Wednesday Weigh-in (for reals this time!)

So here I am with an updated weigh in, as if though I never stopped updating this blog!  So I decided 2013 was to be the year of Me.  I was gonna get my shit in order, and I was going to be productive and happy.  I started the year at 110kgs, and I am currently at 106.7.  I made the resolution of cutting out soft drink, and have since joined the 12 week body transformation program.

I use it as a guideline of what to eat (no way in hell im gonna enjoy the food she wants me to eat), but basically I am living off small portions of steak, chicken, salads, fruit, wholegrain bread/wraps/mountain bread and other non-processed/non-sugary foods.  I drink 3 - 4 litres of water a day now instead of soft drink (although its getting to a point where water is just too hard to swallow, so I have the very rare mouthful of soft drink at work (maybe one a week)).

The body transformation program offers a GREAT gym plan.  I work out 6 days a week for about an hour and a half.  Im 9 days in and I can already feel myself being stronger and more energised.  Previously, I have gone to the gym and just had no idea what I was meant to be doing with myself.  Having a set plan that I can tick off as I do it is great for me, as I really do thrive in a situation with proper structure.

I have really lost a lot of weight.  After 2 days I had gone down 1kg, and after another 7 days I have gone up 0.2kgs.  Its very, very disheartening.  But the program insists its all about mindset, and I vowed at the beginning of the program "I am making a commitment to myself to focus on transforming my body and my habits into a better, healthier lifestyle. I acknowledge that I will make mistakes, but I will not let those mistakes derail me with guilt and anger. Every stumble need not be a setback, and I will do my utmost best to be the best I can be by the end of the 12 week program."

So, while I dont feel I have made any mistakes (indeed, I was feeling pretty indestructable before today), I have to acknowledge this stumble is not a setback, and turn it into motivation.  I didnt do my work out today.  I got on the row machine for my 5 minute warm-up (which is ALWAYS hell, and without fail about 2 minutes into it I always feel "there is no way I am finishing this work-out today", only to finish it and smash all my previous records.  Love that feeling) and stopped after 43 seconds.  I just felt like shit, my sails were without wind.  But this is the trap I always fall into, and I recognise it.  I will go to the gym tonight after work and I will kick its ass.  And next Wednesday (how awesome is it that this program also has a Wednesday Weigh-in?) I will show that scale who is boss!

Current Weight: 106.7
Goal weight for end of Feb: 100kg  (not looking likely at this point).