tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68262504091101520982024-02-06T19:03:07.782-08:00It's all about the WahSarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-88292178903613209682010-12-06T16:36:00.000-08:002010-12-06T16:37:58.241-08:00Its the FINAL COUNTDOWN...<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Hi Everyone, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I wanted to share a little story with you all. 12 weeks ago tomorrow I stepped on the scales & weighed in at 81.5kg.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Last Wednesday I weighed in at 71.3kg – so that’s 10.2kg in 11 weeks, 12.5% body weight. I will do my final weigh in tomorrow but I am hopefully for a sub 70 result – I want to welcome Ms 60’s to my house.<br />
In addition to the weight loss on the scales, I have shed an AMAZING 56cms from my body, most of it from my waist & boob areas. My boobs are PERKY again!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Over the past 12 weeks I have had my ups & downs, like we all have. I can honestly say that I have never ‘slipped off the wagon’ or left the program. I have learnt how to deal with my emotions without eating or drinking them away. I now lace my shoes & go for a run when I am frustrated.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I have completed 2 triathlons, and was registered for a 3<sup>rd</sup> but in accordance with Dr’s orders I couldn’t compete on Sunday. My fitness test has improved dramatically, from the first week when I couldn’t run the full 1km to yesterday when I completed it in 5mins 16 seconds. I am now a fit & healthy woman.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I honestly believe that without Mish’s program I wouldn’t have had the support & help that I have needed to keep going. I wanted to thank EVERYONE who has tweeted, left comments on my blog, and supported me over the past 12 weeks. I believe I have made friendships that will last for lifetimes, and I look forward to the challenge of Round 1 2011 and maintaining this fantastic lifestyle that I have developed.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">So here are my final photos – before and afters out there for the world to see….. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjppIsdDN-Xl0UitOq048bnjgi0W9sj7qQR7NVRvtOku4FJSLBuZRzHGvzTqGY6d2I8BZ5jXuJJWuw5Y83REqDf60hxCTVjyi_JeVXEhVCWGZI8X3e9ipT6nR9texs5Do5kj5Y_AhGYoj/s1600/start.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjppIsdDN-Xl0UitOq048bnjgi0W9sj7qQR7NVRvtOku4FJSLBuZRzHGvzTqGY6d2I8BZ5jXuJJWuw5Y83REqDf60hxCTVjyi_JeVXEhVCWGZI8X3e9ipT6nR9texs5Do5kj5Y_AhGYoj/s320/start.bmp" width="276" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">See you all on Saturday</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Xx</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Sara</div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-27549146158784464772010-11-17T00:04:00.000-08:002010-11-17T00:04:30.773-08:00The Why of the Wahs 12WBT Journey... and where I am going....<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I was married on the 23<sup>rd</sup> of January 2010. Most women say that they looked better on their wedding day than every before… I was the exception to this. On my wedding day I was bigger than ever, I actually put on weight leading up to the day, which meant that I had to wear “spanks” under my dress – not the sexy lingerie I or my husband were anticipating. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I was lucky, my dress was very forgiving, and the good old corseting made me look better than I deserved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-FBQ-P-FQTygwijdGPhJW6-yhAiS4rrQzvi5V16_EV91zgyETZEYGlThAg-XkPGoRwrKMar6MDnpUUa3JLJfnd9tYd4h8HXWmpzn5gM9lnKjo1k27c3bOK6WSq62UVsiqhuYaV6jiMHZ/s1600/wedding.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-FBQ-P-FQTygwijdGPhJW6-yhAiS4rrQzvi5V16_EV91zgyETZEYGlThAg-XkPGoRwrKMar6MDnpUUa3JLJfnd9tYd4h8HXWmpzn5gM9lnKjo1k27c3bOK6WSq62UVsiqhuYaV6jiMHZ/s320/wedding.bmp" width="252" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I was looking back over the honeymoon photos in August this year, (7 months after the wedding) I was disappointed in how I looked, even when I was dressed, I looked frumpy, and well….. fat. This was the first time that I started to think something needed to be changed. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I jumped on the scales that same day…… 85.5kg EEK! This was the biggest I had ever seen, no wonder that my size 14 jeans were VERY snug & I had nothing to wear!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I decided to do something about it….. I got up at 5.30am the next morning and ran on the treadmill, I was dreadful, I couldn’t run very far, and like most beginners went hard & fast for 30 seconds & then flopped in a heap! Hardly the fit healthy woman I honestly thought I was!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I started researching learn to run programs, and installed the C25K program on my phone, in my research I also found the Body Blitz Challenge and printed the information out for reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to enter to give myself the extra motivation I needed to lose weight – I figured that if I had to send someone horrid fat photos of myself I might as well send them follow up photos in 12 weeks showing how far I had come!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">My start date was the 20<sup>th</sup> of September; I weighed in at 82.5kg. My Husband took photos of me in my bathers, which looking back were way too small, and I can’t believe I actually wore them on the honeymoon.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I started to use Twitter & Facebook to keep up with friends & strangers who had a similar goal to me….through this I discovered Michelle Bridges 12 week body Transformation (12WBT)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">This program has shown me how to live my life in a open, honest & fulfilling way. I am noticing improvements in my relationships with Hubby & also with colleagues, my resilience & ability to cope with adversity has increased, and I am generally more happy with myself.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">On Michelle’s program she provides exercise, nutrition, shopping lists & probably most importantly for me – lessons to help you identify risks to your success. The last weeks focused on releasing your inner teenager, taking control of your own destiny & not giving in to temptation –regardless of what your self talk is saying. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Michelle provides the right level of support, and encouragement to keep me motivated & going. Today I received an email from Michelle, saying how proud she was of me & my achievements. Some people on the forums have complained about how they were ‘generic’ or ‘mail merged’ and so they felt ripped off because of that…. Personally I thought it had EXACTLY the right amount of pat on the back & kick in the butt that I needed.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I sent a quick reply back to Mish, thanking her for the encouragement, and stating how excited I was about the upcoming party…. A short time later I had another email from Mish saying that she was looking forward to the party too! These little letters of encouragement make my heart warm. I get excited every time I have contact with Mish (I remember the first time she re-tweeted my results I literally squealed in excitement!!)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I, using Michelle Bridges tips, information, and program am turning my life around…. I have had a REALLY bad day today, I learnt that I lost a really big potential client, through no fault of my own, and if I am honest about it I was about to skip the gym tonight & go home… but after re-reading my post above I have decided that I will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFDI & head off to the gym …..</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><strong>Mish I know that I am making these changes myself, and that you are not doing them for me, but I want to thank you for giving me the knowledge to empower myself to achieve in weight loss, body transformation, and most importantly LIFE.