Bubs slept well last night so today I bundled him up into the sling and took the long way to the station (cardio, cardio) and went for an adventure to the baby shop.
Bought everything except for the one thing I really want as nobody seems to know what a child's night-light is.
Had a lovely lunch date with my son at Soup Stock. Chicken and veg soup, gaspacho and a small serve of rice. Eyeballing, it seemed fine in terms of veg and carbs but probably a bit light on protein. Soup Stock seems to be fairly healthy made from fresh ingredients. Total meal was about 300 kcals based on their advertised list.
Home again mid afternoon and during Max's second blissful nap of the day, I did my skipping. 2008 on the counter after the 18 minutes. After they were done I was at a bit of a loose end as just the two sets of skipping seemed over in a moment.
Wondering what the last week's program has in store for us. Eagerly awaiting tonights email.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Day 83 - Crazy day
PCP wise the day has been OK. Skips done after breakfast (2210) and workout done before lunch. Lunch was at 2pm though. I really need to get my skips done before breakfast otherwise the day just gets away from me and I have a big cloud over me for the rest of the day.
Triceps are still hurting hours after the workout. Killers today.
The afternoon just dissolved into bedlam. Max refused to take an afternoon nap and then had a total meltdown at dinner time. As he was so cranky before dinner I had to abandon my cooking plans as well as my other chores. So I was totally on my own this afternoon with a cranky baby and my own frustration with the day. So when Hubbilicious arrived home, I melted down into tears too.
It is 10:40 and I have only just got Max down to sleep. I am not sure how long he will last. I will do 8MA and then head to bed myself as I am exhausted.
BTW raw sardine sashimi for dinner protein was not a good plan on my part. I tried giving it to the cat and she didn't even want it.
Triceps are still hurting hours after the workout. Killers today.
The afternoon just dissolved into bedlam. Max refused to take an afternoon nap and then had a total meltdown at dinner time. As he was so cranky before dinner I had to abandon my cooking plans as well as my other chores. So I was totally on my own this afternoon with a cranky baby and my own frustration with the day. So when Hubbilicious arrived home, I melted down into tears too.
It is 10:40 and I have only just got Max down to sleep. I am not sure how long he will last. I will do 8MA and then head to bed myself as I am exhausted.
BTW raw sardine sashimi for dinner protein was not a good plan on my part. I tried giving it to the cat and she didn't even want it.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Day 82 - Weekly weigh in
Jumped on the scales this morning and they read 71.4kg. That is over 12kg down from Day 1.
12kg!! The Maxinator weighs 10.6kg!!
That really puts the achievement in perspective when I look at my son and know that I have lost more than his body weight.
However, I still can grab handfuls of skin and flab from around my belly. Before PCP this was solid flab in rolls but now it is kinda saggy. It reminds me of this.
I guess I just have to wait until my skin firms up a bit more. Might be a question for Patrick.
Looking critically at my figure and the scales I really need to do this project again. Of course I need to take a break after Day 90 but then I really need to get into it again in order to get to peak condition. I am certainly on the way though. Those people who have had the best results started closer to where I am now.
Taking it slow today as I have a shocking sore throat. Max slept well last night and his fever has broken so I hope he is over the worst of it. Haven't done skipping or workout yet but will wait until after my lunch has digested and Max is down for a nap. Am not looking forward to those 1min 45 sec planks though. Crikey...
12kg!! The Maxinator weighs 10.6kg!!
That really puts the achievement in perspective when I look at my son and know that I have lost more than his body weight.
However, I still can grab handfuls of skin and flab from around my belly. Before PCP this was solid flab in rolls but now it is kinda saggy. It reminds me of this.
I guess I just have to wait until my skin firms up a bit more. Might be a question for Patrick.
Looking critically at my figure and the scales I really need to do this project again. Of course I need to take a break after Day 90 but then I really need to get into it again in order to get to peak condition. I am certainly on the way though. Those people who have had the best results started closer to where I am now.
