Day 20-25

Things have been a little crazy recently and I haven’t had much time for blogging. We had another fast on Friday but this time I stopped after 20.5 hours. I was feeling very fuzzyheaded and out of it, so decided to have some cashews. If I had been at home I probably would have been ok, but I was at work and was really busy so needed to concentrate. When I weighed the next day I hadn’t lost any weight.

Things went a little wrong at the weekend and I ended up eating some chocolate hob nobs. I ahve been so good at resisting things like that, but the open packet was a different story and I ended up caving in. I was not too impressed with myself, but I enjoyed the moment and have now put it behind me. I know why I did it (stress) so I need to work on how to avoid those situations in the future. I also missed some of my workouts at the weekend, but I did set a PB for the pyramid and with heavier weights, so was pleased with that. I am still having some reaction from my knee too so am doing as much as I can and sometimes changing sessions around a bit so that I am not doing lots of squats and lunges in one day which seems to help.

I have moved on from my mistakes and am focusing on the remainder of the time left on the programme. I upped my weights recently so can’t so that but can try and push myself harder as Dax encouraged us to do and try to do more reps in the times. I can also think ahead to where I want to go with this after the 30 days is up. I know that I want to continue on the ED for about 85-90% of the time and I want to continue with the exercises, but maybe 1-2 sessions a day worked in with my running. I also need to start swimming and cycling again too in preparation for the triathlons I am going to do in the summer and my marathon and other running exploits.

I have learnt a lot during the last 25 days and I need to keep putting this into practice and working on my nutrition. The results have been really good so far and I can see the difference, both visually and through the measurements.

As always for more information please see http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com

Day 19

The day after the fast was really tough. It was a low carb day and I just felt so tired and hungry all day. Doing my exercise was a real struggle too, although I felt ok during my cardio run. I think part of it is that I have upped my weights from 3kg to 4kg. I was meant to do both the pyramid and the meltdown once I got home from my weekly group running training session, but my knee started to hurt again during the pyramid do I missed out the lunges on levels 4 and 5 and swapped the meltdown for the new bodyweight workout, an killer but ok for my knees. Not ideal, but don’t want to miss the sessions if possible or miss anything out and switching them around a bit seems to help. I have to admit to having a little carb in the afternoon as I felt so weak and horrible. It must have helped as I felt ok during my cardio. It will slow my results a little but I prefer that to feeling a little dizzy.

Only 11 days to go now until the end of the meltdown challenge so I need to push on and give it my all. Really need to concentrate on all the aspects of the program: sleep, workouts, nutrition, water and supplements. I am better at some things than others.

To find out more about Dax Moy’s meltdown at http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com

Day 18

Day 18 was our fast day and I got through it fine. I wasn’t too hungry to be honest. it was a little tough with all the nice smells wafting around at lunch time but I just focused on other stuff. I felt ok for my morning exercise, but I had changed them around so did the DB matrix as wanted to relook at the videos etc for the new workout. I felt tired all day though and about 22 hours in I started to feel quite weak and really tired. It was hard work doing my evening workouts. Even after eating i could barely keep my eyes open, though part of that could have due to a bad night’s sleep. It was my most tired day during the meltdown so far I think.

I found the new workout really tough. Can half do them so am doing as much as I can. I only did 3 supersets of each last night as I felt so tired and weak still and my wrists were killing but will build things up. I have strong legs from my running, but a weak upper body, although it is improving. I upped my weights over the weekend to try and push myself further and to keep the results moving.

My knee has more or less recovered now i think. I will know more after today (Day 19) and doing the meltdown and the pyramid. I am still not doing full squats but will build things back up gradually.

All in all I am pleased with the ways things are going. I have lost 5lbs so far and 26.5cm amazingly for someone who didn’t need to lose lots of weight in the first place. I think maybe about a stone to get me back to the weight I was in my early 20s. I will definitely be continuing with a slightly modified version after the end of the 30 days. i am running another marathon towards the end of may and it would be great to do this one without having to carry those extra pounds round the 26 miles. I am already seeing the benefits to my running. i did a 6miler on Sunday (haven’t been doing any long stuff while on the meltdown) and ran it comfortably and about 50 secs per mile faster than i did just before the new year, so am really pleased about that. My heart rate was lower too. Unlike a lot of people I love to exercise but am not so good with my diet. Now I am seeing the benefits of both exercise and having a good diet. It’s definitely motivating.

