Task 5 Say it out Loud

Today's task it to make the commitment and let everyone know about it.  At the start of preseason I announce on Facebook that I had joined Michelle's 12 wbt and today I am going to write my commitment statement.

I commit to following the program to the letter and to do whatever it takes to reach my goals.
I commit to getting to my goal weight of 65kg no matter what even if I don't get there by the end of round to keep going till I do.
I commit to becoming a woman of my work and sharing my journey with family and friends, and to blog my journey honestly.
I commit to learning to live a healthier life and to become the best version of myself.

Task 3 Take Control - Set Your Goals

Well another preseason task has been released. So Michelle states my goals should be S.M.A.R.T
Specific,Mmeasurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time based.

So here are my goals for the next 12 months

1 Month Goals
Lose 5kg and walk Mt lofty in under 1 hour

How Will I Get There
Follow Michelle's 1200 cal a day, exercise 5 x 500cal and 1 x 1000cal drink water and tackle mt Lofty once a week

3 Month Goals
Lose 15kg and be nearly at goal weight by the end of the round. Go to the end of round workout and party. Fit into Lorna Jane clothes. Start playing netball again. Walk the whole way of the Marino conservation walk.

How Will I Get There
Follow The menu plans and eat clean. Take one day at a time. Get organised. Book flights and tickets to attend the end of round workout and party.

6 Months Goals
Tone up and get to goal weight of 65kg, Do city to bay fun run and aim for under 50 mins. Ride from Clare to Aurban and back with Mark Oct long weekend.

How Will I Get There
Start building up to walking 12km and keep doing Mt lofty and Marino walk. Start doing RPM classes and riding along the sturt river.

12 Months Goals
Be at goal weight, do the trailblazer event 18km. Ride with Mark at eagle in the hill and fit into nice bathers and clothes

How Will I Get There
Maintain my weight by eating clean and continue with daily exercise.

Well I am sure some of these goals will change along the way but here is a start to keep me on track.

HOT HOT HOT

Have had a crazy coupe of days with having my husband home and having been out with the kids at parties, and sporting events as well as having to work last night.  I have come unstuck these days as i haven't been organised and making the right choices. So am needing to look ahead and plan for days like these as they come up more time than I think.

Today in Adelaide is hot and we are all tired so I decided to wait to early evening to do for my walk and asked Mark to come along as I have looked up a track that goes from Kingston caravan park all the way to hallet cove so thought it would be good to do.  As we had the kids I dropped them at the Grandparents and headed off  taking the dog. After a few wrong paths we were off ended up walking for 1 hr 20 mins my aim was 2 hours and to burn the 1000cal I didn't do on Saturday but it was still too hot so we headed back. I did manage to burn 593cal so was happy with that.  My goal is now to walk the all the way to Hallet Cove which is 7.8km.

Task 2 "Get Real - No more Excuses

Decided on going to Kuitpo with the family for a walk and managed to burn only 357cal was hard to get the kids to keep up on there bikes but after doing Mt lofty the day before I was rather sore.
Well Task 2 was released today was excited to see what it was about but after reading it was very unsure what to write down so ended up leaving it till later that night.
So here they are:

• Too tired
• Don't have time
• Too sore
• I cant do it
• Too hot
• Too cold/raining
• Marks not home
• Have to work
• sick kids

and the solutions:

• Just get up and do it
• Make time organise better
• No pain no gain
• Anything is possible just give it a go
• Exercise inside
• Put on a rain coat its only water
• Exercise in the shed
• Plan to exercise before or after work
• Exercise at home when kids are in bed

So after doing this exercise I really have no excuses to just get in and eat healthy and exercise for the next 12 weeks and for the rest of my life.

