Week 2, Day 5 Which Turned Into An Off Day

Sam: Today someone dropped a huge tray of crockery at work which bashed into my left ankle, thereby causing bruising and swelling and an inability to run. Bollocks.

Arivind: Ah well, check out the weekly video round-up to hear more.

Week 2, Day 4

Arivind: Wow that went by fast, Day 5 already tomorrow. Run was a little tough today, I think muscle fatigue may be kicking in. A reminder not to do this 5 days in a row.

Sam: Amen to that! My body is protesting like hell, especially on days when I'm also having auditions/castings and not sleeping early enough due to the presence of house guests. Working an 8-hour shift tomorrow- let's see how that works out. Grrr. Must. Battle. Through.

Arivind
Breakfast (8.45am):
3 eggs scrambled
1 glass red grape juice*

11.00: 1 glass green tea

Lunch (1.00pm):
Can of mackerel in spicy tomato sauce

Snack (6.20pm):
6 tablespoons frozen non-fat yoghurt with mango pieces

Dinner (6.45pm):
5 pieces of skinless chicken in homemade massaman curry (no coconut milk)
Stir-fried cabbage
1 glass green tea

Snack (8.35pm):
Bits of mango (left on seed)

Handful of roasted almonds

Sam

Breakfast (10am):

1 banana

Snack (11.30am):

1 apple

Handful of roasted almonds

Lunch (2pm):

1 small pack Itsu low-carb salmon & tuna tartare salad (with rocket and pickled ginger)

1 cup Pret miso soup

Handful of roasted almonds

Snack (3pm):

1 small mango

Dinner (6.30pm):

1/2 cup frozen non-fat yoghurt with sprinkling of almonds and granola

4 small pieces skinless chicken in homemade massaman curry (no coconut milk)

Stir-fried cabbage

1 medium portion brown basmati rice

2 cups hot green tea

Sips of pink grapefruit juice*

Snack (9.45pm):

1 scoop frozen non-fat yoghurt with sprinkling of cocoa powder

Handful of roasted almonds

Week 2-Day 3

Sam: I really want a Krispy Kreme doughtnut. Am also slowly tiring of chicken.

Brunch (11.30am):

Japanese chicken salad with avocado

1 cup green tea

Pink grapefruit juice*

Snack (1pm):
1 homemade chickpea pattie

Few almonds

1 apple

Snack (6pm):

30g dried mango

Handful of almonds

Dinner (7pm):

2 pieces chicken, skinless

Snack (9.45pm):

Handful of almonds

Sip pink grapefruit juice*

1 cup decaf green tea

Arivind

Breakfast (8.15pm):

1 apple

1 medium glass tropical juice*

Snack (10.30am):

Small bowl of cornflakes with 1% milk

Lunch (11.45pm):

4 homemade chickpea patties

Few strips smoked salmon

1 teaspoon chilli sauce

Snack (1.30pm):

Handful of almonds

1 medium glass white grape juice*

Snack (3.15pm):

1 bowl brown rice with a small tablespoon of chilli oil and Reggae Reggae sauce

Handful of granola

Dinner (6.45pm):

Two grilled lamb chops, fat-removed (marinated in Reggae Reggae sauce)

1 mini corn-on-the-cob, boiled

10pm: 1 cup iced green tea

*All juices are 100% not-from concentrate, no sugar added.

Week 2-Day 2: Worst Day So Far

Arivind: The late night with lots of guests over last night meant waking up very late, which in turn has botched the meal plan today. As you can see I only had lunch and a late snack. Do not know how detrimental this is going to be to the overall impact of the plan. Am considering replacing these 2 days towards the end of the programme.

Sam: More cranky, more tired, larger headache than yesterday. Ploughed my way through all the running and exercises, ate well where I could but ditto to Arivind's screwy meal plan. Overall feeling very pissy. Goodbye, speak tomorrow!

Sam

1.15pm: Sip of juice

Lunch- 2.30pm-4.30pm (meal out with large group of friends):

Large portion coleslaw (less mayo)

1 full rack baby back ribs (with minimal sauce)

Diet Pepsi

1 cup frozen low-fat low GI yoghurt, with sprinkling of granola and peaches

Snack (7.30pm):

Green tea

1 apple

10pm: 1 cup decaf green tea

Arivind
Lunch- 2.30pm-4.30pm (meal out with large group of friends):
1/2 roast chicken, Pulled Pork & Grilled Smoked Sausages

1 small portion coleslaw easy on the mayo
1 Diet Pepsi Can
3 small teaspoons frozen low-fat low GI yoghurt, with sprinkling of granola and peaches

Snack (9.15pm)
1 apple
1 cup green tea

Week 2-Day 1

Arivind: Everything was really good today, other than the frequency of meals due to being out the whole day. Felt loose and limber and did not seem to struggle at all. Sam says I'm not doing it properly. I say she's just jealous she's stiff like an old maid.

One problem though. Beginning to really see how the 6 meals can be tough when you need to go out. I was out from 6pm till 10pm today for a gig, meaning there was no chance in getting the 6 meals in, plus having a midnight snack (however healthy), is not ideal in my mind.

All in all had a late night.

Breakfast (8.40am)
3 Weetabix with 1% Milk
Small glass orange juice*

Snack (11.15am)
Handful of almonds
Red grape juice*

Lunch (2.00pm)
3 pieces grilled chicken, skins off. Marinated in Jerk and Tabasco
1 lamb rib, fat discarded
Green tea
1 apple

Midnight dinner (12.08am)

1 fillet Adobo salmon

Red grape juice*

Sam: Exhausted to the bone and cranky. Three consecutive days of overwork, lots of house guests to entertain, hardly being home and far too little sleep = failure to adhere to this rigid meal schedule properly.

