Start Round 2 - Michelle Bridge's 12 Week Body Transformation Challenge

I've signed up for another round....

Im pretty happy with the results from Round 1....

All my tops are too big for me now..

My starting Statistics are:

Weight: 104.4 kg

Chest: 110cm

Waist:  92cm

Hips: 123cm

Right Thigh: 58.5

Left Thigh: 36cm.

Between the end of round 1 and the start of round 2

i didnt loose any weight

but I still lost 8.5 cms!

Cant wait to see how much I loose this time!

I am so happy with the program..

I do have a few issues with the food/exercise balance

It really is doing my head in!

Weigh in Day Week 11

OMG!

What a couple of weeks its been

despite hard work and good food, there was very little weight loss!

1 kilo over 2 weeks

Very frustrating!!

But today we finally have some action!

Down to 104.8.

Although that being said, I do notice a real change in my boy shape now.

I can feel my backside is smaller and I was admiring the smily face on my butt 

the other day!

There hasn't been a happy face there in a long time!

You know the part I am refering to!

My boobs have shrunk! :(

But I feel so much more comfortable in them now!

I am accumulating a bag a clothes that are too big now

and they are going!
This is the first time I have lost weight and thrown the old clothes out!
Usually I keep them!

But this time I have been taught properly what I need to do to loose weight!

Ive seen people in town that have had the major opperation of a stomack sleeve!

They have lost weight quickly

kept it off for a year or so

and now they are gaining it back again!

Rather than learning how to eat properly in the first place

there journey is exactly the opposite!

Now their body is learning to eat and process the bad food.

Smaller portions at a time

Smush it all up!

Still eating crap and drinking heaps of alcohol

and putting it all back on!

Im so pleased I didn't do that!
I made the appointment and had the cash in my wallet!

Weigh in Day.... Doing it the loonnnggg Way!

OMG! I am obviously at some ridiculous plateau!

and I hate it!

105.8 today!!!

Due to knee injury again, I am back on the cross trainer and setting myself

goals each day!

Im trying to get to 3km in 30 minutes.

Last night I was at 2.98!!

So close!

That means I have to keep the speed right up even when its on an a strength on 10

which is pretty hard!

But its fun!

Finding Music is now my big struggle!
A bit over Linkin Park,

have tried Footloose soundtrack and also Freaky Friday Soundtrack..

They are cool

Week 9 Weigh In

And the results are:

106 kg.

A total loss of 11 kg.

Weight loss is a little slow this week...

Im still leaning towards food intake as I have increased my exercise, but my food is the same.

Doesn't add up really at all.

Not to worry, loss is good!

MILESTONE:

Today something AWESOME happened!

I bought a pair of jeans from the normal sized area of target!!!

Those bigger ladies appreciate just how significant this is!

I tried on two pairs, a regular fit pair and a skinny leg pair!

And they BOTH FIT!

So I got two pairs!!!

Yay!!!

This is so HUGE!!

Go ME!

Weigh In Day - Milestone Week 8

I have to say.

Im pretty damn happy with how things have gone this week

and I am thinking I am getting it all worked out!

Our bodies are all different and it responds in different ways to other people.

Its just trial and error..

Or in my case, lots of errors!!!

My biggest concern really is the burning calories

and this is where I have run into trouble every time!

We often think

Burn burn burn...

But that's not always the best option!

My job is very active.

Some days way more than others, but sometime I am completely exhausted!
And then the thought of coming home and working out ontop of that!

So I have conducted experiments.

On the days that I do have very active jobs on, such as setting up whole functions, 

lots of lifting and carrying.

I don't need to come home and burn 600 calories,

because I have already burnt that and more during that period of work.

My metabolism just doesn't process the way others might.

You think work work work and our body is burn burn burn,

but not mine.

I really have to balance a few days at a time and overall make sure that I have done proficient exercise and eaten correctly so my metabolism keeps working efficiently.

