Those weird girls at no. 46 II
Two weeks
ago today my housemate and I started Insanity again. We apologies to all our
neighbors and passers by whom, once again, have to deal with the loud music,
grunts and heavy breathing from our flat window. WHY again? Because neither of us have felt as fit
as we did then. The feeling is amazing and once you get into it, addictive. 60
more days of sweat, ache and excessive hair washing but this time, not only
have we added a health diet to the mix, but also running; aiming for three
times a week minimum. We hope the running will boost any weight loss and also
give us a time for the 10km winter ‘Wolf Run’ we can be proud of.
Food
Food Food
Round
I of insanity proved difficult enough without adding a diet change. However, having
seen results without this change, we wanted more this time. Although not
calorie counting, we are actively increasing protein intake and making good
food choices. For me, two weeks of being good is an achievement in itself.
Preparation
is key and where I previously did a food shop once every two weeks I now shop
weekly to make sure I have fresh and healthy lunches for the week. Strangely,
despite the high intensity daily exercise, our appetite doesn’t appear to have
increased as much as last time. I rarely feel hungry and I put this down to
being very busy and the increases in protein intake.
A
typical weekday. Breakfast:
Pepper and mushroom omelet with one slice of brown toast. Lunch: Chicken,
cucumber, spinach and tomatoes salad (no dressing). Dinner: Vegetable stir-fry
with chopped tomato sauce. Snacks: Teaspoon of peanut butter, banana.
A
shameful cheat-day following an alcohol fueled night. Omitting
the vodka and diet soda’s the night before, with a foggy head, the
unhealthiness only progressed the day after. Brunch: Two greasy samosas from a
food stall followed by mocha and half a slice of chocolate cake. Dinner: Sunday roast
stacked high and TWO giraffe shaped shortbread biscuits (damn your hospitality
Emma Powell, Bex Southwell, Helen Jones and Emily Stokes). I had one (BIG)
off day which I need to work on, but I will take 93% of healthy eating as an improvement on my previous
60%.
Did
we loose it all?
Not
quite. Having finished round I on the 13th June 2014, we were
worried how much 3 months off had set us back. Yes our numbers did drop from
our final fit test on day 60, but they were higher than Day 1 of Round I. Week
one proved hard with a few days of waddling around due to stiff muscles and
aches before we could start the running.
At the end of week 2, whether its in our heads or not, we both feel more
energetic. The 2-mile loop we run after the workouts has gotten slightly easier
but our legs still feel heavy and tired (haven't quite hit the 10 minute mile average yet). The fit test numbers prove we have
both gotten fitter, so we are looking forward to any visual changes soon!
