Final weigh-in, measure and reflection.

Current weight: 109.3kg

The 12 week Transform your life program has come to an end, but not my journey to fitness. I have seen changes in my weight, body shape, emotions, thinking, blood sugar levels, general health and fitness.

One of my goals was to lose some weight and reduce my stomach circumference. Firstly I have lost a total of 6.8kgs and have lost 4% of my body fat. The latter has been a result of losing weight and increasing muscle. Overall with my weekly measurements I have lost a total of 32.5cms. The break down is below.

• Chest: 8cm
• under breasts: 7.8cm
• belly button: 2.7cm
• hips/butt: 3.5cm
• thighs (left/right): 2.6cm/2.8cm
• calves (left/right): 0.4cm/1.5cm
• upper arms (left/right): 2.3cm/0.9cm

Another of my goals was to reduce my blood sugar levels and I achieved this. This has been most evident in my fasting blood glucose levels. I think that a major contribution to this is the strength/resistance training I do. I have never really done this type of activity but have discovered that resistance training improves insulin sensitivity which is a major issue with type 2 diabetes.

My last goal was to feel healthier and develop some good exercise habits. I definitely feel healthier and fitter. I can feel that my body shape has changed and I feel like I have more bounce in my step.

The main habit that I have developed over this program is to make exercise a priority in my day. To ensure that I will continue with this I have learned the following:

- Variety is the spice of life. Previously most of my physical activity involved walking which got boring, now I am mixing up what I am doing, using the gym, group sessions and the pool as well as walking

- Do what I enjoy. As the program ends I am still going to be using the Coburg Leisure Centre in my physical exercise and will be sticking with the activities that I like – swimming, Body Pump, CX sessions and water workouts. This way I will want to exercise as it is enjoyable.

- Continue my blog. Knowing that each week I am documenting my journey to fitness motivates me to exercise and push myself so that I have something to share. And it is great to get the encouragement from all of you reading my blog.