12 Week Challenge results.

Okay so not liking the before and after photos but I had to do them so here they are. 

4.8kgs lost, 25cms lost and went from 20% body fat down to 15% which was my goal. I didn't quite get down to my goal weight of 65kgs but I was happy with 65.1kgs LOL. I hate my stomach in these photos but I guess I should be proud seeing I have had three kids and three c-sections - my tummy ain't too bad. Still a work in progress and guessing it always will be. I can live with that. I am enjoying my fitness right now. 

Below are some photos from the 12 Week Challenge Gala dinner. Was an awesome night and was even told by one of the female trainers at my gym that I had a smoking bod. Fabulous compliment and was chuffed to hear it. 

 Terri and I before we went in to the dinner.

Terri was nice enough to give me a lift to the dinner. She is also one of the Spartan's

in my training group. 

 Photo that hubby took of me at home. Love this dress.

12 week dinner dress

Um yes I have a grumpy face LOL. I didn't want people to see my dress - or at least many people so thought I would just take it to see what I look like. 

6wks down for the challenge (well half way thru the week) and 6 wks to go. Weigh in is the end of this week but as of this morning I was 66.4kgs. So that means I have lost 3.5kgs in 5.5wks. Happy with that. My goal weight for this challenge is 62kgs. What do you think...?? Reckon I could get there....??? Hope so.

At least I have the curves in all the right places. 

12 week challenge has begun

What do you think of my new dress....???

I love it. It fits well but I still have a gut with it so support pants will still be needed LOL.

The new 12 Week Challenge that I signed up for has started and I am excited. I am competitive and I want to see if I can rank at least top 5 in the state at the 12 week finals dinner. Will see. There are lots of people who are entered in to the new challenge and I don't have a clue what my chances are but you know gotta just work my butt off and do my best - right.....!!!!

Start weight on the 9th August - 69.9kgs. I was shocked when I looked at the scales and saw those numbers. Was hoping to be lighter than that but hey we can't all get what we want. I guess it just means I have a little bit more to lose. Body fat according to the 4 (yep not enough) measurements that we did is 27.5%. I really should get my PT to do a proper body fat percentage just to see if there is a difference to the last time we took it. 

My diet has changed again. I now have 7 'meals' a day. Four of those are low carb protein shakes. I think it is gonna take a while to get used to it. Here is a run down of it:

11.30am - Low carb shake, one serve super greens formula with 150g sweet potato

1pm - Low carb shake with 150g sweet potato

2.30pm - 150g chicken/salmon with salad, 150g sweet potato, 50g avocado (supplements)

4.30pm - Low carb shake with super greens 

5.30pm - 150g chicken/salmon with 50g avo and salad (supplements)

7.30pm - Low carb shake with super greens, 50g avocado

9.30pm - 150g chicken/salmon with broccoli and vegies of choice ( I have cauli and carrots).

I am allowed one cheat meal a week. On my rest days I reduce my sweet potato from 150g to 100g but add in 50g of avocado. 

It is hard to consume so much sweet potato but I don't mind it - just a lot. I have been make smoothies with the shakes that have the avocado - I just can't eat it so I drink it instead. 

This will be changed in 4 weeks depending on how I am going. Will not be weighing myself at all during this period. Just don't want to be disappointed. 

Have a good weekend. 

New trainer, new things happening

Seeing only one person actually reads this I don't know whether it is worth it but hey - who cares.

I started with a new trainer 5wks ago and started on a new 'Cutting Plan'. It involves 'Intermittent Fasting' - which is essentially 14hr fast from your last meal of the day. So my last 'meal' is at 10.30 at night and I now have my first 'meal' at 12.30pm - so 14hrs. If I am not going to the gym or working out in any way I have to go until 2pm until my first meal.

It was incredibly hard the first week. I almost gave in after 3 days. Headaches, feeling lousy, no energy but by day 4 I was good. Had the energy I was lacking. I am allowed to have a cheat meal once a week - dirty as I like, so my body gets all the missing macros (I think that is what it is) from the week.

