Recommitting

As you can probably tell from the foods I've been eating I've lost a little of my mojo this week. As such I think I need to take a step back & look at my mental processes.

I'm at my goal weight--- while this is great it's also become an excuse in my mind. "Why should I work as hard if there's nothing more I can gain? After all my weight keeps dropping, perhaps I'm starting to look too thin..." The problem is I'm not sure if I'm going to be too thin or not continuing with my completely healthy diet. I also don't have the great motivator of losing weight to keep me honest with food any more. This isn't so much a problem with exercise (at least the toning part of the program) as I know I still have work to do...

It's going to take some serious discipline for me to stick on the path I've chosen & I have no intention of relinquishing my commitment to this program. I'm still doing pretty well, I just need to iron out those old habits that are trying to creep back in.

30/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Special K with milk
Morning tea - Muesli bar & diet coke
Lunch - Bacon & egg wrap
Afternoon tea - 1 dark chocolate tim tam & 1 square dark chocolate
Dinner - Roast chicken & veges with salad
Dessert - Macadamia & mango weis bar plus a couple of bites of dark chocolate

Exercise
Given that I nearly fainted this morning I thought it might be better if I skip my SSS altogether. I'm not sure if this was the right decision but I do feel better for the two days of rest.

Study
None.

29/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Choc-ricotta & raspberry toast
Morning tea - Protein shake & muesli bar
Lunch - Weight watcher's pizza
Afternoon tea - Berry smoothie
Dinner - Spaghetti Bolognese with lentils
Dessert - Vanilla fruche & a small apple

Exercise
I decided to take my rest day today as I haven't been sleeping well & I feel a bit unwell. I intend to complete my SSS tomorrow morning, provided that my sore throat doesn't turn into a full-on flu.

Study
None, I was at work for 6 hours today.

28/7/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Double protein shake
Lunch - Funeral lunch (spinach & ricotta pastry, salads, half an egg, 2 asparagus tarts) & 250mL diet coke
Afternoon tea - Mini custard tart & 1 chocolate
Dinner - Penang chicken
Dessert - Weis bar

I let go of my eating habits quite a bit today. I was at grandpa's funeral but I probably should have kept a better handle on things. At least I didn't attempt to try every type of afternoon tea cake/biscuit.

Exercise
My partner & I completed the regime in the morning before the funeral.

Study
None.

27/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake & diced fruit
Lunch - Chicken with herbed yoghurt & salad (4/5- easy to make, might have needed more pepper)
Afternoon tea - Muesli bar & protein shake
Dinner - Spinach & Ricotta cannelloni
Dessert - Mango weis bar

Exercise
Completed my exercise regime at the gym

Study
Met my management group & completed my maths assignment.

26/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake & diced pineapple
Lunch - Mixed sushi
Afternoon tea - Protein shake & muesli bar
Dinner - I-Can't-Believe-it's-Not-Butter Chicken (5/5, really yummy! Use a bit less than a tablespoon of the tandoori paste & pappadums or bread is necessary to absorb some of the heat)
Dessert - Tamar greek yoghurt & blueberries

Exercise
Completed my regime at the gym!

Study
Completed my finance group assignment part!

Weigh-in

Well I've lost another 400g, bringing me to a weight of 64kg & a total weight-loss of 6kg. To tell the truth I didn't really want to lose any more & I can't understand why I did! After all I did have a jump in my calorie intake last week! Perhaps I'm doing enough exercise to burn it off &/or my metabolism is really fired up. It looks like I can continue eating the higher calorie intake at this stage.

25/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Egg with Avocado & Tomato toast (5/5 - surprisingly tasty!)
Morning tea - Protein shake & punnet of strawberries
Lunch - Field of dreams vege burger & pepsi max *treat meal*
Afternoon tea - N/A
Dinner - Chicken schnitzel burger *treat meal*
Dessert - Tamar greek yoghurt

Okay I did a terrible job of eating healthy today... Eating two treat meals in one day?? I knew I should have had the mushroom & feta salad at Grill'd but I let myself get talked into the burger.... Not knowing that my dad intended to buy us burgers for dinner as well. I'm feeling quite unhealthy & bloated now, plus the pepsi max didn't have a great affect on my mood... It'll be a miracle if my weight doesn't go up tomorrow, I really need to start clean again tomorrow morning, No Excuses!!!

