Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Some interesting things out there

Gwynnie Paltrow and Madonna swear by Tracy Anderson and while I don't want to look like the knotted piece of gristle that Madge is, I think Gwyneth is looking good. Plus she got Scarlett Johansson onto this regime and as a result she has lost almost 7 kilos for the new Iron Man film. Now that has been over less than 2 months training.

With all of these great people and methods it can be a bit difficult to choose who or what is the best style to adopt for this regime. So I will download Tracy's online guides and attempt them after the David Kirsch fortnight - and after trying them I'll give some feedback!

I want this blog to be a culmination of ideas, methods and proven results that can be a bit of a reference for whoever is interested - so please give me any tips on who/what I could have a look into!
Today is the day! Rehab time for me...

What I am going to do is break down this 'lifestyle regime' into 3 lots of 2 week methods.

Weeks 1&2
  • No alcohol mid-week
  • Walking to & from work each day
  • Lighter meals in the evenings (soups and salads)
  • Start some light cardio exercise
  • Reduce caffine intake to 2 per day (so for me this will be my morning coffee and mid morning or afternoon tea)
  • Start taking my antioxidant tablets each day
  • Drink no less than 8 glasses of water each day
  • Slowly increase exercise and start pilates classes (once I get paid!)
Weeks 3&4
  • Start the David Kirsch diet and work out plan for pre UNYBP
  • This will mean starting at the gym & no alcohol at all whatsoever (sniff)
Weeks 5&6
  • Start the UNYBP (clicky)
  • So this is 2 weeks of intense workouts and restricted in take of foods such as carbs, dairy, fruits, sugars, alcohol and any processed foods.

After this I am going to try to harness another form of eating and living - the French style! Mireille Guiliano wrote French Women Don't Get Fat - and I get it. I love cooking and I love the idea of daily exercise coming from the way that you. Futhermore, Madame Guiliano and I agree that champagne should never have a reason to be consumed... we should do it whenever we please (in moderation).

So wish me luck - today(and this week) is going to be difficult for me to implement much as
  1. I am dirt poor and can only afford to eat cheap food
  2. Technically I'm starting at midnight tonight (because of above reason)
  3. It's easter and we are flooded with easter eggs!