WEEK 2 BLOGGING CHALLENGE
So this week we've been asked to write about what we think Health is, hmmm let me see.
Sure health can be measured, there's a BMI range, waist to hip ratio, waist measurement, blood tests - cholesterol, blood sugar etc, blood pressure and many many more but none of these pop into my head.
The first thing I picture when you say "health" is me running along the beach in a swimsuit, chasing my nieces in & out of the waves. The sun is shining, the water is cool, I feel alive and we are all happy and laughing.
Ive spent so many years in bad health that Ive realised it was a place of not being able to do things, of being unhappy and not participating in life and well being healthy is the opposite of that.
Being healthy to me is participating in life, its not being limited by the physical and being able to just do whatever I choose to do. Its about happiness and enjoying the company of others, its socialising, its getting outside and enjoying nature.
I still have a way to go until the measurements indicate health but truly I feel I already have it, its just going to get better :)
Tink xxx
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Food Food Food
ARGH I feel overwhelmed by food this week, its all around me!!
I flew to Melbourne on Friday for work to attend the Gluten Free Food Expo. We spent saturday and sunday looking at the markets and different food retailers. I LOVED IT, thats my job and I adore gourmet food but it set me off!
In Melbourne I was great, I had a Greek dessert in saturday night and shared a piece of cake on sunday. I went to the gym both mornings and we walked and walked and walked. I went to work today after being sick 2 days and there are samples all over my desk. I got a case of the sads because "Im not allowed to eat them" and I ate some of the chocolates :(
I was feeling overwhelmed and just wanted to binge so Ive been on the 12wbt facebook page and forums and chatted to some of the Perth Crew, Ive read over my goals and I have my strength back.
Sarah has been saying how much do you want it and my answer, like hers is
I WANT IT MORE THAN SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!
I flew to Melbourne on Friday for work to attend the Gluten Free Food Expo. We spent saturday and sunday looking at the markets and different food retailers. I LOVED IT, thats my job and I adore gourmet food but it set me off!
In Melbourne I was great, I had a Greek dessert in saturday night and shared a piece of cake on sunday. I went to the gym both mornings and we walked and walked and walked. I went to work today after being sick 2 days and there are samples all over my desk. I got a case of the sads because "Im not allowed to eat them" and I ate some of the chocolates :(
I was feeling overwhelmed and just wanted to binge so Ive been on the 12wbt facebook page and forums and chatted to some of the Perth Crew, Ive read over my goals and I have my strength back.
Sarah has been saying how much do you want it and my answer, like hers is
I WANT IT MORE THAN SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Round 3 Week 1
Wow a whole week has flown by already and its been a busy one!!
Ok its week 1 of 12wbt and the start of my 3rd round. I have huge goals this round with my primary focus being to get to goal which is going to require a focussed committed effort. I have the desire and determination Im just waiting to see what my body can do! Week one went fabulously, there was 2 extra days this week to get us to a regular wednesday weigh in day and i lost 4.3kg OMFG!!
I was busy getting back into a rhythm at work after 4 weeks holiday so worked some longer days but still managed to get all my training in. Ive realised organisation is really going to be a key factor for me this round, I have to stay on top of things!
Friday night was an awesome workout at Kimax with Perth Crew and I shared a bag with Sharon who is freaking amazing, she is super fit and just doesnt stop. Yes i took that as a challenge and tried to keep up the whole time, my face went purple and I maxed my HR at 192 oops but i had an awesome time. LOVE LOVE LOVE Kimax!
Saturday morning I was a motivational talk by Bob & Lara from the Biggest Loser. It was organised by some Perth Crew girls and was an inspiring morning, the committment and determination these people showed to smash it up and reach their goals is awe inspiring. I took home alot of great lessons from this session :)
Saturday night the Perth Crew theme continued with our end R2 welcome to R3 dinner. After dinner there was a presentation slideshow made by Andrea (legend) which highlighted some of the achievments of the round. It was also the announcement of the Perth Crew Inspiration club, members who have lost over 20kg and im proud to say im an inaugral member of the club having lost 33.8kg at the time.
