Today was the last workout of KettleBelleBody challenge so i have taken the photos and measurements. I am totally amazed.

Did these 30 days ever go fast. I’m so happy to report that I only missed 1 workout and that was this weekend, but on those days I was working out on my course :0)

I participated in this challenge as this is a hard time of year to stay on track, I thought well even if I stay the same it will be much better than going backwards. I wanted to have accountability, and Mission slim Possible was exactly what I needed, not only to keep myself on track, but to also offer support to fellow participants.

I am totally amazed at the after pictures. Yesterday a few people came up to me at the gym and commented on how small I am looking. The thing is I could not see it in myself until I looked at the pictures. i am still having trouble believing it is me!

I have been working out with the Kettlebells at home and I do not have a mirror so I had no idea that I have ‘muscles’ !!! When I go into the gym I have only been doing intervals or a Crossfit themed workout so again no mirrors. I think that my brain still sees me as I was at the beginning of this year.

So what did I do? I followed Caroline’s workouts exactly, I did Kettlebells 4 times a week and then I ran my intervals 2 times a week, one day on the weekend was hard exercise free. Now I also walk my dogs twice a day and also walk my children to school, so I do get some extra steps in. However I do not add this as exercise into a journal as it is something that I have to do no matter what day, but I thought that I should add this on here now as it is extra compared to someone without kids or dogs :0)

Caroline’s workouts are amazing, you get such a workout, I still have a love hate relationship with TGUs. I have been able to really target my worst area, I am sure this is because the KBs are unstable so you are firing your core all the time. These workouts are not just for girls !!! I am going to still follow this programme as Caroline has so many different programme cards and at the end of this week I will have completed the first one, there are many different exercises that I have not even attempted yet.

I followed the warm up and cool down, I loved the cool down part as I find stretching relaxing, I also learnt some new stretches!

I also followed the Elimination diet. The hardest part was giving up coffee and tea, after the 1st few days the headaches were gone but the cravings were still there, but I stick with it Dax says 100% or nothing, so that is what i did. I found that I could eat many different foods, I was never hungry or feeling deprived of anything. I found that when the TOM came my chocolate cravings were not as bad, and I just had some fruit for the sweetness. When I got to day 21 i added bread back in and I’m ok with that, but when I eat wholewheat pasta i feel super bloated so from now on, I will just eat spaghetti squash in place of the pasta.

I believe that I had a light bulb go on in my head over the last month, I have followed other programmes before and I know that I did not give 100%, this time I did and it shows you what you can do when you are committed to it. Even if I didnt feel like working out I told myself it was only 30 days and I can do it. I had day 23 of the Elimination Diet in my head and it was my mission to at least get there and then I could add some bread and pasta in. Once there it really was not the big deal, then all that was left was the last 7 days.

At the beginning of these 30 days I never thought that I would change my body this much.

Stats :

Neck: 12 1/2 ” now: 12 1/2″ change : no change
Bicep 10 1/2 10 3/4″ increase 1/4″
Chest 36 1/4 35 decrease 1 1/4″
Waist (smallest part) 27 1/2 26.5″ decrease 1″
Waist Navel 31 29″ decrease 2″
Hips 37″ 36 1/2 ” decrease 1/2″
Thigh 22 1/2 21 1/2″ decrease 1″
Calf 14 1/2 14 1/2″ no change

Total inches down 6″

Weight at the start was 136lbs, my weight today is 132 lbs

Over the last 30 days I have met some amazing people I’m sure that the support will not stop now that the challenge is over. I have found that when you stick to something it works.

and no i’m not going out for coffee :0) the cravings are done !

This is not the end it is just the beginning.