so this is the full ‘banish fat boost metabolism’ workout i just did today. i hope it works for anyone who wants to try it!

the great thing is, no equipment is necessary, so no excuses!

edit: oh, you cant watch it here, but just click on it and it will take you to the youtube video ;)

..sue xx

i love you jillian, but really, why do you try so hard to kill me?

so i did her workout today - ‘banish fat, boost metabolism’ (i think its called that anyway haha, i really cant bring myself to drag myself over to the dvd case to check), and its a good long sweat fest of just over 40 minutes.

no equipment, just good old fashioned high knees, butt kicks, sumo squat hops, front, side and back kicks, punches, star jumps, plank oblique twists, mountain climbers etc etc etc.

seriously, i was sweating like a lunatic! i thought we were done, at the end of the last circuit, and she said ”just two more circuits until cool-down!!” haha i wanted to cry!! ok, so each circuit is only six minutes long, but still!! when you are already wanting to lie on the floor and close your eyes, twelve minutes can seem like a lifetime!

but wow, i felt amazing afterwards.

there is NO feeling like finishing a damned good workout.

i cant see how anyone doesnt like jillian michaels, yes, she is no-nonsense, and doesnt fanny about saying crap like ”its ok…..come on…just do what you can!!”. she pushes you, but seriously, whats wrong with that? i adore how she works. i love that woman! she’s everything i would need in a personal trainer.

all hail queen jillian!

..sue xx

CARDIO:

45 mins walking

40 mins cycling

………..

BREAKFAST:

2 slices wholemeal toast

LUNCH:

weetabix cereal

toasted bagel with jam

DINNER:

egg mayo sandwich on wholemeal

SNACKS:

can of coke

honey and granola yoghurt

orange

apple

4 jaffa cakes (why do they call them cakes?? :p)

…sue xx

in my own little mind, this is TOTALLY what i look like on my bike! apart from the fact she is about 80 years younger than me, and blonde and stuff :p

..sue xx

(via fitgirlsfortheworld)

CARDIO:

3 hours cycling

1 hours walking

no strength today. wanted to do my dvd, but just didnt get the chance. busy day!

……………………

BREAKFAST:

cereal (i had nothing else in, ive shopped later in the day, but i just had to have something quick - yes, that may be an ”excuse”, but i was in a rush, and im not going to get all precious about a bowl of damned cereal lol)

LUNCH:

ham

yellow pepper

cucumber

tomato

lettuce

DINNER:

sausage

baked potato

sweetcorn

very small amount of cheese (my sister made me dinner, and i didnt know she was putting cheese on the potato, but i am having dairy anyway in small amounts)

SNACKS:

mixed nuts

raisins

apple

banana

grapes

2 biscuits

protein shake

ice lolly (pretty much just flavoured ice lol)

…sue xx

CARDIO:

180 mins walking

STRENGTH:

60 mins heavy gardening (digging and pulling crazy-ass trifid style weeds out of the ground!)

……………………..

BREAKFAST:

banana

strawberries

cream

LUNCH:

rocket

spinach

beans

pomegranate seeds

shredded sweet potato

DINNER:

lettuce

chicken

tomato

cucumber

red pepper

SNACKS:

1/2 can of coke (yes i caved, but its ok)

mini mars (see above comment lol)

apple

HUGE bowl of cereal and two biscuits (my blood sugar dropped and i panicked)

2 oranges

pineapple

its been a weird day today. partly great, partly awful lol. one of those ‘up and down’ eating days. i actually wasnt going to post this today, but i have to post every day, even when im not so proud of everything thats going down on it.

..sue xx

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so after an EXHAUSTING (on many levels lol) ten hour shift, i worked on my arms today:

CARDIO:
40 mins cycling

STRENGTH:
40 bent over rows (2 x 5kg)
45 (each side) alternating dumbbell curls (2 x 5kg)
40 preachers curls (2 x 5kg)
20 (each side) concentration curls (5kg)
40 flat bench presses (2 x 5kg)
30 incline dumbbell flyes (2 x 5kg)
20 modified press-ups (lol my arms had had enough by this point :p)

..sue xx

CARDIO:

45 mins cycling

no strength today. had an active rest day

………………

BREAKFAST:

2 eggs

LUNCH:

roast chicken

sweet potato

mixed leaf salad

DINNER:

salmon

mixed leaf salad

mixed seeds

SNACKS:

small bottle of coke

mini snickers

apple

orange

plum

2 bananas

protein shake

small piece of ham

reduced sugar ginger cake (my blood sugar went low at work and i didnt have access to anything else at that moment)

ok, so ive decided to have a rest day today. i really beasted myself yesterday, so this is ok.

i will be cycling to work so thats good, and i will be very active while im there (thank GOD ive got an active job!! i would DIE with a desk job!!) but then, i actively set out for an active job, its not like i just got one out of good luck!

so yes, rest my muscles a bit today, then back on the beast train tomorrow!

oh hang on, tomorrow is a ten hour shift, so it will be hard to fit in my dvd after my strength…..should i swap days?? but no, ive made up my mind. i will be home tomorrow at six thirty pm, i can easily fit in half an hour jillian workout, and 20 mins strength.

stop trying to make excuses woman :p

..sue xx