Exercise
In contrast I had a great workout in the gym this morning. The last 5 minute sprint really got the sweat pouring & I added in the extra cardio. I also walked around the city for 2 hours so I burned up a few of the extra calories I've eaten.

Study
Worked on my finance assignment with my group.

24/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Afternoon tea - Protein shake
Dinner - Amazing Marinara
Dessert - Tamar passionfruit Greek yoghurt

Exercise
Completed my workout for the day at the gym

Study
Watched one of my Thursday lectures.

My New Dress

Just some pictures of me parading around in my new dress... It's a size small (10)!

Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni

Quite a few people had trouble with this recipe because of all the typos but it really was a lot of fun to make--- I'd never tried making cannelloni before. I used 250g of spinach & 250g ricotta (I just decided to use the whole tub).

 Rolling up the spinach mixture--- I used my leftover lasagne sheets & two cannelloni sheets.

 About to put the rolled cannelloni into the oven (this is one of two baking dishes--- I made 13 cannelloni in total)

The end result---- Very delicious; I'm going to make it again for my partner this Thursday so he can try it as well.

Study-break

Things I must do

• Read my MGMT3346 articles
• Complete my Finance assignment
• Catch up on last Thursday's lecture
• Complete my next maths assignment 
• Complete my last computer assignment

Things I want to do

• Cook lots of meals!
• Workout!
• Play lots of video games!
• Go to the royal show
• Spend lots of time with my partner
• Go shopping

Let's hope that I can achieve a nice balance between both my lists this time round. I really wish that we had 2 weeks off instead of one...

23/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Special K with milk
Morning tea - Muesli bar & glass of diet coke
Lunch - Bacon & egg wrap
Afternoon tea - Muesli bar, protein shake & 2 squares of dark chocolate
Dinner - Spinach & Ricotta cannelloni (5/5- turned out great, used lasagne sheets to roll mixture in)
Dessert - Citrus cheesecake yoghurt

Exercise
Rest day.

Study
None but I have lots to do this week!

Mini Milestone

So I have officially been following 12wbt for a month! I marked the event today by completing my 2 month (& possibly my 3 month) goal of running 2km (3km). My partner & I managed to run all the way around Lake Claremont---- a distance that I suppose must be somewhere between 2 & 3km. This is a real achievement for me given that I could barely run half-way round one month ago & it's a great way to mark this milestone.

Overall I think I'm progressing well with the program. I haven't missed a single training session & for the most part my eating has been pretty clean. I've tried to eat more this week as I wish to stop losing weight & I've been feeling a bit under the weather. I'll see how my weigh-in goes next Wednesday then judge whether I need to eat more or less the week after.

These are the benefits I've seen so far with the program:

• Better cooking skills--- I now know how to cook a whole range of recipes & can perform kitchen tasks quickly & efficiently
• Nicer skin--- My skin is now really clear & smooth, I've had barely any acne in the last month
• Fantastic increase in tone--- I clearly have abs now! I can also feel the muscles in my legs & my arms have some great definition
• A general increase in optimism & a clearer mind--- How can I not be happier? I feel so healthy!
• Weight loss--- I'm the perfect weight now in my opinion, I also now have a hip to waist ratio of 0.7 (widely considered to be the most attractive in European cultures I've been told)
• Higher endurance--- I can run for longer & I can lift heavier weights than a month ago

Now my challenge will be to maintain my new-found health & confidence!

22/9/12 Progress Report

Food intake
Breakfast - Choc-ricotta & raspberry toast
Morning tea - Protein shake & berry smoothie
Lunch - Sushi (prawn & avocado plus 2 pieces of california)
Afternoon tea - 2 squares dark chocolate, 5 strawberries & a glass of diet coke
Dinner - Spaghetti bolognese with lentils (4/5, easy to make, nutritious & tasty; just happens to contain items that are almost always found in my partner's fridge)
Dessert - Chocolate coconut rough weis bar

Exercise
Completed 15 minutes of running as well as AMEN to AMRAPS! Did it with my partner & we had a lot of fun.

