Can't believe it has already been 4 weeks since we all signed up for this adventure. Time flies and for once-I'm glad!
Exercises are getting tougher and tougher but I feel my body is getting fitter and fitter which couldn't be better!
Da Vinci today were very tough, I couldn't lift my arms all the way anymore after the first 10!
The rope is becoming my BFF, we get along pretty well now-we jump, we play, we swept together! It is quite reassuring knowing she's always there waiting for me to come home, especially after a miserable day! :)
Even lunges are getting better, they don't make me swept as much anymore and I can almost endure the 60 in-a row.
Floor jumps - I think I don't get them! And I'm glad we'll have a demonstration soon (will we?!) and there's also the double katana (?) I don't really get how/where we're supposed to put the band.
I quite enjoy the abs, no matter their form! I double all the plank sets and I'm having some difficulties at typing now, because my arms hurt pretty badly!
Haven't had dinner yet and I'm not really looking forward to it. I'm not very hungry recently and I often force myself to eat, especially the fruit sneaks. But Patrick had foreseen that and I'm forcing myself as he recommended!
Will try to put up some pics asap!
Hope you guys are doing great-C'mon 1month down, only 2 to go!!
Rock on!
xx
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
25: ain't no Xmas but hey, it's Friday!!
Tough long week and I'm exhausted so I'll be brief and concise.
FATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFAT
This is how I feel and I'm definitely not even near the perfectly-toned-fat-free-dream-body! It seems so impossible!!! I'm only getting BIGGER and BIGGER! My legs look like two white big hams and my calves are just HUGE!!! Luckily enough I don't have a full-body mirror which keeps me going and having faith.
Maybe it's just the end of the week and I'm very tired........
I better get back to my cooking and stop complaining!
Have a nice week-end guys
x
PS: I burned my dinner! YAY!
FATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFATFAT
This is how I feel and I'm definitely not even near the perfectly-toned-fat-free-dream-body! It seems so impossible!!! I'm only getting BIGGER and BIGGER! My legs look like two white big hams and my calves are just HUGE!!! Luckily enough I don't have a full-body mirror which keeps me going and having faith.
Maybe it's just the end of the week and I'm very tired........
I better get back to my cooking and stop complaining!
Have a nice week-end guys
x
PS: I burned my dinner! YAY!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Lucky 24
Today was a great day! Nothing special work wise but I walked home after a quick stop for protein provision and just felt great all along my exercises!
The jumps went smoothly and had an extra 300 to compensate yesterday's session, the squats were killers but I still choose them over the lunges!!
The rest of the sets weren't easy and had to grind my teeth all along.
Now that I think about it, every time I’m working out I come up with so many questions I want to ask but as soon as my muscles stop working - pouf!- they blow away!
Plank wasn't too bad either-done more than required, again to recuperate the lost session.
And because I still had time & strength I've also done yesterday's sets-needless to say I was dead after all of that and was looking forward to a nice meal which was only ready at 11!!
Today I noticed that apparently I'm the fattest in the group as I'm the one whose portions are the smallest! Crap!
Anyways getting definitely fitter everyday but belly and extra fat still there and weight hasn't changed much either...
I'm not losing confidence just yet but I was hoping my metabolism would also improve as I'm sure mine is bad and it is definitely affecting my body weight- my body is like a sponge and it absorbs everything!
Was hoping in a good night sleep but it's 1.30am already...
Cheers x
The jumps went smoothly and had an extra 300 to compensate yesterday's session, the squats were killers but I still choose them over the lunges!!
The rest of the sets weren't easy and had to grind my teeth all along.
Now that I think about it, every time I’m working out I come up with so many questions I want to ask but as soon as my muscles stop working - pouf!- they blow away!
Plank wasn't too bad either-done more than required, again to recuperate the lost session.
And because I still had time & strength I've also done yesterday's sets-needless to say I was dead after all of that and was looking forward to a nice meal which was only ready at 11!!
Today I noticed that apparently I'm the fattest in the group as I'm the one whose portions are the smallest! Crap!
