Michelle Bridges - Losing the last 5Kgs Blog Day by Day

rooboi85
rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
edited September 27 in Success Stories
Eve before D-Day

Hi all, ok so tomorrow I am starting Mich's loosing the last 5kgs. There has been alot of talk going around about this book so I though if I blog my experiance day by day many of you might find it useful.

For background I'm 25 male and current weight is 80.6kg. I weighed 86kg just over 6 weeks ago. I lost the first part through dieting and jogging - I began using couch to five K. Well worth looking at for anyone who says to themselves "I wish I could run" in under 7 weeks I've gone from having stitch pain after less than a min to running 45mins at 7.5kmph!

Anyways after watching this years Biggest Loser I decided I wanted to try Michelles program. I've read her book over and over and went shopping yesterday for everything I needed - first week shopping is a bit costly but it's all good nutritional foods and if I offset the extra cost againest what I used to waste on smokes or a few beers a night then your defo quids in!

The program is very easy to follow with lots of step by step guides and photos so I'm defo prepared for my first session tomorrow morning.

I decided to utilize my garage for a gym setup rather than waste money at the gym membership. I got 20kg bar bells a fitness ball and mat for under 1
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  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    100 dollars at Kmart and Big W. I am going to need to invest in a bench at some point but until then a chair and hehe an old plastic water tank are in use - recycle what you can! (perfect for size for leap froging over) Getting fit dosent have to mean laying out a fortune on equipment.

    My goal was to be 79kg which I have never been since a young teenager however considering I am now only 1.5kg from it I need to reasess so shall we say 75kg by 6th June is my goal my 26th birthday.

    Anyways I hope you find this interesting and as I progress Ill send you updates

    Thanks Jamie
  • runlorirun
    runlorirun Posts: 389
    Awesome job!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week One Day One - Cardio/Fitness

    Current stats :

    Weight - 80.6kg
    Chest - 100cm
    Waist - 93cm
    Hips - 95cm
    Thighs - 58cm

    Current pics available here -

    http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1910377671935.109751.1016662843&l=2c9129fc1f
    Goal - 75.0Kg - 1st June 2011

    Ok, well just completed my first day of exercise following Mich's plan. It went well - wasn't any part that I couldn't complete - the ab crunches were prob the hardest trying to get the right technique to avoid my neck hurting.

    Basically its a 6 itemed cardio circuit with a 5 min warm up jog and then some 400m sprints.

    I found it very useful to do some short walks yesterday with my GPS and work out some rough distances so i can easily do some there and backs and continue with my next round.

    For those of new needing some advice/motivation or whatever - heres my top tips to keep going.......... some my own some borrowed....

    I find I always achieve my best first thing in a morning - empty stomach - no distractions - yes it's cold but trust me the sense of clam, tranquility and personal satisfaction you feel when at 7-8am you have just burnt a ton of calories and your loved ones are till being lazy in bed!! You will also quickly find you have more energy for the rest of the day - your colleagues and friends will be jealous!

    As Michelle says "If you're looking for a great workout, a killer calorie burn and more feel-good happiness than a gay dance party, you can't beat a solid 40-minute aerobic exercise session" first thing in the morning! Plus this will certainly get your metabolism pumping and rearing to go.....

    I believe you should always have your music thumping - I find when running I sync my pace to the beat so if you have Judy Garland crooning to the White Cliffs of Dover your not going to burn those calories like you would if you paced your beat to something more modern!

    I also think you should always have your power song at the the ready mine at the moment is Heath Small - Proud - so when I do a run say 40mins I know by 30mins I start loosing the focus and drive so this comes on and it pushes you complete your task.

    Remember that we are making life chances at the moment so the biggest battle is your mind and will power - it is easier to pick up the Pringles and put off the push ups and we have all done it time and time again....

    Ok well join me again tomorrow for weights training and tomorrows advice on temptation....

    Jamie xx
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week One Day Two

    Bit stiff today - especially in the ab region after yesterdays crunches and tight in the neck! Tired too this week but thats down to the shifts too!

    Ok so the food plan for yesterday was ok - its official that me and Salmon were never meant to be - i was squeezy most of the day!

    Todays food looks alot better - had a gorgeous tuna fillet salad for lunch egg white omlette for breakie and pan fried chicken for dinner - yummo!

    The exercises where a bit full on this morning - not particulary hard but exhaustion - or weak mind quickly set in but I got there in the end - I am not a quitter!!

    ok, I did make a slight modification and for my dumb-bell step up alternated between the dinning room table chair and 2 steps on my garage stairs when the going got too much - but I didn't give in thats the acheivement!

