Day 77 - Feelin good...

After the "break" I had over the last week, well and truly back into things, noticed a surprising wall I hit as I got into the first workout day, but today was good.  Worked through it, then hit the gym for a 30 minute cycle, round of waist targeting workouts I had been doing in a previous program before PCP then 30 minutes in the pool.  Was great to have the energy as previously I found it even hard to get my self from the sofa to bed after a day at work and a workout.

Couple of notable items today - I registered for a half triathlon...with full intention of starting to train for it little by little over the next few weeks then really jumping into it once PCP is over, should give me 2 months of training before hand excluding the holiday I have in between.  So far 12kg less to carry those 88km's, should help a lot!
Also broke the 80kg barrier...I don't think I want to lose any more weight. But then again its always a lot easier to put it back on then it has been losing it!

Will be measuring up and posting my pics tomorrow, first time in 2 weeks.

Just saw the new diet for the rest of the program...don't think I can or want to eat that much. Never been a big eater, don't mind pigging out occasionally but actually happy with the volumes i'm on at the moment for a regular day.

Just remembered a stash I made, that I purposely moved out of the kitchen in the first week of the program to avoid temptation...honestly i think this would make me sick now...what to do what to do!! Pretzels and pork rinds!!! I would actually feel guilty giving them to someone else as well given how bad they are for you...i might have to take a handful and throw the rest...after day 90 of course!!

Day 76 - The final run...

Been "off plan" for the last week, and feeling bad about it but determined to finish off the last 2 weeks at full pace.  Spent the weekend in Tokyo, took my gear with me to hit the workouts, but only managed to get 1 work out and 2 days with the skipping in, that didn't worry me too much as I was running about getting things done and burning calories pretty much for 3 days. I think I ended up eating similar to what I think I will after PCP healthy but mostly from restaurants or cafe's, was a little hard to eat to plan on the run but my body clock was telling me when I missed a meal or snack.  Thinking I might have added some weight to back, finally arrived home Monday to find I was still heading south.

While in Tokyo where ever I went and caught up with friends and work mates the talk quickly moved to the weight loss!  Was nice when it started, proved that the changes were noticeable - thinking back to Patrick's email, it was quickly summarized as eating and living healthy...some accepted that, others dragged out a long and meaningful discussion testing my new found wisdom! (may have some converts for you Patrick)
To finish off my "off plan" week I did the indulgence last night, and I am finding my cravings are for veggies, and light healthy foods and just a bit of everything else. After my last experience with indulgence day - ended up over the toilet bowl at 2am - can out it down to salts and oils I think and didn't want to take that route again! I got to say though a 3-4 glass of red wine night gives me a good buzz, where as it used to be a bottle which came with a sore head in the morning.

Finally uploaded my day 66 pics, missed last weeks. Here is to the final stretch and wish everyone a strong run to the end!

Day 66 - Summer is here...so I found out! :(

Another weekend weigh in. Had a mates birthday/ beach bbq yesterday - managed to keep close to the plan with the diet (food wise yes...drink wise I gotta say 2 low calorie chuhai's and my first beer since starting! :(  but slipped up thinking i would do my workout when i got home!  For my own sake ill be doubling up on those workouts today. I got to say though that the 3 drinks I had kept me well and truly buzzing for a good 6 hours. Normally I would have knock down half a carton of beers in that time no problems at all! So glad this will be wrapping up as the summer kicks in, nothing better than spending all day chilling out on the beach downing an ice cold beer...or 2 in the 34 degree heat!! (Rather than apples an egg whites!) Although someone saw me eating yogurt and an apple that I had with me and they wanted some as well!

Think progress over the week has been mixed.  Went through some sessions walking out thinking.."Thats it?" and others crawling out wondering what hit me. Also been including the 8 minute abs at least once a day now, generally along with my skipping in the morning, then also after the workout in the evening.  I noticed a lot more gains when I was throwing in a visit to the gym once or twice a week, thinking of adding that back to the mix for the last month for the extra gains.
Will be visiting Tokyo next week, so might be off the plan a bit - but it will be the last time until the end, im finding these temptations more tempting now, compared to the strict approach I had at the start - and the guilt pushes me harder through the next few days. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing, probably something i would want to take with me after the 90 days is up!

Ive also locked in my annual health check the day after PCP wraps up.  Will be interesting to see how it works out.  They always do an assessment on your body and where you are age wise against the condition of your body, everyone is saying i look a lot younger, lets see if the report says the same!

Chest: 103cm
Waist: 92.5cm
Weight: 81.5kg  can I break 80??