Sometimes that means I burn 500 calories,

some days 300

and some days I just rest.

And also I have learnt to use that relaxed choice day we get!

It for whatever reason, really kicks things alot!

But everything within reason and moderation.

So that being said

this week my weight is

106.8

a loss of 1.4 kilos

For a total loss during the program of 7.3

but since I started its 10.2!

Over 10 kilo loss!!

Yay!

Measurement time:

Bust: 114cm (6cm Loss)

Waist:  97cm (9cm Loss)

Hips: 130cm (12cm Loss)

Right Thigh: 62cm (10cm Loss)

Left Thigh: 49cm (13cm Loss)

Right Arm: 38cm (5cm Loss)

Left Arm: 36cm (7cm Loss)

So all up the measurement loss is: 61cm.

Go Me!!!

Weight In & More Exercise

Weigh In Day again....

and this weeks winner is...

108.2

No, no cigar!
But its a loss!

Due to the fact that weight loss has been rather slow this week,

I've been doing some research and have discovered a few things...

Ice Cream Cone Lollies are 76 calories per 20g.

So when I was kidding myself thinking the 100g packet I munched on after lunch was no big deal?

At 76 x 5 = 380!!
It was a total big deal!!!

It rendered any exercise I was doing useless!!!

So NO MORE LOLLIES!! EVER!!!

(Bear in mind... I own a lolly shop/balloon shop/wedding shop/scrapbooking shop!, So yeh....)

Find faster ways to burn calories!
I have an hour a day to burn the minimum of 600 calories!

I googled: How to burn the most calories out of exercise.

One of the responses was burpies!

(Oh my god, not an option at my size, they kill me!)

Another option was jump rope!

Jump Rope?

I can do that!

So tonight, I jumped rope.

I have a knee injury that flared up again after my ease into 5km run on Tuesday..

And the impact of jumping was jaring it!

And I just couldnt do it!
OMG since when did I get so bad at jump rope?

Then guess what I spied?..

The kids trampoline..

?

How about I jump rope on the trampoline!

I can jump higher and not catch the rope!
There wont be as much impact on my knee!
And hey, its totally FUN!

So guess where I burned 274 calories tonight?

On the trampoline!

Half hour session burned 274 Calories!

Easy Burn and it was so much fun!
I had Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet blaring in my ears

and I jumped!!

Totally wears you out!
OMG!

And I got stitch after stitch!

But I have figured out how to get around the 600 calories!

I did 274 jumping rope on the tramp

and then 275 on the cross trainer...

and I am so nearly at 600!!

Whoohoo!

Weigh-In Wednesday

And todays winner is....

108.8!

Down another kilo for a total of 6.4 with 12WBT

and 8.8 since I got back from NZ

Weigh In Day

A little dissappointed!

109.8

But its down, so a good thing!

Mini Goal 1 Achieved!!!!

You have mini goals along the way!

My first mini goal was to get below 110 

because that was the maximum weight to paraglide in 

New Zealand!

Hence, I was told No because I was over 110!!

Stu got to have that wonderful experience without me!

Here he is enjoying the fresh New Zealand air...

This mornings scales read....

109.6!!!

Yay, fly me to NZ cause im gonna parasale...

Not yet,

but soon....

Week 4! Im excited!!!

Im so happy!!

110.4

even less than yesterday!!!

Say it with me!
Whoop whoop whoop

you go Jodi, go Jodi go Jodi!!!

Results Week 3

I have decided I dont like Wednesday to be my weigh in day!!!

I am going to make it Tuesday! hehe

Yesterday I was 111.6

But the official weigh in for today is

112.2

Bumma!

Tuesdays nights I dont get time to do any exercise

as I have a meeting that usually runs late

and I dont get time when i get home.

But that will be done in 3 weeks and I will be able to work out on a Tuesday

so weigh in Wednesday might start improving!

Week 2 Weigh in

I love these fluffy pink scales!!

Weight In day today!