Cajun chicken with Sweet potato wedges & Avocado salad

This combination of flavours is truly amazing.

Penang Chicken

So fantastic I'm going to make it again next week, even though it's not on the menu!

Hoisin beef stir-fry with Spring Vegetables

Mmmm I love the taste of yellow squash.

Pan-fried fish with Ratatouille & Basil

 Lots of prep for this dish too! Luckily eggplant, capsicum & zucchini are really easy to chop.

And this is the delicious end-result.

21/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Muesli bar & apple
Lunch - Penang chicken
Afternoon tea - Protein shake
Dinner - Cajun chicken with sweet potato wedges & avocado salad (4.5/5- what a great combination! I let the chicken bake for 20min)
Dessert - Mango weis bar

Exercise
Completed my exercise regime at the gym & added the 15min optional cardio--- walking at 6k/h on level 12 hills.

Study
Worked on management interview questions.

20/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Muesli bar & herbal tea
Lunch - Hoisin Beef stir-fry with Spring Vegetables
Afternoon - Protein shake & 6 strawberries
Dinner - Penang Chicken (5/5, amazing!)
Dessert - Light strawberry yoghurt

Exercise
Completed my workout at the gym.

Study
Watched 5 hours of lectures.

Fitness Test

I finally pushed myself to run the 1km run part of the fitness test this morning! My body has no problem with the running but I find it incredibly hard to breathe while running... Anyway these are my results for this month's fitness test:

1km Time Trial: 4min 18sec (12sec less)
Push-ups: 12 on toes, 33 on knees (1 more on toes, 13 more on knees)
Wall Sit: 1min (15sec longer)
Sit & Reach: 20cm (4cm more)
Abdominal Strength: level 5 (up by 2 levels)

All my results have increased so I'm very happy! I'm especially proud of the fact that my abdominal strength has increased by 2 levels.

19/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Chicken & cheese turkish bread
Afternoon tea - Berry smoothie
Dinner - Hoisin Beef Stir-fry with Spring Vegetables (4.5/5- Really enjoyed this! Turns out that yellow squash tastes great!)
Dessert - Vaalia luscious berries yoghurt & 8 strawberries

Exercise
Completed the core/flexibility part of my workout plus the 3 minutes of high knee runs. I'm quite sore so I thought I would reserve energy for my fitness test tomorrow & add in the optional cardio on Friday.

Study
I've been working on my interview questions for management. I also prepared for my finance tute & completed about a third of my maths questions for the week.

18/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Choc-ricotta & Raspberry toast (4/5- nice, I overdid it with the cocoa powder though by accident)
Morning tea - Banana & protein shake plus one fruit tingle
Lunch - Sandwich (from hospital--- 1300kj)
Afternoon tea - Muesli bar & protein shake
Dinner - Pan-fried fish with ratatouille & basil
Dessert - Light strawberry yoghurt

Exercise
Completed my routine at the gym today.

I'm absolutely emotionally numb today. My grandpa had a stroke early yesterday morning & is now in critical condition in hospital with a massive bleed on the brain. It's clear that he isn't going to survive for a very long time & he's slipped into unconsciousness. I'm terribly upset---- my double snacks are the result of my comfort eating & I must admit to a bigger-than-normal dinner portion. I still made myself go to the gym though, I knew it would help me clear my mind of all the anxiety.

Measurements!

These are my measurements for this month:
Chest: 90cm (3cm gain)
Waist: 66cm (2cm loss)
Hip: 94cm (2cm loss)
Left Thigh: 55cm (3cm loss)
Right Thigh: 55cm (2cm loss)
Left Arm: 25cm (1cm gain)
Right Arm: 24.5cm (0.5cm gain)

I've lost centimetres on all the areas I'd hoped to lose on so I'm quite happy. I suppose the gain in arms is due to my new muscles though I'm a little stumped by the gain in chest. I'm just going to be overly optimistic & suggest my breasts are getting bigger! (After all I'm only 19, they could still be growing right? Hahaha)

I've also lost another 400g this week.

