I have been busy these last few days... walking, running, walking, running... doing as many kms i can to get through these 80k i have promised to do before the end of jan!
UPDATE: 42kms down - 32kms to go!!
42kms in 6 days!!
I never knew i had it in me!! But it just goes to show that whatever you put your mind to you can achieve!

My nutrition has been okay... i have been eating really good meals -up until after dinner where my sweet tooth kicks into overdrive & i dont seem to be able to control it! Its like the devil comes out in me and i will KILL for anything sweet!! I have been trying to eat deserts that are low in cals (ww ice cream, jarrah hot choc, peaches & low fat custard) but what i really want is Chocolate!! Even though i know that it is the enemy!!

Weigh in is tomorrow... i have NO IDEA what to expect!! Even though my work outs have been amazing - i dont think my calorie intake has been as good! (i blame my lack of control over the sweets!) BUT i have to face the music and just step on the scales.
I would really like to get back down to 76kg by the time the 12wbt starts in mid Feb, I know i can do it - i just have to kick the sweet tooth to the curb!! - BADLY!)
I know its all in the mind - willpower - but with me i either have the power or i dont. Its never in between! My mindset is something that i really have to work on if i want to succeed in this 12wk challenge. But i if i dont try , i will never know how successful i could be reaching my ultimate goals! So i am looking forward to it! I am nervous but excited at the same time. I want to really push myself and see what i am capable of! I want to get down to my ideal weight, healthy BMI and rock a body that i have only ever dreamed of!! ...i can do it... i can do it... i can do it... I WILL DO IT...!!

Coffee is my favourite...

Crunching Numbers!

I have lost 100.5cm off my whole body in 17 months...

Neck: 2cm
Upper Arm: 6.5cms
Chest: 16.5cms
Waist: 20.5cms
Abs: 23cms
Hips: 18cms
Upper Leg: 12cms
Calf: 2cm

This result blows my mind! Weight loss is a big deal but loosing numbers like this in cms is unbelievable to me!! Alot of people doubted me (i even doubted myself!) but with determination, perserverance, consistancy, willpower, support & motivation i have managed to do this ALL. BY. MY. SELF. (with a lil guidance from my PT of course!)
It just goes to show that ANYTHING is possible - if you just believe!

25k on the bike - 43mins, 881.7 cals -50kms to go on challenge *insert smily face here*

Pls excuse the sweaty pits! But never used to be able to do sit ups on this thing... just smashed out 40 without stopping (hurting now!)

A wish to be skinny... and trying to make it happen

I never though of myself as "fit" ... until today!
Running 5k was a massive highlight for me today. I didnt think i could run that far - let alone realise that i could have pushed myself much more than i did. This has given me a new drive to try again on monday (the same lunchtime run route) and beat my time! Maybe even go further and really see what i am capable of!! Today i realised that maybe i am fit? Much fitter than i ever really thought i could be! Yes, i do bootcamp and PT and go to the gym but running has never been a strong ability of mine.. and yes, maybe my ass was wiggling and jiggling all about but i didnt care coz I ran 5k!!
I am really proud of myself and i cant wait to finish the 80k in 25days to prove to all the haters that i did do it!!
I think i tend to underestimate myself alot - i think i should start giving myself a lil more credit! I mean, i have lost over 30kilos and i still think of myself as fat. I still feel like that big overweight girl from high school. I walk past the mirror and have to look twice at the reflection because i am now a smaller version of myself. Even though i know i have lost alot of weight, i am not satisfied because i am not at my goal weight. And no matter how many people comment on my new look - I dont know how to take a compliment!
Even though i have always wished for it. I have never thought of myself as skinny. I have never really been slim before. No one has ever seen my at a "normal" weight since i was 13yrs old. I also have never thought myself as pretty. I guess being overweight for years & years i have always believed that fat = ugliness (in myself). The only day i have ever truly felt amazing gorgeous & beautiful was my wedding day and ALL brides are suppose to feel like that! I wish i had that effortless beauty. Like roll out of bed and instantly be skinny & beautiful (if only it was ever that easy?!) I consider myself as a very plain average looking woman - and thats only AFTER loosing 30kgs!! I dont wear make up unless going out for a night on the town, my hair is always in a pony (even though i cut it so short i could hardly tie it back!) I love fashion, but dont really dress up as i'd rather be in comfortable clothing or gymwear! Thing is, once i do hit goal weight (i have no doubt in my mind that i wont!) i wonder if i will always feel this way about myself.....?!!
Even though i have always wished myself skinny, my goals are a little different now, yes, i want to be slim but i would rather be "Lean, Strong & Toned". I want muscles!! I want definition in my sholders & arms & abs & legs! I want to comfortably go to the beach and feel amazing in a swimsuit (not necessarily a 2 peice bikini).
I think Strong is the new Skinny! Once i do hit my first weight loss goal. I will concerntrate on getting muscles - but for now i will run my bum off (literally!) to achieve my 65kg goal!

YESSSSS!!

Perfect view for a run!

YEY! i actually ran 5ks!

Well earned lunch!

Today was great. Im sure i have run further than 5ks before but i have never actually recorded a distance or time before. I downloaded the nike running app and i think its just given me a new love & addiction for running! I cant wait to go again & smash my first original time! This is really going to help me on my 1st fitness challenge 80kms in 25days! My original aim was for 3.2kms but i just kept going until i got back to work! Not a shabby view for my run either which made me smile :)

Hard

It is only ever as hard as you let it be.
Being fat is hard. Staying motivated is hard. Losing weight is hard. Maintaining weight loss is hard. Keeping fit is hard. Nothing was ever suppose to be easy, but its up to you how hard you CHOOSE to make it.

