Melanie's 30-in-30 Challenge

Day 8 of Dax Moy's 30-in-30 Challenge

2009-06-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

Was woken up at 4am with horrible stomach pains again. I'm not sure why this is happening, and why at 4am. I think it may be because I am eating faster than normal - I am typically a very slow eater. I find I am eating faster because I am hungry and because frankly I want to get it out of the way so I have enough time before my next workout. I must be concious to slow down.

Weight was 165.2 lbs so that's down 3.6 lbs overall. I do not have my measurements in front of me, but there was no major movement, although there was a little.

Been doing the workouts in record time because I am stronger and my endurance is coming back. I have started doing squats with 20lbs, rather than 15 and I may go up even higher in the days to come. Still doing 12lbs for curls and shoulder press, but might go up to 15lbs in a few more days.

Days 5-7 of Dax Moy's 30-in-30 challenge

2009-06-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

So I am compressing 3 days into one blog, but don't worry, I'll give you the Cole's Notes version:

I don't have my numbers in front of me, but my densities have gone up and the inches have gone down slightly. I am not sore anymore and actually have some energy. :)

Started the 'wave' portion of the diet on Saturday and I found it very manageable. I am a big meat eater, so finding things to eat really was not a problem. funnily enough, I have not really had any cravings, nor have I been as hungry as I have on the non-wave days.

Day 4 of Dax Moy's 30-in-30 Weight Loss Challenge

2009-06-25T08:16:00.000-07:00

So it was a typical morning. Got up and did my meltdown workout. Densities as follows:

Push-up: 73
Squat: 79
Shoulder Press (each arm): 112
Backwards lunge: 71
Spiderman (each leg): 54
Through Lunge: 59
Curl & Press: 31
Squat: 84

An improvement from yesterday. :)

Stats as follows:
Weight 166.4 lbs
Arm 12.5"
Chest 36"
Waist 28"
Hips 39.5"
Thigh 25.5"
Calve 15.5"

I'm up in weight (0.4) from yesterday, but still down 2lbs overall. I'm not highly concerned about that yet, since I lost inches. I will cut back on nuts and increase my circuits in the power workout though.

Day 3 of Dax Moy's 30-in-30 weightloss challenge

2009-06-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

Did the meltdown this morning and even though I was sore and tired, I improved on my densities from yesterday:

Push-up: 66 (+9)
Squats: 66 (+1)
Shoulder Press (each arm): 97 (+10)
Backward Lunge: 61 (+12)
Spiderman (each leg): 51 (-3)
Through Lunge: 52 (+4)
Curl & Press: 29 (+5)
Squat: 74 (+6)

I should mention the shoulder press and curl & press was using 12lb weights in each hand. I did the same yesterday as well.

After my workout I showered and then I made almond milk. It was super easy and delicious. Recipes as follows:

Soak 1 cup natural almonds (do not have to be peeled) for at least 24 hours in water in the fridge.

Drain and rinse almonds. Put them in a blender with 3 cups of water. Blend away. Once completely blended, strain mixture in a fine strainer or cheesecloth. After that, I put the almond milk back in the blender and added seeds from one vanilla pod and some agave nectar and blended again. Yummy!

I had oatmeal, almond milk, walnuts and a banana for breakfast. It was very tastey and satisfying.

Here are my stats from this morning:

Weight 166.0 lbs (-2.4 lbs)
Chest 36" (-1")
Waist 28" (-0.5")
Hips 40" (no change)
Thigh 26" (no change)
Calve 15.5" (-0.25")
Arm 12.5" (did not measure before)

Day 2 of Dax Moy's 30-in-30 weightloss challenge

2009-06-23T07:45:00.000-07:00

So I made it through yesterday, but I am sore today. It is a good kind of sore though...as the saying goes, 'no pain, no gain' or loss as the case may be. :)

Did my workout this morning and I kind of dragged my butt out of bed, but once that meltdowm music started pumping I was totally into it. I was able to ignore my pain and have a killer workout. Only 2 more to go today. :)

Densities for the meltdownn were as follows:
Push-up: 77
Squat: 65
Shoulder Press (each arm): 87
Backward Lunge: 49
Spiderman (each leg): 54
Through Lunge: 48
Curl & Press: 24
Squat: 68

Even though I was still sore after work, I completed workouts 2 and 3 and they went really well. I noticed an improvement from day 1.

I took a hot bath with epsom salts so hopefully that will help me to be able to walk a bit more normally. haha

Day 1 - Workout 1

2009-06-22T07:43:00.000-07:00

So I completed workout 1 of Dax Moy's 30-in30 challenge and it was awesome. I got up at 5:20am to do the workout, but I had loads of energy. I really made my heart pound and I got a good sweat on. I was not able to count my reps because I was too busy concentrating on the moves - I will do that next time.

I can't wait for the second workout...and the third...

I prepared my food the night before so it was easy to assemble in the morning. I had 2 boiled eggs and a grilled tomato for breakfast; then I'll have yogurt and raspeberries for a snack; curry chicken and brown rice for lunch; cherries and almonds for another snack and then I'll be home so I'll decide the rest later. :)

I hope everyone is well and feeling great.

2009-06-21T13:31:00.000-07:00

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Day 1 Pics - Eeeekkkkk

2009-06-21T13:29:00.000-07:00

2009-06-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Height - 5'9"
Weight - 168.4 lbs
Chest - 37"
Waist 28 1/2"
Hips - 40"
Thigh - 26"
Calve - 15 3/4"