New Years Body Transformation Challenge 2009!

[tk1999]

I would love to join in - will PM my stats when I get home this afternoon... you guys may be just the motivation I need... I have been seeing my personal trainer 3 times a week and whilst it brought about change it wasn't as good of a change as I expected which leads to disappointment and then lack of motivation!

[Amity]

Argh bugger it, I'm in too... will measure up tonight. Need to go buy scales and tape measure!

I need to lose 35 kilos. At least. I'm in denial. I weighed 75 kilos before I met XH. I'm sure I'm well over 100 now... My "healthy" weight range is 51-64 kilos (although I never weighed that light, even when I played state level basketball). My aim will be 70 kilos, but lighter would be good.

I have some psychological issues with my weight. I don't want to lose weight, because I then become attractive to me, which for me is "dangerous". Being an incest survivor isn't easy - and I've had years of counselling and psychotherapy to help deal with it.

This will be the first NYBTC for me, and my mental way of doing it (for the first time) is to GET HEALTHY. For me, this won't be about losing weight, it's going to be about HEALTH. My health is seriously screwy and I need to fix it now, so that I'm going to be around for my boys. My boys need me. God help them if anything happens to me - you all know what the XH is like. Let's just say he was convicted in October of assaulting DS2....

So this is about ME getting HEALTHY! I'm going to think about goals etc and get back to you Lucy. Sorry for the waffle on. Sometimes it's hard to take those first steps.

[Nai]

Yay Divvy! That is the best way to think about it - you are doing it for your health! How you look is a secondary concern really.

I will join in after I have bubs so is it ok to start sending measurements post-birth as if I start now they will just keep getting bigger!!!

[~kellie~]

maybe I should join in too? There is only so long I can blame my weight on just having a baby!

Will send through my details as soon as I find the tape measure......

[AmandaJ]

These are things that I have decided to do to:

*need to try and drink at least 2L water
*cut down meal portions
*make sure I eat breakfast
*cut down on sweet things
*eat more fruit

My goals are:

*to be able to put my engagement ring and wedding band back on my finger
*be able to buy some new clothes for my birthday in June
*increase my sex drive as I don't feel very sexy at the moment

I think that's all for now, I really just want to feel better about myself more then anything, and I'm finding that been over weight makes it really hard for me to like myself.

hugs xoxo

[~Kaz~]

Oooh I did this last year and it was a great way to start the year off!! Not sure I can really get into it this year though Might have to join you Nai in a post-baby health kick.....Lucy, how long does the NYBTC go for? From memory it was only 2-3 months last year which might not be long enough for me to really join in? I might just have to cheer from the sidelines and use all of your successes as motivation.....starting with a big whoohoo and for Divvy! Health (physical and mental) is definitely far more important than what you look like or what size clothing you wear.

[Lucy]

Lucy, how long does the NYBTC go for?

Just 3 months, but I am happy to continue on if we have anough motivated souls.........

[MrsFabuloso]

Arrrggggghhhhh!!!! I soooooooo have absolutely NO willpower!!!! I have barely started this weightloss thing and I am already falling off the wagon! We went for a drive up the coast today and because of the horrific traffic, it took what normally is a 1hr10min trip to being 1hr50mins. DD was whining and DH was hungry and said he couldn't wait (til we got to dads and for him to make us lunch!) So we ended up getting maccas for everyone. I SHOULD have had a healthy roll, salad or meal, since they have those choices now, but they're sooo much more expensive! So I ended up with a cheese burger meal, with sprite, not even diet coke! There were good choices I could make, but I chose not to...WHY OH WHY!!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh, I so need to change my thinking! No I need to change my will power somehow. I know these things, I know about healthy foods and how bad for me these things are, WHY do I eat them????

[~Kaz~]

Just 3 months, but I am happy to continue on if we have anough motivated souls.........

Cool thanks. I will cheer from the sidelines and join if it is still going strong in March.

btw - Schaz - I noticed your ticker just the other day. You DO rock girl! Well done