It is possible to do leg raises while a baby is hanging off your boob.
Now that is multitasking!!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Day 16 - Sick baby = tired Mummy
Max has a little cold so he is being very clingy and fussy at night. He won't sleep unless he is clamped onto a boob. It is really getting tedious as I am tired and cranky from my own cold and lack of sleep.
On a positive note, my weekly weigh in was great. 69.7kg so firmly in the 60's now. Everything trending in the right direction. BMI down, body age down to 54, %fat down to 40.1%. Not losing weight as fast as PCP1 but that is to be expected given my off piste meals, non-weighing and diminishing returns. I am not that concerned at the moment as I still have something to show for my efforts.
Skipping not done yet and plan to do both skipping and workout after I get home and before bubs dinner. That is if he will let me. Yesterday I managed the workout with Max clamped to my legs for most of the arm work. It is possible to do albeit a tad distracting.
Food not too bad. Last night made crab patties with crab (duh), leftover mash potato, dill, oats then dipped in egg and panko and lightly pan fried. Served with a yoghurt, garlic and cucumber sauce (thanks for the idea Kim) and a green crunchy salad. Leftovers being eaten as I type this in my lunchbreak.
Tomorrow will be a challenge as we have a wedding to go to from 10am! Who has a wedding starting at 10am I ask you? So I will have to get up around 6am for skipping, maybe workout, breakfast, hair and slap etc. I will force Hubbilicious up early to help out with Max. Then in the evening we have the Australia Society BBQ at the embassy. Food will be awesome (meat, fish, lots of salads) and all freshly made by a PCP grad, chef and good friend, Tony. I will have to just be careful on portions and dessert. I have heard there will be pavlova and lamingtons.. YUM and natsukashii..
On a positive note, my weekly weigh in was great. 69.7kg so firmly in the 60's now. Everything trending in the right direction. BMI down, body age down to 54, %fat down to 40.1%. Not losing weight as fast as PCP1 but that is to be expected given my off piste meals, non-weighing and diminishing returns. I am not that concerned at the moment as I still have something to show for my efforts.
Skipping not done yet and plan to do both skipping and workout after I get home and before bubs dinner. That is if he will let me. Yesterday I managed the workout with Max clamped to my legs for most of the arm work. It is possible to do albeit a tad distracting.
Food not too bad. Last night made crab patties with crab (duh), leftover mash potato, dill, oats then dipped in egg and panko and lightly pan fried. Served with a yoghurt, garlic and cucumber sauce (thanks for the idea Kim) and a green crunchy salad. Leftovers being eaten as I type this in my lunchbreak.
Tomorrow will be a challenge as we have a wedding to go to from 10am! Who has a wedding starting at 10am I ask you? So I will have to get up around 6am for skipping, maybe workout, breakfast, hair and slap etc. I will force Hubbilicious up early to help out with Max. Then in the evening we have the Australia Society BBQ at the embassy. Food will be awesome (meat, fish, lots of salads) and all freshly made by a PCP grad, chef and good friend, Tony. I will have to just be careful on portions and dessert. I have heard there will be pavlova and lamingtons.. YUM and natsukashii..
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Day 14-15 - Not so bad
Been skipping like a champ. I can now do nearly 500 in a session. I only seem to stop now when I get tired and it is deliberate. I trip occasionally but not so much. I can zip through my 1500 skips in around 12 minutes. I am panting and puffing and sweating by the end of it so feel like I have worked out.
Yesterday was just a skip day and I was going to do an extra workout to make up for the one I missed on Tuesday. But it was late and I was tired and I have a cold... blah blah. Excuses excuses. Same excuses for 8MA that were not done.
Today, I have already done my skipping before breakfast and the Day 15 workout looks really fun and a bit of a challenge so I will do that after work and before dinner.
Food - not too bad. I was thinking about it on my walk to the office today and I was originally feeling a bit like I had been a total failure lately. For example, last night I had pork for dinner and I haven't been weighing out as much as I should be. But really, while I may not be 100% PCP portion size, I am still doing really well with mostly veg, salt free, low oil, low carb and home cooked food. So while I have felt a bit guilty on the PCP front, on the health front, I am a total winner. I am totally aware of everything that is going into my gob these days and I am keeping everything in moderation.
I will weigh in tomorrow so I guess the sins of the week will be apparent then.
Yesterday was just a skip day and I was going to do an extra workout to make up for the one I missed on Tuesday. But it was late and I was tired and I have a cold... blah blah. Excuses excuses. Same excuses for 8MA that were not done.
Today, I have already done my skipping before breakfast and the Day 15 workout looks really fun and a bit of a challenge so I will do that after work and before dinner.
Food - not too bad. I was thinking about it on my walk to the office today and I was originally feeling a bit like I had been a total failure lately. For example, last night I had pork for dinner and I haven't been weighing out as much as I should be. But really, while I may not be 100% PCP portion size, I am still doing really well with mostly veg, salt free, low oil, low carb and home cooked food. So while I have felt a bit guilty on the PCP front, on the health front, I am a total winner. I am totally aware of everything that is going into my gob these days and I am keeping everything in moderation.
I will weigh in tomorrow so I guess the sins of the week will be apparent then.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Day 12-13 - Out of Town
Went down to Shimoda yesterday morning and back this evening. A lovely mini-break with the family.
