tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91284968391101004132024-03-22T14:36:01.292+11:00It's all about MEWell after spending copious amounts of time and money on weight loss I thought "Whats another $200" so I signed up for the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body TransformationIt's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-58679189784341197732012-12-08T21:49:00.000+11:002012-12-08T21:49:01.316+11:00There's a bone in my bedJust a short blog...<br />
For a couple of weeks now i've been quite uncomfortable in bed when I sleep on my side, I have always slept on my side, I love sleeping on my side so why cant I get comfortable now?<br />
The problem is....there's a bone in my bed<br />
It did take me a little while to work out but thats exactly what it is...a bloody bone and what is a bone doing in my bed? Its my freakin hip bone, all of a sudden it has decided to make an appearance and disturb my sleep.<br />
My hip has been covered in so much padding before now that it has never been a problem but as that padding has gone little by little it is now annoying me.<br />
Thats all, I just wanted to let you know.<br />
Pretty exciting huh??? well I was excited.<br />
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Yeah this isnt MY hip bone...not yet anywayIt's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-49056420445665083882012-12-02T19:33:00.001+11:002012-12-02T19:40:04.643+11:00Try a Tri - well I did it!!!I have done a Triathlon, I am a Triathlete...2 phrases I never thought I would hear from myself.<br />
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I signed up so keen and couldn't wait, I knew my fitness was going to be a bit of a problem but I figured it was a try a tri so I could just give it a go and see how I went.<br />
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A couple of days out I started to get a bit anxious, I wasn't sleeping very well and I really started to freak myself out, the day before I packed the car up and had myself and my gear all organised. I'd had a terrible sleep and was still really tired when my alarm went off at 4.45am.<br />
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I got to Sydney to realise I had left my water/gatorade bottle at home and had to stop at a servo to get a bottle big enough to carry enough water but would still fit into my carrier on my bike, I also forgot my sunscreen...No 1 fail<br />
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I pulled up at the International Regatta Centre and immediately felt overwhelmed and totally out of my depth, I had no idea where I was going, do I take my gear with me or do I leave it in the car and go suss everything out? Do I get changed at the car and leave the rest there? wtf do I do??? No 2 fail<br />
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I unpacked my stuff and got changed in the car and took just the necessities with me, I walked my bike over to the event area and watched a couple of the people who were already doing their event, by this stage I had worked myself into such a state I had tears, I didnt know if I could sign in then or did I have to wait, oh there are stalls, maybe shopping will make me feel better, my wallet was in the car....fail No.3<br />
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When registration opened the lovely lady advised me that I could infact go set up in transition in about 30 mins and that as part of my registration I got a free singlet...Win No. 1<br />
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I was actually getting a little anxious and the self doubt had crept up so high that I was actually considering pulling out, I mean who would know I didnt do it? I had a singlet to prove I was there, I checked into Facebook...cause that makes it official...doesnt it??? By now me and my bike cause thats all I had with me had holed up between the sponsor tents and the tears were now flowing, what to do what to do??? I was reading my messages on facebook and sent a message to a psych friend of mine who basically said "you can do this, you can swim, you can ride, you can run...whats the problem?" well shit, I dont bloody know, ive got a headache, I don't know what to do, I have noone here to help me and again I dont know what to do...Fail No.4<br />
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Ok so in the end I have facebook conversations going with 2 different friends and both tell me I can do this...if they think I can do it why all of a sudden do I not think I can do this? Seriously??? race time is looming and you still need to get sorted, tears cant stop by this stage, feeling like a Nigel no friends and my head is absolutely PUMPING...SHIT. Ok so I pack my phone away, If either one of them girls tell me to just pack up I am out of here and right now the fear of going home and saying that I quit is bigger than the fear of whatever the hell I am feeling...still dont know what it actually is and why I am feeling this way but I bloody do.<br />
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I head on over to transition area, put the bike up on the rack (copied as yes...still dont know what to do) and again copied off the obvious pro's and set up the rest of my gear, I had no idea why they set it up the way they did just then but Im sure later on it will all sort itself out and make sense to me...not yet but maybe later. I got talking to a girl who was setting up next to me who asked me something about my set up...I told her I had no idea I just copied off the others, had to admit id never done this before - she then told me she had done 1 before but came last (another fear of mine) she said she was SO last that they were literally picking up the safety cones as she went past them...that last. A kindred Spirit - WIN<br />
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Right, so we are doing this...SHIT<br />
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I went and sat in the grandstand for what felt like an eternity for the race briefing and was just getting my heart rate to an acceptable level (I had this on for about 3 hours now as I put it on when I got ready in the car...didnt turn it on though, I probably burnt 500 calories with my blood pressure the way it was) when my wave got called...thats what triathlon talk for "your up" I jumped into the water - holy shit, for a day when the temp is about 36' this water is breathtaking...literally. The swim leg was always going to be an issue for me as I just dont have much stamina and in Blayney we only have a 25m pool so you constantly turn around thus giving you a break, as I said before I had noone there with me...or did I ? you see as I was swimming there was a heap of kids on the pontoon yelling out "go mum go" and for that 300 metres I pretended that they were mine and were yelling at ME, telling Me to go , that I could do it...whatever gets you through the day I say and for that day, at that moment those kids were mine and they were getting me through the day. I freestyled, I breaststroked and I backstroked my way through 300 metres of the swim leg, plus the kicks and arms to the head and other parts of my body I eventually got there, I got out of the water to a lovely lovely man saying you did it, you've done 1/3 of a triathlon, im not sure that man knows that he was just what I needed right then and YES I had just done 1/3 of a triathlon...WIN WIN WIN WIN<br />
