day 8 of 28

So todays workout I did yesterday as Monday's are a busy day for me, it was titled Monday Meyhem and it was tough. I pushed myself hard to get through it and was chuffed with how I did. Legs were very wobbly after had to sit and recover for a while

The week has been good, food stayed clean tried some recipes which were really tasty and would definately do again.

Weighed and lost 2lbs so thats 13lbs in 2 weeks, haven't got around to measuring yet, may leave it for another week.

Day 6 of 28

Today is day 6 almost the end of the first week and I'm feeling good.

Very chilly today so decided on soup for lunch for a change. Below is one from DFC recipe book which can be found here. Its sweet potato and lentil soup and was delicious and only too 20 minutes.........

day 4 of 28

Eaten well today
Smoothie for breakfast salad at lunch with hot chicken and chicken stir fry for tea.
Never thought I'd be satisfied having so little carbs, but I am, I don't feel hungry anymore, and I've had no cravings.....

The family and I went to Trago yesterday and my daughter and husband commented on the way home, how I was striding ahead of them and bouncing down the steps on the way to the shop  and on the way back to the car park  I strode up the hill alone, normally I'm hanging on to hubby to pull me up the hill and on the way home I would fall asleep, not this time, feeling good

Todays exercise was tough on my legs, and I had a cry afterwards as some exercises are harder as my tummy gets in the way and it makes me cross, but hubby pointed out that as the tummy strinks I'll be able to improve the exercises which is the whole point in doing them in the first place.

Note to self do your best and stop aiming for perfection.

Tonight's Tea

Lamb and mint stir fry

day 3 of 28

Ok yesterday didn't really happen was up from midnight with a tummy bug, hubby thinks I may have had a duff egg. So had a hand full of cashew nuts in the morning, slept till 3pm then had a tin of tomato soup, drunk lots of water and fruit tea and had a smoothie at 9pm. wasn't fit for the exercise.

today is meant to be a rest day but as I didn't do the exercise yesterday, I will do it today,

Have a great day everyone and stay clean

28 day program - Day 1

Day 1 has been good
Exercise tough but got through it, look forward to repeating it in 4 weeks time to see how I've improved.
Food for today quite simple but very tasty, Banana omelete for breakfast, a veg stir fry for lunch, and a goats cheese and onion omelet for tea, not very inventive today but been quite busy.

End of 7-7-7 start of 28 day program

So its the end of the 7-7-7 program, its been a tough journey to begin with but has certainly got easier, I haven't had any cravings except for wanting a coffee when I make one for hubby. My feelings of hunger have gradually disappeared and I've found I now become fuller quicker and rarely finish a meal, which is unheard of for me, I always cleared my plate, which was an issue for me as I was often left feeling bloated and uncomfortable, but clearing my plate had become HABIT!

So what were my results...........................

chest -  49" remained the same
waist- 47" loss of 1.5"
abdomen 55" loss of 2"
thighs 29" loss of 1"
hips 50.5" loss of 0.5"
arms 15" loss of 0.5"

weight 19st 9lbs loss of 11lbs

happy I certainly am

so whats next?

well today I start on the 28 day program, I'll continue to eat clean but the exercise is not quite so intence, please continue to check in and follow my blog to see how my journey unfolds

Day 7 of 7-7-7

Some days have been  a struggle and emotional, but today day 7 if feel alive.
I have noticed a vast improvement in my skin, it was good before but now its glowing it seems slimmer, firmer an my eyes brighter. My hair normally needs a daily wash  but today I haven't needed to. My trousers / skirts are looser and I definately have more energy. Normally after work I'd have a nap before continuing with the rest of the day.
My water intake has increased and I have followed the food guidelines to the letter although a do struggle to get lots of veg in. I haven't been hungry and I haven't craved anything.

Tomorrow I am going to continue with the 28 day program

7-7-7 Day 3

Slept well last night and woke just before the alarm, body very stiff and sore today so once the kettle had boiled and the washing machine had been started I'd loosened up enough to do the exercises, i managed 4 reps of set 1 and 1  rep of set 2. hard work bot got through them again, yay, but they are hard and I get quite emotional about it, maybe I'm being too hard on myself?