Anyways getting definitely fitter everyday but belly and extra fat still there and weight hasn't changed much either...
I'm not losing confidence just yet but I was hoping my metabolism would also improve as I'm sure mine is bad and it is definitely affecting my body weight- my body is like a sponge and it absorbs everything!
Was hoping in a good night sleep but it's 1.30am already...
Cheers x
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Day 23: Guilt
This is the day I feared the most from when we begun. It's that day of the month where my whole body rebels leaving me out of strength, forcing me to lie on a bed like nothing more than a carcass.
The first night is generally the worst and I usually spend it under the shower (or in a bathtub when possible) or hugging a loo. But last night none of that happened and I slept like a baby until this morning when I woke up with nausea and usual unbearable pain!
So I spent the day between my bed and the shower (when free, as the territory is still occupied) trying to get some rest which the workers next door thought was not a good idea as they drilled until 5pm no-stop just right behind my wall!
So guilt gets in when for the first time since PCP started I am not physically able to do any of the exercises. I tried, but my body is responding with more pain!
Really hope tomorrow everything's gonna get back to normal before frustration gets in!
A.
The first night is generally the worst and I usually spend it under the shower (or in a bathtub when possible) or hugging a loo. But last night none of that happened and I slept like a baby until this morning when I woke up with nausea and usual unbearable pain!
So I spent the day between my bed and the shower (when free, as the territory is still occupied) trying to get some rest which the workers next door thought was not a good idea as they drilled until 5pm no-stop just right behind my wall!
So guilt gets in when for the first time since PCP started I am not physically able to do any of the exercises. I tried, but my body is responding with more pain!
Really hope tomorrow everything's gonna get back to normal before frustration gets in!
A.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Day 20: at night
Came back from the wedding where I couldn't help myself from nibbling non-PCP food here and there and having few sips of red wine (they kept making toasts and was just too rude not to drink with them!). I went straight to the roof for my skips which were miserable because I was too afraid to wake the neighbours up (it was almost 1am) but didn't have much choice because the living-room wasn't available!
Then I locked myself up in my room and manage the rest of the sets. Lunges are KILLING me! I hate them, loathe them and I never swept so much in my whole life. I literally have drops of swept on my forehead which I only get if I run speed 12 for an hour!
The arms exercises are also pretty bad but I can endure them so far a part from the push-ups at which I'm miserable and always will be!
I have nothing ready for tomorrow morning or lunch so I'll have to figure that out tomorrow early morning. So I'm off to bed as I'll wake up in not more than a couple of hours!
Wish you all a very good week!!
Cheers,
Ari xx
Then I locked myself up in my room and manage the rest of the sets. Lunges are KILLING me! I hate them, loathe them and I never swept so much in my whole life. I literally have drops of swept on my forehead which I only get if I run speed 12 for an hour!
The arms exercises are also pretty bad but I can endure them so far a part from the push-ups at which I'm miserable and always will be!
I have nothing ready for tomorrow morning or lunch so I'll have to figure that out tomorrow early morning. So I'm off to bed as I'll wake up in not more than a couple of hours!
Wish you all a very good week!!
Cheers,
Ari xx
Day 20: Week-end is always the toughest!
Somehow not having the obligation to wake up and go to work messes everything up!
I tend to oversleep because I'm exhausted and wake up at shameful hours with headaches and soreness in my body.
I can't help not going out at night; I don't eat nor drink but at least I socialize!
I don't really enjoy HK nights out, it's always the same thing but I feel somehow guilty if I don't join my friends whom I always turn down during the week and only see on Fridays & Saturdays.
But then I'm exhausted in the morning and I regret the night before.
Diet is also on week-ends because of the lack of regularity in my eating schedule. I try to eat everything keeping some distance between meals but when you wake up at noon it's kind of difficult.
Therefore I was wondering if there was a brunch version of a PCP meal for those days when it's too late for breakfast & fruit snack.