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I was never worried about the bike leg, I like my bike, I like bike riding...how the hell I was going to get changed and get going was another issue but (because I copied) I was all sorted, you dont actually dry your whole self just your feet...which is why you put all your gear on top of your towel >>inseert lightbulb moment<< I got my shoes and socks on, got my singlet on, got my helmet and glasses on and we were off...did I mention that I love riding WIN WIN WIN oh but my pump bottle water was now about 45' after sitting in the sun for the past 2 hours, shouldve covered it I guess, maybe next time ....fail<br />
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Coasted around the bike track, loved it, enjoyed it and even managed to make up some ground on a few people, bit hard to judge when you start in so many waves which is a good thing I suspect. Run leg next, oh and guess what I have now competed 2 TWO read that 2/3 of a triathlon...yipee.<br />
The run was hard as it was so hot and by hot I mean SOOOO HOT, normally I can run a bit, walk a bit but this was hard as it was hot and my mouth was dry and I was feeling a bit sick if I am to be totally truthful but at the half way turn around mark another man said good work girls your almost done, was struggling along and then my side kick in the transition area came along beside me and said come on lets go we are almost done... Thank freaking god is all I can say and I think my finishing photo I got a couple of days later sums up how I felt...THANK GOD THAT IS OVER<br />
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Although I cant say that I enjoyed it, i can appreciate that I got over the hurdle of putting myself totally out of my comfort zone. After thinking about it I guess I can only put it down the this - I felt out of my depth, my fitness was questionable, I felt like the last 15 months were for nothing that I had accomplished nothing and that it didnt matter how good I felt or how my clothes fitted at the end of the day I just didnt feel worthy enough of being there, that I didnt belong with all these uber athletes. Sad but true. I have since had a chance to settle myself down and many tears later I really just needed a kick up the arse to get my arse into gear and get where I want to be and that is fit...I may not be where I want to be but it's a hell of alot better than where I was 15 months ago.<br />
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But hey I got a medal so the whole day was worth it...I love medals xo<br />
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<br />It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-72099931386229492032012-12-02T18:42:00.001+11:002012-12-02T18:42:38.855+11:00Surely it's not been 3 months....yep it hasI can't believe that I haven't written on here for just over 3 months...oh crap, I didn't vow to write on here more and clearly that hasn't happened, makes me think back to what else I vowed and declared I would do and I didn't.... Yep really don't want to think about it, lets go with what I have done instead.<br />
I did finish Round 3 of 12wbt 2012, not in the grand style I did last year but I did finish it. I pretty much started it the same weight though which technically makes it another donation to Michelle Bridges but I didn't put any on so that's another tick in the affirmative column.<br />
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On the weekend the finale 16,17,18 November I travelled with a fantastic group of girls to the The Stampede at Mt Penang Parklands on the Central Coast, we did the 10km obstacle course this was the best fun you could ever have fully clothed, I have never laughed so much in my life....until the next day when I could hardly move.<br />
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On the 14th October I participated in a bike ride to raise money for the black dog foundation, I went in the zoo 2 zoo bike ride - I did the 58km Western Plains Zoo to Wambangalang and return leg...omg to say that i challenged myself both mentally and physically that day would be an understatement. It was hot, there was 40000 flies and I was in all sorts of pain (recent surgery pain plus plain physical exhaustion pain) I wanted to get off my bike and finish, I wanted to get a flat tyre so I could quit, I wanted to fall ofF and hurt myself so I didn't have to finish BUT the gods were against me on all counts or really with me if you think about it because I finished it, I wanted to die that afternoon and that night but I got up the next morning and thought I could do it again....obviously the epson salts bath and sleeping in my passion killing skins compression gear helped too much and the doms weren't bad enough lol....so that's another tick on the bucket list.<br />
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Not sure what else I've posted about...obviously since its been so bloody long since I've posted I can't remember. To list a few things- I did the Edgell Jog in Bathurst, I did the Blue Mountains Walk and I did the Dubbo Stampede 10km fun run, that's about it as far as milestones and things go....oh I am doing my first a triathlon this weekend, it's only a try a tri BUT it is a Triathlon so if I survive it I will be sure to get on here and let you know how I got on but by for now.<br />
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<br />It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-50052741488365076502012-08-19T20:07:00.002+10:002012-08-19T20:07:42.820+10:001 week out and I'm a bit excitedWell Round 3 of 12wbt for 2012 is only a week out and I can't wait.<br />
I'd be lying if I didn't say I'd eaten some of the crap that I had to clean out of the cupboards....not a lot but I did eat a block of chocolate over the course of the week :(<br />
Even though I've managed to maintain my weight for the past 6 months I am feeling heavy and big around the middle again, my clothes aren't fitting as loosely as they did and I feel "fat" I hate it when people tell me that I've lost so much I don't need to lose more or that I'm looking really good...I don't feel good and I know I don't look good....I see me naked.<br />
So what is the 12WBT going to do for me? It's going to give me structure, it's going to give me someone to answer to besides myself....I can make excuses all I want to myself but the scales don't lie.<br />
