The continued quest to find my abs - Week 3,4 and 5 of the Kayla Itsines BBG

Wow what a crazy few weeks. Work has been busy punching numbers, I’ve had a couple of weekends away to Townsville and Melbourne and I started writing for a health and fitness website www.muuve.com. That was so exciting and I’m super stoked to be part of the team. You should check out the website and my articles. There are some great health and fitness tips and ways to keep you motivated. So when all this goes on in my life my blog gets put to the side a little. But here I am back with a vengeance and out to get those blog view stats up!

After a horrible time battling the flu, I then got tonsillitis and it all just robbed me of any spare bit of energy and motivation. It took a good few weeks to get over it and get back into doing any sort of exercise and the Kayla Itsines BBG. I haven’t been completely consistent and sticking to the 3 workouts on the right days but when life gets busy I fit it in where I can and I am still loving doing it.
Week 3 is a repeat of week 1 and again it was a struggle with getting my energy back up and going but I surprisingly could get through a little more than I had in week one. I could already feel those guns growing. Still not enjoying those jump squats on leg day but geeez they work your legs and your bum!

Apart from my lack of arm strength I actually really enjoy the arm and abs days. I get so much out of it and afterwards I always check if those abs have come through yet. Sadly not yet. Lets be realistic Lyndal – a few sit ups wont give me abs!
Week 4 was another repeat of week 2. Again, my strength was building, my energy was increasing and I could get through more than I had in week 2 which always makes you feel really great.
I was loving doing the workouts at my gym so I could use the skipping rope. Besides whipping myself to death and getting welts all over my arms, I love skipping. It’s such great cardio and within just a few reps your heart rate is up and burning the calories.

Week 5 was by far my favourite week so far. I’m not sure why, I just loved each day of it and those 4 lots of 7 minute workouts just flew by because I was genuinely enjoying it the whole time. The burpees got easier on leg day, jump lunges are still hideously painful but effective.

My arms and abs were worked harder than ever and with a combination of my own weight training days I can confidently say my muscles are coming back and my stomach muscles are tightening up.
It’s always exciting when you start to notice a difference in yourself, sometimes you haven’t even made noticeable progress but you swear things are starting to change. Whether people notice the difference or not the change you see in yourself is the most important one.
My weight hasn’t changed, in fact I have been going up and down like a yoyo, I probably haven’t dropped that many centimetres but I feel a whole lot better in myself and I think that comes down to my head enjoying what I am doing and so I am happier in myself. I am starting to get my fitness back that I lost after my operation and I feel great about that. I didn’t realise how much of an impact having surgery would have on me and it was so much more than expected, but that’s what happens in life and sometimes it gets you down but there’s only way to go from there and that’s up.
I am looking forward to week 6 and the rest of the weeks where hopefully some more progress will happen!!

You can read about week 1 here

You can read about week 2 here