There will be alot of mention of Perth Crew in this blog, they are pretty much the centre of my universe at the moment :)
Anyway thats all for tonight, Im off to Melbourne for the weekend for work so am busy getting everything ready for next week. I will update on how my weekend goes.
Tink xxx
Ok its week 1 of 12wbt and the start of my 3rd round. I have huge goals this round with my primary focus being to get to goal which is going to require a focussed committed effort. I have the desire and determination Im just waiting to see what my body can do! Week one went fabulously, there was 2 extra days this week to get us to a regular wednesday weigh in day and i lost 4.3kg OMFG!!
I was busy getting back into a rhythm at work after 4 weeks holiday so worked some longer days but still managed to get all my training in. Ive realised organisation is really going to be a key factor for me this round, I have to stay on top of things!
Friday night was an awesome workout at Kimax with Perth Crew and I shared a bag with Sharon who is freaking amazing, she is super fit and just doesnt stop. Yes i took that as a challenge and tried to keep up the whole time, my face went purple and I maxed my HR at 192 oops but i had an awesome time. LOVE LOVE LOVE Kimax!
Saturday morning I was a motivational talk by Bob & Lara from the Biggest Loser. It was organised by some Perth Crew girls and was an inspiring morning, the committment and determination these people showed to smash it up and reach their goals is awe inspiring. I took home alot of great lessons from this session :)
Saturday night the Perth Crew theme continued with our end R2 welcome to R3 dinner. After dinner there was a presentation slideshow made by Andrea (legend) which highlighted some of the achievments of the round. It was also the announcement of the Perth Crew Inspiration club, members who have lost over 20kg and im proud to say im an inaugral member of the club having lost 33.8kg at the time.
There will be alot of mention of Perth Crew in this blog, they are pretty much the centre of my universe at the moment :)
Anyway thats all for tonight, Im off to Melbourne for the weekend for work so am busy getting everything ready for next week. I will update on how my weekend goes.
Tink xxx
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Round 3 Blogger Challenge - Week 1
Lets pop back to the current day for a sec! I've decided to sign up for Shrinking Kath's Blogger Challenge, that way there will be at least one post a week for my avid fans lol. Here's this weeks task:
1. Describe yourself in 25 words or less, you can get straight to the point or bring your creativity into play: funny, smart, kind, caring, competitive, loving and loyal, love my family, optimistic, strong woman. and a bitch on a bad day!
2. What brings you to 12wbt? Getting fitter? Losing weight?(gaining weight?) Are you first timer? Repeat offender?: Im here to change my life, to get fitter, healthier, skinnier and happier. Im a repeat offender but first time blogger (just started today). This is my 3rd round and im working my butt off to get to goal.
3. Why do you blog?: So I can look back on my journey and also to get stuff off my chest. i've struggled with emotional eating and have decided to write it not bite it!
4. Who is your biggest inspiration in life and why? (doesnt have to be weight loss): My niece Abby who passed away in July 2011 at 19 months old. her death taught me how life should be cherished and lived to the fullest. She is my inspiration for changing my life :)
5. What things in life bring you the most joy?: Cuddling my husband, playing with my nieces, exercising with friends in the outdoors or running by myself around the river.
6. What do you think your greatest challenge is going to be this round?: Consistency!! I have hge weight loss goals and have to remember to follow the program and not overdo it and end up having extra rest days because of it.
7. What are you most excited about 12wbt?: That 3 friends have joined up because they have seen my journey and are inspired!! I cant wait to help them reach their goals too!!
8. And what scares the pants off you?: getting injured! I have dodgy knees which have held up so far and im scared an injury will throw me off track, I can smell my goals and I want them so badly!
9. Tell me - right now - today - how do you feel about exercise in no more than 10 words: Love it, want it, NEED IT!!!! and more on weekend's.
10. Complete this sentence - in 12 weeks time - on the last day of 12wbt Iam going to be feeling__________ So insanely proud of myself for achieveing my goals. An overwhelming sense of pride that I have truly changed my lifestyle and a knowing that it is for life.
