Yes today is my birthday. I am 30 (+ 11) years old today.
Am still feeling a tad weak after my Tony Romas adventure last night. My tummy didn't like all the grease and so it spent quite a while evacuating it from my body last night. Lesson learned. But feeling more human now.
Up this morning with Max who forgot that I asked for 8 hours sleep and a lie in for my birthday but all is forgiven when I see his cherub-like face.
Skips done and will do workout later on.
Off to a picnic with some friends beside the Edo-gawa later on this afternoon and so I will take my own lunchbox.
That's all. Hope everybody else is having a great day too.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Day 66 - Cont.... Dinner epic #FAIL!!
Just home from work dinner and I am hanging my head in shame. Also, am starting to feel a bit ill. Tony Romas is not PCP friendly.
The Good
Side salad no dressing, steamed veg, boiled prawns x 3. All no dressings or toppings.
The Bad
Chicken leg in hot sauce, inside of a potato skin, small piece of chicken that had some cheese and salsa on the top, 2 x diet coke.
The Ugly
3 x ribs, 2 bites of fried chicken after I had removed the breading.
The Really Ugly
3 bites of birthday cake and 2 bites of peach sorbet.
But then it is MY birthday tomorrow and I couldn't not have some of my own birthday cake.
All up it probably added up to an indulgence meal. Not totally jumping off a cliff but certainly teetering on the edge.
But am now home and Max is tucked up in bed. I am working up the motivation to do the workout. Those tricep dips are looking yuk. However, I did notice some tricep definition today.....
JFD FFS!!
Update: Workout done!! Those last few bicycles were a bitch.
The Good
Side salad no dressing, steamed veg, boiled prawns x 3. All no dressings or toppings.
The Bad
Chicken leg in hot sauce, inside of a potato skin, small piece of chicken that had some cheese and salsa on the top, 2 x diet coke.
The Ugly
3 x ribs, 2 bites of fried chicken after I had removed the breading.
The Really Ugly
3 bites of birthday cake and 2 bites of peach sorbet.
But then it is MY birthday tomorrow and I couldn't not have some of my own birthday cake.
All up it probably added up to an indulgence meal. Not totally jumping off a cliff but certainly teetering on the edge.
But am now home and Max is tucked up in bed. I am working up the motivation to do the workout. Those tricep dips are looking yuk. However, I did notice some tricep definition today.....
JFD FFS!!
Update: Workout done!! Those last few bicycles were a bitch.
Day 66 - Late start (aka JFD part deux)
It has been a funny old morning. I was snuggled up with my two fave men and just didn't want to get up and trip over jump a silly old rope. It was dark, cool and cosy in our big bed. Pudgy, sweet smelling, sleeping babies make for lovely cuddles in the morning.
But then as the rest of the day's schedule started to roll through my brain, I forced myself up - albeit a good hour later than usual.
I have a work dinner on tonight so after I pick up Max from day care, I have to bring him back to my office and then we will all go out to dinner. This is kinda compulsory as the week after next is Obon and it is expected that we have at least one team dinner with the troops each season[0]. As a boss I am expected to attend. Taking Max is my way of making sure I can leave early.
So off we will go to some all-you-can-eat/drink ribs place tonight. Everybody knows I am doing PCP and breastfeeding so I won't get too much hassle for not drinking. I just hope I can be strong when the mountains of food are on the table in front of me. Hopefully Max will be troublesome so I will be distracted by him.
Anyhoo... so this morning, I dragged my lazy arse out of bed and started skipping. I knew there would be no way that I would get skipping and workout done tonight after dinner so I had to get on and do them however reluctantly. Feet dragging and lots of trips. I was really getting fed up by being slapped by the rope and I nearly abandoned them after the first two sets.
"Nobody will know!", said an evil little voice inside my head[1].
"Just leave the last set and get on with breakfast and getting dressed and out the door. You are already running late.", it continued.
However, my better angels just slapped me upside the head (or was it the rope again) and just told me to, "JFD - just fucking do it!! It is only another five minutes FFS."
So with that reality check, I just got on and did the skips. They were done in no time with 1522 skips on the counter. Then it was breakfast followed by dressing self and child and out the door[2]. It turned out that I was only 15 minutes later than usual despite staying in bed an hour longer. Just goes to show how much time I waste in the morning faffing about on the internet, languishing over my morning decaf latte.
