If I'd Known Then What I Know Now

Slight boast post coming up - I would apologise but I'm actually kind of proud so I'll boast away!

 

Nearly 7 years ago I got married! I chose the dress but quickly realised it didn't look that great on me. I'd spent hours upsetting myself trying on numerous different dresses in numerous different shops I settled on one that looked OK. Whilst I'll never be totally happy with the dress I chose or the way I looked in it, I am happy with the man I married and that's what matters most. 

Even on my wedding day I knew that one day that dress would be far too big for me, and I would look back and laugh.....Well it's been a long 7 years (nearly) but that day has finally come!

Yesterday evening I found my wedding dress and tried it on..........It's finally too big!!!!!! 

 

(excuse the picture quality the boy was less than impressed with taking the photo)

- Yes the belly is still there but it's going!!!!!

I can't tell you how proud of myself I am. I still have a really, really long way to go and I'm not 100% certain that I'll ever be totally happy with the way I look - I mean is anyone? But I know now that I am well on my way!!!!

RESULTS & CATCH UP

I know, I know it's been a while again!
Life suddenly got really really busy for me. My new business seems to be going from strength to strength (more on that another day) and with trying to fit work, the gym and general family life in my blog seems to have been put on the back burner.
I have found I've been missing it lots though so I will be back soon!
Anyway here are some progress pics in the meantime!

In all honesty I think I look fatter now than I did back in May but on the plus side my bum seems to have lifted lots - must be all the squats!

results - monday

Well this weeks results aren't much better than last weeks. I've stayed the exact same weight! In all honesty I've been expecting this to happen for a while. I've spent the last 7 months losing weight at a constant steady rate it had to plateau at some-point.

Kicking It Up

I've decided that now is the time to kick it up again and stop with the lame ass excuses. I'm heading to the supermarket later and I'm going to properly food prep. This isn't something I've done before and I'm pretty sure it's an art form in its own right sooooo I'll let you know how I get on.

**UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE**
I've just been reading another blog about clean eating! I've seriously slipped on the eating chocolate front - So I'm setting myself a mini challenge! For the next 30 days I plan on being 100% chocolate free!!!!! WISH ME LUCK

Results Monday

Humph..........Last week wasn't the greatest week for results in terms of weight loss. In fact I seem to have put on 0.1kg - I'm not sure what that equates to in lbs I'll have to find out.
To say I was annoyed and fed up is an understatement! However I've got to move on and simply make this week better, that is a lot easier said than done.

On another note, yesterday I finally ran/walked the race for life!!!

It was hot and muggy and I didn't take any water round with me, but I actually loved every second of it! I ran more than I walked which was my aim for the day although getting going when there were so many people was quite difficult. 

Needless to say I will be running another one, In fact I'd quite like to do a 10k next April - BRING IT ON!!!!

My gorgeous Little Miss ran 90% of the way with my mum too!!!

Was nice to have a little treat afterwards too !

RESULTS.....

This is the second new weekly feature I am going to be doing on this blog. Like I said the other day I need somewhere where I have to be accountable, so by telling you all my weekly weigh in results I'm hoping that will be enough to keep me on track.
I've only got just less than 5 months to go until the big 3-0 and less than five months until I've been doing this for a year! I need a big final push so starting again NOW!

This weeks weigh in.......
After having had a whole week off and eating really really disgustingly crap food I was 100% sure that I would have put on weight, but luckily for me I somehow managed to still lose 2lb!!!!!

Starting Weight: 259lb
Weight Now: 205lb

6lb to go and then I am finally under the 200lb mark..........I'm going in hard this week starting with my first ever circuits class today so hoping by Friday I might be even closer to being out of the 200's????

Results......Again!

It's that time again! I really need to make myself accountable and showing progress pictures is the only way to do it!
Here is me 2 weeks ago on 8th April 2014 - the first progress photo I had taken:

Here are my progress photos now 2 weeks on.......I think you can see a difference particularly on the side view - I still feel huge and have a long long long way to go but looking at photos of the changes is nice!

Here are some comparrison pics for good measure!

BEFORE AND NOW!

STARTING WEIGHT - 259lb ( was bigger when the before photo was taken but no idea what I weighed)

CURRENT WEIGHT - 213lb

Round Up

Arghhhh Can't believe I missed a day! I blame it on the Easter school holidays and the kids being off! Anyway I'm back so I thought i would give you a round up of my weekend. Not that it was that exciting, but I feel I should be accountable anyway.

This pretty much sums everything up!

Friday was my weekly PT session. I lost another 2lb this week but all my measurements stayed the same. Guess this is OK I'm still getting smaller.

PT was a bit of a killer. Sarah had devised a new form of torture/programme for me, and this one was hard! 

It consisted of: 

Leg Press - 15 reps 

Weighted Walking Lunges -20 reps

x3

Then came the worst part!

VIPR 

Having never done this before its fairly safe to say I was terrified! I lack coordination at the best of times and in total honesty I'm not very quick at thinking and moving so this was hard, both mentally and physically.

Thread the Needle - 20 reps

x3

Make a Box - 15 reps

x3

(I'm not sure if the names are right but that's what my PT called them)

Then came the HIIT portion.

Spin Bike: 30sec sprint 30sec recovery X5

Rowing Machine: 250m 20sec recovery X5

Treadmill: 30sec sprint 1min recovery X5

Just reading it makes me tired!

Anyway on the Saturday my back was killing me, presumably from the new Vipr exercises. I went to spin anyway, but seriously struggled. Not really sure if it was the best thing to do but never mind.