12 months ago I set my 12 month goal of doing the City to Surf in 2012, this year I signed up and got sponsors for the Deb Bailey Foundation so 2 weeks out to be told I probably wouldn't be able to do this was shattering. I was booked in to have day surgery on the Friday before the race and the call was made a week out to pull the pin, I was cranky, I was shattered but most of all I was sad. I was so sad that I'd made this commitment to myself and to 12 wbt and now I wasnt going to be able to fulfill it, I felt like a big fat failure. A couple of very good friends of mine basically slapped it into me(not literally) that had I not had this surgery scheduled in then yes I would have been competing, that it's not a failure, that the City to Surf will be there next year and I can go do it then....it still sucks arse but I have made some peace with myself over it and yes I do appreciate the fact that 12 months ago I couldn't run to the end of the street let alone 14km so r now I will take comfort in that....hmmmm to make things super hard and possibly to make up fr this year I am setting my 12 month goal to be a half marathon....god help me and I may only ever do it the once but I WILL do it once.It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-11755222842917498942012-07-31T20:03:00.001+10:002012-07-31T20:03:34.690+10:00My Excuses - The first task of preseasonNow I have thought about this long and hard over the past 24 hours and I can think of alot of excuses Ive used in the past but top of the list is "I cant be bothered"<br />
I know I want to exercise<br />
I know I need to exercise<br />
But some days I just cant be bothered....<br />
In the past I have used Michelle Bridges 10 minute rule. If I really dont want to exercise I will use the 10 minute rule which is get up, get dressed and exercise....if after 10 minutes I still really really really dont want to then I stop.....to the best of my knowledge I think I have only ever stopped once.<br />
*I try to go for a walk so if I walk for 10 minutes Im far enough away that I figure Im out now I may as well keep going...<br />
* I've already got my bra all sweaty so I may as well keep going now as I cant reuse it without having to wash it anyway<br />
*If I dont do it today Im going to have to do twice as much next time so what If I dont feel like it then either? then Im even more further behind<br />
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I guess we are all great at making excuses and it's just a matter of not believing our excuses but believing in ourselves...<br />
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Here is my list:<br />
<b>I'm too tired</b> - Make sure I get enough sleep and rest<br />
<b>I don't have time</b> - Plan your exercise like I would an appointment I have to be at<br />
<b>I have too much to do at home</b> - If I go straight home can I honestly say that I will do what i have to do when i get there...will it really matter if I get there 60 minutes later??? yeah probably not<br />
I figure if I have time to sit at the computer to check emails I have time to get on the treadmill or hit the road for 30+ minutes.<br />
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I guess the hardest part is that I live in a very cold climate and it is freezing and dark in the morning so it is very hard and not to mention dangerous to get up early and go for a walk and by the time I get home in the evening it is getting very dark again so now I have swapped with my husband and stay in town to pick the kids up from sport and go to the gym or for a walk while I wait...its all about turning your excuses around and trying to find a home/exercise/family balance...im not there yet but Ive worked out how I can "schedule" my exercise appointment in 3 days a week... <br />
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<br />It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-54970500384890138642012-07-21T21:29:00.001+10:002012-07-21T21:29:06.189+10:00It's been a while....yeah ok it's been a long timeWell here I am again, it's been quite some time since my last post.
I'd really like to say I've been that busy transforming my life into a superhuman sexy goddess but unfortunately that would be a little bit of a fib or realistically a straight out LIE
Whilst I haven't actually put any weight on (I've been fluctuating between 76-78kg for about 5 months) I haven't been able to keep it moving either, my food and exercise have both contributed to this but mostly my mindset. I pretty much fell off the wagon and then got dragged by the horse, the wagon and the farmer.
Enough of my very own personal pity party...what am I going to do about it you might ask?
Well I am going to do this:
* I have signed up for Round 3, 2012 of the Michelle Bridges 12WBT
* I commit to doing all of the preseason tasks and really putting some thought and effort into them
* I commit to following the program's food guide and preparing in advance for my red flag events
* I commit to doing atleast 4 days of exercise per week anything else is just a bonus
* I commit to attend weekly video chats
* I commit to be an active member of the forums and helping others and getting motivation from others.
* I commit to maintaining my blog and taking out my issues through it not food.
That's all I can think of at the moment but stay tuned I'll add more as I go....
What's coming up for me?
Tomorrow I've got 2 laps planned of Mt Panorama with my fellow 12wbt'er Bec
August I have the City to Surf
September I have the Dubbo Stampede, Bathurst Edgell Jog and if $ allow Blackmores Running Festival
November I have Carcoar Cup & Valley StampedeIt's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-75172321942684239132012-03-25T11:09:00.000+11:002012-03-25T11:09:03.724+11:00Round 1 2012 12WBT = Epic FailI really didn't think that when I signed up for this round that I would fail on such epic proportions :(<br />
To think that I started my first round last year and was so committed and excited and this round I just basically cant get my shit together....for want of a better phrase.<br />
I have had a few family dramas and work stress but I am hoping that I can take my anxiety out in calories not kilojoules. <br />
So come to the start of week 6 and I am hoping that I can get it together and recoup some of the previous enthusiasm and results from last round...fingers crossed.<br />
So for the past week I have eaten clean (mostly) and got my exercise mojo back. I am enjoying it too which is a huge relief. I have decided to scale it back a bit and get back to the basics that I started Round 3 2011 with, no gym, just me and the road or treadmill, I need to get back to where it was all good so for me that is just me and walking/running, no pressure, no judgement basically noone even knowing what I am doing...it was so much easier then because you didn't have people watching and judging your every move, like I said back to basics!<br />
The weeks ahead will be tough as I need to get back in the rhythm and get super organized along with a couple of red flag events but I know that I can do it so it is all up to me to get it right.<br />
