Well, I did it. The 15 days are now over and I can say that the experience was a success. I made sure to keep a log of my weight, food, and workout activity. If you are struggling to lose some unwanted and unnecessary weight, this could work for you. But only if you have the determination and drive to stick with it. It's not fun, and it was a little harder than I expected it to be, but it was so worth it. As I have mentioned before, I have already lost 50 pounds in the last 2 years. During the 2 years, I have made it my personal goal to get back to my pre-wedding weight. And because I worked really hard over these last 2 weeks, I was able to accomplish that goal. After 2 long years, I have finally lost all of the weight I have set out to lose.
In 15 days I lost a total of 7.2 pounds. (That's a grand total of almost 60 pounds since I started losing weight.) My BMI went down 1.1 points. And I lost a total of 6 inches from various body parts. I am going to add in my journal to this post so if someone is interested in how I accomplished it you can see it all here. There will also be pictures of before and after as well. Just from over the 2 weeks. I don't have a before before picture. Although, I wish I did. I am a little nervous and on the fence about doing this. I still don't have the body that I would like, and no, it's not perfect. So please don't judge me. I definitely don't look like a model or a super skinny person, but the change that has happened with my body is crazy. And I am trying this new thing of loving my new self and being proud of what I have accomplished. So I am going to swallow my fear, and post pictures of my body for the world to see. Oh boy. Here goes nothing.
15 Day Challenge
Before:
After:
DAY 1
Weight: 142.4
BMI: 22.9
Hips: 42.0
Thighs: 24.0
Waist: 30.5
Throughout the process I took cold showers, wrote in my
journal, always tried to get 8hrs of sleep, and only drinking water and nothing
else. Good sleep was even more important than food.
During the 2 weeks, no salt, no dressing, and no sugar
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs and slices of apple
Lunch: Chicken salad. I made my own dressing with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and Mrs. Dash.
Dinner: Baked chicken thigh and raw vegetables. Tonight I had cauliflower and cabbage.
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
No cardio
Every day I timed myself how long the workouts took and tried to do it faster and faster. The first time took me 30 minutes.
Lunch: Chicken salad. I made my own dressing with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and Mrs. Dash.
Dinner: Baked chicken thigh and raw vegetables. Tonight I had cauliflower and cabbage.
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
No cardio
Every day I timed myself how long the workouts took and tried to do it faster and faster. The first time took me 30 minutes.
DAY 2
Weight: 142.0
BMI: 22.9
Breakfast: Cucumber
sandwich
Lunch: Chicken thigh and carrots.
Dinner: 3 hard boiled eggs and raw vegetables. Tonight I had broccoli, carrots, and cabbage.
Lunch: Chicken thigh and carrots.
Dinner: 3 hard boiled eggs and raw vegetables. Tonight I had broccoli, carrots, and cabbage.
Snack: Cucumber
sandwich
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
No cardio
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
No cardio
DAY 3
Weight: 141.2
BMI: 22.8
Breakfast: Woke
up late for church, so I didn’t have any time to eat breakfast.
Lunch: Tomato and avocado salad
Dinner: Roast beef and vegetables. Tonight I had butternut squash, mushrooms, onions, and asparagus.
Lunch: Tomato and avocado salad
Dinner: Roast beef and vegetables. Tonight I had butternut squash, mushrooms, onions, and asparagus.
Snack: Cucumber
sandwich
Since it was Sunday,
I made it a rest day.
DAY 4
Weight:139.4
BMI: 22.5
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs and celery
Lunch: Pork salad with cucumbers.
Dinner: Grilled chicken and veggies. Tonight I had butternut squash, onion, carrots, and cabbage.
Lunch: Pork salad with cucumbers.
Dinner: Grilled chicken and veggies. Tonight I had butternut squash, onion, carrots, and cabbage.
Snack: Cucumber
sandwich
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
No cardio
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
No cardio
DAY 5
Weight: 139.4
BMI: 22.5
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs and celery
Lunch: Pork salad with cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, and celery.
Dinner: Blitzen with mushroom and asparagus sauce. Butternut squash, pineapple, and raspberries. (I had dinner at my in-laws tonight. I didn’t want to tell them about my diet, because I didn’t want them to cater the meal to me. I just ate a lot of things that I could, and only a small portion of the things that are not on this diet plan.)
Lunch: Pork salad with cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, and celery.
Dinner: Blitzen with mushroom and asparagus sauce. Butternut squash, pineapple, and raspberries. (I had dinner at my in-laws tonight. I didn’t want to tell them about my diet, because I didn’t want them to cater the meal to me. I just ate a lot of things that I could, and only a small portion of the things that are not on this diet plan.)
Snack: Cucumber
sandwich
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (10lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (12.5lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- First set 50 swings, then 20, then 20
DAY 6
Weight: 138.6
BMI: 22.4
Breakfast: I felt
sick this morning so I didn’t have breakfast.
