Been trying to work-out why I have felt uninspired, frustrated and blurgh and I think I've worked it out.
When I initially started the 30day ED I was doing it purely for health reasons, to feel less sluggish, have more energy and to gain some control over my eating. The fact I lost a few pounds (9.5 so far) was just a pleasant by-product. I felt satisfied with the amounts I was eating, even when I was unable to have lunch a few times so ended up having a banana and some nuts. I had to remind myself to snack every couple of hrs and was really enjoying the food.
Since starting the 30day summer challenge the whole focus has shifted onto weight-loss and body shape and so my focus has once again become driven by those bloody scales and measurements. When I did my measurements on Monday I mentioned that I felt demotivated by it especially as on Sunday I felt great, clothes felt looser etc then on Monday I realised how awful I must still look and the negativity came in like a steam-train and hasn't really left. The confusion re some of the eating has pissed me off too as I'm now feeling like i may have wasted my time not doing a proper detox! I am feeling constantly hungry and although my exercise has definitely shifted up a gear I'm pretty convinced that my hunger is much more emotionally linked than exercise!
Sorry to be such a downer but I felt I had to share. I think I need to relax and enjoy the nxt few days as I have some fab things planned stick to ED and then have a good talking to myself on Sunday!
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Day 4 - a little confused...
On the whole today has been a good day.
RJ got a certificate for his swimming...not bad for 2yrs 4mths bless him! Then a busy afternoon. Food has been good I think although this is where the confusion comes in. Got the ED cookbook and made a Thai curry from it on Saturday thinking it was all ok then today someone says we're not allowed coconut milk....er hello? What about the recipe Dax posted yesterday about the Thai salmon? Am v confused and seeing as I had the rest of the Thai curry tonight for tea I might also be eating totally the wrong thing!
Food today:
b'fast: banana, orange blueberries, seeds and nuts, natural yog
Lunch: chicken, broccoli & mushroom omelette
Dinner: Thai green curry, wild and basmati rice
Snacks: nuts and fruit
Have really had a sweet-tooth today and have eaten tons of grapes and I mean tons at one point I found myself cramming them into my mouth whilst I was making RJ's dinner tonight. I need to put them away so I don't just pick them as I walk past.
Exercise wise I wasn't organised enough to do the Dax workouts so I went to the gym instead and did a humdinger work-out. I'll start the Dax regime tomorrow. Setting my alarm for 6.00 so I can start bright & early as I'm off to Peppa Pig world tomorrow and I need to do exercises, make a picnic, take car for MOT all before 9.30...hmmmmm!
RJ got a certificate for his swimming...not bad for 2yrs 4mths bless him! Then a busy afternoon. Food has been good I think although this is where the confusion comes in. Got the ED cookbook and made a Thai curry from it on Saturday thinking it was all ok then today someone says we're not allowed coconut milk....er hello? What about the recipe Dax posted yesterday about the Thai salmon? Am v confused and seeing as I had the rest of the Thai curry tonight for tea I might also be eating totally the wrong thing!
Food today:
b'fast: banana, orange blueberries, seeds and nuts, natural yog
Lunch: chicken, broccoli & mushroom omelette
Dinner: Thai green curry, wild and basmati rice
Snacks: nuts and fruit
Have really had a sweet-tooth today and have eaten tons of grapes and I mean tons at one point I found myself cramming them into my mouth whilst I was making RJ's dinner tonight. I need to put them away so I don't just pick them as I walk past.
Exercise wise I wasn't organised enough to do the Dax workouts so I went to the gym instead and did a humdinger work-out. I'll start the Dax regime tomorrow. Setting my alarm for 6.00 so I can start bright & early as I'm off to Peppa Pig world tomorrow and I need to do exercises, make a picnic, take car for MOT all before 9.30...hmmmmm!
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Well hello there buttocks....
Today has been a good day on the whole. Had a fabulous 1-1 Pilates Reformer Class. Thankfully we did some stretches as I am still aching after the Monday sessions and my humdinger gym session yesterday...unfortunately we also did lots of inner thigh and bum stuff too which I really felt!
