Journey - 4 weeks done! 11 lbs. lost!

So last Sunday was my 4th week done, Lost 5kg (11 lbs.), and I want to talk a little bit about the journey. I ate clean from Sunday till Friday. Saturday was my cheat day. I ate 4 eggs every evening, including the yolk. My meals were simple, beans with veggies and chicken. I did intermittent fasting around 16 hours a day. So I stopped eating around 22:00 and ate the next day around 14:00(so 16 hours no calories). I did have coffee, tea and water. No sweets, sugar or milk(of course). First 4 days I worked out every day(watch my video “the first 4 rounds!”). Then I rested 2 days between every workout and ever since my 130 reps I work out twice a week. Tuesdays and Saturdays. On the clean days it’s simple, just nothing outside my meals, anything which is doubtful is a no. And on my cheat days anything goes, trust me….anything.

Physique

So I definitely feel like I’ve lost weight, but for me it feels like I still have belly. Well still 8 weeks to go till this challenge is over. I still think I’ll be able to achieve an awesome physique by the end of this challenge.

Performance

So what I did was, after my 150 reps, I took a couple of days of and tried to do the 100 reps round again. The first time I did a 100 push-ups, 100 bent over rows and a 100 squats it took me around 31 min. The second time it took me 23 minutes. Not bad, I’m aiming for 15 min. However point being my performance definitely improved. I also noticed this when I had to take the stairs and go 4 floors up to go to a meeting, which brings me to my next point: ‘Health, time and condition’.

Health, time and condition

So I stood there waiting for the elevator and it just took too long. I wasn’t running late for the meeting, but got impatient. I took the stairs and run it up. By the time I got the eight floor I was just walking and thought to myself “Hey wait a minute, I’m not out of breath”. Now I started to pay attention and kept taking the stairs and thought “wow!”. My health and condition really improved and I’m even saving time now. No more waiting for elevators! This doesn’t mean I don’t take the elevator anymore, it just means that every now and then I take the stairs and I don’t hate it. To be more accurate, I take the elevator when it’s there straight away. Else I’ll take the stairs to save time.

Mentally

I’m really happy with the results, because the amount of mental energy that this lifestyle is taking from me is really not that much. I find this the most important part, because again, what I want to have and inspire in people, is to have a SUSTAINABLE healthy lifestyle. And costing a minimum amount of effort to adapt to this lifestyle is THE most important part, if you ask me. Because at the end of the day, I might not have my “washboard” in 8 weeks, but in 12 weeks, which is beside the point. The point is, is that 12 weeks later and another 12 weeks later, ,I STILL have my washboard and it doesn’t cost me any energy to maintain it. This will allow me to focus on my true goal and plans, not only that. I believe that having optimum health levels will HELP me achieve my goal. Because I have more energy, I feel good about myself, which causes my self-image and confidence to rise. Which then in turn creates positive energy to spend that towards my goal. In addition, people notice confidence(and also arrogance) and get impressed by it. Especially if you’re also a nice person(if you’re not, you look arrogant).

For me personally, my belly bothers me so much, that I don’t feel like putting on my best cloths. It makes me feel insecure. I usually solve this by engaging the “self-dialogue” and this helps me go on. But what strength and being successful means to me is not ‘who’ and 'what' I currently am. By working on myself and mastering this lifestyle, I’m investing in the bigger picture and becoming confident about myself.

Next 8 weeks

Well it isn’t over yet. I’m looking forward to achieving the next level results in Physique, Performance and Condition. Let’s see how far I get.

PS pics and remaining videos will be uploaded soon!