Since January I have been going to the gym at lunch, approx 3-4 times a week, mainly doing rowing and weights. Though i feel good, I have not seen as much in the way of results that I would have liked.
About a month ago, I had an allergy test done at http://www.herbal-inn.com/ and they said I was severely gluten intolerant. This might explain the fact that I feel sick almost every single day, and I’m not talking about slightly nauseous I mean, there’s a chance I might throw up…! So anyway, I cut out gluten and have been trying to see if there’s any changes. I think there are, but after almost 5 years of constant nausea, its hard to know whats normal!!
Anyway, I also stepped up the fitness, by doing a MMA class locally, which was absolutely ruinous. I couldn’t walk for about 3 days, but discovered that the weights I had been doing in the gym on my arms and chest had obviously helped, as they didn’t hurt anywhere near as much.
This week I tried a Boxercise class, which, for my personal fitness tastes, was not enough. It was boring to be honest, and I didn’t even hurt afterwards. So I was somewhat apprehensive about doing Body Pump last night. I shouldn’t have been though!! It was brilliant; weight lifting to music, does it get any better? I absolutely loved it, I could do that class every day if it was on!! Back to the gym today, and perhaps I’ll practice some of my moves there.
So that’s the fitness side. The food side has been a slight struggle. I can’t have protein shakes as they contain gluten, and I really need to find a gluten free one so I can have that immediately after my classes and gym workouts. I have been having so much fruit and veg, and really need to have more meat as I am almost back to a vegetarian diet (I was veggie for 10 years up until about 2 years ago). But I need to lose weight. I’m not grossly overweight by any stretch of the imagination, but I have what I affectionately call my ‘donut’ (belly) and some serious toning up to do on my arms and legs, as well as the abs.
I have started tracking food and exercise on http://www.myfitnesspal.com and will update this blog with photos when I start to look good!
Until then…
SJ
SJ Health and Fitness Plan 