Yesterday's workout was done with no problems however, did anybody else fall off their chair when they saw 90 second planks? The first one was really tough but I did it and surprised myself. The next two were not great but done with a few seconds of one knee on the ground. The last one I managed to do while laughing as Max was walking around me using my back as support like he does when he cruises around the sofa. Apparently, my back is just the right height for a baby to cruise. Plus he was patting me on the head - hilarious - I guess you had to be there. So I have decided that distraction is a big plus when it comes to planks. I can loan out my 10 month old to anybody who needs help with theirs.
Tonights workout will be a challenge as I am not sure when I will get home from dinner and what state Max will be in. I will have to wait until he is tucked up in bed I think before I start and so I hope I will have some energy left. I may have to forego my 8MA... but then JFD!!
Side Notes:
[0] - TIJ = this is Japan
[1] - should I be worried about voices inside my head?
[2] - Hubbilicious still in bed.
But then as the rest of the day's schedule started to roll through my brain, I forced myself up - albeit a good hour later than usual.
I have a work dinner on tonight so after I pick up Max from day care, I have to bring him back to my office and then we will all go out to dinner. This is kinda compulsory as the week after next is Obon and it is expected that we have at least one team dinner with the troops each season[0]. As a boss I am expected to attend. Taking Max is my way of making sure I can leave early.
So off we will go to some all-you-can-eat/drink ribs place tonight. Everybody knows I am doing PCP and breastfeeding so I won't get too much hassle for not drinking. I just hope I can be strong when the mountains of food are on the table in front of me. Hopefully Max will be troublesome so I will be distracted by him.
Anyhoo... so this morning, I dragged my lazy arse out of bed and started skipping. I knew there would be no way that I would get skipping and workout done tonight after dinner so I had to get on and do them however reluctantly. Feet dragging and lots of trips. I was really getting fed up by being slapped by the rope and I nearly abandoned them after the first two sets.
"Nobody will know!", said an evil little voice inside my head[1].
"Just leave the last set and get on with breakfast and getting dressed and out the door. You are already running late.", it continued.
However, my better angels just slapped me upside the head (or was it the rope again) and just told me to, "JFD - just fucking do it!! It is only another five minutes FFS."
So with that reality check, I just got on and did the skips. They were done in no time with 1522 skips on the counter. Then it was breakfast followed by dressing self and child and out the door[2]. It turned out that I was only 15 minutes later than usual despite staying in bed an hour longer. Just goes to show how much time I waste in the morning faffing about on the internet, languishing over my morning decaf latte.
Yesterday's workout was done with no problems however, did anybody else fall off their chair when they saw 90 second planks? The first one was really tough but I did it and surprised myself. The next two were not great but done with a few seconds of one knee on the ground. The last one I managed to do while laughing as Max was walking around me using my back as support like he does when he cruises around the sofa. Apparently, my back is just the right height for a baby to cruise. Plus he was patting me on the head - hilarious - I guess you had to be there. So I have decided that distraction is a big plus when it comes to planks. I can loan out my 10 month old to anybody who needs help with theirs.
Tonights workout will be a challenge as I am not sure when I will get home from dinner and what state Max will be in. I will have to wait until he is tucked up in bed I think before I start and so I hope I will have some energy left. I may have to forego my 8MA... but then JFD!!
Side Notes:
[0] - TIJ = this is Japan
[1] - should I be worried about voices inside my head?
[2] - Hubbilicious still in bed.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Day 65 - New Bands
While on the hunt for a pull up bar, I bought some new resistance bands. These ones have a much better handle than my other ones (see pic here) as they are not solid but are foam with soft mesh tape. The solid hard plastic handles on my other band make it really hard to do thumbs up curls etc.
Also, the door attachment on the other one doesn't have a disk for the anchor on other side of the door. I was always afraid I would pull it out and smack myself in the head. I never did but still the concern was there.
This band is black and the second most difficult one in the shop. The lady in the shop told me that it was very strong and normally meant for men. I told her that I was training every day *grin* and that the pink one was now not enough resistance for me. She checked the resistance of the pink one and the black one I was planning to buy and conceded that it might be an OK step up.
I used the new one last night for the first time and I am really happy with it. I will still use the pink one for things like double katanas and davincis as these are still quite tough for me.
I was also on the hunt for a fancy pants set of scales and I still haven't bought any. I just don't understand enough about them and how they work for me to navigate the Japanese instructions. My Japanese is pretty good after living here for 11 years but still the kanji on most instruction booklets defeat me. Especially as I am not familiar with the vocab needed for the various settings.
So the only stats I am able to share are the absolute weight in kg. I didn't even think to measure my waist or anything before I started PCP. Oh well, my final post will only have photos rather than the stats.