For more info about Dax Moy’s meltdown see http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com

Day 13-17

The days are flying by and have been busy, so blogging has gone by the wayside a bit. Things have been going well. I have been getting all the exercise in, although for a few days I had to do squats over a shorter range and leave out some of the squats as my knee was getting really painful. I upped my weights yesterday as well to push myself a little more. I have been doing the wave and my weight is slowly coming down. It’s easier to resist all the bad stuff now as I am not really craving it any more. I am liking the changes in the mirror and the way my body is changing, so it helps to keep me on track. I also had a really good run which showed how my fitness is improving. As always for more info please see http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com

Day 12

Yesterday was a hard day trainingwise. I guess the low carbs was having an effect. My legs were burning towards the end of the lunges and my arms in the shoulder presses in the meltdown workout. But I pushed through. Some of my densities were slightly down. I have noticed that my densities are higher when I do it in the evening. My cardio was a speed session with my running group, which meant i wasn’t back until 9.30 and still had my last two workouts, the ICP and DB matrix to fit in. Did 3 sets of ICP straight away, ate, then did 3 sets of the DB matrix before bed. Not ideal, but got it all in. My right knee has started hurting when I do squats and lunges, so am hoping I haven’t injured it in anyway and that it settles down again. I don’t want to miss any of the training.

Foodwise I am looking forward to carb day. I’m feeling tired after the low carb days.

As always see http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com for more information.

Day 11

It’s day 11 already of the meltdown http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com and today we started our next weekly schedule of exercises and an new one the DB Matrix, was added. I have done this before while doing Dax’s Look Great Naked Challenge and it was one of my favourites. I was pleased to discover when I did it that I was stronger than when I started to do it on the LGNC. My cardio was meant to be a run at lunch but I had forgotten my towel so it became a 20min interval cycle in the gym. Good workout! But that meant I then had to get home and fit the last two workouts of the day in. It was tough doing all 3 within about 3.5 hours, but I did it and even managed to set a best time for the pyramid workout.

Diet wise it’s day 2 of the wave, but I added a little carb in as I was not feeling so good. It will slow down my results but I am fine with that. otherwise am doing well. managed to resist a huge bar of choc that was sitting on the side at work too. Right now I’m feeling tired from the workouts, but am seeing the benefits in the mirror and that motivates me to continue.

Day 10

Day 10 of the Meltdown http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com and it was back to low carb so I had an omelette with veg for breakfast and salmon and veg for lunch. In the evening I had a little rice with my chicken and veg as I didn’t feel too good while doing the meltdown and felt a bit wobbly afterwards.

Again I didn’t do my cardio because of my cold, but added the power circuit  and a 4th round on my ICP. Some of my densities were slightly down on my Meltdown. My muscles felt really fatigued, more than usual.

Densities were:

Pair 1: 81 pushups, 105 squats

Pair 2: 71 shoulder presses, 53 step back lunges

Pair 3: 103 star jumps, 30 step through lunge

Pair 4: 41 curlpresses, 100 squats

I also managed to finish the pyramid session in the 20mins as well, so was pleased with that.

Day 10 was also measurements/weighing day and I was pleased to find that my weight had dropped again and that I had lost a few more cms.

My measurements/weight were:

Weight: 125.4 lbs -3.2lbs so far

Chest: 81cm -3cm so far

Waist: 74cm -7cms so far

Upper arm: 27cm -1cm so far

Hips: 93cm -4cm so far (I think I have been measuring in the wrong place but will continue in the same place for comparison)

Thighs: at 4 inches: 40cm – 3cm, at 8 inches: 47.5cm -3.5cm, at top: 54.5 down 1.5cm

Overall I am very pleased with how things are going. To check out Dax’s program go to http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com

Day 9

I was still full of cold on Day 9 of Dax Moy’s meltdown challenge http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com so I substitued the cardio session for another round of the power circuit. I did all my other 3 sessions, meltdown, ICP and power circuit as usual. Despite my cold I did well on my matrix densities posting my best scores in nearly all of them.

Densities were:

Pair 1: 85 pushups, 103 squats

Pair 2: 74 shoulder presses, 55 step back lunges

Pair 3: 111 star jumps, 32 step through lunge

Pair 4: 40 curlpresses, 102 squats

I also added a 4th round to my ICP.

