THE 30 DAY WRAP UP!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!!!

 

Ok people the wait is over, the stats are in, the pictures are loaded (yikes)!!!  It has been one heck of a long month in some ways, but has gone by really fast in others.  I am so glad to be done and OH SO glad that I did it!!!  I finally kicked that baby weight in the ass!!! Now to work on that ass and get it a bit higher and firmer, but that will be chapter two. 

For now I am enjoying my day OFF working out, yay, but it felt really strange to not get up to work out today.  I will REALLY be enjoying my pizza party tonight with my family, because oh cheese and pizza how I missed you sooooo!!!  But then it will be back to work.  My plan is to do the Omni series, as it is music to my ears that it is a ONE HOUR workout.  I will be eating kind of like I did during the last month but with a bit more wiggle (and giggle) room.  I just can't have the all consuming diet plan keep going.  I think I have shifted enough in my eating habits that I can keep things toned down on a daily basis, but if I want to go out to dinner or make braised short ribs, I will.  I only have a few pounds I really wish to kiss off and then work on toning up the rest.  I will keep things posted here on my stage 2 progress.  I am hooked on TAM and so glad that I found it and committed, because clearly this baby weight was not going to magically come off. 

I don't want to bore you with the insights I gained through this experience, but there were many.  I encourage anyone considering this bootcamp to go for it.  I did it the best I could with some cheats and substitutions all over the place but I feel I got significant changes that would not have happened without this structure to work from.  I am certain I would have lost more and toned more if I adhered to every detail and added more reps and did 40+ mins of cardio, but I really couldn't do too much more than 2 hours of exercise with work and kids and life.  The previous days blogs go into detail of what I ate and the amount of daily exercise i did in case you want to see that. 

 So here it is, the results of a mom of 2 that hadn't ever dieted, or worked out in too many months to count until a month ago when the light finally went on:

                                     DAY 1                TODAY (day 31 I guess)             CHANGE

WEIGHT                  156.5  lbs                   142.6  lbs                                     -14 pounds

BUST                           31"                            30.5"                                           .5"

WAIST                        33"                             29" (just under actually)              4+ "

BELLYBUTTON LN   36" on day 10            32"                                            4" in 20 days!

ASIS (top of hip bone)  39"                              36"                                             3"

HIPS                             42"                             37.75"                                        4.25"

THIGHS                        25"                             22.75"                                       2.25"

 BODYFAT %            26.8% day 7              24.1%                                  almost 3%

TOTAL INCHES LOST:  18 INCHES

SIZE JEANS: barley buttoning a 10, now comfortably in size8

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 AND NOW FOR THE MONEY SHOT, JUST A LITTLE FLEX TO SHOW WHATS TO COME:


WAIT FOR IT...................


  

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F-YAY!!!!  WHO IS THAT???

 

So there you have it peeps.  I hope that you are well on your journey to find what you are looking for. 

Thank you to everyone who gave me encouragement along the way, IT HELPS SOOOO MUCH!!!

This has been awesome and I look forward to keeping it going!

 

PEACE AND LOVE XOXO

Ally

 

 

 

 



DAY 28, I'm back, as in back to life from yesterday!

Oh what a difference a day makes.  I was crawling yesterday, but today is a whole new day.  I was able to go back to sleep until 10 this morning, and that is amazing and I think what my body REALLY needed.  The timing of my body being over worked, the cleanse diet and my period was not a good combo yesterday.  So let's move on shall we?

Today I did cheat, again, and had an egg for breakfast.  Then kale juice then off to workout.  I was able to do 35 reps of legs, 40 of abs, and 40 of arms.  And I got in 30 minutes of cardio.  It all felt pretty good today.  My ankles and knees are ready for a break.  I have to do this on a basement floor with 2 layers of area rugs.  Its less than optimal and I am starting to feel it.  My legs and hip area is feeling much firmer and stronger.  I think my ab area will be the last to give, and that may take another month or two.  I should post a picture of how huge I was with my last pregnancy and you would understand.  My belly reached the other side of the room, it was crazy.  So getting things back in order I knew would be a challenge.  Its just encouraging to know that others actually have been able to get the skin to go back, so if that take more time, fine.

I want to be clear that I totally understand that I have cheated and made exceptions on this 30 day journey.  I did what I have felt capable of doing.  I have never dieted in my life, I was always naturally thin and ate what ever, when ever (although I am an overall healthy eater).  but it had been a while since I was really in any decent shape (like 6 years ago).  I totally fell off the wagon after kids.  For the first time ever I had a belly and back fat and more hips and more cellulite.  And baby 2 only made matters worse.  So for me to be as restricted as I have been and as dedicated to working out as I have been has been huge.  I would love to be done with the belly fat now, but again, knowing it can happen is good enough for me right now.  Like I said in an earlier post, I'm not going to the SAG awards tonight or any other night in my near future, so I have time.  I'm good.

