Last week I made a small diet change which resulted in my single biggest weight-loss in the past 23 weeks — 1KG.

I’m not going to reveal what diet tweak I did, but I will say it was as simple as cutting “something” out. Until I have a clearer picture about this change, I’m going to keep it under wraps for now.

12 Week Goal: 75 KGs (165 lbs)
Need to Loose: 3.5 KGs (8.36 lbs)
Week 1 (Apr 7): 78.80 KGs (173.36 lbs)
Week 2 (Apr 14): no weigh-in
Week 3 (Apr 21): no weigh-in
Week 4 (Apr 28): 78.00 KGs (171.60 lbs)
Week 5 (May 5): 78.40 KGs (172.48 lbs)
Week 6 (May 12): 78.00 KGs (171.60 lbs)
Week 7 (May 19): 77.80 KGs (171.16 lbs)
Week 8 (May 26): 77.20 KGs (169.84 lbs)
Week 9 (May 30): no weigh-in
Week 10 (Jun 9): 77.80 KGs (171.16 lbs)
Week 11 (Jun 15): 76.80 KGs (168.96 lbs)

Total Weight Loss To Date: 4.6 KGs (10.12 lbs)

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I increased from 77.2KGs to 77.8KGs on Friday. So after around 21 weeks of gym 4-5 times/week (mostly), I’ve managed to loose a whole freakin’ 3.6KGs (7.92 Ibs). That sucks!

If by December I don’t look like an Olympic athlete then I’m heading straight down to McDonalds

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… that I made progress last week. The scale is not budging. I was away from home all week and dining out at every meal. I did make some good food choices, like a small omelet and fruit for breakfast and skipping desserts. As usual my downfall was Mexican food. On the way home from the airport I stopped at Chipotle for a vegetarian burrito. Oh it was so tasty. I loved every bite! However according to DietFacts.com it was about 1000 calories. Okay, so maybe now I’m not so surprised that I didn’t have any weight loss this week!

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My knee isn’t fully healed but I decided that I could at least do some weight training.  So I hit the gym today for an upper body and abs workout for 30 minutes.  When I got home I worked in the yard for an hour which has to count for something! As far as my weekly weigh in - it’s about the same as when I started the challenge.  But I’m not discouraged I know all of the healthy changes I’ve made are paying off.

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Okay so I’m standing in the checkout line at the grocery store today and while absentmindely scanning through the racks see this US magazine. I’m not usually one to be too interested in celeb gossip mags, but the Janet Jackson weight loss story caught my eye. So I actually bought this magazine just out of curiosity.

So what are Janet Jackson’s weight loss secrets? Diet and excercise. Oh, and a personal trainer. Brilliant … very original.

But her diet and exercise had to be really intense to lose 60 pounds in just 4 months. She worked out 6 days a week for at least an hour. Her trainer said that she does 45 minutes of cardio because you don’t start burning fat until after 20 minutes. Her diet was a balance of protein, veggies and high fiber carbs of just 1,110 to 1,450 calories a day.

That is pretty extreme and I can see why it worked, especially if she was very strict. But for four months - it would be really difficult to stay so strict for that long…well at least for a real person.

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Do you ever feel hungry but nothing sounds good?   Today has been a day like that though I have no idea why.  Breakfast was a glass of iced tea (unsweet) and a few chips and hot sauce.  Now I’m staring at the pantry and frig and while there’s food there (thank heavens) nothing sounds appealing.  Hmmm… maybe I’ll go to to the local deli and get a sandwich.  Of course then I’d have to get off my hiney and drive over there.  Boy I’m lazy today!

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Saturday I went shopping and found some great new summer outfits. I even got some jean capris in a size 8! (I was in a 14 at the beginning of the year.) Of course sizes do vary a lot and there were some other pants in a 10 that I couldn’t squeeze into. But it was still a great encouragement. Now I have to stick to my body challenge so I can keep wearing those jeans!

Last week I really did well on my diet. I did have some freebies this weekend - a cheeseburger on Saturday and some desserts on Sunday. But other than that I did great. As far as that stubborn scale, it’s still saying 142 (the same as when BC2 began) but I am still feeling very encouraged.

My knee is feeling better but I probably won’t be able to exercise for another week. So I will have to be extra careful on my diet again this week!

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I am still losing but much slower than I would like. Have stepped up the exercise and am doing Fat Burning For Dummies on DVD and also Shape Up with Weights or Dummies. My weight is 85 kg today and am aiming for 84 by next week.

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The weight is still consistently come off, thank God

Had a freakin’ throat infection this week and felt shit so didn’t really feel like going to gym. What’s more, the weather has been shitty the whole week. Raining and miserable. I just wanted to stay in bed and sleep for 12 hours shifts…

As such I didn’t go to gym on Monday… not a good start to the week. Yesterday I was “THAT” close to convincing myself that I shouldn’t to go to gym cos my throat felt like I was swallowing razor blades, and gym would only make it worse… LOL!

I went anyway… and you know what, I felt GREAT afterwards!

Ended up doing gym 4 times this week which was a bloody miracle considering the circumstances. Hehehe, moan moan moan is all I do what I feel like a dogs ass…

12 Week Goal: 75 KGs (165 lbs)
Need to Loose: 3.5 KGs (8.36 lbs)
Week 1 (Apr 7): 78.80 KGs (173.36 lbs)
Week 2 (Apr 14): no weigh-in
Week 3 (Apr 21): no weigh-in
Week 4 (Apr 28): 78.00 KGs (171.60 lbs)
Week 5 (May 5): 78.40 KGs (172.48 lbs)
Week 6 (May 12): 78.00 KGs (171.60 lbs)
Week 7 (May 19): 77.80 KGs (171.16 lbs)
Week 7 (May 26): 77.20 KGs (169.84 lbs)

Total Weight Loss To Date: 4.2 KGs (9.24 lbs)

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I got my knee x-rayed yesterday and it showed moderate osteoarthritis, or cartilage break down. My doctor suggested that if we x-rayed my other knee and hips we’d find the same results. At least this explains the joint pain that has been progressing over the past few years.

There may be some damage to the tendons/ligaments on this knee but we won’t know that without an MRI. I’ll be going back to the doctor in a few weeks for a follow up. Until then I have to rest the knee, put ice on it and wear a stylish knee support.

When it’s healed I can start exercising again. It looks like kickboxing is out for good, though. Darn, I really liked that class! But taking care of my joints is a bit more important. My doctor suggested swimming.

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