Strong Women

Too many people think that women shouldn't lift weights as they will 'bulk up'. That's absolutely ridiculous given that we don't have the testosterone levels to 'bulk up' so lifting weights will only keep us taunt & toned (unless you go to the absolute extremes!). It should be acceptable for women to be just as strong as men!

17/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Berry bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Weightwatcher's pizza
Afternoon tea - Muesli bar
Dinner - Pan fried fish with Ratatouille & Basil (4/5, very nutritious & filling)
Dessert - Vaalia strawberry & raspberry yoghurt and 8 strawberries

Exercise
Completed my exercise regime but only managed 10min of the optional cardio.

Study
Watched an economics lecture.

Can you be perfect?

So today I was "studying" (trawling through facebook) & I came across the bras & things model competition pictures for this year. Looking through I saw some beautiful women who had clearly put a lot of work into their figures & I imagine would hit the gym on a regular basis. Sure, they were probably more towards a BMI of 20 rather than one of lets say 22-24 but they were still clearly in the healthy weight range and their ribs weren't showing through at all.

I then look at the comments next to the photos and what's the first thing I see? "They're too skinny... That one has fake boobs... I've seen better looking ironing boards..." etc. What is wrong with some people? These girls have clearly put in a lot of work to have these bodies--- the bodies that are 'society's ideal'--- & yet they're still being criticized by hateful people! It would be nice to see lingerie companies using 'average' women as models but that doesn't mean you can criticize these lovely ladies & their hard work.

Smash it till it breaks

I just found this wonderful picture on the forums----- it's so true isn't it? Yet so many of us think that if they slip up they can eat crap for the rest of the day then 'start fresh' tomorrow... Or even not start again at all. It's taken me quite a bit of willpower to stop this mindset from taking over. I've sort of instituted a new mindset that's something like---- okay you've eaten something bad but it's coming out of your calorie allowance, no slacking off for the rest of the day! It seems to be working quite well for me.

Take it out

In my case these are my insecurities. So my ultimate goal is to improve my self-talk & turn myself into a person I can be truly proud of.

16/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Special K with milk
Morning tea - Glass of diet coke
Lunch - Bacon & egg wrap
Afternoon tea - 3 squares of dark chocolate
Dinner - Beef with creamy mustard mushroom sauce & beans (5/5, awesome, creamy & made in under 30min!)
Dessert - Vanilla yoghurt with diced fruit

Exercise
None, it was my rest day.

Study
None.

15/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Special K with milk
Morning tea - Glass of diet coke
Lunch - Bacon & egg wrap and 4 strawberries
Afternoon tea - 75g natural low-fat yoghurt
Dinner - Scrambled eggs, 1 piece of bread & stir-fried onion & mushroom (the dinner at my partner's house had too many calories for me to stomach & there wasn't enough ingredients for a dinner recipe so I just had 3 breakfasts instead! ---Asparagus swapped for onion)
Dessert - Vanilla fruche & one chocolate liqueur

Exercise
Complete all 4 rounds of the SSS with my partner! Feeling pretty tired now but it was definitely worth it.

Study
None.

14/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Special K with milk
Morning tea - Glass of diet coke
Lunch - Katsu chicken (not not not a healthy choice) *treat meal*
Afternoon tea - N/A
Dinner - Beef Fajita with pan-roasted capsicum & red onion
Dessert - Weis mango bar & one chocolate liquor

Hmmmm.... So not the healthiest day today---- mainly because of my poor lunch choice. I decided that I should have katsu chicken as I'd been craving it for weeks, watching my partner eat it while I had sushi. It wasn't a healthy choice though & I felt quite ill & bloated for hours afterwards. It just goes to show how much my body is used to healthier foods now!

