6km Challenge, Day 2, Week 4 - Weigh In

Ok so although the weight gain sucks its not as bad as I thought it would be.  On top of that I suprisingly lost Body Fat and Gained Muscle which is awesome!!

FOOD:

I did really well getting back on track with my food today but have to admitt that tonight I am feeling hungry and peckish for something junky!  BUT, I will not succumb to temptation not because "nothing tastes as good as being thin will feel" but because Kerriann will torture me more if I do LMAO!!

EXERCISE:

Well I did it, I got through a KNo Torture PT session.  Luckily I was in good company and got to share it with the very inspirational Bec.  It's always nice have that extra someone to push you a little harder or to slacken off a little with (us, nah never, hehe).

Today's Workout

Circuit #1 (2 minute intervals with half court run between each station)
*Tricep Dips
*Crunches with 4kg weight (pushed up to ceiling)
*Step Ups with 4kg weight
*Push-Ups

Circuit #2
*Calf Raises X10
*4kg Shoulder Press X10
*Half Court Jog
*Boxing
*Half Court Jog
REPEAT

Circuit #3
*Side Leg Raises each Side X10
*4kg Shoulder Press X10
*Walking Lunges
*Boxing
*Half Court Jog
REPEAT

Circuit #4
(with 4kg Dumbell)
*Calf Raises X10
*Full Court Run
*Squats X10
*Full Court Run
*Adductors? X10
*Full Court Run
*Reverse Lunges X20
*Full Court Run (or walk in our case - exhausted)

Circuit #5
(2 minutes to do as many as possible)
Crunches X 10
Push Ups X 10
REPEAT over and over and over....

GENERAL WELLBEING:

It feels great to be back on track - I am feeling very happy!

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6km Challenge Day 1, Week 4

I didn't weigh in today but I know that its going to be absolutely terrible and its all my own fault so I am just going to go with it and work my butt off to make the change that I want to see - within reason of course, no calorie cutting and excessive exercise for me, Skinny Fat is not a good look!

I only have 2 weeks left of this challenge and just under 2 weeks until the big run...my life gets back on track with nutrition and training tomorrow and I can't wait. 

It's now time to shine brighter than ever before and there is "nothing" and "no-one" that will stop me from achieving my goals! 

Well that's it from me for now, I will let you all know the results tomorrow night as embarrassing as they will be but as you know honesty is always my best policy as the truth always comes out in the end.

Much Love, Light and Peace.

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A Catch Up on Week 2 and Week 3...

OMG where has the time gone I am so sorry that I have neglected this blog not only for those who read it (wishful thinking there hehe) but also for myself because I have let myself go and I am feeling very BLAH because of it.

The last time I wrote was at the end of Week 1 and after a week of using extreme willpower and pushing myself at the Gym I was hoping for a good result!  Well, it wasn't and I was incredibly dissappointed to say the least.

Weight In Results as at 17 September 2010

Weight = 78.8kg (+.5)

BF %   = 39.6% (+.8%)

SM %  = 26.1% (-.4)

BMI     = 26.3

Despite my shitty weigh in result I was still determined to push forward and not let it get me down and although Week 2 was a little stop start with the workouts due to my family being sick, I still did really well nutritionally up until the Saturday at Relay For Life which saw me eating on the run and *junk* was the easier option, well the laziest anyway.  Next year I will be better prepared to fuel my body properly especially considering the amount of energy that gets burnt.  Let's just say that I started at 10am on the Saturday Morning and the event ended at 10am on Sunday Morning and in that time I had a total of 1 (and a bit?) hours sleep the rest of the time was go go go! 

From then on Week 3 was a total write off both in the food and exercise department.  After the exhausting event that was R4L (Committee Member and Team Captain) I decided to allow myself a couple of days to rest and recover before heading back to the Gym.  What I didn't count on however was an emotional rollercoaster and so I took to eating for comfort and decided to avoid heading out doors and spent the week snuggling with my boys (I love school holidays). 

