Week 1 Update

So one week of the challenge is done and I am feeling stronger. Here is a little update of how I am feeling and the progress I have made in terms of the pull-up. Diet In terms of diet I have not been as strict as I could have been, there have been no major…

Day 7

Happy Hump Day everyone! 7:30am Early start as I have a lot on the to-do list today and I want to have a good long session at the gym. For breakfast I was at my besties so we had Weetabix. Believe it or not but I have managed to get to 26 without ever having…

Day 6

I can't wait for my workout tonight as I am getting to go back to one of my favorite and sweatiest places in Glasgow - Cyclebox. 9am After ticking everything off my to-do-list I headed through to Glasgow to help my parents clear out their house as they are getting lots of work done. Which…

Day 5

Monday brings a new week, a new very busy and exciting week. 6:30am Alarm went off which means it's gym time. I headed along and although this challenge is all about me being able to do a pull-up and building my upper body strength I still have a lower day workout in there. So today…

Day 4

Yesterday I had a wee day off from working out as I knew I had an intense workout coming today. 8am Standard porridge brekkie, still need to find a new protein powder as this one is way too sweet but still really enjoying this as a breakfast. 12pm Today for my work we are spending…

Day 2

So here we are, day two and the sun is shining. You know what they say, suns out, guns out. 8am Went to collect the holiday documents from the travel agents, and that's when I realized it's only 24 days till we go on holiday which means I don't have as much time in this challenge as…

Day 1

8am Here we are back at day 1 of a challenge again. I love the feeling of Day 1 there is so much determination, excitement and hopefulness. I know that this is going to be a tricky challenge as we have less than 6 weeks. And with a challenge like this it is not as…

The Day Before We Begin

Ok so here we are Challenge Number 2 - the pull-up challenge. Ever since I did Tough Mudder two years ago I have wanted to be able to do a pull-up. During that race I had to have so many muscly men help me over walls obstacles because I didn't have the arm strength. As…

What I Learnt From This Challenge

So you are probably wondering two thing How much weight did I lose? What did I learn from this cut? Lets start with the second question of what did I learn. First thing to remember is that six weeks is actually not that long when you think about it, but I learnt and experienced a…

Day 42 – The Last Day

The last day of the challenge. 6am Off to Dundee I go to see Mike. We did a heavy heavy legs session, I am feeling strong and healthy. Also because I have lost weight my chin ups are getting better. We did our final weigh in which I will share with you in the end…