Monday 25th - Saturday 30th December 2017

Over the last few days I've obviously been enjoying Christmas celebrations with my family. It's aloud me to not stick to plans, I probably should have. . . but I have to be honest and I haven't. This is the first Christmas I've spent with my family in 5 years, so It was important to me and them that I simply relaxed and joined in. Food should be celebrated and relaxed with. And This year has been a tense year for me, with a lot of big changes, so I wanted them to see me relax.

Over the four days I've truly relaxed in training and diet, and I'm now ready to get straight back to plan. I am behind now with my progress, but body fat can be lost, those Christmas memories can't easily just be replicated. And It's now January so it's a time where everyone is on the same route as myself. 

Here's to relaxing, believing in yourself and getting back to it. 

I did workout on boxing day, I did a sub-maximal GBC whole body session (60mins). But that was it apart from Dog walking.

x x x

Sunday 24th December 2017

It's Christmas Eve!! And I was so proud of our members at work as it seemed to be quite busy even though it's Xmas day tomorrow! 

Diet will be slightly different over the next few days, just due to timings, seeing friends and having a small relaxed period off of being really anal about every element to the plan for the next few days. But due to experience I'll know how to manipulate everything still to my advantage. 

So I stayed at Aly's house last night and we both had Maple syrup Porridge for breakfast before both heading to the gym to train. A girl so like minded to myself :)

7am Protein shake & Maple Syrup style porridge - Porridge was so yum! and even though it had sugar in it, I was definitely going to put it to use in my Deadlift session.

8.30am Coffee

Intra training amino shake

1pm Beef Mince (5%), Charlotte Potatoes, veg, ketchup & a banana. 

4pm Egg whites, coconut oil, veg, Raspberries & Dark chocolate

7pm Greek yoghurt, Sugar free Jelly, Dark chocolate

Killer session done! It was hard to get started as everything just felt heavier than normal, but I managed to kill it as always. 

Now to relax with my family over Christmas :) 

x x x 

Saturday 23rd December 2017

Rest day + Pre xmas Day celebrations with my girls <3 

I didn't need excessive calories today, It was simply a day with some of my best friends celebrating xmas with board games, films, food and fun. And then a trip to my friend Aly's in the evening as I won't see her otherwise and she again is such a good friend of mine. I'd hate to not see her before Xmas. 

Thinking of keeping calories a little lower to make room for those to be eaten on Xmas day. As I have goals for next year and they are at the beginning of March, simply eating a few less calories today will make room for those on Monday. Making less impact to those eaten over above what I should be. 

I chose to also not eat my normal 'rest day' food as fridge and kitchen space is starting to be limited at home where everyone gets ready and stocks up for Christmas day. So making do with what I have / can. 

10am Beef mince (5%) Veg, ketchup

3pm Tuna & Creme Fraiche, Roasted Veg, Sugar free Jelly 

6pm Eggs, veg, coconut oil, sugar free jelly, green tea

9pm Greek yoghurt, protein powder & Dark chocolate

x x x

Friday 22nd December 2017

Today was a training day so training day calories, however I drove to Bath to train so I needed all of my food and supplements prepped in advance. I had work 5.45am - 2pm, 3 meals were had during this shift, however coming up to leaving to drive and getting to the gym I didn't want to waste time eating before leaving or eating just before training so I didn't have my 4th meal of the day as usual but after training I made sure adequate calories were eaten into the evening to make sure recovery was made. 

New gym, so training was slightly different to. I treated myself to a made up on the spot shoulder session as I wasn't able to use/find all the equipment in a busy gym. So I made it a fun shoulder session exactly how I liked it. 

Workout:

BB Standing shoulder press (using 50kg ;) because this girl can ) (5setsx5reps)
Seated DB Shoulder press
Standing Partial DB Lateral raise (heavy) into seated full range DB lateral raise (light)
Single arm lying DB lateral raise on an incline bench
Standing Cable frontal raise

**I also did 40 mins of lower body mobility prior to my shoulder session as I was feeling a twinge in my hip from squatting earlier in the week. 

Diet:
7am Oats, chia seeds, mixed frozen berries, egg whites, ketchup, dark chocolate

10am chicken, rice, butternut squash, coconut oil, veg

1pm chicken, sweet potato, coconut oil, veg + taster of one of Joe's truffles lol

2.30pm Coffee - Americano from Starbucks

Intra training aminos etc. as always

7pm Chicken, sweet potato, veg, 'bombelette' - omelette with Rice and whatever you fancy :) 

Before bed- Popcorn, just because ;) - low calorie version, was really nice.

