Goals v II

Inspired by the lovely Shauna (aka Dietgirl) .. I have decided to improve upon my 2008 goals..
I am not so good at the food side of things but when i get into a routine with the movin my butt side of things.. the food side generally tends to improve... so that will be my focus..
If i really am going to make things happen, I need to choose activities that I like, that I will enjoy & also some that will give me a sense of achievement.. because if I am fit & healthy stuff what the scales say! So its time to stop holding back ..

1. i need peope around me to make exercise more fun & sociable so ....do more classes at the gym, keep going with personal training & do as many boot camps as I can (cos nothing else can get me up that early on a weekend!)
2. weights twice a week - i already have pt once a week.. so one more cant be that hard!
3. pilates / yoga / body balance class or dvd at least once a week... i mean come on a dvd is only 20mins.. i dont really have any excuse there?!

Now the challenges!!

4. run the 4 km mothers day classic in may, train for it, get sponsors , & get a shirt printed showing that I am running it in Mum's memory
5. run the 4.5km Bridge to Brisbane in under 30 mins
6. run / walk the (14k!!!) City to Surf in Sydney .. i dont care what time i do it in as long as i finish
7. go kayaking .. I always say i want to go, & i keep thinking i have to wait till i am skinnier but i need to just do it. In 2008 , I will do it.

I will train for these events & follow thru on my promises !
& yes, for the record, all of this is on top of / in conjunction with the war on waistlines challenge at my gym .. i will still do that & i will use it to give me a "jump start"

In for the long haul...

So how did I get here? no this isn't the birds & the bees chat.. ha ha .. how did I get to be 81.4 kg? well , its quite simple really, i cant blame it on my mum dying when i was 16, the issues i have had with my dad, work, uni, any of that stuff.. the plain & simple truth is that I eat way too much junk food & creamy pastas & am very lazy .. always have been really.

Today I signed up for Fernwood's War on Waistlines 12 wk challenge , which starts in Feb.I am really excited about it , i want o get lots of points, lose lots of cms & kgs & who knows, maybe even win the clubs competition...

BUT

I cannot do what i have always done & just do a challenge be done with it & go back to eating crap & doing no exercise.. I'm too old to be treading the same path over & over again... THis needs to be a forever thing.. yes, the WOW challenge will be great, motivating , exciting, but it doesn't stop there... this is a lifestyle change.. thats what i need to keep telling myself

That means no not going to the gym just because i don't have PT, it means the gym not being open is not an excuse , it means water is my friend!!
I already know that this will be a very good year. No, I wont win the lottery, no I'm not getting married.. But it will be a great year, because I will make it so. I am the product of the decisions & choices I make & I am responsible for my own happiness..

I CHOOSE to have a very good 2008

The Eye of the Tiger ( La la La La La La)

I had PT tonight & my usual trainer is in Canada so this other chick is filling in ...
So she suggested boxing ..
which I do love but really farking hurts!!
I was kicking , jabbing , crossing upper cutting, doing push ups, knee ups, & sit ups like you would believe!!!

PHEW!!
I'm exhausted just writing about it !!
I only wish I had remembered t take my heart ate monitor so I knew how many cals I did!!

And I have more boxing on Sunday at Boot Camp .. o boy!!

Gotta Start Somewhere, right?

Today the scales said the biggest number they have ever said (while I have been standing on them, that is)........

81.4 KG

Now to some, that may not seem that bad , for me this is bad, very bad..
And what did I do when I saw this number , well, lets see, for breakfast I had a spinach & feta croissant & a coke zero, and lunch I had McDonald's.... what the??
I think they should have mirrors everywhere in food courts, maybe that would stop fatties like me continually choosing crap foods.. actually, maybe it wouldn't make a difference at all..

Now the good news is : I went to the gym today!!! woohoo!! My first day at the gym for 2008..
I did 1000m on the rower, 10 mins on the bike at 155 HR (it keeps adjusting the resistance to keep u at your target HR), 20 dips & 40 knee repeaters - all up 260 cals...
So know where near enough to help with the damage I did but at least I put in some time ..

In other news I am going to Europe in Sep / Oct this year .. woohoo!!

So with that in mind I give you my goals for 2008 :

1. Lose 21.4 kg (which brings me to 60kg)
2. Be no more than 65 kg when step on the plane for our holiday
3. To run the 4 km Mother's Day Classic
4. To run the 4.5 km Bridge to Brisbane (still considering maybe doing City to Surf)
5. To have great year , have fun & look after myself!!