The Challenge Update and Max Vo2

I started the 24 Day Challenge on Sunday so today is day 5 and all is going well so far. I have managed to stay away from refine sugar, gluten and dairy by cooking my own foods and knowing exactly what is in the food I am eating for all my meals. I don't seem to miss any of it either so far. I am drinking lot of water too. I finish the cleanse part of the challenge on Tuesday and I move to the "regular" part of the challenge. I am feeling a lot more energetic so I don't need to take a nap when I get home from work before heading out and doing errands or working out.

I am feeling thinner and people are starting to notice that I have lost 18 pounds since the end of September.

My workouts are still just doing my kettlebells classes 4 times a week. Last night we did the Max Vo2 and I was so happy to be feeling well enough to get through the whole thing. I originally planned on doing 7 reps per working set with the 8kg (18#) bell but at the start time I chose to grab the 12kg (26#) and I did 7 reps for the first 10 set then dropped to 6 reps for the last 70 sets. I was tired but I made it. I was standing by Mary and Leah and we were all pacing our sets off of each other and that really helped get though the 40 minutes of the Max.

The next time (in January I am guessing) I am going to still use the 12kg bell and work towards doing 7 reps for 40 of the 80 sets. I then in February will try to do 7 reps for the entire 80 sets, then after that I will step up the 16kg (35#) bell and do 6 reps for the 80 sets and then work from there on increasing the reps to 7 for part the 80 sets.

I am so proud of myself for getting though the Max. I now know I can do anything when I have a bell in my hands.

My allergy doctor appt today was a good thing. I was talking to her and told her that I now have hypothyroidism and I am taking meds to bring up my TSH levels and I am feeling better now. I also told her that I have have a really congested head since the fall. She said that my hypothyroidism could cause the congestion and that I most like have a secondary sinus infection. She even got experience my sniffing first hand and that just concreted her thought on having a sinus infection. She gave a script for an antibiotic and a nasal spray. She wants me to use the spray for a couple of months to make sure I get every thing cleared up with my sinuses. I am happy to try anything to get the sniffles to stop for a good since it has really been going on since last fall on and off.

I am feeling great and am looking forward to moving ahead with the challenge and getting stronger with my bells.

that is it for now...

peace out