Food wise I've been ok:
B'fast: fruit, seeds, nuts & yog
Lunch: prawn salad & 1/2 avocado
Dinner: spicy salmon, a couple of new pots and a rocket salad
Snacks: fruit & nuts
Found out this evening that Marmite is a big no on the ED and I had put it in my cottage pie last night...I'm pissed off and wish I'd known better but I can't dwell on it.. I'll just have to start again tomorrow.
Did the exercises from Dax and yowser....hello buttocks I'll be in bits again tomorrow I'm pretty sure.
Been thinking that prob one of the (many many) issues I have is eating my dinner so late. I usually end up eating after I put RJ to sleep and tonight I had to do the exercises first so I didn't end up eating till after 9.00....not good!
Anyway my camomile tea has been supped and now it's time to goto bed (before 11 on Dax's orders)
Food wise I've been ok:
B'fast: fruit, seeds, nuts & yog
Lunch: prawn salad & 1/2 avocado
Dinner: spicy salmon, a couple of new pots and a rocket salad
Snacks: fruit & nuts
Found out this evening that Marmite is a big no on the ED and I had put it in my cottage pie last night...I'm pissed off and wish I'd known better but I can't dwell on it.. I'll just have to start again tomorrow.
Did the exercises from Dax and yowser....hello buttocks I'll be in bits again tomorrow I'm pretty sure.
Been thinking that prob one of the (many many) issues I have is eating my dinner so late. I usually end up eating after I put RJ to sleep and tonight I had to do the exercises first so I didn't end up eating till after 9.00....not good!
Anyway my camomile tea has been supped and now it's time to goto bed (before 11 on Dax's orders)
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Day Two......What a difference a day makes...
Day 2 and I feel like a different person!
Woken early by RJ I decided to make the most of it and was at the gym when it's doors opened at 6.30 this morning where I had a fantastic work-out! My thighs, still aching from the challenge exercises are now killing me but it feels great ... Am I a sucker for punishment or what?
Food wise I feel pretty good:
B'fast: orange, apple, raspberries, seeds and yog
Lunch: Palma ham, avocado, cucumber & prawns
Dinner: ED friendly cottage pie and spring greens,
Snacks: Cherries & nuts
Still feeling abit hungry in-between meals but I do think it was better than yesterday so fingers crossed its just a bit of tiredness and will go soon.
Camomile tea then off to bed, I've got my Pilates class tomorrow morning which I love but I will be doing the challenge exercises too so I can burn a bit of fat as well, because let's face it I definitely need it!
Woken early by RJ I decided to make the most of it and was at the gym when it's doors opened at 6.30 this morning where I had a fantastic work-out! My thighs, still aching from the challenge exercises are now killing me but it feels great ... Am I a sucker for punishment or what?
Food wise I feel pretty good:
B'fast: orange, apple, raspberries, seeds and yog
Lunch: Palma ham, avocado, cucumber & prawns
Dinner: ED friendly cottage pie and spring greens,
Snacks: Cherries & nuts
Still feeling abit hungry in-between meals but I do think it was better than yesterday so fingers crossed its just a bit of tiredness and will go soon.
Camomile tea then off to bed, I've got my Pilates class tomorrow morning which I love but I will be doing the challenge exercises too so I can burn a bit of fat as well, because let's face it I definitely need it!
Monday, 27 June 2011
Day One.....and I'm grumpy!
Well here we are Day one and it's been a bit of a rubbish day!
In my little ideal world, I imagined waking up this morning confident, excited and positive but in reality, after a really crap night with RJ and a maximum of about 4hrs sleep I awoke this morning like a grumpy bear! Couple that with my measurements being shockingly bad I have rather disappointingly started this challenge in a bad mood!
Food wise I've been good:
B'fast: apple, orange, seeds and a small dollop of organic yog
Lunch: 2 poached eggs and some Palma ham
Dinner: Cold pork, salad and 2 new potatoes
But I've felt hungry all day..I'm assuming that's because I've had low energy levels because of the lack of sleep although your mind is a strange thing isn't it and I'm also wandering if I felt hungry because I knew it was day one. I've not given in though and snacked on fruit and nuts although probably more than I was doing last week.
