Day 61

I knew it was going to be a rough weekend, and had this "exception" planned from the start of the PCP.  It was Fuji Rock weekend in Japan.  I only went for 1 day/night but that was plenty of time to do damage.  The diet was pretty much all liquid based and of the beer variety.  In the back of my mind I tried to partially justify it by telling myself the amount of walking and standing in mud was a good workout. Not too sure if it was because I didnt snack on a lot of bad food, but felt fine the next day and managed to get all of my exercises done for the weekend.  Another personal discovery was that following a boozey night I would normally crave foods in the Top-5 Thou-Shall-Never-Eat category.  This time though I felt kind of unclean, and craved fruit and raw Veges to somehow remedy the problem.  I would like to think this could continue in post PCP life.

Day 55

Despite grand plans I didn't do any of the PCP exercises on Saturday.  I was wakeboarding for the day and planned to do the exercises in the evening.  I am pretty sure my back, legs, shoulders and arms got a pretty good workout though.  Sunday was mostly spent on the sofa watching movies (and the workout in the evening)  This normally would mean going back and forth to the fridge and snacking all day, but I managed to keep the snacks to tomatoes and carrots.  I would like to think it was through great discipline, but the reality is there is nothing else in the fridge.

Day 52

For this weeks indulgence I thought I should probably skip it as I did already indulge a little last weekend in Singapore, but then decided to take Patrick's advice I had seen before that if you messed up in the past, don't worry, just get back to the program... so there it is.. I have another indulgence. Nice!   I went to a steak restaurant and had a fillet steak, steamed veges and a couple of glasses of wine.  I guess it might have been a little over the allowance but well worth it.  At first I thought I wouldn't be satisfied with the meal as my normal choices would have been large Ribeye steak, cream spinach, chips etc etc.  Surprisingly I was more than happy.  Even happier when I woke up after a good nights sleep, rather than a sleepless night of indigestion.  The restaurant btw for people in Tokyo is called Wakanui.  A new steak restaurant that imports from New Zealand. Great meat and good kiwi wines, and very reasonable prices.  It is in Azabu-Juban.

Day 48

Just spent the (Japanese) long weekend in Singapore.  Its fair to say the diet and exercise plans didn't go quite according to plan. Not a disaster but not a great feeling when you know you have slipped a little.  Now we are in the second half of the program I feel a slight sense of urgency and these slips seem to carry a greater weight than just a couple of weeks ago.  I don't want to run out of time to get the results I am looking for.  Also looming is a 2 week vacation in August back to Perth and to Phuket.  My typical trips to Perth revolve around ticking off a long list of junk foods that i "miss".  I just need to put my head down and go hard for the next 3 weeks and be on a roll going into the vacation that will hopefully carry through.   One change I am still happy for is improved menu navigation.  What can I order to fill most of the plate with good veges and salad, then tackle the protein selection.  Its fun to see whole sections of the menu that I previously never knew existed.

Day 43

Try as I might, the morning skipping is just not happening.  I seem to be having very deep sleeps recently and wake up naturally at 5:30-6:00, but the body is just not ready to spring out of bed into a skipping session.  Generally it takes 15mins of hobling around working through some stiffness from the previous day.  For the time being I will do the exercises and 8MA in the morning then skip in the evening.  Otherwise all is well.  Getting VERY hungry in the evening though.  "Dinner" just doesnt cut it.  The upside to that I guess is another notch down in weight which is satisfying.

day41

Hot weekend in Tokyo! Did well on the diet and work out, but did treat myself to a beer on Saturday night.  On top of the workouts I spent a couple of hours weed whacking in the garden in sweltering heat so figured a cheeky beer wouldn't send me too far off track.  Attempted to do my skipping before work this morning but there was no way it was happening.  In the beginning of PCP I was flying out of bed and charging the workout in the morning.  Then I had a couple of absolutely terrible morning skipping sessions and realised it was easier in the evening, I guess with a warm body.  The goal for the rest of this week if to get back to the morning sessions, at least for the skipping.  Updated my photos over the weekend.  Subtle differences, but happy things are headed in the right direction.

day-36

Decided to multitask last night by doing the skipping whilst watching Patrick's videos.  Felt like being watched by Big Brother and half expected his head to pop out of the screen shouting "JUMP JUMP you lazy dog!!!!!"    Turns out it was my smoothest sessions so far... fear is a powerful force.

day35. Energy

I am recently finding my energy levels all over the place.  Now that the family is out of town I am sleeping twice as much as I was, but often seem to be even more tired.  Workouts are also hit and miss from labouring through or charging it and wanting more.  I guess my body is still working and adjusting - at some point I presume it will find a balance.  On a positive note I am still seeing subtle changes in my body.  Only obvious to my trained eye, but changes none the less.  It might be all imagination, but if you stand in front of the mirror long enough at numerous angles you will find something you think is different and improved. For me thats just enough motivation to have another f..king apple and banana for dinner.