Wednesday 14th November

Well, I'm approaching the end of week six, so only two weeks to go, and I have to say I think I've failed in this challenge. Although I'm looking better tensed, relaxed there's absolutely no difference whatseoever, and there's been no weight loss whatsoever either.

I don't understand it, from my point of view my diet has been spot on, I haven't eaten any crap at all for the past six weeks and I've never been so disciplined, and I'm working out three times a week and every session pretty much leaves me feeling worked. I've basically done everything asked of me but have not seen any results.

My typical diet over the past weeks is as follows:

8am - Protein shake and 45g of oats with skimmed milk

11am - Protein shake, tuna salad

1pm - Mixed fruit

3pm - Chicken/Turkey breast with sliced pepper

4pm - Apple/fat free yogurt 150g

6pm - Mixed steamed veg with any one from tuna steak/steamed fish/sirloin/turkey/chicken

10pm - Fat free yogurt 150g

I've ben running on a calory deficit and I ensure I always get the right amount of protein every day, having two portions of turkey/chicken/tuna in the evening to make this up if I have to.

Carbs have pretty much been non existant in my diet other than a pre workout banana first thing in the morning on workout days plus the dextrose in my pwo shake.

So I'm at a loss as to why it hasn't worked for me. I suppose these things don't work for everyone but I'll see out the last couple of weeks and post my results up here.

On the weights side, I used a squat rack for the first time yesterday and also changed to a barbell chest press for the first time as well, so I'm looking to continue with those and see where I go. I'm still enjoying the exercise and the healthy eating, so overall I'm happy with the way I've lived for these past six weeks so it's been excellent in that respect. However I applied to do next years marathon back in the summer and I find out next month whether I've been accepted. Only a one in five chance but if I do get in my training will obviously have to change to cardio to prepare for that, otherwise I'll stick with the weights and maybe try a slow bulk over Christmas and winter and try the plan again next summer. The thing with weights is that now I really want to see how far I can go in terms of lifting and it's going to take a bulk to help me do that.