</strong></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">sx</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">S</div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-64429418484826852692010-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:002010-11-16T19:00:00.729-08:00Reflecting on Achievements<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">This blog has taken me a long time to write, I have had the words floating around in my head, and to be honest I wish I could just press print & they would flow easily. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I will keep it simple today though, I am working on a longer blog about why I started 12WBT in the first place but for now I am going to focus on what I have achieved over the past 8 weeks.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">I have lost 8.1kgs which is 9.9% of my body weight, bringing me down to 73.4kg this morning.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">My BMI has dropped from 27.6 to the current healthy 24.9.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">My boobs have reduced in size by 10cms, my waist reduced by 17cms & my hips by 7cms.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">I can now run 1km in 5mins 20seconds (a 1min 19sec improvement)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">I can do 47 push ups in 1 minute (including 10 on my toes) this is up from 27 push ups in week one & none on toes.<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">I can now hold the dreaded wall sit for 3mins 19secs (improved from 2mins 6sec in week 1)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">I have reduced my consumption of alcohol and now only have 1-2 glasses of wine one day per week (down from a bottle a night!)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I eat breakfast every day.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;">I execise 5-7 days per week.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; 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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">There is no doubt about it I have done really well, I am feeling good, I now see a skinny girl looking back at me in the mirror. However now is not the time to slacken off or get complacent.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next 3 weeks are where the challenge really begins – I have 5.4kg to reach my goal weight of 68kgs, and 21 days to get there!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I have arranged for a friend to take my final photos, but because I have to go away with work on the 4<sup>th</sup> of December they are going to be taken earlier than I would like, so on the 2<sup>nd</sup> of December I will be stripping down to my new blue bikini & hopefully showing the world the physical transformation I have made.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I mentioned in the first part of this post that I am working on why I started 12WBT I am hoping that when I can finish that blog people will be able to see the mental transformation that I know I have made. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I hope that everyone is having a fantastic day, take a moment to reflect on what you have achieved to this point in the game – if you are not happy with that ask yourself what you can do to be happy in 3 weeks time, and then JDFI!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Xx</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">S</span></span></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-50318125981170348872010-11-02T22:55:00.000-07:002010-11-02T22:55:47.055-07:00Update on my goals…..<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I set these goals WAY back in the preseason tasks & then I stretched them 4 days into the 12WBT to make them a little more challenging. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here they are again- with an indication of how I went (in red!)</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></u></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">1 month goal</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><ul><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Increase fitness until I can run for 20 minutes without stopping (I can currently run for 8 minutes at 8km/hr, 3-5% incline on treadmill)<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: red;">DONE</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">To run outside at least once per week.<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">–New goal – Once a week do a bike ride immediately followed by a run - biathlon style </span><span style="color: red;">DONE</span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Lose 4kgs (that’s 500g per week & will bring me into the 70’s)<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: red;">DONE</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Do 20 push ups on knees (I can only do 10 now) –<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">Fitness test proved I can actually do 28 so new goal – 40 </span><span style="color: red;">DONE</span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">NEW Goal – To bring 1km time trial result down by 39s to under 6 minutes </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">My week 4 time trial was 6.10, but I am sure it will be better next week</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">To hold a proper plank position for 1 minute –<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">I did this at the gym on Wednesday so new goal – 2 minutes </span><span style="color: red;">I can do 1.30 without losing form, but I am still struggling with 2 mins</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">To make eating healthy a <place w:st="on">NORMAL</place> activity, every meal<span style="color: #666666;">. </span><span style="color: red;">DONE</span></span></div></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;"> <strong><u><span style="font-family: Georgia;">3 month goals</span></u></strong></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><ul><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Lose an additional 8 kgs (on top of the 3 I will lose in the first month). This will bring me into the 60’s – for the first time in 3 years since I stopped training.<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: red;">I have lost 6.7kgs to date – so still have 6.8kgs to go to get to goal weight</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Increase fitness until I can run 5kms in 30 mins.<span style="color: red;"> I can now run for 30minutes (which is an achievement in itself!) now I have to work on speed</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Run the Blue Lake Fun Run on the 21st of November – 6km of hills<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Registered & waiting to run</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Do 50 push ups on knees, and 10 on toes<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: red;">I did this last week – Happy Days!</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">To hold a proper plank position for 2 minutes.<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">– moved up to 1 month goals, so new 3 month goal will be to hold a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>side plank for 1 minute (each side) </span><span style="color: red;">This is a work in progress!</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">To purchase a bikini that makes me look smoken’ hot! </span></div></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">I haven’t changed my 3 month goals, they are a work in progress and I have 5 weeks to complete them. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">Triathlon Goals</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">I have mentioned in my earlier blog that I have raced in 2 triathlons in the past 3 weeks – the Pinkies triathlon in <city w:st="on">Sydney</city> on the 31<sup>st</sup> of October, and last Sunday at the Gatti Series in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Adelaide</city></place>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">A new goal which I am putting out there today is that I want to reduce the time it takes me to complete the “Tin-Man” triathlons in the Gatti Series (300m swim, 16.8k ride, 3k run). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">My finishing time on the weekend was 1hour 20minutes 43seconds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had set myself 1hour 30mins to finish the course, so I was ecstatic to come in well under that personal target – however now the challenge begins!