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Besides all this I actually have some added incentive:- Marty's cousin Graham is a contestant on the 2012 Biggest Loser and has just arrived home looking fantastic and full of enthusiasm to keep it going and what a better motivator than someone who has trained with 4 of the best trainers in the country, I cant wait to be able to do a training session with him.<br />
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</tbody></table>It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-60697000235888325812012-02-17T22:04:00.002+11:002012-03-31T20:24:26.672+11:00OMG has it really been over a month....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuTofhLnaPm3FhfAXIRiTqFt7I85ozjz-dqxpV7T28BPONtV6I1YUpSScVSb9A8qNemzLHMgNiJS7rr-HU1T7B19yLwyWgzHuGTwo14JW-fObvqs0XrC57huIHHltSVqxVVrO_9Kdj7yC/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuTofhLnaPm3FhfAXIRiTqFt7I85ozjz-dqxpV7T28BPONtV6I1YUpSScVSb9A8qNemzLHMgNiJS7rr-HU1T7B19yLwyWgzHuGTwo14JW-fObvqs0XrC57huIHHltSVqxVVrO_9Kdj7yC/s200/IMG_0523.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sheesh where do I start, I cant believe I havent been on here for so long. What have I been up to? Well I climbed Mount Canobolas with my amazing 12WBT friends and what an accomplishment that was about 12km there and back...6 km straight up, Ive never been so glad to live in Carcoar and to climb these hills in this place so much in my life it certainly helped and man o man did it feel good and got a good amount of calories burnt in the process...</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I have completed in my second fun run. I went in the Sun Run from Dee Why to Manly with my workmate and fellow 12wbt'er Karen Bollinger, it was a great day and I completed the 6.5km course in 50 mins, I was aiming for 45mins but hey there is always next year, this run gave me the bug and I have since signed up for the Orange Cup 10km, the Canberra Marathon <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">10km and I am also going to do the City to Surf in July.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I bought a bike, now this is a great way to exercise (especially when you live in Mountain Goat country with all these hills) my husband has a road bike and I had an old clapper so off we went to "have a look" and came home with a new bike for Al xo I have a new love for being out on the road in the open and flying along....although it does go too fast sometimes and that scares the crapper out of me....there really isnt much to protect you if you come off you know :) anyway after I bought the bike I got busy online buying all the necessities a girl needs...I am now the Anna Kournakova of the cycling world...I look the part just dont have the goods :) I have been doing a few km around home here riding from home to Carcoar Dam and back (about 15km) and Karen and I go after work each Wednesday from Gosling Creek in Orange to the airport and back (about 24km)....loving the bike</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thats pretty much been me for the last little while, I will endeavor to check in more often so that I can keep better track of whats happening in my life...peace out wiggers :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-63334461256514834942012-01-07T16:12:00.000+11:002012-01-07T16:12:06.744+11:00So apparently I am obsessed...hmmm wanting to be a healthy fit person is a bad thing huh????To say that I had a bad day on Friday (6/1/12) would be a mild understatement.<br />
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The bad started the day before really with a few little snide comments from my sister on a few of my facebook posts about being at the gym and about my RunKeeper tracking app which was also posted on facebook. <br />
Me: Allison checked in at Anytime Fitness Orange - Loving the new machines and equipment, a friend then wrote: let me know how you go with it all. Sister wrote: Oh Im sure we will all hear about it.<br />
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RunKeeper: Allison just completed a 8km ride in 15mins, Sister wrote: oh enough already. hmmmmm<br />
Later that night I then posted on FB that I had completed 43.43km of my 2012km so far how is everyone else going? Sister wrote: Oh for gods sake we have heard enough.....<br />
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So bad Friday started with a text from my sister saying that she will support me with most things in life and she thinks I have done a great job and look fantastic however she is sick of hearing about all my exercise and weight loss all the time and that is all i ever write on there anymore and that I dont have anything else to talk about. I wrote to her saying that it is what I enjoy doing and that I use runkeeper to keep track of how far I have gone and what exercise I have done and that it automatically goes to FB and seriously it is FB, if you dont like it dont read it...pretty simple I thought....apparently not, needless to say it got a bit nasty after that and ended up in an argument with her saying what you cant be around us fat people anymore (I have not once ever said anything to anyone in my family about their weight and nor would I, we all have to make our own decisions and do it when we are ready to)<br />
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later on that day I called my mum to talk to my daughter who is staying with her for the holidays and Mum says she was talking to my sisters husband who told her we'd had an argument over weightloss, my mother then pipes up with I can see if from both sides you are obsessed with your exercise.....ok so if by obsessed you mean want to be fit and healthy then yes I am obsessed.WTF are you serious, so I like to exercise I was 95kg when i started and that is not healthy by any stretch of the imagination obviously a mothers love stretches far beyond any BMI calculator if it is deemed unnecessary. needless to say I got off the phone and burst into tears...is this seriously how it is going to be from now on? if you dont exercise you get fat and lazy, if you do you are obsessed with it FFS.....even as I am writing this I am still quite emotional about the whole thing and Im only writing it on here as I feel the need to get it out of my system before it consumes me....<br />
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In the end I got a message from my sister late yesterday afternoon saying that I have to call off my Gilly's...<br />
Me: Why what has happened and what is a Gilly?<br />
Her: I got a message on my car while I was up at the mall today and a Gilly is Gillian Michaels fan<br />
Me: I do Michelle Bridges 12WBT and its Jillian anyway<br />
Me: what did the message say?<br />
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Me: cant talk.....rolling on floor nearly wetting myself laughingIt's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-44610119166570997622012-01-07T15:48:00.000+11:002012-01-07T15:48:55.720+11:00New year New ChallengeThis year I am determined to make it my fittest yet.<br />
