Hi All!
Just checking in :)
Have just finished packing for a weekend away, am heading to Chch with my mate Jase to catch up with mates and see a show, should be a great weekend!
Everything is going great on the weight loss front, am now 120.3kg so 43.2kg weightloss in total and very close to being under the 120kg point! Still seem to be loosing at about 2.5-3kg per week.
Have been really good on the exercise this week so am well chuffed.
Went for a nice walk last weekend with Steffan (my brother) in Tauranga - 10km Daisy something'or'rather track around the estuary. Hi Five.
Sunday I met up with Alana and Kathy and went round the Mt...so cold you could almost snap my lips off but really picturesque as always, so well worth it.
Caught up with heaps of family over the weekend, forgot how entertaining it is having all the cousins together, was odd that the Hudson lads were not getting on the drinks this time round with us all on health missions!
Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday I did a 3-4km jog followed by a 10-15km cycle each day...the jogging is still a killer but getting less and less lethal every time.
Am going to take a few photo's while I'm in Christchurch so will post them soon, including some head to toe shots for you all to check out... warning I have HEAPS to go (another 25kgs!) and most of it is in the stomach, haha...nah but serious, stomach needs to catch up with face arms and legs.
Have just purchased my first 2 pieces of thermal clothing and they are great... so much so that I named the brown and black striped top Bobby Brown Stripes.. and he will be joining us on our Christchurch trip, I don't really have a jacket that fits anymore so he will no doubt come in handy. [Personification of random articles: just another example of me keeping it "fresh"]
Well hopefully I might get a chance to update while in Chch...because lets be honest - I have been rather slack at updating at the mo...life has been busy.
I hope you are all well and not letting the winter get to you! anyone Auckland based who feels the need to use the garage gym for a run out of the elements just hit me up!
Have a great Friday (and weekend if I don't manage to check in!)
Peace,
Mike
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Woohoo - 40KG DOWN
This post is not a big long novel just a quick lil loudy... I just wanted to drop in and share my celebratory mood with you! I have lost over 40kg now!! :-)
Weighing in at 123kg.
Have been loving the home gym setup and have busted out a 4km jog followed up by a 10km cycle everyday so far.. its mint to be out of the crappy weather!
Hope you all had a good Monday and your week goes quickly!
Peace.
M
p.s - Tomatoes, onion, marinated kalamata olives basil leaves and ground pepppr choped up served on steamed zucchini is the goods.
Weighing in at 123kg.
Have been loving the home gym setup and have busted out a 4km jog followed up by a 10km cycle everyday so far.. its mint to be out of the crappy weather!
Hope you all had a good Monday and your week goes quickly!
Peace.
M
p.s - Tomatoes, onion, marinated kalamata olives basil leaves and ground pepppr choped up served on steamed zucchini is the goods.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time has flown! A SUPER late post...
So its been ages since my last post which is just slack really
but in my defence the last week has been pretty intense.
Unfortunately I have a very unwell family member and have been
spending a lot of time back in Tauranga.
Weight wise things are still ticking over - slowly at the
moment now.. my weight is 126kg :-)
Have definitely felt the cold over the last fortnight with
getting the man flu and all so have begun a garage conversion
into a home gym - have a treadmill, rowing machine, bike and
weights..just need a plasma and stereo and I will be sorted!
Ive started walking up Mt Albert now! for 3 days after the
first time i was quite pathetic - my legs and bum hurt! but now
that I've done it a couple of times I'm getting used to it and
not taking on the ache :-). Went for a really nice walk with Dad and Deb in the weekend,
we went along pilot bay, round the mt, down the main beach and
through the end of town back to pilot... bumped into a couple
of mates on the walk too which is always nice. I also managed
to catch up with some mates - Alana and Warren, Tam and Fe and
Craig! Was stoked that Fe and Craig have just passed the 12week
point - to think a little baby in 6months time! yay. :-)
Have added a couple of different lifts in my weights regime to
focus on different muscle groups, no doubt I will be feeling
sore this week and moving a little awkwardly!
