Can I do it? Yes I can!

Well I did weigh in today and wait for it I lost 1.8kg wahoo.  I believe this was possible from all the exercise I have been sticking to.  I think it has sped up my metabolism.  I was so excited but also aware that once I reach goal or finish the Duathlon and therefore don’t train so hard I could put some back on.  Which I don’t want.  So will keep this thought in my mind to hopefully give me a reality check every now and then.

Today was a Turbo Jam day and I was ready for a new session and maybe a little more of a challenge.  But was I ready for what I was served.  No way.  It started with a warm up which was pretty much at the full rate of what I had been doing and then it happened, the pace went extreme.  What the! anyway I did my best to keep up but it was full on and at the speed of some great techno piece of music. Well 20 mins of sweat is definetly going help with the weight loss lol.

I am at the computer just trying to cool down.

Well I better get dressed as have to take Dayna to the Doctor as she has a sore ear and was up a good portion of the night or wriggling in our bed so sleep was not on the cards for me or Martin.

Luckily some friends can pick Isaiah up from Kindy and have even offered for him to have a play at their house, so that is awesome.

Tomorrow is a 20min cycle so hopefully those Spring days come back.

Saturday was my training day but also housework and loads of washing day.  I stayed in my Pj’s as knew I would soon be getting out on my bike for 20mins.  Well 4pm wasn’t quite the time I thought.

After changing sheets on 2 beds and doing the washing and also starting to train Dayna to go toilet the day started to creep away.  We tidied up the DVD cupboard and spent some family time playing a CD single for each of us.  Eventually it was lunch time so had to think what was quick and you guessed it Baked Beans on toast won.  Finally the cleaning was done and I was starting having a feeling that today I could pass on my training, but yet the other part of me didn’t want to fail.

4pm I finally was on my bike and the kids on their’s while Martin had to push Dayna’s doll Lissi in the buggy (she demanded it)  they were going down the street to post a letter while I did training.  I took off and felt exhausted straight away but proceeded to the cycle track and noticed the markings which started at 1400m so that helped me to get to 400m and then to 000m which I did.  I turned around and came back but left the cycle path as wanted to ride on to the street to see where the kids and Martin were at.  Well poor Martin was on a slow journey.  I decided to head home as would get me to 20minutes and then walk to meet up with them.

I pulled into home, parked the bike and got off and removed the helmet and started walking down the drive, I was sure I was going to topple over as my legs were like jelly.  I could feel them still wanting to go round and round in the pedalling motion.  It took a block before they got into a rhythm.  At least I knew what to expect on the 25th Jan 2009.  I did not like the sensation.

So I did the ride and a walk.  The kids were so over it and wanted to sit in the buggy so Martin was having to push a buggy and carry a bike.  I am sure he was pleased I met them.

We got home and Martin made the dinner ‘Mince Stir Fry’ I didn’t want the other night but I agreed to eat it and I have to apologise in public to you Martin it tasted good.  Thank you.

Went out last night to a friend’s and had a wee nibble of lemon slice, luckily still within points budget. yahoo for treats or sometimes foods.

As of next week the pressure is turned up as 6days of training with Thursday being a rest day.

Happy Father’s Day.

After going to the Audiologist for Dayna and being given the heartbreaking news that she is deaf in her right ear and it is permanent, the emotions came quickly.  I was sad at the concept and angry that it has taken 2.5 years to find this out.  I was good though with what I ate for tea and didn’t really snack.

I was still highly upset the next day and even got in my Pj’s at 5pm.  My willpower fell away and I ate McD’s, although it was still within my points total.  So was not too bad.

I woke up this morning feeling really good emotionally and eveything was in perspective about Dayna, so I decided to do my Turbo Jam 1st thing as the kids weren’t up and I was to have a shower so might as well sweat it out first.  It was great, and it was all over for the day.  I had good food for breakfast – lite yoghurt and fruit and lunch – litebread with tomato and drank lots of water.  But once again dinner was my downfall.  Part of it is I don’t like what is planned but Martin does so it is on the menu.  Once again I stuck to my points and I even had a burst of energy so decided to Turbo jam some more so 12hours after my Jamming for the day I jammed some more and once again feel real good.

Bee would not have exercised at all and not twice in a day and not being careful with food while going thru the emotional hurdle given to her on Wednesday.

Tomorrow is biking so I am hoping the weather holds for me.  Is this really Bee wanting the weather to be good to do exercise.

Chat with you tomorrow.  I must find out if this is really Bee.

Well I have still been good with my eating.  Yesterday I was at Mainly Music with Dayna and it was a special Father’s Day session, so Dad’s and Grandpa’s were there including Dayna’s Grandpa.  Due to this they had lots of home baking for morning tea and I ate nothing.  Will power is a great thing.

Today my programme said 20mins of walk/run.  Well I am so unfit and overweight running for 20mins was out of the question but 20mins walking would be to easy, so I walked 3 lamp posts and ran 1.  Will do this a couple of times to get my body used to it as I wanted to give up so need the practice.  Then a 2:1 ratio then I think 1:1 and then swap it 2 lamp posts run and 1 lamp post walk then 3:1 till I can run for 20mins.  That is exciting seeing the process to run for 20mins solid.  Although just looking at my programme in 2 weeks I have a 30min session so that is another challenge again.

I think the scary sight was however seeing a short, overweight lady running from lamp post to lamp post and then walking.  My trackies need new elastic so I had to keep pulling then up as my wobbly bum was creeping them down.  Unless someone followed me it would have made no sense what I was doing either.  I probably confused the old people on their daily walk.  Oh well.