Breakfast (11am):

1 small bowl cornflakes with sprinkling of almonds and granola (and 1% milk)

2 chicken wings, skinless

1 pear

Few sips juice*

Lunch (2pm):

2 pieces chicken Adobo

Small portion of brown basmati rice

1 cup hot green tea

Snack (6pm):

1 piece chicken Adobo

Sprinkling of brown basmati rice

Dinner (8pm):

Lots of salmon/bit of tuna sashimi

1 chicken skewer

Salad with cooked salmon chunks

Diet Coke

Late Night Snack (1-2am):

Few slices sashimi + seaweed salad

1 apple

2 cups green tea

Day 7 - FHM Has Found Us!

This message from @FHM_UK on Twitter today made our day: "We'll see your Ultimate Abs Plan challenge @riptjoint, and we'll raise you: http://tinyurl.com/mxhb9x"

You're on FHM! Thank you for the good-humoured acceptance of our desire to rubbish your credibility and may the best man (or woman, or men's mag) win :)

Our Week 1 Video Round-Up:

Arivind: OK, so they are praying for my "abs to explode". Holy shit this just got really serious.

Failed to have 6 meals today- Sam may be right actually. Really enjoyed the run though, and aiming to up the sprint to be even harder next week by giving 110%. Leg lifts are getting easier, but have to be careful when doing the bicycle sit-ups so as to not rush it and not get the full effect.

Funnily enough, beginning to dig the wheel and looking forward to getting into it with more sets and more reps.

The FHM plug has stoked me even further, so game on mofo!

Breakfast (8.20am)
Bowl of pistachios
1 glass tropical juice*

Snack (11.00am)
Dried mango

Lunch (12.45pm)
Half a Nando's chicken with Extra Hot Peri Peri, skinless
1 glass iced water
1 glass iced Diet Coke

6.30pm- Green tea

Dinner (7.45pm)
Baked cod fillet (with soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice and sprinkling of peanut-chilli-vinegar-kaffir lime leaf mix)
1 glass iced green tea

Sam: "We agree that Sam probably won't"... hmm, if I were a touchy feminist I'd think FHM was being sexist. What they likely meant was that women such as myself cannot/should not/better not end up looking like Muscle Man in the article, but I have decided to view this statement as a callous dismissal of my abilities based on my womanhood. Therefore I am now prodded into proving myself. Whoop!

Breakfast (8.30am):

2 Chinese-style sunny side up eggs (with bit of olive oil, soy sauce and white pepper)

Sip of pink grapefruit juice*

Lunch (12.45pm):

1/4 Nando's chicken with Medium Peri-Peri, skinless

1 glass iced Diet Coke

Snack (2pm):

Handful almonds and salted peanuts

1/2 mango

2 cups green tea

Dinner (7.45pm):

1 nectarine

Baked cod fillet (with soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice and sprinkling of peanut-chilli-vinegar-kaffir lime leaf mix)
1 cup green tea

*All juices are 100% not-from concentrate, no sugar added.

Day 6

Sam: Yesterday was the day I realised this 6 meals a day plan can be mighty inconvenient for anyone without total freedom in their day (re: most people). Due to a very late night after Sunday's barbecue party, I ended up waking up around 11.30am and it simply was not possible to fit 6 small meals as I was thereafter stuck at a reception desk all day (with no breaks and no food allowed). Even without the exercising, there just wasn't time to eat every few hours!

Today was a bit better, though I had a long audition in the morning which meant I spent my lunch hour on the tube.

Arivind: Why was the run tough today? I don't know. I blame wind resistance. Also, for Twitterers do start following us on @riptjoint, even FHM UK is now!

Sam

Breakfast (8.30am):

1 cup of hot green tea

2 Chinese style sunny-side up eggs (with a bit of olive oil, soy sauce and white pepper)

Snack (1pm):

1 pear

Handful almonds and salted peanuts

Lunch (2pm):

1 glass pink grapefruit juice*
1/2 a mango

1 cup hot green tea

Tea (5pm):
Handful bistro salad leaves(with shredded beetroot)
Few tablespoons leftover chana masala (chickpea curry)
Few tablespoons petit pois
1 baby avocado

Few shreds smoked salmon
1 cup hot green tea

Dinner (7.15pm):

3 thin slices chicken breast

Small bit chopped peanut and chilli vinegar dip

10pm:

1 cup hot green tea

Arivind
Breakfast ( 7.30am):
Cornflakes with 1% milk
Small glass of orange juice*
Iced Green Tea

Snack (11.00am):
Bowl of pistachios
Small glass of white grape juice*

Lunch (12.20pm):
2 small slices of rye bread
Slivers of smoked salmon
Slivers of roast chicken breast, skinless
Tabasco sauce & peanut dressing
Small glass tropical juice*

Snack (4.45pm):
1 egg
2 slivers roast chicken breast, skinless
Reggae Reggae Sauce

Dinner (6.45pm):
Chargrilled salmon steak
Tabasco/Soy Sauce/Peanut Dressing
Slivers of roast chicken breast, skinless
Green beans

9pm:
Iced Green Tea

*All juices are 100% not-from-concentrate, no sugar added.