First inspirational e-mail from Dax and I'm in the Blue Team, my friend A is in the red so im expecting a large amount of good-spirited competition. The exercise vids were fab! Deceivingly hard 8 minutes and my thighs are killing me after all those squats but it is so nice to know I'll be able to do some sort of exercise every single day for the next 30 even if I don't make it to the gym. I did it in the garden so god knows what my neighbours thought! The mobility warm-up was lovely too although I had to improvise with a golf brolly as I didn't have a broom handy!
So heres the hideously embarrassing stats:
Weight: 178.4lbs
Chest: 41"
Waist: 36"
Hips: 42"
Thigh (8"): 23.5"
Thigh (4"): 18.5"
Arm: 12"
Revolting isn't it? Not sure measuring is a great motivational tool for me but fingers crossed that will change when the numbers start to go down!
So end of day one and I'm glad it's over, a camomile tea and then bed for me. Tomorrow is another day and I really will wake up feeling strong, confident, well-rested and Positive!
GOOD LUCK to all my fellow challengers!
In my little ideal world, I imagined waking up this morning confident, excited and positive but in reality, after a really crap night with RJ and a maximum of about 4hrs sleep I awoke this morning like a grumpy bear! Couple that with my measurements being shockingly bad I have rather disappointingly started this challenge in a bad mood!
Food wise I've been good:
B'fast: apple, orange, seeds and a small dollop of organic yog
Lunch: 2 poached eggs and some Palma ham
Dinner: Cold pork, salad and 2 new potatoes
But I've felt hungry all day..I'm assuming that's because I've had low energy levels because of the lack of sleep although your mind is a strange thing isn't it and I'm also wandering if I felt hungry because I knew it was day one. I've not given in though and snacked on fruit and nuts although probably more than I was doing last week.
First inspirational e-mail from Dax and I'm in the Blue Team, my friend A is in the red so im expecting a large amount of good-spirited competition. The exercise vids were fab! Deceivingly hard 8 minutes and my thighs are killing me after all those squats but it is so nice to know I'll be able to do some sort of exercise every single day for the next 30 even if I don't make it to the gym. I did it in the garden so god knows what my neighbours thought! The mobility warm-up was lovely too although I had to improvise with a golf brolly as I didn't have a broom handy!
So heres the hideously embarrassing stats:
Weight: 178.4lbs
Chest: 41"
Waist: 36"
Hips: 42"
Thigh (8"): 23.5"
Thigh (4"): 18.5"
Arm: 12"
Revolting isn't it? Not sure measuring is a great motivational tool for me but fingers crossed that will change when the numbers start to go down!
So end of day one and I'm glad it's over, a camomile tea and then bed for me. Tomorrow is another day and I really will wake up feeling strong, confident, well-rested and Positive!
GOOD LUCK to all my fellow challengers!
All about me....
I feel I should share a little about me before we begin, I'm a 38 yr old mum, wife, daughter, sister, friend, colleague oh and actress...I deliberately say it like that as I feel that my hopes, dreams and wants are often forgotten as I get on with my day to day life.
Don't get me wrong my beautiful son RJ is the light of my life and has given me more love and happiness than I ever thought possible but with the exception of a few years just before he was born I do kind of feel my whole life has been putting others first. That is one of the MAJOR reasons for me finding the Dax Moy way of life.
I have been a weight watcher since my early 20's doing relatively well then letting myself off the hook and piling back on the weight, I think I must have lost and re-put-on the same stone and a half at least a dozen times. Exercise wise I'm probably what you call a sporadic exerciser, it comes in fits and starts with me getting really into something then allowing life etc to get in the way and falling off the wagon and back into lazy-bones habits.
I love food, wine & socialising, I just need to learn to do that all in moderation whilst following a very healthy diet the majority of the time. My biggest problem is that I let myself off the hook CONSTANTLY! As soon as I get into those size 14 jeans that I love and my clothes are looking better I think well that will do. Now I know I could continue on like this the rest of my life but I'm pretty bored of "dieting" when I know that is making me unhealthier as I'm having to go for diet options etc to stick to my points which are without a doubt worse for me, my teeth and my overall health!
