Sunday 18 May 2014

UFC Fit- Week 1

So this week, I started out UFC Fit. Let me tell you, this is not for the faint hearted.

It took a lot of dedication, time and perspiration, but i got there in the end, and if i could survive week one, i can do this. In the events leading up to starting UFC Fit, i had gained weight through excessive eating of bad food, and lack of exercise. Week 2 i have decided, that i will be also doing some pilates/yoga, on top of UFC as i want to be healthy and happy! And get that Triangl bikini for myself, which i promised that once i lost some weight and got down to my goal weight, i would reward myself with it !

I was first introduced to UFC through a friend, and he had lost a fair bit of weight, so i just thought i would give it a crack. I have always wanted to get into UFC, MMA and Capoeira, but through lifes struggles i haven't been able to full fill those dreams. I will go into depths of this later, but to give you some idea, I had to have knee surgery, which was not minor at all. It involved re-aligning the bone in my leg to re-align my knee cap. I had my right knee done first, and left is due to be done next year sometime. It's put a real strain on me, as i cannot walk around easily, nor kneel.

So with this in mind, i didn't want to invest a lot of money into joining a gym, and when this was introduced to me, i thought, well it's cheap, and if it doesn't work then oh well. As well as this, i have fine tuned my diet, yeah every now and then i will indulge and have a glass of wine. This will seriously be very rare for me.

My diet used to be horrific,bad foods, alcohol, and i used to smoke. Now, I have quit smoking, ceased almost all drinking, and there are no bad foods in sight.

Week one of UFC was a great challenge, my knees did suffer a little, as there is a lot of squatting involved, but if i found that there was a move that was not possible for me, i altered it to suit me. I have now bought some knee grip, so that way when i am working out my left knee won't pop out of place (yes it is literally that bad). With week one down, I am seeing myself in the mirror as being less bloated, and generally less pudgy.

I feel as though it was a change that needed to happen- i was so run down, exhausted and just felt really crap. But now, i find myself feeling motivated, energetic and full of life!

I will be reviewing this every week, and filling you in on all the details of my progress. Wish me luck!

Bring on week two!

Mishmsxo

I will now leave you with this adorable photo of me drinking my juice! If i do say so myself!
Juice is Watermelon, apple, strawberry and passionfruit- freshly juiced!

8 comments:

  1. Good luck!
    Just discovered your blog, now following you! Would be lovely if you could check out mine?:)
    I'm over at trustinvogue.com - stay in touch! xxx

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  2. Thank you! I will check out your blog! Thank you for following! <3

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  3. I am thinking of doing a challenge too, but my knee also hurts like urs, its not that bad, but am really scared !!
    Thanks so much for ur comment on my blog ! If you want we can follow each other on GFC ,Bloglovin/Facebook..Let me know !
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  4. Yes, give it a try. If there are some positions that you find will hurt your knee, just alter them slightly so you are not uncomfortable. I would love tofor us to follow each other! <3

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  5. Wow this is impressive, I myself love watching ufc and have tried jiu jitsu it takes a lot of time and dedication indeed. Good luck with your knee you can do it!

    xx,
    Priscilla Ivette
    ModeAmen.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you, you are so kind! I'm really determined to do it now more than ever. I want to be healthy & happy is my main goal! (and be able to kick some butt eventually)! <3 mishmsxo

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  6. Good luck and well done on quitting smoking! Hope you manage to get that triangl bikini :D x

    Josie’s Journal

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  7. Thank you so much! you are so kind! I really can't wait to get that bikini hahha <3

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