Day 16... Feeling really into the routine of things now. What initially felt like deprivation in terms of what we can and can't eat now feels like the norm, and the eating six times a day thing really makes sense, starting to feel slightly hungry before each 'course' so to speak, feels like the body is getting used to it and prepared for it too.
A fairly routine few days in the office, with one business lunch sandwiched in there. Nobody seemed to bat an eyelid as ordered steamed barramundi with steamed veg on the side (no salt, no oil), bit of bread.. tasted great, and PCP eating didnt feel like a hindrance or 'anti-social' in any way. Body tuning into the exercise as well, going from 'oh god, do i have to do this again' to actually on auto pilot, shifting myself off the sofa and into the skipping before even realised it.
Weighing in at 81 kg today, which just over 2 kg lost in two weeks, which feels steady and definitely feeling a bit tighter. Really looking forward to next couple of weeks to see if can make out some visible changes on the physique.
Social life is slow though, not really feeling like hanging in bars and nightclubs at the weekends sucking back on soda water, so keeping things a little quiet.. quite glad of the rest to be fair, but sure the trigger finger will start getting a little itchy in the next couple weeks.. Well, its all for the greater good, so will cross that bridge mid April! Chow y'all.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Day 10 - Getting My Blog On.
Simply one of those days where feeling uninspired to lay down a literary masterpiece vis a vis le PCP.
However, a swift transition made from Friday to Saturday, when the diet part of the new regime kicked in. Menu pre planning is clearly going to be the key here with regards to a) having enough variation of what you need in the house and b) being creative enough to mix this up to avoid the daily food routine going stale very quickly indeed. Opened up on Day 1 with these classic mistakes, by literally feeling like I ate my bodyweight in carrots and tomatoes during the course of the day for the Veg intake in lieu of no other options, and im also not sure diving into wheat pasta for breakfast is going to become a regular, but was a necessity in the absence of the oats which i had failed to purchase. Sufficed to say, this has all been rectified, and going to scour around and rack the brain for some PCP compliant recipes. Sure we can create a forum for this so we can all share the love to spice up our lives a touch.
Otherwise, loving the new variations to the exercises, starting to hit all the muscle groups in the same session, so feeling that post workout glow all over on the way into the office. Note to self, some resistance bands are more 'resistant' than others. My first resistance band purchase was making things way too easy on the seated rows and chest compressions (altho just right on the DaVincis), so have gone long on a variety of different band strengths to incorporate for different exercises, and to use as my ability to cope under load increases.. or so the theory goes.
Food wise.. finding the time in the day to eat it all is the only problem. Starting to get the hang of this though, spacing it out is the key.. a late breakfast looks like its going to throw the rest of the day out of whack, so up and at em and eating early looks the key. Peace out players.
However, a swift transition made from Friday to Saturday, when the diet part of the new regime kicked in. Menu pre planning is clearly going to be the key here with regards to a) having enough variation of what you need in the house and b) being creative enough to mix this up to avoid the daily food routine going stale very quickly indeed. Opened up on Day 1 with these classic mistakes, by literally feeling like I ate my bodyweight in carrots and tomatoes during the course of the day for the Veg intake in lieu of no other options, and im also not sure diving into wheat pasta for breakfast is going to become a regular, but was a necessity in the absence of the oats which i had failed to purchase. Sufficed to say, this has all been rectified, and going to scour around and rack the brain for some PCP compliant recipes. Sure we can create a forum for this so we can all share the love to spice up our lives a touch.
Otherwise, loving the new variations to the exercises, starting to hit all the muscle groups in the same session, so feeling that post workout glow all over on the way into the office. Note to self, some resistance bands are more 'resistant' than others. My first resistance band purchase was making things way too easy on the seated rows and chest compressions (altho just right on the DaVincis), so have gone long on a variety of different band strengths to incorporate for different exercises, and to use as my ability to cope under load increases.. or so the theory goes.
