Maxine's challenge - week 2

Great day today. Mass Nutrition Chermside my team for the challenge, put on a seminar this morning. Dale Ellis (Max's), Sam Heron and  Peter Sargent were there and gave us so much information and answered all our questions. It was so great to hear what they had to say and just continues this HUGE learning curve that I'm on. Definitely 3 very knowledgable and passionate people. Some things I came away with:

• Perhaps I am having too much protein. Supposed to be weight x 1.6 which has me at about 78g/day. I'm having more like 120-150. I think I will fix this by having 1/2 serves of shakes rather than full.
• Fasted cardio in the morning is excellent. This really bugs me because I just can't do it. Mornings are just too difficult with husbands training, breastfeeding, getting children ready, etc. Although I would love to be able to do it, I also think it wouldn't be the greatest thing to do for my breastfeeding. Firstly, it would be mighty uncomfortable and painful doing cardio before feeding, and I have a feeling it would effect my milk supply. So that ones out for me.
• I need to be doing more cardio. This decision isn't a result of the seminar but is something I have been thinking about for a few days and was confirmed today. Running has always been an excellent way of dropping weight for me. I am very good at controlling my running pace so that I stay in the fat burning zone. Pacing is definitely my strength. And running is something I can do either at the gym on the treadmill or on the road with the pram. I'm not going to do any hills, sprints, intervals yet - going to keep them up my sleeve to use when I hit a plateau and need to change things up. I think just increasing my low intensity cardio will be enough for a few weeks.

Definitely a very worthwhile morning - even got a photo with Sam!

On a totally different note - dinner with the girls last night. Thai restaurant. I had stir fried chicken, vegetables and cashews, no sauce, no rice. Waitress looked at me like I was from outer space when I ordered. And topped it off with tap water - girls looked at me like I was from outer space for the water!! No temptation at all.

Everything going really well. Displaying a surprising amount of willpower. I never realised I was this stubborn!! Ok, maybe just a little ;)

Oh yeah, one last thing........Matilda is 6 months old today! 

Can't believe that I am already under my pre-pregnancy weight and my body is well on the way to looking the best it's ever looked! 6 months! That's awesome!!! I've heard a saying about your body taking 9 months to prepare for birth and another 9 months to get back after birth. Well I can tell you now that by the time 9 months rolls around I am not only going to have my body back, im going to be a smoking hot mum!!! And my husband can't wait ;)