12WBT Round 1 2012 Week 6

Can you believe it? Half way through the round already!

I've had a big week. Eaten 110% clean, trained well. I've done a lot more weights this week in the gym. One of my goals is to get over my fear of doing weights in front of others and i've discovered it isn't really doing the weights infront of others, it is more not wanting to wait around for the equipment! Some days it is so busy, it is just easier to do cardio.

I've started playing around with my food - still nutritious but i've been needing to shock my body and  maybe start eating a little more with the amount of exercise i'm doing. Well it worked. This week saw me lose another 1.7kg bringing me down to 64.1kg bringing me into a healthy BMI

I also conquered another fear this week. 12 years ago I tried Body Step and I was embarrassed out of the class when I fell off the step (that coordination thing that happens to me- or lack of coordination I should say!). So today.............. after deciding I need to shake it up a bit, I did Body Step and it was a tonne of fun! I still don't have the best coordination in the world but it was fun and a good laugh and it burnt some calories!

So big achievements this week for me with the weights, body step and a nice big weight loss! Tomorrow i'll be having a rest day and treating myself to a reward for all my hard work.

This is me at the half way mark of my 2nd round

(Week 6 Round 1 2012)

Week 4 Measurements and Fitness Test

I can't believe how much i've been stressing this week. My weight loss has slowed dramatically and it has been playing on my mind. I've been exercising and eating clean and with only really maintaining my weight i've been very mentally fragile.

Today though I got a nice surprise. Measurements taken and fitness test done have proved that i'm progressing, and not just slightly but by quite a bit so here are My Stats!!!

Measurements:
Week 1                                      Week 4
Weight: 70.3kg                          66.6kg
Chest: 95cm                               90cm
Waist: 88cm                               83cm
Hips: 101cm                               96cm
L Thigh: 59cm                            55.5cm
R Thigh: 59cm                            56cm
L Arm: 25.5cm                           25.5cm
R Arm: 26cm                              26cm


Fitness Test
Week 1                                      Week 4
1km Time: 6:24                         5:01
Pushups Toes: 0                         24
Pushups Knees: 49                     53
Wall Sit: 1:31                             3:05
Sit & Reach: +2cm                    +7cm
Ab Stage: 2                                2

So it seems i'm doing well, in all things other than those dreaded Abs! I can actually do stage 5, just not stage 3 or stage 4!

Did my gym session today, didn't get to my SSS of 1000 cals but we have a busy day ahead and i'll go for a nice walk later on to make it up once we've reached our destination today. I've managed 718 cals so far.

Tomorrow hubby is taking me fishing, kind of excited and kind of nervous. I've got my food and snacks sorted so i'll be right with my calorie intake. Hopefully he'll allow me to go for a nice long walk to explore and hopefully not get lost hahaha

Round 1 week 4

I really must keep this blog up to date!!! So here is a quick overview.....

Well the last 4 weeks i've had a few ups and downs, as in my weight is up and down! Luckily on Weigh in Wednesday's it has been down or maintained. I was stressing yesterday so I grabbed that tape measure and did a quick measure up and i've been losing cm's so that helped the stress levels.

In Week 3 I set myself a challenge, burn 7000 cals in the week. I ended up burning 7272 cals for the week, ate rather well and maintained! Talk about disappointment!

So now it is week 4, i'm currently at a devlish 66.6kg and just managed to squeeze into some size 12 jeans I bought on special with a goal to be in them at week 4 and i've managed it, without struggling into them!

I've had a little bit of fun experimenting with creating my own meals and I have a few yummy ones and will start posting recipes once I have tweaked them.

Now tomorrow I need to do my fitness test and measurements. I've had a few issues with my Achilles so have been trying to rest it as much as possible before my 1km time trial but it hasn't stopped my training...... i've just changed what i'm doing a little!

Back tomorrow to update with my measurements!

PRESEASON TASKS 2-8

So i've been a little strange in the head and i've strayed from my blogging. I've done my tasks but I was in hiding from the world for a while but i'm back now and here is all my completed tasks!

Task 2 - Get Real
This is all about excuses. I thought i'd conquered them last round and I had, but a few more crept in over the school holidays. A big one for me was 'I'm too tired'. Over the holidays I started staying up way too late, afterall I didn't have to get the kids up and ready and I could relax in the mornings! Nup bad idea that was. My solution was obvious - go to bed earlier, if you want to watch something then record it and watch it the next day rather than sit infront of the idiot box all night. My other excuse is hormonal and to do with TTOTM. Well lets just say that some days I literally cannot leave the house. Another simple solution - do a workout at home. I have myself a Mish DVD and I really gotta use it on those days as well as my Wii Active!
A great excuse for me was 'It's too hot' which is strange because I love the heat. Just another excuse so I didn't have to bother on the school holidays! This is really bad because I do most of my workouts at the gym so I just gotta suck it up and JFDI - yup that is my solution and to help me with that, remember that in the heat I burn more cals!
Excuse #4 is injury. I did conquer this one in Round 3, I injured my calf muscle but I made sure I worked the upper body. BUT this excuse crept in again during the warmer days of summer. My calf was twinging and I was too scared i'd do damage to it again that I didn't do exercise!
My last excuse was 'Sick Children'. This is a hard one for me as my kids don't get sick often but when they do I skip the gym and mother them. So from now on when they are sick, i'll just workout at home.

