Leslee's Diary - This time I'm doing it for me...
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mumtotwo
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Got my evening exercise in...
5 minutes skipping
100 arm lifts of different sorts
10 sets of stair climbs (13 stairs) running fast pace. (130 steps)
120 crunches of various varieties , and a hundred (pilates)
5 minutes on stepper machine, using arm bands as well
60 arm exercises of various variety , 20 reps in each set
5 minutes on bike - hard out (whew)
30 minutes in total.
Exercise going well this week so far, and food going really well too, did have two slices of bread for my tuna sandwich today, but it was brown bread with pumpkin seeds and stuff so was ok for me.
Starting to notice good definition in my abs and my arms (my arms are one of my most hated areas but i have managed to tone them heaps) and pants are fitting so much better
Calories eaten today - 1194
Calories burned by exercise - 396
I so wanna reach my goal, but even though it is close it feels so far away!
5 minutes skipping
100 arm lifts of different sorts
10 sets of stair climbs (13 stairs) running fast pace. (130 steps)
120 crunches of various varieties , and a hundred (pilates)
5 minutes on stepper machine, using arm bands as well
60 arm exercises of various variety , 20 reps in each set
5 minutes on bike - hard out (whew)
30 minutes in total.
Exercise going well this week so far, and food going really well too, did have two slices of bread for my tuna sandwich today, but it was brown bread with pumpkin seeds and stuff so was ok for me.
Starting to notice good definition in my abs and my arms (my arms are one of my most hated areas but i have managed to tone them heaps) and pants are fitting so much better
Calories eaten today - 1194
Calories burned by exercise - 396
I so wanna reach my goal, but even though it is close it feels so far away!
jelly belly88
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YAY!!!! For the sprints Keep doing your best. You are doing a AWESOME job keeping up with your exercises. Have a WONDERFUL DAY and drink your WATER
Keep doing your best. You are doing a AWESOME job keeping up with your exercises. Have a WONDERFUL DAY and drink your WATER
mumtotwo
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Have been for my morning sprints.....whew...my body was quite tired from last nights workout so the sprints were more like very fast pace but not all out...managed to fit in 9 sets though today so that was good!
Have decided I'll give the sprints a break tommorrow and just go for a walk...may be overdoing it a bit by the feel of my body and its absolute reluctance.
Will get on my bike tonight instead of my circuit to give those muscles a bit of a rest too.
Hope everyone has a good day...and thanks for all the wonderful support, it means so much to me!
Have decided I'll give the sprints a break tommorrow and just go for a walk...may be overdoing it a bit by the feel of my body and its absolute reluctance.
Will get on my bike tonight instead of my circuit to give those muscles a bit of a rest too.
Hope everyone has a good day...and thanks for all the wonderful support, it means so much to me!
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redneckwoman66
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You Are Doing Awsome I Am So Proud Of You!
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jennifuffa
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Your determination is really thrusting you towards your goal. You are doing so well.
What motivates you other than the fact that you want to reach your goal?
What motivates you other than the fact that you want to reach your goal?
MissJellyBelly
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Hey Mum! Thanks for checking in on me. I look forward to seeing you rock that bikini in 6 months. hehe
mumtotwo
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I guess what motivates me is that I usually give up on challenges that I could possibly fail in, I am a perfectionist and if I don't think I will succeed I will often not try at all....this time I am determined to not give up, that I can be determined in the face of a challenge and do something for me and not just always for others.
I have always coped with my body and the way it is...not fat...but I have ligament issues that have harrassed me since birth, one side of my body is too flexible and the other isnt flexible at all so they work against each other, exercise has always given me a lot of pain, and I have always been a sporty person so it has been my achilles heal (literally)
Growing up doctors told me I was faking and it took them years of investigations to find the source of my pain...when they finally did find out they gave it a label I can't even pronounce and then did nothing else but say that it was amazing I could walk upright and they couldnt believe I coped or even looked normal, they had never seen anything like it and wrote a paper on it.
I guess this has made me more determined, my body has been my weakness, but I am determined to make it my strength and overcome this habit I have of giving up!
