm

left thigh: 59.5cm

right arm: 26.9

left arm: 25.4

I'd post my "before" photo but I'm on my iPad....and I don't know if I'm that game yet!!

12wbt preseason task 7

"fitness test"

I didn't do the fitness test. Oops. 

We were too busy. I think. I can't remember. 

Oh no. That's right. I wasn't organised. 

So, I shall use the time I got for my 1km time trial back in November at the beginning of round 4.

4mins 41seconds for 1km. 

I will have to look on my computer for a screen shot of my other results from the November fitness test. If I can't find one, I will simply do the fitness test in week 4 and use my results from it as my starting week results and my week 4 results. 

If that is the case, I'll do a post with those details in week 4. If not, I'll come back and update this post later. 

12wbt preseason task 6

"organise & diarise"

this task is all about getting organised! using our diaries to workout what we have going on in our lives (appointments, 'red flag' days, anything really!) and plan when we will workout. mish asks us to plan one-three months in advance, however i prefer to do it weekly.  that way i remember what i'm doing!!

ideally, i'd like to workout between 6am-7am, and then again between 9:30am-10:30am. the second workout is when i'll do the odd class, catch up on a workout i've missed or even do a bit of advanced lean & strong.

one round, i hope to actually do advanced lean & fit in the early morning, and then advanced lean & strong later in the morning. however at the moment the agent is complaining because he's not able to workout of a morning. i've made a couple of suggestions to him about this, none of which he's done anything about. gggrrrrr! so i will continue to encourage him and work with him to find a balance which benefits us both. 

i'm also limited as to when i can go to the gym, as i have to go when the creche is open. it is open 9am-12pm monday - saturday, and 4_30pm-6:30pm monday and wednesday. the agent however, can (in my opinion) workout when ever he wants during the day. he just doesn't yet......! again, will work with him on this!!

i will also sort out my workout gear the night before, lay it out and put it on instagram and twitter. i love instagram!! this saves me from rummaging thru my drawers in the dark and also helps me be accountable to myself and those who see my photos on instagram as i will begin posting a workout photo/calories burned montage. not to show off. simply to show i'm a woman of my word!

12wbt preseason task 5

"kitchen makeover"

this one is more practical than "theory". we don't keep a lot of junk food in the house. in the past, chocolate gets eaten too quickly to even see the cupboard! 

the girls LOVE pretzels. to be honest, i'm happy to continue buying them for the girls to have as a morning snack. bubble loves fruit and takes 2 or 3 different kinds to school. we're working on getting bug to eat fruit without protesting so much. she's never really been a big fruit eater! and as for little miss? she seems to be like bubble - happy to eat fruit. however, she's also like bug - will definitely eat biscuits if they're on offer!

i want to learn to cook more. who'd have EVER thought i'd say that! i found a link on the organised housewife some apple muffins which were so quick to make and bake, and most importantly, the girls loved them! so i want to explore websites and find other snacks for us to make at home which the girls can take to school and pre school.

so in all, i don't think our kitchen is too bad. there's stacks of fruit and vegetables for us all to eat, and limited processed food. we've come a long way since the first time i did the 12wbt!!

12wbt pre season task 4

"say it out loud"

my commitment is....

i will follow the advanced lean & fit workout plan as best i can. 

i will eat a proper lunch every day, instead of snacking on silly foods. 

i will drink water - plain or sparkling, and not sugary soft drinks, particularly red bull! 

i will limit how much processed foods i eat, the agent eats and the girls eat.

i will learn to cook nutritious snacks for the girls.

i will be organised with help from the organised housewife and follow our routines.

i will be in bed by 9:30pm - lights out 10pm by the latest.

i will be patient and tolerant when things get in the way of my exercise routine!!

i will help the agent find time to exercise!

i will prepare dinner during the day, and not late in the afternoon when i'm tired.

i will help with reading at bubble's school

12wbt pre season task 3

"gear up!"

* i will be exercising in a gym
* i will aim to do an outdoor run once a week
* i will follow the advaced lean & fit workout plan, as well as a weekly body step class (tuesdays) and body pump class (thursdays)
* i will use my foam roller - OUCH.

i already own a heart rate monitor - best money i've ever spent.
my gym has a creche, so i know my girls will be safe and looked after while i workout.
my phone has music on it. i will add and change my workout play list often.

12wbt pre season task 2

"take control. set your goals"

1 month goals (february 11 - march 3)
* lose 2-3kg
* be organised - routines, in place, typed up and put on the fridge. actually following the routines!
* running 5kms in 30 minutes, outside
* to figure out a way the agent and i can both have an exercise session of a morning
* to be going to bed earlier. 9:30pm lights out!
* sign up for another fun run - mothers day classic in parramatta
* responsibility charts in place for bubble and bug
* read a book - michelle bridges "your best body"
* begin doing the pilates workouts on youtube 1-2 times a week
* have a technology curfew of 8:30pm for iPhone, 9:15pm for iPad.

