Week 6, Spring In2it!

Now completed 6 weeks of Spring In2it. In my last entry I mentioned that I was off to be measured, weighed, etc. Very disappointd that the results indicated that there has been NO CHANGE! Perhaps I should be taking a much more technical approach to this programme as our colleague, Bronwyn, has done. Therein lies the difference, I suppose. My wee PT has ramped up the exercises at the gym in an effort to help me achieve some portion of my goals. The stair walking continues although apparently if I am not hot & sweaty by the time I reach the top of the stairs then it has been an exercise in futility! But it does get me moving, away from my "arse-place" (pidgin speak)& I am able to have 'stair-meetings' with my colleagues on the way.

And I haven't been drinking wine - probably only two half-glasses in the past six weeks. No citrus slice.....

But I have signed up at the gym for another 6 months - instead of buying a dishwasher! How tragic is that?

week whatever ... progress is being made

Thin person by thekirbster

 Aiming for this look and level of fitness. Well! I was very pleased the scales told me I lost 1.3 kg last week over just a week. I was inspired by the Health Foods weight loss plan and suggested menus which arrived in the post with the latest magazine. The Healthy Foods website has lots of online Tools to use to help with weight loss.

I had made a serious attempt to reduce the kilojoules by cutting down on servings of fruit, and replacing them with the 'lower energy' veges such as lots of salad greens, celery, pepppers, tomatoes and sprouts. I have also been sticking to more lower energy fruits - blueberries in porridge and smoothies, and oranges. Cutting down on the high starch veges has also helped, and making sure crackers are at a minimum even ryvita and rice crackers, and even less bread than usual - one slice a week if I am lucky. I am trying to stick to a higher protein, low GI and lower carb intake with tons of salad greens and the low energy salad stuff and green veges. So far so good it appears to be working - tomorrow will be the real motivator if the weight is still coming off. I am aiming for 62 Kg by the end of the year. Wine has hardly touched my lips recently but then I hardly drink it anyway....makes all the joints go creaky.

Oh and the newest fad in our house - 30 minutes of Ashtanga yoga - the gentler version - every morning. It was a killer on the first working day once the clocks went forward.

Week 5, Spring In2it!

Goodness, we have completed 5 weeks of Spring in2it! I am very disappointed that the scales at home have not shown any reduction in weight. In fact, I was so disappointed over the weekend that I gave the scales a kick!!

Stair climbing continues to be a challenge but we have continued to persevere. As I had been unwell & off work for 3 days, I had a number of flights to catch up on which I have nearly done! Thank goodness I have e tama to motivate me.

I keep going to the gym and am grateful that I have a very patient PT who continues to encourage me but this old girl is not used to all of this exercise & I nearly conk out! Well, off to be tested again to see if I'm making any progress.....!

One third of the way there

Some great work by the Colleagues! Our numbers are looking good, keep the hydration up team, but our exercise is looking great.


Nearly half way there and just over a third of the way up Aoraki. All looking to be on track, just a couple more catch up days to go!

Week 4, Spring In2it!

The end of the fourth week! But not a good effort due to the fact that I was unwell last week & had 3 days off work. No stair climbing or walking or gym or pilates!!! I did continue to eat reasonably well & kept the fluids up.

Will have to make a big effort this week to get back on track.

Week 3, Spring In2it!

Have survived another week of Spring in2it! Great belonging to a team as this has motivated me to keep going. It is so important to me that I chose to go to the gym on Friday evening at 5pm rather than stay at work for 4.04!! How serious is that??? So, last week I had two sessions at the gym as well as my pilates class. My wee PT must struggle with me a bit as I am not the most energetic person & am limited with what I can do because of some difficulty with nerve pain in my right arm. Mostly focus on core exercises & using those awful moving machines. But I keep going back.....

Still walking the stairs with e tama & we have been joined by some others from the team recently too. We will all have 'thunder thighs' by the end of this. This week we will reach the 'first quarter' of our stair climbing.

Last week I went to Mike Wright's presentation on 'spiritual wellness' - his main focus was on fasting! I have been fasting from my favourite citrus slice from Fluid & have not purchased any since the beginning of Spring in2it! How's that for fasting!!!??

No weight loss yet but certainly feel the benefits of the exercise.