2 posts in one day - but a little brag is needed :)

Every 4 weeks in Mish's program is mini milestone week.  These are the weeks where we have to redo our fitness tests, and our measurements.

So, to say I was approaching this week with trepidation is an understatement.  I can't see any changes in my body.  I know some things are a little big, but really, not a lot of change.

Perception is a crazy thing.

In the last 4 weeks I have lost 50cm off my body (chest, waist, hips, arms, and my fav (spew) thighs)
50cm.   That's more than what my three kids were in length when they were born.  That is 1 and 2/3'rds of a 30cm ruler.  That is almost 5 yards (for my US friends).

Tears of happiness.  When combined with my first ever measurements taken when I first started preseason, I have lost 20cm of my hips, 20cm off my chest, and a HUGE almost 28cm off my waist.  From pre-season to first round measurements I lost 40.5cm.   So 90.5cm in total.  That's almost a metre.

This program does work - for me and others.  I can do this, and I can enjoy it :)  This will get me healthy to save my life.

1.7 kilo loss over the past 2 weeks.

And I confess I was feeling a little down.  Since the program started - I've "only" lost 5.9  kilos -which with my weight, is just not a lot.  It is 12.2 kilo all together. 
I decided (along with about 1500 others to join in on the Women's 5km (for breast cancer) on Sunday.


I also had a really disappointing walk/run on Sunday.  I turned my ankle, and my head during it went off in a tangent, and I lost focus.  All I wanted to do was go like this

I was really frustrated, and wanted to curl up in bed, and lick my wounds.  I so wanted to do well, and smash my best time.  I wanted to blame everyone.

 This weeks video was about not being a victim.  About blaming others, about not seeing the positives in what we are doing.  Besides teasing my mum (hi Mum!) for leaving me - I need to draw positives from this race.  It was stinking hot - and I completed it.  I gave everything -

You know - 2 months ago, I had no hope of even finishing 5km without dying.  Now - I completed it, and really - 50.39, plus a 7 min cool down - what a cal burn!

And that is my lesson.  I would have given up 2 months ago.  Heck, I probably wouldn't have entered.  Next years challenge - smash the time set this year :)

Fee xx