Level 2 - HIT IT!

So I admit it, I've been rubbish blogging!  This is most likely because I have been very, very guilty...I said I was picking it back up, and I didn't fully.  I could list lots of excuses in this post, but I wont, ill just move forward!

Last night I hit Level 2 30 day shred as I figured, even though I hadn't done 10 days straight of level 1, I did it at least 15 times!  So I figured it was about time I moved on!!  And I'm very glad I did! It felt awesome to push myself that bit further, I was a sweaty mess by the end, but I was very glad of it!  I followed the shred with Blogilates stretching which I love!  I can even tell I'm able to stretch further and harder, which is great! I did the level 2 tonight too, and it felt just as good!

Ive also been eating really well for the last few days and I think thats helping too.  I downloaded My Fitness Pal













If you're not familiar with this app, it basically logs your height and weight etc. then you fill in your daily food intake and exercise and it lets you know where you are with your calorie intake for the day.  You set your own goals, and admittedly, mine are probably a little low (1320 per day) but I figure if I aim low, then I wont go too high (if that makes sense!) Well Ive kept below it in the last 2 days, when you factor in the exercise!  Ive cut out carbs and am eating lean meat and veg/salad/fruit and also trying to drink lots of water.

Tomorrow, as usual on a Saturday, Im heading to the salon in Retford, and I'm arming myself with a shopping list.
- measuring tape
- firming cream
- body brush

I did take my measurements again, well Gemma did it for me, and I'm not entirely convinced they were accurate, hence the measuring tape (we measured using string and a ruler!!) but, ill post them anyway, there are some slight differences from the last time, some good, some not so much, which is why I wonder if they are right, but here they are...

bicep - 37cm
chest - 110cm
waist - 84cm
hips - 120cm
thigh - 64cm
calf - 42cm

That was the other day, maybe Monday, so ill keep you updated, may do them tomorrow when I have the tape!!

Bye for now!

Movie and dinner!

So, as I admitted this morning, the shredding was a no-go today! I got in from work, later than usual and Gemma said she was going to take me to the cinema, well I'm not saying no to that! So chiseled abs can wait!! Besides, my gym stuff could do with a wash (gross I know).

We're off to see Man of Steel at chesterfield, Wednesday bonus of 2for1 on cinema tickets AND the viewing is on D-Box! For those of you who haven't heard of D-Box, basically it's cinema, supercharged!! Your seat moves with the movie, and with a movie like Man of Steel, I'm sure it'll add to the experience!

Not only are we going to the movies, we're also going for tea (well I had to be a nice fiancé back!) not sure where we'll go, but I'll try and make good food choices...probably!

Bikini bod...bikini bod....bikini bod... Maybe if I say it enough it'll remind me that I want it!!!

Confessions from the BQQ...

Got up yesterday morning, laboriously pulled on my gym clothes and blooming got on with it.  That is the British way!  It was bloody hard as well!  What is not so much the British way, is the 25 degree heat that we had throughout the night!  It made getting up even harder as I had barely slept either!  Also, slaving away alongside Jillian Michaels at 6:30 in the morning in such heat, whilst rather tired was something of a chore!  Having said all that, I did it, and am damn proud I did too!

So...having decided I needed to start the '30 days' again, I have now made it through day three.  And although day 1 felt hard, it is a lot easier a lot faster this time around, despite having the pesky cough and cold hanging around like unwanted belly fat.

As previously mentioned, we are currently experiencing some rather un-British British weather, which means its hot, sunny and glorious, and us Brits, not really knowing what to do when such a phenomenon occurs, naturally grasp at anything summer related we can get our pale little paws on.  So you see men (not particularly fit, young or good looking ones) strutting their stuff around Donny town centre with their pale, hairy nipples and beer bellies on show for all to see.  You get every female, their dogs and their mothers out and about in questionable mini-skirts.  A bar-be on every street corner and every beer garden full to the rafters with said questionable characters.  So naturally, we jumped on the bandwagon and invited nearest and dearest down to join in with the celebration of burning sausages over hot coals.  So, despite killing myself keeping up the morning shred, was all progress lost after my burger?  I'm not sure, but you can't have it all right?

So this morning...well its 7:10am and im sat with my cuppa writing this post, so you can guess that this morning has not been one such morning and I haven't done my shred. (Guilty face).

Maybe i'll do them tonight....

Here's hoping....

Guilty...

Yes,yes I know...weeks have passed by it seems and not a post in sight. And I'd love to say that in that time I've moved onto level 2, have lost 10 inches and am in a size 12...but alas, not is the case. 

Instead, I'm still getting over a rather crappy cold and lots of stress at work!

So this is the score, on Sunday I started again. Level 1. Day 1. I want to be absolutely sure this time that I'm going to do it. I want to change, I need to look half decent in holiday in a month and I refuse to be beaten by a bit of fat!  

Last time I said I was awaiting my measurements, this time, as I have effectively started again, I'll actually post them:

Bicep 36cm

Chest 111 cm

Waist 88cm

Hips 119 cm

Thigh 71cm

Calf 42cm

There's a lot if measurements there i grant you, but I am hoping for a fast change somewhere, so I figure the more measurements, the more likely! But we'll have to see. 

So...in conclusion, it's now DAY 2 ...again!!!!