My first week has ended and I feel amazing! I cannot believe the results after just one week of really disciplined eating and of course amped up exercise.
I originally weighed in at 59.2 for my starting weight, after my first week I now weigh 57.8 and the best part about it was I am doing it the right..healthy way. I have been eating a minimum of 6 meals a day ..all jam packed with heaps of protein. Ive made sure my carbs are only in my breakfast and lunch and my dinner has been a simple portion of protein with a mound of healthy vegies and or salad. I feel fantastic!
Last night was my 'cheat' night so Brad and I went out for dinner with Per & Louise and we indulged in some amazing woodfire oven pizza. Nothing beats good quality food. Even more so now I appreciate it.
Back to my routine of 'healthy eating' and I look forward to working hard this week again until my next cheat meal. I think Brad & I have decided to this on Friday or Saturday nights. Its good to have it near the same day each week - but also it gives us the option of being able to enjoy slightly 'grubby' food with friends/family, rather than our normal portion controlled grilled home meals.
Today I am off to check out some exercise equipment with Brad. I am so excited! We are changing our spare room into a cardio room. We both need to step up our cardio sessions and to always have to pay a casual session at the gym is getting ridiculous. this way we can invest in some good pieces of equipment and a) never have an excuse not to exercise as it will be convenient and b) save money in the long run.
I am also going to look at potentially getting a cardio trainer just for the duration of this challenge but will let you know further after the week ahead.
I'm off to enjoy this beautiful sunshine!
x
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Day 6
Day 6 and I have hit a slight hurdle .. I have tonsillitis :(
I had to cancel my training session today and had to call in sick to work for the next few days as I am on antibiotics and need to rest.
Yesterday I actually had a fab day. I worked a split shift am/pm and in between I had a very hard but rewarding legs/shoulder program with Aaron. I might whinge and complain during the session as it really does push my limits but I am very grateful afterwards and not to mention proud of my achievements!
Seeing as though today I am unable to train I am making sure my eating is spot on. I have made sure I eat every 3 hours with high protein meals (no carbs today - if I don't work out then I tend to stick to a protein only day).
I have also made sure I take all my supplements including my multivitamin, fish oil and vitamin C.
Only a short post as I am about to go lay down and rest some more. I am hoping I will be recovered enough by tomorrow to at least be sociable. Right now however I am so tired my throat is so sore that I just want to sit in silence.
Have a great day :)
I had to cancel my training session today and had to call in sick to work for the next few days as I am on antibiotics and need to rest.
Yesterday I actually had a fab day. I worked a split shift am/pm and in between I had a very hard but rewarding legs/shoulder program with Aaron. I might whinge and complain during the session as it really does push my limits but I am very grateful afterwards and not to mention proud of my achievements!
Seeing as though today I am unable to train I am making sure my eating is spot on. I have made sure I eat every 3 hours with high protein meals (no carbs today - if I don't work out then I tend to stick to a protein only day).
I have also made sure I take all my supplements including my multivitamin, fish oil and vitamin C.
Only a short post as I am about to go lay down and rest some more. I am hoping I will be recovered enough by tomorrow to at least be sociable. Right now however I am so tired my throat is so sore that I just want to sit in silence.
Have a great day :)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Day 4
Day 4 and I am still feeling fabulous!
A few family/friends in Adelaide said to me over the weekend how well I was looking at how amazed they are at my positive outlook. People that is because it is a choice of mindset. Never will I play the poor me victim act - never will I allow myself to feel defeated because of this disease and the second I decide to play the 'poor me ... why me ... its so hard you don't understand what it is like card ... well then I will have only failed myself; and that is something I REFUSE to do! I have far too much self respect to allow someone else to dictate my outcome in life - whilst I may not be able to steer the exact path this disease takes me on, I know that if my day comes because of it, I know I can at least lie their on my death bed with nothing but pride for the way I carried myself through this journey.... That is my choice and I will have it no other way.
As for my challenge ...I have loaded myself up with a heap of books/mags to make sure I am forever keeping inspired by other healthy like minded individuals who made a change in their diets and exercise for the better. One common thing I keep coming across with interviews from professionals in the industry of weight loss/natural BB etc is that people are misguided into thinking you need to spend hours at the gym or that you need to starve yourself to get results - when truthfully its the complete opposite.
I love that my gym sessions are capped at 45mins (weights or cardio) and that my eating is all about eating 6 loaded meals throughout the day that never have me feeling hungry. God could you actually imagine trying to sustain yourself on a 'diet' (urgh hate that word) that makes you feel hungry? That instantly to me tells you it isn't right or healthy. We are lucky enough to have so many wonderful healthy options at our fingertips and god knows if we are really truly counting every calorie (not for me - no thanks) but if we are then we can at least be munching down on celery sticks!
I feel allot lighter and I must admit stronger. I even feel as though my posture is getting better also.
