So I'm 25% through.
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| That 25% looks a lot like 50% in the bar... |
The biggest surprise is I'm not missing stuff I thought I would - the occasional beer(s), the weekly take-away, the morning coffee.
I think it's because all I can think about it what I'm doing to myself. It's meant to be a shock to the system, and it's working. I was nearly in tears at the end of today's workout (and it was a small one by comparison) as I had nothing left to give.
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| Breakfast is served... |
The program seems to take this into account - it said today would be a smaller workout, and also that I should eat more. I didn't think it physically possible to eat more, but starting the day with a double portion of oats then 3 eggs on peanut-butter toast set the pace. 2 lunches - both massive tuna pasta salad with tons of raw veg, nuts and seeds and hemp oil (I've lost my coconut oil, which is a sentence I never thought I'd say). Then tonight was a double portion of stir fry chicken with buckwheat noodles. O, and I snacked in between - 2 bananas before the workout, protein shake directly after, couple of handfuls of nuts this afternoon and a peanut sandwich waiting for me as soon as I click 'publish'.
And there's a rice salad in the fridge in case I wake up again in the night hungry. I'm allowed to up my carbs today, and seeing the workout planned for tomorrow I'm taking full advantage.
Definitely seeing an improvement in my lactic acid threshold - jump squats today I managed the full 40 on the first set without stopping, before dropping to 35, 30 and strangely 35 again on the other sets. I certainly had to sit down for a couple of minutes at the end of that session!
The epsom salts and magnesium/zinc seem to be helping - I certainly feel less sore all over than I did mid-week. We'll see how I feel after tomorrow's 44 sets though! I'll know how I'm doing tomorrow as well - got a BCA planned and will be taking measurements again in the morning. Not expecting wonders but it would be nice to know those muscles are getting bigger under the layer of fat :)
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