Hmmm - wasn't really back was I?!

Boas!

I've been wanting to write this for a long time, but I've been very dissappointed with myself, and I needed some good news to annouce before I did so..

Please read on!

Where I'm at

Yes my last post in September 2010 stated 'I'm back' - but really I wasn't!!

Funny thing this blog - I used it to help me lose weight. But once I lost the weight - it wasn't really needed anymore.

But...

After I hit 90 kilos, I started doing weights - maintaining my weight measurements but increasing my weight to 95 kilos. My physique was coming along nicely.

Then life kinda got in the way.

In the last 3 months I really dropped the ball. After Christmas I reduced my cardio. There were several reasons. One was that I bought the wrong shoes - I started getting sore knees and shins and really reduced the amount of running I did. But the main reason was that I just lost motivation. I rode my scooter to work instead of my pushbike. I skipped exercise sessions I would normally go to.

I also ate poorly. Chips & chocolate were back on the menu. Ice Cream too. I started getting dissappointed with myself - and that made me eat more! I feel back into my old habits.

By the end of April, I had put on so much weight I was back up to 111.8 kilos!!
I didn't fit into my jeans anymore - didn't fit into t-shirts and shirts I used to. I even had to revert back to my old work pants!!

That was it.

I don't know where I mustered it from, but I found my mojo again. Since the start of May I have gone back to my 'good' old ways.

Here's a break-down of my new activity on a weekly basis:

Monday:
Lunch - Monday Movers 6k run
After work - High energy class with Georgie Way - the coolest trainer ever

Tuesday:
Before work - Interval traing session for 45 mins with Ben Andrich - one of the best people I know - and also a Monday Mover
After work - Weights - high intensity for cardio benefit

Wednesday:
Lunch - fornightly - Corporate Cup 5.9k run / Training session with Craig Raymond - who really knows how to push you

Thursday:
Before work - Interval traing session for 45 mins with Ben Andrich
Lunch - Circuit training with Chris Rodgers - another awesome guy & a Monday Mover too!

Friday:
Still is my one day off

Saturday:
Morning - 7am boot camp at Kirribilli - run by Richard Lewis of Ultimate Bootcamp - more on this later
Afternoon - Bike ride - 27k's last week

Sunday:
Morning - Cardio Session
Afternoon - weights

Plus with all this my diet is good again - no more chips or chcolate, back to healthy dinners, minimal carbs after 2 and all the good stuff I did before.

So a pretty full week you can see there! And here's the best thing..

I've already lost almost 6 kilos!!! Yes this morning I jumped on the scales who informed me, ever so politley that I'm now 106kgs

So the target is to get back to 95 kilos. And I'm well on my way! 11 to go!

Ultimate Bootcamp

Well advertised in the paper a few weeks ago was a fitness challenge - 'Your Best Body Challenge' from the guys at Ultimate Bootcamp - www.ultimatebootcamp.com.au - the program is free, and it's a 12 week program for fitness & weightloss. We meet down in Kirribilli early on Saturday and are led by Richard or Dominic in various activities. The other day was a tough one! We had to do - 20x Squats, 20x Push ups, 20x Sit ups, 20x Burpees & 20x Cobras (lying flat on the stomach - touch hands out front, the sweep back to touch hands at small of back) followed by an approx 250 m run around North Sydney Olympic Pool - which includes 42 steps (yes, I counted). Once you did this, you had to do it another 4 TIMES!! So it was 100 of each exercise - and the time limit was 30 mins. I did it all, but in 37 mins :( - something to aim for though I suppose!!

The Ultimate Bootcamp has been varied & interesting and I'm enjoying what they're teaching me.

Ben

As anyone who has read my blog before would know - Ben St Lawrence has been a massive support for me. For those of you living under a rock, Ben works with me (more on that) and helped me with my weight loss. Ben is a professional athlete - the winner of the City2Surf 2010 + many many more events. Ben has recently been overseas training and racing, and in a massive effort, became the fastest Australian ever in the 5000m race - beating his previous best by around 40 SECONDS!! Massive! With this stirling effort, Ben has qualified for the Olympics, and undertstandably wants to concentrate on being the best he can be. So he'll be leaving us here at ANZ on Tuesday next week. While it will be sad to see him go from here, Ben & I will still be good mates, and I'll be his greatest supporter for everything he does & especially at the Olympics!!

So that's an update from me - I'll endeavor to update again at least weekly, to keep everyone updated on how I'm doing, and motivate myself - and hopefully you too!

Thanks for reading

Peace out :)