yup i totally get the loathing of reflection.. is it actually possible to get a flat tum again (with all the extra skin not to mention love handles) after having babies? i do think my arms are starting to look more toned though - am doing dips and triceps press ups for the bat wings.
will have a look at the blog soon (is late here - 10.30pm) but am not a FB member. have resisted this long, would prefer not to become one lol :P
anyway, one can hope. and it has only been 2 and a half weeks so can't feel hopeless yet lol! first goal - fundraiser. second goal - nan's 80th. third goal - 72kg. is my ultimate hope to make it to goal three before goal two, but reality can be harsh. esp when am a hungry hungry hippo a hungry hungry hippo i love to feed my face, a hungry hungry hippo... somethingsomethingsomethingsomething. does anyone else remember that ad? was a board game thing.
yay! weighed self this morning and a squinch under 12 and a half stone so when got down low enough to see kgs looks to be about 78.5-79kgs. which is not much... since has been about a week... but hopefully will get easier now that period has finally left me alone. and yay! 25% gone, only 75% to go! is quite cheering to think that every kilo is 5%
hope everyone has a fabulous day! we're all so getting there, yay for a lesser body mass!
and thank you beckoes! i had no idea what the little green things were was super excited to see i had one, and then saw it was from you! (at first thought it was like a posts past 100 thing, lol but i see now!) thank you hun!
okay i totally feel like i'm hogging the thread here... but i have a burning question for everyone.
what is your opinion: does going for a walk (so slow cardio type thing) straight after doing an interval training workout lessen the impact of the HIIT? or is it okay?...leesa?
the interval workout was really fab and felt so zappy and energized afterwards even though was sweating (as opposed to exhausted and wanting to sit down), it was amazing! am totally a convert even though has only been my first (beginner level - 12mins of 60:60) one today
Livvy - I'll come help hog the thread In regard to your question, well I'm not sure what HIIT stands for? But I woulda thought that walking is still walking = i.e. burning calories and worthwhile doing anytime. Plus after a workout, it'll help give you a good cool down. I'm glad you are loving your new interval workout. I did another 30min cycle tonight, and my legs felt sooooo dead... but about 15 mins in, I felt great again! It was really odd, but good too. Now i'm finished I'm so glad I did it. I've done a good hour of exercise every single day this week - not easy with hubby at work & freezing cold weather! So I'm rather pleased with mahself!
And while I'm ranting, for anyone who is just getting started. Well I've been going since the start of march, and i have to say I feel sensational. I'm so much stronger & fitter, I have heaps more energy. I am feeling fantastic. I am loving every single change to my body - it's all been for the better. And when I look back, the so-called "ease" and "stress-relief" of eating crappy food was nothing compared to how I feel now.
Hey I have a question too - relates to your flat belly question Livvy. I have a bit of stomach muscle separation still... and up near my diaphragm, it's still a bit of a funny shape - kinda sticks out & I don't like it. I know there's specific exercises to do (can find 'em by googling), but I just wondered if anyone else had tried them?
Leesa - I was very interested to hear your story. I'm 158cm, so another one who's on the ...erm... dainty side. I was always reasonably trim in highschool & early adulthood, but then with health issues, my weight went up to the mid 60's. I got very sick & lost it all, down to 49kg (bit too skinny) then settled down in the mid 50's too. At that stage I started doing triathlons, and if I may say so modestly () looked awesomely hot (even tho I didn't FULLY appreciate it at the time). Then some more health issues and I slowly crept up to 70 - and have fluctuated from 62 thru to 75 with pregnancies. Right now i'm 60.2 (to be precise) and I haven't seen this weight for quite some years (and I still can't believe I'm here tbh!). I'm still debating with my DH what weight to aim for, as I initially said 58kg, but I'm pretty close & I think I have more than 2kg to lose (carrying my weight all on my torso/waist/back/boobs). I was gonna go for 56kg, but reading your story actually made me tempted by 55 lol. I guess it's personal and only I will know when it feels right. I think DH worries I'll look too scrawny below mid 50's, whereas I think I just don't ever do scrawny, I actually have quite a muscular athletic build no matter what my weight. Do you feel that 55kg is what you want now, and how did you know when you were at the "right" weight for you? Oh and I like the "tell it how it is" approach too. And taking body attack already, atta girl!!!! Wow!!!
Beckoes - how are you going? I was impressed with your veggie soup making & clear goals. Made me wanna make soup too!
AFM - have AF this week, but I think I might make it under the 60's and omg I am practically salivating< I can almost taste it (ha!) and I'm soooo close! I've exercised really well this week, and I'm hopeful that even with AF I'll be there weigh in tomorrow....
EDIT: I DID IT, I DID IT! Reached 59.8kg.... lost 0.4kg. Total loss so far is now 9.2kg. Ecstatic!!!!!!
Last edited by belfie; July 9th, 2011 at 07:56 AM.
: I DID IT YAAAAAY!
In regard to your question, well I'm not sure what HIIT stands for? But I woulda thought that walking is still walking = i.e. burning calories and worthwhile doing anytime. Plus after a workout, it'll help give you a good cool down. I'm glad you are loving your new interval workout. I did another 30min cycle tonight, and my legs felt sooooo dead... but about 15 mins in, I felt great again! It was really odd, but good too. Now i'm finished I'm so glad I did it. I've done a good hour of exercise every single day this week - not easy with hubby at work & freezing cold weather! So I'm rather pleased with mahself!
) looked awesomely hot (even tho I didn't FULLY appreciate it at the time). Then some more health issues and I slowly crept up to 70 - and have fluctuated from 62 thru to 75 with pregnancies. Right now i'm 60.2 (to be precise) and I haven't seen this weight for quite some years (and I still can't believe I'm here tbh!). I'm still debating with my DH what weight to aim for, as I initially said 58kg, but I'm pretty close & I think I have more than 2kg to lose (carrying my weight all on my torso/waist/back/boobs). I was gonna go for 56kg, but reading your story actually made me tempted by 55 lol. I guess it's personal and only I will know when it feels right. I think DH worries I'll look too scrawny below mid 50's, whereas I think I just don't ever do scrawny, I actually have quite a muscular athletic build no matter what my weight. Do you feel that 55kg is what you want now, and how did you know when you were at the "right" weight for you? Oh and I like the "tell it how it is" approach too. And taking body attack already, atta girl!!!! Wow!!!
weigh in tomorrow....
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