Overall great training session and a day of good quality food to help support it.

When you know how powerful good food and good training can be, and how you can manipulate it to your advantage, you really can reach your physique goals while enjoying life. I say this as I always have high expectations for myself, so finding a balance really is key to making it sustainable. 

x x x

Thursday 21st December 2017

6am Rise and shine :) 

I woke up at 5am to have my preworkout oats so I could train at 6am and then visit my close friend Marcy before she heads to Poland for her Christmas break. And then head to work myself for en evening shift. Who needs sleep? I love this girl so so much, so an early workout is no problem at all. If you want it bad enough, you'll make time.

Diet today: 

5am Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 
6am Coffee

Trained Shoulders, chest and cardio :) 

9.30am Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

12pm Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites

4pm Chicken, sweet potato, veg

8pm Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg

When you have your first meal of the day so so early, you have to space things out a lot more than usual to make sure you're not stuck in the evening, hungry with no food left to have. Note to self & Be smart and make sure you don't have hungry moments in the evening that may lead to excess snacking. 

Today's shoulders and chest workout:
(Same principals as usual - various rep ranges are targeted, all sets are aimed to be taken to failure)

Seated BB Shoulder press (very excited that I'm over head pressing 50kg while being seated, I think that's an awesome weight to move considering i'm not much heavier than the bar myself)
Seated DB Lateral raise
Single arm lying (incl bench) Lateral raise
Cable rear delt fly
-
Exagerated DB Chest fly 
BB Chest press (using 90kg for this ;) )
-
Calfs on smith machine
-
Hanging leg raises
Ab crunches
Plank
-
Cardio

Wednesday 20th December 2017

Today I trained Legs & Chest, and also, even though I wasn't wanting to, I took part in a Grit session as a colleague wanted me to for his qualification. I did this as I'd previously agreed to, but as my leg sessions are quite fatiguing I didn't have a lot of energy left for Grit but I did it with a smile anyway! It's Christmas soon so it's only going to help me in the long term. 

In the grand scheme of things, in the job I do I'm more than likely to be asked to do a workout than take part in eating cake brought in for someone's birthday. It kinda works out in my favor that way I guess. Although Cake is still a great thing to have in your life :) 

Today's diet was a normal Training day diet as always (this hasn't changed yet from the start as I'm still managing to see results from the original plan, so we aren't needing to change anything) 

7am Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites

9am Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 
9.30am Coffee

Trained Legs (squat focus) and Chest, plus cardio as always!

1pm Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

4pm Chicken, sweet potato, veg

8pm Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg

Todays training session: 
All exercises have varying rep ranges to hit and ways of maximising fatigue. All sets were taken to failure. Stretches were done between different muscle groups targeted. 

Heavy leg press
BB Back squat 
Leg extension
-
DB RDL's
Seated leg curl
-
Weighted dips
BB Skull crushers
-
Hanging leg raises
Ab Crunches
Plank
-
Cardio

Today was a tiring day after a long weights workout and Grit. All in the name of progress. My goals don't lie in my comfort zone ;) 

x x x

Tuesday 19th December 2017

Training day, and Xmas nails day ;) 

Today I trained Back, Lats & Biceps. I love this workout as there's lots of heavy back and lat volume throughout the session, and nothing that's too fatiguing on my central nervous system. 

My leg sessions during the week fatigue me so greatly that I have to lower the weight used on a few later exercises to simply enable to be able to complete the session. 

Its training and nails day as I had to squeeze my nails in after my weights before my cardio as that's just how the timings of the day worked out. 


7am Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites

9am Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 

9.30am Coffee

Trained Back, Lats, Bi's & Cardio 

1pm Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

4pm Chicken, sweet potato, veg

8pm Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg


Perfect day x x x

Monday 18th December

Back to diet plans today. Mondays & Fridays so far are my rest days. So today I ate rest day calories and added in a training amino drink where I was doing a 2hr spin for charity! 

Rest day : 

1,600 calories. 

8.30am oats, chia seeds, strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites

11.30am chicken, veg, brown rice, coconut oil

3pm chicken, veg, butternut squash, sweet potato, coconut oil 

6.30pm lean beef mince, new baby potatoes, veg

10pm greek yoghurt, frozen berries, whey, dark chocolate

Weight is slowly still lowering so everything is going well. I'm choosing not to worry this side of Xmas and to simply enjoy December where I can before January comes.

