Day 55 - Not much new to report

Last week was a pretty good week.  Even though I was swamped at work, I still managed to get in all the workouts with the exception of one day of leg exercises.  I also went to a birthday party last night and managed to drink only water, although it was definitely not nearly as fun as it would have been had I been able to booze it up.  I've got another busy week ahead of me this week, but am extra motivated to push through and complete everything so I won't feel at all guilty about my indulgence BBQ party on May 1.

That's it for now.  Keep up the good work everyone!

Day 48 - To indulge or not to indulge...

That is the question that is on my mind today after reading Patrick's email.  My first reaction was to start planning for one night of eating out with friends since that is something I usually can't do considering my dinner consists of an apple, 2 egg whites and a glass of milk.  I definitely miss the food and the carefree routine of not having to weigh everything, but when it comes down to it I think it's the social aspect of just sharing a good meal and a bottle of wine with a friend that I miss the most.  But...after fantasizing about where I would go for my indulgence - tapas? Mexican? pizza? - I remembered that my wife and I are going to a BBQ on May 1, so I think I will keep my indulgence in my pocket until then.

Just checked out the final blogs of a few friends who were in the group ahead of us and just completed their PCP.  Peter, James, Richard - well done!!  You all look great!

Seeing their final results prompted me to do an interim weigh in today to see how I'm getting along numbers-wise.  Better than I thought, actually - exactly 10 lbs lighter today than when we started 7 weeks ago.  I also notice that I feel a bit lighter and stand a bit straighter when I walk.  But still fighting to shed all the visceral fat around my midsection and get rid of these moobs... Hopefully that will be the next thing to go now that we've kicked it up into a higher gear.

Keep up the good work everyone!  It will be over before we know it!

Day 44 - vicious cravings

As both Patrick (email) and Robbi (blog post) noted, the PCP novelty has definitely worn off.  Although I've managed not to give in, I've had some serious cravings for food the past few days.  Pizza, fried chicken and all-I-can-eat yakiniku seem especially tempting, but it's also just a general longing to not have to think about every little thing I eat and just be able to go out and enjoy a meal (and wine) with friends.  I guess this is the PCP valley...

That said, I don't see any realistic danger of giving in, as the PCP meals have become pretty much a matter of routine by now.  And if I do reach the breaking point, I spotted a pizza place near my house that has organic, whole wheat, low fat pizza.  Probably not quite as tasty, but definitely more appealing than steamed chicken.

I feel like I'm getting better at the jumprope (was able to knock out the 1500 in 3 sets of 500), but we'll have to see how the timed sets go.  Ab exercises never fail to leave me shaking on the floor.  Feels good to burn off that belly flab, though!

Good luck everyone - almost halfway there!

Day 33 - sweaty panting heap

Ugh.  I'm juggling 4 deals at work right now and it's knocked me off my workout schedule.  Missed Days 31 and 32 completely, so planning to double up both days this weekend to get back on track by Monday.  Rough start today - the jumps (not with the rope, but the other ones) and the leg lifts left me completely immobilized on the floor trying to picture my motivation person to help me muster the strength to stand back up.  Jumprope was easier, though, as I managed to knock it out in 3 sets of 300 and 1 set of 400.  The wife has friends over for a nice dinner and wine, so I've locked myself in the bedroom to write this blog post and attack the day's second set of PCP exercises.  Legs and abs...son of a bitch!