Welcome to my blog!
Well this has certainly been a long time coming!! Back in February I set a goal that I would blog my journey and every time I started a blog the perfectionist in me would come out fighting and after hours of "playing" I got absolutely nowhere and put it in the too hard basket!! WELL NOT TODAY!
So with a forewarning that Im not going to edit (please dont roll your eyes at spelling and grammar mistakes) this blog will basically be a diary of my ramblings and groundbreaking thoughts and ideas as they occur to me on a daily basis :)
Shall we begin with some background? In February 2011 I was at rock bottom, terribly depressed, extremely overweight and unfit, a recluse shying away from friends and family, life was not good. My lightbulb moment? I was thinking about my niece Abby who suddenly passed away in July 2010, poor Abby didnt have a chance to live her life and here I was wasting mine. I realised it was all a choice, stay in my comfort zone and be miserable or change and be happy, simple. I chose change and embarked on a journey that 6 months later sees me happy, healthy and optimistic about my future...oops I'm getting ahead of myself!
Knowing exercise would help the depression I remembered this program a lady had mentioned on the Weight Watchers forum which was based on exercise and calories, Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation! Perfect, I was over WW points and wanted an exercise focus so knowing nothing about it I signed up on the 20th Feb 2011. How excited was I to see it started the very next day!!!
I was behind the 8 ball as pre season had been open for 4 weeks already and there were all these tasks to do. I started following the meal and exercise plans straight away and worked through the tasks in that first week.
I set goals really not expecting to reach them, they were pie in the sky things like "lose 20kg" and "run 5km non stop" yeah whatever lets just do what i can and be happy with what I get right??
In round 1 I lost 20.7kg, I ran 5km non stop in the Asics Fun Run in week 7 and in week 11 I ran 8km non stop in the Mothers Day Classic. I came in the top 10 transformations and went to finale in Melbourne with a bunch of girls I met 12 weeks previously!! I changed!!!
One of our tasks in round 1 was to make a video showing how 12wbt had changed us to lead extraordinary lives, here's the link to my video: http://youtu.be/Xf0zuR4TUpY
So with a forewarning that Im not going to edit (please dont roll your eyes at spelling and grammar mistakes) this blog will basically be a diary of my ramblings and groundbreaking thoughts and ideas as they occur to me on a daily basis :)
Shall we begin with some background? In February 2011 I was at rock bottom, terribly depressed, extremely overweight and unfit, a recluse shying away from friends and family, life was not good. My lightbulb moment? I was thinking about my niece Abby who suddenly passed away in July 2010, poor Abby didnt have a chance to live her life and here I was wasting mine. I realised it was all a choice, stay in my comfort zone and be miserable or change and be happy, simple. I chose change and embarked on a journey that 6 months later sees me happy, healthy and optimistic about my future...oops I'm getting ahead of myself!
Knowing exercise would help the depression I remembered this program a lady had mentioned on the Weight Watchers forum which was based on exercise and calories, Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation! Perfect, I was over WW points and wanted an exercise focus so knowing nothing about it I signed up on the 20th Feb 2011. How excited was I to see it started the very next day!!!
I was behind the 8 ball as pre season had been open for 4 weeks already and there were all these tasks to do. I started following the meal and exercise plans straight away and worked through the tasks in that first week.
I set goals really not expecting to reach them, they were pie in the sky things like "lose 20kg" and "run 5km non stop" yeah whatever lets just do what i can and be happy with what I get right??
In round 1 I lost 20.7kg, I ran 5km non stop in the Asics Fun Run in week 7 and in week 11 I ran 8km non stop in the Mothers Day Classic. I came in the top 10 transformations and went to finale in Melbourne with a bunch of girls I met 12 weeks previously!! I changed!!!
One of our tasks in round 1 was to make a video showing how 12wbt had changed us to lead extraordinary lives, here's the link to my video: http://youtu.be/Xf0zuR4TUpY
I think my video better explains where I started at and the whirlwind of my first round, enjoy :)
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