Today I had an official weigh in and tickle session with my friendly gym instructor. Here's the big winner. When I was starting out in the broadcasting industry at 17, the manager believed in me and sent me off to broadcasting school with the advice "Stand tall, shoulders back" (He actually went on and won body building championships) but I have struggled with good posture all my life. My latest developments are that I look better because I appear better. My posture is improving and that is due to weight training and muscle gain.
I have been Sub 90 since April, with only a couple of weeks tipping the scales just over 90 by 100 grams or so which in itself is an achievement. Today I achieved a really good time for me to run 5km's. I am not sure if its a personal best but at 26.40 that is fast for me. The other benefits I have observed include football fitness. I am really enjoying football this year, and we are winning as a team. Instead of blowing after a run up-field, I can run up-field and then track back and tackle if I lose the ball. Truly astonishing. Sadly football finishes in a couple of weeks but I now have signed up to do a run called the Queen Charlotte Relay in the More FM team. This is a challenge in itself because you can't just jump off the treadmill when you want to and other people are relying on you to do your best. I can feel the jitters in my gym socks already.
So here are the stats:
Seems my fat displacement is moving or I am maybe even building muscle. Because my chest has grown, something a 14 year old girl would be proud of, and my biceps too. (kiss - kiss) My trunks have shrunk too which may be why I can run faster. A lot more work needs to go into my abdomen, back and tummy. Not looking forward to what I have to do for that. I have lost fat it seems everywhere except my calfs which are as tight as Bill English's budget. So all in all pleasing but room for improvement. Sounds like my school reports all over again.
Now, a new programme, a new focus and maybe some more weight loss. If that leads me to happiness then bring it on.
Pain is temporary. Glory is forever.
Weigh in 89.6 kg
