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

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

Week One Day One - Cardio/Fitness

Current stats :

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

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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

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

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!

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!

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!!

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

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

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

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!

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!!

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!!

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!