Look at me now one year later!

This picture was taken in July
last year. I have lost 30 kgs.

This week, see the difference

9 July – Week 8 – Swopped for Friday session

Friday morning 5 am Westville. Because of my race walking coaching with Ollie Mundell tomorrow morning and not sure what time I’ll be done, I decided to do session this morning so that I am not pressed for time like last week. Arm muscles feeling a little stiff from Tuesdays workout still but survived. According to the scale I have had a gain of 2.3 kilograms. This I do not believe, impossible but according to the others their weights were fine and on track. So my strategy today was just to have my shakes, thermogetics tea and go for my normal 10 km run and then hit the sauna for 20 minutes. This afternoon on the promenade I racewalked the 4 kms to Ushaka in 29 min 42 secs and ran back in 28 min 46 secs. PB both ways. Weighed myself at the gym and lost my 2.3 kgs. Looking forward to coaching with Ollie tomorrow morning. Yippiee!

6 July – Week 8 – Sneaking extra session in

Had a very early start to the day arriving at the Gilletts Get Fit Studio at 5 am. Only two Get Fitters joined in, worked hard and really worked up a good sweat. Later when I was at work it didn’t even feel as though I had a heavy workout earlier on. Then received some good news. My times were e-mailed to me for the league session I had with the race walkers with the KZN Masters Association. I did 5 kms in 37.59 mins which was 16 secs within the qualifying time for the 55 to 60 age group for KZN Colours. In January I’ll be 55. I need to shave off 2.06 mins for the age category I’m currently in now. Shouldn’t be a problem with the correct training. I have been invited to attend a coaching session with Ollie Mundell in Winston Park on Saturday morning at 6 am. So I’ll be changing my Get Fit session to Friday this week.

3 July – Week 7

Had a early start to the day. Meet Sharon and Jeanine at 5.30 am and went for track training at Chatsworth Athletics stadium with the KZN Masters Athletic Association. Received lots of compliments about my style and technique. I have really impressed Ollie and he gave me quite a few tips on weight loss and training, he even half walked me back to my car. Looks as though he was really blown away with my performance. This was my first time training on a track. I like.....!

Arrived in Westville in the nick of time just as the challenge session was starting, thank goodness for a Garmin, I would never have found my way back to Westville without it. The session proved a little difficult this morning probably because I hadn’t recovered properly from my 5 km race walk earlier on, but managed to keep up most of the time. So on Tuesday it is doubling up on training. I’ll be starting the 5 am class. I am getting there. I can do this....!

2 July – Week 6 – Measurements

Long awaited measurement day has arrived. Was very keen to find out how many centimetres I have lost to date. Hoping to have lost at least 20 cms. My total centermetre loss was 44.5cms. Wow! Total weightloss 8.4 kg in 6 weeks. An improvement from the previous challenge, a little disappoint with my body fat percentage lost but I am happy with the weight loss so far because my skin is starting to wrinkle a lot now so am not keen to loose too much too quickly anymore. I think I am still on track. Have been invited by Leroy to train an extra session per week with the Get Fit class.
So how has the challenge changed my life so far? I managed to touch my toes yesterday during the stretches at the end of the spinning class. Haven’t been able to do that in years. If I drop something on the floor I can bend down and pick it up with ease now. Not only does my bath towel wrap around me comfortably, there is plenty of room to spare. I had my first bath in years and did not get stuck, there is at least 10 centimetres space. I have improved racewalking speed and have been invited to train with the KwaZulu-Natal Athletic club on Saturday morning.

26 June 2010 – Week 6 – Boot Camp

Today we had the Challenge session on the beach at Ushaka. Weather was fantastic and enjoyed the beautiful sunrise this morning. Nice crowd turned up. Found it easier to run on the beach sand this time, must be because I am much fitter and my legs have been strengthened with spinning and running, but I still worked up a good sweat. We had a bit of a challenge or competition so to speak, almost like musical chairs but instead of sitting down you had to get up from a lying down position and run to grab a pointer. Good action! After session I went for a race walk along the prominade. Well with exercise done for the day I am looking forward to just chilling and relaxing and resting until Monday.

19 June – Week 5

Was up bright and early this morning, was cooking up a storm in the kitchen from 5 am for my dinner party this evening. Only 4 challengers at the Get Fit session this morning. When there are so few people the pressure is on to work harder because the trainers have more time to provide individual attention. Yay, had a decent weight loss this week. Down another 2.1 kgs. Total loss 6.8 kgs. The extra mileage has worked. I need to concentrate on how to get off the floor quicker and easier. Felt like an old granny trying to get off the floor. I am fit but still fat. I am receiving so many compliments, I feel like a million dollars and when I look down at my tummy, arms and legs I feel so thin but when I look in the mirror it tells me whole new story. Need to shed at least another 20 to 25 kgs before I will appear normal weight to people.