I really appreciate all comments I have gotten, it really helps on the days when you just want to forget it and go to town on what ever is near by.  I hope that reading how I have done this month vs the by the bookers (Summer and Laura to be specific)  will give you a comparison.  To see yes, you will get results, but they may not be the end of the road towards your goal.  

Alright here's to 2 MORE FRICKING DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy Crap!!!!
Ally

DAYS 25, 26 AND 27!!! Holy cow where has the time gone???

So I've been MIA for a few days here.  Things have been a little crazy and with the 2 and a half hour work outs, its hard to have time to do the rest of my life.  My god the end cannot come soon enough!!!

So the cleanse began yesterday.  And god, just when I thought I was fully in swing to finish strong, ugh, this is so hard.  I did pretty good yesterday but had to have a Think Thin bar after my workout due to the shakes I was having.  Then I had spontaneous date night which NEVER happens, soooo....we went so see Burn the Floor, which was amazing full of awesome percussion and dance, inspiring for sure.  But before my husband wanted to grab a bite, so I had a small bowl of soup and a glass of white wine.  I could not resist.  I am a weak weak person.  But it felt like the right thing to do. 

And now today.  DAy 2 of cleanse and i am draaaaagggggingggggg.  I don't think my metabolism is suited for this.  When I went to work out I was so shaky again I had another Think Thin bar.  It helped but I gotta say this was BY FAR THE HARDEST WORKOUT TO DATE.  Every single second was hard and painful and the only good thing about each rep was that it brought me one rep closer to being done.  I got through 30 reps of legs, 20 of abs, no arms and 20 mins of cardio.  I was sweating and shaky and it still took me an hour and a half to do.  My kids are currently eating and its killing me, trying to stay away.  Can't wait for my oh so satisfying chicken protein soup and my sweet potato corn mash, yum yum :(  But at least I have choco chestnut pudding to look forward to !!!  And that reminds me, yesterday I did NOT eat my kiwi or the choco pudding so I figure I swapped the calories for the soup and wine, right? right?  I thought so!

I think these last few days are like your last few reps in a sequence, the total killers but what you need to complete to push yourself to the next place.  I just wish it involved a little more substance. 

3 more days of this, I can do it, I can do it I can do it....
oh and weight down to 144.2, the silver lining I suppose.
oh AND my monthly cycle started today, so definitely not helping the ol' energy.

DAY 24!!! As I sit here eating my pureed broccoli soup

And can I just say how freakin delicious the mango smoothie is?  I was not looking forward to it, as I like mango but not in the way people who like mango like them.  And keifer as we all know is tolerable, but not exactly on the top of my list of foods to eat, I mean drink?  So the combo??? Fantastic!  The keifer negates the over sweet mango and the mango balances the whatever tastes that makes keifer keifer.  Try it!  And i used Trader Joes frozen mango slices, bc really finding a good ripe mango in Ohio in Jan? no.

The workout continues to be brutal.  It is crazy that its hard in such a different way.  Its not like holy crap my gluets are on fire, it more like holy crap my entire body is WORKING SO HARD to do this.  But it takes for ever! Over an hour and just got 30 reps of legs and abs.  After work I will have to finish off with arms and 30 minutes of cardio, bc realistically that's about all I will be able to muster up at 8:30 tonight. 

Food sticking to the book with the minor addition of 1 hard boiled egg bc I worked out this morning and I know it would be a while before lunch and lunch is this broccoli soup, no protein.  Some of the days of this diet I am wondering if they were really detailed edited because it seems very uneven.  Some days tons of protein, little fruit, other days tons of fruit, little protein.  IDK, just saying, since the video and book contain errors, maybe someone dropped the ball a little in editing.  Or maybe not and there is meaning behind every choice.  Which I wish was addressed in the book more.  Why this, why that?  Why this exercise then that.  i like to understand the reasons behind those things it helps me stay the course.  But, not complaining just saying.  I love this method and I am hooked!

Oh and down one more pound, BOO-ya!!
See you tomorrow for Day 25!! YESSSSSSSSSAHHHHH
ally

DAY 23 ...10,9,8,7!!!!

I cursed and sweat (and cursed and sweat etc etc) my way through day 3 of sequence 3 thinking why why why do we have to do downward dog with a split and side sweep???  Is there a way I can get out of this one?  Who would know really???  It takes me like a half hour just to get through those.  I have to stop every five, and its making my left hand go numb.  I want to see some serious payoff from that move.  As I said yesterday i do like this sequence, it is hard in a different way.  It tests your flexibility and stability a lot.  So I feel sore in totally new way, just like Miss Anderson predicted.  Damn her and her teeny tiny smarty pants.