Speaking of photos, I have uploaded some new ones. I can't get the whole breathing thing right but I am still a long way from a 6 pack so it is probably moot at this point in my journey. But progress can be seen and I am looking fitter and less like a big pudding.
Workout yesterday went really well. Floor jumps left me crawling on my hands and knees again. Good burn in the shoulders and I can see some definition happening there too. Arms still flabby but rather than a leg-o-mutton, I am starting to look more defined.
Skips done this morning before breakfast. Still lots of trips but I figure as long as I am averaging 500 skips per set or 100 skips per minute, I am doing something worthwhile with my time. I do work up a good sweat and it does set me up for the day so I really am kinda enjoying the skipping now.
Despite Patrick's warning of tunnel vision, I am still fairly determined to stay on this path of weight loss. But I will decide what to do after the 90 days is up rather than planning which day to start at again immediately.
Welcome to all the new PCP'ers. I got a shock yesterday looking at all the new blogs on the PCP home page. I kinda envy these guys starting out as I want to start again too. I remember the eager anticipation of those first few heady weeks and the excitement of those first few kilos coming off.
p.s. I still haven't found a pull-up bar yet.
Welcome to all the new PCP'ers. I got a shock yesterday looking at all the new blogs on the PCP home page. I kinda envy these guys starting out as I want to start again too. I remember the eager anticipation of those first few heady weeks and the excitement of those first few kilos coming off.
p.s. I still haven't found a pull-up bar yet.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Day 64 - Banana bread
Yesterday as I was making banana bread for Max, I realised how PCP friendly it was - no sugar, wholemeal flour etc. There is a little bit of butter so I wouldn't gorge on this but think of it as something different to have for breakfast.
I suggest that you use your carb grams for these. For example, I had one less slice of toast this morning and had a small slice of this topped with some yoghurt. Yum. Max likes it too so for those of you with little ones, this recipe is straight out of a baby book.
I am posting the recipe below if anybody likes to bake (or has helpers who can bake for them). Sorry I only have metric measurements for this.
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Banana bread
100 g wholemeal S.R. flour (or 100g plain plus 2 tsp baking powder)
50 gram butter (room temp)
1/2 tsp mixed spice
200g ripe bananas (about 2 med bananas)
75 g raisins (I used dates as I didn't have raisins)
1 egg lightly beaten
30 g well chopped walnuts - optional (I used pecans)
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a small loaf tin.
Sift flour into a large bowl and stir in Mixed Spice. Cut the butter into small cubes and rub into flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Make a well in the centre.
In another bowl, mash bananas. Mix in raisins and walnuts (if using). Then add egg. Mix together and then fold into dry ingredients. Mix until well combined. Pour into loaf tin and then pop into the oven.
Immediately turn down the oven to 160°C and bake for 45-60 minutes until cooked. Skewer should come out clean.
Allow to cool 5-10 minutes in tin and then turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
Serve with plain yoghurt or top with a cream cheese frosting. (I didn't make any cream cheese frosting obviously).
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To make it even healthier you could substitute applesauce for the butter and perhaps some canola oil but I couldn't be bothered researching it.
Today is so far so good. Got up early and have done the skipping already. Always lots more trips when I skip before breakfast but I keep in my head that I am fat burning and not winning any skipping skill awards. I kept moving for the entire 5 minutes and managed just over 500 reps per set.
Helper staying late tonight to mind Max so I can tackle that leg workout that I can see is ahead of me. It is going to be brutal but I am psyching myself up to it.
I suggest that you use your carb grams for these. For example, I had one less slice of toast this morning and had a small slice of this topped with some yoghurt. Yum. Max likes it too so for those of you with little ones, this recipe is straight out of a baby book.
I am posting the recipe below if anybody likes to bake (or has helpers who can bake for them). Sorry I only have metric measurements for this.
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Banana bread
100 g wholemeal S.R. flour (or 100g plain plus 2 tsp baking powder)
50 gram butter (room temp)
1/2 tsp mixed spice
200g ripe bananas (about 2 med bananas)
75 g raisins (I used dates as I didn't have raisins)
1 egg lightly beaten
30 g well chopped walnuts - optional (I used pecans)
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a small loaf tin.
Sift flour into a large bowl and stir in Mixed Spice. Cut the butter into small cubes and rub into flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Make a well in the centre.
In another bowl, mash bananas. Mix in raisins and walnuts (if using). Then add egg. Mix together and then fold into dry ingredients. Mix until well combined. Pour into loaf tin and then pop into the oven.
Immediately turn down the oven to 160°C and bake for 45-60 minutes until cooked. Skewer should come out clean.
