Morning guys.. just finished day 45 workout with Reevsie, man they are getting longer by the day.. on Friday I was up at 530, into the skipping by 550 but didn't finish the whole workout til just after 7, meaning i got to work pretty late.. not sure if i can keep doing that for the next 45 days, will need to find a way to split it in half - perhaps do the skipping in the morning and then the gym work at lunch or after work, though I like the idea of doing it all at once.. again this morning the workout took just over an hour.
anyway last night was my 7th saturday night in a row without a drink - i have gone 48 days so far without any booze and decided to "celebrate" Friday with a mocktail at the ritz upstairs from work with my wife - oh what a wild life we lead nowadays! But i think this is vaguely indicative of what's been happening lately - thinking that my progress has been great so far I have decided to cut little corners here and there, which i then feel guilty about.. must get better at sticking rigidly to the program - it will make those Indulgences seem all the sweeter!
i'm starting to notice that although i've dropped loads of weight (and am getting a lot of comments about it), i can see that there's still a lot more hanging around the gut - i've got another 6 1/2 weeks to go, need to stay strong to get rid of it.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Day 42 pics are up
Has been a long time since i subjected myself to the objectivity of the camera.. pretty happy with the results so far and pumped cos we're almost half way there.. livin on a prayer
Day 41 .. back from Singapore
Tough last few days with long days in the office, then to a conference in Singapore Sunday afternoon til this morning.. managed to do most of my exercises yesterday (couldn't find a suitable pull-up bar, then ran out of time).. this morning i didn't have time to do the bicep and tricep work.. am concentrating on the exercises that Patrick said we should not drop under any circumstances (skip, guts, etc). Tomorrow I'll do the skipping and make up the bicep and tricep work from this morning..
So Monday and Tuesday night we had pretty large client events. On Monday night they rolled old Judge Jules out of some sort of induced retirement on Ibiza to play before a few hundred hard to please bankers and clients - and I avoided the booze and snacks all night, then Tuesday was a lot harder, on the rooftop of the stunning Fullerton Bay the crew were getting stuck into the white wine and mini-burgers.. it took a lot of will-power to stick with the low-fat diet water... I did fail and have a few peanuts though. Tonight I left the office at 10pm so I'm generally feeling pretty tired and cranky and just want this week to end.. but at least I'm feeling good about the fact that my gut is vanishing.
So Monday and Tuesday night we had pretty large client events. On Monday night they rolled old Judge Jules out of some sort of induced retirement on Ibiza to play before a few hundred hard to please bankers and clients - and I avoided the booze and snacks all night, then Tuesday was a lot harder, on the rooftop of the stunning Fullerton Bay the crew were getting stuck into the white wine and mini-burgers.. it took a lot of will-power to stick with the low-fat diet water... I did fail and have a few peanuts though. Tonight I left the office at 10pm so I'm generally feeling pretty tired and cranky and just want this week to end.. but at least I'm feeling good about the fact that my gut is vanishing.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Day 31 .. feeling GOOD!
So we're through the first month, and though the exercises have got tougher, I must say I'm feeling great for them.. As predicted by Patrick-sensei the initial adrenaline has run its course, so getting up at 530 to do the workouts is a lot harder than 2 weeks ago, but unlike pre-PCP, after I've done exercise in the morning, I don't find that I'm falling asleep by 10:30am. That may also have something to do with the fact that I have a new role and an insane amount of work to get through by the end of May..
Leg work is brilliant - my legs were in pain yesterday but after the jumps today they're feeling a lot better, stronger. I would normally go for a run or hike over the weekend, but this week I've just been walking around a bit, partly cos I haven't seen my family in a while and they're finally back in HK, and partly cos I was really feeling it yesterday.
The scales are saying I've dropped about 4-5kg which is staggering - I'm sort of amazed how easily it came off.. there's still plenty more fat around the guts, but everything's moving in the right direction. In 2 weeks time we'll be half way through which I think is a good way to look at it - from there it's all down hill..
Will post some photos either tonight or tomorrow to show the progress - even if the camera lies, I know my gut is coming down and I'm seeing veins in my arms which looks pretty cool.
Leg work is brilliant - my legs were in pain yesterday but after the jumps today they're feeling a lot better, stronger. I would normally go for a run or hike over the weekend, but this week I've just been walking around a bit, partly cos I haven't seen my family in a while and they're finally back in HK, and partly cos I was really feeling it yesterday.
The scales are saying I've dropped about 4-5kg which is staggering - I'm sort of amazed how easily it came off.. there's still plenty more fat around the guts, but everything's moving in the right direction. In 2 weeks time we'll be half way through which I think is a good way to look at it - from there it's all down hill..
Will post some photos either tonight or tomorrow to show the progress - even if the camera lies, I know my gut is coming down and I'm seeing veins in my arms which looks pretty cool.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 26
Hi guys,
so everything's just getting a little tougher now isn't it? I'm starting to see that the obvious changes to body shape (read: fat gut and face) have slowed down, and the exercises have certainly stepped up a notch.. I've got a little voice in my head (different from the usual voices) that's saying "you've come a long way baby, no need to really push that hard".. at this stage the voice is weak, but i imagine he'll be back..
my family gets back from tokyo on thursday - haven't seen my wife or baby girl in almost 3 weeks, so hopefully they'll notice the changes.. i'd imagine my diet and my daughter's will be fairly similar, so i think yumi will be sorta forced into the pcp diet - she too will get to experience the joys of steamed vegies, several times a week.
