Day 21 and I think have now I have been in enough social situations to know I wont be giving into the pressure of having a beer or a drink (that doesn't include the conscious decisions to have a single drink etc when its "called" for) Ability for me to have 1 drink if and when I think its appropriate is something I hope sticks around. I used to drink when I had nothing else to do, or before I go out for dinner, or when I got home after work and there was no plans for the evening...pretty much any time when I was in a situation that I could have a drink for some reason. I have even been to the local pub and my regular hangout a couple of times over the the last few weeks, drove the car and had a pint of ulong tea on the rocks! Makes for a cheap night!
Have been finding the sheer amount of food I am eating is keeping my fridge and fruit bowl over flowing. Getting used to this now and reducing the trips to the shop for eggs, milk and bread which would have been a daily occurrence in the last 2 weeks.
Seems I have stopped losing weight at the pace I had been over the last 3 weeks I think, or I am just now in the habit of looking at the scales every day, dragging the days on. Trying to avoid that, but at the same time I think its good as it keeps the focus on my goal of losing kg's as a result of the work.
As I go through this I definitely notice that my definition is changing from a blob to something else, and I am reducing in size. Unfortunately I think my belly is not moving with the flow and wants to be a little stubborn. I am hoping once it does melt away the 6 pack I have been hiding forever will show its face! That is my new years resolution for 2011.
Woke up today and saw that we are just skipping today? This is good timing actualy, stubbed (broke?) my little toe 2 days back, and its all purple and bruised, and the movement of the lunges yeserday through me to the ground when my toe did what it does and tried to keep me balanced! Painful!! Luckily skipping seems to be OK, and the rest of the workouts don't bother it at all. Seems to be getting back to normal though 3 days later.
Actually noticed a lot of people don't tend to like the skipping, but I am the opposite. Definitely a great way to start the day, even if I cant fit in the other exercises, ill make sure I get the full count in once, then do it again prior to starting the full sets when I get the time later in the day.
Also made a trip to the gym for the first time since 3/11 on Tuesday. Have noticed my cardio was suffering a little from when i left it almost 2 months back, so will make an effort to get a couple of sessions in each week along with my old workout regime known as the TWP (Konami gym) which crosses over a little with PCP in the sets of muscles it works out, with 2 noticeable differences (so far) from the muscle soreness the following day (lower back and internal obliques), these definitely help with the waist. As well as my regular sports will start up again soon, so will get in 2 hours of basketball a week and the same of futsal every 2 weeks. That should help with the carido. Another resolution for 2011 is to complete the Izena Triathlon (2/66/20) which will help me decide if I even attempt the full Miyako "strongman" triathlon in 2012. One step at a time.
Well off to hit my 1000 skips, highly recommending the skipping ropes with the counter on it, means you can talk or watch TV or do something without counting, it makes the time fly, especially as the counts get higher.
Be gentle on your feet! You don't want to make it worse. Make sure to use footwear like tennis/running shoes, rather than barefoot, or wearing something like converse.
ReplyDeleteThat belly will go, it's going to take time. Abs are pretty much the hardest thing to get going, belly fat is very stubborn.