Bought new gym gear by way of pick me up and well done for reaching week 2!
I never normally wear fitted gym pants, I've always worn lose ones but feeling a bit more confident I got a pair of legging type things and another pair which are fitted to the knees and then flare. Both looked nice and even my husband said I looked more toned than before. I can't see a significant difference myself but my husband barely notices anything so I am assuming it is fairly noticeable. I will say that my 12 trousers are pretty lose now. Before there was a little bit of room but 10's were often too tight. My size 12 workout pants are going to have to be relegated to weights workouts or slobbing about the house as they're falling down when I jump about!
Bought casein shake as instructed by my trainer. Bleh, it's not great.
If anyone is interested, these are the products I am using:
http://www.usn.co.uk/product/Weight-Loss-Supplements/Xedra-Cut-Ultra-XT-90s/151
http://www.usn.co.uk/product/Weight-Loss-Supplements/CLA-Thermo-45s/87
http://www.usn.co.uk/product/Amino-Acids-Testosterone-Boosters/BCAA-120s/76
http://www.usn.co.uk/product/Protein-Shakes-Meal-Replacements/Whey-Protein-228KG/103
http://www.onacademy.co.uk/gold-standard-100-casein
A little note on each.
USN Xedra-Cut Ultra XT
I don't know if anyone else has found this problem, but I personally find that for between 10 and 20 minutes, this gives me terrible heartburn. This is a capsicum based supplement and although I eat a lot of chillies personally, I can feel this fizzing away in my gut which is not nice. Like I said, the feeling goes away after about 10-20 minutes and it can range from a bit uncomfy to pretty unpleasant. I'm sticking with it for now because I have a whole pack. I've tried to cut down from the recommended 2 caps to 1 and while I still get the same feeling, its not as bad. I now take two in the morning (and just live with feeling a bit rotten for a bit) and I take one around lunchtime. The product overall gets good reviews so I'm hoping I see a difference.
CLA Thermo
I'd never heard of CLA before I started the challenge. The idea behind this product is that it slows down gastric emptying rate so you feel fuller for longer. I can't decide whether its because I eat a lot of protein rich foods now or whether it's this but I think it does make a difference. The thermo ones are a bit more expensive and I've tried the green tea ones as well. I think it's much of a muchness to be honest so go with either.
BCAA's
Never heard of these either before I started the challenge. Meant to take them 30 mins before a workout which I do. I take 3 and would only take 6 if I was doing a mammoth workout.
Protein shake
I use the chocolate one at the moment but I tried the pistachio recently and I am gutted I didn't get that one as it tastes lovely. This protein shake is smoother than some I've tasted, the mixability is, well, a bit mixed. It's perfectly drinkable in a shaker but I tend to find a blender gives you a better shake. It tastes very nice with water and I've not tried this one with milk. The other shake I've tried is the SCI mix and that was also really nice. A little bit more gritty in texture but the taste was equally nice.
Casein shake
It was a choice of eating cottage cheese (which I hate) or a casein shake, which as it turns out, I'm not that keen on either. This one gets rave reviews for taste and I have to confess, when I smelt it, I was really looking forward to it! The texture is a little gritty for my liking. I'm going to try it with milk tonight to see if that helps with the taste. I wasn't overly keen but I certainly didn't wake up hugely hungry this morning. I've literally only tried this for a day so that's all I can say so far.
A word on all these supplements. It's actually really expensive so shop around for the best deals. You also need to be careful of the mg in each packet so you don't sacrifice cost for a lesser quality product. Read packaging very carefully is all I can say.
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