2 month goals (march 4 - march 31)
* lose a further 2-3kg, total weight loss 5-6kg
* be following and sticking to our routines
* bubble & bug doing their responsibility tasks.
* get under 30mins for 5km run outside
* begin to increase outdoor running distance by 1-2km
* increase weights in workouts to medium options
* NO CHOCOLATE AT EASTER. allow myself one cadbury egg (medium sized one) on easter monday, april 1st.
* exercise over the easter long weekend, wherever we are - at home or at the agent's dad's place
* be fitting into my goal outfits!! rainbow dress the agent bought me before i was pregnant with bubble, my yr 12 formal skirt and top, my white Guess jeans, my michelle bridges tops, lorna jane rainbow tights.
* read a book - lee child "one shot"
* increase the pilates youtube workouts to 2-3 times a week
* be sticking to my techno curfew

3 month goals (april 1 - april 28)
* assess if goal weight of 63kg is realistic and maintainable
* run mdc in parramatta
* find another fun run to sign up for - bridge run?
* be continuing with routines. reassess and adjust if needed
* running 7km in less than 45 minutes outside
* sign up for a triathlon??? talk with the agent about this one....
* continue with medium options weights
* read a book
* continue doing the pilates youtube workouts 2-3 times a week, increase to 4 times a week if possible
* stick to the techno curfew

12wbt pre season task 1

"get real - no more excuses!"

* all comes down to the WAY I THINK
* how i think about: diet, nutrition, exercise and myself
* my language - how i speak, not only out loud to others, but to myself in my head. is it positive or negative?
* am i prepared to be accountable for my actions?
* i am the only person who can want this for myself. of course others can want it for me, however i'm the only one who can do something about it
* my excuses are what is holding me back from achieving my goals
* i need to know what is it i want. not a vague idea, but crystal clear what i want to achieve
*i need to know how i will get there and achieve what i want.

there are 3 types of excuses:
1. internal - within my control
2. external - within my control
3. external - outside my control

my excuses:
* i'm tired
* i'll do it tomorrow
* it's too late to eat a proper meal
* not up in time/slept in
* nothing out for dinner, just get take away
* can't afford to eat healthy

i have realised lately that another excuse i have is "i just don't feel like it". "it" being working out, eating lunch, cooking dinner, doing the washing up, cleaning, anything!! i think this is my biggest excuse of all.

my solutions:
* get organised - job charts for myself, the agent and the girls
* go to bed earlier !!! no caffeine, eat early and light
* have a "technology curfew". no iPhone after 8:30pm. no iPad after 9:15. the reason for the iPad being later is want to start to doing some stretching/pilates videos i found on you tube
* get in the habit of doing as much today as i can. more free time the next day!
* robot mode when my alarm goes off* follow the 12wbt meal plan as closely as i can
* stop buying junk food.

i haven't done too badly i feel, for the past week. but i'll write about that in my week 1 wrap up!

new blog, new me. right? if only......!!

Been a while since I posted on here. I read a few other blogs, and have found myself thinking in the shower how I'd like to write down my thoughts and "inspire" others/help others/make others giggle. Might be me who only finds this stuff amusing, but whatevs.

I signed up for the 12 week body transformation. Again. About the 1645284th time I've done so. I love the workouts, even if I don't do all of them. Most of the meals are nice, and I've found myself reluctant to cook/eat anything that isn't from the 12wbt website. At least if it comes from there, I know it is healthy and won't blow my calories out for the day!!

Anyway, I've decided I will blog about my journey on the 12wbt, my journey as a mum to a school-girl (OMG!!!! My biggest baby is at SCHOOL!!) and other life stuff along the way. Like the Color Run which the agent and I did last weekend. Wow. Talk about AWESOMENESS!!!!

But for now, here's 10 things you may or may not know bout me......

1. I'm 26. Will turn 27 in August.
2. I'm 175cm tall, and have been told that considering my height, I have very small feet.
3. My feet are a size 8.
4. I have 3 daughters, ages 4, 3 and 1.
5. #2 daughter was a bit of a surprise. I've called her "the best accident ever". Because she really was. (The agent will tell you she wasn't an accident, however when something happens which you weren't planning for/expecting to happen, what do you call it? Oh that's right. An ACCIDENT.)
6. The agent and I got married 2 days before the bubble was born.
7. The bubble was 11 days early.
8. The bug was 11 days early.
9. Little miss was exactly on time. The full 40 weeks.
10. The agent and I had our wedding in 2010, 2 years after we actually got married.

So there you have it. You now have some useless information about me stored in your head.

Happy Sunday ya'll!

Will blog again later (today or tomorrow) my pre-season task answers, my fitness test and my before photos. Eek.