My First Spin Class

Well I faced my fears and excuses and did my first spin class tonight. I also found out that I had a couple of more excuses up my sleeve as well which I didn't think about until tonight.   My excuses for tonight
1. Was too hot (and it was)
2. I will sweat too much (which I did)
3. I will be the unfittest (is that a word?) and the fattest.  (I was and that was a new excuse for me)
4. I don't want to go by myself. (Another new one).

In the end I thought who really cares.  At least I am getting off my butt and doing something, they have to give me credit for that.

The class was hard work, and I didn't really know what to expect, but it was great.  My body feels so good now, and really feel as though I worked every inch of my body.  The class went for 50 minutes and I burnt 840 calories. Woo Hoo.. The only problem I have now is I can't wait until the next session which is another week away.  I don't want to wait that long to do some serious exercise again so think I will do a step class on Wednesday night.. No stopping me now.

Mt Oberon

What a day, and boy am i hurting... 
I have been bugging my husband that I want to do the Mt Oberon walk at Wilson's Promontory Victoria for a while now,  and today he said he was taking the day off work, weather was nice so off we went. 

We started with a yummy picnic lunch that I prepared earlier (salad wrap for me) then off we took to the summit of Mt Oberon, 3.4 km each way.  The visitor pamphlet said a moderate to hard walk, and boy they were not mistaken.  Up hill all the way with no reprieve.  Just when I thought we were at the top, up we went again.  This time up a whole heap of rock steps.  I might add, that my much thinner and fitter husband, pushed the pram all the way up (until we got to the rocks) so good going to him...

Finally we got to the top and boy was the hard work worth it.. Such a beautiful place with views for miles.. After a short rest it was time to head back down the hill.  My five year old daughter was over the whole thing so I had to carry her back down the mountain.  Not easy carrying a 20kg child when I am carrying double that in excess weight.  But I successfully did the walk, and I am so proud of myself for doing it.  The only problem is I forgot to wear my HRM so have no idea how many calories I burnt off, but judging by the sweat and the fact that I could I feel my heart betting out of my chest, it would have been a fair few. 

I told my daughter whilst walking down the hill, that we don't get to see such beautiful countryside sitting on our bums on the couch, something that I will remind myself of everyday....

Here are some photo's of my journey up the mountain



There are so many great walks at the 'Prom' and my goal is to walk them all.  Take a look for yourself at the following link of what the 'Prom' has to offer. http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/

Excuses, Excuses!!

So i have just completed task 2- 'No More Excuses'.  It wasn't the easiest thing to do. Some excuses came freely and others i had to think about it a bit, and I couldn't really come up with a lot of solutions.  Here are my lame arse excuses...

Internal

1. It is weigh in day so i can eat crap today as i have the whole week to work it off.

2. I can have that piece of cake as i have worked so hard i deserve it. 

3. I have been fat for so long i can't imagine myself being thin.  It can't happen.

4. I am big boned so even though the scales say i am obese i am not THAT big..

5. I am tall so i can carry it off a bit better. 

6. When i do become thin, there is no more using the i am too fat as an excuse anymore. 

External (within my control) 

1. It's too hot and i will sweat too much looking stupid.

2. By the time i get the kids off to kinder, swimming etc there is no time for me to eat breakfast so i eat on the run (crap food).

3. I will get home too late so i will just get take away on the way home.

4. When running, my fat arse wobbles too much and i will be ridiculed (it has happened).

5. I am too unfit to do exercise classes.

6. I cannot be seen in public in my bathers, they will think i am a beached whale.

7. I am too tired.

8. Who will look after the kids when i exercise or go to classes.

What are your thoughts??

So i had my first weak moment in three weeks today.. I went to the bakery, got my bread and a little treat for the kiddies, and thought, well i might get myself a little treat as well.  I have been so good with exercise blah blah blah...trying to convince myself that is was ok for me to eat it.  So i bought myself a scrummy custard scroll. 

I got back to the car and thought, oh i will eat in on the way home in the car (it doesn't count then as i didn't eat it at home).  I could feel the good Jenny and the bad Jenny arguing in my head about eating it and eventually the good Jenny won.  I didn't eat that scrummy scroll.  Yey.. It is now sitting in the pantry for my husband to eat it when he gets home. 

So i thought  i might check in my calorie counter to see how many calories it was.  Holly crap it was 585 calories.  That does count... That is nearly half my calorie intake for the day.  Imagine the exercise i would have to do to burn that bad boy off.

Pre-Season, Week One.

Hi All,

Well this is a first for me in more ways than one.  First time blogging and first time doing 12wbt. 

I am really pumped to start this journey.  I just wish it would start now, as i am impatient.  But hey good things come to those wait (isn't that what people say).  I have been so impatient that I started following Mish's books at the start of January, and have lost nearly five kilos in three weeks.  So i am excited that if i can get those results on my own, imagine the results i can get following 12wbt.

I have 40 kgs to lose.  To be realistic in my goals i am hoping to lose at least a kilo a week, but would love to lose 20kgs by the end of the 12 weeks.  My other goal is to be fit, healthy and be a good role model for my two young children. 

So now it begins.  The new Jenny and my new life.  Look forward to chatting with you all, and hopefully getting some training sessions together.