My Lifestyle Journey – 10 Week Plan

Today is Day 1 of my new lifestyle!

Gosh! I cannot believe that I am writing this at Midnight which is something I should not be doing.  I should be in bed by 11pm every night for the next 10 weeks.  Is that even doable? My coach said that I have to be in bed by 11pm.  Well that is something I will have to ease into gently.

Anyway, this is just to document how Day 1 went on the Creating Curves 10 Week Challenge with Jessica Craft.  I am not really one for fitness, however, after seeing the results of my friend Andrea, when I heard that Jessica was doing another one I just had to get involved.

I had a really busy weekend and only got round to reading the 2 documents that Jessica had prepared for me.  The first one was a Personalised Nutrition Meal Planner which has all of the foods that I can eat and all of the foods that I am not allowed to eat are mentioned and the reason why I have been put on the plan.

The second document is a Personalised Training Plan, which states the exercises that I need to do on a daily basis in order to reach the body fitness and health goals I set for myself.

To my surprise when I went through both of these documents I realised that half of the foods that I love are no longer a part of my life 🙁

All of a sudden, I am eating 6 meals a day instead of 2 and I am drinking 3ltrs of water a day, flavoured with lime or lemon for taste and at least 5 green teas as a minimum.  Believe you me, I feel like my body is drowning in water.

Thank goodness coffee is still on the menu, albeit black with no sugar (the caffeinated) version.  Although I only drink de-caffeinated coffee, however, I am required to drink the caffeinated brew prior to a workout.  So I will drink it at that time of the day and see how I get on.

I am prescribed by Jessica to take all kinds of exercise from cardio to lifting weights.  To be honest I am quite looking forward to lifting weights I have always admired people doing it and I would love to increase my upper body strength.

In the office today a colleague was teasing me, and saying that I will turn into one of those “Glute Girls” I was like – what are you talking about?  I did not know what this meant or that this was even a thing, until I looked up the hashtag on Instagram.  Oh my goodness!  Right before my eyes was the very goal I was looking for.  Amazing women with awesome bodies, big glutes and small waists.  I don’t think I have seen my waist go smaller than 30″ in many years.  However, I am willing to give it a try.

I would like to keep my curves which are all in the right places, and loose my baby belly, love handles and muffin top.  I can’t believe I actually wrote that on my blog!! Anyway, I did and I am not going to delete it.  That is the truth.  What’s the point in blogging about my Lifestyle Journey if I am going to edit the hell out of every post.  That does not make any sense to me and besides I am doing this for ME and it’s my goal.

I decided to document my new lifestyle journey to keep me in practice with my writing and as everyone knows I love journalling and my blog needs some much needed TLC and regular content so this was perfect time for me to share this part of my life, which is something I am truly passionate about achieving for health reasons as well as the desire to feel better in my clothes and myself.

My Food Intake Today

So here goes, today I only managed to start eating at 1.30pm, which is shocking.  I did however, have a black coffee about 10.30 with a colleague.  I ate 2 meals with fish and vegetables.  I also had my yummy apple and a large handful of wasabi peas after realising I am not meant to eat them as I messages Jessica to double check so I am truly upset as that has been my favourite snack items for a while.  I cooked my meal tonight but had to eat it in a rush before my ZOOM coaching call.  I did manage to prepare a lunch ready for tomorrow and I made a coconut chia desert with a sprinkle of gluten free oats.  I just need to remember to take it to work in the morning.

My Exercise Today

Unfortunately, I did not get to the gym, as I left the office at 7pm and needed to rush home to prepare for an online class that I was teaching to women in my community starting their side-hustles and learning how to use social media soulfully.

However, I wanted to make sure that I got some exercise in at the end of the day so I got of the bus 3 stops early and briskly walked up to my car to drive home.

My Overall Feelings After Today

I feel ok. I just need to be prepared and organised for the week ahead and try and make  exercise a priority to fit into my schedule.  Other than that Day 1 was actually ok.

You see I reckon that if I exercise, I will be able to eat exactly what I want.  So let’s see how I get on tomorrow.

Right now it’s time for bed and I am soooo tired.