30 April 2010 – Gala dinner and prize giving

What an exciting day, the Gala dinner and prize giving had eventually arrived. Sporting a new hairdo, I arrived at the Westville Country Club excited to find out who the winners were for the Get Fit Challenge 2010. A fantastic dinner was served, and I assure you everybody was looking forward to having a feast. No more cauliflour, broccoli, green beans and fish for dinner. The food was magnificent. Then it was time for the prize giving, feeling a little apprehensive about having my before and after photographs displayed for all to see, we settled to hear the announcements of the winners. Although I am not young and 100% in shape yet, I have faired very well in the challenge and achieved my goal that I had set for myself to reach 85 kgs by the end of the challenge. The overall 1st place winners were announced and just by seeing their before and after photos, very well deserved I must say. Look at those abs, wow! Then the announcement was made for the "Biggest Loser" participants. And believe it or not, my name was called with 2 others. With a total loss of 15.1 kgs in 12 weeks I received a complimentary voucher into the next challenge. Just the prize I wanted. Yoohoo!!!

I DID IT!!!

23 April 2010 – Measurements and weigh-in

Final measurements and weigh-in has eventually arrived. Had a very early morning session of cardio workout with hill and speed training on the treadmill at Virgin Active. Went to work and then in the afternoon arrived at the gym for another last bid to lose point three of a kilogram to make my weightloss a round figure. Repeated another session of hill and speed training on the treadmill. Then rushed off to get ready for the Weight Loss Challenge prize giving at Musgrave Centre. Amazing news! I won the "Biggest Centimetre Lost" title and the "Biggest Loser" title for the competition. I have enough cash prizes to enter the next Challenge. Yippie! Then swung past to the Get Fit Challenge venue for final measurements and weigh-in. I wore my special little number again, revealing all (most of me) to see the exact difference so put shyness aside and had the after photo taken, this time there was much less of me. These photos I assure you will not be seen by anybody except the competition organisers and me. Whoopie, lost a total of 15.1 kgs and 49 cms. Am thrilled to bits, reached my goal that I had set for myself for this competition. Now once again I wait for the next week with baited breath for the announcement of the winners.

22 April 2010 – Last workout session

Well the day has eventually arrived for our last workout with the GetFit Challenge. I was in a Thursday evening slot this time, had a great time completing the circuit with no problem at all. I am leaving this competition with strengthened knees and a much slimmer body. Am absolutely thrilled to bits about the results that I have achieved. Was a little disappointed about my weightloss this week but I have done well for most of the challenge. I still have one more day to burn a little more fat before final weigh-in and measurements. So lets see what results we have tomorrow at the close of the competition.

14 April 2010 – 1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4 . .

Yippie, another session bites the dust, one more week to go. Had another good weight loss this week. Have broken the 10kg mark now. Just imagine, I have lost a whole 10kg bag of potatoes so far. Looks as though all the sweat and burn is paying off. Am working much harder with training twice a day now. Almost 95% strict on the latest eating plan which I only started on Thursday last week. Another bonus! My running/walking reflector belt's special extension I have been using has been removed this evening because the belt fits properly for the first time in years. This evening after my 7 km session with Run Walk for Life I arrived at Virgin Active had a lovely relaxation session in the aqua pool for almost half an hour, feeling revitalised I was rearing to go for the second last challenge session. Am managing to do 95% of the routines with better ease now, knees are definately much stronger this week, still need to concentrate on improving my ab strength, but that will come as I get closer to goal weight. Oh, I'm getting too sexy for my shoes, my husband is gonna want to put a ball & chain on me soon. Watch this space for the big reveal of before and afters!

7 April 2010

Had a fantastic weight loss this week. Challenge session was good, but I had run out of energy to do the ab reps this evening. I'm fine with the weights, I find that I can manage quite comfortably. Goods news, I can now step up on the stage, first time since the challenge has started. My knees have enough strength to lift my body up onto the step, but only just. Two weeks left to go, I am very pleased with my progress so far, but hell it has been hard work.

31 March 2010

My usual Wednesday session was cancelled today so went at 9 am this morning. They held the challenge in the squash courts. Seemed to lack energy today, and not much enthusiasm coming from me. Probably over training a little. I have started entering road races and race walked the Mineshaft 15 kms on Sunday, very undulating I must say. I jogged my first unbroken 8 kms last night, slow but steady. But with 4 weeks left to go must keep going. There is special talk tonight on diet for the remainder of the challenge, should be quite interesting. Still have a long way to go but am already feeling like a million dollars.