The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.

I'm six weeks through a fitness and diet journey, and I thought it was about time to put a post on the blog about my progress, what I've learnt so far, and where I aim to be by the end of the 12-week program.

I've managed to lose 15lbs to date, a mix of different diets and exercise plans. My next weigh in is on Sunday, so we will see how I have progressed this week.

In the beginning I devised a calorie based diet plan, which enabled me to eat a maximum of 1400 calories a day, whilst monitoring my nutrients on an app to make sure I had enough vitamins and fats etc to lose weigh and be able to sustain it. I was then lucky enough to win a competition which gave me a Personal Trainer until Mid-April. When we first met up, it was clear that I was dehydrated, and a lot of my problems with shifting the weight was down to not drinking enough water, so this was the first obstacle to tackle. After this, I was drawn up a meal plan, that increased my protein intake, reduced my fat intake and also meant that I was eating more often than my strictly calorie controlled diet had allowed.

As far as exercise goes, I was given a plan to be at the gym 5 nights a week, as well as my netball once a week. Effectively I was training Monday-Saturday and then having a rest day on Sundays. This was a mix of cardio, weights and interval training to maximise weight loss and build up my muscles.

This week we decided we needed to change tact with diet and exercise as the weight loss had began to slow down. Due to a slow start with being unwell, it was time to kick it up a gear and give it everything I've got to make a difference and to reap the rewards at the end.

So for the foreseeable future, I have a new diet plan, which consists of a lot of egg whites, chicken and white fish, green vegetables, and vegetable sticks or rice cakes for snacks in between. Still keeping with the philosophy of eating often to keep hunger pangs at bay, but this time giving me the absolute minimum amount of calories my body will survive on whilst training in the way that I am.

My muscles constantly ache, I get up before sunrise to go for early morning fasted cardio sessions, head to work for 7am, work for 8 hours before coming home, having a snack and then heading off to the gym again. Life is pretty hectic and I do not have a lot of time to rest right now, but I'm really hoping it will all be worth it in the end.

It just goes to show, you get out what you put in. Now I'm putting even more effort in than I was before, I am hoping my measurements and next weigh in session fully represent this!

Until next time; xoxo