I'm starting to hit the point where I'm starting to see really nice physical changes in my body. I'm getting leaner, my muscles are shaping up and getting more and more visible as the fat is going. I've only been at it for about two months now and look at my legs!!


I've always really liked my legs but there's like no fat left on them anymore (my thighs are a completely different matter, though.. :D). Looking forward to this summer now! A nice pair of heels and a skirt or shorts, no better way to show off haha.

And rocking the Hard Rock Cafe slacks of course! Love these things, hopefully I don't shrink too much to be able to wear these in a few months.

Only 100g away from getting rid of that ridiculous 1.8kg gain two weeks ago! Very happy about that. Felt so good to see that number on the scales this morning.

The back of the body workout for Phase 2 really seems to kill my back. Tuesday night was pretty agonising. I had to use the combination of painkillers, a massage and heat gel to get the pain to settle down. I still had that screaming at the back of my head during today's workout, I was just so scared to hurt myself again that I didn't give 100%. And it really annoys me now. I know it's about my health and looking fit comes second, but still! I'm stubborn when it comes to stuff like this so I really want to push myself as hard as I can.

But on the upside, I'm getting really healthy cravings! I cooked some vegetable burger patties for dinner yesterday and had wholewheat pasta with em. They were so delicious! Unfortunately it's the end of the week and our fridge is starting to be empty of everything so I'm not getting any salad with my dinner tonight. :(

I let out quite a few of manly roars during my workout today. :D First day of Phase 2 and it definitely was a lot harder than it looked like. Oh, and typing this is really hurting my arms!

As you might think a step up in level also means a step up in difficulty. You are asked to use heavier weights, to rely on your balance more while doing difficult exercises (one leg squats with a dumbell and so on), to push more out of yourself. The resistance cable is also present in every workout apart from the cardio. It is difficult. Crescent or a deep lunge is very very hard to hold for 30 seconds while squeezing the juices out of your arms.

I also want to be more strict with myself with food from now on. No more cheeky nibbles between meals. I allowed myself to slip a little during the first month to see what it'd actually do to my progress, and seeing how little I lost in the end made me decide that it's time to leave the crisps alone for good. Also looking into buying my lunches so I can just stick a bowl of soup in the microwave instead of having to cook something every day. I've noticed that my laziness makes me grab the bag of crisps every time. Plenty of food in the house and lots of different options but it takes time. When I'm hungry, I want food that second, not in 20 minutes. Having for example Weight Watchers soups and prepared meals in the house would probably fix that and help me lose that tiny bit more weight every week.

I'm actually still feeling really full from lunch. Had leftover roast chicken (no skin!) with couscous, peas and red peppers + seasoning and spices. There was a tub of Weight Watchers creme fraiche in the fridge so a few dollops of that went in too to make everything stick together. Very yummy and light on calories. There's some ready prepared chicken and fish in the freezer so might just have something like that for dinner with a ton of salad. Nom!

It was supposed to be my rest day today but it's been so wonderful and sunny for the past three days. I ended up going for a long walk along the seafront, think I was out for about an hour! It's so nice to be so close to the sea, it's so refreshing to walk along the beach and just soak in the lovely sea air. I should've gone a bit earlier though, it was getting a bit nippy.