Also skipping is getting to my brain! I mean I like it when I'm doing it but it's becoming my obsession of the day! I wake up in the morning with the fear of not making it, of not having time or willingness to do it. Like yesterday for example it was pouring outside and both my flatmate & his friend were sitting in the living-room leaving me with little choice but jumping on the roof. But the floor was definitely too slippery and I almost broke a leg! I had eventually to wait until 5 for them to leave to be able to do my exercises. And every weekend is the same story!
Tonight I have a cocktail/dinner and it’s gonna be very tough! No drinking, no eating – maybe nibble here and there the healthiest things I can find. But it’s at 6.30pm and it’s already past 4pm and still haven’t had time to exercise because my flat is overcrowded and I fear it will be until late. I guess it will have to wait until after dinner then. It’s so frustrating!
Hope everybody’s having a lovely week-end!
Cheers x
I tend to oversleep because I'm exhausted and wake up at shameful hours with headaches and soreness in my body.
I can't help not going out at night; I don't eat nor drink but at least I socialize!
I don't really enjoy HK nights out, it's always the same thing but I feel somehow guilty if I don't join my friends whom I always turn down during the week and only see on Fridays & Saturdays.
But then I'm exhausted in the morning and I regret the night before.
Diet is also on week-ends because of the lack of regularity in my eating schedule. I try to eat everything keeping some distance between meals but when you wake up at noon it's kind of difficult.
Therefore I was wondering if there was a brunch version of a PCP meal for those days when it's too late for breakfast & fruit snack.
Also skipping is getting to my brain! I mean I like it when I'm doing it but it's becoming my obsession of the day! I wake up in the morning with the fear of not making it, of not having time or willingness to do it. Like yesterday for example it was pouring outside and both my flatmate & his friend were sitting in the living-room leaving me with little choice but jumping on the roof. But the floor was definitely too slippery and I almost broke a leg! I had eventually to wait until 5 for them to leave to be able to do my exercises. And every weekend is the same story!
Tonight I have a cocktail/dinner and it’s gonna be very tough! No drinking, no eating – maybe nibble here and there the healthiest things I can find. But it’s at 6.30pm and it’s already past 4pm and still haven’t had time to exercise because my flat is overcrowded and I fear it will be until late. I guess it will have to wait until after dinner then. It’s so frustrating!
Hope everybody’s having a lovely week-end!
Cheers x
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Day 16: Losing motivation
I don't know if it's me but I have the impression that after the Japanese disaster my fellow PCPers are losing motivation. I understand that for many of you who are based in Tokyo it must be a very hard time but what about the rest of you guys? No more questions, no more comments...
When I first wanted to join the program I asked Patrick if I could avoid blogging, taking pics etc...
He told me that in that case PCP wasn't good for me because the strength of the project is the group motivation, pressure and the feeling of not being alone in this.
Now I understand why.
I feel there's a slack of motivation around and it's definitely affecting me as well!
Also, leaving the office late complete spoiled my PCP routine and now it's 9.30pm and I haven't started my exercises yet, have no food ready for tomorrow and the only thing I can think of is my bed!!!
Need some help here!
Will report my failure or success later...
Cheers xx
When I first wanted to join the program I asked Patrick if I could avoid blogging, taking pics etc...
He told me that in that case PCP wasn't good for me because the strength of the project is the group motivation, pressure and the feeling of not being alone in this.
Now I understand why.
I feel there's a slack of motivation around and it's definitely affecting me as well!
Also, leaving the office late complete spoiled my PCP routine and now it's 9.30pm and I haven't started my exercises yet, have no food ready for tomorrow and the only thing I can think of is my bed!!!
Need some help here!
Will report my failure or success later...
Cheers xx
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Day 15: Fitter & Fitter
Today I felt great! Coming back home I was glad to find that the apt was empty and that I could exercise in peace, with my music... After taking possession of my apartment and living-room back (I will have my flatmate's friend sleeping on the couch for the next 2 weeks) I started with the jumps of which I wasn't satisfied this morning. So I managed for the first time to do 250jumps no-stop 4 times plus extra 150 because I wasn't tired enough!
Then I followed with the rest of the exercises which were ok as usual. However I always have to triple the abs because otherwise I never get to that burning point Patrick talked about.