I am about to head for another session with Aaron (cant wait for the after feeling of success), then I am off to the movies tonight to see Harry Potter.
A few family/friends in Adelaide said to me over the weekend how well I was looking at how amazed they are at my positive outlook. People that is because it is a choice of mindset. Never will I play the poor me victim act - never will I allow myself to feel defeated because of this disease and the second I decide to play the 'poor me ... why me ... its so hard you don't understand what it is like card ... well then I will have only failed myself; and that is something I REFUSE to do! I have far too much self respect to allow someone else to dictate my outcome in life - whilst I may not be able to steer the exact path this disease takes me on, I know that if my day comes because of it, I know I can at least lie their on my death bed with nothing but pride for the way I carried myself through this journey.... That is my choice and I will have it no other way.
As for my challenge ...I have loaded myself up with a heap of books/mags to make sure I am forever keeping inspired by other healthy like minded individuals who made a change in their diets and exercise for the better. One common thing I keep coming across with interviews from professionals in the industry of weight loss/natural BB etc is that people are misguided into thinking you need to spend hours at the gym or that you need to starve yourself to get results - when truthfully its the complete opposite.
I love that my gym sessions are capped at 45mins (weights or cardio) and that my eating is all about eating 6 loaded meals throughout the day that never have me feeling hungry. God could you actually imagine trying to sustain yourself on a 'diet' (urgh hate that word) that makes you feel hungry? That instantly to me tells you it isn't right or healthy. We are lucky enough to have so many wonderful healthy options at our fingertips and god knows if we are really truly counting every calorie (not for me - no thanks) but if we are then we can at least be munching down on celery sticks!
I feel allot lighter and I must admit stronger. I even feel as though my posture is getting better also.
I am about to head for another session with Aaron (cant wait for the after feeling of success), then I am off to the movies tonight to see Harry Potter.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Day 1
Today has been a brilliant day!
Louise slept over and we made sure we got to bed early and all got a good nights rest, ready for a big day. After a yummy breakfast of weetbix, yoghurt and my new morning supplement mix we headed out to Sydney Road with Louise' mum to see Louise try on a few wedding dresses.
There were 5 dresses in the mix but this one particular dress (the first one that she tried on) was amazing. Louise looked stunning, so much so that I actually got teary as it was just so beautiful on her. She tried on some others which were nice but when she put on the first dress again it was apparent it was the one. Yet again I managed to shed a tear, I cant explain it - she just looked breathtaking!
After our fun morning we had some lunch of grilled chicken wraps and headed for a pt session with Aaron. We did a mixed bag of triceps, shoulders, lunges, step ups and of course sit ups ... I hate sit ups! Sure enough at the end of it I felt amazing!
Now I have just finished packing my bags and I am heading out to the airport ..off to Adelaide I go. I cannot wait to see my son, parent and my sister again. It will be a great few days.
Hopefully I will get time to blog whilst I am away - for now I am just looking forward to my yummy dinner b4 I fly out!
x
Louise slept over and we made sure we got to bed early and all got a good nights rest, ready for a big day. After a yummy breakfast of weetbix, yoghurt and my new morning supplement mix we headed out to Sydney Road with Louise' mum to see Louise try on a few wedding dresses.
There were 5 dresses in the mix but this one particular dress (the first one that she tried on) was amazing. Louise looked stunning, so much so that I actually got teary as it was just so beautiful on her. She tried on some others which were nice but when she put on the first dress again it was apparent it was the one. Yet again I managed to shed a tear, I cant explain it - she just looked breathtaking!
After our fun morning we had some lunch of grilled chicken wraps and headed for a pt session with Aaron. We did a mixed bag of triceps, shoulders, lunges, step ups and of course sit ups ... I hate sit ups! Sure enough at the end of it I felt amazing!
Now I have just finished packing my bags and I am heading out to the airport ..off to Adelaide I go. I cannot wait to see my son, parent and my sister again. It will be a great few days.
Hopefully I will get time to blog whilst I am away - for now I am just looking forward to my yummy dinner b4 I fly out!
x
Ready & Pumped
So today was spent finalising my preparations for my start in the BodyBlitz Challenge!
My vision board is complete and wow - it is amazing. I love it! I love staring at it and really in visioning these pictures and words becoming more and more apart of my life.
I have done all my grocery shopping and made sure I have prepared all my portion sizes for my fish, chicken and steaks into 100g lots, this will take away so much time during the week and will help ensure I have no excuses for not being able to cook the right meals.
I am seeing Aaron tomorrow to finalise my program and have all my measurements etc taken. I really am excited. Today I was so excited that I went to Curves for a workout with Louise ..then after a day of shopping (which had me spoilt my Brad with 2 hot leather jackets by 'white suede' ) anyhow even after a full day I then went to Powercore to complete my cardio of 20 mins of hard walking on a incline of 8 at a pace of 7... man did I sweat and boy were my legs and butt killing! I nearly gave up at the 5 minuet mark but I kept imagining myself during the body blitz challenge and next thing I knew my 20 mins were up!