Exercise
Completed my regime at the gym with my partner! We also completed the optional cardio though I couldn't seem to get my heart rate above 144...

Study
Did my entire maths assignment this morning, studied for my finance exam in the afternoon & then took my finance exam in the evening---- overall an insanely productive day!

Current Picture

This is me after my 5.2kg loss. I'm really hoping that I can maintain this weight.

Char-grilled Beef with Avocado & Corn Salsa

This dish is absolute perfection--- just the right balance of flavours & really easy to make!

Vegetarian Shepard's Pie

 Heaps of prep involved in this one! Here's a picture of all my chopped veges.

The end result was definitely worth the wait though!

Apple & Ricotta Toast

Mmmm this is a great breakfast. I'd have it more often if I didn't hate grating the apples!

Lasagne

Very delicious, possibly too delicious! I really wanted to eat more than the portion size!

Wholemeal Penne with Roast tomatoes & Ricotta

Easy to make & certainly very nutritious but not my favourite dish so far.

13/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Apple & ricotta toast
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Vegetarian shepard's pie
Afternoon tea - Protein shake
Dinner - Char-grilled beef with Avocado & Corn salsa
Dessert - Vaalia Vanilla & Blueberry yoghurt and 2 pieces of dark chocolate

I was feeling pretty under the weather this afternoon so for the first time in two months I headed to the fridge for comfort. Thank goodness I had nothing unhealthy in the house so I had to settle for a chocolate-flavoured protein shake! My finanace exam is tomorrow so I won't have to worry much after that.

Exercise
Completed my routine at the gym! Wow I'm starting to feel a bit sore.

Study
Read a few finance articles & went through all my hand-written notes. I plan to complete two sets of tute questions while at my partner's house, he'll be picking me up soon.

12/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - N/A
Lunch - 6 mixed sushi & 2 sashimi
Afternoon tea - Berry smoothie
Dinner - Lemon & chilli marinated pork with roast pumpkin & beans (4.5/5, easy to make, pumpkin tastes great! Remember the pepper, it really makes a difference)
Dessert - Balsamic & basil strawberries with ricotta

Exercise
Completed my workout in the afternoon! Is it just me or are the core/stability days much harder than the strength days? Maybe I'm just not used to that sort of exercise.

Study
Watched my lecture from the day before & read through one of my finance articles.

Weigh-in Day

Hopped on the scales this morning & found I had a net loss/gain of 0! That's right, I've managed to maintain my weight of 64.8kg! I'm extremely pleased & it means that I've found the right balance for my eating habits.

11/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Apple & ricotta toast
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Lasagne
Afternoon tea - Banana
Dinner - Vegetarian shepard's pie (5/5- perfect taste but lots & lots of prep involved!)
Dessert - Tamar valley passion fruit yoghurt

Exercise
Regime for the day completed!

Study
Went through my lecture 5 notes, watched the HIH video & yesterday's lecture.

My Message

It's funny that I've only been following this program for just over a month & already I want to jump at the throat of anyone who suggests it's not worth the effort. I feel 100% better about myself & I'm quite happy to put the effort in for the fantastic results I've been getting. So many people just don't understand that miracles don't happen over night, you don't magically join up & find that you've lost all your weight! You actually have to put in lots of hard work, dedication & thought.

 I think quite a few people are unwilling to make such an effort--- 'what if I fail?' is probably the question reverberating deep inside them. Well guess what, you're certainly not succeeding just sitting on the couch & thinking about being fit! By giving up before you're even started you've already failed. Your effort doesn't have to be a perfect one, you'll make one, two, three, maybe a million mistakes but if you pick yourself up & keep going you haven't failed yourself at all. So what if you can't do the exercises perfectly the first time you try? That doesn't mean you give up & go back to sit on the couch. It means that you try again & again each day till you can do it. That's how everything else in life works, why wouldn't it apply to exercise/health? I'm sure that if you picked up an instrument you wouldn't expect to play it right away, likewise you can't pick up a foreign language in a day.

So just stop & think if you're under the impression it isn't worth the effort. Nothing comes from nothing & nothing ever will. It's your decision as to whether you'll succeed or not in this program.

