Only 1 week til the start of 12wbt

So here I am 1 week out from the beginning. I have celebrated my 30th which was awesome and now I am ready to succeed.

There have been a few more Pre-Season tasks to do and some I have found really challenging...

Pre-Season Task 4: Gear Up!!!

Ok first things first- Join a gym. This was the easy step because I am already a member of the gym. Now the hard bit- ACTUALLY GO TO THE GYM... lol

Next was to find an outdoor area appropriate for workouts. My friend and I already have a walking track with nice grass areas for exercising. I think the lake will be the perfect outdoor area plus the soccer field is not too far away either!!!

Now for training at home: Do I have a big enough area? Well yes I do but I need to utilise it.

Equipment:

• Shoes- yes
• Outfit- yes several
• HRM- yes thanks to my friend :-)
• iPod- well my iPhone will have to do
• Dumbells- yes
• Skipping rope, exercise bands, DVD's- yes

Pre-Season Task 5: Say it Out loud

Well this is where we had to be truthful and actually put it out there what our commitment was. Share it with the world and be proud!!!

Here is what I wrote in the commitment thread:

This is it the moment of truth... It is time to actually Commit and DO rather than just SAY!!!!

I commit to training 6 days a week. My training will consist of PT twice a week, gym 3-5 times a week, walking/ jogging at home EVERY DAY of the week.

I commit to changing my eating habits. I will limit my daily intake to what is healthy and what is good for me. I will do what it takes to make myself the healthy person I want to be.

I commit to losing 15-20kg this Challenge. I will do the exercises I am told to do, I will eat the food I am told o eat. I will Succeed because failure is not an option.

I commit to NOT letting the inner demons, little voices, negative thoughts and Excuses stop me from achieving what I want.

I must be Courageous to make the Commitment to Change.

I am ready to change my life for the better.

I'm not ready to share it on FB just yet but I think putting it here is just as brave!!!

Pre-Season Task 6: Kitchen Make-Over

The truth is I waited until after my 30th celebration to do this one...

I find it hard to bring myself to throw away perfectly good food I paid for!!! So for now it is sitting in a box and my partner will probably take it work and eat it or give it away (he doesn't have a weight problem).

Thankfully the stuff in the box isn't completely horrible- I have been trying to eat more healthy for a while now.

Pre-Season Task 7: Organise and Diarise

The second last task and I have my diary sitting in front of me... FRIDAY will be my shopping day- top-up day will be TUESDAY. I need to be well organised to make sure I have all items for my weekly menu's.

Red Flagging events that could pose a danger for training etc... well I don't think I have any in the next 12 weeks... A few birthdays to contend with Easter and ANZAC day will be the only issues.

I know the best time to train is early morning but the creche at the gym doesn't open until 9. So once I get the eldest to school it is off to the gym with my youngest. I can train at home earlier when my partner is at home to help get the kids ready in the morning.

So there you go pre-season's are up to date and I am ready to make this change!!!!

Pre-Season Task 8 is: Measure Up!!! Now that is scary (opens on feb 9th)

Peta xx

JANUARY 2012 VICTORIES

THIS IS THE FIRST OF MY MONTHLY VICTORY BOARDS

Ok so my only Victory for January is I have made a commitment to Michele Bridge's 12wbt.

I am re-focused and ready to continue on my journey to a healthier life!!!

FEBRUARY GOAL:

I turn 30 in less than 2 weeks and that is how my February will start- with a celebration. I am hoping it will end with a celebration too...

My goal is to stick with the 12wbt, not use any of my excuses and to lose at least 5kg!!!

Stay tuned...

THE 12WBT BEGINING

January 23rd no closer to losing the 10kg I had hoped for but have a new focus and a new motivation!!!

I have joined Michele in her 12wbt challenge and I can't wait to begin. The official start will be after my 30th birthday but the pre-season is open and I am pumped to start!!!!

Pre-Season task 1: Introduce yourself: Well I could easily introduce myself but it was hard to open up and let everyone know the emotional and physical things that set me back and hinder my weight loss. It helped to know that EVERY ONE in this challenge has felt or is still feeling the feeling I shared.

Pre-Season task 2: Getting Real: Actually writing down the excuses I have used for many years and then writing how I can overcome these excuses... I actually cried for about 20min while writing down all the excuses I have used and then cried some more when I realised I used these excuses so much that even my family & friends believed them :-(

Pre-Season task 3: Setting Goals: My ultimate goal is to weigh 52kg I have given myself this year to achieve it although I would ideally like to reach this number much much earlier than the end of the year. (October 1st would be nice)... My three 12month goals are:

1. Reach Goal Weight

2. Run the City to Surf 2013- (14km)

3. Maintain a healthy lifestyle

Benjamin Mays once said: The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goals. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.

Aim High and be proud of trying harder than ever before no matter how close to the goal you get.

Be Sure to keep an eye on this space: I will be updating regularly and even keeping a monthly Victory board of my successes for that month...

Pre-Season task 4: Opens Jan 26th

It's time to be real

What a whirlwind year 2011 has been...

In May I traveled to Thailand. It was simply awesome and I had so much fun. My goal was to go to Thailand in double figures (I was about far far away from double digits)!!!!

When the photo's came back of me standing next to a baby elephant I was horrified to say the least. I could not believe that I looked the size of the elephant. All the other photo's showed the real story of my year up until that date.

I had been cheating myself out of weight loss, I made every excuse under the sun and even started to believe my own excuses!!! The excuses had to stop or I would never allow myself to lose weight.

I re-joined the gym, got myself a personal trainer and gave my kitchen a make over!!! I set a goal to be in double digits for the Bathurst 1000 (a car race I attend with my family every year). It was the second weekend in October.
I reached my first goal in mid September 2 weeks early and I was so elated and proud of myself. People started to comment on the way I was looking and I felt healthier and fitter.

I could run, walk stairs, play with my kids and fit into clothes I couldn't take on holidays with me.

But then I cruised through November just maintaining my new weight and not pushing myself through the 90's...

That brings me to today December 27th 2011...

I am on the verge of tipping back over into Triple Digits... I am so angry and frustrated in myself that I didn't try harder to lose more this past 2 months.

The motivation I have is to stay in double figures, I know I can do it if I put my mind to it and get back to the basics.

I need to remember why I started this journey in the first place and not lose my focus.

I am going to state my next goal and post regularly here so I am accountable for my actions:

My 30th Birthday is on the 4th Feb. My goal is to lose 10kg by this date.
It will be hard, It will be tough, I will be working my butt off...
My goals are always high and hard to achieve but I am a strong believer in aiming high and striving to achieve good results.

I am making a promise to myself to succeed, try my best and stop the excuses!!!!

Peta xx