Much love 

x x x

Sunday 17th December 2017

Late nights and a busy Sunday meant I wasn't prepped for today. Unfortunately I had to eat mindfully rather than exactly what was on the plan but I still had similar foods & intake.

I still based my day around 5 protein intakes, carbs in each meal, especially around training. 

I trained in the am and did a back workout. As it was the day after deadlifting, my back workout wasn't as fatiguing as the previous day and the session was quite simple to carry out. 

Exercises carried out:
Plate loaded Single arm rows
Chin ups
Seated close grip pull downs 
Flat DB fly
Flat DB press
Cable face pulls
Calfs
Abs
Cardio (20 mins)

Note to self - try and think in advance more! But all efforts are worth it. I'm doing good ;) 

x x x

Saturday 16th December 2017

Today I trained Lower body - This was an absolute killer session. 

Deadlifts 3 x 5 @ 140kg

BB Glute bridge 6 x 4 @ 100kg (only 10sr)

Seated leg curl 1 x 12 @ 35kg (2221)

RDL 11@100kg 8@120kg 20@77.5kg 

Leg Press 6x4 @ 160kg

Leg extension (Single leg) RP set to failure, Hold and rep out to failure second set

Chin up 2 x BW to failure

Hanging leg raises 2 x 12

Ab Crunches 2 x 20

1 x 90sec Plank

Cardio 20 mins

Dead..........

Also with a xmas meal out this evening my food has looked slightly different - 

8.10am Oats, whey, banana & Jam <3 

8.40am Coffee

Trained!! 

12pm Beef mince, veg, baby potatoes, greek yoghurt & berries

3.30pm chicken, veg, dark chocolate

6pm Las Iguanas, 3 course meal :) 

10pm small - Greek yoghurt & strawberries 

Just under two weeks into this plan and i'm now just about 3kg down. More than expected but taking it day by day. 


x x x

Friday 15th December 2017

I started my day off with my training session, so to make sure I had the energy to get my session done I was up at 5.00am to have breakfast and a coffee and I was at the gym by 6.00am to start training. 

My Calories were at there normal level for a training day. 2,200cal. 

I'd trained shoulders and chest today with 20 mins cardio at the end. This has also been a regular end to my sessions, 20 mins on the treadmill to burn a few calories and get a sweat on. 

I'm really happy with my session this morning, even though it was really early, I'd managed to over head press 50kg for reps while seated and bb bench press 90kg for 2 sets of 2 reps mid workout. So strength has stayed and improved while body weight is lowering nicely. 

A 'process goal' will to be hopefully not to lose strength as much as possible over the next 12 or so weeks. I do love to see my body change but I really do also like being strong, I hate a session I feel I haven't performed well in due to tiredness. 

Upon waking - greens shake, multi vits & apple cider vinegar.

5am Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 

5.30am Coffee

Trained Shoulders & Chest for approx 90minutes 

9am Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

12pm Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites.

4pm Chicken, sweet potato, veg

8pm Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg

Much love x x x

Thursday 14th December 2017

Today is a rest day, so I'm planning on catching up with work at home, and definitely stretching at work later. Days like today mean I can focus the few hours i'm normally in the gym, on much needed life and business tasks. 

Especially as its Xmas and I also need to factor in time for occassions like Winter Wonderland, Xmas markets and time with the family :) 

Rest day calories are normal as always:

1,600 calories. 

8.30am oats, chia seeds, strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites

11.30am chicken, veg, brown rice, coconut oil

3pm chicken, veg, butternut squash, sweet potato, coconut oil 

6.30pm lean beef mince, new baby potatoes, veg

10pm greek yoghurt, frozen berries, whey, dark chocolate

Weight wise this morning it's officially 10 days into this program and I'm 2.1kg down approx. So it's looking like everything is going to schedule.

Much love x x x

Wednesdy 13th December 2017

Today was Legs & Chest day. Which is indeed a guaranteed calorie burning session. 