    Ok so todays tip is Do you play the game Tempation and to over come it!!

    You know those days at work where everywhere you look is unhealthy choices the vending machine staring at you - the office girl who raises the question of "chicken and chips for lunch?", another birthday cake - always the cheesecake with chocolate pieces or the packet of biscuits doing the rounds then I look at my desk - a stick of celery and a natural yoghurt dip - and to top it of the girl ordering the chicken and chips is like a stick and constantly eats whatever she feels like!

    We've all been in that situation but how do you overcome it?

    I find using this site is a big helper - actually knowing how much crap is in those little treats puts me off - especially if you consider that even a smallish slice of cheesecake can easily be 400cals alone!! minus this from your daily allowence

    If the above doesn't work with me or the initial surge of good willpower starts to waiver then I use my next tatic...

    LAYBY! - you know how layby works - You want something you can't have it now but you can later on - so say to yourself no I won't have the chocolate bar now but at 1800 I will. Then buy the time that 1800 rolls around I usually find that the urge for the item has passed and its almost dinner time anyways.

    If at the time you are still dying for the treat - have it after all you do derserve something nice every now again!

    Each time you say No - it does get eaiser - same with quitting the smokes or anything else you want to give up in life - just keep saying no turn your back on it and head for a new direction...


    Keep up the good work - until tomorrow!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week One Day 3

    Ok so today I'd had enough the temptations were harder, I'd had not enough sleep late finish at work an a early start this morning and my muscles are in agony inparticular my legs - so I crumbled and had 2 squares or milk chocolate and a dorrito.

    Had Red Cross training tonight and they provided Pizzas so 3 slices there :-(

    On the positive I stuck to the rest of the food and exercise
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Plan And did a 45min run in pouring rain - that's the JFDI attitude!

    Early night today need to rest up and let those muscles heal ready for tomorrows weight training sessions.

    Coincidentally today was the new weigh in day and I came in at 79.9 a loss of .5kg in 3 days - I can no remember the last time I was in the 70's!

    Until tomorrow

    J x
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week One Day Four

    Very sore and tired again tOday! Funny how Mich doesn't mention any of this in her book hehe but still forcing myself to carry on with the routine so did a Michelle's Super Shedder DVD at 6am this morning rather than a morning of squats with a bar weights.

    Awful weather at work today so I walked around the garage at work and utilized the fire escape stairs to scale a dozen or so times.

    Food ok last two days have been hard temptation wise and I cracked at lunch and had a sausage roll plus a ting piece of birthday cake Kept to the rest of the eating plan tonight was beef with a salsa has actually yummo.

    Going to get a good nights sleep tonight so am better focused to stay strong tomorrow I defo find that when I'm tired I find it easier to give into my cravings.

    Tomorrow is a more gentler exercise day so planning a late afternoon jog the. Some pilates moves before my 1st super Saturday 90mins of exercise think I'll do a run with an aim of making it to 1hr then either a walk to cool down or SS DVD session.


    All the best with your goals and speak again soon!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week One - Day Five

    Almost one week in and still going well!

    Got home and went for a 4km run abit longer than Mich requests but after yesterday's "snacks" I thought I'd do me good. Came home and did my core and fitball work out - now you wish u were a fly on the wall trying to balance on top of a ball and lift limbs of the floor and balance ain't as easy at it seems I'm sure Mich would have been ashamed of me today there was no coordiatio. Whatsoever but I succeeded and completed the workout.

    Looking forward to my first supersaturday going to aim for an hours jog and the super stripper DVD workout.

    All the best for your weekends I know how hard they can be to keep on track!
  • kaylah_x
    kaylah_x Posts: 194 Member
    Awesome job!! Keep it up :) And its good to know about the C25K going to start it next week :)
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Thanks :-)

    C25k is awesome and well worth the pain! Hehe

    Look up this group lots of useful information and most all all motivation everyday from people doing the same as you!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186189-starting-couch-to-5k-want-to-join

    Glad to know spending time writing this is helping at least one person!

    X
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week One Day 6

    Ok, had a night from hell sleep wise and spent most of it out of the bed! Just what I wanted before hitting my first SS!


    Dragged myself out of bed not feeling very motivated and if anything feeling like I had gained some weight!! - So gave in on my rule to only look at the scales on weigh in day - 79.0KG - YIPPPEE that was my goal weight when I had first started to use MFP only a few short weekes ago - 14lbs ago infact!

