here we go ...

so, we have a shed! BIG DEAL i hear you cry...

so, i have a lot of weight to shed! again i hear... BIG DEAL!

but here is the thing - i am going to shed this weight in afore mentioned shed.

Oh but how i hear you ask.... well this is the plan.

1. Sign up to Michelle Bridges 12wbt! CHECK

2. Dust off home gym and exercise bike! CHECK

3. MOVE! CHECK!

we have a perfectly decent home gym that Darling husband (DH) purchased about 12 months ago - used intensely for 2 months, and since then we have been using it to create a safe haven for the millions of spiders that live in our shed. I swear we would have the fittest spiders int he country as they have taken to the home gym like their very own mansion!

well i have evicted the spiders dusted off the gym and put it to good use. I was so inspired when i first signed up for 12wbt that i started moving straight away! i now have a regluar (well ok 2 weeks since i started but it's more regular than before!) workout that i complete every second day!

The exercise bike has been a very effective feature in our shed since it's arrival 12 months ago too. It has been a fantastic Clothes horse. dried things to perfection out of the rain. alas, i have found a new clothes horse (one actually designed for this purpose) and used the bike as a ****SHOCK HORROR**** BIKE! i am actually enjoynig it and even int he last two weeks my capabilities have incresed. Where once 67rpm was a decent (read hard) workout and woudl last 5 mins, i can now do two blocks of 15mins at 85+rpm! WOO HOO. (and after watching biggest loser all i hear is commando screamng "KEEP IT ABOVE 80"

You also should know that the shed is big! Alas you should have visions of poor old me sweating it out in a little garden shed! :( no, it is 6 x 12 or there abouts, so i have loads of room. I have worked out i can even do short sprints in between weight reps just so i keep moving.

so monday is kick off - i am pumped. i have a few goals.

1) stick to the plan - exercise and diet
2) work hard - all the time (imagine Michelle walking throught he shed door at any given moment in time)
3) Run - i had 5km by week 4 as one of my goals but last tuesday i ran 4.5 so i htink i might have to up that.
4) loose 8 - 10kgs.
5) blog every day and be accountable!!

so today in the shed..........

10mins on bike travelled 5.2 kms (around 85rpm average)

Not in this order -
200 crunches
3 x12 leg curls (1 *block* of weight ) really have to work out what they weigh
3 x 12"*boobie busters"don't know what these are technically called yet but they work the pecs at 2 weight blocks
3 x 15 upright rows at 2 blocks
3 x 15 bicep curls at 2 blocks
3x 15 lat pulldowns at 3 blocks

so - i feel good. tomorrow is a run day - going for 4.5 again without stopping. my pace is pretty slow but i figure iw ill just work on not stopping for now and work on speed later.

So whats next?

i ahve to do preseason task 8 measure up - i think i will do this sunday morning as to have an accurate place to start on monday.

i am excited - but a little scared too. Thats normal right?

PS: i think i watch too muchbiggest loser - i dreamt i was on it yesterday with Michelle in my face screaming "so what are you here for? you want to just loose weight or you want to win?"

"Ï WANT BOTH!!!!!!!!!!"


See ya in the shed -
Sharyn.