Decided to save my curry indulgence for next week when I'll be in London...aah i can smell the chicken tikka masala already.
I have become a lot more vain the more PCP has gone on but i guess Im now less embarassed to look at myself for a while in the mirror. I have realised that most of my weight seems to have come off my legs and posterior so the pcitures dont really tell the whole story....All my clothes are very loose which says enough by itself...32 more days to sort out the chest and belly.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Day 52
Saw 2 people this evening in the gym that I havent seen for a while and both commented about how much weight i have lost. This has set up the weekend very nicely indeed thank you.
Workouts are becoming more and more challenging. My attempts at kung fu sit ups were laughable. "keep your legs up at 90 degrees and take a breath" ..are you having a laugh, Patrick?
Bumped into a couple of other friends on the way out of the gym who were in the bar downstairs and sat with them for a couple of hours. Managed to stick to the water. A major milestone.
This has got me thinking,..why has Pure opened a bar underneath the gym ..why indeed. Very clever.
Workouts are becoming more and more challenging. My attempts at kung fu sit ups were laughable. "keep your legs up at 90 degrees and take a breath" ..are you having a laugh, Patrick?
Bumped into a couple of other friends on the way out of the gym who were in the bar downstairs and sat with them for a couple of hours. Managed to stick to the water. A major milestone.
This has got me thinking,..why has Pure opened a bar underneath the gym ..why indeed. Very clever.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day 49
The Day of Indulgence is nearly here....and I cant decide what to eat.
Chocolate, pizza, fries, curry... You know what I just dont care. Oh dear, I have been truly PCPd.
Oh wait..curry you win. Phew! I was getting worried there.
Chocolate, pizza, fries, curry... You know what I just dont care. Oh dear, I have been truly PCPd.
Oh wait..curry you win. Phew! I was getting worried there.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Day 45
A very timely email this morning from the PCP guru. I was just falling into that trap.
The before and after photos of the recently completed group are inspirational. If you havent browsed through I would recommend it. That'll be me in just 45 short days.
The before and after photos of the recently completed group are inspirational. If you havent browsed through I would recommend it. That'll be me in just 45 short days.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Day 44
I'll let you all into a little secret. I'm playing a game of football later (probably in the rain) and I happened to mention this to Patrick to see if I could avoid the skipping today. Not only did he say yes to me but he threw in an extra 20 gm of carbs for me to eat to boot. Considering PCP has taken over my life, this has got to have been the best news Ive received for weeks.
New pictures added to replace the ones i took last night in front of the mirror which were awful quality. The Mrs has taken the camera with her and i asked a friend to take these on the weekend with his camera but he seems to be a technophobe as its taken him 4 days to send them to me. Anyway, definite improvements can be seen and more to come I hope, Not quite the lean machine of my youth....yet!
New pictures added to replace the ones i took last night in front of the mirror which were awful quality. The Mrs has taken the camera with her and i asked a friend to take these on the weekend with his camera but he seems to be a technophobe as its taken him 4 days to send them to me. Anyway, definite improvements can be seen and more to come I hope, Not quite the lean machine of my youth....yet!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Day 41
A big thank you to Conny and Tracey for their helpful comments.
Got up early with the intention of skipping before going to work but just couldnt get in the right mindset to skip at home. Did the skipping at lunch instead and the rest of the exercises this evening at home. Great burn from the triceps dip.
Hoping to get to the gym nice and early tomorrow morning to get the skipping out the way. Fingers crossed.
Got up early with the intention of skipping before going to work but just couldnt get in the right mindset to skip at home. Did the skipping at lunch instead and the rest of the exercises this evening at home. Great burn from the triceps dip.
Hoping to get to the gym nice and early tomorrow morning to get the skipping out the way. Fingers crossed.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Where Did My Day Go?
Time management is a big part of PCP and mine has been ridiculously bad this week..
Ive been feeling pretty tired so chances of a pre-work PCP workout were slim and circumstances have meant that a lunchtime gym workout were a no-no so Ive had had to do all the workout and skipping after work. This means Im done & home by 8.30ish and then need to prepare & eat the egg whites, apple etc and the veg snack as well as cook the breakfast and lunch for the following day then do the washing up etc etc. By then 10pm has long past and chances of an 8 hour sleep drift away. There is no access to blogger at work so this could be my only blogging time but too many other things then get in the way..
On a few occasions this week, Ive bought lunch out to save time (the night before) and used guesswork for the weights which I admit is sub-optimal but at least has freed up some time. Later today, I plan to barbecue a few pieces of meat and hopefully that will take care of lunchtime protein for Mon-Weds at least. Any time saving food prep ideas would be greatly appreciated.
In general though, everything is going ok and my body is definitiely incurring some positive changes. I think like a lot of people I was feeling tired and sluggish this week which has made the daily exercising a real chore. However, I think I may have turned the corner as since Thursday Ive been feeling a lot more energetic.
Once I get to grips with the time management, can anyone recommed a good book? I just cant see myself sitting through Australia's next top model.
Ive been feeling pretty tired so chances of a pre-work PCP workout were slim and circumstances have meant that a lunchtime gym workout were a no-no so Ive had had to do all the workout and skipping after work. This means Im done & home by 8.30ish and then need to prepare & eat the egg whites, apple etc and the veg snack as well as cook the breakfast and lunch for the following day then do the washing up etc etc. By then 10pm has long past and chances of an 8 hour sleep drift away. There is no access to blogger at work so this could be my only blogging time but too many other things then get in the way..
On a few occasions this week, Ive bought lunch out to save time (the night before) and used guesswork for the weights which I admit is sub-optimal but at least has freed up some time. Later today, I plan to barbecue a few pieces of meat and hopefully that will take care of lunchtime protein for Mon-Weds at least. Any time saving food prep ideas would be greatly appreciated.
In general though, everything is going ok and my body is definitiely incurring some positive changes. I think like a lot of people I was feeling tired and sluggish this week which has made the daily exercising a real chore. However, I think I may have turned the corner as since Thursday Ive been feeling a lot more energetic.
Once I get to grips with the time management, can anyone recommed a good book? I just cant see myself sitting through Australia's next top model.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Not Quite Ready Yet
So one month in and Im thinking with all that skipping and all the extra exercises, I must be a lot fitter now. So when a friend suggests we walk from Disco Bay up over to Mui Wo, up Sunset Peak and down to the Stoep for a bit to eat, Im thinking sure why not. A nice 4-5 hour hike shouldnt be a problem and Im sure I can keep up with my friend, the regular maclehoser . Hmm, not quite yet.
Just the thirty minutes of straight up at the start, knocked the stuffing out of me and we hadnt even started Sunset peak yet. Well i do have 2 months more to go on PCP so Im not yet fighting fit, I explained a wee bit embarassed to my very patient friend.
Whilst i did finish (absolutely knackered), I realise there's a lot more work to do until peak condition. 2 more months to go and a whole lot of hard work needed..
Just the thirty minutes of straight up at the start, knocked the stuffing out of me and we hadnt even started Sunset peak yet. Well i do have 2 months more to go on PCP so Im not yet fighting fit, I explained a wee bit embarassed to my very patient friend.
Whilst i did finish (absolutely knackered), I realise there's a lot more work to do until peak condition. 2 more months to go and a whole lot of hard work needed..
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