4 weeks into challenge

It's been 4 weeks since I started my 12 week challenge. If I'm honest, I really only started a week ago when I started the nutrition plan and the gym program. But I'm going to stick to the original 12 weeks.

So last night I squeezed back into my too small togs for Trent to take the 4 week photos. I actually didn't want to look at them because I was really worried that there would be absolutely no difference. And when I plucked up the courage to have a look I couldn't really notice much change. That was until I stitched these photos next to the ones from 4 weeks ago!

I'm REALLY excited!! There has actually been improvement!! Unbelievable!! All this salad, fruit, tuna and protein powder is actually doing something! I think the most noticeable change is the back of me legs. Take a look for yourself.....

Definitely less cellulite and weight on the saddlebags!  Back and shoulders are not much different but I have only just started working on the upper body.

Here are the other comparisons.....

Tummy is noticeably slimmer and probably less weight in the face too.

Other than my legs I can't see too much difference in this shot.

The improvement in my legs and tummy have definitely given me the incentive to keep going. I must admit that the diet is a real struggle some days. For a girl who doesn't eat seafood (at all) I literally have to force myself to eat tuna and fish. But I figure if I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it the whole way - no shortcuts. And knowing that I'm not getting anything else to eat makes it just that little bit easier!!

Circus act

What a week! Feel like a juggler at the circus just managing to keep all the balls in the air! This has been my first full week of training/eating. Never to do things by halves, this is what I am trying to do (in no particular order)

1. Train for 10km run;
2. Weekly PT session in the gym
3. Weights program
4. Healthy eating plan
5. June crunch challenge

My head is spinning! And at present I'm afraid the first ball to drop is the mothering type. I fed Poppy a sandwich for dinner last night! Time to stop and get things sorted because that can't continue!

Here is my attempt at organising my week:

All good for my stuff, now I just need to add to it so that I am mothering as well!

My main problem is that the eating plan is not working for the rest of the family. Trent does way too much training and literally starves himself trying to follow this. And I also can't expect poppy to eat broccoli, cauli and asparagus 4 nights a week. She's a great kid but not that great!!!

So I need to look at the dinner meals and work out what I can easily add to them so that everyone is happy.

On a more positive note, I had my first PT session on Wednesday. Michael has designed a 3 day/week weights program and 4 days running. I will do the weights myself 2 times a week and the third session is with him. I did the full program for the first time yesterday and it was hard! Needless to say I'm very sore today! But of course, because I don't do anything the easy way.......I decided to tee up a run with some of the Kindy mums for this morning. Yep, knowing how sore I'd be. You can call me stupid now!

But it was great! There were 3 of us and 2 prams. 7km run which is my longest so far. Relatively flat track but a few little pinches which made me remember how hard running with a pram is. Well, by the half way mark I was starting to wonder how I was going to get back to the car! Thankfully at about the 5.5km mark, Halli offered to push the pram for me. God send!!! I walked for a couple of little rests which I am disappointed about but I know that I'm not too far off. Give me a couple more weeks and I'll be good as gold. Now, I'm struggling to get up the stairs to put Matilda to bed!

Also went to Mass Nutrition today to get a protein powder. Have no idea what I'm doing but the girl in the shop was very helpful. She suggested a certain powder that is all natural which she thought would be best because I'm breastfeeding. So I'll give it a go and see what happens - cue 'ripped muscles' music!

Anyway, better go because remember at the start of this entry I said 'mothering' was the first ball to drop? Well, I have a laundry full of washing that's been sitting there all week. I guess it's not going to wash itself......bugger!

Nutrition makeover Day 1

First day down and it went surprisingly well. I'm really glad I spent the time last night cutting everything up and getting it all ready because it made it really easy today. I actually think that I ate more today than I normally would but that's a good thing as I often skip lunch and then eat crap in the late afternoon. So all good so far!

I also booked in to start my PT sessions! I managed to book in with Michael which is the trainer I wanted and will meet with him next Wednesday to cut about goals etc. very excited!!!

Nutrition makeover

I have just taken delivery of the first food order for my new 'diet'. I have never been on a diet in my life and this isn't a diet but rather an eating plan. I found it online on a body sculpting website and thought I'd give it a go. The reason I picked this one is because it wasn't made up of a whole lot of weird and wacky foods that I wouldn't ordinarily eat! As you can see, lots and lots of whole foods!

So I've just spent the last 90 minutes, weighing, measuring, slicing and dicing. Yep, you heard right - weighing and measuring! For the next 4 weeks I'm going to become one of those freaks who weighs their food!!! Exciting!!!! At least it will be exciting until the novelty wears off!

Why am I doing it? Because everyone who knows anything says that getting in shape is done in the kitchen. So I'm basically out to see if it works. I'm going to give it 4 weeks to start with and see how I go. I'd like to think I will do it for longer than that but I'm starting with a small, achievable goal!

Along with the nutrition plan is a new body sculpting gym program! Basically upper and body workouts to be done 3-4 times a week. I'm going to combine it with at least 45mins of cardio per day. I'm also doing a 4 week crunch challenge, working up to 130 crunches by June 30!

Basically I'm committing to 4 weeks (to start with) to see if it actually does anything. If it does, I'll keep going. If I doesn't.........?

Of course I need to be careful as I am still exclusively breastfeeding Matilda and I really don't want my milk supply to be affected. So I'll keep a close eye on that one.