I came home, feeling amazing from a brilliant day and decided to pump the music up and clean the house. I love incidental workouts like this and to do it whilst listening and dancing to my favourite tunes make it even more bliss.
I have just finished having a yummy dinner with Brad & Louise of delicious grilled gummy shark fillets ... vegies and a yum salad which included loads of greens including celery, alfalfa sprouts and mung beans - YUM!
I'm headed now to relax in front of the telly to watch Collingwood vs Hawthorn - All I can say is GO THE PIES!
My vision board is complete and wow - it is amazing. I love it! I love staring at it and really in visioning these pictures and words becoming more and more apart of my life.
I have done all my grocery shopping and made sure I have prepared all my portion sizes for my fish, chicken and steaks into 100g lots, this will take away so much time during the week and will help ensure I have no excuses for not being able to cook the right meals.
I am seeing Aaron tomorrow to finalise my program and have all my measurements etc taken. I really am excited. Today I was so excited that I went to Curves for a workout with Louise ..then after a day of shopping (which had me spoilt my Brad with 2 hot leather jackets by 'white suede' ) anyhow even after a full day I then went to Powercore to complete my cardio of 20 mins of hard walking on a incline of 8 at a pace of 7... man did I sweat and boy were my legs and butt killing! I nearly gave up at the 5 minuet mark but I kept imagining myself during the body blitz challenge and next thing I knew my 20 mins were up!
I came home, feeling amazing from a brilliant day and decided to pump the music up and clean the house. I love incidental workouts like this and to do it whilst listening and dancing to my favourite tunes make it even more bliss.
I have just finished having a yummy dinner with Brad & Louise of delicious grilled gummy shark fillets ... vegies and a yum salad which included loads of greens including celery, alfalfa sprouts and mung beans - YUM!
I'm headed now to relax in front of the telly to watch Collingwood vs Hawthorn - All I can say is GO THE PIES!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Time for a challenge!
Its Friday night and finally I have some me time.
After I finish this blog Brad & I are going to sit down in front of the telly to watch the footy and complete our vision boards. I cant wait to see how they turn out! I have been so excited and pumped about them.
Work has been good ... Its nice to have members come up to me and say that I am an inspiration because they see me keeping a positive mindset and exercising myself, its great to get such good feedback - however some women I am sure mean well when they get talking to me about my cancer but obviously forget when they then continue to talk about their sister, mother or friend who died of breast cancer because it spread after a year or two. This has proved to be a challenge for me to remain positive and to not let these stories effect my own mindset but I will be honest in saying it sure as hell does make me think from time to time about my situation .. it even has me questioning am I actually in the clear?
Needless to say even with all the daily struggles with these thoughts I have decided to set myself a new and exciting goal. One that is based around health and fitness and will really help me be at my healthiest state ever - both inside and out.
I am going to enter the Body Blitz challenge ....eeeekkk cant believe I just wrote that - its actually out there and now I have to stick to it. Man I am excited, nervous and freaking out lol - in all honesty I am excited as hell! I have got myself a top trainer - Aaron, he is a gun - really challenges me both physically and mentally. I think its good to find a trainer that is like minded and Aaron sure is - he is positive and really believes in the power of choice and the power of the law of attraction. I have managed to convince Brad to do it with me as it will be easier when we look at working out together and of course supporting each other with meals etc.
I am giving myself this weekend to get prepared with completing my vision board and making sure Aaron has scheduled in my training sessions and of course come up with a kick arse eating plan ..12 weeks is a long time so I am going to get proper food/exercise diaries to keep us on track - I will use this blog to report how its going too and of course I need to buy a massive calender so we can count down the days haha.
I am going to ask my sisters if they are keen to do it too (forget my sister Suzy - her body is perfect .. I dont know how she does it but she does) ... I am also going to try ...yes try and convince Louise ... the more the merrier I say and it will be so much easier if a few people do it as we can help each other stay motivated and on track.
Anyways - I'm out! x
After I finish this blog Brad & I are going to sit down in front of the telly to watch the footy and complete our vision boards. I cant wait to see how they turn out! I have been so excited and pumped about them.
Work has been good ... Its nice to have members come up to me and say that I am an inspiration because they see me keeping a positive mindset and exercising myself, its great to get such good feedback - however some women I am sure mean well when they get talking to me about my cancer but obviously forget when they then continue to talk about their sister, mother or friend who died of breast cancer because it spread after a year or two. This has proved to be a challenge for me to remain positive and to not let these stories effect my own mindset but I will be honest in saying it sure as hell does make me think from time to time about my situation .. it even has me questioning am I actually in the clear?