Benefits

Pumped

I just feel like I have to post about my workout this morning. It was absolutely amazing--- I felt pumped, I felt powerful & above all I felt absolutely gorgeous (doesn't happen too often). I did my lateral raises & watched myself in the mirror---- I could lift a weight I couldn't 2 weeks ago---- I could see a level of tone that I've never seen before in my life. Now that is a good feeling. I hopped on the leg extension machine; Before even starting I could see the new toned muscles that I'm developing & I found that I could go up an extra 5 kilos from last week. I'm sore & tired now but I feel extremely fulfilled. I wonder why I've never done this before? It's a bit of work sure but it's making me feel much better than all the lazy 'fun' stuff I was doing before.

10/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Apple & ricotta toast
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Weightwatcher's pizza
Afternoon tea - Banana & muesli bar
Dinner - Lasagne (5/5, too delicious, I had to stop myself from eating too much!)
Dessert - No fat vanilla yoghurt

Exercise
Completed my workout for the day as well as the optional cardio!

Study
I've gone through lectures 1-4, now I need to cover lecture 5 then look at tutorial questions. After that I need to look at specific topics.

9/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Special K with milk
Morning tea - Glass of diet coke & a muesli bar
Lunch - Bacon & egg roll (not a lunch recipe I know, but I was at my partner's house & there was no low-fat ricotta) & glass of diet coke
Afternoon tea - 3 squares dark chocolate, 1/4 dark tim-tam, a small banana & a glass of diet coke
Dinner - Wholemeal penne with roast tomatoes & ricotta (3.5/5, mum liked it but I much prefer the basil & walnut pesto)
Dessert - Vaalia vanilla & blueberry yoghurt

I had a bit of trouble exercising my 'will-power' muscle today with an unexpected red flag---- going to one of the first football finals between the Eagles & North Melbourne. Naturally my dad brought along an assortment of chocolate related snacks & rather than sticking to my usual 1-2 piece quota I went for the 4. That wasn't my real failure for the day though, I allowed myself to drink diet coke at what could only be described as pre-12wbt levels; pretty much inhaling the stuff till dinner-time. I can really feel the effect its had & I have to stop myself from doing it in the future.

Exercise
None! It's my rest day!!!

Study
Also none, I need to do a lot tomorrow & Tuesday.

Image

Today I discovered a (naked) painting of a woman whose body looks exactly like mine--- same shape, approximately the same amount of tone (I have a bit more than her now that I've been working out), even the same hair. It was rather confronting at first but I found the picture extremely comforting; I hadn't actually ever  seen anyone with a body like mine before yet here is this woman in the painting--- clearly considered beautiful enough to be painted by a man back in 1911. It made me feel really happy.

8/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Berry bruschetta
Morning tea - Diced fruit & protein shake
Lunch - Beef & broccolini stir-fry
Afternoon tea - 2 pieces dark chocolate & glass of diet coke
Dinner - 3 pieces thin crust vegetarian pizza with salad (lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, celery)
Dessert - Weis mango bar

Exercise
Completed my SSS session with my partner! Since he's not used to it we only completed one round but still, we did well.

Study
Errrr.... none.

7/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Berry bruschetta
Morning tea - N/A
Lunch - Mixed sushi
Afternoon tea - Berry smoothie
Dinner - Beef & broccolini stir fry (5/5- restaurant quality, use approx 2cm*2cm ginger)
Dessert - Orchard peaches & mangoes yoghurt and 4 strawberries

Exercise
Completed my workout at the gym today!

Study
Finished & submitted my maths assignment for the week. Also met group members to discuss management assignment further.

Beef & Broccolini Stir Fry

Baked Crumbed Fish with Smoked Paprika Wedges

Meat Pie with Mushy Peas

6/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Diced peach
Lunch - Meatballs (leftover) with steamed veges
Afternoon tea - 3 strawberries
Dinner - Baked crumbed fish with smoked paprika wedges (5/5, exceptional & easy to make)
Dessert - Citrus cheesecake yoghurt

Exercise
Completed my workout for the day as well as the optional cardio (making up for Wednesday)!