Workout and skipping was done yesterday. Only skipping done today. I will try to do an extra workout tomorrow as it is just a skipping day but then if I don't get it done, then not to worry.
Food has been not so great but not too horrendous. Fails are as follows:
Lunch yesterday - lobster tempura on rice. Not enough veg and too much oil
Dinner yesterday - BBQ meat and veg. Portion size.
Late last night - chocolate. 'nuff said
Lunch today - sushi. Too much protein, not enough veg, sugar/salt in rice.
Otherwise, all good. Grilled Saba and steamed veg for dinner and so back on track. Tomorrow is office and daycare day so will be easy to stay the course for the rest of the week. Unless Hubbilicious cooks up anything too naughty tomorrow. He is off this week as he starts his new job later in the week. It is good to have him around more.
Workout and skipping was done yesterday. Only skipping done today. I will try to do an extra workout tomorrow as it is just a skipping day but then if I don't get it done, then not to worry.
Food has been not so great but not too horrendous. Fails are as follows:
Lunch yesterday - lobster tempura on rice. Not enough veg and too much oil
Dinner yesterday - BBQ meat and veg. Portion size.
Late last night - chocolate. 'nuff said
Lunch today - sushi. Too much protein, not enough veg, sugar/salt in rice.
Otherwise, all good. Grilled Saba and steamed veg for dinner and so back on track. Tomorrow is office and daycare day so will be easy to stay the course for the rest of the week. Unless Hubbilicious cooks up anything too naughty tomorrow. He is off this week as he starts his new job later in the week. It is good to have him around more.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Day 11 - Bingo Wings be gone
Decided that the scheduled Day 11 was a bit easy and I wanted to work on my triceps so did the maintenance Tricep workout.
In a word - OUCH.
But I am trying to train my brain to enjoy the pain and to make a good association with it. NLP baby.
Skipping done before breakfast and a good 1500 skips in 14 minutes and that includes a 2 minute interruption by a phone call.
Two hardcore days in a row and I am feeling good. Food has been good too. Am off to Shimoda tomorrow morning so plan to get up early and do a fast skipping and workout. Will do some down there too I think as we have the place to ourselves. YAY.
Now I am just waiting for Max to wake up from his nap before we head to the park for the afternoon.
In a word - OUCH.
But I am trying to train my brain to enjoy the pain and to make a good association with it. NLP baby.
Skipping done before breakfast and a good 1500 skips in 14 minutes and that includes a 2 minute interruption by a phone call.
Two hardcore days in a row and I am feeling good. Food has been good too. Am off to Shimoda tomorrow morning so plan to get up early and do a fast skipping and workout. Will do some down there too I think as we have the place to ourselves. YAY.
Now I am just waiting for Max to wake up from his nap before we head to the park for the afternoon.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Day 10 - burn baby burn.
A good day today so far.
Skipping done easily after breakfast. Then workout after that. Hubbilicious kept his promise about waking up early and taking care of Max's entertainment while I focussed on a workout.
Workout - I did the maintenance "Chest" workout and had lots of burn and failure. I really enjoyed working hard and released lots of endorphins.
Food will be PCP all the way today. Off to a birthday party at Gymboree this afternoon but there will be no food just jumping around with small children. Fun!!
Skipping done easily after breakfast. Then workout after that. Hubbilicious kept his promise about waking up early and taking care of Max's entertainment while I focussed on a workout.
Workout - I did the maintenance "Chest" workout and had lots of burn and failure. I really enjoyed working hard and released lots of endorphins.
Food will be PCP all the way today. Off to a birthday party at Gymboree this afternoon but there will be no food just jumping around with small children. Fun!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Day 9 - Good, Bad and Somewhat Ugly
Good
Bad
Somewhat Ugly
- Jumped on the scales this morning, just out of curiosity, and they read 69.8kg. WTF? Down 1kg in 24 hours? Who know why but I will take it as good.
- Skipping knocked over easily. 1,600 skips in 12 minutes or so.
- Walked for about 3 hours today around the zoo and Ueno park pushing the stroller.
- Breakfast, lunch and snacks all PCP compliant.
Bad
- Needed to abandon workout about half way through due to time issues. I am putting the blame squarely on Hubbilicious who decided to sleep in and not help me take care of Max. He has vowed to get up early tomorrow to make amends.
- Am not going to do 8MA tonight as am knackered and need to get some sleep.
Somewhat Ugly
- Dinner out. Was super yum. Had bruscetta with scampi, porcini and marscapone for entree, wild boar pasta and pheasant with porcini pasta tasting plate for main, pistachio gelato for dessert. Plus a little wine. I didn't eat until I was stuffed, but none of it was PCP except perhaps the salad. This is mainly because of the oil and salt that is in restaurant food. Otherwise it was all fresh ingredients and freshly made. Or am I just trying to "spin" it to myself?
In other news, the maintenance pack arrived last night. So I will choose a workout at random to do tomorrow as they look a bit more challenging. Then I think I will do maintenance workouts 3 times a week on days that I am feeling genki and have the time and the other days I will do the easier daily program based on the PCP day I am on. Will listen to my body and do what feels right.
The main thing will be that I am doing something everyday for 6 days and skipping only 1 day a week. Am taking more control over my workouts on this time around. I feel confident enough to do this.
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