Week 3 - Cold!

Motivation lacking this week due to the cold.
Actually the motivation is there, the want to go outside in 4 degrees isn't.
Still managed to drag myself out of bed at 6am to get punished by Brian, Harry and Jacqui at the sweat intensive classes.
It's a great class, nice folk sweating together and motivating each other.
Couple of the girls are getting married soon, and are giving it their all. I did a similar thing last year before I got married, makes you feel better when you know you have put some effort in.
Programme from Brian, Box fit with Harry and nutrition advice from Di helped me drop a few kg's before Christmas, was well worth it.
My joke about it being a sweet intensive class seems to have fallen on deaf ears, was funny at the time.
Have found that spending some time stretching and time on the dreadmill on off days between classes makes the thought of getting up the following morning bearable.
Found myself at another lunch meeting in a restaurant, Geez it's hard settling for chicken salad when the pizza, pasta, beer, steak look so great on a cold day.
Di has been preaching the benefits of making my own bircher muesli, so this week wife and I have been giving that a crack.
Wife loves it, I think it's a bit like cold porridge. I'm warming to it. Ask Di for the recipe, easy to make.
This weeks distraction has been the severe lack of anything that has been near or resembles chocolate.
This weeks triumph has been limiting my intake of bread ( love bread!)
Back to the scales tomorrow morning to see how the week has been. Fingers crossed.
I'll let you know how I get on.

Had an early morning class at the gym this morning – WOW it was cold getting out of bed at 5.30am for that! I’m currently taking part in the Sweat Intensive programme at M1NT which has Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning classes 6.30am – 7.15am. This morning’s class was taken by Jacqui – she worked us really hard too! I always know I’m working hard when the sweat starts dripping off my nose... hmmm attractive!

When I first started M1NT I began by going there after work (I’m lucky enough to have a office job Monday – Friday business hours) during the week. For the first few months I would head in two or three times a week, it took me quite a while to really adjust to exercising and building the self discipline to go! I have since changed to heading in early mornings before work and have to say it suits me much better and I find it soo much easier to get there.

Eating has been pretty good for the last few days also. I have taken to ‘snacking’ on plain air popped popcorn during the day at work – I was previously having ‘disagreements’ with our Snack Box and popcorn was a brilliant suggestion from Di

Its been an hectic day in the office today and I am only now sitting down to have lunch. I have my usual salad and small can of shredded chicken here on my desk for lunch – not sure if it’s going to really cut it today though – it’s just sooo cold! Maybe I need a new work lunch option for winter! Soup?

By the way I’m starting my weekly BIA assessments and measuring with Di next week so keep tuned for my ‘stats’.

p.s. afterwork drinks today - I might just have to partake this week (Don't tell Di :-) )

Welcome to my journey

Although journey sounds like a ride in the car with Dad to see Nana, this is more like an epic adventure.
Dieting has always been something chicks have done, hasn't it ? Weight loss sounds like hard work, so we won't call it that either.
Getting in shape sounds slightly better, when in fact I'm already a shape, round.
Since my early 20's I've started to put on weight.
I didn't think it was a big deal, I'll lose it at some stage, might even lay off the piss for a couple of weeks.
This trend has seen me gain and gain over the last 13 years.
A couple of years ago I lost 20 kgs in 25 weeks, a few months later it took me 20 weeks to put on 22kgs.
For the first time I'm actually doing something about it.
Apparently if you burn more than you put in your mouth, you'll lose weight.
The team at M1NT have shown me that with planning, advice and goals I can get there.
This my adventure, an epic one at this stage, one that I'll share with you.