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">The goals for the next 5 races are:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">5<sup>th</sup> December – 1hr 15mins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">9<sup>th</sup> January – 1hr 10mins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">26<sup>th</sup> January – 1hr 15mins (there is a longer swim & run leg on this day)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">20<sup>th</sup> February – 1hr 5mins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0FEtuXILM0To3nmSdwm31PwZ8QXGQS72_w5bqMW-YCJ7PdeFvvVn8YHBcuSJ2aiYmAdb02mWOH72FSmudOqgcJlXDnRF3YLGqLP9V302UNLXfjOXkfKxoj-BphETboHsRoddS8GoNMAY/s1600/bike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0FEtuXILM0To3nmSdwm31PwZ8QXGQS72_w5bqMW-YCJ7PdeFvvVn8YHBcuSJ2aiYmAdb02mWOH72FSmudOqgcJlXDnRF3YLGqLP9V302UNLXfjOXkfKxoj-BphETboHsRoddS8GoNMAY/s1600/bike.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">27<sup>th</sup> March – under 1 hour</span></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-41549448669562445362010-11-02T21:20:00.000-07:002010-11-02T23:20:20.172-07:00Week 7 of the 12WBT<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I must be the worlds worst blogger… I have to admit that when life starts to get busy I am not the best at managing & balancing my time – something always has to give… and this time the blog was abandoned for most of October!</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I am extremely pleased with my progress over the past 7 weeks doing the 12WBT program, I have lost 6.7kgs, 8.1% of my body weight. My BMI has dropped from 27.55 (overweight) to 25.3 (ALMOST healthy) I am sure that next Wednesday I will see a BMI of under 25 (healthy) I still have 6.8kgs to loose before I am at my goal weight of 68kgs but it is achievable & I will get there by Christmas.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I last did measurements 3 weeks ago – I will do them again next week. For now I can report that I have lost 9cms from my waist, and 8cms from my boobs. At that stage my hips & thighs had not moved at all, but I am hopefully that they will have shrunk a little this time around. </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I graphed my weight loss today (I know it is a little geeky – but I wanted to see where I have come & where I am going!)</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ange (BellaXThree) has described the 12WBT as an epidemic which is spreading like a rampant virus around the country with outbreaks in little pockets around the world <a href="http://wp.me/pX8fy-3Q">Check out her blog here</a> This is SO accurate – I know that the physical results I am seeing in myself are reflected in my husband. He has lost almost 5 kgs over the 7 weeks – and that is without exercising, and without strict conformation to Mish’s diets too. </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My mother has watched a few of Mish’s videos with me, and she even attended the “Pain in the Domain” session with me a month ago when I was in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Sydney</place></city>. Mum is very healthy and keeps a good track of her weight & fitness, but is super impressed by the program. </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you want to lose weight, tone up, or generally improve your health & wellbeing I can not stress enough the benefits of this program <a href="http://www.12wbt.com/">(click here to pre-register for Round 4 – starting January 2011)</a> (click here to pre-register for Round 4 – starting January 2011)</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You see 12WBT is not just about losing weight, or eating healthy – 12WBT is about changing your attitude towards life. Since commencing 7 weeks ago I have entered (and completed!) 2 triathlons, I now exercise 4-6 times per week and I have just registered myself & my husband for the Blue Lake Fun Run in 2 weeks time. This fun run is 6.8km of hills – around the <placetype w:st="on">Mount</placetype> <placename w:st="on">Gambier</placename>’s <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Blue</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Lake</placetype></place>. </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This run is particularly important to me – it is the run which kicked of my weight loss journey 4 months ago…. You see I drive a long way to work each day, and radio reception around here is dodgey, so I listen to ABC radio. On the morning show on the 16<sup>th</sup> of July they announced that the Blue Lake Fun Run would be running on the 21<sup>st</sup> of November (I know the exact date, because I made a note in my phone on that day) I thought, 3kms around the lake – I can do that! </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I started the C25K program the next week – I taught myself how to run again, at the same time I was on facebook & saw the add for Michelle Bridges 12WBT, I clicked like & started to see the wonderful results people were having from Round 2… I was hooked! </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">If I hadn’t heard the presenter mentioning the Mt Gambier fun run, then I wouldn’t have gone onto Facebook to look at C25K & I wouldn’t have seen the add for 12WBT & I wouldn’t have lost 6.7kgs & I wouldn’t be fit & healthy & living life to the fullest!</span></em></span></strong></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-58111848694923756652010-10-23T04:25:00.000-07:002010-10-23T04:25:30.339-07:00Pinkies Triathlon Sydney - 12WBT Mini Milestone<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">So those of you that are regular readers, or who follow me on twitter know that I have had a rather rough week, last week, and to tell you the truth I wrote this blog at the airport on my way home, I just FORGOT to post it until now :)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I went to <city w:st="on">Sydney</city> last Saturday for my Grandmothers funeral, and then followed it with a quick day trip to Mildura for a work course, and then back to <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Sydney</place></city> ready for my mini-milestone – the 2010 Ramsay Health Care Pinkie Triathlon.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">It was to be 200m of swimming, 6km of cycling & 2km of running, all around the <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Sydney</city></place> Olympic venue – Homebush stadium.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">So on Saturday mum & I got up at the crack of dawn (literally it was like 5.30am!) and headed off… it was all VERY exciting. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Mums event was first (she was braver than I and had registered for the long course event - 300m swim, 9km ride & 3km run). I was able to watch her get in the pool & then ran around to the transition area so I could cheer her on some more. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Mum went SO well she finished the swim in 8.58mins, the bike leg in 26.14mins & the run in 18.22mins, making her official race time 53.34mins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">She finished 38<sup>th</sup> in her age group (out of 73 finishers) & 430<sup>th</sup> overall (out of 789 finishers)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">My race was SOOOO fun… I honestly thought I was drowning in the swim leg, at one point I had other girls grabbing at my legs, and I was kicked in the ribs going around the buoys which knocked the air out of me… I left the pool feeling rather overwhelmed, not sure why I had decided to enter this stupid race, and didn’t I realise that I still had the cycle & run to go… as I ran to the transition area, I saw mum & she cheered me on… I have to admit that I ran a little faster after hearing her voice!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The transition was slow… I had to pull my bike pants on over my swimmers, and then another singlet on over my wet one, thankfully there was an event helper there to help! I then was off on the ride…. Mum had arranged for me to borrow a bike from one of her friends, it was a little older than mine, and the gears were not so good, but the bike leg was awesome… it was only 6km, and I breezed through it, I am sure I should have pushed harder, as the race splits indicted that I only rode at 17.13km/hr when I know that in my training runs I have been averaging closer to 23km/hr.