Wednesday, May 02, 2007

DAY 21
**It's over! Wow... we did well. WELL DONE ALL!!! Thanks to those who gave us some advice here and there... :-)
BUT I sinned and had some Ribena yesterday! LOL!!!! I didn't run yesterday evening because I had a headache. I know why I had a headache - I was hungry! I ate a baguette for lunch! That's too small for me, I need more than that for lunch cos I am very actve during the day. I power walked with my leg weights yesterday.**

1. Breakfast - Fruit and Fibre
2. Snack - Oranges
3. Lunch - Fried Rice and Chicken
4. Snack - And Apple and a banana
5. Dinner - An omelette

Exercise - I went for a 20 minute run, sprinted at the end as usual :-) I have missed running. I did 30 squats at the end...

Soul asked: "Would it be possible to have a write up of how you guys felt before the 'challenge' i.e. your moods, how you felt about your body, your health e.t.c. and how you feel now?Are there any bits of the challenge which you feel you will incorporate into your daily lives will you be doing this again?"

Vickii said: Ironically, I don't think my life will change much after this because I'm definitely going to continue eating at least 5 portions of fresh fruit and veg a day and I want to add at least one session of weights to my two runs and one endurance/speeed session a week.
And if I'm ever not busy, I've decided I'll go for a brisk walk with my leg weights.
I feel much healthier (it's hard to explain, but it's just the way I feel) and my stomach is flatter. I think its the food that has had a bigger impact on me the last three weeks.

Waffy said: I'd have to say that this experience thought me the discipline of exercising. I'll definetly be exercising everyday cos thats something I did not do before. I have started jogging which i really enjoy, and now have a schedule that is perfect for me. I jog every other day and the days that I do not jog, I go to the gym. Taking an hour everyday to do it, is really nothing, not the hassle i thought it was going to be. I lost 4kgs so far, which i really think is good considering the fact that i still ate good food! I lost half my stomach and my condition is really good! No more huffing and puffing when I have to catch the bus!

Buki said: Same as Vickii above, I'll definitely work on having 5 portions of fruit and veg everyday now. I would like to continue the home workout and walking with the leg weights. It's been good to vary the exercises I have been doing. Interval training and Jogging - 3/4 times a week so it looks like I'll most probably be exercising 5/6 times a week. My tummy is flatter and it looks like my body shape has been altered a little bit. The squats and power walking with weights have helped me firm up my hips and 'backside', they look more womanly - I like! :-)
I didn't lose weight, I lost inches on my waist. I enjoyed my new eating habits because I fell back in love with some fruits and vegetables and I feel really healthy. The downside is my outbreak of pimples during the second week... I didn't love that. The exercising was hard sometimes and I think last weekend was when I felt it the most.
What I'm trying to say is... I'll keep on doing this but I will have one or 2 rest days a week where I'll relax with my eating and exercise.

ToyinE, anyone else... your views?

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

DAY 20
*Almost done....*

1. Breakfast- Cereal from the cafetaria at work. Don't know what it's called...
2. Snack - Fruit
3. Lunch - An Egg and Tomato baguette - no butter, no mayo
4. Snack - Potato salad (peas and carrots).
5. Dinner - Plantain or an omelette.

Exercise - DEFINITELY running tonight...

*REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Monday, April 30, 2007

DAY 19
**In the previous post, Soul asked, "Would it be possible to have a write up of how you guys felt before the 'challenge' i.e. your moods, how you felt about your body, your health e.t.c. and how you feel now?Are there any bits of the challenge which you feel you will incorporate into your daily lives will you be doing this again?" I'll definitely have a write up on the last day... Vickii, Waffy, Ms Zee and whoever else participated, I'd appreciate it if you put your thoughts down in the comment section on Wednesday, the last day of the challenge**

1. Breakfast - Bran Flakes with strawberries.
2. Snack - Two oranges.
3. Lunch - Jollof Rice, Mixed Vegetables and Chicken.
4. Snack - A Mango
5. Dinner - Chicken and Plantain.

Exercise - A home workout, which lasted about 45 minutes... it doesn't get any easier... at all!