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I have joined in on a few little challenges this year, some of my own and some from others:<br />
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Bec Anderson, one of my Bathurst 12 WBT girls set us a challenge of doing 2012km in 2012...Sounds ok right but that equals 5.49km per day which in the warmer months is easy to pull big numbers but when it gets cold it is going to be so much harder so i am trying to basically make hay while the sunshines and get in as many km now before it gets cold so that it wont be as hard over winter.<br />
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Today Marty and I went to Orange to "have a look" at the bikes in at Darryl Grant Cycles...yep we ordered one for me and I have to say I am a bit excited to have a lovely new bike...well I will soon anyway, it comes in next Friday :) and just think how many km I can rack up on that.<br />
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Ive never been a big bike person but everyone at work is right into it and I figure if you cant beat them join them so we will see how I go, I got a white one so it will totally go with any new riding gear that I buy later on lol.<br />
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My second challenge has been to write down every day for 30 days how much I weigh and how much I eat...every last skerrick of food is going on the list, when on the 12WBT program Mich had done all the hard work for me but I am taking the bull by the horns in January and doing it myself...now I know why I went so well on 12 WBT...the hard work was already done for me....<br />
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So these are my first 2 challenges for 2012...more details later as they start to happen....for now it is baby steps :)It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-61362601202742724092012-01-01T21:46:00.000+11:002012-01-01T21:46:03.973+11:00Start the way you plan to finish the year...so they sayMy family & I saw in 2012 at Abercrombie River, approx 30km from Trunkey Creek.<br />
New Years Eve for me instead of being the last SSS for the year was my rest day, I had been carrying a groin injury from the personal training session on the Wednesday and it wasn't getting any better no matter what stretches or exercises I tried so I tried the last resort...REST and you know what it pretty much worked.<br />
Eating out camping wasnt the best, it was pretty good all things considered but again those dastardly nibblies were my curse but you know what I had a few but not alot so maybe somewhere in there it is actually sinking in. I had a few (4) UDL's of vodka and I drank a crap load of water so I wasnt completely bad.<br />
We came home by lunch Sunday New Years Day and just packing up out there and unpacking back home in the heat Im sure must have melted off a few calories probably not enough for the hot chips and chicken salt (a pure indulgence which was out of laziness and no fresh food in the house and no supermarket open). As the day was so hot I had to wait until about 7.30pm to get my walk in and even then I had to pull the JFDI card out because I didnt want to say that I started the year with hot chips and no exercise....again maybe I am learning something, lets hope so :) anyway I was going to walk my Carcoar loop I like to call it which is about 5km perfect for JFDI days it is basically walking up the road out of Carcoar and coming down the highway back into Carcoar throgh the other turn off, once I got started though I was pretty happy to keep going so I walked up the highway a bit further to get in an extra couple of km and you know what I felt bloody great for it, they say that sweat is your fat crying well my fat was absolutely beside itself...it was that hot I looked like I had walked under a hose...anyhow I started 2012 with a 7km walk so that is how I plan to finish the year...look out 2012 I am going to knock your socks off.<br />
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All I can say is thank god because over the course of 3 days I managed to put on a hefty 2kg's exactly, to say that I was disappointed in myself would be a mild understatement, I was so cranky purely because I had my exercise planned, meals planned, my drinks sorted and the only thing that let me down was purely and simply ME. I portion controlled my meals, I had drank over 2 litres of water on Christmas day and allowed myself 2 UDL cans of Vodka Lime & Soda Christmas night, where I fell by the wayside was nibblies.....I basically hoovered them in like I was a vacuum who has learnt nothing over the past 12-14 weeks, I didnt walk past the bloody bowls of nuts, biscuits & cheeses without scoffing some in and to make matters worse I ended up with THE biggest dose of stomach bloat, at sometime Christmas night I actually wished I was a cow they could knife in the gut to let some of the bloat out I was so sick in the stomach, I would say nibblies combined with some rich food and lets just say it was a digestive nightmare.<br />
I guess I have learnt a very hard lesson from this and I am hoping to really pull my finger out now and get back on track, preseason starts in a few weeks and I for one cant wait, I really need that structure and accountability, I am still weighing in each week and recording it with my Bathurst & Surrounds Girls but I really need structure....I was having my own little pity party for the week and nothing or noone was going to be able to drag me out of it, many tried, many failed. I still went to Personal Training on the Wednesday and whinged and whined my whole way through it, I was walking every day but just couldn't get myself out of the doldrums and sooky la la's....It was my party and I did cry because I wanted to :(<br />
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On Friday 30th December 2011 I went for a walk around Mount Panorama with the gorgeous Amy Waight...well I started the walk with her, after 10mins I was looking at her butt, after 20mins she was a blot on the far horizon in front of me...she is that fast - or maybe I am that slow?!?!? anyway after our lap of the mount (my fastest Im sure at 53mins) we got to talking and can I say this gorgeous lady knows her stuff, what she did to me in 30 mins I haven't been able to do for myself in probably 25 years of weight struggles. Amy assured me I have learnt alot doing the program because before I wouldn't have cared what the scales said...or of I would have even checked and I would have gone off on a festive bender and not given a crap plus I wouldn't have ever exercised on Christmas Day and nor would I have cared what size my meals where and I probably would of had a bit of everything on the table, She also told me that it is ok to have a bender as this is what makes us stronger in the long run, I know to anyone who hasn't struggled with their weight this wouldn't sound that amazing but for someone who has been on some sort of diet for as long as I can remember this lady is nothing short of a wonder woman and I can honestly say there is not a day that goes by that I don't thank god that she came into my life. If you want to read Amy's incredible journey go to www.aimtochange.com.au<br />