Lunch: Grilled chicken and butternut squash.
Dinner: What Chris and I call bean dip and a chicken thigh.
Lunch: Grilled chicken and butternut squash.
Dinner: What Chris and I call bean dip and a chicken thigh.
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
DAY 7
Weight: 138.6
BMI: 22.4
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs and celery.
Lunch: Cucumber sandwich.
Dinner: Pork roast and roasted veggies
Lunch: Cucumber sandwich.
Dinner: Pork roast and roasted veggies
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
DAY 8
Weight: 138.6
BMI: 22.4
Breakfast: Chris
slept on the couch, so I didn’t want to wake him up by making breakfast.
Lunch: My mom came to visit, and I didn’t want to eat out.
Dinner: My mom took us to the Mongolian Grill for Chris’ birthday dinner. Pork, chicken, and veggies.
Lunch: My mom came to visit, and I didn’t want to eat out.
Dinner: My mom took us to the Mongolian Grill for Chris’ birthday dinner. Pork, chicken, and veggies.
WORKOUT:
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
DAY 9
Weight: 138.2
BMI: 22.3
Breakfast: Chris
slept on the couch, so I didn’t want to wake him up by making breakfast.
Lunch: Tomato and avocado salad with grilled chicken.
Dinner: Broccoli, mushroom, and onion frittata.
Lunch: Tomato and avocado salad with grilled chicken.
Dinner: Broccoli, mushroom, and onion frittata.
WORKOUT:
Stairs – Ran the stairs 4 times x4
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
DAY 10
Weight: 138.2
BMI: 22.3
Breakfast:
Leftover broccoli, mushroom, and onion frittata.
Lunch: Tomato and avocado salad with grilled chicken.
Dinner: Hawaiian haystacks with no dressing and very little rice.
Lunch: Tomato and avocado salad with grilled chicken.
Dinner: Hawaiian haystacks with no dressing and very little rice.
Since it was Sunday,
I made it a rest day.
DAY 11
Started my period today, so I am not going to weigh in until
it is done.
Breakfast: Felt sick,
so I didn’t have breakfast.
Lunch: Cucumber sandwich.
Dinner: Pork Roast and butternut squash.
Lunch: Cucumber sandwich.
Dinner: Pork Roast and butternut squash.
WORKOUT:
AM Stationary Bike – 20 minutes
PM Stairs – Ran the stairs 4 times x4
DAY 12
Didn’t weigh in.
Breakfast: Felt
sick, so I didn’t have breakfast.
Lunch: Mother-in-law took us to lunch, so I did the best that I could given the circumstances. 1 beef taco.
Lunch: Mother-in-law took us to lunch, so I did the best that I could given the circumstances. 1 beef taco.
Dinner: Tuesday
nights we have dinner at the in-laws.
So again, I did the best that I could given the circumstances. 4 mushroom ravioli, 2 meatballs, and a
giant salad.
WORKOUT:
AM Stationary Bike – 20 minutes
PM Stairs – Ran the stairs 4 times x4
DAY 13
Weight: 138.2
BMI: 22.3
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs.
Lunch: 2 cups of homemade granola.
Lunch: 2 cups of homemade granola.
Dinner: Roasted
veggies. Cabbage, broccoli,
butternut squash, carrots, mushrooms, and onions.
WORKOUT:
AM Stationary Bike – 20 minutes
Stairs – Ran the stairs 4 times x4
PM Planks - 90 secs
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
Turkish Get Ups - 4 on each side (12.5lb dumbbell)
Goblet squats - 12x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Triple crushers 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Double, clean, squat, press 10x3 (15lb dumbbell)
Kettlebell swings (12.5lbs dumbbell)- Trying to do all 90 at once now. I haven’t been able to yet, but I am getting close.
DAY 14
Weight: 137.0
BMI: 22.1
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs.
Lunch: Was baby sitting a friend’s kids so I didn’t get a lunch in.
Lunch: Was baby sitting a friend’s kids so I didn’t get a lunch in.
Dinner: 2 cups of
homemade granola.
WORKOUT:
AM Stationary Bike – 20 minutes
Stairs – Ran the stairs 4 times x4
Plank 90 sec
DAY 15
Weight: 135.4
BMI: 21.9
Breakfast: Scrambled
eggs.
Lunch: 2 cups of homemade granola.
Lunch: 2 cups of homemade granola.
Dinner: Hard
boiled eggs.
WORKOUT:
AM Stationary Bike – 20 minutes
Stairs – Ran the stairs 4 times x4
Plank 90 sec
DAY 16
Final weigh in:
Weight: 135.2
BMI: 21.8
Waist: 28.5
Hips: 41.0
Thighs: 22.5
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