tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964917669897803912024-11-06T12:58:46.944+10:00My first attempt saw me lose 9.2 kg in 134 days. My new goal is to lose 10kg in 100 days, finishing before Easter.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14552055461241933454noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296491766989780391.post-22180603370260610182011-01-21T08:59:00.000+10:002011-01-21T08:59:59.010+10:00

No change in weight overnight, although I had a good diet day yesterday and did a big cardio workout at the gym and again this morning. John came with me this morning, I think he is starting to enjoy it! My big news is that I experienced acupuncture for the first time yesterday. Wow! I sent John along last week to see if it would help with his chronic 'golfers elbow' injury. He felt better and

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Apologies for not blogging for over a week - the floods I. Queensland have caught everyone up on a frenzy of fund-raising and volunteering. My Rotary Club is raising funds to buy new mattresses for the flood victims in Theodore and we have also worked hard to get hundreds of hampers together to go to hard-hit areas. With all this fling on my personal weight loss journey seemed less significant!

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A good start to the day, and week, with a big cardio workout at Fenix Fitness! I was able to us treadmill, bike, rower and cross trainer - but not so good with most of the weights, ribs still too sore! On top of that, after a fabulous lobster Norman last night (cooked by John) and sensational salad (made by me) I was a little lighter this morning. I have lost 1.2kg in 10 days, leaving 8.8kg to

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Back to 1kg lost in first 8 days, so now just 9kg to go in 92 days! The last couple of days have been healthy, high protein, low carb and the results are good! I am starting back at the gym on Monday and John is coming with me! He is taking over Emily's membership, now that she has moved south. This should be good for both of us. We went to the Arts Centre Gold Coast Comedy on the Basement

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OK, the weight loss first four days WAS magical. Weighed in this morning 400g heavier - so now 9.4kg to go in 95 days! was it the glass of white wine I had with dinner? Could it have been the dozen fat, juicy prawns I had with salad? Could it be that, due to thecR accident over three weeks ago I am still not back at the gym? Today is a non-Dukan kind of day too. I had scrambled eggs and a mocha

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Struggling a bit to re-focus on Dukan, I had forgotten how strict it can be! Having said that, woke up this morning to discover, with joy and surprise, that I have now lost 1kg, with 9kg to go in 96 days! We babysat John's youngest grandchild on Sunday night - Sienna, just three months old, which was lots of fun and she is such a good baby. We woke with six of us in the house, plus baby, and

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Wow! 9.2kg in 134 days. While I didn't meet my original dr Dukan target, it still seems like a solid result. I had a little break over Christmas, and yes, I put on about 1.5kg - so i am focussed on my new diet, which started yesterday. We had a big new years eve, which included a three course meal and wine and champagne, but I did not stress, knowing I would get back to my diet the next day. So

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Another three weeks have gone by and so much has happened, most of it has nothing at all to do with diet. However, to stick with my theme - I finished my original 137 days with a 9.2kg loss. Not bad. Not great either. My biggest problem was sticking with the diet after the first 60 days, especially once I started at the gym as I seemed to need carbs on workout days. I am starting a new

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Apologies to readers of my blog - I have been offline for a couple of weeks. No excuse really - a slight change in working environment and busy with life, as usual. First - the weight report. Now 9.2kg lost in 134 days - that's still a half kilo loss per week. While not on track with my original goal - I am still slowly losing weight AND maintaining a lifestyle that is sustainable. Now my

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What a wonderful weekend! It was my birthday yesterday and I had an awesome weekend ... and it's not over yet as tonight I have dinner with my two beautiful daughters (so excited!). I received dozens of facebook birthday wishes and lots of phone calls. Emily called from Pacific fair and sang 'Happy Birthday' to me out loud, which was really cute! I spoke to Jasmine last night and can't wait to

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Again, almost two weeks since my last blog (sorry) and not much to report. Still stuck on 8kg loss - in fact it has fluctuated by about 400g during this time too. So frustrating! My goal was to reach 10kg lost by my birthday (Sunday 7th November) but it is obvious that is not going to happen in the next 3 days. In fact I will now be happy if I can get to 8.5kg and delirious if I hit 9kg. So

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A good start to the morning - I reached my 8kg milestone - so that's 8kg lost in 95 days, with another 11kg to lose in just 42 days. I know that I'm not going to reach my original goal of 19kg in 137 days - but I should be somewhere around 12-13kg down in that time. I will push on past the original date to reach my goal - why not? I'm on a roll! I did not go to the gym this morning - I had an

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I was working toward an 8kg loss by yesterday - but still not there this morning. Currently 7.8kg. I missed the gym yesterday as I went to a Rotary breakfast (tried to choose low-fat options) and also had a small Thai meal on Tuesday night with Jasmine. John and I went to the pub for dinner last night - I had a 300g eye fillet, grilled, and salad and stole four chips from John's plate! However