Once again Amy I thank you from the bottom of my heartIt's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-22324680348493498782011-12-14T21:06:00.000+11:002011-12-14T21:06:57.149+11:00Round 3 Workout & Finale PartySaturday 10 December 2011 we all travelled to Sydney to atted the end of round 3 12WBT 2011.<br />
The workout was in Brazillian Fields, Centennial Par, Sydney where about 1200 people all gathered to sweat our butts off. We were lucky enough to score a couple of photos beforehand with Michelle Bridges....pfft nothing new when you have met her before lol.<br />
We started off with the warm up which I am unhappy to say absolutely stuffed me, I thought OMG this is going to be the longest hour of my life, I already had a headache but thought it was a "nervous headache" onward we went and after a little break in the middle to put my hat in water to cool me down I went back on the field to soldier on...oh boy can Michelle and her group move it, I have never seen such fit and energetic people in my life, these people are dead set machines.<br />
We all made it to the finish and what a great moment it was.<br />
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We went to the Concourse at Chatswood and what followed was one of the most emotionally draining, totally inspiring, heartbreaking, funny nights I have ever had.<br />
With the Amazing Amy Waight and the Marvellous Michelle Gauci, (these girls have lost over 140kg between them) Karen Bollinger and myself went to Sydney (which in itself was hilarious and should have it's own story...) we had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe at Darling Harbour and then after sitting and chatting we realised it was 2.45 and we had less than 2.5 hours to be there, we were hot, sweaty and in comfy "travel clothes". we decided we should find a loo and get changed at Darling Harbour as we wouldnt have time to get to the 2 motels and get ready - Plan A = FAIL; we then decided we would go to Amy & Michelles motel and get changed there after taking a few wrong turns or getting stuck in the wrong lane of traffic we gave up Plan B = Fail, we then decided to go to Chatswood and get changed there, yay, after taking Michelle on her maiden voyage of driving across the Harbour Bridge (Did I mention her knuckles we white holding the steering wheel) we finally got to Chatswood and all breathed a huuuuge sigh of relief. We then made our way to our make shift dressing room (the parents room) and proceeded to get ready, we had to dodge the cleaners and god forbid if any parents actually wanted to use the facilities.<br />
All glamed up and ready to go we went on to get all the pics in front of the Christmas Tree, the pole, the Biggest Loser Sign up in lights, The Biggest Loser billboard, the Biggest Loser Flags...yes we are props girls, anyway all registered and ready to go...<br />
We made our way into the Theatre, the beautiful Haley Lewis introduced herself and the trainers....OMG the Commando hubba hubba hubba :)<br />
We then had the privilege of listening to 14 of the 16 contestants stories of their individual journeys and can I say that 2012 will be the most emotional yet, we laughed with them, we cried with them, the went OMG thats like me, we went ooh we went ahh, we were shocked, we were horrified at the tragedies some of them have gone through, we left that night feeling emotionally drained and exhausted but so proud of how far they have come in such a short amount of time, the episodes start airing in January 2012....I cant wait<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBNrm3URKDo-hJDv0KQ7bSMaIeRBHssVyb5wC8Cw_8yPIuc1rW92QPU1CUyfAcoW97qwG6apcQrs4tKgcTVame5vqk6HBGEninvm4V42g_FdiuhnZ8jUvDb9QpNCtO8KfYKgks9gZF-jB/s1600/DSCF1544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBNrm3URKDo-hJDv0KQ7bSMaIeRBHssVyb5wC8Cw_8yPIuc1rW92QPU1CUyfAcoW97qwG6apcQrs4tKgcTVame5vqk6HBGEninvm4V42g_FdiuhnZ8jUvDb9QpNCtO8KfYKgks9gZF-jB/s320/DSCF1544.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After the taping we then got the chance to meet and greet the trainers, well 3 of them anyway Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton & Steve "The Commando" Willis we had a photo with each of them and actually got to speak with them, I can honestly say they were all free with their time and spoke straight to you and seemed to be quite happy to do so...Loved them even more by the time we left. Thanks Michelle Gauci for taking us on a fantastic couple of days away.It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-2331320600550764862011-11-28T21:24:00.000+11:002011-11-28T21:24:03.034+11:00Round 3 2011 done and dusted...well almostHoly crap did I seriously think that this time about 14 weeks ago I would be sitting here today 12kg lighter than what I am now...No freaking way did I but OMG I am so glad that for the first time in my whole dieting life I can say that I have given this a red hot go and have come out of it alot lighter and smarter....Michelle Bridges you have changed my life and it certainly is for the better.<br />
I am eating smarter, I am exercising daily and actually miss it if I dont, I make the best choices available to me...sometimes I dont have the best choice but I make up for it afterwards and I now second guess any bad choices that I do make because they either upset my stomach "or my head"<br />
I have had a few ups and downs over the past week where I spat the pill and got the shits with it all, I HATE accelerator day as I feel like death warmed up and get headaches and cranky (even more so some would say) and I feel like I dont have the energy to do anything, those days I have certainly had to JFDI and pull my big girl pants up and give it a go, a few times I have gone by the 10 min rule and can honestly say that I havent stopped once I have started.<br />
Tomorrow I am off on an adventure with 3 fellow 12WBT buddies to go and meet the 2012 Biggest Loser participants and trainers...a bit exciting as my cousin -in-law is in it (Graham) and also that I get to go away with a great bunch of ladies who have not only been my companions in this stage of my journey but feel like they will be life long friends.It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-28216100240192540602011-11-20T18:37:00.000+11:002011-11-20T18:37:36.865+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oBrBJRovBMwc3aSLAaRDn2ts7crHvCghtuLOazpKpTSez_t7itexCuBK2QSUsyCH8HH4m6fBRXdlNMyoRZhsQ02OoFFrQvN1Xa83LOXH5qCbgTdZJTbXn6DdW-LkyL5ZS5i_CIqfRA0s/s1600/A+year+from+now.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oBrBJRovBMwc3aSLAaRDn2ts7crHvCghtuLOazpKpTSez_t7itexCuBK2QSUsyCH8HH4m6fBRXdlNMyoRZhsQ02OoFFrQvN1Xa83LOXH5qCbgTdZJTbXn6DdW-LkyL5ZS5i_CIqfRA0s/s320/A+year+from+now.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-51137740618455410162011-11-20T18:33:00.001+11:002011-11-20T18:45:21.259+11:00Pity Party for 1...your table is ready :(<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPTF6FJd8iY-4CUQTKqwNiVKoiZLEmLjrLXEUadqZ9XriKwho7U3VlfQ9TEiJrtUUV21oa1DtuM-ve1JAuQAW_maxWFgrTnFzDfKMdQoXYg9EWOCk6snv4UOoalkApn745TgjTGZ2EH5p/s1600/386548_10150371577556630_623921629_8886939_598505637_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPTF6FJd8iY-4CUQTKqwNiVKoiZLEmLjrLXEUadqZ9XriKwho7U3VlfQ9TEiJrtUUV21oa1DtuM-ve1JAuQAW_maxWFgrTnFzDfKMdQoXYg9EWOCk6snv4UOoalkApn745TgjTGZ2EH5p/s320/386548_10150371577556630_623921629_8886939_598505637_n.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>Well to say that I fell off the wagon this past week and then got dragged by it would be somewhat of an understatement :(<br />