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Saturday, April 28, 2007

DAY 17
*I did a little bit of exercise yesterday... power walked. Still not feeling 100%*

1. Breakfast - A Banana smoothie
2. Snack - Grapes
3. Lunch - Bread(Hmmmm... not really had a lot of bread during this challenge) and Egg
4. Snack - Strawberries
5. Dinner - Chicken and Vegetables

Exercise - I power walked with my weights for about 45 minutes.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Friday, April 27, 2007

DAY 16
**Just want to say - WELL DONE ALL!!!!
I can't believe I have not eaten biscuits or chocolate or pancakes in over 2 weeks! For me, this is a BIG deal! Not feeling 100% today, need to take things easy. Plan was to power walk with weights this morning - didn't happen.**

1. Breakfast - Bran flakes with strawberries(cut up, thanks Anon)
2. Snack - Grapes and an Orange
3. Lunch - Chicken and Vegetables
4. Snack - More fruit
5. Dinner - not sure yet.

Exercise - TONIGHT, I'll power walk with the leg weights or do a home dumbell workout.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Thursday, April 26, 2007

DAY 15
*I didn't do the V yesterday cos I left my Mummy late. I walked really fast from the station to my house and squats when I got home. How lame is that? I read somewhere that a little workout is better than none :-) *

1. Breakfast - Fruit and Fibre and a banana.
2. Snack - strawberries and grapes.
3. Lunch - Jollof Rice, Chicken and Veg.
4. Snack - Apple and Banana.
5. Dinner - an omelette with loads of vegetables.

Exercise - I just got back from Interval training, I feel good now but didn't while I was suffering!
Warm up - Jogged for 8 minutes to a football pitch
Ran 2 sides(~150 metres) of the pitch HARD and walked one side(50m or 100m). Did this TEN TIMES
Jogged for 8 minutes home.

It was really good although I was so so tired by the 7th 150m. Then, I sprinted the 10th 150 metres! :-)

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Day 14
*I was supposed to get up at 6.30 for a power walk with the weights - I woke up at 7.50!!!*

1. Breakfast was Fruit and Fibre and a banana
2. Snack - Strawberries and grapes
3. Lunch - Jollof Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower and chicken (I am taking a break from sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli after this week, I think they give me gas, a lot , in my tummy, LOL!!!)
4. Snack - A Banana, an apple and an orange. Going to Mummy after work today.
5. Dinner - Plantain and something(not sure yet)

Exercise - Either interval or fartlek training this evening when I get back from my Mummy. I need to do some training, it's been a while plus I feel like my pace can be improved even more and my stamina... a lot of room for improvement!

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

DAY 13

1. I had BORING Muesli for breakfast today. It does it's job though... I don't feel hungry for a few hours after eating it. It really isn't boring, it's because I've been eating it everyday for a while now... I'm going to buy Fruit and Fibre and Bran Flakes on my way home this evening.
2. Snack - I washed some grapes and strawberries and put them in a little plastic container. They were so yummy, I am really enjoying this :-)
3. Lunch - Same as yesterday, I don't mind one bit cos it's yummy - Jollof Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower and chicken
4. Snack - Banana and Apple (also packed from home)
5. Dinner - Roasted Plantain

Exercise - I didn't wake up in time to workout this morning so I am going to do a 30 minute dumbell workout from Smart Girls do Dumbells by Judith Sherman-Wolin(on my sidebar) this evening. I am so not in the mood to run or power walk outside today.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Monday, April 23, 2007

DAY 12

1. Breakfast was Muesli (gotta work on having something else for breakfast)
2. Snack was a Banana and some grapes and strawberries
3. I had Jollof Rice, Brocolli, Cauliflower and Chicken for Lunch.
4. Snack - I had an apple, an orange and another banana(another one because I didn't get home till 8 after seeing my Mummy)
5. Dinner - An omelette(made with 2 eggs but one yolk) and vegetables. I was craving oranges and had two...

Exercise - I did a home workout(Warm up, squats, lunges, Tricep dips, Shoulder raises, Bicep curls, Ab exercises, Back extension and a few more. A whole load of stretch exercises too...) from 'Fit for your shape' by Matt Roberts. I know I'm going to feel this tomorrow morning...