I have always coped with my body and the way it is...not fat...but I have ligament issues that have harrassed me since birth, one side of my body is too flexible and the other isnt flexible at all so they work against each other, exercise has always given me a lot of pain, and I have always been a sporty person so it has been my achilles heal (literally)
Growing up doctors told me I was faking and it took them years of investigations to find the source of my pain...when they finally did find out they gave it a label I can't even pronounce and then did nothing else but say that it was amazing I could walk upright and they couldnt believe I coped or even looked normal, they had never seen anything like it and wrote a paper on it.
I guess this has made me more determined, my body has been my weakness, but I am determined to make it my strength and overcome this habit I have of giving up!
missprincess1
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That's the right attitude! Don't give up, join a challenge, and make your only goal progress, not perfection. You've already got the determination you need, just put it into practice. You can do it!mumtotwo said:
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jennifuffa
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I know I have said this before but you really are inspirational. It is not easy to exercise through pain. Child birth must have been a breeze for you on account that you must have a high tolerance for pain.
I think I have been giving up on myself to easily. I think I am going to re-evaluate my thought process. I need to find my inner strength and pull it out on the surface.
I think I have been giving up on myself to easily. I think I am going to re-evaluate my thought process. I need to find my inner strength and pull it out on the surface.
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mumtotwo
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On that childbirth point...you are right, I must deal with pain differently, I have always internalised it a little and often the more silent I am the more in pain I am...
My little girls birth was traumatic to say the least...24 hours, natural birth, no pain relief at all...she was turned slightly the wrong way so was never coming out and ended up being a forcep delivery...I was silent for most of the process...so I guess my pain tolerance did help..
on the bright side my little boys birth was about 15 minutes in total...5 minutes of pushing and he came flying out....lol
I went for my 30 minute walk this morning but am still debating with myself whether I will exercise tonight...my little boy has the tummy bug and I have had the day from hell...
I am assistant principal and had to stand a boy down today...not an easy decision.....
Feeling BLAH!
My little girls birth was traumatic to say the least...24 hours, natural birth, no pain relief at all...she was turned slightly the wrong way so was never coming out and ended up being a forcep delivery...I was silent for most of the process...so I guess my pain tolerance did help..
on the bright side my little boys birth was about 15 minutes in total...5 minutes of pushing and he came flying out....lol
I went for my 30 minute walk this morning but am still debating with myself whether I will exercise tonight...my little boy has the tummy bug and I have had the day from hell...
I am assistant principal and had to stand a boy down today...not an easy decision.....
Feeling BLAH!
mumtotwo
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Ended up doing 20 minutes on bike last night....not much but better than nothing.
My little boy was throwing up a lot of last night so didn't get much sleep.
Did my lateral thigh trainer(stepper) for 30 minutes this morning...have made the decision that it is too dark and cold in the morning to be jogging...getting a bit freaked out it is so dark. The main reason I do it is for my dog because then I know she has been exercised for the day. Will have to try and find a few spots in the afternoon for her from now on...will give the dark adventures a miss now it is fully winter here, will get back into it when the nicer season comes
My thigh trainer and bike actually burn more calories than jogging or walking and give me a better work out anyway...and it means I only have to walk downstairs....past my dogs sad face though
Still feeling blah...better get ready for work, am hoping my little girl doesn't get a turn with this bug this time round...
Have a good day everyone will try to get to diaries later on...
jelly belly88
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Doing soooo GOOD !!!!! Keep it up. You have so much energy and motavation for your workouts. pass some down to me You got the whole family and job and then you put time away for your yourself. Good deal... Have a GREAT Weekend and drink your WATER
You got the whole family and job and then you put time away for your yourself. Good deal... Have a GREAT Weekend and drink your WATER
mumtotwo
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Thanks...I so appreciate the support!
Saturday today, usually I do a circuit training workout in the morning that really pushes me, but decided my bike would be a better plan today...did the hill workout where it goes level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on and then comes back down again...phew hard work, did a total of 30 minutes really pushing myself and am actually very suprised by how quickly I recover now, could have gone out for a jog straight after...needless to say I didn't..
Turns out my boy doesn't have a tummy bug, but a very bad throat infection...poor wee man.
This whole process of exercise and weightloss has been so wonderful, my husband is lighter now than he was 6 years ago when we got married and he looks great! I am so proud of both of us!
