Day 2 of the Challenge

I'm on Day 2 of Dax Moy's 30lb in 30 Days Challenge. Wow! I'm incredibly sore! My quads and butt are particularly painful, but we don't have long, so the show must go on sore, or not! After 1 day, I've lost 1.5 pounds and 1.25 inches. I'm sure it's mostly water because I'm detoxing, but it's a start. I've also had a subtle headache since yesterday, but it's not too bad. I think it helps that I was already eating quite healthy before this challenge.

This morning's workout was a repeat of yesterday's, but I had to work to beat the number of reps in yesterday workout. I felt like I was working harder, but for some reason, maybe the soreness, some of my sets were slightly less. I still got a great, sweaty workout.

After my much needed shower, I had a breakfast of homemade 15 bean and tomato soup, sauteed dandelion greens and a couple of boiled eggs. It may sounds like a strange combination, but it tasted so good! My snack was plain yogurt, some stewed rhubarb, and berries with a sprinkle of sunflower seeds - yum. Lunch - chicken breast on a bed of lettuce, spinach, arugula and I don't remember what else, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, olives and a squeeze or lemon juice. I also had little eggplant hummus on the side. My afternoon snack was half an apple, a little yogurt and some nuts and seeds.

When I got home from work, I did workout 2. I did four timed circuits based on the assessment I did yesterday. My times were better than yesterday and that's exactly what I wanted.

I'm finding the Elimination Diet quite fascinating. I'm enjoying eating different foods, although not using the microwave has been a challenge. Tonight, I sauteed a few slice of eggplant with salt, pepper and garlic. I've never cooked eggplant before and wasn't sure what to do with it, other than the traditional batter and parmesan cheese. But the sauteed slices were really good with a few ounces of chicken. That was my dinner - simple, but very tasty.

I have a lot of willpower and determination right now. No real craving's, but Trader Joe's did have a sampling of potstickers that caught my eye, but I resisted. Also, tonight, I said no to a lovely looking crouton that my boyfriend offered me after I asked how they were. Like Dax says, this is an all, or nothing thing!

By the way, a few people have asked me to detail my workouts. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to go into any specifics right now, as this program is, as yet, unreleased and I am one of Dax Moy's guinea pigs. Oink, oink!

Well, I have one more workout left tonight, before I drag my achy body to bed and do it all over again tomorrow. (Not that I'm complaining!) Until tomorrow, goodnight!