Blogger fail!

I completely forgot that I even started this blog! That's a sign of how busy life has been so far this year I think - in February, we moved house and uni started up again. I have just finished exams last week and have 3 weeks off before starting 6 weeks of prac. Next week, I'm going to Melbourne for 4 days with the wonderfully, awesome Perth Crew for the Michelle Bridges 12WBT finale party and workout.


I haven't done anywhere near as well as I had planned or hoped and I'm starting to accept that however, I am really smashing it out at the gym particularly over the next 3-4 weeks before prac starts! I have done a bit of a revision of my goals and will outline them :)

Goals for Round 1

• burn 500 calories 5 days a week - in order to achieve this, I will need to be creative! I'll be walking around Fremantle in between classes at uni, getting off the bus a stop or 3 early and walking and making the most of the time I have available to me and smashing it when I can (I have both Jillian Michaels 30DS and Michelle Bridges DVDs so no excuses!) - not as often as I'd like
• burn 1000 calories 1 day a week - as above
• stick with <1500 calories each day - mostly
• complete the C25K program - starting on 13th February - didn't start this!
• complete the 5km Bridges Fun Run - 1st April - DID THIS!!! was very sick but still did it!
• lose 20kg - nowhere even close! I lost a grand total of 5kg this round

So, as you can see, I really didn't make the most of the 12wbt program for the past 12 weeks. I'm disappointed but I can also see how I have been making overall changes and I'm pleased with those changes in general - in particular since joining the gym!


One thing that I've done that I'm really proud of is a big cooking day last week. I made healthy lasagne, Mexican shepherds pie, chicken and corn soup, banana bread, ham and corn muffins, Penang chicken and green beef curry with noodles and have it all portioned out and in the freezer! So, I have 18 individual meals ready to go for any time I'm home late from the gym (or prac) as well as snacks along the way. I love feeling prepared!

So, I'm not signing up for Round 2 of the 12wbt but I will still be doing it! Linsey has moved to Southern River and we are going to the gym a few times a week together - for the next 3-4 weeks, my exercise routine will look like this....

Monday - Power bar (60min pump class) plus 30mins cardio
Tuesday - Cardio tone (60min step/pump combo class) plus 30mins extra cardio
Wednesday - 60mins cardio, 20mins weights
Thursday - Step & Kimax (back to back super session)
Friday - Power bar (60min pump class) plus 30mins cardio
Saturday - Kimax
Sunday - lazy day - walk the dog/do nothing/take kids out/whatever we want 

It's a pretty busy gym schedule but it feels great to get in there and get it done! Even if I do genuinely hate it at the time hehe.

Round 2 Goals (PS now, R2 June 4th - 26th August)

• burn 500 calories 5 days a week and 1000 calories 1 day a week
• <1500 calories each day
• walk/jog the HBF run for a reason 14km (27th May)
• lose  20kg
• start the c25k program and keep working at it! I want to be able to run 5km
• stick with healthy eating and activity while on prac and when uni goes back in July!

 

Pre-Season starts!

Today marks the start of pre-season for Round 1, 2012 of the 12wbt. As such, I thought it fitting that I would record my goals, plans and desires for the coming 16 weeks.

Goals for Pre-Season

• burn 200-500 calories each day (with one rest day)
• stick to <1500 calories a day
• meal plan - makes it a LOT easier to stick within my calories!
• lose 5kg
• allow myself to enjoy special days (twins birthday party, Australia Day) without over indulging and feeling guilty - exercise FIRST!

Goals for Round 1

• burn 500 calories 5 days a week - in order to achieve this, I will need to be creative! I'll be walking around Fremantle in between classes at uni, getting off the bus a stop or 3 early and walking and making the most of the time I have available to me and smashing it when I can (I have both Jillian Michaels 30DS and Michelle Bridges DVDs so no excuses!)
• burn 1000 calories 1 day a week -as above
• stick with <1500 calories each day
• complete the C25K program - starting on 13th February
• complete the 5km Bridges Fun Run - 1st April
• lose 20kg

So, my goals aren't small by any stretch but they are all quite achievable!  I received in the mail today my membership pack from the WA Marathon Club. It sounds so daunting but really, they run quite a few smaller 5km and 10km events. I want to,  by the end of the year, be able to complete a 10km run!!

2012 - what I want to achieve

This year is going to be MY year!

I'm going to get my life in order. I'm going to get healthy, I'm going to become and remain a woman of my word, I'm going to be a good role model, I'm going to have faith in my family and friends, I'm going to work hard to get what I want, I'm going to be true to myself and most of all - I'm going to learn to love myself.

I have decided that I've had enough of the negativity that I generally espouse and I simply will not do it anymore. I will endeavour to not be so judgmental of both myself and others, I will look at the positives BEFORE looking for any negatives and I will constantly review all that I have in my life that I am grateful for.

I will no longer use sarcasm to cover my emotions! I will feel them and share them with others. I will be genuine, fair and honest. I will no longer agree to something or stay somewhere where myself or my family are placed second. I need to show my kids that it is good to stand up for yourself and show them how to do it positively.

I will be losing weight (have already started and lost 3.1kg). I will be incorporating exercise into daily life. I will be including the whole family in this. I am going to enter the Bridges fun run on April 1st (10km) - I will aim to jog at least half of it. I am going to do the 12wbt and successfully finish it! My aim is to lose 20kg in the 12 weeks (starting 13th February). I will then see where I'm at and develop a plan for the rest of the year. Currently my overall goal for the year is to get a healthy BMI!

I will work hard at uni to complete my degree with a Distinction average. I am definitely more than capable of this and it is only my lack of effort that will bring my average down!

I owe it to myself to be the best me that I can be. Anything less is less than I deserve! This is the case for all areas of my life that I'm aiming to improve!

I'll be back with specific plans of attack for the areas I want to focus on first - weight, uni and being true to myself!

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