WEEK 12 - WOOOOOO HOOOOOO

Week 12 was always going to be huge - 2 trips to Melbourne, a public holiday and I had 5 group training sessions to catch up on and roughly 4 days to do it in.  Plus on top of that, I was being woman of iron where my diet was concerned.  A huge goal for me as part of the challenge was to be under 130kg by the end of it.  I honestly don't know when this last was.  I was at my lowest weight I'd been at while at the gym by the end of last week but I still had a couple of kilos to go to break that magic barrier. Was so scared, wanting it so much and not being sure if I could achieve it.  I don't deal well with failure (somewhere my family and friends are screaming "understatement of the year" in very loud voices) and failing to meet this was going to hit really hard emotionally despite all the logic I was talking to myself.

I did it.  I weighed in on Thursday at 129.7kg.  This was simply huge for me.  To see a 12.. where for so long there was a 13...  Just amazing.  I wanted to do cartwheels but think I'll hold off on those for a while.

I can't believe I managed to survive 5 group PT sessions.  I talked to each of the trainers and deliberately didn't go 110% at any of them, have learnt my lesson, that way lies injury.  All of them were really supportive.  Ended up having to go to Belconnen for one of them, that was weird, very different environment.  I really love the community that Wendy and her team have created here at Canberra City, I really know that they care about me and the rest of the members, we're just not numbers on a page to them. I'm sure the Belconnen members have a similar experience but it felt very strange not to be in my comfort zone.  I think I'm a city girl, through and through. 

It's been an amazing journey this 12 weeks. I've achieved things I never thought possible and made even more friends along the way.  I have a greater understanding of what I can achieve if I put my mind to it and that my journey is achievable.  Sure occasionally there will be roadblocks and I'll wander off the beaten track but I'll get back on the road again and when I reach my goal, I know the girls will have cheered me along the whole way.  Can't wait for next year!