![]() ![]() Sometimes I can make some really yummy things.Īfter exercise you get to have a carb refuel meal, which involves some form of carbohydrate like a bit of quinoa, rice, or a bagel. There’s a sort of pudding on the plan called mousse me up, which is basically jelly and cottage cheese but it’s really good and gets rid of the choc craving.Īnd by ‘adventurous’, I mean spending more than 10 minutes half-heartedly making something up. You get three meals a day and two small, healthy snacks – so never hungry. Now you know what it looks like, in case you were wondering. From the front you can see slightly more change but to be honest no one needs to see that. In that preferably you need two men to help you put it on). I mean, in the more recent pic (on the right) I’ve got a slightly neater ponytail and a different sports bra on (actually done up properly this time – these things are a two-man job. It would probably be rejected for a spot the difference competition. I won’t post the front or side ones I took because they’re too horrific but here’s the back, 4 weeks apart. Part of the sign-up process on this plan is taking photos of yourself in your bra so you can see the difference between your start and finish body. It’s a slow decline but at least it’s a decline.It’s funny how I’m quite happy to have lumps of fat up there but not on my belly. Perhaps I need to do some left-legged squats to even it up. I don’t know why there is a half-inch discrepancy between my right and left thigh now.And little by little, excruciatingly slowly, the weight is coming off. But each time I’ve gone to the dark side (the happy happy side), I’ve sprung back. Being on a ‘healthy eating journey’ (good god that’s an irritating phrase, but we’re not allowed to talk about ‘diets’ anymore) I might have had a few too many to drink on Saturday. I’ll admit, there have been one or two slip-ups. This little event pretty much sums up the last four weeks. But am I having some of his pizza? Probably not. It’s a laptop on a second-hand desk and it kind of smells like guinea pigs). He just walked past the door and wafted pizzery goodness into my office (that sounds rather grand. It’s more of an undulation.Īs I type my boyfriend is taking delivery of a large pizza. Well – my stomach certainly ripples, but not in the good way. Four weeks into the 90 day ‘Shift, Shape and Sustain’ plan by Joe Wicks. ![]() I’m looking forward to getting stuck into the last four weeks of the plan and seeing how much more fat I can shed.I’ve made it. ![]() That way of eating seems to suit me and is pretty much in line with what was recommended for me in my DNA Fit test. ![]() Having sent in my stats to Joe Cycle Three arrived a few days later and I’m relieved to see that the carbs are back to once a day post training. I’m quite pleased considering I felt like I might have actually put on weight. This photo shows start of Cycle One on the left, end of Cycle One in the middle and end of Cycle Two on the right. While my measurements and weight haven’t shifted at all my end of cycle photos show some changes. That’s not to say that this cycle hasn’t been effective. It did get better but to be honest I’ve never quite got to grips with all those carbs! But speaking to others following the plan it seemed that this was quite common and something which calmed down after a couple of weeks so I persevered. I actually felt like my clothes were getting tighter rather than loser and I had a bit of a panic. I’ve had this once or twice* *quite a lotĪt first the amount of carbohydrate in my diet was a bit of a shock and I felt sluggish and bloated. Although towards the end of the cycle I found myself getting a bit lazy and dependant on one or two easy option – Thai chicken curry being one example. I’ve enjoyed having the flexibility to make up my own meals, that’s definitely an aspect that I’ve liked. A lean protein source, vegetable choice, sauce and spice option, more veg and then either fat or carbohydrate depending on the day. In fact the reason that I’ve found it hard has been the sheer volume of food that I’m supposed to have been eating!Ĭycle Two introduces Joe’s ‘pick and mix’ idea – I’ve been creating all my own meals from a set list of ingredients. And not just a small amount of carbohydrate – it’s huge portions of the stuff, more than I’ve eaten in a really long time. To do that the plan changes to include carbohydrate at every meal on a training day, and as per Cycle One, no carbs on rest days. I’m not going to beat about the bush, Cycle Two has been tough and I’m not sorry to see the back of it.Ĭycle Two is called ‘Shape’ and it’s all about building lean muscle while at the same time continuing to lose fat. Tomorrow morning I’m going to start Cycle Three of the 90 Day SSS Plan from Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach. ![]()
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