"The things that are easy to do are also the things easy not to do. That's the difference between success and failure"

First weigh in of the year...

First weigh in of the year didnt go so well... the last time i weighed in was 15.12.11 - 10 days before xmas. Lets just say even though i stuck to my goal of exercising every day, my food choices wasnt the best - therefore i had a 1.5kg gain (waaahhhh!!) Eating chocolate every day for 3 wks - you would expect that! I never used to have a sweet tooth, but recently i just cant get enough of the creamy sweet goodness! But having said that i havent eaten chocolate since being back at work (2 days! woo!) ...that was, until tonight, when i let my emotions get the best of me and headed straight to the fridge. When i got a grip of myself, i then proceeded to actually throw away all remaining chocolate in my household!
I know i was totally expecting a gain today but for some reason seeing it on the scales then writen down made it more real... and it really bummed me out. I have had a really great last few days and felt like i was back on track 110%...

I HATE THAT I HAVE AN OBSESSION WITH THE SCALES!

Its sucks that (every) morning i stand on the scales it actually predicts the mood i am going to be in for the whole day... its CRAZINESS!! Why oh why do i let the scales run my life...?? *i know i am only suppose to weigh myself once a week... why cant i help but jump on the devil scales every morning & make myself miserable all day (which eventually leads to binge eating) i already know the answer to this:

"HI! my name is Amy and i am a self sabotager!"

I cant let it get the best of me... and i cant let it get me down! I WILL not let the scales WIN! I have to get over it, suck it up and just keep going!! So enough feeling sorry for myself - i have a job to do! I have goals to achieve!!

Speaking of goals - i took the pludge to leave my first fitness goal for 2012 in the hands of my facebook friends - by posting a status that said the follow:

For every person who 'likes' this status I will run/walk/hop/skip/lunge 1km in your honor by the end of Jan as my first fitness challenge for 2012!

Well... this resulted in 77 likes!! WOAH!! What the hell was i thinking?!! Is this even really possible? Can i do this? 77kms in 3wks...? Well, i have to be a woman true to my word & give it my best shot! I will do EVERY km i promised i would - no matter how long it takes me!! Im going to need the fitness gods to be on my side with this challenge!! *Calling all fitness gods....!!*
If this doesnt kick start my year to a fitter, healthier, skinner me, i dont know what will!!

I said on the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve that 2012 was my year to step out of my comfort zone & do things i wouldnt normally do. To live experiances & have adventures in life, love & fitness... this is the first step!

Gotta keep motivated, Gotta keep inspired, Gotta keep focused,Gotta keep MOVING!!

Current Weight: 78.4kgs
Goal Weight: 65.0kgs

Keep smiling :)
Ames

 

Yes... i am now the type of girl that will order a salad & steamed veggies at a steak house!!

Yep!

Is it really this simple..?

If its important to you, you will find a way.
If not, you will find an excuse...

Its never too late to change your life...The pain of being overweight is far worse than the pain of working out!!
Believe in yourself and you are half way there.

Set goals
Exercise
Love yourself
Focus on Fitness

Rest and relax
Eat right
Smile
Portray positive
Enjoy life
Care for others
Tell yourself that you can do this...

December 2010 - 99.6kgs



                           



28kgs lost - October 2011



Introduction: Lady on a Mission!

Hi! Amy is my name and losing weight is the aim!
I am a lady on a mission to achieve life long happiness, health & a goal weight that i havent been since i was 14yrs old.
I am a 28yr old mum of 2 beautiful little girls, i am a wife, daughter, sister, best friend, full time employee, weight watcher, amature fitness freak, but above all, i am just me... A human being just striving to be more than i ever have been!

I have always been overweight. Since i hit puberty at 13yrs old i started gaining and never seemed to stop. I have tried every diet under the sun! Every year making a new promise and resolution to loose weight for good...and ever year i had failed only to gain even more. Getting married and having children at a young age didnt really help me. I focused all my love & attention on my new family and stepped into the shadows of my gorgeous husband - forgetting about myself. My weight got out of control after having my 2nd daughter. I looked down at the digits between my feet on the scale on the night before i got induced and the digits read 119kg. I couldnt believe what i was reading!
Even though i was overjoyed at the birth of my new baby girl, i hit an all time low & knew i had to do something about my weight. So i lost a few kilos by myself and then decided to join weight watchers (for the 2nd time). My journey started on the 19.8.2010 weighing in at 107.4kgs at my first weight watchers meeting. I have lost 30.2kgs since then. After 12months, 18 kilos & a 6wk platue i joined the gym (again!) and my husband introducted me to his Personal Trainer friend.
Well this man, became my new best friend!! Lol! I went on to loose another 12.5kgs with him in 3 months. He kept me inspired and motivated & the support i have received of both him and a few good friends + family has brought me to where i am at today.

Its been a long journey full of blood, sweat & tears, but every single day i have learnt something new and i have learnt to believe in myself. My ultimate goal to be fit and maintain a healthy weight.

I have 10kilos to loose and i have ever intention on giving it my all to get to were i want to be! So i intend on blogging my way through the rest of my journey (& life!) to keep me honest and driven.

Trust me when i say ... I got this!! ;)