Day 32 - Check your totem....

I read today’s routine to Shirley last night, and I was quietly excited… Sad I know… WOW, what a intense and powerful session, I mean, everything burned, everything was solid and everything felt good….  Set’s 3 & 4 of the pull ups I had to have a break at #6, but got through the 4 sets, then straight into the rowing, wow again, I could feel my back muscles working and contracting….  Lunges and floor jumps, I don’t think I need to comment on those, I’m sure we are all feeling the same way…. Shirley assumed the fetal position and asked for the pain to go away !!!

Interesting reading others blogs and some folks are talking about things being easy or really hard… I'm sure like everyone else, I can sometimes find myself gliding through or thinking, that’s not too bad, but every time I feel this I stop, check my self and what I’m actually doing and meant to be doing, where I should be feeling it(i.e. what muscle should be working) and then I can generally work out what i'm doing wrong – more times then not, it gets harder after doing this and then I remember why i was probably gliding in the first place ! So basically what I’m saying to myself is, check your totem once and a while…  Make sure you are in the here and now with what you are doing and feeling, oh, and not think about the next 100 sit ups you have to do ;-)

Egg Whites are getting slightly easier to eat, perhaps I’m just building up a tolerance to the sulphur, but it’s tough, every bite releases that stench…   I get it, feeding the muscles & taking my medicine ….

Yay for Friday and the Weekend!

Day 31 – Thunder and Lightning

Wooha, it was an arm`tastic work out today… I’ve decided to call each one of my arms as they are feeling right now, Thunder & Lightning…. It’s a deep burn….

I was feeling quite uninspired yesterday, one might say, a little pooped…. I've been training a few extra sessions at lunch, but i woke this morning from a very deep sleep - One thing i've been realising, and this is after looking at the way i behave with food and training and things happening around me, it's important to not let sudden emotions or things around you get in the way or to stop you looking after yourself - I'm pretty sure there will always be something happening around you, drama, love, work, and usually all at the same time !!! ... Difficult things never have a good time...

Needed some time out though, so i stepped out at lunch today for a massage – highly recommend every one to get a few of these along the way if you are not already having them… it's great for the mind and body...

8min ab guy rocks – the leotard throws you a bit at first, but he is all inspiring and I don’t know how he can do all that and still yabber away – I second Mark, I want him as my inspirational picture …

... Pack it, smack it, butter it, bag it, smother it, kiss it, but most of all, Rock It

Day 29 - One step closer to equilibrium ....

Wowsa, today’s work out was rocking…. Dual exercise per body part !!! – Crunches and Plank, pull ups and rowing, Lunges and floor jumps, man, I haven’t whimpered like that since I was a little school girl …

New diets are also great – My breakfast plate, well, it really doesn’t do it justice to describe it in words - so here’s a little snap for you….

2 eggs(1 for breaky and 1 for post workout), 70grams tuna, 150grams veg, 110g carbs and 250ml soymilk)

(I need to buy bigger plates)

Oh, and i destroyed another skipping rope last night...

I’ve now gone back to the Nike speed rope, made from actual indestructible material and biodegradability = 0  

Have to say, it helps me skip like a demon !!! I'm not sure how a demon would skip, but i think it would be fast ....

 

Game On !

Day 28 – Fence Sitting ...

Howdy Ho every body….

Weekend was PCPed to the max…..

Caught up with fellow PCP Mark for a Saturday morning session and then cooked  a huge breakfast for the two of us - Ha, well Mark was defintiely slightly jealous of the mass amount of food on my plate – Shirls was off doing her yoga thing, but since I seem to be her dedicated trainer I had to do Saturday’s PCP session again in the afternoon – After 2 sessions of creeps, i kinda looked like I’d been riding a horse for a week when i walked. - I slept very well on Saturday night !!!

Sunday morning sessions are great, take your time, enjoy the outside, enojoy the park, enjoy wtching all the weirdo's heading to the 7's in the most outragous outfits - I seriously saw 6 dudes dressed up in avatar outfits, head to toe, they were wearing black underwear on the outside..  Never have i ever ....

