This is supposed to be my last 2 days of rest.... and what am I doing? Moving 5 tons of snow around! We got hammered with about 30 inches from last night to now, and I have been shoveling our long driveway at least 6 times.... The worst was this morning, about 20 inches of heavy snow. The piles on the side of the driveway are now about 6 feet tall, (Sky is building igloos in them), but it means that every shovel has to be lifted and lots of force applied to move snow up and over that wall. I already took a hot bath in epsom salt, but I think that I will be more sore tomorrow then even during the worst days of Dax Moy's Meltdown 2010 http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com/. To make matters worse, the snowplow just came through, and threw a big pile of heavy snow into the end of our driveway! Ughh....
Okay, back to work on the snow now! Too much to really play in it, hopefully tomorrow we can take advantage of the gorgeous white stuff (and hopefully we will still have power by then, keep your fingers crossed for us!!)....
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Before and after....
Friday, January 29, 2010
Day 29 - almost there now!
Day 29 is almost over, and it was with one crying and one laughing eye that I said bye bye to the Power Circuit, the Pyramid, and just 10 minutes ago, the Meltdown.... Even if just for a week, those exercises have been such a driving part of my life in the last 30 days, that I am almost getting a little melancholic. Even though my muscles and my body make it very clear that it is time to rest now, somehow I have this underlying feeling of being sore again, and just don't recover that well. On the other hand I had my personal best for the pyramid today with 15 minutes and 46 seconds. I added 5 minutes of fast treadmill walking today to make it to 20 minutes.
The last few days have been weird, I was tempted a few times to just throw the ED by the wayside, a la: I am almost there, it doesn't matter anymore now.... But it does matter, and I stayed strong!
Good to know how to go forward now, at least for the next week. i am really looking forward to some rest and only one or two workouts, it will be such a nice change of pace! This challenge really has taken over my life, and every minute online I spend on this forum. Time to cut back a little bit, without loosing touch with all of you guys.
Now one more fast and workout day tomorrow, and measurements and pictures on Sunday morning! I figured I did around 100 workouts, counting that we cut back to three, and that I missed a few. And still: 100 workouts in 30 days is not shabby and I am very proud of it :-)
The last few days have been weird, I was tempted a few times to just throw the ED by the wayside, a la: I am almost there, it doesn't matter anymore now.... But it does matter, and I stayed strong!
Good to know how to go forward now, at least for the next week. i am really looking forward to some rest and only one or two workouts, it will be such a nice change of pace! This challenge really has taken over my life, and every minute online I spend on this forum. Time to cut back a little bit, without loosing touch with all of you guys.
Now one more fast and workout day tomorrow, and measurements and pictures on Sunday morning! I figured I did around 100 workouts, counting that we cut back to three, and that I missed a few. And still: 100 workouts in 30 days is not shabby and I am very proud of it :-)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Day 27 - almost there!
Almost there... yesterday was fast day, which was uneventful. I did break it one hour early, just because we for once had an early dinner, and I didn't feel like waiting. Once I hit the 20 hour mark I feel my body got enough benefits out of the fast, so I am fine with missing an hour here.
The one thing I did change today though is that I am not doing the wave anymore. I just really don't like the low carb days, they didn't do too much for me this time around, and I usually end up eating way too many nuts. So I just ate ED today, quite a feat since they had free pizza at work, cake, cookies, pralines, jelly-beans, nougat made by our pastry chefs (which I LOVE!!!), but I stayed strong and had my salad with chicken and an orange. At least I had the fruit today!
Going forward I will keep one fast day a week, not sure I want to do it every 4 days, but once a week will be a good break. And I can't wait to get back to one workout a day, instead of 3.
Just finished the last Meltdown and did again lots of kettlebell stuff. Hubby got me a 30 lbs one for christmas, I only had a 20 pound bell, so I definetly feel the 10 extra pounds. Swings, snatches, goblet squats, spidermans, jumping lunges: I did get my heartrate up pretty well!
I was trying to do exercises that worked my posterior muscles, since I know that the BW workouts tomorrow morning will take care of my anterior, aka quads...
I can tell by the posts on the site that we all seem to be happy that this intense phase is over soon, despite being happy that we did it and great results for the most part. But the price to pay was high, I am proud to say that I stuck with it and didn't give in, didn't miss more then 5 workouts in this months, and stuck to the diet. I wasn't OCD about it and probably ate my fair share of non ED friendly things by eating out, but I did the best I could and feel good about my choices.
All my clothes fit better, I am much stronger then I was before, and this was the perfect start into the new year. Now as Dax said (go to http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com/blog/ for more info!), it is up to us to define our goals, not tell lies about what we will do, and go forward. I am considering buying the Magic 100 program, I have never really made too much of an effort to work on my goals, and this might be a great new step.
Not just a focus on health and fitness, but including family, work, etc. Let's finish those last few days, and then move on! I am proud of how far we have come in this short time :-)
The one thing I did change today though is that I am not doing the wave anymore. I just really don't like the low carb days, they didn't do too much for me this time around, and I usually end up eating way too many nuts. So I just ate ED today, quite a feat since they had free pizza at work, cake, cookies, pralines, jelly-beans, nougat made by our pastry chefs (which I LOVE!!!), but I stayed strong and had my salad with chicken and an orange. At least I had the fruit today!
Going forward I will keep one fast day a week, not sure I want to do it every 4 days, but once a week will be a good break. And I can't wait to get back to one workout a day, instead of 3.
Just finished the last Meltdown and did again lots of kettlebell stuff. Hubby got me a 30 lbs one for christmas, I only had a 20 pound bell, so I definetly feel the 10 extra pounds. Swings, snatches, goblet squats, spidermans, jumping lunges: I did get my heartrate up pretty well!
