Ok, so I realise a number of you here would be American? Haven't looked too hard into this but I feel I'm probably one of a select few of Aussie's here who get to enjoy the pleasure that is Christmas happening in Summer time.
Though, I wouldn't put it past Melbourne, Australia (where I live) to have a cold and crappy day on Christmas but nevertheless, it's the goal and desire to which I want to achieve!
I also apologise if the fact I use the metric system makes it hard for some!
This goal involves me being able to wake up Christmas morning, chuck on a singlet to wear and feel confident in looking good doing it. This means no buldging gut and rather toned and defined arms.
A little bit of history:
Christmas 2007 had zero fitness and weighed 102.5kgs.
Not until February did I decide to pursue something after a good mate of mine had already lost around 15kgs since around November 2007.. this motivated me to give it a shot. I signed up with a Gym and have been going steadily ever since.
Yesterday I weighed in at 86.9kgs - a loss of 15.6kgs - which whilst I'm happy with and have had plenty of compliments - is still another 10kgs away from my ultimate goal (or so I believe... when I get there maybe I will reass how much more needs to go!)
My fitness has gone from being able to do practically nothing, to regular walks of 6.5kms and 500 vertical metres on a treadmill (which burns around 800 calories in an hour session). I don't jog a lot but am working up to it.. can currently maintain a jogging pace (8kph) for around 15 minutes and hope to get better at it for the intensity side of things.
I have also recently gotten into weight training as it is part of my goal. I had my personal trainer set out a 2 day split which I complete twice a week with my good mate who I train with every morning from 6am onwards before work. In the evenings I head to the gym to get out a cardio session!
In terms of eating, it's a bit of a problem. I'm always tempted for bad things because that's what I'm used to. I don't enjoy a lot of foods and almost despise most vegetables and seem to avoid them quite often
I try to broaden my horizons as far as food goes but it is a very very slow process.
I take protein and have been lookin' into more supplements to take to help me along the process.
Mainly I have a gut that I want to get rid of as I am mostly happy with the rest of my body.
Umm... not too sure what else to include here as I'm only knew, but there's a bit of a background on me!
Though, I wouldn't put it past Melbourne, Australia (where I live) to have a cold and crappy day on Christmas but nevertheless, it's the goal and desire to which I want to achieve!
I also apologise if the fact I use the metric system makes it hard for some!
This goal involves me being able to wake up Christmas morning, chuck on a singlet to wear and feel confident in looking good doing it. This means no buldging gut and rather toned and defined arms.
A little bit of history:
Christmas 2007 had zero fitness and weighed 102.5kgs.
Not until February did I decide to pursue something after a good mate of mine had already lost around 15kgs since around November 2007.. this motivated me to give it a shot. I signed up with a Gym and have been going steadily ever since.
Yesterday I weighed in at 86.9kgs - a loss of 15.6kgs - which whilst I'm happy with and have had plenty of compliments - is still another 10kgs away from my ultimate goal (or so I believe... when I get there maybe I will reass how much more needs to go!)
My fitness has gone from being able to do practically nothing, to regular walks of 6.5kms and 500 vertical metres on a treadmill (which burns around 800 calories in an hour session). I don't jog a lot but am working up to it.. can currently maintain a jogging pace (8kph) for around 15 minutes and hope to get better at it for the intensity side of things.
I have also recently gotten into weight training as it is part of my goal. I had my personal trainer set out a 2 day split which I complete twice a week with my good mate who I train with every morning from 6am onwards before work. In the evenings I head to the gym to get out a cardio session!
In terms of eating, it's a bit of a problem. I'm always tempted for bad things because that's what I'm used to. I don't enjoy a lot of foods and almost despise most vegetables and seem to avoid them quite often
I try to broaden my horizons as far as food goes but it is a very very slow process.I take protein and have been lookin' into more supplements to take to help me along the process.
Mainly I have a gut that I want to get rid of as I am mostly happy with the rest of my body.
Umm... not too sure what else to include here as I'm only knew, but there's a bit of a background on me!
