Lean Challenge Day 1

Hi guys! My birthday is in 2 weeks time and I decided to put myself on a challenge (I call it the Lean Challenge) during this period. I want to see how much my body will change, how lean I can get with 2 weeks of clean eating and intense workout (cardio +  weight training).

I eat relatively healthy anyway so I'm not making any major changes to my diet but I do have quite a lot of white carbs. I want to cut out white carbs totally for 2 weeks and replace that with whole grain like quinoa, bulgar wheat, wild rice, etc.  Also, increase the amount of green vegetables to my meals. I think I will make a green smoothie everyday.

I usually workout about 3-4 times a week (spinning once a week and weight training twice a week), I want to increase that to at least 6 times a week. I'm going to do the squat challenge; add 20 reps each day. Basically my goal is to be proper lean; nice ripped abs, sculpt arms and legs, smaller waist and a perkier bum. I want to be like the lady in the picture below. I got that photo from a Facebook group called Fitness Divas, their pictures motivate me.

Lean Challenge Day 1- Monday

For breakfast I made a light breakfast but packed with energy. A glass of warm lemon water, pre-workout shake (1 banana, 1 tspn maca powder, 1 tspn baobab powder, 1 tbsp of chia seeds, 1 tbsp of peanut butter and 1 1/2 cup of soya milk), a fried egg with some grated cheese on top.

I have a flat stomach but no abs. I tell you when I have abs. In the morning when I haven't eaten anything. My arms are getting there but need to be more defined. Anyways this is day 1, lets see how much I will change after 2 weeks. 

Today's workout routine. Initially I wanted to do 60 rep of squats with the bar but when I got to 15 I was struggling. lol. I forgot to mention, I was holding a 3kg medicine ball while doing the walking lunges. Lat pull down I lifted 19kg.

Here's me after the intense workout. My abs were sweating, can you see the sweat marks on my top?

As I said earlier, I will have a green smoothie daily. So here it is; a handful spinach, 1 small green apple, 2 tbsp of aloe vera juice, 1 tsp of baobab powder, about  6 almond nuts, 1/4 of cucumber and 1/2 cup of water.

Here's my lunch/ post workout meal. Quinoa, 2 boiled egg, half pomegranate, lettuce, cherry tomatoes. I squeezed a bit of lemon juice and a tsp of cider vinegar for the dressing. 

I will let you know what I had for dinner tomorrow. :) Thanks for reading!!

What kind of challenge have you put yourself? What is your workout regime like?