I achieved my goal so I am happy.

Off to the Audiologist for Dayna as there was a cancellation so she doesn’t have to wait 6 months only 2 weeks since referral yahoo.  Can’t wait to hear their thoughts.

Well after all the treats I had to have that the family were eating I became paranoid about my weight loss journey.  Probably because I had another treat as was too tempting.  Well I am grateful at my daughter banging her head in some ways.  The pain bit is the grateful part.

Dayna fell at whacked her head on the edge of a wooden bookcase and right on the same spot as her 3 other falls.  This time however it split the skin.  We were about to drive to the park as has a really cool bike track for kids.  Due to the egg on her head I thought that a walk would be good for her and calm her down and yet Isaiah could go with Martin and have a decent turn till we got there.  Martin was concerned as didn’t think the helmet would fit her, as her egg was BIG.

Off I went for the walk with Dayna in the buggy and I had a burst of energy so ran a bit 3 lamp posts, that was my limit but I was still chuffed.  Dayna fell asleep and stayed asleep till it was time to come home to cook dinner.  She didn’t mind not having a chance to ride her bike, thank goodness.

I couldn’t believe that I had washed the car, mowed the lawns and gone for a walk, all in one day.  I so hoped it was enough but only time would tell, my body already was.

Got up this morning and onto those scales and walah 700g loss.  So quite pleased.  Had breakfast and off we all went.  I went to work and then it was a coffee group catch up which I popped into but was only there for 50mins as needed to get home to do Turbo Jam.  Isaiah has a friend over so couldn’t possibly do Turbo Jam while he was here and the rest of the day is busy so had one possible opportunity so had to take it or I would have failed which I can’t do.

It was a great session with sweat pouring off (yucky I know), but means weight loss.  Also have to say at coffee group they had lemon muffins which I like but I didn’t have one and only had water yay for me.

Well that is me for now strong in will and lighter in body.

I was so good yesterday and must admit after my ride I do have one sore bum bum, hope it is better before my next ride.

But I must have thought that making these changes I would be invincible but no I’m not.  Last night while waiting for Martin to get back home from helping his folks I kept thinking of the chips and dip and yummy ice cream that we have in the house.  I put the kids to bed, did the dishes, folded the laundry and put two more loads on.  I even washed the kitchen floor and caught up on my marking and admin.  None of this was enough to take my mind off the goodies.

So eventually my will power collapsed and I ate a handful of chips with dip (a handful is an achievement though as I could share a whole bag with Martin normally).  Then to finish it off I had some ‘gone fishin’ ice cream.  If you are unfamiliar with this ice cream it is marshmellow flavoured with caramel swirl through it and lots of little solid choc fish 5c size.  It is yummy but rich.

Before bed I calculated what I had and with the frozen meal which I didn’t enjoy it took me to my limit for the day so the evening treats were off the chart.  Based on the exercise it helped a bit but nowhere enough.  And to top it off it was only 1hour before bed so not even enough time to process.  For the rest of the night I felt sooooo guilty and even working out how I can burn it off without jeopardising  my training programme.

I did get up this morning and weigh myself and it appears I have lost 1kg from last weigh in day.  So lets hope that is a real loss but have to wait till tomorrow.  At least the guilt has given me a reality check.  I can’t believe how guilty I feel. oh well.

Be back tomorrow with my official results.

I am new to this blogging concept so you may see my blog metamorphose over time.

I decided it was time to shed those post baby kilos which is no mean feat in itself.  Also my baby is now 3yrs so I have no excuse. 

I am my own worst enemy as so judgemental.  If I have a goal I like to stick to it and hate failing.  So I have set some weight loss goals and decided to get fit at the same time.  So set a goal for that too.  I did think however I needed to make myself accountable and thought what better way than through blogging to strangers.  So hope you are ready for my journey.  BTW 35kgs to shed to be the perfect weight.  Monday morning is my weigh day so lets see how I did and I will keep you informed with the breaking news.

I started a week ago by following a training guide for beginners to get ready for a triathalon although they have a duathlon as an option so I am doing that as water and me are not best friends.  As the programme includes swim training I substituted it with TurboJam as some cardio work to help my non existent abs.

Monday 25Aug I did my 3rd ever session of TurboJam of non stop work for 17mins.  (I have owned the DVD programme for 18months). I then have a rest day.  Wednesday was a walk, so I walked for what I thought should be 30mins but only took 20mins.  Came home to a teary eyed girl as I hadn’t taken her.  So off we went with the buggy for a 3min run as I needed to be home for ‘Home and Away’ lol.  This time I got 2 rest days.  Today however I had to dust off my bike that has hardly been used much like the DVD and had for the same length of time.  I rode and peddled for 20mins and boy was it a struggle getting home again.  I can feel those abs though, yahoo.

I have officially finished Week 1 of training as tomorrow is another rest day and feel rather motivated.  I looked at last years times for the duathlon and set a goal based on someone close to my age. 11mins to run 1.5km, 36mins to bike 10kms and 31mins to run 3kms.  Now I am no runner so to even consider this was the first hurdle.  I did get quite emotional though as can see it a reality and the buzz I will get for achieving is an amazing thought.

Sunday 25 January 2009 here I come.

I am a Mum of 2 beautifully, handsome kids. Isaiah born 2004 and Dayna born 2005. I am a Wife and  have a very supportive husband Martin.  Lets not forget Spice the cat.
I am a Plunket facilitator, I go into high schools and teach parenting to teens, which I love.  I am also involved in Mainly Music, crafts and now exercise.