Day 3 on the Elimination Diet and it's going great, no horrible side effects and my skin is looking good, my energy levels are up and I was really looking forward to my workout.
Usually on the diet it takes a good 3-4 days before I can face doing a workout.
Todays workout
Warm up:
Mobility, stability exercises.
A1. Dumbbell step-ups
A2. Press ups
B1. Inverted row
B2. Fit ball jackknives
C1. Single leg pelvic raise
C2. Fit ball roll-outs
Intervals:
Bike - 6 minutes.
I then went to my local farm shop and bought a whole bunch of healthy food.
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Saturday, 3 January 2009
Day 2 On The Elimination Diet
Today's my second day on the Elimination Diet and to be honest it's going really well. Yesterday I had a headache thinking it was the effects of the detox although it was probably due more to eating too much and having a couple of ciders New Years eve.
One thing I don't have to put up with though is the withdrawal from coffee.
I did the Elimination Diet for 2 weeks at the beginning of December and got rid of my coffee 'addiction'. I've had 3 cups since and each time felt jittery and queazy, so coffee is out for good.
The diet may seem restrictive at first, you need to cut out wheat/ gluten, caffeine, sugar, artificial sweeteners and preservatives, alcohol, fizzy drinks etc.
However, in truth it's a diet of abundance, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, plenty of clean filtered water, meat - red meat too as long as it's organic.
To be honest this shouldn't be too much of a problem for me, I'm intolerant to wheat and gluten, lactose intolerant, over my caffeine 'ad
diction', and drink very little alcohol.
So in accordance with the diet, today I ate:
Breakfast: Banana and blueberry smoothie with flax seeds.
Snack: Slice of roast beef and an apple.
Lunch: Roasted beef an apple and 1oz of almonds.
Dinner: Courgettes stuffed with mince with a large mixed salad.
Snack: Fruit salad.
Lunch was a bit boring so went and did a grocery shop.
I forgot to mention the diet is free and can be downloaded by clicking here
One thing I don't have to put up with though is the withdrawal from coffee.
I did the Elimination Diet for 2 weeks at the beginning of December and got rid of my coffee 'addiction'. I've had 3 cups since and each time felt jittery and queazy, so coffee is out for good.
The diet may seem restrictive at first, you need to cut out wheat/ gluten, caffeine, sugar, artificial sweeteners and preservatives, alcohol, fizzy drinks etc.
However, in truth it's a diet of abundance, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, plenty of clean filtered water, meat - red meat too as long as it's organic.
To be honest this shouldn't be too much of a problem for me, I'm intolerant to wheat and gluten, lactose intolerant, over my caffeine 'ad
diction', and drink very little alcohol.
So in accordance with the diet, today I ate:
Breakfast: Banana and blueberry smoothie with flax seeds.
Snack: Slice of roast beef and an apple.
Lunch: Roasted beef an apple and 1oz of almonds.
Dinner: Courgettes stuffed with mince with a large mixed salad.
Snack: Fruit salad.
Lunch was a bit boring so went and did a grocery shop.
I forgot to mention the diet is free and can be downloaded by clicking here
Friday, 2 January 2009
New Year, New Health Goals
So now the Christmas and New Year celebrating and over eating is out of the way it's time for me to change focus.
My training from mid October to mid December centred around getting stronger and adding muscle. I gained 10 lbs in total, 7lbs being muscle.
However, I used a body part split using more volume instead of training my whole body in one session and ended up feeling tight and immobile. It served a purpose, but now it's time to get more serious.
I'm not going to follow a specific Turbulence Training program due to equipment available at my gym, but most importantly due to past injuries and muscle imbalances.
I will however be using the Turbulence Training principles; short intense workouts using supersets followed by interval training instead of long boring cardio. warm up
Todays Workout
Warm up
Mobility and activation work.
A1. Dumbbell split squat- I haven't done these for a LONG time and found them difficult.
A2. Incline dumbbell bench press.
B1. Side plank - I really need to build up the endurance on my left side.
B2. Dumbbell row.
C1. Fit ball leg curls.
C2. Mountain climbers
Followed by dumbbell swings Tabata style; 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest x 8 rounds.
I also started Dax Moy's Elimination Diet. Did it for 2 weeks at the start of December and got rid of my coffee 'addiction'.
This time I will complete 30 days of the diet.
New year and a fitter, leaner, healthier me : )
My training from mid October to mid December centred around getting stronger and adding muscle. I gained 10 lbs in total, 7lbs being muscle.
However, I used a body part split using more volume instead of training my whole body in one session and ended up feeling tight and immobile. It served a purpose, but now it's time to get more serious.
I'm not going to follow a specific Turbulence Training program due to equipment available at my gym, but most importantly due to past injuries and muscle imbalances.
I will however be using the Turbulence Training principles; short intense workouts using supersets followed by interval training instead of long boring cardio. warm up
Todays Workout
Warm up
Mobility and activation work.
A1. Dumbbell split squat- I haven't done these for a LONG time and found them difficult.
A2. Incline dumbbell bench press.
B1. Side plank - I really need to build up the endurance on my left side.
B2. Dumbbell row.
C1. Fit ball leg curls.
C2. Mountain climbers
Followed by dumbbell swings Tabata style; 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest x 8 rounds.
I also started Dax Moy's Elimination Diet. Did it for 2 weeks at the start of December and got rid of my coffee 'addiction'.
This time I will complete 30 days of the diet.
New year and a fitter, leaner, healthier me : )
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