So a few months back I was chatting to my great friend "A" saying how sluggish and crap I felt when she told me about ED. She sent me the details and I sat on it for a few days afraid to even open the file and when I did I had probably the same reactions as most people: no coffee? No toast? No pasta? what's that all about??? But then when I read on and found out more and opened myself to a possibility of no calorie counting and healthy eating I just couldn't resist and so here I am, as I mentioned in my first blog I've been doing the ED for 21 days and really enjoying it so this challenge seemed my logical next step. I've struggled a few times to keep on it, especially when eating out at lunchtime I find, most cafes are not that ED friendly it's sandwich galore! But I'm now learning to take some fruit and nuts with me just in case and I always have some herbal teas too so I can enjoy a warm drink whilst I'm out and about as I do love a cuppa!
So this is a little about me, I'm about to do my day one exercises so will post my official day one blog after that!
Don't get me wrong my beautiful son RJ is the light of my life and has given me more love and happiness than I ever thought possible but with the exception of a few years just before he was born I do kind of feel my whole life has been putting others first. That is one of the MAJOR reasons for me finding the Dax Moy way of life.
I have been a weight watcher since my early 20's doing relatively well then letting myself off the hook and piling back on the weight, I think I must have lost and re-put-on the same stone and a half at least a dozen times. Exercise wise I'm probably what you call a sporadic exerciser, it comes in fits and starts with me getting really into something then allowing life etc to get in the way and falling off the wagon and back into lazy-bones habits.
I love food, wine & socialising, I just need to learn to do that all in moderation whilst following a very healthy diet the majority of the time. My biggest problem is that I let myself off the hook CONSTANTLY! As soon as I get into those size 14 jeans that I love and my clothes are looking better I think well that will do. Now I know I could continue on like this the rest of my life but I'm pretty bored of "dieting" when I know that is making me unhealthier as I'm having to go for diet options etc to stick to my points which are without a doubt worse for me, my teeth and my overall health!
So a few months back I was chatting to my great friend "A" saying how sluggish and crap I felt when she told me about ED. She sent me the details and I sat on it for a few days afraid to even open the file and when I did I had probably the same reactions as most people: no coffee? No toast? No pasta? what's that all about??? But then when I read on and found out more and opened myself to a possibility of no calorie counting and healthy eating I just couldn't resist and so here I am, as I mentioned in my first blog I've been doing the ED for 21 days and really enjoying it so this challenge seemed my logical next step. I've struggled a few times to keep on it, especially when eating out at lunchtime I find, most cafes are not that ED friendly it's sandwich galore! But I'm now learning to take some fruit and nuts with me just in case and I always have some herbal teas too so I can enjoy a warm drink whilst I'm out and about as I do love a cuppa!
So this is a little about me, I'm about to do my day one exercises so will post my official day one blog after that!
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Day One - T minus 3 hrs and counting....
I've just signed up for London Personal Trainer Dax Moy's ED Summer Challenge and I'll be keeping a day by day, blow by blow account of the whole thing.
I'm actually on day 21 of the Elimination Diet and feel fantastic so when I saw this opportunity I grabbed it with both hands. I've allowed myself a treat tonight of a small bowl of Haagen Dazs before the onslaught tomorrow, my first sugar in nearly 3 weeks.
Excited to see just how it will pan out...what team I will be in and the type of competition we will be up against. My lovely friend that introduced me to the wonders of DM...I shall call her "A" has also signed up so I am hoping we can help and support each other what I'm sure will be a tough but extrememely rewarding 30 days....bring it on Dax show me what you got!!
Check out Dax Moys website on: http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com
I'm actually on day 21 of the Elimination Diet and feel fantastic so when I saw this opportunity I grabbed it with both hands. I've allowed myself a treat tonight of a small bowl of Haagen Dazs before the onslaught tomorrow, my first sugar in nearly 3 weeks.
Excited to see just how it will pan out...what team I will be in and the type of competition we will be up against. My lovely friend that introduced me to the wonders of DM...I shall call her "A" has also signed up so I am hoping we can help and support each other what I'm sure will be a tough but extrememely rewarding 30 days....bring it on Dax show me what you got!!
Check out Dax Moys website on: http://www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com
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