Happy Happy Festive Season

Hey there.

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and here's to a wonderful 2012.
My plans are to indulge over the the next week or 2, but within reason, and still maintain some form of exercise. Kickboxing is only twice a week over the next couple of weeks. I tried to do my own form of KB at home today and I did manage to burn 400 calories. But it was much harder without the structure of someone telling me exactly what to do. Not that I want to put on weight, but I would be happy to not exceed a kilo. Then come the new Year I will be keen to try to get to 60 kg. Somehow I have still been losing weight (small amounts).  So Lets see. I really need to start tracking again. So easy to just let things slip by those lips.

Stats for the last 14 months are in -
(as at the 6th December)
Total loss - 30.7 kg (this is 31 now) which is 33.1% total body loss. Fark a third of me.

For the 12 week body transformation I lost 7.4kg (10.6%).

Overall I feel amazing, and look pretty good I guess. Still demons in my head that don't quite see the real me. and can't quite take all the compliments easily. I sometimes feel guilty and like a fraud, cause I know the flabby bits under the clothes, and I know I can still pop down the shops for a packet of Twisties or polish off more Chardonnay than I need!! But overall I know I am making healthy choices and my activity levels are 110% on what they were.

I should add that I went to Sydney for the finale party with my darling BFF and what an amazing weekend. You really feel like a part of something amazing. There were 1200 people at the workout which was a rocking super aerobics workout. In total the 12wbt family have lost 40,000 kg. Yes you read that right! That was in 12 weeks. Annie and I cemented our friendship with tattoos, hehe. And I can't post a pic because all the options are not showing above. So I will try that next time.

Stay safe and have fun!
Love Kaz

Then and Now

Here is the transformation in pictures....

It should work if you click on the empty space .

Collage personalized with Smilebox

It finally happened...

Finally I am a healthy BMI. Yippppeeeee

Although I know I 'look' healthy and BMI is not completely accurate because it does not account for body mass (muscle etc), it was still a measure that is solid and a measure I could reach for. So in Wednesday when I jumped on the scales I was pleasantly surprised to see a figure I had been aspiring for. When I joined WW last October I stated my goal weight to be 70 kg. I never dreamed I would even reach that, let alone surpass it.

 I have a very busy weekend, with a school Pirate Car Rally tomorrow, which will be lots of fun, and then our Tae Kwon Do presentation on Sunday. I have watched 2 of these with Harry participating. BUT this year Emmy and I are also in it...EEEk I am quietly very anxious, but will also be very proud to stand up there as a nearly yellow belt (1 class away). Maybe I need to squeeze in a class Saturday and grade after it?

Ok have a wonderful weekend.

Excuses excuses

I still make plenty of them....
BUT alas I try to JFDI!!

No one is perfect, and GOD I am the last to say I am, gee I ate a whole packet of Cheese and Bacon balls last night, but it is funny when trying to change ones own thought process, these days when people talk about their own efforts in weight loss, I just sit and nod and smile, because all you hear is excuses. And how amazing it is that we BELIEVE these as truths!!

I love this, someone posted it on the FB page of 12wbt....

Cheers xx

Happy Birthday to Me

Well I am now well and truly in to my 40's. Yep I was 42 on Saturday. And what a lovely day I had. I went into the city with 9 of my most favourite people. 7 wonderful friends, my sister and mummy! I was so appreciative that they would want to spend so much money to eat yummy foodwith ME! The weather was absolutely miserable. BUT it didn't matter I was so happy. I felt confident, beautiful and loved :)

After a beautifully decadent lunch at The Windsor, for High Tea I went out to our favourite mexican with my family for more delicious food. Here is my wonderful sister Kim and I before we had eaten all those delicious pastries and cakes.

Funnily enough that weekend of over indulgence didn't hamper my weight loss of 1 kg this week. That takes me to under 65 kg. Yipeeee. I am also less concerned about BMI now (which is 25.6, so close to healthy), because as it states on the Government better health website, it cannot differentiate between body fat and muscle mass. Still getting regular comments that I am fading away, which is not entirely true, but hey who am I to argue?

Ok best get back to what I was meant to be doing...

GDay

Hey there...
Week 6 of 12wbt this week.
I have lost a total of 3.2 kg (4.6 %), and improved my fitness test on all aspects.
I have booked flights to Sydney for the finale party. I was very brave and went with Tiger, eek..
Dawning on me more and more that you pretty much have to say no to food more often than not. Because there is always an outing, or an arvo tea, or a muffin in the shop or a packet of chips at work etc! So unless you are going to train like a bastard, you have to say NO!!

Feeling good about things though..Loving comments still. One of the creche carers told me  I Iook HOT, LOL. And my brother was a bit shocked I think, he said I looked almost anorexic. Which is far from true, sheesh still chasing that healthy BMI.  Whilst I appreciate and love the comments, I still at times don't feel worthy. But I am trying to, because I do notice things sometimes that make me accept that I am MUCH smaller. Like when I do sit ups I love how my legs look!

Family all good. Hubby did Around the Bay in a day bike ride yesterday, crazy man, I will never be able to keep up with his fitness.  Harry has started tutoring today to help him with his reading. He is very keen for this, which is great. Emmy is her usual sweet, little Miss. The kids and I are loving TaeKwonDo. It is much harder than I ever imagined!

Ok I am sleepy, did a night duty Saturday night, (where there was an abundance of delicious Tuna dip!!)
so off to bed I should go. After I tidy up and get shit ready for tomorrow, which will end up being another hour I suppose....YAWN

Can't be bothered...

....giving you a super funny or smart or detailed update.  Or doing the latest blog challenge (soon!).
Sorry but I am just icing my very sore heel after finishing a late shift at the hospital. I have done Kickboxing 5 days in a row and topped off with being on it for 8 hours straight it is killing me. Can barely walk on it :(

I am being pretty good with my diet, sticking to 1200 most days. I have had some wine here and there and handful of chips here and there too. Whilst I recognise the value and benefit of eating "clean", 100% clean is not for me. I enjoy the naughty things in life, I just realise I CAN'T have them several times a week. In saying that I am super conscious of what I am eating and making many great choices and saying NO a LOT...(there was white mud cake at work, and there is fried rice in the fridge. I could go either of them, but NO! I did have a small glass of wine. Lets just say it is a night cap.

I have lost 3 kilos since I first weighed myself for this challenge, which I can't remember when that was, but I think it was the week before kickoff? So at the end of September last year I weighed 92.9 kilos (which I round up to 93 cause it's easier). I am now 66.6.. Yipee. I am so close to a healthy BMI that I can smell it. It is so close but also seems so far away. 63.2 kilos will  put me in a healthy BMI and also the top of my healthy weight range. God my lowest range is 51 kg. I would have to eat sweet FA!!!
Anyway i am more than happy with how I am going, how I look and feel.

Night xx