Sunday - I decided it was time I started training properly for this 5K run I'm doing in June. So i put on my trainers and dragged the boy out with me. I managed 3.2K in 30mins - this was a combination of walking and running, but I am really hoping to drop the walking sometime soon!

So Far......

Ok I've been putting off this post for a long long time, but i think i really need to just get it out of the way and deal with it!

So here goes......This was me before i began my weightloss journey........

This is me now after 6 months of mainly cardio training and a few recent weight sessions.......(please excuse all the crap in the background)

STARTING WEIGHT - 259lb

CURRENT WEIGHT - 220lb

HIIT for Fat Burn

My workouts have changed a lot recently. What started out as hours and hours on the treadmill has now become mega streamlined, but is having HUGE effects!

I now workout on the treadmill for roughly 20 mins three times a week. This combined with weight training is giving me some amazing results.....so until it stops working i plan on continuing in the same way.

Basically my workouts now consist of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). In essence i totally kill myself and burn as many calories as i can, then it's done!

HIIT training on the treadmill is ideal for me as i can change the intensity and speed depending on how my legs are feeling. Generally i sprint on the treadmill for 30 seconds and then do active recovery - either walking or a light jog depending how I'm feeling for 1 minute. 

With HIIT training its important to keep changing things up and surprising your body so I often vary the speed rather than the length of the sprint or i do the same workout but on the spin bikes!

Seriously give it a try and see if it works for you.......It took a while but I'm really starting to love it now!

Results, Results, Results

Today i've got my 8th Personal Training session - honestly i can't wait.....i really do love it especially my new found love for lifting weights.......i mean that s*** really does work!

Anways, i thought i would share with you my results from the start of my personal training sessions to now.....it might also keep me on the straight and narrow. 

Starting Weight (at the start of PT - Beginning of February) 103.7kg

Weight Now (after 7 PT sessions) March 21st) 99kg

4kg LOST - YEY!!!!!!

Waist - Beginning of Feb - 102cm

            March 21st - 95cm

7cm LOST

Hips - Beginning of Feb - 130.5cm

          March 21st - 124cm

6.5cm LOST

Chest - Beginning of Feb - 111cm

            March 21st - 104.5cm

6.5cm LOST - Not entirely sure i'm happy about this!

Legs - Beginning of Feb - Forgot to take this Measurement

          March 21st - 59cm

Arm - Beginning of Feb - 37cm

          March 21st - 33cm

4cm LOST

Anyway so there we have it! I promise not all my posts will be this boring but i needed to get it written down and then i can really see just how far i've come..........I've still got a long, long way to go but i'm actually pretty proud!

Spinning, Pumping, Personal Training!

Watch from ASOS

Wow i can't believe how long its been since i posted!

Truth be told I'd decided not to bother with this blog but recently I've been spending a lot of time on instagram and reading other peoples fitness blog and found them truly inspiring. Which made me think, while i may not think what i have to say is particularly important someone might, and just might be inspired by my story to give themselves a totally new lifestyle!

So whats been going on since i last posted.........well I've dropped a s*** tonne of weight.......I now weigh 216 which is considerably less than my starting weight!
Over the Christmas period something changed in my brain and i really decided i want this, so since then I've totally overhauled my diet, added in some weight training (weight machines and body pump class) and taken on a personal trainer!

I've also entered myself into my first 5k race - well its more of a fun run but hey ho!

Over the next few weeks I'm going to be posting about my daily gym, fitness and general day to day activities. My new clean eating lifestyle (i hate the word diet....it immediately makes me hungry), possibly some recipes. I also plan on sharing other fitness blogs that i love reading!

So for now take care xx

My head is finally back in the game!

I actually want to lose weight and get fit......admitedly i go through fits and starts with this.....99% of the time i want it but the other 1% of me screams it's too hard, you cant do it, it's time to stop......pretty sure i need to stop listening to that teeny tiny part of my brain!

Anyway so lets round this past weekend up!

All in all it wasn't a bad weekend exercise wise.....food wise that's perhaps another story!

Saturday = double, back to back spin classes!

Yes i know I'm crazy....its not often a 252lb woman loves spinning but guess what I DO! I love riding my bike and i love being able to go to a cycling class with other people and not feel like I'm totally useless! Yes i go at my own pace and maybe i don't stand up all the time when i should be doing but to be totally honest I'm not that bothered! I'm getting a damn good workout and to top it all off i get to spend time with the husband as he's taken a liking to it too!

After spin everything went to pot and i started eating crap.......i mean why not that's what Saturdays are for right??? Might need to get out of that way of thinking!

On the plus side i only managed 1 glass of wine...for me that's pretty damn good, i couldn't actually stand the taste of it !

Sunday was a bit of a right off i just laid on the sofa all day letting my legs recover from spin.....well that was the excuse i gave!

That brings us to TODAY - MONDAY! I finally found the courage to weigh myself and I've lost...........wait for it..........12lb!!!!!!! That's 12lb in the last month or so....that's more than I've lost in nearly a year! I promise I'll post some photos soon!

So i might have to find some other really exciting things to talk about on this blog as its going to get really really boring if all i talk about is my weight loss or lack thereof!

Hello!

Hello and Welcome to my NEW blog!
I've recently started at the gym, learning to run and finally losing weight. I wanted a place where i could document my achievements and failures (i'm sure there will be loads of those) and somewhere where i can look back see just how far i've come!

I started at the gym truthfully in August but due to lack of motivation, kids being at home, husband being at home, being downright lazy i've only actually been going to the gym for just over a month!

During that month i've become totally addicted to spin classes (and the toast they make), i probably go to far too many of them, but for now at least im moving!

Here's the nitty gritty!

Im starting this blog weighing 254lb!!!!!! Heres hoping i never see this size again!