Taking it slow today as I have a shocking sore throat. Max slept well last night and his fever has broken so I hope he is over the worst of it. Haven't done skipping or workout yet but will wait until after my lunch has digested and Max is down for a nap. Am not looking forward to those 1min 45 sec planks though. Crikey...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Day 81 - Lackluster
Both Max and I are still a bit unwell. Nothing fatal, just a sore throat, swollen glands and in Max's case the 38.5ºC fever continues. I sound really sexy with my husky voice though. Max sounds a little hoarse too so I can only assume he has a sore throat as well.
Skipping was very lackluster today. Got through them but really poorly. Only managed around 2100 skips rather than the 2300 or so I have been doing over the last few days. I had to take a big break between sets 2 & 3 to attend to Max so not ideal in terms of the cardio effects. But they are done.
Workout started off pretty poorly as well. My knee is still making squats and creeps painful but pushed through the pain to finish them off. Lots and lots of failure in davincis. I don't need to make them harder despite today's pro tip. For the shoulder press, I only managed about 10 in the final set. Shoulder flys lots of burn and failure too.
I finished strong on the abs though.
Planning on taking a long walk with Max in the sling for extra cardio but won't push it too hard for both our sakes.
Skipping was very lackluster today. Got through them but really poorly. Only managed around 2100 skips rather than the 2300 or so I have been doing over the last few days. I had to take a big break between sets 2 & 3 to attend to Max so not ideal in terms of the cardio effects. But they are done.
Workout started off pretty poorly as well. My knee is still making squats and creeps painful but pushed through the pain to finish them off. Lots and lots of failure in davincis. I don't need to make them harder despite today's pro tip. For the shoulder press, I only managed about 10 in the final set. Shoulder flys lots of burn and failure too.
I finished strong on the abs though.
Planning on taking a long walk with Max in the sling for extra cardio but won't push it too hard for both our sakes.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Day 80 - Working out with Conny
Today the plan WAS...
Meet at Sendagaya at 10am. Do skips and workout at the gym before a pool, steam and shower then lunch.
However, the Maxinator had a fever and was not allowed into daycare to infect all the other kids so I had to take him away. I have had a sore throat and swollen glands for a few days so I am sure we have the same thing. With no other child care options, the gym was out.
So Conny and I headed back to mine to do the workout there. Sadly, not enough room in my living room for us both to skip so we consoled ourselves with coffee and a long chat. After Max's nap we thought we had best get into the workout.
Pain shared is pain halved.
I thought the workout went quite well. Conny made do with a bench seat for the incline pull-ups and I used my usual broom handle between two chairs. We got through all the sets and were quite strict on the times between sets and reps except when Max needed to be moved to a new play area.
Triceps dips quite hard as usual and failure on the triceps extensions. V-sits substituted for Kung fus again. The bicycles were hard but we got through them together with only a few curses.
Then we had lunch - brown rice, veg and chicken roulade and another big chat.
I have just done the skips now and so done and dusted for the day apart from 8MA.
Conny - it was sensational to meet you in person finally. Lets meet again very soon.
Meet at Sendagaya at 10am. Do skips and workout at the gym before a pool, steam and shower then lunch.
However, the Maxinator had a fever and was not allowed into daycare to infect all the other kids so I had to take him away. I have had a sore throat and swollen glands for a few days so I am sure we have the same thing. With no other child care options, the gym was out.
So Conny and I headed back to mine to do the workout there. Sadly, not enough room in my living room for us both to skip so we consoled ourselves with coffee and a long chat. After Max's nap we thought we had best get into the workout.
Pain shared is pain halved.
I thought the workout went quite well. Conny made do with a bench seat for the incline pull-ups and I used my usual broom handle between two chairs. We got through all the sets and were quite strict on the times between sets and reps except when Max needed to be moved to a new play area.
Triceps dips quite hard as usual and failure on the triceps extensions. V-sits substituted for Kung fus again. The bicycles were hard but we got through them together with only a few curses.
Then we had lunch - brown rice, veg and chicken roulade and another big chat.
I have just done the skips now and so done and dusted for the day apart from 8MA.
Conny - it was sensational to meet you in person finally. Lets meet again very soon.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Day 79 - Impatience vs a quiet mind
Patrick's email this morning got me thinking about a quiet mind. Never having practiced za-zen (although I bought a book once does that count?) I have no idea what it is like to quiet one's mind. I am constantly plotting, planning, strategising, visualising, working through logistics, writing blog posts or emails, virtual conversations, coding my software. I just can't seem to help it. I do this when I am on the bus, walking down the street, skipping or even when staring into space. I am quite pathological about it. The only time my brain is quiet is when I am reading a book - something I love to do each night before I go to sleep. It does help to find the brain off switch.
