My Goals for 2012

	3 Oct.	1 Nov.	1 Dec.	1 Jan.
Morning Weight:	63.0 kg	61.4 kg	60.6 kg	60.7 kg
Evening Weight:	63.9 kg	63.2 kg	61.3 kg	61.7 kg
Morning Body Fat:	30.7%	29.6%	28.2%	27.7%
Evening Body Fat:	28.8%	28.1%	26.1%	25.8%
Measurements:
Bust:	33”	33”	32”	32”
Waist:	28”	27”	27”	27”
Hips:	40”	39.5”	39”	39”
Thigh:	23.5”	23”	22.5”	22.5”

When I started this blog on October first, my stated goal was to lose 10 lbs and reduce my body fat to less than 25% by Christmas. Looking back, I was overly ambitious given how much I love food and how hard I was training. I want to improve my strength and running speed far more than I want to lose a few pounds, and I wasn’t willing to give up all my treat foods. Not to mention having a wonderful Christmas full of good food for a month and little training over the past two weeks. So I am well happy to have lost 4.5 pounds and reduced my body fat by 3% from my initial weigh in, and NOT gained much weight over Christmas.

My running goals for 2012 are to run a 5 Km race in less than 26 minutes, to run a 10 Km race in less than 60 minutes, and to complete my first half marathon. Keep in mind that the 7 Km I ran yesterday was the farthest I’ve ever gone, so doing any of it will be a challenge!  In terms of fitness, by April first I want to weight 59kg in the evening, with 23% body fat and measurements of 32-26-38. This will bring me back to where I was in the fall of 2010, after my last race season before my foot surgery. Not only will I fit into all my clothes and look good, but it will help with the running as a leaner body is a faster body!

Unfortunately my diet on the first day of the year will probably not help me reach these goals. Like most people I started the New Year exhausted and hungover (note the two electrolyte tablets before noon). I’m happy the calories are down around 2000 but 38% fat and only 18% protein is not a good start. Clearly reaching my goals will require a serious effort to get back to a more balanced diet!

The Score:

Calories:	Protein:	Carbs:	Fat:	Alcohol:	Fibre:
2031.72	89.19g	229.83g	84.77g	0	21.82g
	18%	45%	38%
Calories burned through exercise:		Rest Day

What I ate:

Time	Item	Amount
09:30	Vitamins - Centrum Advance A to Zinc, 400iu of Vitamin E, 1000iu Vitamin D3 and 500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 each
	Orange Nuun electrolyte tablet in water	500mL
	Essential Waitrose unsmoked British back bacon medallions	65g
	Gluten Free fruit muesli	70g
	Alpro Soy milk	120mL
10:30	Black Tea	500mL
11:30	Raspberry and Echinacea tea	250mL
12:30	Lemon Lime Nuun electrolyte tablet in water	500mL
13:45	Waitrose Love life Italian Bean soup	300g
	Genius brown bread toast	1 slice
	Brussels Mini Pâté Packs	26g
14:30	Homemade sugar cookies	50g
	Copella English Apple juice	50mL
	Camomile, honey and vanilla tea	250mL
16:30	Green Tea	250mL
17:15	Clementines	110g
	Homemade candied almonds	32g
18:00	Lemon and ginger tea	250mL
19:15	Thai Taste Easy Thai Green Curry kit with Chicken	1/2 of pack
	Tilda Legendary Rice Lime and Coriander	110g
	Fresh pineapple	97g
21:30	Sponser Chocolate Recovery Shake	30g
	in hot Skim milk	225mL

Plus 500 to 1500mL of cold water sipped from a water bottle throughout the day.