    With new motivation after reading that went and hit the ground running - took Dozer one fo my two Kelpies with me and pushed out 62mins run/jog - 9.8KM's - Big pat on the back moment - to think only March 24th 2011 I ran for 1 minute then walked for 1 1/2 mins x 8 - and was red like a tomato and suffering bad cramps and here I am jsut shy of 10km in just over 60mins!!

    Came home and because it is a SS - did 2 circuits and adominal workouts with Mich Super Sheredder system.

    Had my pancake breakfast - yummo! - Healthy of cause! One of Mich's recipes!

    Had a busy day out with the family - went to see the King Tut exhibition in Melbourne and then working today - sorry Mich your plan has gone by the wayby today - but a good lesson - Mich plans can't always be there and its about making the right choices in those moments and not succombing to the usual KFC, Burger and Chips type of foods which is so easily done!

    Lunch was a Spud potato with Tuna and raw veggies - came out 150cals over my usual lunch allowence but missed a snack today so that should even it out!

    Dinner - well the work crew are having chicken burgers, chips and coke - the thought of it still appeals but I can see a kind of inner sense tellling me not only does it never taste as good as you beleve it will - the over load of carbs will only make me bloated, i'll feel tired (not good when working till 3am) and i'll completey feel unsatisfied with myself after allt he great and hard work I've done so far........

    So I've ordered a salad - no dressing requested!

    and some chicken - i'll remove the skin and to be naughty I've ordered a super small size of scollop potatoes - just like 3 slices and a dollop of the sauce - just to settle the deal internally that I can eat what I want just in suitable ammounts - my old foods that i used to gorge on - I still love and always will but now I have to see these foods as small treats once a week in a treat sized portion.

    Food is a fuel to keep your engine ticking over - simply put and its good to remind yourself this before you dealve into the all you can eat buffy - fill your car up with dirty oil and she'll run like a old worn out girl!

    Anyways enough of my ramblins!

    All in all a great first week - though looking forward to a lazy day tomorrow exercise wise (Sunday is the day of rest on the plan) - tomorrow morning is the dogs morning so Obediance and then Fly Ball then home to an afternoon on the sofa with some good TV me thinks!

    Until Monday!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Two Day One

    Hope you all had a great weekend!

    Yesterdays day off was nice though still kept food to plan for the day - really enjoying the recipes I am trying lots of new things and new spices. Starting to feel like I have hit a plateau with weight loss but maybe it's muscle going on as some of the exercising ar becoming easier to complete. Will find out on Wednesday at my next weigh in if it is just in my mind I hope it is I have been so good and stuck to everything I've been told.

    Exercised this morning with one of Mich's DVD's - Tight Toned Terriffic defo Recommend it a very good cardio and strength circuit session about 40mins long the. Finished off with a jog round block about a km then streches.

    Tomorrow is my accelerator day less carbs and some weight training.

    Until tomorrow

    :-)
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Two Day Two

    So woke up late - slept for ages last night so was in a rush so only did 3 circuits from Mich's Super Shredder DVD plus the adominal work out.

    Got to work and was falling asleep, was tired and arms pecs sore from Monday - when I am tired I become week and helped myself to some goodies making the rounds though I was naughty and took temptation I ensure my portion sizes were small and I stuck too the rest of my plan and omitted a snack to keep within my intake goal.

    Rest of the day went well fingers crossed for a good result in the morning at weigh in homing to have a dropped 1kg this week so around 78.9kg is good


    Will update tomorrow with the good or excellent news!!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Two Day Three

    Ok day of no will power or motivation....

    Woke up feeling sluggish and really not in the mood for a 10min run let alone a 45min run - but I though the old me would have given in a said oh "one day won't hurt" so I got out there did the 10mins and it wasn't so bad so did the remainder. Still not going to plan - tripped over myself 2 dogs tangled several times around te leashes and eventually made it home - I still did it!

    Jumped on the scales and learnt that I curretly weigh in at the same weight as a week ago great! Determination and will power completely gone and wanted to rade the vending machine settled for a slice of cake :-( but remained to the rest of daily plan believe me it was hard I was so tempted to do a KFC or Hungry Jacks run but used this to work out that just a roller something j used to get as a snack is 450cals!

    Oh well back on the band wagon tomorrow and hoping that maybe this weeks is all
    About muscle toning not the fat so much.