My friend once ran into me in a subway station and I was walking along not quite talking to myself but certainly a look on my face that showed there was a lot going on in my brain. She still gives me shit about it from time to time. It does drive Hubbilicious nuts sometimes but then he does defer to me when it comes to booking flights, holidays or even just which exit to use when getting off the subway cos I always know where I am and where I need to go and he is a real fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants kinda guy.
Now with the baby and working, I need to be super organised so I guess it is just my way of controlling my environment so I don't get overwhelmed and freaked out.
I am totally left brained and logical. Not an A-type personality most of the time but I sure do have some A-type traits. I am sure I am not alone in this group of PCP'ers. Most of us seem to be expats of some description and are at various stages of success in their work and personal lives. We all had enough of a desire to take on this fairly ambitious project and stick at it. Giving up the control of our lives was really hard at first.
I did find it amusing that at the beginning, most of us were negotiating for our fave things, food, exercises, schedules etc. We wanted it all and wanted it now!! Patrick (the seasoned mentor, unwilling to enter into these negotiations) just said, "Do it whatever way you like but at your own risk for your results." Then the results starting showing so we STFU and released our vice-like grip on the controls for a bit. But now that we have to go back to the real world, some of us don't want to leave. Or we want to have all the information NOW so we can do it our own way.
OK - I am blathering now - you can see how scary my brain is at times as it never shuts up. It does explain why I have never mastered the art of pith in my long emails and blog posts. Perhaps a bit of meditation in my life wouldn't be such a bad thing... especially if I want to improve my skipping skills it seems.
Anyway - skips done between breakfast and morning snack. Conny can testify to this as she happened to call in the middle of my second set. Then I did the workout before taking my boobs to daycare to feed Max his lunch. Why they will not accept expressed milk is just beyond me but yet again I digress. All went well in the workout with failure in the push ups and show offs but those planks take ages to do now - 5 sets of 90seconds is a long time.
Now am at the office catching up on more coding while it is quiet.
My friend once ran into me in a subway station and I was walking along not quite talking to myself but certainly a look on my face that showed there was a lot going on in my brain. She still gives me shit about it from time to time. It does drive Hubbilicious nuts sometimes but then he does defer to me when it comes to booking flights, holidays or even just which exit to use when getting off the subway cos I always know where I am and where I need to go and he is a real fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants kinda guy.
Now with the baby and working, I need to be super organised so I guess it is just my way of controlling my environment so I don't get overwhelmed and freaked out.
I am totally left brained and logical. Not an A-type personality most of the time but I sure do have some A-type traits. I am sure I am not alone in this group of PCP'ers. Most of us seem to be expats of some description and are at various stages of success in their work and personal lives. We all had enough of a desire to take on this fairly ambitious project and stick at it. Giving up the control of our lives was really hard at first.
I did find it amusing that at the beginning, most of us were negotiating for our fave things, food, exercises, schedules etc. We wanted it all and wanted it now!! Patrick (the seasoned mentor, unwilling to enter into these negotiations) just said, "Do it whatever way you like but at your own risk for your results." Then the results starting showing so we STFU and released our vice-like grip on the controls for a bit. But now that we have to go back to the real world, some of us don't want to leave. Or we want to have all the information NOW so we can do it our own way.
OK - I am blathering now - you can see how scary my brain is at times as it never shuts up. It does explain why I have never mastered the art of pith in my long emails and blog posts. Perhaps a bit of meditation in my life wouldn't be such a bad thing... especially if I want to improve my skipping skills it seems.
Anyway - skips done between breakfast and morning snack. Conny can testify to this as she happened to call in the middle of my second set. Then I did the workout before taking my boobs to daycare to feed Max his lunch. Why they will not accept expressed milk is just beyond me but yet again I digress. All went well in the workout with failure in the push ups and show offs but those planks take ages to do now - 5 sets of 90seconds is a long time.
Now am at the office catching up on more coding while it is quiet.
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