My 1 Month Goal

A new round is about to start & I have sat down & written out my 1 month goals.

My goals for the next 12 months

1 Month Goals:

To lose 2.5 kg 

To run 4 km non stop

To enter 5k run

3 Month Goals:

To get to my goal weight of 58 kg by losing 7 kg.

To enter 10k fun run


6 Month Goals

Advance to the half marathon program
Run a half marathon 
To maintain my goal weight.
To tone up

12 Month Goals

To make sure I am meeting all my goals set for 1,3 & 6 months

Run a full Marathon

I'm back & pumped as ever

My Highlights for Round 4 2013

Get Real

As I'm working on my pre season task, I'm looking back on previous rounds & I'm happy to see that my excuse list is getting shorter each round. After all these round yes I still have days were I will find excuses not to train. 

My Excuses 

Too Tired

Lack of Motivation

Still play a part of me achieving my goals. By the end of week 12, I'm hoping when I revisit this task that I'm able to cross these last 2 off my list.

My Soloution

Continue to train in the morning & just get it out of the way.

Here is another Before & After

I don't have a lot of photos of me at my biggest, but I found this one on the left & on the right of me now. 

Introduce Myself

Each round I still love to do the pre season task that Mish sets out. So here is this rounds Introduce myself task.

Hi I’m Donna & I’m 30 years old. This will be my 11^th round.  I only intended on doing 1 or 2 rounds but seeing the results from round 1 & the amazing support I received was so motivating. I managed to lose 35.6kg & that saw me reach my goal weight which was 58kg but I went on my 1^st overseas holiday to the US & gained 8kg. I have no one else to blame but myself. I am happy to say with the help of the program I’m getting closer to being at my goal weight again. What I love about this program is I can be honest without being judged.

Last round I did the Learn to run program & can now say I love running again. I started off only being able to run for 1 minute 52 secs without stopping & now I can run 20 min 13 secs without stopping. I’m looking forward to be able to enter fun runs this year.

I have decided that I’m ready to tackle running 10k program & I’m looking forward to seeing the improvements each week.

This round I’m looking forward to reaching new goals & getting back to my goal weight of 58kg.

Update on my list of goals

13 days ago I reassessed my goals I wanted to achieve before the end of round. I knew I haven't reached them all so I broke them down & will tackle them next round. In the pink picture below were the goals I set & in the blue are the ones I have achieved. 

It shows hard work & determination pays off. This round has had plenty of ups & downs but I'm so happy that I never gave in. I have my 12wbt friends to thank 

I just achieved 1 of my goals for this round

My goal by the end of this round was to be able to run 20 minutes without stopping. By the end of week 10 I can happily say I have achieved this goal. I now can run 20 Minutes 13 secs . For someone who at the start of this round could only run 1 min 52 I feel extremely proud. I find it hard feeling proud of myself but this time I' am proud of this achievement. who is never proud of there achievements I am. I finished not having anything left in my tank & I could see my loved one worried that I over did it. My family member was happy for me but most of it came out negatively. So I just wanted to share it with you all. .With 2 week left to go for this round I know I can achieve more.

Dream Believe Achieve :)

Watermelon Strawberry Smoothie

My breakfast was watermelon Strawberry smoothie. So yummy 

Why I keep rejoining 12WBT

Another round is nearly over & I have been asked again by a couple of people why I keep rejoining 12wbt program? My main reason has always been to lose weight & become fit & healthy. I have my ups & downs but in time I have learnt the importance of getting straight back up & getting straight back into it. I still have days where I get out of bed & can't be bothered exercising but I get on with it. It's now like a everyday routine as I do with cleaning my teeth. 

My other reason is this program has given me my confidence back. 30 years of my life & I have only just managed to finally have confidence in everything I do. I have met so many amazing people a long this journey. From Mish & her amazing support crew to everyone doing this program past & present. I can truly call you my life long friends, my 2nd family. Over my 10 rounds the friendships, the belief in me has been a huge part of my success. You believed in me when no one else around me did. 

This program has given me back the love of running. I can now run 15 minutes without stopping & Im aiming for 20 mins before week 12.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart :)

Before & After photos

I don't have many photos of myself during the time I was overly obese. I would take photos of others but when it was my turn I would hide away. So here are a couple of old photos I found. 

My healthy dinner in this heat

This was tonight's dinner. A quick easy wholesome meal in this 42 degree heat.#healthy #cleaneating #12wbt 

Learning to like/love myself

After reading one of my friends post (Coco Girl) about finally loving there body. I thought I would sit down & see what I liked about my body. I found it hard to write down a list of things so I have started off with small steps. This is what I wrote & hopefully before the end of this year I will have a longer list.

I love my eyes

I love my smile

I love my hair

 

Can I wall sit for 20 minutes (with breaks of course)

This week’s challenge is to wall sit. I thought that’s too easy, But I then read on & it said for 20 minutes. Lucky she is kind & has let us break it down. I’m looking forward to beating my time of 1 Min 56. That doesn't sound like much but the burning in the legs always gets me.

My goals for the next 3 weeks

With only 3 weeks left of #12wbt I have decided what I want to achieve in the next 3 week

Peaches & Cream Smoothie

I was feeling like a smoothe today. I made a Peaches & Cream smoothie. At 231 calories it was delicious. 

Week 8 & I'm seeing improvements every week in my running. l'm hoping to get to 20 minutes without stopping before the end of this round. After so many rounds of 12wbt I have finally found the right exercise program & couldn't be more happier with the results.

Tortise vs Hare

I sometimes compare myself to a Tortise & Hare. I used to be afraid of coming last but I know it's better than standing still. #12wbt #lovetorun #learn2run

I need to stop hating myself & start loving me

For some reason I find the holiday season very depressing. I start hating on myself even though I know how far I have come. Losing 35.6 is nothing to be sad with. I sometimes forget that I am worth it. So I need to stop hating myself & start loving myself again.

My Running times Without stopping

This round I chose to do the Learn 2 Run program. It has been the best decision I have made. Each week we do time ourselves to see how long we can run without stopping. At 1st I was embarrassed to post my times because how slow I was at 1st, But then soon realised this is my journey & I am proud of my times. I love seeing my improvements each week & looking forward to entering some fun runs this year.

My Running without stopping times
Week 1	Week 2		Week 3	Week 4		Week 5	Week 6
1.52	1.59		3.07	4.11		6.29	10.19

My Running without stopping times
Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12
10.22	14.13	14.32