    Keep the faith and think motovating thoughts for me please!!!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Two Day Three

    Another day I lost the plot - a coffee morning at work cakes galore and me in the middle - felt sluggish and crap rest of day - mental note remember this feeling in times of weakness!

    Came home and forced my way though he Tigher Toned Terriffic DVD to make myself feel better and had the egg white omlette with veggies for tea.

    Tomorrow is my super Saturday day as I am working 1hr rub aiming to hit the 10km mark and the a beginners yoga or pilates DVD


    Wish me look


    X x
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Two Day Six

    Not much to report today, followed the plan mostly but was out for dinner and had a jacket potato with meat and gravy - missed the rest of snacks to try to even out the unknown calorie variable then had roasted veggies with a garlic yoghurt dip yummo!

    Did my first yoga DVD tonight - needs more practice but can see the benefits!

    Also did some home baking and made fruit muesli bars with a yoghurt drizzle 130cals a bar! With atleast 2 superfoods included.

    Tomorrow is hard work im working and somehow néed to get 1hr of running in hopeing it will be light enough for me to go first thing rather then later at night when it will be dark again.

    Enjoy your weekends and the best of luck to you all
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Two Day Six


    Just noticed my day numbers are up ****s creek so I appologise...

    Ok well todays exercise was a no go I slept in then decided to set my alarm again so I could do a bit of a DVD and set it for the complete wrong time and ended up being late for work!

    Came home and it was too late and dark to do anything. I did however do the usual 1km walk with the dogs and during my work breaks did some step climbing and 2pm stroll.

    Tomorrow alarm set correctly and will do my hour run as prescribed! 10km plus in a hour is the goal
  • sare26
    sare26 Posts: 13 Member
    really enjoying reading your posts... keep up the great work! I am really interested in what people think of this book before i go out and buy it
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    WeeK Two Day 7

    Forced myself out on the run this morning had absolutely no motivation or energy!

    Did the usual terrain track and constantly had to keep my mind on the goal instead of you could just take this shortcut home....

    Did have to walk for a bit started to turn queasy and got stitch haven't had one in weeks but pushed though and did 65mins burnt 857 calories according to gps.

    Pretty stuffed rest of day and sleeping heaps more than usual this past week.

    Food was ok steamed veggies and meat for tea and fruit and yoghurt cereal for brekie with a tortilla for lunch

    Tomorrow will be a fitness DVD and fitness test so will post results
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week 3 Day 2

    Hi all sorry for not responding yesterday.

    I spent the past part of the last two days laid up with a cold and IBS so no exercise.

    Had a complete low point yesterday and had a binge chocolate, chips and bakery goods..... I'll be honest it felt great and I didn't regret it - I felt like **** sprawled on my sofa not able to do some basic housework.

    Ok I'm not condonIng eating **** loads of empty calories in a binge but you can't live on healthy grub 24/7 either the trick is to know what you are eating - a rough idea of the calories so when you do have a blow out do it in the least damaging way possible - I knew I wanted chocolate and instead of selecting my old frav
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Cadbury caramel I chose one of the 85% cocoa varieties. Ok the health stopped there the vanilla slice, and big bag of sour cream and chives chippies sereved their role.

    Just ensure that the preceding meal is back on track and an extra light choice.

    Thinking I'll go for a jog tomorrow am but will see how I feel not much point pushing myself when Im not well also working on the bases that if my body Is plateauing at the moment I should let myself enjoy it and my body recooperate after all the hard work I have already done so I can hit the ground running next week!

    All the best!
  • kaylah_x
    kaylah_x Posts: 194 Member
    With new motivation after reading that went and hit the ground running - took Dozer one fo my two Kelpies with me and pushed out 62mins run/jog - 9.8KM's - Big pat on the back moment - to think only March 24th 2011 I ran for 1 minute then walked for 1 1/2 mins x 8 - and was red like a tomato and suffering bad cramps and here I am jsut shy of 10km in just over 60mins!!

    WOW! That is so AWESOME!!! Well freakin done!!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Three Day 4

    Ok so still sick as a dog but keeping some minor activites going - walking around the block and taking the dogs.

    Still keeping to the plan food wise but have had a few baddies but still keeping within my allowance.

    Seems to be working... Had weigh in yesterday and I have lost now at 77.9kg yippee the plateau seems to have been cracked so motivation is back.

    Good look in all your endeavors!!
  • kaylah_x
    kaylah_x Posts: 194 Member
    Thats great!! Not far from your goal now!
  • James tis so funny - as a HUGE BL fan myself I actually bought that book yesterday too! I think I wanted the recipes more than anything though as I do heaps of exercise classes/running/circuits already but have lost motivation these last 2 weeks.