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Sunday, April 22, 2007

DAY 11
1. Breakfast - Muesli
2. Snack - Grapes, Bananas, Strawberries :-)
3. Lunch - Italian Chicken baguette
4. Snack - An Apple and some strawberries
5. Dinner - Jollof Rice and Chicken... yummmm :-)

Exercise - Ran with Vickii in the park... we tried to take it easy, no timing. Just over 27 minutes, it was hot today...

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Saturday, April 21, 2007

DAY 10
**It's the weekend, might be going to a friend's to eat... thank God it's all cooked food so I don't have to be too careful... :-) I've noticed positive changes in my body inside and out. I feel clean inside, make sense? And my stomach is looking like it should on the outside... :-)**

1. I had Muesli for breakfast
2. Snack - We had strawberries and bananas after our run in the park.
3. Lunch - Plantain(Roasted)
4. Snack - Will update later
5. Dinner - Will update later

Exercise - Vickii and I ran 10k(3 laps) in the park.
Lap 1: 23min 16secs
Lap 2: 22min 43secs
Lap 3: 21min 46secs

I like the way our times got better after each lap. Total time was 1 hour 7minutes 47seconds. I felt dehydrated so Vickii suggested I have a litre of water before I leave home and some more before running... will do that.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Friday, April 20, 2007

DAY 9

1. I am going to have muesli for breakfast
2. Snack will be Oranges
3. I'll have rice (with shrimp and carrots) and Chicken for lunch.
4. Snack - 2 bananas
5. Dinner - Chicken Katsu Curry and fruit juice - Wagamama

Exercise - Just got back from a 25 minute power walk this morning with the leg weights... I felt it in my glutes and my thighs. People were staring at me (LOL!) and some school girls were giggling! As if they've never seen a beaurriful lady power walking! HaHa!

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Thursday, April 19, 2007

DAY 8
**Yes, now I know how to work those muscles (what are they called? The ones in the backside cheeks? LOL). Leg weights for 30 minutes once a week and people will be fainting when they see my back from afar! LOL!**

1. Breakfast - Muesli
2. Snack - 2 Bananas
3. Lunch - Rice, Carrots and Shrimp with chicken.
4. Snack - An Apple and an Orange
5. Dinner - will be back

Exercise - Didn't do the The V today, got home LATE from Mummy. So... I did 150 step ups on each leg (HARD!!! I was sweating like a hog!), 50 sit ups, 20 leg raises, 20 normal squats, 20 wide leg squats, 20 normal squats(pulses) and 20 wide leg squats(pulses). I stretched after this.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

DAY 7

** You can snack on whatever you want as long as it's fresh food. I've chosen to have fruit and veg because I want to have as close to 5 portions of fruit and veg a day**

1. Breakfast - Fruit and Fibre and a Banana
2. Snack - Carrots and Cucumber all cut up.
3. Lunch - Rice(with carrots and prawns) and chicken
4. Snack - An Apple and an Orange
5. Dinner - Roast plantain.

Exercise - Was supposed to be The V BUT I pulled a couple of muscles in my buttcheeks because of powerwalking with weights (now I know how to work those muscles... ouch). So I walked home from the station (normally take the bus) and I did some dumbell exercises and sit ups.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

DAY 6

*I would like to drink Green Tea but I am so not in the mood to drink something hot in this weather. Maybe I'll have it at night and in the morning before my shower.*

1. Breakfast - Fruit and Fibre
2. Snack - An apple and a small tub of yoghurt.
3. Lunch - Potatoes and Chicken
4. Snack - Banana and a smoothie.
5. Dinner - Plantain and chicken

Exercise - 25 minute power walk with ankle weights. This wasn't funny... I felt the weights all the way through.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Monday, April 16, 2007

DAY 5
Already?!?!?

1. I had Fruit and Fibre for breakfast.
2. I have cut up 3 carrots for my mid morning snack - had this at 11am.
3. Lunch was Potato Efo(which already has loads of spinach) and some extra vegetables @ 1pm. (When I made potato asaro and potato efo last weekend, it was so much, I put half of each in the freezer so that's gonna be my lunch for this week. I will take a break from potatoes after this week! LOL!)
4. Snack - I had an apple on my way home and a plain bagel(oops!), no filling.
5. Dinner - an Omelette with a lot of vegetables.