Session plan:
(Rep ranges use vary - you should aim to be strong in all ranges ;) ) 

Narow stance leg press -3 sets

BB Back squat -3 sets 

Leg extension -2 sets

Stretch Quads

DB Stif legged deadlifts -2 sets

Seated Hamstring curl -1 set

Glute Ham raise -1 set 


Stretch Hamstrings

Weighted dips -3 sets

Skull crusher -2 sets

Stretch chest & Triceps

Hanging leg raise -2 sets

Ab crunches -2 sets

1 x 90 second plank 

20 Minutes Cardio on the treadmill

Calories were the same for training days:

Upon waking - greens shake, multi vits & apple cider vinegar.

7.30am Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, dark chocolate, egg whites.

10am Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 

10.45am Coffee

Trained Legs & Chest for approx 90minutes 

2pm Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

5.00 Chicken, sweet potato, veg

8.00 Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg

8.30- Missed my cardio earlier so did it later in the day (20 mins treadmill) 

I did feel today a little bloated on shift at work, and then really hungry when I finished work to go home. From now on I may try and space my meals out so when I get home after work on a late shift I still have something I can have to eat at home so I'm not tempted to have extra that's not on the plan. 

86 days to go till crunch time! 

x x x

Tuesday 12th December 2017

Today was an early start after a rather busy 5 days. And I was definitely feeling it today. Prepping and working and training and also trying to build the foundations of a self employed business in the background is taking up a lot of time but its definitely worth the effort down the line. 

Today I trained back (again) and stayed with Training day calories. (As posted yesterday) 

I wouldn't normally train back twice in a row but I needed to change rest days, the plan moving forward will have rest days between the back sessions as planned and expected. 

Being experienced means that I can make small changes to the plan that will enable me to follow it even better without lowering the quality of the plan itself. All changes will and have been put passed Dan as well so that if there is a change I've made that he isn't a fan of I can go back to what was previously stated or we can find another alternative. 

The best plan is always a plan you can follow. 


x x x 

Monday 11th December 2017

So today was a training day and my diet for my training days haven't changed, diet is the same as it is stated Tuesday 5th. 

Upon waking - greens shake, multi vits & apple cider vinegar.

7.00am Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, egg whites.

10am Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg

1pm Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 

1.45pm Coffee

Trained Back & Bi's for approx 90minutes plus extra cardio to finish

5.00 Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

8.00 Chicken, sweet potato, veg

My training session was Back. This was the last session of my 5 day split. I hadn't completed the split last week as I had to juggle training and rest days around to accommodate a boxing session but that's absolutely fine. As long as the calories for the right days are being hit and all sessions are being completed. 

I also have tomorrow prep with me as at a friends house, so needing to be extra prepared as I'm not skipping out social occasions if I can help it. 

Currently sitting around 1.5kg lighter so far with a lot less bloat compared to when I started. Feeling a lot more comfortable and excited by the process. 

Photo shoot is also booked as well. 

I'll be shooting with Anna Kelle in London on the 9th March, more details will be posted closer to the time. My motivation is firmly in place and I'm so excited to see what will come of this. 

Dream big always 

x x x

Sunday 10th December 2017

Today was an early start after a night out and I'm up 2hrs before work to prep a whole days worth of food, supplements for the day, to make sure I have all of my work uniform and boxing gloves with me too. 

Today was a scheduled rest day but I was definitely looking forward to boxing with my friend Mikey today for fun. I simply added in my aminos around my training session from my training days plan in to my rest day calories but apart from that kept my calories to rest day targets - 

1,600 calories. 

7am oats, chia seeds, strawberries, egg whites

10am chicken, veg, brown rice, coconut oil

12.30pm chicken, veg, butternut squash, sweet potato, coconut oil

1pm coffee

1.30-3pm Boxing :) 

3.30pm lean beef mince, new baby potatoes, veg

7.30pm greek yoghurt, frozen berries, whey, dark chocolate

This way I'd keep weight loss as my primary goal and utuilise the boxing as a good way to ensure that would happen as an extra calorie burn. 

(All rest day meals have been exactly as above so far)

I was at work 8.15am-7.00pm today and then came home to eat straight away and spend most of the evening prepping for next week. Feeling thoroughly ready for bed by the time it comes to finishing prep for the week & blogging about it. Especially as I'm back at work 5.45am :( 

It will be worth it!! 

x x x 

Saturday 9th December 2017

Training malfunctions and social sacrifices. 

