A friend and I have had this bet for 2 years now - whoever gets under 100kg first gets to punish the other in a workout. Both she and I have yo-yoed for 2 years, and this year I'm going to get there. She's done the 12WBT before, she got me onto it actually, and she's one of those people who always has great intentions and then something happens and everything falls apart. Just like me. Or actually, just like the person I will no longer be.
I don't know what's different this time, but I know that something is different. I've downloaded a 'habit' app for my phone, and have set myself 4 habits every day to achieve. You just tick or cross the box in the app each day, and you can have as many habits as you want. Rather than making many ridiculously precise statements, I've narrowed down 4 things that I want to do every day - 4 things that I have really been aiming to achieve anyway and just needed to define slightly.
1 - Walk 10,000 steps
2 - Move for 30 minutes
3 - Drink 2 litres of water
4 - Eat under calories
They're not drastic, they won't make me lose 30kg in a month, they'll take a little work every day, but they're achievable.
I've worked out my BMR for my current weight, and my goal weight, using MFP. BMR is Basal Metabolic Rate, or the number of calories your body uses just living. Right now, at my current weight of 119.7kg, my BMR is 1974 calories. My goal weight, 75kg, has a BMR of 1527 calories. I figure, as long as I stay under my current BMR, I should lose weight. I don't want to drop my calories to much below my goal weight BMR of 1500 (ish), so that is my current goal on MFP.
The 12WBT calls for a calorie goal of 1200 to lose weight and 1500 to maintain weight. I'm currently on LnE's 1800 program, but am eating around 1500 when I pull out the fruit that I don't eat, so I'm going to stick to that. It's between my two goal counts. There is also almost 5 weeks before the 12WBT officially starts, so I have 5 weeks to test my theory that 1500 calories is my goal that will keep my tummy full, but the number on the scale going down. 5 weeks to stick to LnE exclusively and prove to myself that it works.
I'm getting a bit sick of the food on LnE, but love the convenience of not shopping and just whacking on the oven or microwave. No prep, no cooking. So easy. On the other hand, as I recall the 12WBT food program is quite varied as well, with minimal prep and quite simple recipes. As long as I take the weekends to check the plans, shop, and do as much prep as I can, it will be easy. By the time the 12WBT starts (March 24) I think I'll have a bit more of an idea of which direction I want to take - the combo 12WBT/LnE or the straight 12WBT. I do have the option of selecting a different calorie program and so would take the 1500 calorie option if I choose to go that way.
As I was preparing for my cali class tomorrow night, I realised that I need to be a super planner. I've taken on teaching a team this year, so have had to find music and choreograph 7 routines, as well as take the 2-hour class each Monday. Last week was the first week and I went in very blind - having stumbled off a plane after 30 hours of transit - with no plan and things got out of control quite quickly. Not so out of control that I lost the kid's attention, but we didn't achieve what we needed to in the time allocated, simply because I didn't have a plan. This week I've taken the time to prepare myself, write out a schedule of what we'll be doing and when, listened to the music and practised what I'll be teaching tomorrow night. I'm very sure we'll be in a much better position because of the plan.
This is how my life needs to go - have a plan, execute it, and succeed.
So that's what will happen. Starting 5 days ago.
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