So far ...

It is now 6 months since I started to live more healthily. Here is what I have done so far:

At the start on 17 September 2012

• BMI 45 (which means I am nearly 50% fat)
• Weight: My secret
• Exercise: Nil, zero, nuffin!!!

3 December 2012

• 37 minutes 12 seconds for 1500 metres freestyle (74.4 seconds/50m freestyle)

1 January 2013

• Joined Masters swim club

10  January 2013

• Started Masters squad on Thursday mornings

10 February 2013

• Volunteered for swimming coaching session with trainee coaches

At start of Round 1 of 12WBT

• BMI: 42
• Weight: Still my secret :)
• Exercise: Swimming regularly and the occasional gym session

7 February 2013

• 300 metre swim: 7 minutes 37 seconds (Intermediate)

10 February 2013

• Pushups:              31 knees in 1 minute (Advanced)
• Planks:                 35 seconds on knees (Intermediate)
• Wall sit:               18 seconds (Beginner)
• Sit & Reach:        -9cms (Beginner)

12 February 2013

• Started BodyPump class

13 February 2013

• Started Senior Gym class

Mini Milestone Week: 4-10 March 2013

• 24 minutes for 1 kilometre freestyle (72 seconds per 50 metres)

3 March 2013

• 150 metres in 3 minutes 30 seconds (70 seconds per 50 metres). Buggered up the time-trial - forgot that I needed to do 12x25metres, not 6x25metres, so had to re-do. Decided to start Endurance swimming session with Masters club on Saturday 9 March 2013

6 March 2013

• -6.3kgs
• BMI: 39.2 (below 40!)
• BMR: 1757
• Total change for my body: 13.5cm smaller:
• Chest      -4cm
• Waist      -2cm
• Hips        -2.5cm
• L.Thigh  -2.5cm
• R.Thigh  -1cm
• L.Arm    -2cm
• R.Arm    -1.5cm

9 March 2013

• Did a 400 metre timed freestyle swim in my first Masters Endurance swim session and used it to measure my 300 metre swimming fitness test. I improved my 300 metre fitness swim time by 14% (did the swim in 6 minutes 33 seconds, taking 1 minute 4 seconds off my previous time of 7 minutes 37 seconds done on 7 February 2013)

10 March 2013

• 300 metre swim: -64 seconds
• From 7 minutes 37 seconds (Intermediate) to 6 minutes 33 seconds (Intermediate).
• Improvement from 76 seconds per 50 metres to 
• Pushups:             +17 reps
• From 31 knees in 1 minute (Advanced) to 48 (Advanced)
• Planks:                + 50 seconds
• From 35 seconds on knees (Intermediate) to 1 minute 25 seconds on  knees (Advanced)
• Wall sit:              + 20 seconds
• From 18 seconds (Beginner) to 38 Seconds (Beginner) 
•  Sit & Reach:      +3cms
• From -9cms (Beginner) to -6cms (Beginner)

14 March 2013

• Did a 200 metre IM (Individual Medley comprising 50metres butterfly, backstroke, breastroke and freestyle) in the Masters squad training session

20 March 2014

• Lost a total of 40 pounds (18.1 kilos) since 17 September 2012 - an average of 3 kilos a month
• Lost 7.6 kilos (17 pounds) since started on 12WBT (6.5%) - an average of 1.5 kilos a week
• BMI 38.8
• BMR 1744

21 March 2014

• Did Masters swim squad with the competition swimmers - kept up with their pace in butterfly and kicking