So no new deep thoughts or revelations to share.  I am feeling very motivated to finish strong as if this is my last chance to get rid of this belly fat once and for all.  I kind of keep forgetting that after Tuesday I actually do have to keep doing this (just not quite so regimented, and not for 1.5-2 hours EVERY DAY).  So 7 more days of this, but then what?  Eat pizza that's what!  (just for a day)

Exercise: 30 reps of all-took me an hour and a half just to do this and I am not kidding.  Then 20 minutes of cardio bc by god I had to get ready for work.  I plan to do 20 mins more tonight (lets all pray for me now, that I actually do it). 

Food: by the book today, apple w PB, turkey burger w tomatoes and basil, and turkey and broccoli waiting for me when I get home.  Oh I did have a non menu snack of a carrot and 2 tablespoons of Baba ganoush (how ever the hell you spell that, you know the stuff like hummus but made w eggplant and its delicious).

I weighed in this morning, and drummmmmm rollllllll, down another LB to 146.2, which my dear friends is a 10 pound LOSS!!!! So come on 6 more and I will be around target weight!!!

Here's to finally getting my belly to have muscle tone after those 2 little babies stole it away! YAY

oh in case I didn't already say this...7 days to go!!
ally

Day 22!!! 10,9,8...keeps running through my head

Holy crap!  Today the cursing out Tracy wasn't just in my head.  There were muliple times that I had to actually yell FU at the TV.  This sequence is killlllerrrrrr.  I surprisingly like it, but it is hard and it takes forever.  I am a little confused on some of the moves still, so I hope I am doing them correct.

Other than listening to my husband walk our crying teething one year old around the house I am feeling really good.  I followed the menu today, but had to sub salmon for red snapper bc the store didn't have it.  I also couldn't do a bean salad afer bean in omlett and the chicken at lunch.  I will probably have some fruit tonight.

Not much more to say, other than I really need to go rescue my husband now.

Feeling great 8 days to go!!!!

Ally

DAY 20!!!!! (in Oprah's deep announcing voice) and Day 21

Woot-woot!!!! Day 20 day 20!! Yay-ya!!!!  Sorry for leaving all of you (and by all of you I mean, what 15 of you, but anyway) high and dry on the BIG day, but I was sooooo poooped last night by the time I got the kids to bed and took an epsom salt bath I was d-o-n-e. 

But here we are!! The wait is over.  I made it to the next milestone, and the end is in sight.  I will be taking this in 5 day increments.  Just got to make it to Thursday, then the cleanse begins, but lets not go there yet.

Back to the the last 2 days.  Yesterday I finished sequence 2 strong.  I still did 35 reps of all, and 30 of cardio but that is really due to time issues.  Its nearly impossible for me to get in more than 1.5 hours.  So I just worked each thing really hard and made the most of my time.  I actually felt more sore today than I had in a while, so that was good.  I mainly stuck to the book diet yesterday but I made a veggie burger/turkey burger combo.  It was great!

And now today.  Sticking to book as much as I could I had 1 hard boiled egg (no kale juice bc ran out of kale).  Lunch the chicken protein soup I had leftover.  Dinner chicken (instead of tofu) arugula salad.

But the main point of interest for the day is the new sequence.  Again the "you are a crazy b---h" comments were back, but this time FOR REAL!!!  I mean come on.  The hardest part is figuring out what the hell she is doing.  And there are multiple ones where the book and video are different, so that doesn't help.  I went along with a LOT of distractions today just trying to get the moves down and did about 20 of each.  My cardio today was sled riding and walking up and down the hill to retrieve my daughter's sled.  That kind of counts, right?  It was on off day ok, just wasn't quite up to par, but I did what I could with the day I had.  Weekends are so hard, only one more to get through!

So now the real meat, the measurements:
WEIGHT:  148.2 lbs (down from 156.5 on day 1, 149.4 on day 10) = 8 lb difference
BUST: 30.5  = down from 31" day 1
WAIST: 29.5  = down from 33" day 1, 30.75" day 10
BELLYBUTTON LINE: 32.5"  = DOWN 3.5 INCHES since day 10!!!
ASIS (hip bones): 37"   =down from 39" day 1, 38" day 10
HIPS:  39.5"  = down from 42" day 1. and 40.5 day 10
THIGH:  23.75"  = down from 25" day 1, and 24" day 10

So things slowed down in some areas from day 10 to 20 but there continued to be changes in each area. 

PICTURE TIME (holy crap, please stop me before I hit publish)

These were taken on day 2.  This is humiliating I can't believe I am doing this.  And yes I got an umbilical hernia from my last pregnancy and it isn't pretty.  But I want you to see what I am working with and it is some real flab.

And these were taken today.  Clearly not surgical results, but on the right path for 20 days.

A lot of work left to do, but at least I can see the shell of my old body peeking out!!! There is hope!
(Sorry for the poor camera work, its a little degrading to take these so I just want it over with, no retakes)

Alright people...this is it, and now you've seen the real me, yikes.  Lets see where this next 10 (9 now!) days takes us!!!  Here's to everyone's encouragement and hard work.  Love it!

Peace out,
Ally