Sunday, March 05, 2006

I did it, I did it, I did it!!!!

Well where to start?

Thursday I got ready for action. I hopped on the computer and joined the biggest loser club on their website, I'm going to need as much inspiration as possible (although I still can't stand most of the blue team, Cat and Fiona seem like the only nice ones.)

Then I rang the gym that Kelly won her free membership at. They told me the voucher was worth $100 so I could use it for a month membership or as a discount on a larger membership but I could decide when I came in. I made an appointment for 9.30am Friday, after Bethany was at school.

Ok. woke up Friday raring and ready to go. Weighed in at 80.3kg, a 1.7kg gain but I was expecting much worse.

Took Bethany to school, then headed to the gym. Was told if I used the voucher as a discount on a 12month membership, I would have to pay four weeks in advance and then $13.80 a week. She gave me some time to think about it and I did. I considered that previously I have been thinking about going casual at a gym twice a week at over $15 a week. I thought that we are currently refinance and getting rid of all credit cards and into a better financial position. I thought that Peter would get stroppy because last time I mentioned joining Curves he said "but I want to go to a gym too" and then I finally thought that every week he spends at least $15 or sometimes evenmore on buying food while at work. And I thought if he can do that, I can do this.

So I joined for a year. I finally did it. I am now a member of a gym!

She got me all signed up and booked me in for my first appraisal in a week and a half (had to organise around work and stuff). When she was finished I asked if I could just go in and use some machines. So I started on the cross trainer. Never used one of them before. I set it for 5 minutes and was quite surprised at how easy it was, so did another 5mins. Then I went to the layback cycles and did 10mins. That killed me. As I was about 7 mins through I thought, I go after this. But when I finished I thought, no, keep going, so I went back to the cross trainer (all the treadmills were being used), set it on a lower level and did 10mins to cool down. When it came up with the 2mins to go, I felt so good that I had kept going.

I can't wait to go again but because we have a long weekend that won't be till Tuesday.

I watched what I ate Friday and up until dinner had 9.5 points. But then we had ravioli in bolognaise sauce with garlic bread. I had already planned to have it at the beginning of the week so I figured first day of the week would be best to get it over and done with.

Then I went for a 30min walk. 2 lots of exercise in 1 day OMG!

Yesterday went well too. Had 20 points in total and also a 30min walk. I thought I would wake up aching yesterday after my first go at gym but was surprisingly OK. The walk yesterday almost killed me. I didn't go till after 7pm. It was almost dark and still 30degrees outside. We are in the middle of a heat wave and it was 38 yesterday, 38 today, 36 tomorrow and Tuesday. But back to my walk, it was hot, I sweated heaps and felt great once I finished.

Today has been OK. have had 9.5points so far and am having a roast (yes in this heat) for tea. I cook it in the oven with no added fat, just in its own juices so it is as low fat as I can get. Having that with vegies so should be around 6 points. Then I can have a lemonade icy pole or jelly or lite choc mousse for 1 point. And last snack of the day I have found a box of lite microwave popcorn with 5 small individual satchels. I satchel popped is worth 1.5 points. Whatever I have, I can't see myself going over 20 and I am also going for a late walk again tonight.

So hear I am. In day 3 and managing OK so far. Fingers crossed it keeps going that way. TOM is due on Tuesday (the same day I want to go to gym) so lets hope it holds off till after I have been.
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