Mt Lofty

Well what a great morning I have been on the Adelaide 12wbt forum and as I said yesterday I agreed to do a lofty walk with Kara and Laura so layed out all my clothes last night so I had no excuses set the alarm for 5:45am and went to be excited and nervous.  I have only done lofty 2 other times and my first wasn't a pleasant experience ended having my first every ambulance ride.  So to say I was freaking out was an understatement.  I woke up and could've gone back to sleep but as I had arrange to go with others I got up and got ready. The weather was perfect for me not too hot.  Kara was great really friendly as soon as we started off I was already struggling just after passing the first waterfall and it all came back to me how hard it was.  But with the support of Laura and Kara I went on.  Laura and Kara's friend went ahead and the bubbly Kara stayed and pushed me on, it was great having someone by your side and to my surprise I made in up in my new PB time of 1 hr 1 min which was a huge shock.  So here is the photo from the top as you can see I get a little red faced when I exercise lol

So I finished up burning a massive 1209 calories all before 10am.

Getting Organised

As I am on holidays I have the time to get myself organised ready for the start of round 1 of 12wbt.  I have spent the last week getting together some bits and pieces to help me along the way some I  already had and just need to dust off other I bought.

• Heart rate monitor Polar FT60
• New workout top
• Sneakers
• Ipod
• My fitness Pal app
• Run keeper app
• Herb Garden
• Diary
• Spelt belt
• Michelle's pack 3 DVD
• Crunch time Cookbook
• Fit ball
• Cross trainer


I have also been putting together some folders for menu planning, shopping lists, recipes, motivation quota and also printed off my before photos and stuck them into my diary.
As today in Adelaide was a crazy 39 I decided I will be exercising later tonight when the kids are in bed out in my sweat shed as i call it on my cross trainer I am aiming to get to the 500cal so it usually takes me around 1 hour.
I have joined the Adelaide 12wbt page on face book and have organised to meet up with a couple of others tomorrow morning to do Mt lofty so looking forward to getting out there as I haven't done it in so long.





Preseaon Task 1

Well today's the day was very excited to start preseason.  Went to the gym for a RPM class make no excuses had to leave early so hubby could  get to work as he had the kids, its amazing if you really want to do something how you manage to fit it in and managed to burn 492Kcal.  So got home and jumped on the the forum and did the first task TASK 1 - INTRODUCE YOURSELF - well this is what I wrote on the forum

 Hi My name is Lee-Anne and I live in Cherry Gardens in Adelaide.  I am 35 years old and have 2 children 8 yrs and 6 yrs I have been over weight for the last 12 years. I work 2 days as a chef and  I have joined weight watchers too many times to count but have never got to goal in 2010 I joined a gym and lost 18 kg which I have kept off spent 2011 hovering around the same weight so decided I need to make 2012 the year to get to goal and make a lifestyle change.  I have 20kg to goal and cant wait to get there and live the life I have been missing out.  I am determined to push through all the pain and mind games and be able to wear the clothes I want to wear and eat healthy and in moderation. I have a supportive husband who is very healthy and has put up with me stuffing around trying new diets I want to be able to exercise with him and enjoy it my is to go mountain bike riding with him.
I wish everyone all the best for round 1 and I look forward to meeting a few Adelaide people over the 12 weeks

So here are my preseason stats and pictures I will be updating my measurements and pictures every 4 weeks so the next ones will be the 1st week of the 12wbt.

Chest 108cm - Waist 112cm - Hips 118cm - Thighs 65cm - Arms 32cm

Weight 87kg

The night before Michelle Bridges12 wbt preseason starts

Well I have been registered to start the 12  wbt since before christmas so has spent the last couple of weeks searching the net for information on what happens and what is expected in the 12 wbt. I did look at doing round 3 in 2011 but ended up having to spend 9 day in hospital and having to have 2 operations to remove my gallbladder. So in 2012 nothing is going to stop me.   I have spent most of my adult life trying diets I would have to admit I have joined weight watchers 6 times and have never got to goal.  I have over the last 2 years managed to lose 20kg but I still have 20kg to go so decided Michelle Bridges program is for me. I have been preparing by purchasing and following Crunchtime since the 9th Jan losing 2.3kg last week and sticking to burn 5 x 500cal and one sss 1000cal day.  I have also purchased michelles dvd and planted out a herb garden.

I feel I am prepare to make 2012 the year I get to goal and make a change to finally do something that I should've done along time ago.  So looking forward to the start of preseason tomorrow and know that I will success in this part of my life because its going to be a part of my life that I am going to embrace and am lucky enough to have a friend who is also coming along to also get to her goal and help keep me on track.