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Despite an overnight stay at the beautiful Sheraton Main Beach on Friday night - including seafood buffet dinner and totally delicious buffet breakfast - I still managed to lose weight over the weekend. I have now lost 7.7kg in 91 days - with 11.3kg and 46 days to go! My goal is to hit 8kg lost by mid-week. We also went to an Indian restaurant for dinner on Saturday night- but I was careful not

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I had to write a quick blog today to tell you about my very first pilates class last night. I learned a lot:- 1. I am not very flexible 2. My lower back doesn't work the way it is supposed to 3. I have no chance, ever, of doing the one where your left leg is bent and your left foot is somewhere near your right ear (if I could do that John would be the happiest bloke in town!) 4. When I think of

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Good Morning! I was so excited this morning when I weighed in - that I had to write another blog today! I was down 400g (.4kg) this morning - so now 7.4kg lost in 86 days, with 51 days and 11.6kg to go! It seems that my morning carbs and protein, followed by protein and salad or vegetables the rest of the day is working. So is going to the gym each day. I was hungry before dinner last night

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I had a great week and weekend of dieting and gym - and reached my 7kg target on Sunday morning! Yay! So, still 12kg to go and only 52 days - at my current rate I will lose another 5kg by D-day. However - this is still a great result and I will keep going - set new targets - to get the remaining weight off. And I haven't been totally 'good' and sticking to it. The odd piece of chocolate on

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I can't believe it is two weeks since my last blog! Currently 6.7kg lost in 78 days - 59 days to go and still 12.3kg to lose. Why have I been so quiet? Is it because I have only lost 300g (.3kg) in the last two weeks? Perhaps. And work has been busy. And my personal life has been hectic. Only 300g in two weeks ... I hear you mutter. Well .... during this time I gained almost 1kg - only to work

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Good morning - again, sorry no blog for a few days - I have been under the pump a bit at work and the weekend was super busy. Weigh in results today : 64 days and 6.4kg loss - now 74 days and 12.6kg to go! I actually hit this milestone on Saturday morning (6.4kg loss) and was REALLY excited! However the weekend was tricky - with a BBQ dinner on Saturday night. John barbecued steak (eye fillet

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A great start to the day - headed off to the gym at my usual early hour - did a cardio session and took some good advice (thank you John) and did 12 minutes at each station instead of 10. This pushed my heart rate up over 170, which really seemed to make a difference. I was sweaty and smelly on my return, but triumphant! So ... wait for it ... 6.2kg lost in 59 days, 12.8kg to go in 79 days!

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Another sunny Gold Coast day, another early start at the gym - weights today - and another small weight loss! Total loss = 5.6kg in 58 days, 79 days and 13.4kg to go! I enjoyed my lean chicken last night - but feel I overate a little. I was hungry. I had two small pieces with steamed carrots and zuchini AND a very small amount of baked potato. My bad. I got home from work a little late

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14552055461241933454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296491766989780391.post-15051508301203273202010-09-14T09:57:00.002+10:002010-09-14T10:17:33.117+10:00

It's been a week since my last blog. What happened? I hear you asking. It just got hard. It's been eight weeks of strict dieting with very little deviation and the last month at the gym as well. Yet I seemed to reach a plateau in the last two weeks that saw very little downward movement in weight and even a little upward movement after a dinner out and a naughty crumpet the next day.

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14552055461241933454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296491766989780391.post-26118952387946230162010-09-09T12:13:00.000+10:002010-09-09T12:13:06.643+10:00

Daughter Emily (17) came to Fenix gym with me last night to organise a free trial - she really liked the place and now has a 7 day trial. She was so motivated that she asked me to wake her when I got up at 5.20am, so that she could come with me. It was fun having her there - although she wore a torn "Frankie says relax" t-shirt which copped lots of looks and a few smiles.... We did cardio this

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It was a little hard to get up at 5.20am this morning - part of me just wanted to snuggle in to my permanent blokey hot water bottle for a little longer, but I thought,"if I get up and go to the gym, it may mean another small loss, so just do it!" So I got up and went to the gym - did a weights workout with a little treadmill at the start and bike at the end. Fenix has a few bikes upstairs in

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At the start of this journey I seriously wondered how I was going to stick to such a strict diet AND lose 19kg in 137 days. I have stuck to the diet, largely, with a few notable exceptions - and in seven weeks (49 days) have lost 5.3kg. Not bad - an average of  .75kg per week! Now 88 days and 13.7kg to go! Based on my current rate of weight loss - this would mean only another 10kg will be

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