Diet is ok although tonight I was starving!! I wish you didn't cut me the carbs Patrick, that slice of bread made the difference!!!
So not looking forward to tomorrow..I hate lunges!!!
have a good night everyone
A.
Then I followed with the rest of the exercises which were ok as usual. However I always have to triple the abs because otherwise I never get to that burning point Patrick talked about.
Diet is ok although tonight I was starving!! I wish you didn't cut me the carbs Patrick, that slice of bread made the difference!!!
So not looking forward to tomorrow..I hate lunges!!!
have a good night everyone
A.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Day 13: "If You eat crap You look crap"
Internet was down (very slow) the past few days so I couldn't blog till now.
I've spent most of my week-end PCP grocery shopping and cooking, great!
I fear next week's exercises and I'm psychologically getting ready for it!
I don't see many changes in my body yet; even though I feel my muscles are getting stronger and my level of effort resistance has also improved, FAT is definitely still there!
While strolling in Causeway bay for my shopping I was looking at all this people eating crap but all looking so damn thin! Life can be unfair sometimes… But then I thought that even if I could I wouldn’t eat that stuff anyways and the craving (kind of) disappeared.
My new motto is “If you eat crap you look crap” but from what I gather I guess it only works for me!
So good to hear that everyone in Tokyo is fine. All my thoughts are with you guys and the families of those affected. Let’s just hope for the best now and for not getting contaminated by nuclear wastes.
Have a lovely Sunday night
x
I've spent most of my week-end PCP grocery shopping and cooking, great!
I fear next week's exercises and I'm psychologically getting ready for it!
I don't see many changes in my body yet; even though I feel my muscles are getting stronger and my level of effort resistance has also improved, FAT is definitely still there!
While strolling in Causeway bay for my shopping I was looking at all this people eating crap but all looking so damn thin! Life can be unfair sometimes… But then I thought that even if I could I wouldn’t eat that stuff anyways and the craving (kind of) disappeared.
My new motto is “If you eat crap you look crap” but from what I gather I guess it only works for me!
So good to hear that everyone in Tokyo is fine. All my thoughts are with you guys and the families of those affected. Let’s just hope for the best now and for not getting contaminated by nuclear wastes.
Have a lovely Sunday night
x
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Day 10: PCP=NLP or No-Life-Project
It's past 10pm and I'm just done with my exercises which means another short-night sleep and and another try-not-to-fall-asleep-on-the-desk day!
After work I went grocery shopping (again!) and then before I could start my workout I had a friend coming over and my PCP schedule was disrupted and postponed till now...
Exercises were ok, not too bad but I'm definitely growing concerned about all these pull-ups-push-ups-thumbs-ups which I feel, are making my arms puffer than they already are!
I don't know about the legs about I guess it's pretty much the same...
Is it just me or all the other women out there have the same concern?
Lunch was definitely hard to swallow; the insipid chicken and tasteless rice were worst than a bad medicine!
Guess I will have to switch to more and better flavored food..
Good night everyone!
x
After work I went grocery shopping (again!) and then before I could start my workout I had a friend coming over and my PCP schedule was disrupted and postponed till now...
Exercises were ok, not too bad but I'm definitely growing concerned about all these pull-ups-push-ups-thumbs-ups which I feel, are making my arms puffer than they already are!
I don't know about the legs about I guess it's pretty much the same...
Is it just me or all the other women out there have the same concern?
Lunch was definitely hard to swallow; the insipid chicken and tasteless rice were worst than a bad medicine!
Guess I will have to switch to more and better flavored food..
Good night everyone!
x
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Day 9: Hunger gets in
Not too much to say about my 9th day apart that I'm starving!
My lunch today went pretty badly PCP wise... I couldn't really manage to get steamed, unseasoned stuffs (I didn't dare to ask) so I forced myself to resist the exquisite food and managed to pretend I was eating...the result though is that I’m literally starving now! I had an apple as an evening snack and ate it to the applecore!