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The run leg was as per usual HARD work for me… I just can’t break through the mental discomfort of running, and I have trouble with adjusting my speed, so that I end up walking. The headwind at this stage was STRONG and I was running into it…. I walked a little and then mum saw me and yelled out “why are you walking” to which I replied “you weren’t supposed to see that!” then she yelled “well I did so RUN!!”. The final 400 m were fun again, I was able to lengthen my stride and really push towards the end… which I was SO glad I did because my official race time was 39.18mins, under the 45 minute goal I had set myself!! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I was very happy with my splits, I finished the swim in 5.56mins, the bike leg in 21.01mins & the run in 12.2mins, making my official race time 39.18mins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I feel that I should have pushed LOTS harder in the cycle leg, and of course I should have ran the whole way in the run – but I did note that my speed in the run was 9.72km/hr despite my walking at times which I am very happy about.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-90454474811012438422010-10-10T05:21:00.000-07:002010-10-10T05:21:07.827-07:00Pom.....<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The past week has been crazy, I found out that the woman who was nearly my grandma <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>died last week, so this threw me mentally. Physically I am fine, and I have continued with my planed program with food & exercise, Mentally well.... you might know... losing a loved one SUCKS big time. Pom is my step fathers mother, and I have known her since I was 12, she welcomed me into her family & her heart as if I was really her grandchild. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is hard, I want to be REALLY upset, but part of me feels like I have to be strong. I am a cry’er from way back, I hate any confrontation and I cry at any given issue.... it is not a good trait, and one that I struggle to control (particularly in workplace performance conversations, or tense discussions with people). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am not sure how I will get through the funeral, I know I will cry – but it is ok, I am allowed to grieve... what I don’t know how to deal with is missing the monthly phone calls with this lady, or the short visits for coffee when I was in Sydney. I know that at times I hated having to visit, it was boring, and I really didn’t care to hear what she said at times, but you know now looking back I value each and every interaction I had with Pom. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have mentioned my amazing mother a few times, but it is because of her that I have such close relationships with my family. She is the one that reminded me to visit, that reminded me to call & simply say hello... all those 10 minute phone calls whilst I was driving home from work meant so much to Pom, and now also to me... I will miss making them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pom was an amazing woman, a state netballer in her youth, mother of 3, grandmother<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to 1 (well and me!) and beloved wife of over 50 years. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I will miss her........</span></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-52837234070270543602010-10-08T06:10:00.000-07:002010-10-08T06:10:51.467-07:00WWMD / JFDI WristbandsFirstly I apoligise to everyone for not updating my blog over the past 8 days, my life has been turned a little upside down with a family drama. I can say that throughtout it my 12WBT system has been working well, my friend, the scales was good to me on Wednesday and I have only 8kg to my goal weight. I am really starting to believe that I can reach goal by the end of Round 3 & fit into a SMOKIN' HOT Bikini for christmas.<br />
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If you are a regular 12WBT forum reader you may remember I sent out a call for people who were interested in purchasing WWBT (What Would Mish Do) or JFDI wristbands about a month ago. It has taken a little while but some samples arrived today & I LOVE THEM!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5jZOR7GkPcOlk9zM9eGYVnfs9sVLT5ACKhIPgCjlDA5Poy5tRACE9x96GBdFQAtVbb3tJ7OzLR8lVS8P9cAq2SlVSipSkbxlGSNxsHX2TIuq3fe-WdL0RHVTyPgF-dufvF3lFa8CPUhj/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5jZOR7GkPcOlk9zM9eGYVnfs9sVLT5ACKhIPgCjlDA5Poy5tRACE9x96GBdFQAtVbb3tJ7OzLR8lVS8P9cAq2SlVSipSkbxlGSNxsHX2TIuq3fe-WdL0RHVTyPgF-dufvF3lFa8CPUhj/s320/photo.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><a href="http://round3.12wbt.com/forums/viewthread/5924/">Link to Forums for more information</a> I wanted to attach the "official" order form to the blog, but it looks like blogger wont allow me to attach an excel file.<br />
If you would like to order a WWMD /JFDI wristband, please contact me via the forum link above or via twitter (I don't want to post my email here in case someone gets nasty & spams me!)<br />
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The wristbands are available in Pink, Blue, Purple, Red & Black, and sizes will fit from 150mm wrists - 202mm wrists. You can have either WWMD or JFDI on your band. <br />
The cost $3.50 each, plus $3 for postage (per order!)<br />
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Let me know if you are interested<br />
xx<br />
SSarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-89963736814931487532010-09-27T21:38:00.000-07:002010-09-27T21:38:09.443-07:00Getting into my Head!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I have been trying to blog this as a video for the past few days, I recorded the video whilst I was driving to a clients place the other afternoon. However the video is too big to transfer from my i-phone to my email without connecting to the computer, so I am sorry dear followers… but you have to read again!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I wanted to do a piece about how we can let our heads control our bodies, or how we can over-think pain or problems and loose control in an effort to remain in control. Our heads & brains are very sophistocated parts of machinery, they control our breathing, our limbs & allow us to do so much. But they can also work against us, limiting us, this I suppose goes back to my fear of failure that I mentioned in my previous blog entry.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">This thought started when I had my mother visit over the weekend. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">My Mum & I are both entered into the Pinkie Triathlon on the 16<sup>th</sup> of October and we have been training for the event (mum more than me… I STILL can’t find a pool!)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">When mum visited she mentioned that she wanted to do the Bike – Run leg like a biathlon (similar to what D & I did last week). I don’t know how many of you have tried it before, but it is seriously strange to jump off your bike & start running – your legs just don’t want to work properly!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">So mum & set off on the bikes (Mum borrowed D’s because hers is in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Sydney</place></city>) we rode 10km and then started our run, my hip was quite sore so mum ran ahead of me before I started running. She was about 30m ahead of me when I started running & I had caught up to her at the 600m mark, (we were running out 1km and then turning back for a total of 2km). </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">My Mum is AWESOME she just runs, she paces along and she doesnt stop.. I don't know how she does it & I am rather embarassed to say that at 46 she is lighter than I am, she is fitter than I am and she has a better body than I do (but I am working on getting there!)