The whole point of Operation Bombshell was to show people what you can do to your body and mind if you really try, right?

Let me show you what you can do in just two weeks.

If you skip back to Operation Bombshell – The Beginning you’ll read about how the sky fell down and how I was in a deep, dark place with nothing more than a plan and hope to get into the light.

I knew the only way for me to get back to normality was to take baby steps so for the first month of Operation Bombshell I focused only on calming my mind. The little bag of hope I had paired with a sketched out plan on the back of my hand was all I needed to get started.

With an enormous amount of love and support from the people around me I was able to focus on getting a new job and moving out. The people who love you will always be there for you so don’t take their love for granted and give back what you can. Since the move I have been able to spend time inside my own head without feeling totally isolated, I’ve been able to rediscover freedom, rebuild myself and watch my bitter, dismal embers spit, kick and stutter into wild, burning flames.

So, let’s get physical.

Franky, what exactly did you do to yourself?

As planned, I changed up my diet; I calculated how many calories I need to maintain my current physique and then calculated how many calories I could safely take off of that original number to be in a deficit whilst still staying within a healthy calorie and macro range. From this figure I calculated the macro split of protein, carbs and fat, and finally ensured that the percentages of these groups in my diet would be exactly what my body needs at exactly the right times whilst keeping me healthy, full and excited to dig into my next meal.

I didn’t figure that out alone, it’s taken 3 years of trial, error and copious pages of wrong and right advice…if you’re diet is not on point then you will not make any progress in your training. It’s that simple.

Once the meal prep was all done I tried to find myself a good gym, I went straight to the one everyone told me to avoid...I’m serious, literally EVERYONE told me not to go there.

Why?

Because everyone avoids it.

Why does everyone avoid it?

Exhibit A

It’s actually an awesome gym, people avoid it because they’re intimidated by the members, their biceps and battle cries of doom. I was a little intimidated at first (coming from a girl who hasn’t been intimidated in a gym for YEARS) but now I just join in with their battle cries of doom and make awkward eye contact with them mid-squat.

Before you slander a gym, go there, try it for yourself and then decide if you do or don’t like it. Try reading this to get you started: Operation Bombshell: A short guide to finding the right gym

So I started training again

**Day 1 – quads, calves and abs**

**Day 2 – back and biceps**

**Day 3 – rest**

**Day 4- glutes and hammies**

**Day 5 – shoulders and triceps**

**Day 6 – rest**

**Day 7 – rest or restart depending on energy levels**

After just TWO WEEKS of my diet and just TWO WEEKS of training like a badass She Hulk,  I managed to lose about 2kg (4.4lbs).

TWO KILOGRAMS!!! WHAAAAAT?!?!?!

This is what that looks like

If you have no idea what you’re looking for: the left picture was taken mid August and the right picture was taken last weekend.

In the left picture my top is not pulled as high, that’s because as I was twisting there was an ugly fat roll coming from my back to my waist, in the right picture, the top is pulled higher and there is no fat roll. There is considerably more definition in my stomach: obliques are coming through and the whole stomach area is a lot tighter.

My legs are a little leaner as well but we all know I hate my legs, when those bad boys make some changes you’ll be the first to know.

In conclusion it’s going well, I’m already seeing results. It’s not luck, it’s not good genes and there’s no secret, it’s knowledge, experience, hard work and a little bag of hope with a plan on the back of your hand.

Next goals

**Keep calm and carry on**

**Stop scoffing biscuits during shark week**

**Don’t let the monthly curse-induced hormones mess up my training routine**

**Start running again (ewww)**

**Tire out my sparring partner when I’m beating the crap out of his boxing pads**

♥