Enjoyed all my meals today and did a walk with the family at 8pm then had a lovely soak in the bath.
My husband has been great, getting up early to spur me on through my exercises and time me, even does burpees with me!

well off to bed early tonight as can no longer sit on my butt, my gluts hurt too much

7-7-7 Day 2

Hi, well today has been tough, woke with a slight headache had my pint of water and all was good, then cooked breakfast sat to eat it and suddenly felt very sick, was unable to eat my breakfast so left it. took kids to school and still feeling very sick almost didn't go to fit camp, but thought, no bite the bullet whats the worse that can happen, (I'll throw up). Well got there everyone was very welcoming, and as I got into the exercise the sickness subsided, maybe it was just nerves?
managed to get through the whole 50minutes which was a huge surprise to me as I've never done exercise like this and I actually felt good, no sickness and the headache had eased and I was proud of myself.
despite fit camp being manageable its been an emotional day, didn't fancy much to eat today even though I felt hungry at meal times, so just went for scrambled egg for lunch and a fairly plain tea.
Dreaded work out 2 but hubby got his stopwatch out and speared me on and again, I DID IT, yay.
headache quite prominent again this evening but I'm drinking all that I'm told and have been promised it will ease soon.

So hot bath and bed for me now and bring on tomorrow x 

7-7-7 Day 1

Well today has been very different for me, woke slightly earlier than usual drank my pint of water (warm with a slice of lemon) while the computer woke did my mobility matrix, that was ok, then the exercises, not as easy as Claire makes them look! and the warm down. Exercise very different to what I'm use to so struggled and managed 1 set in the allocated time.
Then after getting ready for work and sorting the kids breakfast time......
difficult eating that amount, so managed half of what's on the plate.

by 10am headache started to appear and by lunchtime it was bad, and I was hungry too, enjoyed my lunch but didn't like the avocado.

Evening meal chicken was very tasty, ate most of this meal, still felt a bit hungry but couldn't eat it all, its very different from the food I normally eat, and it's going to take some getting use to, but it was tasty and the slight feeling of hunger after the meal gradually settled.

 

Water consumption, didn't manage it all,3 litres and 1 litre fruit tea

 

After work I met the lovely Claire Morgan-Hughes and was made to feel really welcome and supported.

Tomorrow I have a day off and I'm going to attend the 9am fit camp, nervous, yes.......I'll let you know tomorrow how I get on.

new beginnings

 Well its 10/2/13 and in September I will be turning 40 so I have signed up to Devon fit Camp for some help, to get fitter, healthier and slimmer.
Tomorrow Monday 11th February I am starting the 7-7-7 program and I have to say I've been very excited but am starting to get a little nervous now. I think with anything new you get a little anxious but once I get going I'll be on a mission to succeed. I'm keen to find out the food plan and what new exercise is in store for me. I am doing 7-7-7 from home as I can't make camp due to my work hours and child care, but hope to be able to attend should I have a day off.
I have battled with my weight since about 10 /11 years old and have tried many plans over the years, weight watchers, slimming world, slim fast and other meal replacement diets, I've never been one for exercise especially since kids at school laughed and bullied me about my size, but recently I've been trying different things and OMG I'm actually craving exercise. Ok so today is about preparing for tomorrow, will need to rise earlier than normal to get work out 1 done before getting the children to school and then heading to work. Also need to prepare for tomorrows meals.
catch you later
karen

Ok so tomorrow is DAY 1

food plan is

Breakfast
3-4 egg veg omelette with onion, pepper & spinach

Lunch
prawn & avacardo salad

Evening Meal
Grilled chicken, veg and small sweet potato

5.5litres of water........................

managed 2 litres of water yesterday so will have to up the anti today in prep for tomorrow.

bought the recipe book and there is a prawn, mango and avacardo salad in the lunch section so will adapt that for the lunch. I've never been a good cook or enjoyed cooking so thought the recipe book would be great for me the meals look really easy to do which is ideal, click on word recipe book to go straight to the shop and get it for yourself.
If I remember to take photos of the meals I'll add them to tomorrows post.
Please feel free to leave a comment below let me know what your planning to do with your ingredients for each meal, it would be a huge help to me.
 

Starting photos