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">As soon as I had caught up with her I thought… can’t go on.. need to stop… so I stopped & walked… I was SOOO MAD at myself for walking, but then I looked at my HRM which was flashing out of control at 182bpm and I thought oh well done Sara… you did the right thing by walking… you are such a good person for listening to your body and walking…. (CRAP I know!) I then walked/ran the rest of the 2km… until the final 400m when I thought that I was being stupid & I just needed to continue running/shuffling/whatever it took but not walking to get to the end.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I was quite proud of myself for finishing the biathlon again, 480ish calories gone and 40 minutes of exercise, but I was disappointed that I had walked part of the 2km.. Surely I can run for 2km.. I am sure I have done it on the treadmill, but why couldn’t I do it outside?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I used my HRM as an excuse, my Head told me that I was doing the right thing by walking & reducing my heart rate down... but in reality I am a 27 year old woman, I am getting fitter by the day, and it wouldn't hurt me to push my heart rate every so often. Is my HRM doing more harm than good? Is is now the excuse that I have to stop pushing myself... what can I do to stop this happening?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">This led me to my Commitment for the week…. I am going to run 2km on the treadmill at whatever pace it takes until I have ran the whole 2km…I will turn my HRM off (well put it onto the time mode, rather than the BPM mode)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I did it last night!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I am doing the C25K running program, and last night (Week6 Day3) was a 25minute run. I set off on my treadmill running at 10km/h. I told myself that I could drop down by 0.5km/h every 5mins but I couldn’t stop…. I ran & ran & ran. I did stop 3 times for only 30 seconds – left the treadmill running, I just jumped off, had a drink & jumped back on… but in total I ran for 4.6km!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I start Week 7 day 1 of C25K on Thursday – this week is 3x 25minute runs, with my first run being outside as part of the 4km fortnightly run I am doing….. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I am extending my commitment into the outside world – I will run at least 2km with out walking on Thursday, and my time for the whole 4km will be under 30minutes…</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I end this blog with a quote from the esteemed Bear Grylls (from Man Vs Wild fame)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: red; font-size: large;">“Successful & unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential…..”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><u><strong>I DESIRE TO BE SUCCESSFUL!</strong></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Weigh in tomorrow for Week 2 of 12 WBT. The scales are now my friend.. I can’t WAIT!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Xx</div>SSarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-10184710996384748702010-09-23T22:09:00.000-07:002010-09-23T22:10:10.524-07:00Goals are funny things.....<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Goals are funny things…. When we set them we subconsciously think to ourselves, l really want to achieve this; I will be very disappointed if I don’t hit the mark. I often wonder if in our subconscious thoughts we set goals that are too achievable, for fear of losing our motivation, for fear of failure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">The fear of failure is one of the greatest fears that people have, it leads to a fear of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">criticism and fear of rejection. I believe that successful people overcome their fear of failure. Fear incapacitates unsuccessful people and causes them to self-limit themselves. I believe that most people do not achieve a fraction of what they are capable of achieving because they are afraid to try because they are afraid they will fail.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">12WBT is a prime example of this, Mish tackled it in the excuses preseason task, and again in the goal setting task. We were told to write down our excuses, and what we are going to do about them, and then to set what we what to achieve, our goals for the next 12 weeks.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We were told make our goals SMART – (</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely) so I thought I did… but one thing they don’t tell us to do is to make them STRETCH… </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I honestly believe that we need to learn to set a goal and the add say 5% to it, make it just a little bit less attainable… make it something that you have to WORK for.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I have revised my goals (AGAIN –and we are only 4 days into the 12WBT!) The original ones are below, and any change I have made to them is in purple… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I think I am seriously going mad! But I am SO keen to SMASH this extra 12 kgs (well 10kgs after last weeks weigh-in) so I am willing to work my butt off & stretch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my goals and expectations.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">1 month goal</span></u></strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Increase fitness until I can run for 20 minutes without stopping (I can currently run for 8 minutes at 8km/hr, 3-5% incline on treadmill) </span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">To run outside at least once per week. </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">–New goal – Once a week do a bike ride immediately followed by a run - biathlon style</span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Lose 4kgs (that’s 500g per week & will bring me into the 70’s) </span></div></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Do 20 push ups on knees (I can only do 10 now) – </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Fitness test proved I can actually do 28 so new goal – 40</span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">NEW Goal – To bring 1km time trial result down by 39s to under 6 minutes</span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">To hold a proper plank position for 1 minute – </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">I did this at the gym on Wednesday so new goal – 2 minutes</span></div></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">To make eating healthy a <place w:st="on">NORMAL</place> activity, every meal. </span></div></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> <strong><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">3 month goals</span></u></strong></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Lose an additional 8 kgs (on top of the 3 I will lose in the first month). This will bring me into the 60’s – for the first time in 3 years since I stopped training. </span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Increase fitness until I can run 5kms in 30 mins. </span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Run the Blue Lake Fun Run on the 21st of November – 6km of hills </span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Do 50 push ups on knees, and 10 on toes </span></div></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">To hold a proper plank position for 2 minutes. </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">– moved up to 1 month goals, so new 3 month goal will be to hold a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>side plank for 1 minute (each side)</span></div></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">To purchase a bikini that makes me look smoken’ hot! </span></div></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">On another note - I was doing a lot of reading about goals over the past few days writing the blog, so if I have inadvertantly copied someones words I am sorry!</span></span></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-41049854350945793632010-09-20T17:43:00.000-07:002010-09-20T17:43:39.931-07:00Day 1 of 12WBT Round 3 - THE CHALLENGE BEGINS!