Today I trained legs with a Hamstring focus, and had my usual training day calories of approx 2,200. I have to admit my day didn't go to plan towards the end. Mentally. I mean the morning started off really well. But when it came to training at lunch time I don't think I managed to necessarily get the meaning of working to failure correctly. I managed to work so hard at failing at my deadlifts and stiff legged deadlifts at the beginning of the workout that I was so heavily fatigued I had to stop my workout half way which wasn't the outcome I was looking for. I tend to over work myself given the chance, always wanting 110% from what I do, and therefore pushed too hard at the beginning meaning I couldn't carry on. And i literally couldn't, you know I'm not one to give up easily. 

The workout I did manage to do-

A1 3x5 Deadlifts @140kg (3-4mins rest)
B1 6x4 BB Glute thrusts @ 100kg (3010)(10sec rest)
C1 1x12 Seated leg curl @ 30kg (2221)
D1 RDL's (3111) 11reps @ 100kg / 8 reps @ 120kg

....... shortly followed by a feeling of ...... DEATH

I wanted to work to failure so much at the begging I'd completely taxed myself too early on. Note to self next week we go just a teeny but lighter and see if we can get any further with this. 

Having finished my workout early it turns out it gave me just enough time to get ready for my works xmas night out. However I did have to sacrifice indulgences this evening to make sure my calorie targets were hit. I know prepping at xmas isn't everyones cup of tea but a) soon it will be January and everyone will be 'trying' to be healthy and b) everyone that mentioned about it respected my decision. 

In the grand scheme of things I learnt today that even though I stopped my workout early, I still ate really well, I didn't cut calories to make up for this, I didn't over indulge in the festivities this evening and therefore woke up, weighed in and am really nicely down this week as a result. Its an accumulation of the small sacrifices and choices I'll make over the next few months that will make the bigger picture. 

All you can do is learn and move on. Just promise yourself you'll take something away from it.

x x x

Friday 8th December 2017

Rest day - 

So today I had the day off of training, which was quite pleasant seeing as I have deadlifts to failure tomorrow. Which we all know is going to be quite horrific in intensity but I'm not going to get the body I want taking it easy. I love a challenge. 

Today's nutrition:

8am Oats, Chia seeds, strawberries, dark chocolate & egg whites

11am Chciken, coconut oil, butter nut squash, rice, broccoli & cherry tomatoes. 

2pm Chicken, sweet potato, carrot & broccolli

5pm Beef mince, baby potatoes, tomato, red pepper & asparagus

8pm Greek yoghurt, whey, frozen berries & dark chocolate

Approx Calorie intake 1,600 for a rest day. 

Definitely feel after starting work at 5.45am this morning that an early night would be amazing, especially as I'm out this weekend and working 11hrs Sunday. 

Also before I finish I booked my Photo shoot for March to show case the results of the hard work that will be done. So excited!! 

I will post more about shoot details closer to the day. 

x x x 

Thursday 7th December 2017

Today started early at 6.30am with a training session! Again I had my pre-workout an hour before my training at 5.30am with a coffee at 6.00am and I started lifting at 6.30am. When your day starts that early with your food intake it does mean you'll feel hungry later in the day as you have to spread your food out for longer but it's manageable. 

Today's training session was very enjoyable as it was upper body! I do love all of my training sessions, it's only that training your upper body isn't as taxing as lower body AND that this girl has some upper body strength. So of course I feel confident and proud of the weights I can lift in these sessions. 

Todays food was the same as the last two days as its a training day. Tomorrows food will be slightly different. Less food needs to be consumed as it's a rest day.  

But a bit of a game changer happened today, my rather large order from Bulk Powders came today! I also went and bought some tupperware pots for my tablets and powders so it will help me organise all of the supplements at the right times in the right amounts. This can be quite a demanding task with the amount of supplements I need to take but buying tupperware and labelling it all will help immensley. If you want it bad enough, you'll find a way. 

 x x x

Wednesday 6th December 2017

Hey :) 

So today was my first leg day of the new plan and it was extremely challenging/ successful. There's no progress without hard work. 

I'm hoping as I up the intensity of my sessions I'm still at least a little approachable in the gym. I will be focusing on getting the most out of my sessions as always but a little bit more now I have a goal and someone to report back to. I just know as I up the intensity I'll spend more time out of breathe and with more of a resting bitch face look about me... But as I work there all the members and my friends know I'm a good egg when I'm not training and happy to chat. 

So today's food was the same as yesterday, the only difference is that I trained slightly earlier in the day by a few hours so I swapped a meal or two around to accommodate this. 