Task 3 - Set your Goals
Round 3 2011 saw me smash my goals so resetting them was difficult for me as I am so very close to my goal weight that it is getting harder and I have no idea on my appropriate time frames now. So my main goal is to get to a healthy weight range (6kg to go) for the end of this round and then reassess once i've lost that 6kg.
My 6 month goal is to maintain and tone and in order to do this i'm already committed to signing up to Round 2 2012!
Now the big goal for me. I will run 5km by November 2012. I have a lot of work to do on this with building up the strength in my knees. During Round 1 2012 i'll be starting the C25k app to help me with this goal.

Task 4 - Gear Up
This one was easy for me. I have my Polar HRM, Gym Membership, Digital Kitchen Scales and for Christmas I got some fabulous Scales for my weigh ins. The only thing I really got myself was a new yoga mat.

Task 5 - Say it Out Loud
Here is my committment:
This round I am committed to losing a further 6kg. I will do this by eating clean and training 6 days per week at the gym. I will also get over my 'fear' of weight training in the gym and do my weight program at least weekly in addition to Body Pump classes.

Task 6 - Kitchen Makeover
Righto, Kitchen wasn't too bad. I did have a few better option 'treat' things for my daily snack allowance that I had to get rid of as those treats were more-ish and I couldn't stop at one. The kids have a few treats in there of which i'm not a fan so they aren't a danger to me. The hardest thing there is telling the kids that it is a very rare treat for them! My fridge is now stocked with yoghurts for my snacks and I have a nice big bowl of fruit on the kitchen bench. Just have to sort out a herb garden!

Task 7 - Organize and Diarize
I have my diary, and in it is my gym timetable as well as i've written in my exercise plan for each day. Shopping days will be Monday (child free finally woohoo!) and as for pre cooking meals I just make extra when cooking dinner and then freeze leftovers into portions. My Red Flags that I know of are all planned out as are my milestone/fitness test weeks.


Task 8 - Measure Up
Done and dusted! Nice to see smaller numbers from my Round 3 12 week measure up :) I've also noticed my thigh measurements have evened out and my thighs are now the same size LOL

So my tasks are done for this round. I'm ready to SMASH IT!

Weigh in and Video Blog

Weigh In Wednesday is here! Did you have good news this morning? I've lost 305g since Friday and really need to start keeping track of my WEDNESDAY weigh in's so into my diary i've written my weight from today. That'll teach me for weighing several times a day - just to make sure the scales aren't lying to me!

So now i'm brave enough for the world to see my video blog entry from  Round 3 2011. This is the first time i'd made a video like this, infact i'd never used a webcam myself LOL (computer nerd hubby had one set up that we used to use occasionally but I never worked it myself). So here it is.


Chantz-12WBT Video Blog Round 3 2011

Preseason Task #1 - Introduce Yourself

Preseason is here and i've just completed my first preseason task - Introduce yourself.

So i've posted a little spiel about me in the forums. Who I am, where I am and why I joined 12wbt. So I thought i'd post it here too...


"Hello fellow 12wbters, are you as excited as I am? Preseason is finally here!!!

I am Chantelle, 31, a stay at home mum from Melton, Victoria.

I am back for my 2nd Round after a huge success in Round 3 2012. I have a few more kg's to go till I get to my initial goal and then i'll reassess my goals. I thought I was ready last round, but this time I am more determined to achieve and smash my goals.

Looking forward to this round!"

Pre-season

So tomorrow is Pre-Season for 12WBT Round 1 2012.

I'm all set! I'm still following the program from Round 3, other than creating a few of my own recipes and i'm getting quite good at it too!

So i'm starting this Pre-Season super close to my initial goal weight. During Round 1 i'll smash this goal and the reassess where I want to be. No doubt i'm sure I can do more!

This Round i've got my sister and a couple of close friends joining me so i'm really looking forward to following their progress and being able to help them as much as I can. Looking forward to completing all my Pre-Season tasks and kicking some butt (kicking the excess fat off it anyway!)

Good luck to all 12WBT'ers I know you can achieve great things!