Day 5. Hanging in there.

This week I have given 12wbt all I've got. I've done my first ever PT session. I've done group power twice with heavy weights.

I even did Mish's outdoor workout while Miss E played!
(see - towel - water bottle - ipad to look up exercises - weights - swingset close buy for towel pulls.) Oh - and I do not and never will like burpees.


Today I wanted to throw in that towel. I hurt. I am sore. My muscles ache. It hurts to sit on the toilet! (Oh I remember that feeling well! Damn squats!)

It took every bit of my being to go to the gym today. I did not want to. I knew it would help but I did not want to!

But of course I went. And I got through it. And every track of group power HURT. I could feeel every muscle working.

I am stronger than I realise.

I'm going to rejig my weekend a little. Tomorrow due to my graduation, and not wanting to be in agony in my cute new shoes ... I am having a rest day. Sunday will be my super session for the week. No copout. Just making sure I can give it my all.

Go hard ! 78 days till the party!

Feeling it.

I am sore.

I worked hard today.

I did Michelle Bridges Super Shredder Circuit DVD (this is intense BTW!) and then in the afternoon did her outdoor program and a 2 k run. Intense.

It's been a big day

My new secret weapon

Mish recommends that you train first thing in the morning. That you get the monkey off your back. And I 100% totally agree with her. My mind for the entire day is different when I train hard and train early.

But in my house I have a problem. Those early morning hours have typically been the time that my husband trains. He is a cyclist. And training for a marathon (God bless him - glad it's him not me!) I don't want to take those early morning training sessions from him.

So, as a general rule, I train late in the afternoon once it gets cool. It works ok, but lately I've been finding that I am flat during the day, and I'm sure it would be fixed if I could get that early morning buzz from having gotten out and done something.

So enter Misch. (not Mish - but Misch my dog!) He is my new secret weapon.

My plan is, once my girl is at school and my man is at work he and I are going to get a walk in. Not a run. Nothing intense. Just something to get the monkey off my back and get my blood flowing. I get more done when I've moved. Somedays it may be 20min, somedays 40, but I will do SOMETHING. Then I will do my REAL training in the evening as per normal.

The bonus is ... it gets me a few more calories burned. Today was almost 190cal! Hopefully this will help me get my calorie burn up, as I'm finding the fitter I am the harder it is to get the big numbers.

I'm going to try it for a week and see how it fits into my life. This could work well for all involved. (Especially Misch!)

And now ... 12wbt makes marriages stronger and more fun!

10 years ago (wait - almost 11!) I married this man.

And 10 (almost 11!) years later we are still having so much fun!

But today, thanks to 12wbt I did something I have never done before. I worked out wtih my husband. And I pretty much held my own too.

You see that man of mine is super fit. Give him a bike and he will ride for days. Hills? Hills are not a problem. He LIKES hills. They are his speciality. Same for running - it seems easy for him. And he VOLUNTEERS for the hill legs. He is crazy. But today was different.

Today we went to the boxing class at the gym. It's a class that for some reason I've always been nervous about attending. I guess I always thought I wasn't fit enough for it. So I never went. But this year I am doing things that make me nervous - just to prove I can.

Boxing was hard. Boy it was hard. I was wishing someone would come and condemn those stupid stairs. We ran up and down them more than 20 times. And I sweated SO MUCH. No wonder - I burned 500 calories in that class.

But it was fun. And it was SO much fun to work out with my man! Now all I have to do is convince him to come with me again!

Yesterday was a rest day ... sort of ...

I had declared yeseterday a rest day. And it sort of was. I worked an early and I was NOT in the mood to run afterwards.

But I did want to do something. I had to. Sitting at home was not wokring for me. So I went for a walk.

The only problem was, after 30 min a storm was brewing and I had to hightail it home! I was not happy. But - a quick dinner, and the storm passed, and the night was fresh and cool again.

And it was still light enough to do another 30min after dinner!

So one hours walking all up. 450cal. Not bad for a rest day.

And it DID feel like a rest. Walking is easy for me. It clears my head. I feel at peace. It was beautiful.

Why you need to be committed ... and flexible

Things don't always go your way.

For many reasons - all of them valid - I left my workout till the evening today. I had the whole day free and it worked much better that way for my entire family.

Problem is - I got called into work after lunch - and my day was shot. And I still had my 500 calories to earn.

I needed to work - I am casual and work is pretty light over Christmas New Year.

I am determined tho - and that determination won out. Home by 7:30 - and straight in front of the TV for my zumba dvd. A workout that is effective - fun and got the job done!

SO there you go. Every day from Xmas to New Year and every day a workout.

Mission complete.

Today has been a good day

We had the lovliest most relaxed day for my husband's birthday today.

He went for a ride, and then when he got home we hit the gym together. I wasn't feeling the best so walked instead of running but did it on the incline to get my heart rate up. 45min of cardio later ... 350 calories burnt.

After a lazy day at home(and a nap) I went for a walk to help with the muscle soreness I have.

The walk felt good - so I kept going. 6.5k in just over an hour!

I feel fantastic and know I have done everything I can this week for my journey. Tomorrow is weigh in and I'm not worried. I'm sure I've lost - but even more importantly - my choices and behaviours have been GREAT!

And then the skies cleared ...

at least for a little while ...

So we went on a tour of the floods ... by bike. An extra 450cal burned ... totally 950 for today!!!

I wish this wasn't the reason for our ride ... people's lives are in a mess.


Behind me is Miss E's little athletics field

But it sure felt good to be cycling as a family ...

5 more days...

5 more days till new year.

and i am going to train and get 500 cal every single one.

today, as posted earlier, I ran. Day 1 complete.

Gonna finish the year going hard!

A break on the weather!!!

Forget the indoor workouts! The weather broke! (for an hour at lunch at least) so I got out there!

The plan was to do just 10 min (as Mish recomends on the days you just don't want to train). And just to walk. But 5 min in I changed the plan.

It was hot and sticky (especially as i had a spray jacket on) but I got through 3km again! And the last 200m were going hard and uphill!!

It was a bit slower than I had been going - but considering the puddles, the fact I ran without music as I have been, and having to slow for a car I am happy with how I went.

And it has done the world of good to my mood ...

Hellllooooo gym! I have missed you so!

My friend ... it has been far too long between workouts ... but I am BACK!!!

Today I dragged Miss E (5yr old) to the gym so I could workout. She sat and coloured (mainly - and screamed MUM I HAVE A PROBLEM .... I'M BORED! at least once)- and I sweated.

10 min on the xtrainer. Level 6.
25 min running. I ran for all but 2 min. I went hard. I sweated. I decided to download PINK when I get home because the choruses in her songs make you WORK.
Finishing with another 15 min on the xtrainer - levels 6 -8.

When I finished I had jelly legs. I was sweating like I had run a marathon in Darwin in the summer. But I felt SO. GOOD.

It felt so good to be back.

The gym and I have a love hate relationship. Today however it was love.

Rockstar day!

(and for the record - my toe was fine!)

Too busy NOT to workout today!

It's Christmas. I'm busy. Aren't we all?
Today I have SOOO MUCH to do. My one day to clean. To run errands. To finish the wrapping. Oh and to work this afternoon.

I have too much to do today NOT to workout. I need that energy boost I can only get from exercise. I need that rush to get me through the morning without resorting to too much caffeine (or cake to go with it at that!)

Well, the monkey is off my back. 8am. 1hr hard walking done. 500 calories burnt.




I was going to go to the gym - but after non stop rain FOREVER, with a morning like THIS how could you not get outside.

Hello SUNSHINE!