Woooah! Change in Direction.

Well well, just officially weighed in for my 'starting weight' of the 12wbt and I was a little shocked at the number I saw! Initially hoping to lose 5-7kg when I entered the program, I frighteningly realised that I am actually 4kg above the weight I thought I was, and thus my target loss is 9-11kg!! Which either means my goal weight is now unrealistic or I have serious freakin' work to do!

My aim now is to lose 4kg and get back to my presumed 'starting weight' during pre-season, ready to start the 12wbt as I planned to!! However I'm not at all underestimating how difficult it'll be to lose these pesky 4kg that have crept up very sneakily over the past year!

Hmmmm lots to do! And lots of pondering indeed.

Hoping to have a chat to a few people throughout the week and get some feedback and suggestions for programs.

Adios,

M xx

The official 12WBT start - Introducing Myself!

Although I have kind of already done so, I want to make sure I complete every step of the 12WBT process and therefore am doing another post!

I'm a 22 year old girl who is happy with every area of my life at the moment. I am in a very happy relationship with my boyfriend, who is also my best friend and who I love very much. I have the most amazing group of friends who love and support me through thick and thin, and are the most beautiful women you will ever meet! My family are my everything, a small family of four who I can be completely honest with and who will stand and have stood by my side through absolutely everything. I work as a Speech Pathologist and love the work that I do and will continue to challenge myself and strive to be the very best person I can be and strive for excellence in my field of work.

I am a fairly active and fit person but chose to do the 12WBT to lose a little bit of weight (5-7kg would be lovely but unsure whether this is realistic!) but my main reason to start the program was to set and achieve huge fitness goals that I could back on with pride. I want to enhance my level of fitness, commit to a tough training schedule and become the fittest version of me I can be! I want to participate and compete in fun runs, triathlons and fitness events this year and emerge with a lot more self belief, confidence and feelings of success and achievement! I want to live a positive, healthy life and inspire people around me, as I have been inspired in the past by people I have encountered.

I'm so excited to get started! I cannot wait to challenge myself and learn what I am capable of when I push myself and step outside of my comfort zone!

I'm looking forward to meeting like-minded people along the way and hearing about everyone's goals and achievements and inspiring stories!

M xx

Whoops!

Thankfully, my lack of posting does not mean a lack of consistency in other areas of my life! Unfortunately I tend to do this, I will start up a journal, diary, photo journal etc and will update only very sporadically!

I'm still endeavouring to push myself, meet my goals and really find my own stride this year. I attended a PD event on Friday just gone and it was so inspiring. The presenter had an extensive background in research and clinical practice and had contributed so much to the world of Speech Pathology and I just saw there thinking 'I will never be standing in her position down the track of my career!'. But then I thought, why not?! As a new graduate it can be daunting when you're mixing with uber successful professionals that have been in the game for longer than I've been alive! But I need to find an area that I am passionate about that will challenge, inspire and push me to be the clinician that I want to be.

I have a new, realistic and very very healthy goal of completing my first triathlon (and will be officially able to call myself a 'triathlete'!!) in November of this year. Hence, amping up the training accordingly. I am yet to conquer my fear of being seen in public in a teensy bathing suit that still frames my deliciously chunky legs and clings to my body post-workout! So the swim training has not yet commenced, but I promise that it will and I'm actually quite excited about training for that leg. When I was at school, I was a decent swimmer and so I'm looking forward to seeing quick progress (which apparently happens in swim training, the gains are fast and you notice little differences everyday I've been told). Since my previous post I have challenged myself and completed a (semi-competitive) 30km bike ride. Even better still, I did a P.B. and finished the ride in just over 1hr. I'm loving riding and running, although I would really like to push myself and get some longer distance runs under my belt!

Feeling good, feeling strong and feeling more and more like I'm becoming my best self each day :-)

M.

Mini Excitements of a Relatively Boring Day

Small victory -

I just walked away from the plate of mini chocolate muffins at work and, being very satisfied with my small bunch of grapes, honestly didn't feel like any yucky fatty chocolate muffins!

Also I went for a run this morning and really pushed myself to 'run' (not jog!) the whole length :-)

Feeling good.

Can't wait to officially start the big Body Transformation challenge. Shopping this weekend for a start on Monday! :-)

Uued algused - New beginnings

My first blog entry for 2011 and, in fact, my first blog entry ever! I have started this in an effort to document, what I hope is, a successful and powerful year for myself. I want to have a personal record and account, I guess, of the journey that I'll take and the things I experience over the year and perhaps into the next few years!

I am starting with my overall goal to achieve absolute health and fitness. I'm about to embark on a huuuge challenge that will see me training 6 x weekly and eating a very healthy but very balanced diet. It's based on Michelle Bridges' 'Crunch Time' book and is a pre-stage to me signing up for her online program. I'm in my first year of work and unfortunately money is still a little skint so I'm trialling my own application of Mish's methods before I commit 200 precious dollars to the big challenge! I guess the overall aim is not so much to lose weight (although my goal weight is about 5-7kg lighter!!). But instead I want to strive to achieve fitness goals that little me (chubby school-aged me) would never have dreamed of!

In 2011 I want to:

a) Complete a triathlon

b) Run the city2surf again

c) Surround myself with good people and good environments

d) Challenge myself in something - I haven't decided as of yet exactly what this will be!

e) Continue to push myself @ work and strive for excellence in the tasks I take on

f) Be a good daughter, sister, friend and girlfriend :)

g) Be happy and never ever ever ever take for granted what I have

These are my goals and ambitions for my year but hopefully, as I achieve some, I start to make more and more along the way! I'd love to hear from like minded people who are seeking a bit of inspiration and support in achieving their goals.

I'm feeling excited and anxious but very much looking forward to the challenge and, I guess, seeing what I'm really made of! :)

mle x