I do find the 1200 skips get a little boring, appreciate that we should probably try and spice it up and do some different styles of jumps, but the other thought it my head says, “dude, just get it done and move on to the good stuff….” - Your probably wondering "Good Stuff ?"

Ok, on to the good stuff, Indulgence, Shirley & I had discussions at length on what to do, I originally was thinking about some sort of ice cream, although after our careful and thoughtful assessment of our options we decided to visit Cova - Cova is a cake/coffee/sweets establishment in HK, we had two little bite size treats.. Chocolate Mouse, and the other, White and Chocolate Mouse  - Delicious ! – Unfortunately I have the habit of just sticking it all in my mouth and gargle the thing, where as Shirley tends to take child bite sizes and sucking the crumbs and makes it last for an hour…

Funnily enough, I felt pretty fine after eating it, no issues around stomach or anything, although, I have to say, I wanted more !!!!

Just received Patrick’s email on regrouping - Haven’t you heard, it’s cool to be involved, get off the fence …

Hope you all have a rocking week and looking forward to kicking it into week 5

Day 25 - Bada-ba-ba-baaa.....

I knew the day was coming, I didn’t know when, but I’ve been looking forward to it…. I’ve read others blogs, they talk about how it didn’t meet expectations, they were disappointed, they don’t want to do it again, but you know what, I want learn this one for myself.   Indulgence Day !

Shirls and I were discussing the options that we have, maximizing the 200-400 calorie count, a mouth watering treat we could have, sitting inside some sort of boutique decedent place to ensure the experience is all it can be...

Chocolate Sunday inside a McDonald’s it is then !  Class !

Bada ba-ba-baa… I’m Loving It….

Exercise are going well, although doing the shoulder press with the resistance bands rubs nice deep red welts into the back of my arms - Anyone else getting this? Or perhaps my technique is off…   Patrick, any advice here?

Been a bit slack on week 3 pics, will get them up tonight…

Happy Friggin Friday Every One….

Day 23 - Le Beefcake ...

Wow, ok, Week 4, here we Go….

Food, I mentioned I love breakfast before, didn’t think it could get any better, well, now I’ve got an extra 60grams of protein to squeeze in, seriously, I’ve never eaten this much guilt free before… Love it… And because my post work out egg white falls directly on breakfast, Supersize me !!!  Let’s just say there are two plates in front of me in the morning…  I think my program nickname is to be called, ‘Le-Beefcake’

(i am not complaining, as I could use a few more good pounds)

Exercises are great and excited that we are getting some more variety…. Had an equipment malfunction yesterday ( note the timing, as I disrespected the skipping god by claiming ownership on him in my last post quote "i own you" ) well, the rope, completely broke in half, right down the middle, fancy that, unbreakable my a$$....

Sleep wise is a little inconsistent, it can be deep, then at other times the body just doesn’t shut down and I feel like I have energy constantly buzzing through me… Like some others, skin as been a little patchy at times with the toxins being released….

Oh, and can I just say, my masterpiece last night….  Picture doesn’t do it justice, but I have to say, it was incredibly tasty - not sure i've heard Shirley moan so much before or maybe that was me ! Grilled crumbed chicken fillets – and the chicken was seasoned with Cajun, Spanish paprika and chilli peppers. How to do it ? mix all the seasonings with  2 eggs(eggs make everything stick), then dip the chicken in the mix, once coated, discard the mix and dip the chicken pieces in your bread crumps and grill it …   Tasty ! - I can't wait for lunch today...

I don’t count the eggs or bread crumbs in my portions as it’s light and spread across a lot of chicken as it’s for 4 meals (2 people, 2 meals each)

(I’m lucky enough to still have some carbs for dinner)

Rock On Everybody....

Day 21 - Open for business....

1000 jumps.. I own you !!!  Not sure what changed, perhaps i just stopped thinking about it or i learned a bit of coordination - can you learn that .. ?!

I won't bore you with the rest of the weekends detailed report, but basically it was, light and dark, up and down, wet and moist,  and most of all, too short....

Happy Monday all and ready to kick another week ....