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Well day 1 of round 3 went by with a BANG! Nutrition was perfect; I didn’t feel the need to have any snacks (apart from my 2 skinny lattes, no sugar in the morning)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I ate my lunch wrap in the car whilst I was travelling to a clients sale, and it was a good thing I did, because on the way to the sale I got BOGGED “EEK”. I was trying to cut down a back track, and before I knew it I had gone too far to turn around, and I was stuck….. what followed was slightly amusing (well for me anyway)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I tried calling the nearby farmers, however none of them were answering, so off I walked. I only put Runkeeper on after I had walked halfway – so from halfway to when I was able to flag down a bloke in a tractor I walked 1.8kms. The bloke who helped me was really good… he drove me back to the car & pulled me out, only minor damage to the car (and minor damage to my ego!)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Needless to say I was running rather late by then, so missed my clients sale! That reminds me I have to call him to apologise! (adds to my to-do list)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Last night I went for a run on the treadmill, Hubby was ultra cute, he knows that I love watching trashy TV whilst I am in pain, but he hates the E Network. He put the TV onto “Kendra” and left me to my running…. Get Running App Week 6 Day 1 done! Just over 4kms in 32mins. I was ultra happy with that, approximate cals burned was 300 (my HRM has a flat battery – another thing onto the to-do list)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">I then thought I should tackle my fitness test… well this was a laugh too, hubby decided to come at do it with me, so needless to say it got a little competitive!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Exercise</b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sara</b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">D (Hubby)</b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Part 2 – The Push Up Test</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">28 (Intermediate)</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">40 (Advanced)</div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Part 3 – Abdominal Strength</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Level 3 (Intermediate)</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Level 3 (Intermediate)</div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Part 4 – Wall Sit</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">2.07mins (Advanced)</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">1.01mins (Intermediate)</div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Part 5 – Sit & Reach</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">+13 (Advanced)</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">+15 (Advanced</div></td></tr>
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">FINAL CHALLENGE….. the 1km Time Trial</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">we decided for the benefit of fairness (after all I had already ran 4km that night) that we would pause the challenge until the morning….</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">The sun rose at 5.30 this morning, and in the fog, drizzle & mist D (Hubby) & I set off on our 1km walk to warm up – the theory being that we would walk to the 1km point, and then turn and run back (the run being our time trial). </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Which we did….. unfortunately for me sprinting is D’s strong point (put him over 4kms though and he is stuffed!) I was happy with my result, I had to walk some parts (due to running 3days in a row, and my shin splits starting to scream at me) but on the whole it was a good morning.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Exercise</b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sara</b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">D (Hubby)</b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="199"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Part 1 – 1km time trial</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 124.75pt;" valign="top" width="166"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">6.39min (Intermediate)</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 132.8pt;" valign="top" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">5.09mins (Advanced)</div></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">That brings to final tally to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Sara – Intermediate level, D (Hubby) – Advanced level.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Now the challenge begins – we have to work hard so we improve in 4 weeks time!</span></span></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-8896227787974871752010-09-19T04:37:00.000-07:002010-09-19T04:37:24.190-07:00Measure Up! The COLD HARD NUMBERS:<div style="text-align: justify;">The last Pre-Season task for Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation is by far the hardest... but I have to admit; it was the one I was most looking forward to: The MEASURE UP!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most people have been posting on the forums that they are scared of this one, that they haven't looked at themselves in the mirror for years, let alone taken a photo. For me this was the beginning of the end. The start of the NEW WAH, and the start of something wonderful.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am so looking forward to being the hot & sexy girl that I can be before Christmas. Hubby saw Mish's new pic on the 12WBT site (12WBT.com.au for anyone interested) and he made the comment that she was incredibly sexy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">SO I want to be like Mish</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">(not Mike!)</div><div align="justify" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a little extra incentive (as if I needed any more) I have sent my photos to the Woman's Health & Fitness 12 week Body Blitz.... I have entered before and not won (there are no 2nd places in this comp) but this time I am giving it 100%.... and I hope that with 12WBT on my team it might be the icing on the cake & I might have a transformation worth writing about... (just think of the FREE publicity 12WBT might get then!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Measure Up!</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I measured up Saturday afternoon, after my big bike ride, Hubby took my photos, and he said all the right things, (which helped so much!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are the COLD HARD NUMBERS:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Age: 27<br />
Height:174cm<br />
Weight: 81.5kg (Goal is 68kgs)<br />
Chest: 102cm<br />
Waist: 103cms<br />
Hips: 115cms<br />
Thighs (R) 65cms (L) 64cms (33cm distance from knee)<br />
Calve: (R) 40cms (L)41cms</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>This is the beginning of the NEW WAH…. just wait universe in 12 weeks time I will be a smaller, better, healthier person <img alt="smile" height="19" src="http://round3.12wbt.com/images/smileys/smile.gif" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" width="19" /> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl-tJ_X7EwYOILVrEzHWn4q2it-m6FxkpL2JNirfgim2VkgwxqBHESjIRrD2T8Sb2it4v3gHAndGrmS68Iyk7OJcd0bV3rI5OA_-_M93oLEz49MwS5sIZ_ypzRk5tAx6MK9E0DHQssU7P/s1600/Sara12WBTSTARTPHOTOForum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl-tJ_X7EwYOILVrEzHWn4q2it-m6FxkpL2JNirfgim2VkgwxqBHESjIRrD2T8Sb2it4v3gHAndGrmS68Iyk7OJcd0bV3rI5OA_-_M93oLEz49MwS5sIZ_ypzRk5tAx6MK9E0DHQssU7P/s320/Sara12WBTSTARTPHOTOForum.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xqTLLEL4qd53BpEftKS8BCihxMBjm0Cv6OCPke_2qTmnkuAcJd_7a5YPEyUojXLIZuEBqp9nuZ_xCxZKjOZB4cJGDjgxeZWeB4bf520KRPeljWSameWH3pNJwmoOF_dTFOvPhbQnKqtj/s1600/Sara12WBTSTARTPHOTOback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xqTLLEL4qd53BpEftKS8BCihxMBjm0Cv6OCPke_2qTmnkuAcJd_7a5YPEyUojXLIZuEBqp9nuZ_xCxZKjOZB4cJGDjgxeZWeB4bf520KRPeljWSameWH3pNJwmoOF_dTFOvPhbQnKqtj/s320/Sara12WBTSTARTPHOTOback.jpg" /></a></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-4469902023658600152010-09-19T03:46:00.000-07:002010-09-19T03:46:04.603-07:00The eve of the 12WBT<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hi all, me again (who else were you expecting... the blog is ALL about the WAH!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought that considering it is the eve of the start of the 12WBT I should make a few notes about the past few days & the next 90 days!