Today was my final day of the 28 day challenge to swim 1km per day for 28 consecutive days. I finished in style with an afternoon swim at Shelly beach (round the corner from Manly).
As I got to the beach I saw that there was a storm warning for a storm hitting Sydney at 4pm today – uh oh…
I swam 1.3km with a small part in the rain, but the water was so clear that I didn’t notice the rain. My afternoon swim was in part searching for the sharks and turtle who live in the cove, I thought it would be a cool end to the 28 days to spot my shark or a turtle, but it wasn’t to be.
What have I noticed from my 28 days of swimming?
- My tummy is more toned and flatter… when I poke it it feels hard under the layer of fat, just need to get rid of that layer!
- My arms are less flabby and more toned. There is muscle definition and they look good
- My chest and back have stayed the same measurements wise, which is good as it means I have turned fat into muscle. Swimmers friends have found that they have got broader across the back, but that hasn’t happened with me
- I look happy, or so I am told by my two brothers, one brother-in-law and a sister-in-law
- My skin is browner – despite wearing sunblock on my face and always swimming (except for the day when the bluebottle got me weeks ago before this challenge started) I have worn a swimming costume with long sleeves that gives me SPF50 protection – so MUCH easier and safer than sunblock and I think needed in the water
- My waist is slimmer, I haven’t measured this but can see it on how my clothes fit. I can assure you that I haven’t eaten any less than before so it has to be the swimming!
- I feel FABULOUS! All the mindfulness, concentrated mediation that swimming is has I think made me more relaxed
I’ve also learnt a lot about myself. I talked about this a few posts ago and my realisations of how long it takes to change things in life, but I have also learnt that changing just 1 thing a day is easy for me. When I say easy I mean rather than trying to do lots of different things, just making the commitment to swim once a day has been easy to stick to. Based on that I am now also not eating lollies and chocolate for 21 days, today is day 6. Hopefully that will be easy I don’t need to think, I just know that “I don’t eat lollies or chocolate” no decisions needed, just like I know that I swim 1km a day.
So now what?
My afternoon swim was lovely, but don’t worry it isn’t the end to my journey. The swimming just makes me feel so great that I am going to keep going, the next goal is to swim at least 1km per day until April 27th, as I fly to the USA and Cuba on 28th. Just 36 more days until I reach my next goal, and you know what? I’ve got this.
Anyone want to join me on my adventure – remember it’s a swim rain, hail or shine…
Lots
Of
Love
Lara
Ps Today I wore the blue and white striped LOLL
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