At the moment, I'm sitting somewhere around 90kg/91kg. I'm not sure exactly what my weight is, however be ready for next Wednesday's update when all will be revealed - my final weigh in for this challenge! If I make it to 90.1kg, I will have reached my goal of 9kg lost in the last 12 weeks. Now for those of you who are playing along at home - yes, I had managed to already hit the 10kg weight loss mark some time ago. Meh. I was travelling along brilliantly, however tripped over in a pile of chocolate biscuits and the rest is history. And by history, I mean fat cells on my ass. They were all there, just having the time of their lives. Then at sometime in early September, I courageously took the plunge and signed on to the Ashy Bines Bikini Body Challenge. *Queue sighs of disappointment*. Now let me get on my soap box about this for a second:
1. The 12 week boot camps are run by professional fitness trainers in each location, not Ashy as some might believe (although she is involved in the GC one).
2. The whole "she has no idea what she's doing" argument is growing tired. Refer to point 1 above as to why this is irrelevant anyway. She provides a food guide that is pretty much within the realms of common sense. It does NOT state "eat 12 cookies a day and you'll lose 5kg a week!", much to my disappointment. Although if anyone finds this diet, please email it to me. No matter what the cost is, I'm in.
3. The women I have met through this challenge have been an unbelievable amount of support the entire way through. There are 100 women in our challenge and on any given training session, you would have 40-60 women. Many will scoff at this, but our trainers (Ben and Toby - REPRESENT!) have this down to a fine art. And if you think you'll just be lost in the crowd and can slack off - WRONG. These women mean serious business, and I mean serious. They will eat you alive if you have a poor attitude. Well, this could be wrong.. I'd eat you alive, but more so out of a snacking problem that I'm slowly getting under control than anything else.
4. I am living, shrinking proof that sometimes things just click. I LOVE my trainers, I LOVE the girls I train with and I LOVE the support I have from everyone involved. I'd be very confident to put my entire goal achievements over the last 10 weeks down to this challenge.
So yeah! It's been a tough 10 weeks of food preparation (the meals I'm cooking are actually delicious - hit me up for tips!), hauling my ass out of bed at 5:20am and sweating like a pig under a spotlight, but it's been well worth it. So much so that I've already joined the next challenge! Have I cried? You betchya. Have I smuggled chocolate into my apartment past my housemate like I'm smuggling vodka into a festival? Absolutely. But ultimately, I've watched 9kg disappear (ok I won't lie - one weigh in I actually gained 1.5kg, but exams are HARD ok?!), starting at 99.1kg and hoping to be 90.1kg or less when I jump on the scales in a week's time.
I guess we'll know by the next update ;) keep your eyes peeled too - I'm going to post a very personal comparison photo tonight so you all know I'm not lying!!
Starting weight: 101.6kg
Current weight: 91kg-ish
Total weight lost: 10kg-ish
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