02 the way of things

I haven't planned out exactly what I'll say here but I have ideas. I'm sure there will be random entries about my love for scrambled eggs on toast, and how Step aerobics changed my life, but mostly, it'll be about how I managed to stay on track for the challenge, or otherwise :)

One weekend down, and yes, I've stayed on track since the weigh in. Okay, so the comp doesn't officially start until tomorrow, but it really started on Friday night, right?

Saturdays follow a fairly standard exercise pattern for me - up early and at QEII for Zumba with Jodie followed by Step with Gary. Talk about cardio overload :) I'll talk about these classes later on, as they're worth talking about.

Sunday, I've started doing some resistance training at the Centennial fitness centre, and that's what I did this morning. More on that later too.

I'm probably going to run a food diary on here at some stage. I doubt I could manage every day for 12 weeks, and you'd get bored with that anyway.

To be honest, I'm still having issues with my body fat percentage, and that's what's mostly sitting at the top of my mind and motivating me right now. According to plenty of websites, I'm borderline obese. Okay, I shouldn't be completely surprised. I know people who don't look that big can have a high body fat, but I just didn't realise I was going to be one of them. Now I do!

01 in the beginning

First weigh in and body fat calculation complete!

Tonight was the first meeting of the Really Shape Up competitors at the Pioneer rec & sport centre.

We got to meet the fitness team and introduce ourselves, before the dreaded weigh in. People are pretty amped for the challenge and already talking about what exercise they'll be doing.

Here's how I measured up -

Height: 159cm (yes, short)
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%

Body fat was a bit of an eye-opener. Fantastic fitness trainer Ron tells me it should be between 15 and 25%. Not good, but let's get it lower, kids.