On my way to my goals

I haven't really updated on how I am going towards my body goals over the last week or so, mainly because I am still so damn busy with work!

My goal as stated when I resurrected this blog was to get back in shape and lose the spare tire that was creeping in around my tummy.

My Challenge to myself was:

My Body challenge Reduce Body Fat to 11% by the end of July 2006 Do four
weights workouts a week Do two 40 minute high intensity cardio sessions a week Cut out 95% of all bad foods in my diet Restrict my calorie intake to 1500 a day Over the next few weeks I am going to detail my struggle with my body challenge to see what happens!

At the moment with less than a week left of the month where am I am my goal?

I weigh somewhere between 72 - 73kgs, my belt buckle has gone down by two notches which indicates it have lost somewhere between an inch and an inch and a half around my waist.

I have averaged 5 weighs workouts a week and five 40 minute cardio sessions of 40 minutes a week.

I stopped using that damn bodyfat calculation machine because it is just downright evil! Instead I use the much less scientific but better pinch test around my tummy. I estimate that the amount of fat I can grab is at least half less so not too bad going.

Whilst I have not got the entire stomach back down to my halcyon days of the perfect 12 pack abs (yes when I met the boy I had a twelve pack), but my body has improved dramatically, and because I have been doing a great workout designed to help build my muscles and fix my posture, both my posture and my chest/back have expanded!

So how do I feel? Well apart from having been out clubbing on Friday night for my Birthday celebration I feel excellent. My mental outlook on life has calmed and I feel that I am in charge of my body.

I have however been very lax this week with food (it was my birthday week after all). I admit a few days I had takeaway food that was laden with fat, and I have been eating chocolate biscuits too! My body is telling me about those excesses today trust me!

So all in all I am happy with where I have reached so far. I am going to set a new challenge in the next couple of days and I am going to throw the guantlet down for other blog readers who wnat to get fit too!

Sometime this week I will als0 be getting a new program from the gorgeous and talented Davey to replace my workout which I have been diligently following for the last six weeks or so!

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