I hurt my back somehow, not totally surer how but I had to take my son and his mates to Sydney for volleyball and between sitting in the car for 2.5 hours and then sitting on a hard seat for most of the day and then in the car again on the way home I basically couldnt move by the time I got home.<br />
I ended up having to go to the physio as I couldn't sit down without being in pain, originally I thought it was my tail bone but apparently it is lower back muscle strain from using new muscles since I have been exercising, Angela (my physio) said that it is bad pain but is classed as good pain as it will get better with the more exercise I do even though it hurts to do so at the moment...doesnt really make sense I know but I just have to be patient...something I am not very good at....<br />
Anyway cut to the chase I couldn't do much exercise as I was in such pain so I basically resorted to my old ways, I was so disappointed in myself, I thought I had learnt so much on the 12WBT program but it seems the first hurdle I fall down, I seriously couldn't believe how bad I let myself go, I snuck in 2 tim tam biscuits at work (ended up with 2 zits on my nose...karma) I was partaking in morning tea at work...something that I hadn't done over the past 9 weeks and then went out for tea and ate the lot and even had dessert I felt so sick that night I couldn't sleep, not sure if it was from the rich food or from the guilt either way it was a horrid yucky feeling that I didn't want to have to feel again...sook sook pity party for me :(<br />
Friday afternoon I got home from work, pulled up my big girl panties, dusted myself off and went for a 6km walk from Carcoar to the Coombing Creek I felt so good (even with a sore butt) I did a little bit of jogging not alot but hey I still have to listen to the body a little bit.<br />
Saturday morning I took No. 2 son to Bathurst for Cricket so I dropped him off and went and did a lap of Mount Panorama, felt like death warmed over when I was going around as it was so hot 28` but I made my first solo trip around the Mount in 56mins which I thought is pretty good considering I didn't have anyone to pace myself next to, work Christmas party Saturday night another red flag even and then a christening today another red flag even so basically I have had a week of total utter crap, while I was at the christening I got a few compliments on how much weight I have lost and it really made me pull my head in and take a good hard look at myself, when I came home I re-read my pre-season tasks and my goals and commitments and I am so committed to being the best version of me that I possibly can be, I got off my butt, got changed into my work out gear and walked 7km on the treadmill...it's a story that's to be continued but I really hope that I have learnt something from this past week and wont let it happen again....this chickadee has lost over 10kg in this program and I don't want to throw away all of my hard work...god help me what doesn't kill me will make me stronger so if the fear of working out with Michelle Bridges in 3 weeks isn't enough to scare the bejesus out of me then nothing will.It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-30763724055479237612011-11-10T21:33:00.000+11:002011-11-10T21:33:07.257+11:00Carcoar Cup 2011 - Another Mini Milestone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xx2JJ_Rf0XDto4s2Iu7JsZnn_jocAZJcbuDxLR-QPYuzOcYF8LfwvDs-2fkzCLR6nfAMND7Ld_IA16zcdLfLPYijDp0annI0VWSfRGbZY6xJRh7ILSBQA1rGEv0mq4heio_zI-KJAzaA/s1600/Carcoar+Cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xx2JJ_Rf0XDto4s2Iu7JsZnn_jocAZJcbuDxLR-QPYuzOcYF8LfwvDs-2fkzCLR6nfAMND7Ld_IA16zcdLfLPYijDp0annI0VWSfRGbZY6xJRh7ILSBQA1rGEv0mq4heio_zI-KJAzaA/s320/Carcoar+Cup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On a warm Sunday morning on 6 November 2011, myself, Karen, Caitlin, Michelle F, Katrina, Michelle G, Bec, Bec's daughter & my little Holly lined up for the inaugural Carcoar Cup 6km Carcoar to Creek dash. We went up the hills, down the hills, back up the hills and back down the hills. Less than 1hour later we were finished....ok so it was 57mins but hey it wasnt an hour!!! Not too bad for someone who was only a few weeks ago was not really that into any sort of physical activity much so I was pretty happy with that effort. Even more proud of my 3 kids, Josh came 4th overall, Lachie wasnt far behind him and Holly did the town 3km before joining me for the 6km. Another tick of the weight loss bucket list :)It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-49417836320779503682011-11-10T21:26:00.000+11:002011-11-10T21:26:01.939+11:00My Night of EnlightmentLast night I joined up with a few of the Bathurst 12WBT girls for a "Night of Enlightment". We went to the lovely Bianca's place where she taught us that we have to think more positively, I think everyone present had a few OMG thats me moments. At the end of the night I was taken through a "drill" with Bianca as I wanted to be a better eater and learn to say no to those little chocolate binges that I seem to let myself be sabotaged. Bianca had me imagine my favorite chocolate and then imagine what it looks like, smelt like, tasted like, then I had to envisage a big dog doing a big poo and that poo was my chocolate, that it was covered in maggots and festering in the sun...basically without grossing you out anymore I went to the fridge at work this morning and saw chocolate biscuits in there and all I could see what a huge big dog poo and I swear I could even smell it too...the other girls who were mere bystanders in this have also been influenced by it...for some reason they didnt enjoy their chocolate as much today :)It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-62943159094849968372011-11-03T20:58:00.000+11:002011-11-03T20:58:46.912+11:00It had to happen eventually but it doesnt make it any easier to deal with :(Well it had taken me 8 weeks and I have had a week from hell but I was still hopeful that maybe it wouldnt be as bad as I thought but it was...well sort of. I put on weight this week :(<br />
For the first time on the 12WBT I put weight on 100gms I know it isnt much but I really wanted to get through the 12 weeks and lose every week, to say that I was devastated would be an understatement but I honestly have to say that I got out what I put in this week.<br />
