I did it! I effen did it! Yay!!!

Muribwanji,

YES I DID IT! I hit the target – 123.8 kg’s! For only the first time since January did I manage to hit the target I set for myself. It probobly had something to do with setting myself a more reasonable target, but 5 kg’s is still a fair whack! I am very proud of my efforts this month, and very happy with my results to date.

So before I get into all of my results – which now include a body fat & muscle mass result, here is what I have been up to since my last posting on Monday.

Firstly – to my experiment. I bought a block of Lindt Dark Chocolate 'Intense mint' - and I will see if I can stick to having two squares a night. It's quite thin (the block is only 100gms) and dark choc is proven to have healthy benefits, so as long as it's used in moderation. So with the exception of one night where I had 4 squares, I did stick to 2 squares per night. Not too bad. I did not buy a new block of chocolate at the supermarket yesterday – maybe I’ll test myself again soon!

Monday I had my PT session with Ben in the gym, where we did a combination of cardio & a circuit for strength.

Tuesday I was supposed to go to Starlight after work, and therefore only get a walk home, but as work was super busy I did not go, and was able to do 40 mins of cardio in the gym before walking home.

Wednesday was my massage – followed by some cardio – I did the rower again and managed to improve my time to 2:03.8! Last time it was 2.07.7. I also started running part of the way home. I find it a little difficult with a full backpack on, but I ran down most of Sussex St, did the stairs up to Observatory Hill, then walked up to the bridge. I ran from pylon to pylon on the bridge as well, and then also part of the way past Kirribilli.

Thursday I had my group session which was the favourite one I have done yet! Ben arranged a short circuit – only 30 secs per station, before moving immediately to the next station. It was approx 10 mins doing the circuit before then doing 8 mins on a cardio machine interval training, then circuit, then cardio etc etc. It was great & whilst everyone else was buggered I could have kept going!! It also helped I think that I provided the soundtrack to our workout! I created a CD to use in the gym that everyone loved! Haha!

Friday was my day off, and I DJ’ed after work, so I drove in to work & straight from work to Forestville.

Saturday I went into the gym in the morning prepared to blitz my last time on the rower. I started off though with 30 mins on the cross trainer, then jumped on the rower. My aim is to do 20 mins with an average of under 2 mins per 500 metres. On Wednesday I managed 2:03.8. On Saturday for the first 10 mins I was averaging under 2 mins, but then unfort I dropped off a bit at the end due to tiredness. But even still, I managed to again blitz my time – 2.01.5!! Yeah!

Sunday again early at the gym, where I did 40 mins on the treadmill. After a 5 min warm up at 6km/h, winding up to 7 km/h, I ran for my longest time straight at 8.6 km/h – 10 mins! I then did intervals for the rest of the 40 mins, walking for 1 min at 6, and running for 1 at 8.6. It’s funny – I get a stitch if I run at 9 km/h, but at 8.6 I’m ok! Neil & I then went looking for cars after this, and we did a lot of walking up and down Parramatta road.

So now for my results – Here they go!

Weight
Original – 150 / Last month – 128.8 / Now – 123.8 = a loss of 26.2 kilos!

Waist
Original – 157cm / Last month – 133 cm / Now – 126cm = loss of 31cm

Chest
Original – 136cm / Last month – 122cm / Now – 119cm = loss of 14cm

Leg
Original – 81cm / Last month – 72cm / Now – 71cm = loss of 10cm

Body Fat
Original - 45.5% / Last month – 38.5% / Now – 37.2%

Muscle mass
Original - 20.1% / Last month – 24.3% / Now – 25.1%

Not bad huh!

Looking forward, this month will be the month of my first major reward. The Scooter! I have actually bought a scooter – paid the deposit that is, and I do pick it up next weekend. The scooter however will be staying locked in my garage until I hit 120 kilos. I am booked in to do my learners rider course at St Ives on the 23rd & 24th of this month, and hopefully I will have lost that 3.8 kilos by then! Which means, on the 24th, I will be posting a photo of me riding my brand new (2nd hand) Aprilia scooter!!!

And the goal for this month? 5.8 Kilos. That will have me down to 118 kilos by 1st of July, and well under 120 kilos by my 33rd birthday on June 29!

Thanks for reading, and I’d love any comments!

Cheers,

Pete

And my weight loss to date is equal to a 18 month old…. Labradoodle!!