I have a conference coming up in Queenstown early July and
want to have lost at least 40kg by that point. I'm pretty sure
that that will be sweet considering that Ive already lost
37.5kg.. although it seems to be slowing down (i think), its
odd i seem to lose minimal weight Monday to Thursday and then
lose a couple of kg in the weekend??? - I don't mind as long as
it continues!
I've had to buy some clothes since my last post - nothing was
fitting and I was over wearing my jeans in the style of MC
hammer! purchased a nice and comfy pair of Origins, a black
billabong tshirt hoodie and a very cool Palmers button up shirt
- which is a wee bit too small so its a motivational buy at
this point - very much looking forward to it.
Still have my October work conference in Melbourne in mind,
would like to be 55kg down by that point - might have to start
thinking about going to a real gym and getting a PT in
August..?? will need to check the budget!
Am hoping the weather might fine up this week, Jase has his
4 year old nephew here Saturday night so we are thinking
about going to Cornwall park for a picnic with friends and
going for a walk up One Tree Hill... hopefully the sun come to
the party!
Went through all of my clothes when I was sick and created a
couple of rather large piles, not allowing myself to keep any
clothes that are too big for me... have a couple of cool
ripcurl hoodies and fancy shirts that i might sell on trade me
but other than that I might just drop them into the op-shop...
have decided to keep a horrific pair of jeans as a reminder!
Eeek will post a picture at the very end once I've reached my
goal weight..shameless, i feel awkward just thinking
about it! hahaha.
Have a great week, hopefully post again soon
Peace. M
but in my defence the last week has been pretty intense.
Unfortunately I have a very unwell family member and have been
spending a lot of time back in Tauranga.
Weight wise things are still ticking over - slowly at the
moment now.. my weight is 126kg :-)
Have definitely felt the cold over the last fortnight with
getting the man flu and all so have begun a garage conversion
into a home gym - have a treadmill, rowing machine, bike and
weights..just need a plasma and stereo and I will be sorted!
Ive started walking up Mt Albert now! for 3 days after the
first time i was quite pathetic - my legs and bum hurt! but now
that I've done it a couple of times I'm getting used to it and
not taking on the ache :-). Went for a really nice walk with Dad and Deb in the weekend,
we went along pilot bay, round the mt, down the main beach and
through the end of town back to pilot... bumped into a couple
of mates on the walk too which is always nice. I also managed
to catch up with some mates - Alana and Warren, Tam and Fe and
Craig! Was stoked that Fe and Craig have just passed the 12week
point - to think a little baby in 6months time! yay. :-)
Have added a couple of different lifts in my weights regime to
focus on different muscle groups, no doubt I will be feeling
sore this week and moving a little awkwardly!
I have a conference coming up in Queenstown early July and
want to have lost at least 40kg by that point. I'm pretty sure
that that will be sweet considering that Ive already lost
37.5kg.. although it seems to be slowing down (i think), its
odd i seem to lose minimal weight Monday to Thursday and then
lose a couple of kg in the weekend??? - I don't mind as long as
it continues!
I've had to buy some clothes since my last post - nothing was
fitting and I was over wearing my jeans in the style of MC
hammer! purchased a nice and comfy pair of Origins, a black
billabong tshirt hoodie and a very cool Palmers button up shirt
- which is a wee bit too small so its a motivational buy at
this point - very much looking forward to it.
Still have my October work conference in Melbourne in mind,
would like to be 55kg down by that point - might have to start
thinking about going to a real gym and getting a PT in
August..?? will need to check the budget!
Am hoping the weather might fine up this week, Jase has his
4 year old nephew here Saturday night so we are thinking
about going to Cornwall park for a picnic with friends and
going for a walk up One Tree Hill... hopefully the sun come to
the party!
Went through all of my clothes when I was sick and created a
couple of rather large piles, not allowing myself to keep any
clothes that are too big for me... have a couple of cool
ripcurl hoodies and fancy shirts that i might sell on trade me
but other than that I might just drop them into the op-shop...
have decided to keep a horrific pair of jeans as a reminder!
Eeek will post a picture at the very end once I've reached my
goal weight..shameless, i feel awkward just thinking
about it! hahaha.
Have a great week, hopefully post again soon
Peace. M
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
