How to lose 1.5 kg in a week

Actually in four days. I started the week with a vow to lose 1 kg, having gained 0.5 kg despite going to the gym consistently that week.

I finally accepted that exercise alone was not gonna cut it so i decided to give dieting a whirl.

So i replaced my usual tea, bread with loads of margarine with cereal, two fruits and green tea. I decided to have a snack at work of black tea and hand full of peanuts then a fruit salad at lunch. At 6pm i had black tea, 2 slices bread, 1 tsp peanut butter then went to gym for aerobics and some conditioning exercises.

Now, I was able to follow that plan faithfully but somehow for 3 days i found myself missing lunch. Anyway by thursday the scale had moved by 1.5 kg (3.3 lb).

I waited till today to confirm and yes it is true. Im excited, of course, but i feel so drained. 2 sessions of cardio and 1 of conditioning daily on such a low calorie diet will take its toll on you. So ive decided to rest this weekend and relax the diet a bit so im ready for battle next week.

Another notch in my belt

Seems the weight gain season is over. Ive lost 0.5 kg this past week and 1kg the week before that. Im now at 72.5 kg. If i work very hard in the next two weeks i could get out of the 70s. Thats my new goal and i will give it my all. That means no bread and 2 gym sessions daily. My aim for this week is 1kg.

So its been 6 months since i joined gym. Thats half a year. When I started I thought i would be 55 kgs by now. However ive only been able to shift about 2 kgs since then. Yep, im 73 kg now.

You remember the plateau I talked about? Turns out I should have worked harder to break out of it.

I have felt very discouraged but really there is no option of giving up. I just have to try harder until I finally get there.

Ive revised my final goal to 60 kg, meaning I have 13 kg to lose. Ive further divided my initial weight loss goals to 0.5 kg in the 1st week, 1kg 2nd week, 1.5 kg then 2 kg which should get me to 68 kg. You will notice that the 1.5 and 2kg goals have no time limit. Thats because im not gonna attempt to do the impossible resulting to disappointment. So lets see if i achieve these goals. Now to work towards goal 1

Still struggling!

I know its been awfully long since i posted. That doesnt mean that ive been resting, still fighting the battle against fat, and fighting myself. You know, i think thats why im not making as much progress as i could have.

Anyway, let me first bring you up to speed with my progress. I stopped going to gym for a month because of lack of money but im back. Since my last post ive lost 1.5 kgs putting me at 70.5. Which isnt too bad. Now, the bad thing is that ive been at this weight for 3 weeks now. Im desperate to see the scale move even by 0.5 kg.

Being Janet, i have a plan to break through the plateau. Whether i actually follow through, is another story. I plan to follow my circuit programme at gym faithfully plus a cardio session everyday either at gym or at home.

I know that im good at working out, diet is my downfall. However im not gonna do anything drastic. Im just gonna try to make each meal the healthiest i can and try not to go past 1900 calories. Let me try this for a week then report back. Meanwhile im glad that my clothes are fitting better and i dont need to buy new suits anymore.

Im back.

Its been a while since i wrote. Silly me- forgot my password.

Anyway you can be sure that i have not been resting on this journey. I finally started going for aerobics classes and have shifted 2 kgs or so. Im now 72 kg. However i feel like ive hit a plateau. My trainer has devised a circuit training programme for me so im hoping to shift a few soon. I am however concerned that the new birth control pills may hinder my weight loss. Anyway, lets see how it works out.

At last!

Weight loss at last! I cant believe it actually happened! I have lost 0.5 kg, and only in 3 days. Now no one can convince me its water or muscle weight. I worked so so hard for this. Putting in 130 minutes of aerobics and 30 of conditioning each day.

Just as i had thought-it was my diet that was holding me back. For the past three days i upped my water intake and it actually helped me feel less hungry hence making it easier to avoid junk food. Ive been eating pretty much the same stuff but avoided margarine, juice, cookies and biscuits which were pretty much part of my daily diet.

But the one thing that has really helped is slowing myself down. My plan had been to lose atleast 1kg a week and when i maintained my 75 for 3 solid weeks you can just imagine my disappointment.

Well, after reading several success stories i noted that most of the ladies who managed to lose weight and keep it off took from 6 months to one year to do it. This way they were able to change their habits slowly. I have settled on 8 months and by my calculations, if i lose 2.5 kg per month/0.5kg a week, i will reach my goal weight of 55kgs by september 2010.

Billy Blanks Cardio Circuit 2- Another Notch In My Belt!

Do you remember the tale of my 9 aerobic Dvds? Well, i decided i wasnt gonna let them gather dust. I decided to do each one for 7 days. The first in the series was to be Billy Blanks Cardio Circuit 2.

This Dvd really kicked my ass but it just may be cuz i was really unfit. For 7days i did that and a one hour walk on most days. Though the scale did not budge by the end of the 7days, my bro mentioned that my arms were looking more toned and asked if i had been lifting weights. Actually by then i hadnt started my arm conditioning programme so i was thrilled.

Anyway, though my weight has remained the same, i have gained more confidence and feel that my physical fitness has improved. My knees dont hurt as much though the are still noisy when i climb stairs or squat.

I have managed to form a habit of waking up at 5am to do my aerobics and im proud of that. I like that time because of privacy which enables me to concentrate better on what im doing. Also anytime i dont do my exercise i just feel like something is missing. I am transforming myself from a couch potato to a fitness junkie and loving it!

Now the one thing standing between me and my ideal body is my horrible diet. I know i need to change so im working on it from today. This week i am doing Gay Gasper's aerobics for dummies, one of my old time favourites. I will combine that with a one hour walk daily and a sensible diet and let you know how it goes in 7days.