i posted Day 25 shots yesterday, they show to me that although i've improved, there is still so far to go.. stalking thru a few people's shots i think we've all done really well so far, and we're almost a month in, keep it up everyone
so everything's just getting a little tougher now isn't it? I'm starting to see that the obvious changes to body shape (read: fat gut and face) have slowed down, and the exercises have certainly stepped up a notch.. I've got a little voice in my head (different from the usual voices) that's saying "you've come a long way baby, no need to really push that hard".. at this stage the voice is weak, but i imagine he'll be back..
my family gets back from tokyo on thursday - haven't seen my wife or baby girl in almost 3 weeks, so hopefully they'll notice the changes.. i'd imagine my diet and my daughter's will be fairly similar, so i think yumi will be sorta forced into the pcp diet - she too will get to experience the joys of steamed vegies, several times a week.
i posted Day 25 shots yesterday, they show to me that although i've improved, there is still so far to go.. stalking thru a few people's shots i think we've all done really well so far, and we're almost a month in, keep it up everyone
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 22
So we're on to week 4 now, and things still pretty manageable..except pullups.. i totally suck at them,.. I've been doing my exercises generally in the morning before work but decided to sleep in a little more today so did them in the evening.. and instead of getting 5 or so done in the first set then failing immediately in the second, i got 1 1/2 really crappy ones out tonight then decided to do the incline ones instead. even then i was pretty awful. i've read ppl like Jason Block's blog and he whinged like a baby about them too (hehe) and he ended up with some pretty insane results, so i know i'm not alone.. will give me something very measurable to benchmark myself against.
Today's new diet for the week was enlightening - the carbs in the evening vanished for me last week, this week brought the addition of 2 additional egg whites during the day. Protein up - time to make some muscle - happy about that, as i've been enjoying hoofing down the boiled eggs.
Anyway, a story to finish on.. I wandered down to the supermarket last night to buy some mangos, and as i was walking to the counter, I entered into a staring contest with the sweets aisle.. i saw the M&Ms trying to get at me...but I melted the little suckers and walked off.. they can't break me.. (but pull ups can).
have a great weekend all.. we're about 1/4 through already!!!
Today's new diet for the week was enlightening - the carbs in the evening vanished for me last week, this week brought the addition of 2 additional egg whites during the day. Protein up - time to make some muscle - happy about that, as i've been enjoying hoofing down the boiled eggs.
Anyway, a story to finish on.. I wandered down to the supermarket last night to buy some mangos, and as i was walking to the counter, I entered into a staring contest with the sweets aisle.. i saw the M&Ms trying to get at me...but I melted the little suckers and walked off.. they can't break me.. (but pull ups can).
have a great weekend all.. we're about 1/4 through already!!!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Day 18.. Happy MayDay Holiday/Start of G-Week
Happy Holidays to everyone...
Well had a couple of hiccups on the weekend on the food front.. firstly, ate out for dinner on Friday and Sunday nights, both careful not to overdo it on the protein front and stuck to plain vegies.. but I'm sure the vegies had a bit of oil on them, and a little bit of salt.. will have to be a bit more careful. So today I am going as plain as plain can be - boiled veg, grilled chicken... no flavourings, nothing. tastes fine, so I'm going to keep trying to do that for a few days while the family's still up in Japan.. also, i swear i've forgotten to eat my fruit til a bit late on so many days.. I guess i'm just not used to eating 6x a day.. need to start using my brain there..
exercise has been going great - am still enjoying getting up early and seeing how many jumps i can get through without tripping over myself.. on Saturday I did all 800 without a trip, was rapt with that, but today i had a few stumbles. the arm and shoulder stuff is where it hurts a bit.. most people i know, know me as the guy with massive biceps - Guns they call me.. ok enough bullshit for a sec.. seriously, my upper body is weak.. managed to get about 4 chinups yesterday before failure.. and couldn't do another set, so i am excited to see how far i can get over the next 72 days with those.
will get some photos up tonight, so you can see my progress.. i have def lost weight around the gut already (i know this, because i'm easing into suits i was squeezing into 2 weeks back) but there's still a LONG way to go.. i am still a fat skinny bloke, as one of my "friends" called me the other day.
Have a good week guys, keep it up...
Well had a couple of hiccups on the weekend on the food front.. firstly, ate out for dinner on Friday and Sunday nights, both careful not to overdo it on the protein front and stuck to plain vegies.. but I'm sure the vegies had a bit of oil on them, and a little bit of salt.. will have to be a bit more careful. So today I am going as plain as plain can be - boiled veg, grilled chicken... no flavourings, nothing. tastes fine, so I'm going to keep trying to do that for a few days while the family's still up in Japan.. also, i swear i've forgotten to eat my fruit til a bit late on so many days.. I guess i'm just not used to eating 6x a day.. need to start using my brain there..
exercise has been going great - am still enjoying getting up early and seeing how many jumps i can get through without tripping over myself.. on Saturday I did all 800 without a trip, was rapt with that, but today i had a few stumbles. the arm and shoulder stuff is where it hurts a bit.. most people i know, know me as the guy with massive biceps - Guns they call me.. ok enough bullshit for a sec.. seriously, my upper body is weak.. managed to get about 4 chinups yesterday before failure.. and couldn't do another set, so i am excited to see how far i can get over the next 72 days with those.
will get some photos up tonight, so you can see my progress.. i have def lost weight around the gut already (i know this, because i'm easing into suits i was squeezing into 2 weeks back) but there's still a LONG way to go.. i am still a fat skinny bloke, as one of my "friends" called me the other day.
Have a good week guys, keep it up...
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