Dinner fail

Just got back from dinner and am feeling a bit guilty.  We ended up at Zats burgers in Yoyogi and I had one of their Sasebo burgers. Just the regular one not the jumbo.  I meant to just have half but they are just so good.  I had a few fries and onion rings too but just a few off Hubbilicious' plate.

I feel like I need to do penance.  How many Hail Mary's and skipping sets do I need to make amends?

Day 6

My press up handles arrived from Amazon and I used them today for the first time.  Much harder to do push ups with these and really felt it in my triceps so I could only do the minimum reps whereas I was doing the max just on the floor.  

We had a party at home last night but as I was in charge of the menu I made bagna calda with lots and lots of chopped vegies so I mainly snacked on those. I avoided the cheese plate and the cheese fondue but did have some of the yummy wholegrain bread. A friend made a lentil salad and another friend made a garden salad so lots of healthy stuff. Just one glass of wine (breastfeeding) and fruit for dessert so I think I did pretty well overall.  

Day 5

Lunch by halves at turkish restaurant. Hubbilicious happy to help out with the other half.

Day 4

My skipping rope, my friend.

Day 3

Woke up a bit sore this morning so felt pleased.  I normally avoid situations that make my muscles feel sore but at least I know I have been achieving something.

Day started off a bit rough with a mad dash out the door with the baby. He had breakfast but I skipped it but picked up a healthy wholemeal bread-roll on the way to playgroup. Then a steamed chicken and spinach pasta lunch with the other mums and I just had half.

Exercises done and about to go down for a nap put the baby down for a nap.  :-)

Question for Patrick or other PCP-ers - I haven't taken note of any stats other than weight/height.  Should I be measuring something?

Day 2

My gym buddy jumping with me in time with skipping.

Also testing blog posting from my cell phone.

Edit:  posting from mobile phones is really easy.  Let me know if you need help to set it up.  I work in mobile phone software so I know my way around most phones.

Day 1

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."

-- Lao Tzu

Or in this case, sets of skipping.  

So I have begun. Not a bad start with cutting my food intake by half.
Breakfast
half bowl oatmeal topped with blueberries
half piece of fruit toast
half a banana

Lunch
grilled open sandwich (1 slice of bread) topped with a few tablespoons of homemade ratoutoille left over from last night and a little bit of cheese.

Afternoon snack
half bar of chocolate (baby steps)

Dinner
Tofu crustless quiche with bacon, spinach, capsicum, zucchini and mushrooms.  Not completely happy with how it turned out as it was still quite wet.  Will play some more with this recipe as it is quite yum and healthy.  Recipe from my friends food blog,

Exercise was done in the afternoon much to the amusement of my son.  Bonus as he gets to learn numbers while I work out.

Photo - I debated internally for a long time whether to post this or not.  It is just so gross.  But here goes nothing.

A million excuses as to how/why I am this size 8 months after having a baby, but they would all be excuses.

Now onto a better photo.  This was taken just after a workout.  I try to include baby raises in my daily routine. He is nine kilos so good for the arm issues.