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hubby & I went to Adelaide on Thursday night for the Powderfinger concert, it was BRILLIANT! Jet did a great job as the support act, and the Powderfinger boys did a superb job!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Friday we went for a big walk around the city Rundall Mall for shopping, caught up with a girlfriend for lunch, and then walked to buy my birthday present. I had the choice of a bike, new snorkel, fins etc, or a string of pearls.... I have to admit it was not an easy choice, the bike & pearls were hard to divide! But in the end Mish Bridges and the WWMD mentality kicked in, and I decided on a new Bike. (It will come in handy for my upcoming triathlons’ (yes there is a “s” at the end of the word Triathlon... but that is another story!))</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So we went to JT Cycles in Adelaide and brought a hybrid Mountain/Road bike, it is silver, so I brought a matching white/silver helmet. We then went to the Central Market and stocked up big time on fresh fruit & veggies per the week 1 shopping list, this was followed by the 3hour drive home!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As soon as we got home, hubby had to bring some lambs into the yards to be sent to Coles first thing Sunday morning, so he was gone & I decided to test ride the new bike........ I have to admit; that it HURT, and for the first 4km I wondered what I had gotten myself into, but after the first 4km I thought well this is actually ok... so I continued for another 8. I did 12.37kms yesterday.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I got back from my ride I saw that Hubby had his bike in the drive, he was working on it, new oil, patching a puncture etc... He then suggested that we do a Biathlon on Sunday, just the Bike & Run part of my upcoming triathlon!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So today (after a bit of home chores & coffee with a friend), we together set off on a 6km bike ride & 2km run... I had SO much fun.. I kicked Dunc’s butt on the bike leg & then shuffled to finish not far behind him in the run leg (we started together on both legs). The total exercise was about 36minutes, and this was 23mins to ride 7.82km, and then 13.23 mins to run 2km.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So friends that was the past few days for me.... new post coming .... it will be the COLD HARD NUMBERS......</span></div>xx<br />
SSarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-86596306679765927322010-09-15T05:27:00.000-07:002010-09-15T05:30:38.771-07:00Mini Milestones.... LOCK IT IN MISH!!<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I decided to attack Pre-Season Task 7 head on, so I listened to Mish, I looked at my online diary (work related mainly) and I honestly thought, well no need to write it down, which has time for an extra diary anyway, and really writing down shopping trips CRAZY!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">So I didn't do anything. I didn't get it..... and I really didn't care. CRAZY CRAZY THINKING FROM THE WAH!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Then I jumped onto the forums....... and started reading about the mini-milestones, and major milestones that people were planning... I thought WHAT, what are all these people doing? I then realised that I needed to go back and listen to Mish again! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">This time is sunk in! I got it! I understand where she is coming from and why.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I still haven't had a chance to actually write out a diary (but I will!) but I have started to consider my mini & major milestones.... I have offered to help a new 12WBT friend with her milestone but I wanted my own too!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">On twitter this morning another new 12WBT friend @patricia250862 made mention that she was doing a triathlon leading me to think, well maybe I can do that...but every triathlon I have seen is HUGE! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">So I started to do some googling (as one does in these situations!) and I found the Pinkies Triathlon in Sydney on the 16th of October, the distances are very achievable..100m swim, 6.5km bike & 1km run... SO I emailed Mum and asked if she would be keen to do it with me...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">She quickly replied that she is already registered to do it - but she is doing the 300m swim, 9km bike & 3km run option......</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Well that now leaves no choice I HAVE to do it for my mini milestone! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">LOCK IT IN MISH!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I think I will stick to my little Mini Triathlon to begin with (I do have 4 weeks to change my mind & upgrade though) as it will be my first triathlon and I have a minor hurdle to overcome.....</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The last time I swam laps was 5 or more years ago. I am confident that I could survive 100m and have enough energy to jump on a bike & then run... but swimming EEK! (BTW I LOVE swimming, I used to be on swim squad etc when I was a kid... but seriously... a triathlon with ZERO swim training before hand!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Oh well I guess I will have to ask myself WWMB (What Would Mish Do!?!) I think Mish would just suck it up and JFDI!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">p.s Week 1 programs, meals & shopping lists are out tomorrow..... I am SOOOO EXCITED!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">p.p.s Tomorrow is another Running day! 4km outside in the morning sunshine, this is one might be a little more challenging, as it is the first run of the Active Community Team Challenge that I am doing... but once I convince myself that everyone will NOT be looking at my wobbling tummy, or red face, or big bum I will be fine!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">p.p.p.s I AM GOING TO BE A TRI-ATHLETE!!!</span></div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-29678768520721368322010-09-13T05:56:00.000-07:002010-09-13T05:56:32.749-07:00Treadmill vs NatureSo traditionally I am a treadmill runner, Hubby brought me a treadmill about 12 months ago when I moved back to the farm, because running outside in winter with no lights is NOT fun, and our farm roads can get a little slippery.<br />
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So since then I have ran on the treadmill. I am up to week 5 of the C25K using the Get Running i-Phone application, I generally put the treadmill on 3-5% incline, or random hills for variety and off I go, 3 times per week, walking at 6km/hr, and running at 8-10km/h. I use the speed to help me set my pace, and it is easy to find a rythum, and force yourself to keep on going when you are on the treadmill.<br />
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On Sunday it was a BEAUTIFUL sun shining day, so I decided to take it outside for the first time in over 9 months. I admitt it..... It HURT!! A LOT!! I struggled with the unevenness of the roads, with finding a steady pace, and with the self motivation it took to keep on running just until the lovely lady said to "walk now". I found my self talking to demand her to talk....just tell me 2mins to go I said to myself!<br />
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But although my pace was slower, the feeling of the sun on my back, the fresh air on my face and teh sense of achievement when I realised how far I had run under my own steam was fantastic. I ran just under 4 kms in 32 minutes. <br />
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My goal is that I will be able to run 5km in 30mins by my birthday (19th Oct) and I have signed up for a 6km fun run in Mt Gambier on the 21st of November. ALSO in my town they are running an “Active Community Team Challenge” which consists of a 4km walk/run ever fortnight. The aim is to improve your time each week, so that will help me with the outside running.<br />
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I am tonight sitting in a hotel room after an unexepected, unplanned & unwanted work function, tomorrow is run day, and there is no treadmill in sight, so for the second time in memory I am going to lace up my runners and take to the road again....<br />
