Week 8 Fitness Test & Measurements

Every 4 weeks on the 12wbt, we have to retake a fitness test, and redo our body measurements.  The results are amazing!  Not only have I lost 11.8kgs in 7 1/2 weeks (I have to keep reminding myself of the BIG picture, and not of the measly 100gms I lost yesterday!!!), but I have lost 30cm from all over my body.  That includes 7cm from my over-ample bust, and 11cm from my waist.  Woot woot!!

In regards to my fitness, I am feeling so much stronger & fitter.  I haven't had much of an improvement over the 8 weeks on my pushups, my sit-ups or my sit & reach test, but in my wall sit test, I have gone from 17 seconds to 1 minute 5 seconds!  Amazing!  My 1km time trial that Michelle gives us to do as a run, I do on the xtrainer, as I obviously can't run because of my ankle.  I have set my xtrainer incline & resistance at a certain level, and it is on that level I retest myself.  It took me 16min45sec in the first week to do 1000reps, and in the 4 week time trial I did 16min11sec.  I got on the xtrainer not thinking I would be able to do much better, as I remember in the last one I went as fast as I possibly could, and didn't think any faster would be humanly possible!  Today I did the impossible!  15min8sec.  I bettered my time overall by 1min37sec & I am absolutely stoked!  But what a task I have set myself for 4 weeks time!  eeekkk!