Mizz Funny - humouring since 1986

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Day four - things are really heating up

Hi ya'll

Today is Thursday, and I have now had 3 perfect days (two work days and a public holiday). Woohoo!

I'm feeling, well, average. Not great, not bad. I had salmon for breakfast at 7:45am and I wasn't looking forward to the F45 class at 9:15 - but it actually wasn't bad. Then I went to the supermarket to buy some chicken for tonight because I can't find it in the freezer at home - whoopsies. While I was there, I have to say I wasn't tempted to buy other things! The only aisle I purposely avoided, and I think that was wise, was the chip aisle. Enough said.

I did allow myself to purchase 2 items (40% off, come on!) of make up and a new pen for work - but I also stopped myself from buying hair conditioner and other toiletries and stationery because I can see how using this as a substitute could get expensive!

Gym today, I don't feel impressed with my training. We had 2 sets of each station, and I was paired with a new girl. I did go up in weights and didn't do too bad, but I feel I was more focused on being in the right place at the right time than my weights - it's good when I have a regular partner and I can gauge what I am doing off of their weights - like some people I know I can lift slightly heavier than, some the same, some slightly less. There were also a couple of stations today where we did one set one side, the second set the other side - and I went too light the first set, and me being all OCD and wanting it to be even meant I couldn't increase on the second set.

It's another somewhat gloomy day outside - and I think I got some make up in my eyeball - and I am procrastinating from doing actual work.

Like Nike says, JUST DO IT.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Day two and counting!

Well it was a fresh morning today as I got up at 5am to take my lovely husband to the airport - it's Fly Out Day. Of course, I had my warm lemon water, and I have to add that there were minimal tears at the farewell. Then I went straight up to F45 to catch the 6:45am class - weights today. I had thought that I don't have to change anything in the studio, but I went hard yesterday and I lifted heavy today, so I must just be putting in the extra effort. Hope it pays off!

Might be a good place for me to record my "athletic" achievements too - won't make for good reading but gotta put it somewhere:

1) Flat-bench flys - I'm at 9kg dumbells, but these are a struggle to get the form right and sometimes I am bending my arms too much just to push it up in more of a chest press, and a couple of times I even drop one or both of them when I extend too far back.

2) Ab roll outs - still can't do these, and my back hurts :(

3) Upright rows - popping that 20kg, either kettlebell or barbell

4) Deadlifts - 40kg barbell :)

5) Flat-bench chest press - 12.5kg dumbells, or sometimes 10kg if it is one handed, incline, time-delayed or pulsed

6) Overhead shoulder press - 8kg kettlebells (x2) with squat. 9kg dumbells (x2) with bicep curl - just

When I got home I cooked 2 eggs and had them with some salmon and baby spinach - and now it is time for avocado and cucumber. I am stoked that I don't have to cook lunch or dinner today, it's leftovers!

In the last few days, I have said that this challenge is going to be easy for me. I was wrong (this is becoming a habit!!) - I meant that it is SIMPLE for me, all I have to do is follow the instructions. NOT EASY. Mel says my body will be going through withdrawals, from the lack of carbs and sugars. Last night, from afternoon tea onwards things got really hard. I just wanted to put food in my mouth! I definitely wasn't hungry, but I wanted to munch on stuff. I made it through with a perfect score, proving this is just a mind game. I can do this.

Monday, April 23, 2018

Hello World

Hi! I didn't die, I just stopped blogging. Clearly, as 5 years have gone by, some things have changed. The reason for this new blog post? Weight loss. Today I started the 8 week challenge with F45, and my trainer, Mel, seems to think it would be good if I blogged about how I feel. So here goes...

I was sitting on the fence about whether or not to do the challenge. I've been coming to F45 for a good 18 months, and I haven't weighed myself in that long, so I have no idea what I weigh. I know I've put on weight, maybe about 5-6 kg I would guess. WRONG! My first ever body scan on Saturday was fine at the time, but as I reflected on it later that day I realised I am now 84kg. That is almost back to where I was before I discovered HIIT and lost my first bit of weight in the UK. According to the scan, I have a whopping 18kg to lose to get to my ideal weight of 66.5kg. Personally, I'd just be happy to get back to that happy range of 70-75kg. I spent the weekend preparing for the first week of the challenge - grocery shopping, making sure I had an appropriate outfit for the before photos, saving PDF's of the recipes, drinking any open bottles of wine... :D

Today, it took me half an hour to make the green smoothie for breakfast, but I did it. I've got my chicken and turkey out ready to cook for lunch and dinner, and I've had my celery and peanut butter morning tea. I've gone into the studio and I worked my butt off at Pipeline - and I've modelled my "before" body for Mel. So far, so good.

The overwhelming emotion is fear. Man, am I scared. Terrified. Just of failing, which is stupid because who cares? I would just try again if that happens. And I'm set up for success: I have a good track record, I have good exercise habits, I've got the water and the supplements and everything down - all I need to do is follow the instructions regarding meal plans and I'm golden. Yet, my stomach is tied up in anxious knots, and I'm close to tears when I take a second to stop and think.

No thinking - just do. Autopilot :)