My meal plan is broken up like this:

10.30am (provided I train at 11am) - 2 Green Tea extract tabs, 1 Carnitine tab, black coffee with 1 TBS of coconut oil (yum).

12.30 - Hydrowhey shake with Waxy maize

2pm - Low carb shake with 100g sweet potato

3pm - 150g meat with raw salad/vegies, 15g coconut oil,  2x CLA's, multivitamin, fish oil and digestive enzymes.

6pm - Same as 3pm but no multivitamin. 15ml Flaxseed oil and only 5g coconut oil.

9pm - exactly the same as 3pm.

10.30 - Casein shake.

That is it. Easy right. Nope. It is extremely hard but I am already seeing results and have lost some weight - yay. Will weigh myself on Monday to see what I am and then I will (hopefully) get my PT to do my measurements. Yay. Cross your fingers for me.

Picture of me just before my 12wk challenge dinner.

I love this dress - and I got suitably drunk.

Thanks for taking the time. 

Trace

Multiple days

7th May 13

7.45am - 1 cup skim milk (90c/9g pro), 1 cup frozen strawberries (39/1.1g). 1 scoop choc protein powder (95/21.3g), 25g untoasted muesli (107/4.4g)
Total = 331 cals, 35.8g protein

11.30am - 1 large blueberry muffin 350cals - just an estimate, coffee 100cals
total = 450cals

2pm - red apple 70cals

6.30pm - steamed salmon with vegies - 247cals

7pm - orange 89 cals

Daily total = 1187cals

8th May 13 
9,30am - 1 cup smilk (90/9g), 1 cup frozen blueberries (51/1.1g), 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (76/14.4g)
Total = 217cals, 23.4g protein.

11.45am
sumo salad - 228cals

2pm - orange 89
           red apple 70

5.15pm - redskin candy - 47

6.35pm - 125 cooked chicken 190cals, vegies 35cals
Total - 225

Potato chips - 250cals

Ovalteenies candy - 50

daily total = 1176

9th May 13
7.45am - Choc protein shake - 95cals 25g protein

11am - Protein shake - 181 cals
         
12.30pm - homemade latte with SM - 100
Mini egg white quiches with bacon, mushroom, zucchini, tomato, spinach
Total 374cals

2.45pm - red apple 70cals

4pm - 16g raw cashews  93cals

6.35pm
Beef mince hamburgers - 283 cals
1 egg - 78
tomato - 15
lettuce - 4

Total = 380cals

7.45pm
Kiwi fruit - 39cals
orange - 89cals

Daily total 1321

Did not do 10th, 11th or 12th. Sorry so slack I know.

Day 2

7.15am - 1 cup skim milk (90c/9g pro), 20g protein powder (75c/14g protein), 1/2 large banana (61/1.1g p), 50 g cottage cheese (42.2/ 5g p), PB2 powder (45/5g p).

Total = 313.2 cals, 34.1g protein

12.30am - 60g chicken breast (91), 40g tomato (15), 35g avocado (82), lettuce (4), baby spinach leaves (1), Wholemeal wrap (141)

Total = 334cals

4pm - 60g chicken (91), apple (70) = 161 cals

6.30 - 155g steak (274), 3 slices bread (210), salad (100) = 584

Daily total = 1392.2

Shouldn't have had the bread at dinner but couldn't help myself with dinner and steak.

Back to it.

I am back to blogging my food. I have been slack and as a result I have also hit a plateau. Hoping that because I am watching my calories again I will start losing again.

7.35am - Wholemeal bread (71), 2 egg whites (31), 1 tsp olive spread (25), = 127

10am - 5 macadamia nuts- 125cals

11.50am - 1 large fresh fig = 40cals

12.15pm - 4 Vitawheat (89), 4 tsps avocado (82), 4 tsps cottage cheese (34), 2 slices tomato (10), Tuna with tomato and onion (107) Total = 321

3.17pm - red apple 70
               small fig 20

Dinner - 125g chicken breast with paprika mix (178), 1 cup cauliflower (80), mixed vegies (35), oyster sauce & chicken stock (broth) -80cals = 373

Kiwi fruit 39cals
orange 89cals

Daily total = 1204