Allow to cool 5-10 minutes in tin and then turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
Serve with plain yoghurt or top with a cream cheese frosting. (I didn't make any cream cheese frosting obviously).
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To make it even healthier you could substitute applesauce for the butter and perhaps some canola oil but I couldn't be bothered researching it.
Today is so far so good. Got up early and have done the skipping already. Always lots more trips when I skip before breakfast but I keep in my head that I am fat burning and not winning any skipping skill awards. I kept moving for the entire 5 minutes and managed just over 500 reps per set.
Helper staying late tonight to mind Max so I can tackle that leg workout that I can see is ahead of me. It is going to be brutal but I am psyching myself up to it.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Day 63 - 10kg!!
Jumped on the scales this morning and I am down to 73.8kg. That is down 10 kg from Day 1 of PCP.
10KG!!!
If somebody had said I would be able to lose 10 kg in 63 days I would have laughed at them. Yes it has been a boatload of work - mentally and physically - but it is like my body has been waiting for me to finally treat it properly. My body didn't want to be heavy and wants to be fitter so when I started feeding it right and exercising, it has responded.
I still have a LONG way to go. Perhaps another 10kg. For my height of 157cm the BMI stats say that I should be much lighter than the 29.9 BMI that I am now. It seems I have moved from the obese range to the overweight range which is good but also sad as I was technically obese when I started. That is quite sobering as I think I was in denial about how overweight I really was. I used to delete photos that I didn't like and avoid being in them at altogether.
Skips later today - I am really interested in seeing how I will be with now 5 minute sets.
Bubs needs me so I will sign off and attend to him.
10KG!!!
If somebody had said I would be able to lose 10 kg in 63 days I would have laughed at them. Yes it has been a boatload of work - mentally and physically - but it is like my body has been waiting for me to finally treat it properly. My body didn't want to be heavy and wants to be fitter so when I started feeding it right and exercising, it has responded.
I still have a LONG way to go. Perhaps another 10kg. For my height of 157cm the BMI stats say that I should be much lighter than the 29.9 BMI that I am now. It seems I have moved from the obese range to the overweight range which is good but also sad as I was technically obese when I started. That is quite sobering as I think I was in denial about how overweight I really was. I used to delete photos that I didn't like and avoid being in them at altogether.
Skips later today - I am really interested in seeing how I will be with now 5 minute sets.
Bubs needs me so I will sign off and attend to him.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Day 62 - Even my fingers are skinnier
So how do I know? My wedding band fits better than it has since before I got pregnant. I have noticed that the weight has really dropped off my extremities the most - face, neck, fingers, wrists, calves are all really firm and trim. However, as soon as you move close into my core then that is where I am still carrying extra flab. Hoping my knees trim down soon. I am sure my butt will be the last place that will hold onto the flab.
While Hubbilicious was sleeping off his hangover this morning, I was up with the birds and knocked over my skipping. Bubs went down for morning nap and I got through the workout. He sleeps for pretty much 30 minutes to the minute so I knew I had to get through it all quickly. I did pretty well as he woke up during my last set of sit ups. I think I even did an extra set of seated rowing as I had forgotten how many sets I had done so did an extra one just to be sure.
Super solid burn on triceps in all the exercises and total fail in the last 3 sets of dips. I am always afraid that I will fail on the dips and fall on my arse hitting my head on the chair on the way down.
Then around noon we headed out to the pool for a swim with some other Mums and Bubs. Lunch was not quite PCP compliant. Went for Korean so had rice and veg bibmba. Probably too many carbs and not enough protein but not too bad I guess. I did have a little bite of cheesecake for dessert - but very tiny - hardly worth a mention.
Am home now and knackered. I really want a nap.
While Hubbilicious was sleeping off his hangover this morning, I was up with the birds and knocked over my skipping. Bubs went down for morning nap and I got through the workout. He sleeps for pretty much 30 minutes to the minute so I knew I had to get through it all quickly. I did pretty well as he woke up during my last set of sit ups. I think I even did an extra set of seated rowing as I had forgotten how many sets I had done so did an extra one just to be sure.
Super solid burn on triceps in all the exercises and total fail in the last 3 sets of dips. I am always afraid that I will fail on the dips and fall on my arse hitting my head on the chair on the way down.
Then around noon we headed out to the pool for a swim with some other Mums and Bubs. Lunch was not quite PCP compliant. Went for Korean so had rice and veg bibmba. Probably too many carbs and not enough protein but not too bad I guess. I did have a little bite of cheesecake for dessert - but very tiny - hardly worth a mention.
Am home now and knackered. I really want a nap.
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