Exercise - Dumbell training this evening because my legs need a rest after the 15k(5k and 10k) we ran over the weekend. This was a little difficult, especally the leg exercises. Spent 25 minutes doing this.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Sunday, April 15, 2007

DAY 4

1. I had Fruit and Fibre for Breakfast.
2. Snack - An apple and a banana after our run in the park.

3. Rice, chicken and broccoli for Lunch.

4. Snack - will have this after dinner

5. Dinner - A large bowl of Strawberries, Grapes and Two Oranges. My eggs are about to expire so I will boil two...

Exercise - Vickii and I ran 10k round the park. It was H-O-T today! We had to stop during the 2nd and Third Lap to get some water from the fountain in the park... luckily it was on our route. We ran in 1hour 11minutes... We were both tired, the heat was a huge factor.

**REMEMBER: Eat FIVE times a day... Snack in between meals. Don't go too long without eating something. Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Saturday, April 14, 2007

DAY 3
1. I ate really early today, immediately after I got back from church(Over night service), I ate my breakfast (muesli) @ 7am.
2. Snack - After running today, I had a banana and I have had a handful of grapes and some strawberries
3. Lunch - potatoes, chicken and broccoli. I will eat rice tomorrow, miss it!
4. Snack - More grapes and strawberries. Half a carrot.
5. Dinner - I had a subway sub with chicken and bacon. NO dressing, no sauce just tomatoes and cucumbers. I still had a busy(ish) evening ahead of me and I think I should have eaten more... anyway I ate some rice when I got home(I was too hungry!).

Exercise - I got to the park LATE and I can't apologise enough to Vickii. So... I suggested we do a 5k today and 10k tomorrow instead of the other way round.
It was really good but really hard cos we did try to run harder than normal, I felt it all the way through... our time was 31 minutes 27seconds. That's my best 5k time so far... :-)

Ok, gotta go... enjoy the rest of your weekend :-)

Friday, April 13, 2007

DAY 2
**I'll be updating this during the day**

1. I had Muesli for breakfast.
2. Snack - I am falling back in love with carrots so I've cut up three today and had them at 12pm.
3. I had Lunch at 2ish - Potato Efo, chicken and a whole load of vegetables.
4. Snack - Fruit(will update this later)
5. Dinner - Plantain(AGAIN cos they were getting too ripe) and a lot of vegetables.

Exercise - dumbell training in the evening... I bought mydumbells this afternoon.

I warmed up for about 5 minutes then:

-Flat Chest Presses
-Flat Chest Flies
-Seated Shoulder Presses
-Lateral Raises
-Front Raises
-Dead Lifts
-Single Arm Row
-Upright Rows
-Shrugs
-Bicep Curls
-French Presses
-Half Squats
-Dumbell Lunges

STRETCHES all over!

I didn't stretch last night after "The V"! Ofcourse I woke up this morning with painful cramps in my left calf...

**REMEMBER: Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**

Thursday, April 12, 2007

DAY 1
**I will be editing this as the day goes on, I would appreciate some input from you all. Ms Zee says she'll update on her Beauty blog.**

1. I've had muesli for breakfast and one plum.
2. Snack before lunch @ 11am- 2 big carrots(cut up). Also had 1/4 of a kiwi fruit and a strawberry.
3. My lunch @ 12.40pm -Potato asaro, Chicken and some vegetables(brocolli and sprouts). Small cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and water.
4. Snack after lunch (on my way to Mummy) - 2 Plums and 2 bananas.
5. I am about to have roast plantain and vegetables for dinner.

Exercise tonight - Training ("The V") - This was HARD today because I did 100 stepups on each leg(that's double what I normally do). Then I did the usual - 1 lap, 20 squats, 1 lap, 20 lunges, 1 lap, 20 squats, 1 lap, 20 lunges, 1 lap, 60 squats, 1 lap 60 lunges(I added 20 squats and lunges to the final 2, I normally do 40).

**REMEMBER: Try to drink at least 2 litres of water each day at regular intervals not all in one go. Try not to drink hot chocolate (only if you grow the cocoa in your back garden! LOL!!), coffee or tea (you can have herbal and green tea)**