Food wise.. finding the time in the day to eat it all is the only problem. Starting to get the hang of this though, spacing it out is the key.. a late breakfast looks like its going to throw the rest of the day out of whack, so up and at em and eating early looks the key. Peace out players.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Day 7 - The Real Beginning
So Far So Good. All exercises done to the full rep count this week, and the 500 rope jumps today I guess was part of a rest day in terms of letting the rest of the muscle groups recuperate. 5 sets of 100, no stopping or tripping, fairly happy with that, altho not quite Floyd Mayweather on the ropes yet, altho the geeky part of me thinks i will have to learn to throw in a few crosses, double jumps etc in later weeks! Definitely getting easier. Looking forward to stepping it up for week two exercises provided by Patrick today.
Have been keeping things fairly quiet this week to try and avoid social interaction regards booze and rich foods.. However, work dinner last night with a bunch of colleagues getting fired into a few beers, and after the conversation got started, hardly noticed at all that I was tucking away on San Pellegrino. Advantage also of sushi is the shared plates, as nobody really notices if youve eaten a little less as its not on individual plates. Kept my bad self away from the soft shell crab hand rolls, picked at a bit of nigiri and sashimi. Pat on back.
Read the article 'Unhappy Meals'. Makes a heap of sense. Can see myself becoming a real organic food nazi. no bad thing. Looking forward to kicking the food/training thing up a notch. Empowering to know this is all for the greater good. Hope everyones feeling the same buzz right about now.
Have been keeping things fairly quiet this week to try and avoid social interaction regards booze and rich foods.. However, work dinner last night with a bunch of colleagues getting fired into a few beers, and after the conversation got started, hardly noticed at all that I was tucking away on San Pellegrino. Advantage also of sushi is the shared plates, as nobody really notices if youve eaten a little less as its not on individual plates. Kept my bad self away from the soft shell crab hand rolls, picked at a bit of nigiri and sashimi. Pat on back.
Read the article 'Unhappy Meals'. Makes a heap of sense. Can see myself becoming a real organic food nazi. no bad thing. Looking forward to kicking the food/training thing up a notch. Empowering to know this is all for the greater good. Hope everyones feeling the same buzz right about now.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Vital Statistics - Day 1
Day 1 - Vital Stats
Weight - 83.1kg
BMI: 26.5
Fat Percentage: 27.7%
Fat Mass: 23kg
Understand fat mass should be in the 10-15kg bracket, so enlightening. The more there is, the more there is to lose. Which is a positive way of looking at it. Day 90 is going to look verrrry different.
Weight - 83.1kg
BMI: 26.5
Fat Percentage: 27.7%
Fat Mass: 23kg
Understand fat mass should be in the 10-15kg bracket, so enlightening. The more there is, the more there is to lose. Which is a positive way of looking at it. Day 90 is going to look verrrry different.
Morning Day 3
AS with a fair few of the other participants, feeling the early burn a fair bit after this mornings workout. Really enjoyed taking the stairs rather than the escalator from the underground, it is such a sweet, deep burn that is a constant reminder that something is clearly working and making you better, even if it makes it that bit more uncomfortable to move around for the first week or two.
Food not really proving a problem, as feel incredibly virtuous turning down anything that perceive to be unhealthy, the early enthusiasm remains undaunted. Alcohol intake zero, work ethic increased. Half portions feel measly, but within half an hour of eating, feel satisfied, so all about keeping the discipline and isnt so bad after a while. Decent start.
Food not really proving a problem, as feel incredibly virtuous turning down anything that perceive to be unhealthy, the early enthusiasm remains undaunted. Alcohol intake zero, work ethic increased. Half portions feel measly, but within half an hour of eating, feel satisfied, so all about keeping the discipline and isnt so bad after a while. Decent start.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Morning - Day 1
Having had every intention to gradually ease down on the throttle this week in preparation for Day 1's shock tactics, had really impressed myself prior to a moment of realisation last night about 9pm that this is real.
This was remedied by tucking away a fair few measures of vodka and something with a couple of friends as a means of saying bon voyage to my usual lifestyle.
Head is a touch fuzzy today but determination is clear and the jump rope, push up bars and resistance band are calling to me. Up and at em. This wont be too hard.. will it?
This was remedied by tucking away a fair few measures of vodka and something with a couple of friends as a means of saying bon voyage to my usual lifestyle.
Head is a touch fuzzy today but determination is clear and the jump rope, push up bars and resistance band are calling to me. Up and at em. This wont be too hard.. will it?
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