I was trying to do exercises that worked my posterior muscles, since I know that the BW workouts tomorrow morning will take care of my anterior, aka quads...
I can tell by the posts on the site that we all seem to be happy that this intense phase is over soon, despite being happy that we did it and great results for the most part. But the price to pay was high, I am proud to say that I stuck with it and didn't give in, didn't miss more then 5 workouts in this months, and stuck to the diet. I wasn't OCD about it and probably ate my fair share of non ED friendly things by eating out, but I did the best I could and feel good about my choices.
All my clothes fit better, I am much stronger then I was before, and this was the perfect start into the new year. Now as Dax said (go to http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com/blog/ for more info!), it is up to us to define our goals, not tell lies about what we will do, and go forward. I am considering buying the Magic 100 program, I have never really made too much of an effort to work on my goals, and this might be a great new step.
Not just a focus on health and fitness, but including family, work, etc. Let's finish those last few days, and then move on! I am proud of how far we have come in this short time :-)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Day 25 - the last 5 days of the challenge!!
Time flies, I can't believe this is almost over! Seems like we just started, even though my muscles and tiredness tell me otherwise...
For whatever reason I didn't sleep well the last few nights, despite being in bed before 10pm. But I keep waking up around 3am, sleep a little more, and by 5:30 I get up anyway in order to get a workout in and get ready for the day. I can feel that I am not recovered well and that my workouts drag a little. I wish I could say that they are harder and stronger then ever, but they are not. I do them all and give it my best, but it doesn't seem good enough. Maybe I also need just a day or two off, which I will probably do next weekend when this is over. Or maybe I get a really good nights sleep tonight? I am having more Ashwaganda right now in my fruit tea....
Thinking about how to keep going when this is over, I did well for a few months after last years LGN challenge, but then lost it on the diet.... I did gain some weight back, but luckily still fit into my new smaller clothes, even though they were tight. Now they fit really well again, and I don't want to go back to gaining or falling off the wagon.
I know I will put dairy back in my diet, and an occasional cup of coffee or glass of wine. I love chocolate and sugar, but I know that one bite is all it takes to completely get me addicted again. So hopefully I can stay away from it! I also want to keep one fast day a week in my repertoire. The wave: nope, don't enjoy it, that will go at least for a while!
Workout wise I will cut back to one workout a day, but will commit to 7 workouts per week. Not 3 or 4, but 7. If I feel like doing 3 on a day, so be it, but 7 per week should be absolutely doable, after doing 28 per week for 3 weeks!!!
For whatever reason I didn't sleep well the last few nights, despite being in bed before 10pm. But I keep waking up around 3am, sleep a little more, and by 5:30 I get up anyway in order to get a workout in and get ready for the day. I can feel that I am not recovered well and that my workouts drag a little. I wish I could say that they are harder and stronger then ever, but they are not. I do them all and give it my best, but it doesn't seem good enough. Maybe I also need just a day or two off, which I will probably do next weekend when this is over. Or maybe I get a really good nights sleep tonight? I am having more Ashwaganda right now in my fruit tea....
Thinking about how to keep going when this is over, I did well for a few months after last years LGN challenge, but then lost it on the diet.... I did gain some weight back, but luckily still fit into my new smaller clothes, even though they were tight. Now they fit really well again, and I don't want to go back to gaining or falling off the wagon.
I know I will put dairy back in my diet, and an occasional cup of coffee or glass of wine. I love chocolate and sugar, but I know that one bite is all it takes to completely get me addicted again. So hopefully I can stay away from it! I also want to keep one fast day a week in my repertoire. The wave: nope, don't enjoy it, that will go at least for a while!
Workout wise I will cut back to one workout a day, but will commit to 7 workouts per week. Not 3 or 4, but 7. If I feel like doing 3 on a day, so be it, but 7 per week should be absolutely doable, after doing 28 per week for 3 weeks!!!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Day 24
Time is going fast now and we are almost at the end! Wow! Will have to measure and weigh tomorrow, but my clothes fit so much better and I love the look of my toned muscles. Hope I can keep it up!
Today Dax posted the new workouts for this week. I am so glad to see the 4th one gone! The cardio was the biggest struggle for me to fit in, so I am happy not having to worry about it anymore. The BW is amazingly hard, I can't believe how sore my arms and quads get every time I do it! Just finished my DB matrix for today, did the ICP and BW earlier, and went ice skating for an hour. So it was an active day and we are winding done now. I think I will have some carbs for dinner and break the low carb early. I am afraid I overdose on nuts otherwise, so I'd rather have some yoghurt and apple sauce!
The big question now is if Dax will change the name from Meltdown Challenge http://www.mylondonpersonaltrainer.com/ to Claudia's suggested "Reboot". I like the new name!
Today Dax posted the new workouts for this week. I am so glad to see the 4th one gone! The cardio was the biggest struggle for me to fit in, so I am happy not having to worry about it anymore. The BW is amazingly hard, I can't believe how sore my arms and quads get every time I do it! Just finished my DB matrix for today, did the ICP and BW earlier, and went ice skating for an hour. So it was an active day and we are winding done now. I think I will have some carbs for dinner and break the low carb early. I am afraid I overdose on nuts otherwise, so I'd rather have some yoghurt and apple sauce!
The big question now is if Dax will change the name from Meltdown Challenge http://www.mylondonpersonaltrainer.com/ to Claudia's suggested "Reboot". I like the new name!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Day 22 - and time for bed
Uneventful day... the fast went great, I really like not having to worry about food. I did enjoy my big salad with nuts and chicken though! All 4 workouts done, the DB matrix in front of the TV while watching Hope for Haiti. Now its almost 10:30pm and I am on my way to bed!
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