"I'm just 1 stomach flu away from my goal weight" & Junk Free June

Goal Weight: 80kg?

Current Weight: 93.9

Started my journey 6/01/15 - 12.1kg lost in 2015

Ok, so I'm not *actually* one stomach flu away from my goal weight, but I had a tummy bug this week so the title seemed fitting! It was after my final weigh in for May though, so I just missed out on my May goal (by 300gms), with a loss of 1.7kg for the month. Definitely my slowest month, but I've been a bit rubbish on the willpower front.

So because of that tummy bug (and subsequent recovery) I am taking advantage of my shrunken appetite, and hoping for a decent loss this week. By the time I weigh in I will have been eating 'normally' for 5 days, and it was a short (24 hour) bug, so it shouldn't have too much of an impact on my actual weight.

And on the "lack of willpower" front, I have signed up for Junk Free June!

Click here to see what I'm on about

The thing is, the organisers don't set what you can and can't eat - I guess because Junk Food is different for everybody - so it's up to you to set your own restrictions. I have set the below as my No Go List:

Chippies

Chocolate

Ice Cream

Lollies

McDonald's

KFC

Burger King

Takeaway Fish & Chips

Takeaway Pizza

I figure home-made pizza/fish & chips is ok (all cooked in a very healthy way, no oil/fat), and Pita Pit & Subway are allowed - as long as I take the healthiest option. I don't eat takeaways a lot, but I need a couple of options to make sure I don't end up with a major case of the guilts over a Pita when push comes to shove.

So you will have to bear with me, as I will be posting daily food blogs to have some accountability for my Junk Free month :)

So that, combined with exercise, I'm going to go hard and aim for a really good loss for June. There are 5 weigh ins, and I'd aiming to lose at least 2.9kg.

A quick look at my mini goals:

Goal Weight End of Feb - 102 (Got it! 101.5)

5kg lost this year - 101 (Got it! 16/3)

5% lost this year - 100.7 (Got it! 16/3)

Under 100kg - (Got it! 16/3)

10kg lost this year - 96 (Got it! 27/4)

10% lost this year - 95.4 (Got it! 11/5)

12 week challenge goal (18/5) - 94.2 (Got it! 94.0 - 18/5)

Goal Weight End of May - 93.6 - just missed it (93.9)

Goal Weight End of June - 91

15kg lost this year - 91

15% lost this year - 90.1

Under 90kg

Have a great week!

xx

Next Mini Goal: Goal Weight End of June/15kg lost this year - 2.9kg to go

12 Week Challenge Success!!

Goal Weight: 80kg?Current Weight: 94.0Started my journey 6/01/15 - 12kg lost so far

Another good loss of 700gms this week, and that took me just over my 12 week challenge goal! So I lost 8.2kg, and more importantly - 45cms!! Yep!! 16 of those were off my tummy! I had to measure 3 times to make sure it was correct....

Next challenge starts today, and I am feeling motivated and ready to go. I have got my new exercise program in from of me, and this time it includes strength training, which is exciting, because I really need to get my muscle tone back. Hubby has told me he will workout with me on my strength days, so that's good - I'm not a huge fan of working out alone!

I'm amazed at how excited I am about this next challenge. I think because my pre-pregnancy weight is a realistic goal this time, and seeing the before and after photos from the last 12 weeks are quite incredible - hopefully you can see them here

A quick look at my mini goals:
Goal Weight End of Feb - 102 (Got it! 101.5)5kg lost this year - 101 (Got it! 16/3)5% lost this year - 100.7 (Got it! 16/3)Under 100kg - (Got it! 16/3)10kg lost this year - 96 (Got it! 27/4)10% lost this year - 95.4 (Got it! 11/5)12 week challenge goal (18/5) - 94.2 (Got it! 94.0 - 18/5)Goal Weight End of May - 93.6
15kg lost this year - 91
15% lost this year - 90.1
Under 90kg

Have a great week!

xx

Next Mini Goal: Goal Weight End of May - 400gms to go 

I got to 10% weight loss by changing my breakfast!

Goal Weight: 80kg?
Current Weight: 94.7
Started my journey 6/01/15 - 11.3kg lost so far

So a good loss of 900gms this week. I really didn't change much, other than having porridge for breakfast, instead of a measly yoghurt. Quite surprised at the loss, but I'll take it! Oh, and I got my 10% lost this year!!!

After a good chat with hubby I decided to jump straight in to the next 12 week challenge. It is really my only motivation at the moment, and my willpower is not at a level that would allow me to succeed on my own!

What I have realised though, is that if I aim to lose another 8kg on the next challenge, I will be at my pre-pregnancy weight!!! I'm not sure what my final goal weight is yet, but the thought of being back to 86 is exciting! I think eventually I'd be happy at about 80kg, but I'll see how I feel at the end of this next challenge.

A quick look at my mini goals:
Goal Weight End of Feb - 102 (Got it! 101.5)
5kg lost this year - 101 (Got it! 16/3)
5% lost this year - 100.7 (Got it! 16/3)
Under 100kg - (Got it! 16/3)
10kg lost this year - 96 (Got it! 27/4)
10% lost this year - 95.4 (Got it! 11/5)
12 week challenge goal (18/5) - 94.2 (but would like it to be 92.2)
Goal Weight End of May - 93.6

Have a great week!

xx

Next Mini Goal: 12 week challenge goal - 500gms to go

What would you do?

Goal Weight: 80kg?

Current Weight: 95.6

Started my journey 6/01/15 - 10.4kg lost so far

Had a STS this week. I was feeling quite gutted about it as I thought I had eaten well, and exercised heaps.

And then my trainer went through my food diary. This is what she found:

Monday - Sausage roll, WW chips, Chocolate, 3 slices of bread, hokey pokey cream with caramel sauce - 675cal over limit

Tuesday - Caramel walnut brownie, chocolate, bread, ok cal wise

Wednesday - hot chocolate, pizza 272cal over limit

Thursday - chocolate! heaps of it and candyfloss, ok cal wise but that beef burger was that accurate we don't have waitrose in NZ

Friday - chocolate, raspberry slice, sally bun, melting moment, sausage roll

Saturday - chocolate, fish and chips

So yeah, I really didn't eat well at all! Funny how that selective memory comes in to play...

So after that wake up call on Monday night, I was much better yesterday - Yoghurt & fruit, nuts, little bit of chocolate (oops), chicken salad, more fruit. Then hubby wanted fish & chips for dinner!! Had a small piece of crumbed fish, and some chips. I weighed them for the first time ever, and I have been waaaaay underestimating the amount of chips I usually eat!

Still stayed under my allowance though, so I guess that's good (and that's without accounting for exercise). Today's food during the day will be much the same, and pork steak & veg for dinner (what we were supposed to have last night!)

Only 2 weeks left on my challenge, so need to pull finger if I'm going to lose 1.4 kg by the end - was hoping to lose more, but realistically that's not going to happen now.

Trying to decide if I should jump straight in to another challenge, or wait a month and start the mid June one. I've got 4 days to decide.... What would you do?

Going to take a quick look at my mini goals:

Goal Weight End of Feb - 102 (Got it! 101.5)

5kg lost this year - 101 (Got it! 16/3)

5% lost this year - 100.7 (Got it! 16/3)

Under 100kg - (Got it! 16/3)

10kg lost this year - 96 (Got it! 27/4)

Goal Weight End of Apr - 95.5 (missed it by 100gms)

10% lost this year - 95.4

12 week challenge goal (18/5) - 94.2 (but would like it to be 92.2)

Goal Weight End of May - 93.6

Have a great week!

xx

Next Mini Goal: 10% lost this year (200gms to go)