Day 61 - New found energy

Maybe its the 60 day milestone, the weather or something just clicked but I have some new found energy that I hope pushes me hard through the next month.  Haven't been able to get the morning workouts in, but have started doing the 8 min abs and skipping in the morning before breakfast, and the workouts in the evening before dinner.
Also with only 30 days left i really want the abs to show through, so focusing on that as my main goal for the rest of the month.  Weight wise im still on the way down, reached the 81's for the first time today - although soon was again 82's after a glass of water! But it was my official weigh in time before breakfast and workout. Could there possible be the 70's in sight??  I definitely need to arrange my annual company health check as soon as im done.  It might be the first time in 6 or 7 years they haven't called me obese with metabolic syndrome. I had a bet with the cute nurse who took care of me last time during my checkup and she made me promise to get below 90kg and 100cm on the waist and it would help my health rating significantly....lets see if she's still there, and if she's impressed! ;)

Day 59 - 1 month to go!

How time flies...when your running around shopping, cooking, working out, cleaning...and then doing everything else you need to get done.  Wondering what will happen to my time that I managed to find for for all this in 1 months time!
Think im fully back, up and running, last week or 2 have been dealing with one thing or another, but now doing full maxed out sets, feeling like I was again back in the first month - going for a sprint to the end.
Weight is still falling off. At this pace looks like I might break the 80's. Being told I am getting too skinny, hoping the rest of the workouts will be focusing on muscle mass, although the stubborn gut is still not budging.  No mater what, come end of this program or not, I don't stop until that gives me what I want. Might need to start on the 8 minute abs, but i don't think its the lack of muscle more the fat sitting on top of it.
With the change of meals to all my meals now being AMAYW for the veggies makes things that much easier in preparing and eating. Some things that were a pain in the a$$ like corn on the cob are now great and it means if i go out its that much easier to eat to plan.
Waist:94
Chest:106
Weight:82.9

Day 53 - blahhh

Nothing really to write about today. Doped up on cold and flu pills, hoping to get well quickly. Worked out yesterday but it wasn't a great experience but pushed though and some of the more strenuous parts put me in a head spin .  Thinking i might leave it for today, get a really early night and see how things are in the morning. Just uploaded the pics for last week, pretty flat from last week in the measurements, although have seen my weight down to low 84's...surprisingly still a good way to go on the fat loss side, thought 85 would be a good size, but suppose 80kg might be a good target while still being healthy, im sure there will be a few kg's "rebound' once I'm off the PCP program, so resetting my goal.
Lot of feedback from friends over the past 2 weeks especially about the weight i have lost, and a lot of inquiries about how I did it...so much so I am almost getting sick of hearing it! But I suppose I gotta get used to it as there is another 37 days to go!

Day 51 - what a week...

Have had a pretty rough week, and now I think the worst is over, think I can blog about it without jinxing myself.

Tuesday, come home from work, with full intention of doing my workout, and crash on the sofa as soon as my butt hit the cushion. Wake up about 10pm, haven't done the workout, need to cook for the next day, and need to get my meals in...OK, ill shift my Thursday workout to Wednesday and deal with it like that.

Wake up Wednesday, knee is in a heap of pain. Did nothing - not even the previous days workout, but managed to get up, and get to work.  Knee keeps bugging me all day, then I get up to leave and I can hardly walk.  Manage to get to my car, get into my car, and drive home.  Munch down some painkillers and ice down the knee...and somehow prep the food for tomorrow and feed myself.

Wake up the next day - can not move, can not bend my knee, cant put any weight on it...hmmm. Manage to make my way to the doctors, can barely get out of the car - get put into a wheelchair, after a couple of hours... xrays, proding and poking (I was ready to prod and poke him with my fist...when I say it hurts....IT HURTS!  stop trying to make it hurt more!) nothing but a prescription for anti-inflammatory pills and a set of crutches.  Lucky I had a stash of some really strong codine based painkillers...I had them for about 6 months without needing one....I needed them now.  Managed to squeeze in a pose for the blog thinking it could be the way of the future for the next few weeks at least!

Make it home, ice up, pass out on the sofa again, wake up eat, ice up, pass out...wake up...wow, feeling  a lot better. Maybe its the drugs.  Managed to do some upper body workouts, legs feeling usable to the point I can stand on it.  Off to bed.

Wake up the next day, so careful and fearful of the pain I was about to experience....nothing! No pain, ever slight tenderness...but that's it....so I think from today, looks like there is very little knee / leg workouts, so time to get back into the rhythm. Really was pissed off that this might be the end to the program for me, but now it looks like its not, I am back with a lot more will to keep going through this of course treading easy for the next few days at least. No need for the crutches either!

Besides all that - one thing I do remember amongst the haze of pain killers and pain.  Filling out the hospital forms, you know the usual questionnaires.
Drink alcohol in the last 24 hours - no
participate in regular exercise - yes
regular balanced diet - yes
weight - 85kg

If anything...I think that's the first time I have ever answered without even a slight "white lie", I have been over 90kg for at least 5 years, felt strangely satisfying and really reflected what I have done to myself over the last 50 days. Now my knee feels fine, it was a good experience at the end of the 2 days of pain, and it has refreshed my will power to push through the next 40 days!