It was carb day in our wave so I made the most of it by having fruit (banned on the wave) and some rice. I went out for a meal with my hubby and stayed Ed friendly and even managed to resist a naughty dessert, having the fruit skewers instead.

Meltdown challenge days 6-8

So I have just finished day 8 of Dax Moy’s Meltdown challenge (http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com) and things had been going well until yesterday when I woke up with a very bad cold. I managed to do all my exercice apart from my cardio and I will do the same today. If I am feeling better I might try and add the 4th session in and see how I feel

My densities have been improvoing still although some of them were slightly down yesterday with my cold. I am feeling stronger and fitter and did 4 circuits of the ICP quite happily tonight. I also improved on my pyramid last night and got back down to the end of level 2. I am not sure I am 100% pushing myself now that I am feeling fitter so once the cold has gone I will try and push even harder.

Day 7 was measurements day again and I was pleased with the results.

Weight: 127lbs down 1.6lbs overall

Body fat: 21% down 1% overall

Chest: 82cm down 2 cms overall

Waist: 75cm down 6 cms overall

Upper arm: 27cm down 1cm overall

Hips: 94cm down 3cm overall

Thigh: at 4 inches: 41cm down 2cm, at 8inches: 48cm down 3cms overall, top: 55cm down 1cm overall

I have also noticed that I am not tired like I used to be. Looking forward to doing measurements again on Sunday and seeing what Dax has in store for us next week.

Days 2-5 of the meltdown

I was without internet access for a few days, so my blogging has slipped. I have been getting more craving now, but just try and distract myself or drink some water. Things are not too bad. It is more out of boredom that anything. I managed to resist the chocolate and biscuits on offer at work yesterday so that was good too. Work is one of the hard places as we often have stuff like that around and I love it!

My water bottle was waiting for me when I got back to work yesterday so that was good. Just trying to get used to filling it gradually as I am used to being able to see through it. The carpet at work has gotten wet a few times! Day 5 was a big test actually as it was my first day back and meant I had to be more organised. I had a bad night’s sleep so did the ICP yesterday morning and the Meltdown in the evening as I couldn’t face it in the morning. Did the power circuit at work which was good, and cardio was training with my running group. Tough speed session. My cardio so far has all been running, but am looking forward to getting some cycling and swimming in as well. Plus with the snow it’s going to be hard to get out and run anyway.

I have been getting gradually stronger with my workouts and have seen an increase in my densities. I’m also feeling less tired during the workouts and less out of breath. Need to make sure I keep pushing myself. The spiderman was agravating a hip problem I have so have substituted them for star jumps. They get me nicely out of breath. My densities for the days are below:

Day 2

Pair 1: pushups 60 squats 79

Pair 2: shoulder press 60 Step back lunges 41

Pair 3: spiderman 69 (only did 3 sets) step through lunges 23

Pair 4: curl press 32 squats 80

Day 3

Pair 1: pushups 67 squats 88

Pair 2: shoulder press 61 Step back lunges 47

Pair 3: star jumps 95 step through lunges 27

Pair 4: curl press 34 squats 89

Day 4

Pair 1: pushups 77 squats 95

Pair 2: shoulder press 74 Step back lunges 55

Pair 3: star jumps 103 step through lunges 29

Pair 4: curl press 39 squats 99

Day 5

Pair 1: pushups 78 squats 97

Pair 2: shoulder press 73 Step back lunges 52

Pair 3: star jumps 112 step through lunges 30

Pair 4: curl press 41 squats 97

I am wondering if some of the big improvements in the past 2 days have been due to doing the Meltdown in the afternoon or evening rather than the morning, as I also exercise better then.

Sleepwise, it started well but have had a few late nights so need to get back on that one, especially now I am back at work.

We weighed and measured again and the results were as follows:

weight: 127.4 -1.2lbs

body fat: 21.9% – 0.1%

Chest: 83cm -1 cm

Waist: 77cm -4cm

Upper arm: 27cm -1cm

Hips: 95cm -2cm

Thighs: at 4inches: 41cm – 2cm, at 8 inches: 48cm -3cm, top: 55cm – 1 cm

Very pleased with the progress so far Now to keep it up!