Bridesmaid1's Blog

Routine

bridesmaid1 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:34:56 +0000

So what will my routine look like?

Morning

5:50am Wake & dress for exercise
6am 30 minutes on Ellipitcal trainer

8 – 5pm work

5:30pm Walk in the door & get dressed for exercise
Walk two laps of lilydale lake 4kms

7pm – Create & Eat dinner

7:30 – chores

9:30pm Bed

Early to bed, early to rise – Mondays and Thursday’s this will change as I have Pilates however Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Friday’s this is my routine.

Weekends

How do you have a routine on weekends? I find when I need to lose weight is A LOT easier to rise at the same time EVERYDAY not just Monday to Friday. So I will repeat my 6 am starts on Saturday and Sunday – however I will include the lake walk both days also.

Ideally I would like to join a gym and get two weigtht training sessions in however I will start with this plan and see how I go before I add the weigthts.

I know what works

bridesmaid1 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:25:28 +0000

It’s funny but when starting a weight loss journey most of us know what works. We know what does work and we know what we should do. I find though no matter how much I know one thing gets in my way. Habit. I can be movitavated, organised and excited but if I don’t create habits my goals go out the door.

The best of intentions are useless to me if I am not in a routine or creating habits. I am not normally interested in routine. I am often so free spirited that routine feels so mundane! However, when losing weight it’s my best friend. I need to get up EVERYDAY at the same time, exercising at the same time at night.

If I throw things out with a night out it can do huge damage to my progress. But how is that creating a lifestyle change? I have worked with me to lose weight I need to be 100% in habit mode until I start losing some serious weight. Then and only then can I change routine.

So that’s what I need to do for the next few weeks. What will help me is routine, exercising, reading (keeps my mind of food), staying in (not going out) however I am faced with a very busy social calendar in Feb. What to do? Rest (I really need my sleep when dieting) and being super organised having snacks so I am not tempted by treats. Eating every couple of hours. Really nuturing myself. Let’s face it I know I can do this.

I have spent most of my life being slim – I haven’t really been an overweight person for most of my life so I can do this. I also need to focus on cutting out negative self talk. Sometimes I feel so heavy I don’t want to hang out with my friends! How crazy is that! They love me no matter what but I feel so ashamed that I let myself get so big. I need to get rid of my “fat” clothes and rediscover my size 10 & size 8 wardrobe. I must be positive and happy about this journey and not get bogged down into why I let myself get this big. MOVE on I say!

I need to keep of the couch as this is where I tend to snack. I need to make myself feel pretty (These are just things that work for me!). Spray tan, hair cut, mani & pedi’s. I also find trying on my “Dream” jeans motivating especially as now I can at least get them up my thighs!

I have two weddings in the next month and it would be nice to feel good by the time they come around. The 1st in in 3 weeks – a bit tight but still at least by then I will feel better. The other is in a month. So enough time to have a bit more shape back. Also I need to make the most of daylight savings because once that is over it’s SO hard to exercise.

Sorry I kinda feel like am just blurting out my thoughts but it’s helping!!!

Almost a year….

bridesmaid1 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:02:52 +0000

Time really does fly…my last post was almost a year ago.
I have decided to start blogging again about my weightloss journey.
I am currently 82 kilos. Not much lighter than I was 12 months ago.
Why? Because well I have a millon excuses.
But I am done with excuses. It’s time to woman up and take contro.
It’s time to be healthy.
I would like to get back into the 70′s pretty quickly.

I will be using Ultralite again & exercising every day.
Except Sundays. Sundays will be rest days & I will also allow myself a few treats on this day. Only a few.
I plan on exercising more.
Pilates Twice a week – Monday’s & Thursdays.
3o minutes stepper every morning at 6am
Plus a 3km walk at night other than M & T’s.
I think I should start to see improvments however I need to take a longer view.

This may take 6 months. No more quick fixes! Healthy eating & exercising.
Did I mention no alcohol…only on special occasions like two weddings I have coming up.
NO other occasions are deemed special enough!

I am feeling really positive!

Still here

bridesmaid1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:55:51 +0000

Still here…still going well… just FLAT OUT at work!

Day 20

bridesmaid1 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:11:29 +0000

Had a great day yesterday

Went to Pilates for 1 hour & walked home which is longer than i thought!
It took an hour! Felt awesome afterwards.

Ate:
B – homemade muesli
L – Stir fry beef & vegies – no rice
D – Omelette with mushrooms & ham

Great work!