    I take my hat off to you sticking (pretty much) to the 4 week routine. I know I could not stick to a diet plan like that, I feel like I want to rebel ha! How are you feeling in your 3rd week? I am excited to see what your final results/fitness is!

    Keep up the good work!
    Karen x
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Three Day Five

    Thanks for your comments guys!

    Yea must admit the motivation is starting to waive this week and had a few slip ups but being I'll doesn't help and not exercising fully pays it's price. Although I look at the bigger picture i have been regularly exercising for for almost 3 months and dieting for about 4 so it's advisable to take a break around now and start enjoying a few naughties for a week.

    Came home and went for a run didn't push myself too hard just shy of 4km in about 20mins amazingly found it hard but speed was good 6mins a km nearly. Stitches were back and felt quite sick maybe too soon or the big lunch will see how I go in the morning.

    I do believe if I had jumped straight into the book 4 months ago I would have lost 5kgs and more very easily however hitting a plateau and illness hasn't helped.

    Ok so as promised some results for you....

    Wed 10/5

    Chest (cm) 100
    Waist (cm) 93
    Hips (cm) 95
    Thighs (cm) 58

    Push ups 10

    Tricep dips 27

    Wall sit 6 sec

    Core level 2


    Wed 17/5

    Chest 99
    Waist 92
    Hips 94
    Thighs 54

    Pushups 12
    Triceps 50
    Wall sit 12 secs
    Core level 2

    Not doing any tests this week will carry over until next week.

    Really going to push this week as having my birthday party next Saturday so some naughties will be permitted

    On Sunday I am going to a seminar to meet both Michelle and Shannon in Bendigo will he great to get some motivation to drive me for the next 6 months!
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Three Day Six

    Ok will keep today brief as it's getting rather late.

    Had a light breakfast and did lots of housework outside and some gardenIng and took the dogs for a good 8km walk then went to the shopping centre so all in all lots of exercise and didn't run once lol

    Had lunch out today and was interesting to try and find a healthy option. I settles with poached eggs and requested for some multigrain toast instead of the English muffin and only ate the one slice of bread not the two provided - allowed myself a skinny latte so just that still came in at about 430cals!!

    Came home and walked some more testing my new toy a heart rate monitor this way I can be more accurate on my calorie burns and ensuring that I stay fat burning during my runs.

    Looking forward to meeting the biggest loser guys tomorrow will be great to listen to all their words of wisdom so that I can come home and truly smash in to this week before my party and show of my new body!!
  • sare26
    sare26 Posts: 13 Member
    wow how great to see Michelle and Shannon! i love them both (although I am in love with the Commando!). Hopefully it will be a very motivating experience for you.
  • rooboi85
    rooboi85 Posts: 52 Member
    Week Three Day 7

    Will keep this brief had a great morning went to Bendigo and met up with the famous duo and topped up my motivation - a word neither of them believe in. Consistancy is the name of the game - you do something for a month or so everyday it becomes a habit -'I found it this week while being ill that my body and mind missed it - I can't believe I just said that I MISSED EXERCISING!!! The new and improved moi!

    Look it doesnt matter if you don't train hard everyday - some days are going to be hard sometimes you'll just complete the course sometimes you'll smash your Personal records the trick is consistency.

    I have the audio of seminar so will look at ways of uploading it so my valued followers can have a listen.

    Feeling alot more pumped and ready to hit a new week firing - run in the morning and get to test my new HR monitor out properly.

    All the best!

    P.s had a naughty weigh in this morning - 76.8kg hehehe

    Oh and one last tip guaranteed to help you smash those cravings....

    So I expect your all drinking your daily cups of green tea, if not give it ago, make sure you buy a decent brand I find twinnings of London pretty good - ok add a thin slice of fresh ginger to your mug and allow to infuse as you drink - not only a fantastic flavor burst but it really helps kick a mid afternoon craving - try it and let me know if it works for you!
  • kaylah_x
    kaylah_x Posts: 194 Member
    I agree! I dont see it as so much motivation these days its become a habit to get up and do it...I knew when i first started if i could do the first 10 days or so non stop that i'd end up sticking to it...It just took 13-14 months to actually do that lol!

    That would be great to hear if you end up putting it up :)

    Have fun with the HRM...I know when i got mine it made me WANT to work extra hard :)
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