The last weekly leaderboard before the finale!

Week 8 and Week 9 Results

 

Week 8

1st:  Fiona - 1.91%

2nd: Anisa - 1.6%

3rd: Georgina - 1.49%

 

Week 9

1st: Melissa - 1.03%

2nd: Georgina - 0.65%

3rd: Tracey - 0.49%

 

And the last roll count before showdown

 

Overall so far:

1st: Lisa D - 9.43%

2nd: Anisa -  7.89%

3rd: Fiona - 6.45%

 

Congratulations to all these winners and I look forward to seeing the final chase to the end!

Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

 We are nearing the end of the challenge.  Results go up tonight or tomorrow morning, and then you have just one last week to go.  Its time to start planning how you continue your journey.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and its unlikely that you have completely transformed your body in just 10 weeks.  The trick now is to work out how you tie in your commitment and keep you eye firmly on your goals as we approach Christmas and the New Year

I suggest you set your next plans in place now, and do something to tie yourself to them. I know of someone who has booked their next block of personal training sessions, even though they will be away for 4 weeks, as then there is no choice, no way to avoid or rationalise not getting back into it.  What can you do to drive that stake of commitment and anchor yourself to your goals?
For some of you, your 3 month subscription to Nutrtition Complete is ending - do you sign up again to make sure you stay on track?
Do you book in for some PT Sessions or a Fitness Assessment
I will be running another challenge in the new year - you could sign up now.
If it involves money - my experience says pay up front and you will feel financially committed. (Who wants to waste their money?)
Perhaps you want to run/walk the City to Bay this year - we could create a training group just for this.
So?  What are your plans?  Make them now.  Put them in your diary.   Tell someone publically so you can't back out. Time frame them.  Training in 2 -3 month cycles is great as it keeps you fresh and you can keep changing things up. 

Stretch yourself, you are capable of more than you think.  And you are so worth it.

PS big congrats to Maree who made my day today, in a PT session.  Impressive achievements indeed!

Here's the thing....

I live a double life....
Well kinda - I seem to live out of two places, one in Crystal Brook, and one in Adelaide, and I spend a large amount of time packing and unpacking between them, sometimes several times a week.

Which is the case this week.  And I dutifully packed the Challenge paperwork and took it with me on Sunday. I then ran out of time to do it Monday, and headed back home via Clare today.  Except - no paperwork.  After being so good at remembering to take it with me Sunday - I've forgotten to bring it back again.

The short of it is - no results yet - will have to wait until at least Thursday before I can get there again, and put the 2 hours of work into calculating, analysing and feeding back.  Very sorry.

Week 7 Results

Here they are
Slowly but surely, those that persistently achieve small wins each week, are gaining momentum and seeing great results.  When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Week 7
1st Place:  Kathryn - 0.85%
2nd Place: Georgina- 0.84%
3rd Place:  Tracey - 0.32%

Overall:
Lisa D: 9.72%
Anisa   5.81%
Maree  5.4%

Well done to everyone - stay focused and have a great week!

It is far better to have Tried and Failed, than have Failed to Try

Week 7 Results are in, but before I post them I'd like you to reflect on the title of this post.

Even the biggest failure beats the hell out of never trying.  Do you think that elite athletes have never failed?  How many times do you think they have to fail at a skill before they succeed?  That perseverence is what sets them apart.

With only 3 weeks left in the challenge, I want you to think about setting yourself a challenge, a goal that stretches you. I'm not talking about weight loss, I'm talking about achieving something you don't know if you can manage.  It might be to enter a 5 kms walking race, or to work towards running a particular time, or to cycle further than you ever have before or for longer. Pick something, anything and set your sights on training for it. tt should be something that you couldn't go out and achieve tomorrow if you tried hard, it should be several steps away from the "currently achievable" Perhaps you'll fail, but you will never know if you dont try.

It will keep you motivated for those last 3 weeks, and hopefully its a big enough challenge to keep you working on it over Christmas and the New Year. For me, in 2002, it was to walk the 12 kms City to Bay.  It took me 3 months to train for it, and even then I was scared that everyone would have packed up and gone home by the time I finished.  But I did it, and I run it every year now.  Your body transformation shouldn't stop in 3 weeks, neither should your goals.

Results tomorrow morning - dwell on this now.