I also accidentally gave myself extra greek yoghurt but hey, I'm not sweating the little things. One thing I want to put to bed is the obsessive behaviours Body builders can have. So over the next 12 weeks I'll work hard, but won't hate myself if I forget something or get something slightly incorrect. 

Todays leg session took me about 90mins, 

3 x Leg press
3 x BB Back squats
2 x Leg extensions
-
2 x DB S.L.D.L
2 x Seated Leg curl
2 x TRX lying leg curl
-
3 x Weighted Dips
2 x BB Skull Crushers
- 
2 x Hanging leg raises
2 x Ab Crunches
1 x Plank (endurance)
- 
20 min Cardio Medium Intensity

This session had me done at the end. That beautiful feeling when your body just wants food and sleep. A sign of a job well done.

Now to spend the evening at a friends house after I do some extra stretching and rehab at the gym. Will bring my last meal with me to have at hers. 

x x x 

Tuesday 5th December 2017

Day 1 'officially' of Dan's new plans and its taking some adjusting but I'm still so excited. 

I ordered all of my supplements for the plan last night, did a food shop which I prepped as much as I could and carried out the plans as well as I could today. As the days go on, any errors will be ironed out. For example in the heat of trying to remember all supplements this morning and food, I forgot a training top so I wore a spare work one I had with me. Such is life though. 

Today I taught Shred at 6.30am at work fasted as I couldn't fathom anything but a greens shake so early in the  morning. 

Upon waking - greens shake, multi vits & apple cider vinegar.

7.00am (post Shred) Soaked oats, chia seeds and strawberries, egg whites.

10.15 Chicken, bown rice, butternut squash & veg

1.15 Oats, whey, banana & jam <3 

1.45 Coffee

Trained Back & Bi's for approx 90minutes plus extra cardio to finish

5.00 Lean beef mince, baby potatoes, veg, greek yoghurt & fruit

8.00 Chicken, sweet potato, veg

Overall a great start and I can't wait to see the process through. I for one know the more you put in the more you'll get out. It's a little time consuming but I'll get quicker with it all. 

x x x 

Monday 4th December 2017

Today was my last day before Dan's plans arrived so I ate intuitively, rested as I wanted to feel ready to take on the training plans and did a little bit of cardio to allow for a little calorie burn on a rest day. 

8.00am 3 eggs, veg

11.00am 30g protein in a shake plus frozen berries

1.00pm Coffee in town (with coconut milk and a sugar free syrup) with a friend :) 

Completed 1hr of Cardio at approx. 6.0incl 5km/h & Practised handstands after which were quite successful! 

5.00pm Oomi Protein Noodles (needed using up!) 1 egg, veg, berry mix & Cashew nut butter

7.30pm Oomi Protein Noodles, 1 egg, veg & 70% Dark chocolate

Total Calories approx 1,500

I then went for a food shop Mid afternoon and spent the evening revising plans and prepping food for the next couple of days. It will take probably about a week to get used to the plans but it will become second nature in no time. 

Really excited for where the next 12 weeks will bring me. 

x x x

Turning thoughts into actions - Sunday 3rd December 2017

It's not long till Xmas and rather than loading up on unnecessary calories on the lead up till the big day I've decided I'd quite like to lean down over the next 12 weeks. The last two christmas's I've hired a coach to see me through the winter months, and being well versed in what Body building requires of me, and what Powerlifting will also, I've decided to simply lean down for a photoshoot towards the end of February. Where there are no requirements of my body weight, leanness or strength but to simply arrive at a certain date feeling content with myself. (I do already but It's nice to make goals and challenges) 

I've spent the last 2 months (after a trip to Miami) keeping my calories high, training well and eating well and it's now got to a point where I'd quite like to see a leaner version of myself. This is not me stating a higher bodyfat percentage is a negative, as I've had so much energy. But personally I think it's about time I saw whats underneath the extra layer I've put on. 

I'll be coached by Dan Barnett, Transformation Coach of 'Beginners 2 Winners'. The reason why I chose Dan to coach me over the next 12 weeks? I have seen so many client transformations happen because of his coaching. He can show he has the ability to transform a physique, so with his knowledge and my will power I am confident it will be a fun & great 12 week transformation. 

Making the photo shoot one of the funnest experiences to date. I'll also post about the preparation I'll make towards setting that up. This will include what dietary guidelines i'll follow, what training routines i'll be keeping to and what bookings and plans I make regarding the photo shoot in February.

Any comments or advice will be gratefully received 
 x x x