And so here we are....Day 1, Week 4!

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6km Challenge Day 5, 6, 7 - Week 1

Food

Friday I did well - No Dessert at Myrniong.

Weekend - I can do better.  Food choices were good just not enough.

Exercise

Other than Fridays PT Session (which was hard but awesome) and cutting up the dance floor at the pub on Friday night (or more to the point early hours of Saturday morning) I did nothing!  I did have good intentions of going for a run today but instead I sat with a friend and played music.

General Wellbeing

I really want a good result tomorrow as I have done better nutritionally than I have in weeks and really need it to keep me strong as I have really had to use alot of willpower this week.  BUT in saying that if its not so great I will still keep on going as this is something that I really really want.

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6km Challenge Day 4, Week 1

Exercise:

Ace said that he was too sick and tired to go to school today so I cancelled my PT session and instead spent the morning in bed with my precious babies.  Whilst it was wonderful to have a days rest it really played havoc with my mental wellbeing as I got the guilts up about being "lazy". 

I ended up managing to find 30 minutes for myself which I spent doing an upperbody workout which consisted of 10 minutes Boxing and 20 minutes Weights.

Food:

Because of having the guilts about not doing a proper workout and also because I wasn't sure what Mum was making for dinner my food intake today was quite restricted and not within my time frame of every 3-4 hours.  Whilst it wasn't the best way to go about it, it helped to ensure that I was still within my daily calorie allowance.

FOOD DIARY

Note:  I put in dessert as a '1/2 serving (117g) of Sizzler: Desserts: Bread & Butter Pudding' which is 213 calories BUT it was Mum's Homemade dessert which I am sure would be less as she has always made a light alternative with Low Joule Jam and No Butter.  So really it should be called Mum's Bread & No Butter Pudding LOL!

Wellbeing:

Other than feeling lazy and dissappointed in not managing my food a little better I am also proud of the fact that I made myself find 30 minutes to do a workout and also that I stayed within my calories by not having seconds even though it was very delicious and oh so tempting.

My knees are giving me the shits big time and so tomorrow I am going to follow up the Physio AGAIN, I am also thinking that another massage in the meantime might also be very beneficial - I will have to work out finaces first (I wish I had a money tree - but thats another blog all together)!!

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6km Challenge Day 3, Week 1

Exercise:

5.3km in 48 minutes!!  I've gotta say that despite the fact that I got a blood nose in the first 2kms and my knees prevented me from running the whole distance (which is very frustrating), I am still really happy with todays result. 

Of course that's not all - 5 mins on the bike as a cool down followed by some Ab's torture and then some important and much needed stretching.

Food:

Food Diary HERE - It feels good to be back on track although I am feeling hungry which makes me think that I might need some fluid (a tiny little bit) put back in to my band. 

Wellbeing:

My knees are really sore tonight to the point that getting up after sitting down is painful to say the least.  I am hoping that resting them tomorrow (its Upper Body Training Day) will do the trick enough for me to be able to get back to training on Friday.  I was beating myself up a bit today on the 'run' as walking (despite it being a power walk) is just not the same.  Apart from the knees being sore I am also generally sore all over which means that I have infact been working hard - gotta love that feeling!!  I am also really tired which means that I need to get more rest so on that note,  its goodnight from me.

XOXO

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6km Challenge Day 2, Week 1

EXERCISE:

Todays PT session was all about "Strengthening and Conditioning" my legs in order to try and fix my knees and let me just say OUCH!!

Cardio wise I did 25minutes of uphill intervals which felt more like running a marathon but I pushed through and felt really good afterwards - exhausted but good.

FOOD:

Back on track with regular meals and appropriate calories.  Feeling really hungry right now so tomorrow I am going to make up some vegetable soup as a healthy snack alternative.

Check out todays food intake HERE!

WELBEING:

Right now I am feeling Blah, Ouch and Tired but I am Happy!

