Day 83: Seeing Change!

Day 83 and a new set of pictures to share! I’m actually pretty proud of this round of pictures. I can officially see a difference and can honestly say that I never want to go back to Day 1. It is incredibly rewarding to be able to look back and compare where I started to how far I’ve come. As tough as it was to take those pictures on Day 1, it has completely paid off. Of course there is room for improvement, but my goals are starting to look more attainable.

Six months is creeping up pretty quickly, but I’m not counting down the days. I don’t really want this journey to end yet. Instead, I think I’ll continue blogging and tracking until can say that I am the most fit I have ever been. All that to say, it means that I have to take it up a notch. Anyone who knows me knows that I commit to doing too many thing, I always want to be a part of the fun and have a very hard time saying no. However, I have decided that I need to practice saying no a bit more. I have to choose wisely which parties I attend, and which events are worth cheating for otherwise those goals I want to hit will remain far away.

I’m one week into a new program and my body is just loving it. Kevin has decided to keep me in a muscle building phase for another 4 weeks as my body is responding very well to this type of training and contines to produce great results (yay me!). It is a seriously tough workout though. The trick according to Kev is that the workout it’s causing my body to produce the maximum amount of hormones that have a positive affect on body composition while limiting the hormones that have a negative affect on body composition. So in english – the specific rest times I have is forcing my body to produce certain hormones naturally, limiting the ones that typically make you store more fat (trying to understand health can be quite confusing sometimes). For example, I am lifting maximum weight for deadlifts, but only do 3 reps, but for 6 rounds. Between each set, I rest for 2 mins. In any case it’s working – I am exhausted and want to sleep within 4 hrs after it’s completed.

I’ll post the workouts separately as well as the last two bootcamp sessions for those that are following along!  Everything is working out, it’s just all comes back to time and effort. The more time I put in the more I results I see.

Here is an update on my measurements – Enjoy the pics!

	July 30	Sept 24	Oct 1	Oct 22
Left Arm	11.5”	11”	11”	11”
Right Arm	11.5”	11”	11”	11”
Ribcage	32.5”	30.75”	31”	31”
Waist	33.5”	32”	32”	32”
Chest	37”	34”	34”	34”
Hips	42”	40”	40”	39”
Glutes	43.5”	41”	41”	40.5
Left Thigh	21.5”	20.5	20.5”	19.5”
Right Thigh	22”	20.5	20.5”	19.5”
Left Calf	14”	13.5	13. 5”	13.5”
Right Calf	14”	13.5	13.5”	13.5

Two Months already?!

Where has the time gone!!! Can’t believe its already been two months. Even more than that, I can’t believe I haven’t given up yet. It hasn’t been easy, but it is starting to get enjoyable. Starting to read up on nutrition and different articles for motivation. Found a great story here if you’re in need of some super motivation –> Kim’s transformation. In fact, poke around the Precision Nutrition website if you want – it’s what I base my nutrition plan off of and has some great testimonials throughout the site. Here is a great overview to reference: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/strategies.pdf

Round 3 of pictures has already come about – Starting to notice some changes, and am looking forward to what else is to come. I need to start taking better quality pictures so we can track changes easier, but here they are!!

My newest activity to look forward to is the Bootcamp I’m organizing with Kevin. This will be the second round of bootcamp and it is tough!! We organize with our Nomad’s Rugby team and are kicking it off in full swing next Monday. I’ll post the workouts here so anyone who is in need for easy to do at home workouts can benefit from them. Will be nice to have some ladies to workout with as I’ve been doing this solo thus far! Excited to be inspired by everyone again 🙂

Also have my measurements updated below – slowly working my way down:

	July 30	Sept 24
Left Arm	11.5”	11”
Right Arm	11.5”	11”
Ribcage	32.5”	30.75”
Waist	33.5”	32”
Chest	37”	34”
Hips	42”	40”
Glutes	43.5”	41”
Left Thigh	21.5”	20.5
Right Thigh	22”	20.5
Left Calf	14”	13.5
Right Calf	14”	13.5

I made it 1 month…

It’s still hard to post these pictures, but this blog is absolutely keeping me accountable. I still have a long journey ahead but things are looking up!! I’m trying to not focus so much on these pics but rather the workouts that I’m doing and how my clothes are fitting.

My workouts are finally starting to feel awesome and I’m actually really enjoying them. I can notice my body getting stronger and wanting to push further. It may not be THAT noticeable yet but each set of pictures are going to get better.  The exhaustion at the end of each workout is starting to be welcomed and I’m always looking forward to the next set of workouts that come from Kevin. I’ve just started a new week and am hoping to see some good results. If your curious here’s what I did today:

Long Base Plank 2x30sec

Bicycle Crunches 2×20

4pt alt. arm leg extension 2×12/side

A1) Box Jumps 3×5

B1) Back Squats 12, 10, 10

C1) Trap Bar Deadlift 3×10

C2) Leg Curl (slow down fast up) 3×12

D1) DB Travelling Lateral Lunges 3×12/leg

D2) SB Leg Curl 3×15

Treadmill Sprints 1min run:1min walk for 5-6 rounds

I added 15 mins of running to try and get my cardio in a good spot – Trick is to do this workout in less than an hour. I got it down to 45 min before the extra running.

5 months to go in this 6 month adventure and it’s only getting better! Measurements below! Inch by inch!

	July 30	Aug 6	Aug 12	Aug 20	Aug 27
Left Arm	11.5”	11.5”	11.5”	11.5”	11.5”
Right Arm	11.5”	11”	11”	11”	11”
Ribcage	32.5”	32.3/4”	32”	32”	31.5”
Waist	33.5”	33.5”	33.5”	33”	33”
Chest	37”	37”	37”	36”	35”
Hips	42”	41.5”	41”	41”	41”
Glutes	43.5”	43”	42”	42”	42”
Left Thigh	21.5”	21”	21”	21”	20.5”
Right Thigh	22”	21.5”	21.5”	21”	21”
Left Calf	14”	14”	14”	14”	13.5”
Right Calf	14”	13.5”	13.5”	13.5”	13.5”

Day 1: Reality Check

OK – this is officially happening. Day 1 of 161. Completed my first of many hard workouts and took the dreaded photos. At least this is the worst of it and it only gets better from here!!!

Pictures and measurements to report.

• Left Arm: 11.5″
• Right Arm: 11.5″
• Ribcage: 32.5″
• Waist: 33.5″
• Chest: 37″
• Hips: 42″
• Glutes: 43.5″
• Left Thigh: 21.5″
• Right Thigh: 22″
• Left Calf: 14″
• Right Calf: 14″