Needless to say even with all the daily struggles with these thoughts I have decided to set myself a new and exciting goal. One that is based around health and fitness and will really help me be at my healthiest state ever - both inside and out.
I am going to enter the Body Blitz challenge ....eeeekkk cant believe I just wrote that - its actually out there and now I have to stick to it. Man I am excited, nervous and freaking out lol - in all honesty I am excited as hell! I have got myself a top trainer - Aaron, he is a gun - really challenges me both physically and mentally. I think its good to find a trainer that is like minded and Aaron sure is - he is positive and really believes in the power of choice and the power of the law of attraction. I have managed to convince Brad to do it with me as it will be easier when we look at working out together and of course supporting each other with meals etc.
I am giving myself this weekend to get prepared with completing my vision board and making sure Aaron has scheduled in my training sessions and of course come up with a kick arse eating plan ..12 weeks is a long time so I am going to get proper food/exercise diaries to keep us on track - I will use this blog to report how its going too and of course I need to buy a massive calender so we can count down the days haha.
I am going to ask my sisters if they are keen to do it too (forget my sister Suzy - her body is perfect .. I dont know how she does it but she does) ... I am also going to try ...yes try and convince Louise ... the more the merrier I say and it will be so much easier if a few people do it as we can help each other stay motivated and on track.
Anyways - I'm out! x
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
zzzzzzzzzzz
This morning I started work at the crack of dawn so up I jumped at 5am to make sure I was ready in time. I worked through till 12 then headed home for a quick half hour nana nap before I got up and gave the house a once over ... vacuum, mopping, washing - the usual things that tend to pile up if I don't keep on top of them.
Back to work I went at 3.30 and managed to finish up at 7. I am so tired! I made sure I kept up with loads of yummy meals throughout the day, if I didn't I'm sure I would have collapsed with exhaustion. I finished my night with the yummiest grilled chicken, veg and salad. I was actually contemplating have wood fire oven pizza for dinner but decided to have the healthier choice of a nice home cooked meal. I was grateful - it left me feeling settled not bloated and lethargic like greasy food tends to do.
I really am starting to make more conscious efforts of what is good for my system and what is not. There is one thing I need to work on however ... that is getting myself way more sleep!
I was super excited and proud to hear today that Brads mum joined a curves in her area. It makes me happy to know that she is doing what she can to be fit and healthy. Every time I hear about another person taking measures to live a healthier and more positive life it really does make me smile.
I love it when I ring my mum and she has just finished her daily power walk on the treadmill. You go girl!
It still baffles and amazes me at the massive amount of people who aren't active .. especially those who have no real reason not to be, except for the same old boring pathetic excuse of I have no time. Living a healthy lifestyle including making time for exercise should be like brushing your teeth daily. Our healths are our most important assets in life...not the car we drive or the house we live in ... our bodies and minds are what get us through each day at a time. Yet it is the one thing that so many people tend to neglect and not to forget abuse.
My vision board is still coming along nicely .. slowly but nicely. It is not something I want to rush and knock over in a night. I cannot wait for it to be complete!
I am getting really tired now and I need to be at Aarons for a 6am session so I better be off to bed ... I start work at 8.30am and wont get to finish till 7pm zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Back to work I went at 3.30 and managed to finish up at 7. I am so tired! I made sure I kept up with loads of yummy meals throughout the day, if I didn't I'm sure I would have collapsed with exhaustion. I finished my night with the yummiest grilled chicken, veg and salad. I was actually contemplating have wood fire oven pizza for dinner but decided to have the healthier choice of a nice home cooked meal. I was grateful - it left me feeling settled not bloated and lethargic like greasy food tends to do.
I really am starting to make more conscious efforts of what is good for my system and what is not. There is one thing I need to work on however ... that is getting myself way more sleep!
I was super excited and proud to hear today that Brads mum joined a curves in her area. It makes me happy to know that she is doing what she can to be fit and healthy. Every time I hear about another person taking measures to live a healthier and more positive life it really does make me smile.
I love it when I ring my mum and she has just finished her daily power walk on the treadmill. You go girl!
It still baffles and amazes me at the massive amount of people who aren't active .. especially those who have no real reason not to be, except for the same old boring pathetic excuse of I have no time. Living a healthy lifestyle including making time for exercise should be like brushing your teeth daily. Our healths are our most important assets in life...not the car we drive or the house we live in ... our bodies and minds are what get us through each day at a time. Yet it is the one thing that so many people tend to neglect and not to forget abuse.
My vision board is still coming along nicely .. slowly but nicely. It is not something I want to rush and knock over in a night. I cannot wait for it to be complete!
I am getting really tired now and I need to be at Aarons for a 6am session so I better be off to bed ... I start work at 8.30am and wont get to finish till 7pm zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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