I must say, a little disappointing!

I was 113 yesterday

but my weight today is

113.2

Loss this week 1 kilo

Total loss 2 kilos!

Yeh, I know I should be really pleased!

I am, I am pleased!

Good on me!

For the purpose of bearing all...

Here is the true damage:

Weight: 115.2kgs

Bust: 120cm

Waist: 106cm

Widest: 142cm (Yikes)

Thighs: 72cms

Arms 43cm

(Im kinda regretting making this blog public now.....)

But you gotta start somewhere!

Weigh In One

Considering I started this on Monday!

There isnt much loss! I was actually secretly wishing for me!

But Ya get that hey!

So Im only down .2! 

Weight is now 112 kgs

It was raining this morning at 7am when i get up to walk...

And poor Stu spent the night in the fetal position on the lounge due to Kidney Stones

All I heard all night was his moaning in agony!

So there wasn't much sleep in our house last night!

But after getting my jobs done this morning

and my deliveres

the rain stopped and i headed upto Porky around lunch time!

I multi tasked and got all my phone calls done while i was at it!

Until the steps started and then i had to hang up!!!

By the way, I counted them today!

In the .8km section there are 205 steps to the top!!!

No wonder my legs are so sore!!!

Varying heights but 205 none the less!

Here is me at the top today!

Here is a 180 photo over the other side of Porky

This looks out over onto farm land!

There are lots of white dots out there at the moment with Cotton Harvest!

You can kinda see them right at the back there...

Results Week 5

RESULTS Week 5

This week really hasn't been the best week.

Im surprised there is still a loss!!

Weight: 101

Bust 112

Waist: 88

Abdomen: 115

Hips: 118.5

Results Week 4

People are really starting to be able to tell now that i have lost weight!!!

Thats great!!

All my clothes are loose

I can see it in my face and neck

and i can feel it in my waist!!

Ive had to buy more undies

and all my new bras are now too big in the cups!! Typical!!

But this week has seen some challenges

We went to see ACDC

and despite my best preparations

I ended up having 2 free days!!
And have had a bit of trouble since....

So with that in mind

here are this weeks results

Weight: 101.2

Bust: 102

Waist: 89

Abdomen: 117

Hips: 119

Thighs: 64

Total Kilos: 5

Total Cms: 49

Results Week Three

Considering this week was a but messed up...

My Free day ended up being

Friday.....

and Saturday....

Then on my Detox day, I kinda messed up and had some marshmellows...

But back on track for Monday...

So the results:

Weight: 102

Bust: 105

Waist: 90

Abdomen: 118

Hips: 120

Thighs: L/R: 65

Total Loss:

Weight: 4.2 kgs

This week alone: 16cm

Total: 42cm

Results Week Two....

I was a but dubious

as the scales haven't been recording any loss..

But after a huge Sunday of chocolates, chineese, pancakes and you name it!!!

and then the protein only day yesterday

this is the result

Weight: 102.4

Bust: 107

Waist: 93

Abdomen: 117

Hips: 123

So its all coming down...

Thats 10 cm in one week!!

7 alone on my tummy!! WOW!

Total Results: 3.8kilos loss

& 25 cm

Valentines Day 2010

Well, today is my "free" day....

This week my weight on Tuesday was 103.8 again

then this morning it was 103.2

which is what i was on Tuesday..

So this week, my "free" day has been a bit more harsh!!

Ive had Pancakes, fruit, chocolate, and chineese.

So lets see what the results will be.

Im still having a Maccas coffee everyday too

so i think next week i will stick to instant coffee

and see if there is more of a result.

I am walking my 10000 steps

but today i might not have done that many as its raining.

Results after Week one

Ive done one whole week

the Free day and then the protien only day

and this is my results:

Weight: 103.2

Bust: 107

Waist: 93

Abdomen: 123

Hips: 126

Thigh L: 69

Very very happy with this result!!

3 kgs

and 15 cms