I can’t believe it!!

5.3kg lost in 16 days!!  WHAT THE?!?!?!?!?!?!

I had to weigh myself twice this morning to check it was true…… and YES – it is!!!!!  5.3kg gone, 7cm taken off my hips and 7cm taken off my waist!!!

I am in total disbelief.  I would have always associated this type of weight loss with quick-fix detox programs or severely restrictive diets.  My brain has been drilled into the message of ‘you can’t lose more than 1kg a week’.  Well I’m here to say that you can – if you put in the work.

All I have done is the deceptively simple task of eating less calories than I am burning.  I’m not starving myself (anyone on the 12WBT can attest to that!!), and I’m not working out for 6 hours a day.  The most I have ever worked out in one day is for 60 minutes.

I’m not saying that I will achieve these AMAZING results every single week – but it shows me what is possible.  Even after two rather emotional weeks, where my confidence took a beating and my commitment wavered, I can get results.  Incredible results.

Now I know why Michelle and Amelia want you to set BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goals).  Because what you think is impossible at the start of this experience is usually achievable – you just don’t yet know what you are capable of, how strong you really are, how great you can (and will) be.  This is now the SECOND mini milestone I have hit (after running for 10 minutes continuously) and it’s only been just over two weeks.  I’ve got 9-and-a-bit weeks to go – what else can I achieve???

I’m on cloud nine this morning – and I truly hope everyone else doing this challenge feels the same way.  And if not – then maybe this is your week!!

See you at the gym xxx

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