Week 2 Weigh In

I can hardly type I'm so delighted!  Stepped on the scales this morning and the results are in.....

I've lost 2.3kgs this week and my body fat has gone down from 22.9% - 21.0%.

OH YA DANCER!!!!

At first I thought the machine was broken...

 "F*ck!ng wideo Morrisons piece of sh!t"

But no, it would seem that I have indeed lost weight after being such a disgrace at the weekend.  I'm DELIGHTED!!!  I'm very self critical but I had noticed my abs "popping" far more than they have done in a long time.  Oh Jessica hen you better watch your back I'm coming for you!!  Ha ha.

After the weekends descent, the past four days I have been spot on with my nutrition, noting everything down and preparing my meals for the day keeping the calorie and macro nutrients in my healthy consumption range.  No more than 1600 on big muscle group days and NEVER falling below 1250 calories on rest days, anything below this for my profile is considered starvation and will shut down my metabolism.  To be fair I'd like to see me try and eat less than 1250, if I ever say I have its pure lies!  

(For those that care I'm working on a 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fat split)

Importantly yesterday I had a rest day.  During my first blog post I rattled on about how this challenge for me was about regaining some balance and not over working my body and mind.  My friend Keith rightly reminded me of that yesterday and threw back in my face my own words "rest days are just important as training days".  I feel so much better for it now and slept like a baby last night.  Oh and I might have snuck a few spoonfuls of curry in my mouth last night....and maybe a few crackers and cheese too but its alright I lost weight :-)

This week I have struggled with the nutrition, and probably lost a few readers due to my constant moans but I want to keep this blog as true to life as possible.  I can't stand when you get those smart arses...

"Oh I'm naturally like this". 

"Aye, are you.... very good!"

Its been the support of my friends that's kept me going and all the lovely comments and emails I've received.  I've found motivation watching my awesome friends working hard at their own goals - Laura smashing it on course for her half marathon, the GI leathering himself for his return to service, Matt turning into the biggest unit ever, princess becoming a super model - loads more but that's enough for now!  We're all training differently but the spirit is still the same, pushing your own physical and mental toughness to the limit and offering words of encouragement when its getting too much. 

Ok, so learning points from this week:

*  I have chilled out with the protein bars and it seems to have worked - real food is always best.
*  Even if I slip up keep on going, keep training and get back on track.
*  Rest days are good!

Improvement points for next week:

* Tighten up on post workout meal & supplements, I've still not really been disciplined consuming this meal straight away.
*  I want to try something new like yoga or pilates.  We'll see!

I think I'm going to treat myself and book in at Space for a sports massage.  Gillian is awesome if anyone is looking for someone in Edinburgh.

Happy Friday gorgeous peeps x