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I am not ready to give up my treadmill, there is something to be said for being able to turn off and watch the beautiful people on E News or the contestants on Biggest Loser whilst I am running, but I think after Sundays experience I will venture into Nature a little more often!<br />
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P.S Only a few days until Round 3 KICKS OFF with a BANG!!SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-69967883825445416242010-09-10T02:23:00.000-07:002010-09-10T02:23:47.389-07:00Pre-Season Task 5 - SHOUT IT OUT LOUD!!When I signed up for 12WBT Mish Bridges said that there would be a number of "Pre-Season" tasks for us to complete - I thought yeah ok.... I will have a look they will be easy and whats the point anyway -the real challenge will start on the 20th of September.<br />
Well I have to admit I have found the tasks a little more confronting than I was expecting. <br />
<em>Task 1</em> was easy - Introduce yourself to the forums... I wrote something similar to the first post of this blog for that one. <br />
<em>Task 2</em> a little harder - Get Real - No More Excuses.. this was a little difficult, I realised that my biggest excuse was my self and my laziness. I decided to take control of that and put in place positive self messages - so that instead of running on the treadmill thinking my butt is wobbling or my belly is wobbling think of how good I will feel after the run. This is working already!<br />
<em>Task 3</em> again an easy one - Goal Setting.... I jumped right in and wrote goals such as I will run for 20 minutes in the first month, and then I will have lost 5kgs at the end of the 12 weeks..... I won't go into too much detail with these here, but needless to say they were fairly low end goals.<br />
<em>Task 4</em> Gear Up - Easy again.... I have a treadmill at home, and some exercise DVD's already I will aim to go to the gym when I can, but with a 80km drive there it could be hard (I will aim to go at least once a week after work, but I wont stress if I cant make it there)<br />
<em>Task 5</em> <strong>SAY IT OUT LOUD</strong>.... this was by FAR the hardest so far.... It took me a LONG time to get my head around what I wanted to say to my friends family & the universe, I found the exercise so empowering and although it took me a few days – I went back and revisited my goals from task 3. After looking at them again and again, I think I have short changed myself. I think that I was so scared of not achieving the goal, that I have set them WAY too low… with this in mind I am upping the anti – I have taken my task 3 goals and injected them with steroids. I am ready to turn them from personal goals to commitments. <br />
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<div> <strong>I am committing to myself, my friends, my 12WBT team mates and to the universe that in order to reach my goals I will do the following:</strong></div><ul><li>To cook healthy, clean meals for EVERY meal (not just dinner like now) </li>
<li>To reduce the amount of alcohol I drink, having at LEAST 2 alcohol free days per week.</li>
<li>To work out 6 days per week, either inside, outside or at the gym – WHERE EVER I AM!</li>
<li>To push myself each & every exercise session by “just a little bit more” be it 1 more push up, 1 more crunch or what ever it takes so that I can record a PB every time.</li>
<li>To not take things too seriously, to respect others opinions, and not to get upset when people ask questions of me (like – why are you eating carrots, or why wont you drink …..are you pregnant ?) </li>
<li>To keep a journal online, keeping myself accountable.. </li>
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<div> To everyone who reads this, especially my 12WBT family I will need your help and support. I hope I can rely on you all to kick me in the bum if I slacken off, and to give me the time I need each day for myself to reach my goals.</div><div> </div><u><strong>1 month goal</strong></u><br />
<ul><li>Increase fitness until I can run for 20 minutes without stopping (I can currently run for 8 minutes at 8km/hr, 3-5% incline on treadmill)</li>
<li>To run outside at least once per week.</li>
<li>Lose 4kgs (that’s 500g per week & will bring me into the 70’s)</li>
<li>Do 20 push ups on knees (I can only do 10 now)</li>
<li>To hold a proper plank position for 1 minute</li>
<li>To make eating healthy a NORMAL activity, every meal.</li>
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<div> <u><strong>3 month goals</strong></u></div><ul><li>Lose an additional 8 kgs (on top of the 3 I will lose in the first month). This will bring me into the 60’s – for the first time in 3 years since I stopped training.</li>
<li>Increase fitness until I can run 5kms in 30 mins.</li>
<li>Run the Blue Lake Fun Run on the 21st of November – 6km of hills</li>
<li>Do 50 push ups on knees, and 10 on toes</li>
<li>To hold a proper plank position for 2 minutes.</li>
<li>To purchase a bikini that makes me look smoken’ hot! </li>
</ul>So there it all is, the round 2 peoples are currently in Sydney partying it up with Mish Bridges at the end of Round 2 party... that will be my reward in December, and I will go knowing that I have done my best and attacked this challenge 100% full on!<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><strong><blockquote><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><strong>I will develop an attitude that will let setbacks move me forward, that will turn my weaknesses into strengths and mistakes into wisdom for the future!</strong></span></blockquote></strong></span><br />
<div> </div>SarWahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109289908196996381noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826250409110152098.post-5046044319795350502010-09-09T02:06:00.000-07:002010-09-09T02:06:30.308-07:00So I have jumped on board the 12WBT train<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have been thinking of starting a new journal for the past few weeks (ever since I signed up for Round 3 of Mish Bridges 12 week body transformation - <a href="http://www.12wbt.com.au/">www.12wbt.com.au</a>)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the first chance I have had to actually get set up and start typing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope that I will keep this journal to keep myself accountable, I may use it to duplicate what I have written on twitter, or on the 12WBT forums, so I apologise in advance if you read the same thing in different places, this will be my way of keeping track of it all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A little about me:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am Sara - I live in country SA I work for a major corporation in a rural town. My work hours are long, and I often don't get home until after normal dinner times. My reason for joining 12WBT is I am looking to loose about 10kgs to bring me down to 70kgs and back in my target BMI. I hope to gain energy, and a thirst for life from the journey. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">About 3 years ago I was training for my first body building comp - Figure division - I weighed 60kgs & was full of muscle, however 2 weeks from show time I hurt my calf muscle and so was told to REST! This ruined me - I lost motivation, and the kgs started packing back on. My now husband, was kinda happy that I had hurt myself as this meant that my focus changed from 100% on me - back to the loving person I was before competition prep. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My goal to loose weight is an important one - however I need to learn to do this whilst maintaining balance, my relationship & my work…... I want it all!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I look forward to meeting other people through this blog, 12WBT and Twitter, and also in about 13 weeks time at the Round 3 training session & party!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The thought of all those hot smokin' guys & gals at the wrap party excites me!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">xx</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">find me on twitter - @Sar_Wah </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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