Rising up to the challenge
A weight loss competition is being run by our local gym and last night my husband and I went along for our weigh-in. We’ve been training at PRO. PT Fitness Professionals for over a year and our diligence at the gym doesn’t always follow through to our diet. We both got a bit of a shock – their scales weighed us heavier than our scales at home. Yes, we were fully clothed and it was late in the day, but reality hit that we’ve both got some hard work ahead of us.
We go back for our weigh-in on Monday 30 November – less than 5 weeks from now. Each male and female who loses the most weight between now and the final weigh-in date wins 5 personal training sessions worth $220. We’ve had to limit our visits to twice weekly group training sessions since the Global Financial Crisis hit our house, so winning the competition would be fantastic and the prospect of returning to personal training is a great incentive.
So this morning my husband went to work with 2 small tins of tuna in sunflower oil, 5 ryvitas (wholegrain), an apple, banana and kiwi fruit and a jug to measure his water intake (he needs to drink 3 litres a day). Boy, will he be starving tonight! As for me, I’ve had porridge for breakfast with a glass of orange juice. My coffee break at 11am will be just that, a cup of coffee with light milk – no cake or biscuit. And lunch will probably be a wholemeal sandwich with ham, avocado and tomato.
I’ll snack on fruit this afternoon and dinner will be grilled baby whiting (which my neighbour caught on a weekend fishing trip) with a pile of veggies. And during the day I’ll be glugging down 3 litres of water…and making regular trips to the toilet.
The lovely Rohan and Marlene at PRO.PT have given us great advice on diet and exercise since we’ve been training with them. We really hope that we win this competition because WE WILL HAVE EARNED IT!.
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