Study
Completed half my ECON2272 assignment for the week.

5/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Chicken & cheese turkish bread *treat meal*
Afternoon tea - No fat apricot danish yoghurt
Dinner - Fish burger
Dessert - Balsamic & basil strawberries with ricotta and one square of dark chocolate

Exercise
Got up at 5.30am this morning to do my core & flexibility workout. I didn't get to the cardio so I'll have to add that in another day.

Weigh-in day

Another loss this week! Another kilo down which now makes me 64.8kg with a BMI of either 20.92 (wii fit) or 20.5 (12wbt). I really don't want to lose more weight so I might have to start eating extra snacks or bigger meal portions.

4/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake & two squares of dark chocolate
Lunch - Meat pie with mushy peas
Afternoon tea - Protein shake (I was starving after my workout but dinner was going to take a while to cook)
Dinner - Meatballs in tomato sauce (4/5- taste great but the meatballs fall apart in the frying pan & the serving size is a bit small)
Dessert - Light strawberry yoghurt

Exercise
Completed my workout for the day & did 100 jumps over the fence!

Study
Printed out some tutorial questions... Thought about doing them... But then didn't do them :/

3/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Berry bruschetta
Morning tea - Protein shake
Lunch - Weightwatcher's pizza
Afternoon tea - N/A
Dinner - Meat pie with mushy peas
Dessert - No fat vanilla yoghurt and camomile, honey & vanilla tea

Exercise
Completed my routine at the gym for the day!

Study
Finally found out about our topic for our management assignment!

Berry Bruschetta

Such a yummy & filling breakfast.

My Inspiration Board

This is my submission to week 2's weekly surprises for 12wbt. I really enjoyed making this board---- I spent yesterday evening drawing a draft in my sketchpad then got up early to make it today. It represents four of my most important goals in life---- starting a life with my partner, eating healthy & improving my cooking skills, getting fit and travelling all around the world (you can see I particularly want to travel around Europe).

2/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Bacon & egg wrap (4/5 - tastes amazing but isn't very filling)
Morning tea - Glass of diet coke
Lunch - Thai food with coleslaw & cherry tomatoes (arg, father's day lunch! I essentially picked the meat & veges out of the dishes, avoided the noodles/rice & had a small portion)
Afternoon - Sliver of vanilla sponge (again, father's day--- I had about 1/5 the size piece that everyone else had though so I probably didn't get too many extra calories)
Dinner - Caramelized pork with kumara mash (thank god, back home & back to the healthy stuff)
Dessert - Light strawberry yoghurt

Exercise
None because Sunday is my rest day! Mind you I don't feel like I've done 6 workout sessions in the last 6 days, I probably could have done more if I'd wanted to.

Study
Started, completed & submitted computer assignment 2 for ECON2272. Also did some background research for my management assignment.

1/9/12 Progress Report

Food Intake
Breakfast - Banana bruschetta
Morning tea - Berry smoothie
Lunch - Weightwatcher's pizza with 2 pieces of california sushi
Afternoon tea - N/A
Dinner - 2 pieces of vegetarian pizza (thin crust) with salad (rocket/baby spinach, beetroot, cherry tomatoes plus a bit of rice/bean salad) & small glass of diet coke
Dessert - Vanilla fruche
Overall I came in above 1,200 calories but not 1,500 because I stuck to only 2 slices of pizza.

Exercise 
Completed my SSS!! I managed to go through it 1.4 times in 1 hour, I intend to better this next week. Unfortunately it was really hot outside today so it made it tougher--- next time I'll try to do it in the morning or late afternoon.

Study
I was terrible today--- no study done whatsoever.

Other thoughts
I just went out  bought my very first small (size 8-10) belt! My old belt was way too big for me so I had to downsize. I'm very happy.

Boo-yah!

Just completed my SSS session--- meaning that I have completed all 6 workout sessions for the week! I'm absolutely exhausted & really looking forward to my rest day.