warmup wk 2 update

Have done really well this week.
Positives:

• getting myself slowly into exercise
• Cutting down on my softdrink (really difficult for me)
• slowly adjusting my meals, decent healthy lunch, suffient dinner and always breakfast.

Really happy with my progress so far and have already lost some weight - WOOHOO.
I am planning to do my first boot camp tomorrow - although i am very aprehensive and dont quite feel ready for it, but i will give it a go.

exercise journal

20 mins - cross trainer bike
Wanted to write about this first exercise so that I remember how hard it was.  Hopefully as time goes by I can reflect back to this and say "wow, how far I have now come".

Set my stopwatch for 20mins:

I am extremely unfit, after first 4 mins (cycling medium speed) - wanted to give up, too hard, and I usually would have, slowed it down, cranked up my ipod and keep on cycling.

10 mins in I still hating the exercise, still wanted to stop, but  thought "I have made it this far, maybe this time I might actually finish something".

Last 2 mins: cranked it into fast gear for 1 min - nearly killed me
Last minute: warm down took it slow, proud I had nearly finish.

Finished - wow i finished something, feel good that I achieved something, legs wobbly, heart beating out of my chest and i feel sick in the stomach.  It shows how unfit I am.

MY SAYING FOR THE DAY: I NEED TO START SOMEWHERE

wednesday weigh-ins

GOAL WEIGHTLOSS IS:  Lose 15kg

date               weight                  loss/gain                          total loss
______________________________________________________
20 June         78.5 kg                 start weight
27 june          76.2 kg                 -2.3 kgs (woohoo)             2.3
3 junw           76.5 kg                + 0.3                                      2

exercise - warmup

- start week weds, rest day sunday
  (aim to eventually exercise 6 days a week)

week 1 - 
mon 19 jun - walk to school

week 2 -
thur 21 jun - 20 mins bike
frid  - WII dance (awesome fun workout- 30 mins)
sat -  WII dance - 30 mins
tues 26 jun - gentle yoga 30 mins

week 3-
wed 27 - 5 km walk/jog
thur 28 - 5 km bike
sat 30 -  beginners zumba - 20 mins
tues 3 - 5 km walk

week 4-
wed 4-

week 2 challenge

Cut down (if not all) other drinks, softdrink etc, except for water and herbal teas...

for those who know me well this will be hell for me...cranky week ahead of me...
Again i will try to give up coke...the headaches are the worst..

week 1 challenge

Thought i might not be able to complete week one challenge as i had hoped due to weather so instead of an outside walk - 20 mins on the TREADMILL. I guess the key to staying on track will be NO EXCUSES, AND TO SUBSTITUTE...I can do it!

crunch time - digging deep page 13

Aswell as doing this program i am reading Michelles book Crunch Time and following her challenges and exercises:

1.  I am overweight because I do not do any exercise (I really hate doing exercise)

•  The actions I am taking to change his right now are my goal of walking to school twice a week and starting this program
•  My commitment level is: I really want to succeed but I have trouble self motivating so I would say about 8 out of 10 (but it is a start)

2.   I overeat because I am bored and love food.  If I am honest I skip meals and eat late at night, it is not so much what I am eating but when and what important meals I am skipping.  Makes me feel really tired and sluggish.

• The actions i am taking to change this right now is changing the food I am eating, making it strawberries instead of chocolate.  try to eat regularly
• My commitment level to this is 8 out of ten

week 1 challenge

This week I am changing my mindset and activity by committing to the following:

Walk the kids to school at least twice a week!

the beginning

Ok I am going to blog about my journey whilst doing the Michelle Bridges 12 week program.

I am hoping that by blogging this I will hold myself accountable and be able to see the small changes that I make during this program and beyond.