Day Nineteen

bridesmaid1 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:11:04 +0000

Well I have lost 5 kilos everyone! I had my diet gure session on Friday. I’ve changed it to Fridays as I think it will help me do better on weekends. So I am 81 kgs at the moment!

I was really good food wise this weekend

However still too hot to exercise… its just been awful!

This week I have Pilates starting back up so I am going two nights a week which is awesome.

Will start to feel really good in a few weeks!

I plan to walk home from my Pilates class which takes about 30 mins so that will be good after a stretch!

This February I plan to lose 7.6 kilos for the whole of Feb.
I am also doing the Feb Fast – well my version of it! So not one drop of alcohol for the whole month.

Well I have next Saturday off for a Hen’s because I have drink at Hen’s.

I am finding having monthly goals really helpful because it takes the pressure of if I miss a weekly target.

So I know if I lose 7.6 in a month it doesn’t bother me as to how much I lost each week.

I can’t wait till the end of March I’ll then be in my 60’s which will be just awesome.

YAH!!!!

Day Fourteen

bridesmaid1 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:12:01 +0000

I am back!
Weigh in went well – 83kgs!
Down from 86kgs! In a week!
I am seriously wrapped!
I am aiming to get to 60kgs by end of April
Thats 7.6 kgs a month
On Ultralite that is totally achievable!
It has to be!
I have to do it!
This week I have to walk everyday!
Journal everything & write my goals.
Put up my calendar & plot my goals.
Check out the measurements I have to give for my bridesmaid dress. WOAH!!!

Bust:

Chest:

Waist:

High Hip (depth:10cm):

Low Hip (depth: 18 to 20cm):

Thigh (depth: ):

Front Shoulder to Waist:

Bust Height:

Underarm to waist:

Bust Separation:

Cross the back:

Skirt Length (from waist):

Shoulder to empire line:

Around the body under the bust:

Midriff/Band:

Neck Point to neck depth:

Oh dear!

Day Eight – Judgement Day

bridesmaid1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:07:58 +0000

I have my diet guru tonight at 6pm….fingers crossed.
I certainly do feel better.
I ate perfectly yesterday and went for a 45 minute walk with the dogs last night.
B – homemade cereal (really need to buy some yoghurt) to mix it up
L – fruit salad – too hot for anything else
D – corn meat & steamed greens
Walk – 45 minutes
Tomorrow I am off to the funeral in Albury so won’t be around really until after Aus Day
Go Aussies…..
Doesn’t mean I will be slacking off… I am more determined than ever.
I’ve made my skinny journal.
My next weeks goals:

Write in journal everyday
Walk EVERYDAY
Buy flaxseed oil

Well have a great long weekend team.
He’s to not over indugling!

Day Seven

bridesmaid1 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:21:35 +0000

I worked something out last night.
When i first started WW about 5 years ago I was 73.9 kilos.
I thought I was HUGE lol.
Since then I have now got to my current weight of 85kgs.
I’ve actually put on weight since dieting.
Before WW I didn’t really diet and I was always somewhere between 62 – 70 kgs.
I knew what I had to do to shed a bit.
But I know I can be that girl again. I am that girl at heart.
Carefree & fun and not obsessed with my weight.
I don’t really know how I lost her.

Anyway… this heat it’s killing me!
Spent all of yesterday in a photo shoot that was so hot I was dripping with sweat.
Gross!
And again today!
It’s very hard to exercise in this heat!!!
There is an expected cool change so I can walk tonight for sure.
REALLY struggling with getting up in the morning.
BUT I HAVE TOO stop with the excuses!

Today
Home made cereal
Salad & tuna
dinner – Chicken salad
Blueberries

45 minute walk.

I CAN DO THIS!

Day Six

bridesmaid1 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:15:34 +0000

Monday morning……yuk
I woke up in a bad mood today and am still in one. Don’t know why?
My weekend was good.
I ate VERY well not perfect but man really good.
I did two 45 minute walks.
I did however have two bourbons & diet caffiene free cokes.
Yes I bought diet caffiene free coke. I really have given up caffiene.
On the scales this morning I’d lost 2 kilos.
Which is really exciting.
I have made a get skinny journal and printing out picture of my bridesmaid drss and putting them everywhere.
I really need to update my IPOD for my walks.
I find uploading music really boring.
This week will be tough as i have a funeral interstate to go to so exercising those days will be hard.
But I have too… plus this heat makes it sooo hard also!
So this week I have diet guru on Wednesday night.
Off to NSW on Thursday – back Saturday.
Will have limited internet so don’t think I will be able to post.
But I am going to reward myself with a pedicure this week.
I really want to lose another 1kilo before i see diet guru – wish me luck!