28 May – Week 2

Arrived at St Elizabeth Church for the 2nd session of "The Original" Get Fit Challenge session a little early, so did a short run as a warm up before weigh-in. Good results again this week. Lost 5 kgs in 2 weeks. Good going Liz! The routines were fast and furious this week. I was huffing and puffing most of the time, but managed to get through it. Received our T-shirts today, very very nice but slightly small for me, another item I can slim into. By the time this challenge is over it should fit me a dress. I can do this! Yeah!

22 May – Week 1

First Get Fit session at St Elizabeth Church in Westville. Arrived bright and early, nobody had arrived yet. Thought maybe I had the times wrong, but then somebody eventually arrived. Was pleased to see that I knew somebody. Leneille from Run Walk for Life. Feels a little strange not doing the Get Fit Challenge in a gym environment, but I’m sure we’ll get used to it pretty quickly. A small group attended this morning and I found the session pretty easy to do. I need to concentrate on push-ups and bench-presses a little more, so that will be my homework for this week, to strengthen my weak areas and of course abs, abs abs. Pleased with my weight loss this week, must be the run I had last night. Running seems to help a lot with trying to lose weight.

15 May – Assessment and photos

Oops! Have gained a little weight since the last challenge, but what the hell, I took a little break. But now its back to business. Once again I dared to bear all again wearing my grey crop top and baggie shorts this time round. Still not feeling shy at all, well, maybe just a little. I'm in a competition and the rewards are great! I did not seem to mind who was in the room at the time the photos were taken. Shows you how much confidence I have gained since the start of the first challenge. I was surprised to see that my before and after photos of the previous challenge were displayed on the wall with the other top 5% competitors. The difference between the before and afters are amazing, just wait until you see my after photo in December, hopefully by then I'll be my ideal weight. In this second round of the challenge I am hoping to come out of it much less of me again. I did it before and can do it again! So wish me luck!!

10 May – Orientation

Felt a little excited today. Attended the orientation for the 2nd Get Fit Challenge 2010. Missed the orientation the last time but learned a little more about the background of the challenge, the personal trainers and what was going to take place during the weeks ahead. Felt a little chuffed when Denver mentioned my name and pointed me out as the winner of the Biggest Loser category in the previous challenge. It's amazing when people chat to you, they become even more motivated and realise that to change your body image is possible. Felt a little relieved that my before photos were not displayed on the TV screen. Here's to the next 12 weeks! Cheers!! Wish me luck!!