Exercises went smoothly, however I really am concerned about getting too muscly on the upper-body and legs. I have big enough bones and muscles already from when I was doing gymnastics and definitely don't want to worsen the situation...
Patrick what do you say about that? Any tips?
Looking forward to the video with the answers to all our questions...
x
My lunch today went pretty badly PCP wise... I couldn't really manage to get steamed, unseasoned stuffs (I didn't dare to ask) so I forced myself to resist the exquisite food and managed to pretend I was eating...the result though is that I’m literally starving now! I had an apple as an evening snack and ate it to the applecore!
Exercises went smoothly, however I really am concerned about getting too muscly on the upper-body and legs. I have big enough bones and muscles already from when I was doing gymnastics and definitely don't want to worsen the situation...
Patrick what do you say about that? Any tips?
Looking forward to the video with the answers to all our questions...
x
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Day 8 (1) and the broken scale...
This really isn't a good start!
I came back home after a nice grocery shopping (another) and after my sets of exercises which seemed unlikely easy today (?) I was about to prepare myself a nice PCP friendly meal...when the scale refused to work!! The worst thing is I only bought it on sunday!!! pfff technology..I knew I had to buy the standard!
Anyway I think I kind of sticked to the portions (I hope) and still managed to prepare a nice meal (raw fish, cucumber and a fistful of rice and half a mango just now, before bed).
Tomorrow is going to be tough!
I have a lunch in one of the best (if not the best) restaurants of HK- where I haven't been before- and all I will be eating is some steamed veggie, no dressing, a slice of bread and probably some fish. Won't even be allowed to look at the desert menu! Ha!
I'm sure there will be planty of other occasions after June, won't they?!
I was thinking that if you ever get frustrated from not to being able to go out for dinner with friends we could organise a PCP friendly meeting picninc for those who also live in HK...?!
Ok perhaps a bit too much enthusiasm...
Off to bed and more updates tomorrow.
Best of luck everyone.
x
PS: had to skip the pull-ups because of a lack of a sturdy bar... :S
I came back home after a nice grocery shopping (another) and after my sets of exercises which seemed unlikely easy today (?) I was about to prepare myself a nice PCP friendly meal...when the scale refused to work!! The worst thing is I only bought it on sunday!!! pfff technology..I knew I had to buy the standard!
Anyway I think I kind of sticked to the portions (I hope) and still managed to prepare a nice meal (raw fish, cucumber and a fistful of rice and half a mango just now, before bed).
Tomorrow is going to be tough!
I have a lunch in one of the best (if not the best) restaurants of HK- where I haven't been before- and all I will be eating is some steamed veggie, no dressing, a slice of bread and probably some fish. Won't even be allowed to look at the desert menu! Ha!
I'm sure there will be planty of other occasions after June, won't they?!
I was thinking that if you ever get frustrated from not to being able to go out for dinner with friends we could organise a PCP friendly meeting picninc for those who also live in HK...?!
Ok perhaps a bit too much enthusiasm...
Off to bed and more updates tomorrow.
Best of luck everyone.
x
PS: had to skip the pull-ups because of a lack of a sturdy bar... :S
Monday, March 7, 2011
Day 7: This is it!
Ok guys, this is it! I hope you all had one last meal composed by all those things you WON'T be able to eat for the next 83 days and probably, ever again!
I personally bought all those little things I always see in the shops coming back home and I always wanted to try but never find the occasion...I obviously only had half of it!
Then, after some grocery shopping (only managed to buy some apples, some mangos, 2 courgettes and 1 eggplant - for some reasons vegetables in HK are not so tempting and don't look very tasty) I did my 500killer jumps but didn't manage to do them all at once, had to split in half.
Tomorrow is going to be much harder 600jumps plus all the killing exercises- OMG!
I think I'll be forced to wake up early and do at least the jumps if not tomorrow night I'll regret it big time!
I cooked the vegetables for tomorrow but then I realized I didn't have any kind of seasoning - no pepper or other species. I wonder if the secret of the PCP is make you dislike food so that you stop eating!! :) (just kidding, Patrick I read ur email about skipping meals and learned the lesson, no worries)
So I'm settled for breakfast but didn't buy any proteins or carbs for tomorrow's lunch-Bugger!