Tomorrow the plan is to hit the road and run up Werribee Vale Road for 2km's come back past Stoneys and up around the BMC Block and back to the Gym = 5.3km's.

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6km Challenge Day 1, Week 1

Ok, so todays plan was to run at an easy pace for 25 minutes but unfortunately my knees prevented that from happening and so instead I did a power walk with uphill intervals followed by some Upper Body Resistance Training PLUS an Impact Fitness Boxing Class.

Feeling really flat mood wise today but am determined to turn around my negative results.  I can do it!!

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My Plan - Training and New Challenge Begins!

The Oct 10th 5.7km St.George Melbourne Marathon is fast approaching and so I have decided to make the most of the opportunity and to set myself a challenge in the hopes that it will once again spur on my will power and determination.

My Goals for the 5 Weeks (35 days):

To loose between 3kg - 5kg.

To be able to run 6km continuously in 45minutes.

To reduce Body Fat percentage by 3%.

To increase Skeletal Muscle percentage by 1.5%.

Running + Resistance Training. 

Follow Nutrition Plan.

Drinking MORE Water.

Note: 

Running Training - 4 days on and 2 days off.

Resistance Training - 1 full day off per week.

My Ultimate Goals:

Reach goal weight of 69kg - 74kg (Healthy BMI)

To drop body fat percentage to between 21% - 33%

To be a comfortable Size 12

To drop Viceral Fat to 5 (currently 6)

To be fit and healthy enough to become a Personal Trainer

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Horrible Weigh In Result for Start of Sept 2010

Today's weigh in result is totally depressing, devastating, disasterous, diabolical the list can go on and on.  I am hoping with my entire being that its not an accurate reading and that once my bodies hormones figure out what they are doing that the scales will once again show a more positive result.

As embarrassing as this is to share here are the results:

Weight increased by .8kg = 80.3kg
Body Fat percentage increased by 2.6%  = 40.7% 
Muscle percentage decreased by 1.6%  = 25.5%

Ok so I will admitt that I am still not getting in enough healthy calories and have been purging again on occassion and because of this it means that I am not feeling nourished and so have been eating crap in order to find some satisfaction.  But whilst my food intake hasn't been the greatest I don't feel that it has been so bad as to reflect the results that are showing, especially considering that I have been working my butt off with my exercise.

Anyway, as you can imagine I am feeling really down on myself but am trying really hard to make it work in my favour rather than against.  It is now even more important for me to turn things around and get back to kicking some goals and I have a plan!!

Stay tuned to find out more!

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An Update as at SEPT 2010!

Not much has changed with regards to Weight, Body Fat and Muscle percentage which is really frustrating but at the same time is all due to my own actions and although its getting me down I am finding it difficult to get back on track.

I have gone back to old habbits of not eating small nutritious meals on a regular basis and eating junk (emotional snacking) when I do eat,  which means that my calorie intake has fallen below my BMR and my body has yet again gone into Starvation mode.  I have been trying but I have 3 good days and then its downhill from there until I manage to get on track again.

On the exercise side I am still working out, although not as manically (if that is a word) as I am exhausted, which of course comes down to nutrition and not fuelling my body properly.  I do however believe that the reason I am at a plato is because I have been keeping up the exercise otherwise I am sure I would of put everything back on again - at least body fat percentage wise.

With regards to exercise I have also been pushing through with injured knee's', which is making life very frustrating as I am planning on participating in a 5.7km run on 10 October and haven't been able to run because of the injury.  Whilst I have been doing alternative training it just still doesn't feel the same.

I had a Remedial massage yesterday that used tigger point therapy to loosen up the muscle conjestion and although it has reduced a great deal of the heaviness I was feeling, they are still giving me the shits (to put it bluntly).

So anyway that's pretty much all I feel like writing right now as the saying goes 'old habbits die hard'.

Time to kick myself up the arse and get back on track, here's to my next blog being more positive.

Thanks for the support.  Love, Light and Peace OXXO

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