It started with some tragic family news on Sunday night and then I just hit a downward spiral of stupid eating and terrible choices of snacks and red flag even epic fails.<br />
Melbourne Cup afternoon tea on the Tuesday was a red flag event that I made pita bread brushetta which in itself wasnt a bad choice but they had bubbly and cheese there (2 of my biggest weaknesses) and savoury pastries and I basically indulged and ate like a fat kid in a cupcake shop. That night I had THE WORST pain in the belly, it was like the cheese had formed a rock hard ball in my belly and wouldnt budge, for 2 days now I have the worst pain and wind...too much info I know so cheese has definitely taught me that we are no longer on speaking terms and it has been black listed from the diet from here on in.<br />
On the plus side I have joined the Blayney gym and I am going to the gym and to classes 3-4 times a week and I am really enjoying it. Even when I dont exercise I feel like I am letting myself down and I really miss it, tonight after we had a family BBQ for dinner I came home and did 35 mins on the treadmill...I love it !!!<br />
Tonight we farwelled my husbands cousin Graham who is leaving to go into the Big Brother House for the next 6 months tomorrow we wish him all the very best of luck and hope that he goes really well :)<br />
It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-78344812789544007902011-10-18T21:08:00.000+11:002011-10-18T21:08:17.096+11:00Mt Panorama - been there WALKED thatWell on Sunday 16 October 2011 at approximately 10.30am I literally thought I was going to die. Myself along with 5 other of my local 12WBT'ers decided it would be a good training session to walk around Mt Panorama in Bathurst NSW. It is 6.3km long...not so much of a mean feet you might say well may I also tell you that you spend 50% of this walk climing a bloody mountain that there is no relief from the steep incline until you basically get to the top.<br />
I literally saw my life flash before my eyes and thought there is no way I am going to do this, myself and 2 others took a minutes breather and then off we went again. I had to walk on my own as I thought if I stopped again I wouldnt get started or if they walked too fast I would kill myself trying to keep up so off I toddled.<br />
Along the track there are these cage like things off the side f the road (Im guessing they are used for cameras when the races are on) and I would say to myself when I get to the next one I will take a breather or when I get to this point I will stop...Guess What I didnt...I didnt stop again until I got to the end and I can tell you that the endorphins that race through your body when you finish such a walk are amazing.<br />
I cant wait to do it again. From here on in that incline on the treadmill is going to be constantly because not only did I JFDI Ive done worse.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzD3FE4LjEW7a3P77vfnYISIXvHE_Swzu3vLrRAHs8uu96wiLaEGnuVRaK55nZMdgZt-kPfmAP-1AIDjsAhyphenhyphenJ3YH1ZuFzzu1v1ggWB7n63LswYa6dcVYK08a_CnGDs1gk674kG5jOCANy/s1600/IMG_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzD3FE4LjEW7a3P77vfnYISIXvHE_Swzu3vLrRAHs8uu96wiLaEGnuVRaK55nZMdgZt-kPfmAP-1AIDjsAhyphenhyphenJ3YH1ZuFzzu1v1ggWB7n63LswYa6dcVYK08a_CnGDs1gk674kG5jOCANy/s320/IMG_0102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Bathurst 12WBT ladies who walked the Mount: Michelle, Bec, Annabel, Michelle, Me & Donna <br />
<div style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>"Mt Panorama you looked like you would kill me, you felt like you would kill me but we beat you :)"</b></div>It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-72070324583610037112011-10-09T21:13:00.001+11:002011-10-09T21:13:36.981+11:00My Goals & Commitments Week 4Tonight I went over my commitment and goals that I had written 4-6 weeks ago during the pre-season training. I was actually dreading it because I thought that I had written that I wanted to be able to job 3km without stopping and was actually not wanting to look at the goals for fear of disappointment with myself when i have been feeling really well BUT Guess what..... My goals were to make exercise part of my everyday lifestyle and to have lost 3kg and to try all different kids of foods instead of looking at them going nah I wont like that....I have achieved all of these goals and I am so excited. I am learning to jog using the interval training and learning to Run program and I cant wait until I can actually do this without stopping. I know I am going ok because I am going further and doing it easier (I no longer cough up a lung....now I just feel like Im having a heart attack lol)<br />
and the best compliment of all my husband said my trackies are too big for me :)<br />
Mish at the start of this I literally thought that you would kill me, now I know that I would have killed myself if I kept doing what I was doing before 12WBT.It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128496839110100413.post-29190781480222380042011-10-02T19:40:00.000+11:002012-07-21T21:37:26.721+10:00It's too far back to start at the beginning so i'll start right now with bits I can remember...To cut to the chase I weigh more now than when I was 9 months pregnant with my first child, I finished my pregnancy with a healthy baby boy (who is now 15) and not all that much extra weight...my downfall was the next 5-15 years when I constantly ate out the fridge and cupboards out of boredom, emotion and who knows how many other excuses I can't even or want to try to remember. <br />
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I have tried everything from shakes, to different diets, soups, exercise programs, exercise equipment but always with the same result...I would lose a bit of weight, reward myself fall of the wagon and then basically get dragged by the wagon...until the next time and this cycle went on for 14+ years. It's funny how when I first fell pregnant I thought I was overweight, man how I would love to be that weight now. <br />
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I have a shed and room full of gym equipment that I bought thinking this time will be different, this time I am going to use this stuff and this time I am going to be fit and healthy, this time always ended up the same as last time and eventually the equipment would be used to hang clothes, collect dust, sold or just sit idle.<br />
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One day in July I was sitting reading the Australians Women's Weekly and saw this article on Michelle Bridges and was fascinated by her story so I basically thought well...whats another $200 on weight loss, who knows it might even work I mean look at some of the other people it has worked on maybe that could be me...<br />
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The end result is that before I started the Pre-Season Michelle Bridges 12Week Body Transformation I weighed in at 98.6kg. So begins my journey....It's all about MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16163568791468177292noreply@blogger.com0