Guess will have to find some last-minute solution tomorrow.
Anyways, I feel weird today, very motivated on one hand and absolutely not on the other. I feel like I will never make it! But then I think about future benefits and the fact that most of the clothes in my wardrobe don’t fit me anymore…so I tell myself "You HAVE to do it"!
It'd be nice to have a PCP delivery food service though...haha it would make things so much easier. Could definitely be a business idea... :)
Good luck everyone.
PC? Bring it On!
I personally bought all those little things I always see in the shops coming back home and I always wanted to try but never find the occasion...I obviously only had half of it!
Then, after some grocery shopping (only managed to buy some apples, some mangos, 2 courgettes and 1 eggplant - for some reasons vegetables in HK are not so tempting and don't look very tasty) I did my 500killer jumps but didn't manage to do them all at once, had to split in half.
Tomorrow is going to be much harder 600jumps plus all the killing exercises- OMG!
I think I'll be forced to wake up early and do at least the jumps if not tomorrow night I'll regret it big time!
I cooked the vegetables for tomorrow but then I realized I didn't have any kind of seasoning - no pepper or other species. I wonder if the secret of the PCP is make you dislike food so that you stop eating!! :) (just kidding, Patrick I read ur email about skipping meals and learned the lesson, no worries)
So I'm settled for breakfast but didn't buy any proteins or carbs for tomorrow's lunch-Bugger!
Guess will have to find some last-minute solution tomorrow.
Anyways, I feel weird today, very motivated on one hand and absolutely not on the other. I feel like I will never make it! But then I think about future benefits and the fact that most of the clothes in my wardrobe don’t fit me anymore…so I tell myself "You HAVE to do it"!
It'd be nice to have a PCP delivery food service though...haha it would make things so much easier. Could definitely be a business idea... :)
Good luck everyone.
PC? Bring it On!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Day 6: dealing with a hangover...
Today was very hard. I went out last night till late..went to bed at 5 and this morning I just couldn't wake up! My body was irresponsive to my brain's messages and kept snoozing my alarm until 2pm.
I forced myself into my gym suit and slowly walked to the roof. I was feeling very dizzy and my head was spinning as if I was hangover even though I didn't drink last night..
Every jump was as if my brain was screaming in my head, it was hurting so much! I thought I would never make it... Somehow I made to the end but my headache got worse and worse throughout the day and I feel like s***t now.
The rest of the exercises were fine. I feel I’m getting better at push-ups already which is great because I've always been hopeless.
I also went PCP shopping today and bought myself a nice electronic scale for food and one for myself but couldn't find the resistance bands Patrick asked for. I literally went into 20 sport shops but none seems to have them. I've been told that they are "unfashionable" and that none uses them anymore so it's hard to find them!
I also bought some nice pink tupperwares for tomorrow's lunch even though i don't know what to put inside them yet... (Patrick??!!)
So this is it..no more, alcohol, deserts, chocolate, pasta (all the good stuff) for the next 3 months........ouch!
A.
I forced myself into my gym suit and slowly walked to the roof. I was feeling very dizzy and my head was spinning as if I was hangover even though I didn't drink last night..
Every jump was as if my brain was screaming in my head, it was hurting so much! I thought I would never make it... Somehow I made to the end but my headache got worse and worse throughout the day and I feel like s***t now.
The rest of the exercises were fine. I feel I’m getting better at push-ups already which is great because I've always been hopeless.
I also went PCP shopping today and bought myself a nice electronic scale for food and one for myself but couldn't find the resistance bands Patrick asked for. I literally went into 20 sport shops but none seems to have them. I've been told that they are "unfashionable" and that none uses them anymore so it's hard to find them!
I also bought some nice pink tupperwares for tomorrow's lunch even though i don't know what to put inside them yet... (Patrick??!!)
So this is it..no more, alcohol, deserts, chocolate, pasta (all the good stuff) for the next 3 months........ouch!
A.
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