Day 54 - D-Day - Woo Hoo!!!

Weight - 65.8kg

BMI - 22.5

Abs - not visible but I knew that would be the case.

Well the challenge is over peeps! Thank God! I got up this morning, had a shower and dragged myself to the gym for my final photo and measure-up. It wasn't the way I had hoped it would be. I didn't get the spray tan, I would have sweated it all off anyway! And I didn't train ridiculously hard for the last few days. Or drink no water. In fact, being sick and sweating and blowing my nose loads, I probably drank more water than usual. I did start the week taking those herbal diuretics but I abruptly stopped them when I realised I had a cold. So the final day wasn't how I first envisaged it but hey, Ive had a rough week!

I think ol' Larry was a but disappointed that I didn't have a spray tan. He said it looked so good last time. Hmmm, weird...maybe he also thought it would look better than my crazy white belly with smudges of poo-brown where the last spray tan is stubbornly still lurking in my creases...

So the final photo that Larry took looks like shit but at least I had some good measurement stats!

Hips (measuring tape)

1st - 99cm 2nd - 97cm 3rd - 95cm 4th - 93.5cm
TOTAL lost - 5.5cm

Triceps (caliper skinfold test)

1st - 20.8mm, 2nd - 19.7mm, 3rd - 19mm, 4th - 18.2mm

TOTAL lost - 2.6mm

Hips (love handles, caliper skinfold test)
1st - 24mm, 2nd - 21.4mm, 3rd - 19.7mm, 4th - 18.8mm

TOTAL lost - 5.2mm

Larry said these were all great losses and I should be very pleased. I told him that the aim of this comp for me was weight loss and I'd lost 4.4kg so I was very pleased! I am only 0.8kg off my goal weight now so after Xmas and New Year I will be into my next fitness challenge to shift the last kilo. And who knows, maybe a couple more for good measure! I would love to actually get a six pack some day! Where I am now would actually be a good starting point for this comp. Not too much belly fat, so I would actually have a chance if I started it now...don't get scared, I'm not gonna start the challenge again straight away! But who knows, maybe some time next year??

After going to the gym at 7.30am I was totally buggered so I went back to bed. I was still feeling feverish with my cold and having weird dreams. Then I got up at midday and went over to my sister's to help her with her little vegemites. I know I keep saying this but they are HUGE! Every time I haven't seen them in a couple of days they double in size. They are too cute. And smelly. I call them manky. They got manky necks and manky hands where the milk dries. Too cute...and smelly. Haha.

I spoke to Dad and Mum was quite emotional today. Of course. She has been through so much. I'm looking forward to popping in to see her tomorrow at home. I love her so much. We all do.

Food (I should be ashamed. Have I learnt nothing? Can I still use being sick as an excuse? Is this my default menu when times get tough? Tomorrow, please deliver me from evil food!)

Meal 1 - lemon water

muesli with milk

Meal 2 - water

croissant with butter

vegemite roll

pepsi max

Meal 3 - canoli (Italian pastry)
pepsi max

Meal 4 - water

peanut butter roll

slice of banana bread

Tomorrow will be a day of socialising. Seeing my beautiful Ma, then my girlfriends for a 30th birthday lunch, then my sisters friends for a Xmas party. Looking forward to catching up with them all ox

P.S Forgot to say that I will keep blogging till I get the final Six Pack Challenge results on 15th December. Not ready to say goodbye to you all yet!