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