Saturday today, usually I do a circuit training workout in the morning that really pushes me, but decided my bike would be a better plan today...did the hill workout where it goes level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on and then comes back down again...phew hard work, did a total of 30 minutes really pushing myself and am actually very suprised by how quickly I recover now, could have gone out for a jog straight after...needless to say I didn't..
Turns out my boy doesn't have a tummy bug, but a very bad throat infection...poor wee man.
This whole process of exercise and weightloss has been so wonderful, my husband is lighter now than he was 6 years ago when we got married and he looks great! I am so proud of both of us!
spelin01
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You are inspirational! Especially to us newbies! New Zealand !!!!! My hubbie and I were close to moving there earlier this year, but the job he was suppose to get just didn't pay enough to move across the world! Did alot of research on NZ and I fell in Love with the scenery and culture! We are hoping to visit someday! Anywho.........congrats on doing so incredibly well with your weight loss...I hope...no I know that I will be looking back at my posts and weight loss and realizing how lucky I was to have support and inspiration from someone like you! BTW~thanks for the post on my new diary thread!
mumtotwo
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Awww thanks for such a lovely comment...I just love this place, it gives us somewhere to come for support and accountability, but it also lets us see that things are possible when we put our minds to it!
keep up the great work and I will be visiting you in your diary to check up on you
You are right New Zealand is a lovely place to live...couldn't imagine being anywhere else in the world..
keep up the great work and I will be visiting you in your diary to check up on you
You are right New Zealand is a lovely place to live...couldn't imagine being anywhere else in the world..
mumtotwo
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Well time to do a little thinking...
My goal weight is still 4kg away...no use weighing in today because it is that TOM so will leave it till that is over with. At the moment 4kg feels like a huge amount of weight to me, even though it isn't KWIM?
I seem to be stuck at this number, my body loves this number, it is the lowest I have been for probably 7 years, but it is still 1 point above a healthy BMI. I am trying to shake up my exercise programmes and really want to change it up on a daily basis and include more stair running into my circuit workouts. The sprint training doesn't seem to have done a thing, so time to reassess I think.
I have decided to set a new mini goal of 72kg for myself...this is the weight that I need to be to have a healthy BMI...when I reach that I will go for 70kg. I need to set this mini goal as I don't want negative thoughts invading my progress, I know even if the scales show no loss that I am toning heaps more everyday, I can see it in the mirror.
One thing that does not help at the moment is that my husband started after me but has already reached his goal, he has dropped a rapid 1kg a week which is 2.2lbs to lose 6kg in 6 weeks, I know that he had a worse diet than me to start with and was not exercising at all prior to his diet, so it would have shocked his body completely....but it still annoys me...because he hasn't really even tried that hard...POOS
Ok that is enough ranting from me...can you tell it is that tom...hee hee
Exercise this morning - 35 minutes on hard programme on bike...phew!
My goal weight is still 4kg away...no use weighing in today because it is that TOM so will leave it till that is over with. At the moment 4kg feels like a huge amount of weight to me, even though it isn't KWIM?
I seem to be stuck at this number, my body loves this number, it is the lowest I have been for probably 7 years, but it is still 1 point above a healthy BMI. I am trying to shake up my exercise programmes and really want to change it up on a daily basis and include more stair running into my circuit workouts. The sprint training doesn't seem to have done a thing, so time to reassess I think.
I have decided to set a new mini goal of 72kg for myself...this is the weight that I need to be to have a healthy BMI...when I reach that I will go for 70kg. I need to set this mini goal as I don't want negative thoughts invading my progress, I know even if the scales show no loss that I am toning heaps more everyday, I can see it in the mirror.
One thing that does not help at the moment is that my husband started after me but has already reached his goal, he has dropped a rapid 1kg a week which is 2.2lbs to lose 6kg in 6 weeks, I know that he had a worse diet than me to start with and was not exercising at all prior to his diet, so it would have shocked his body completely....but it still annoys me...because he hasn't really even tried that hard...POOS
Ok that is enough ranting from me...can you tell it is that tom...hee hee
Exercise this morning - 35 minutes on hard programme on bike...phew!