The day I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face

Tuesday September 20^th, 2011.

Challenge day 9

The day I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face

1 week down and I couldn’t be any happier with the progress of the challenge. It was a tough first week, but I know I did all that my body would physically allow me to do.  Last night I had my second weigh in, to see how I have progressed and how much I had achieved in my first week.  I had been so nervous to see my results, even though I knew that I had done everything that I was supposed to do.  You should have seen me!!  Waiting in the studio for Trace to finish her session before mine with one of the girls, I was shaking; so much to point that I spilled her Jaffa coffee.  Damn it.  I knew she’d kill me for that. After she was done, I took off my shoes and walked over to the scales, got on, and didn’t look down.  She read out my number and I screamed in excitement. 

1 WHOLE GIANT MAGNIFICANT KG DOWN!!

Now, I know 1kg doesn’t seem like a very large amount, but 1kg in 1 week for me is incredible.  I went in hoping for a loss, any loss would have been wonderful, but I had been told that the first weeks can sometimes result in low weight loss and not to get too upset if I didn’t lose anything in the kg’s.  So 1kg was great news!  I had a great weekend with my mum and sister, and had just started the week on a high.  If I continue at this rate it won’t take me too long overall to lose the whole 20kg’s.

Today’s Blog won’t be very long, but I feel I do need to mention one another thing.  I am amazed and shocked at the amount of people who take the time out of their busy lives (because let’s face it, there simply are not enough hours in a day these days to do everything we need to) to read my Blog.  I am humbled by the amount of support and encouragement I am receiving from family and friends.  Thank you to my Mum especially, who is pushing me hard and listening to me day in and day out talk about everything that I eat, drink, my bowel movements, my workouts.  I’m sure it’s getting tiring for her, as right now my challenge is my life and it consumes all facets of it.  Thank you for not yelling at me yet and telling me you’re sick of hearing about it.  To my wonderful friend Tara, who has just embarked on a journey of her own and I KNOW in my heart of hearts she can do it.  She just needs to believe in herself and believe she can do it.  She has so many friends and family around her who supports her all the way, and will see her through it till the end. 

I have been lucky enough to have tonnes of support around me.  Friends egging me on, checking up on me every couple of days just to see how I’m going (or teasing me with chocolate cake lol), offering encouraging words of advice.  Without the support, I’d have no motivation.  Unfortunately, a dear old friend of mine (I mean old!!  Pretty sure we were like 7 when we first met) is attempting to do a challenge of her own is receiving NO support from her friends and family.  To the point where they’re actually telling her they don’t think she can do it.  I told her to just get rid of them.  That she doesn’t need them.  I just think it’s so sad.  Please, if someone you know is attempting to change their life in some way for the better tell them you support them.  Tell them you love them and will listen to them when they whinge about their changed poo habits.  It might only be small and simple to you, but makes a world of difference for the person on the receiving end.

Mel x.