Day 30...I think,

So after so many false starts,  this was to be theeeeeeeee week that it all comes together,  diet I'm talking about here as exercise is getting done OK,  sans skipping of course.  So Monday,  all hyped up,  turns out it's my colleagues birthday, I came back from lunch to find he's bought doughnuts for everyone,  well I didn't want to look rude did I?  Oodles of jam inside,  they're lovely,  it's a desk tradition.  Anyway the biscuits and choc that is always available is to be ignored and I at least won that trial.  Went for a swim last night,  Christ that's boring,  but what ya gonna do.  Then Mandy was out with the kids trick or treating (glorified begging imo) and I didn't have a key to get in,  so stayed in the bar and had one and half pints of stella whilst waiting for them to get home.  fail.  Oh, yeah I almost forgot... I had 2 doughnuts,  but they're so goooooooood.  Client dinner tomorrow night, so that'll be a fail,  and Saturday is picnic in the park.  It's just across from our flat,  bands all day,  Glastonbury it isn't but it's a nice day out,  it'll involve some wine and crap food.  When does it ever end?

Day 25 So self diagnosing as one does these days...

I have an inflamed Plantar Fascia which is the tendon that runs from heel to ball of foot.  I've have problems with this in the long distant past although then it was the arch rather than the heel that was the issue, but I wore orthotic insoles to correct it, and correct it they did.  They are now back in my shoes so hopefully I'll start to see some improvement.  Reading this http://www.podiatrynetwork.com/r_heel_pain.cfm#links  it makes total sense with the pain being worse when I get out of bed or after sitting down for a while. Off to my back street pharmacy today for some nutter bastard anti inflams,  I've never actually asked them if they stock cocaine,  but I wouldn't be surprised if they did.  You have to love Hong Kong sometimes and the blatant side stepping of the rules.

Anyway, assuming this is going to take a while to go away,  I'm just going to really try and focus on the weights and bands, which actually considering how much I've always hated that side of the gym, I don't mind doing at the moment. Floor jumps will be switched for creeps when they pop up, but apart from that will go with the programme for 5 days a week.  Managed 4 days this week, but Monday I was traveling.

Roll on the weekend.....

Day 24 Pistol Squats...remember them?

First time I've done these in a couple of months,  and clearly I'm at the same stage as I was the first time I did them before.  Push ups of a similar standard,  4 x 10...  you're 'avin a laugh.  How far and how quickly I've fallen.  Heel is still fucked,  I have put my orthotic insoles I used to wear back in my footwear to see if it helps.  I'll give it a week before a trip to the quacks.  Truly is a pain in the arse as this no cardio is killing my weight.  I have been on the  stationary bike at the gym quite a lot,  but honestly I think it's a total waste of time,  I'm trying to keep my heart rate below 110-115 level,  but to do that it's minimum resistance and I could keep going for several days.  So the 30-40 mins I'm doing is achieving absolutely nothing.  Oh how I miss my skipping.  Diet is proving a daily challenge.

Day 23 - Tuesday

Well,  what can I say,  yet another week or ruinous behaviour,  I'm going backwards and fast.  MotoGP this weekend in Malaysia,  it was never going to be good diet wise.  I had paddock passes and went to enjoy myself and so I did,  right up to the tragic accident that ended the life of Marco Simoncelli.  Such a crying shame, a great rider,  only 24 yrs old!  Just 2 pictures of many that Mandy took of me with my heroes.

 Valentino Rossi

Marco Simoncelli  R.I.P

This was taken Sunday morning,  so sad who knew!










So, back from Sepang, a little sad, and little motivation, but, we have a short term goal,  3 weeks until Singapore for Mandy's 40th,  and she doesn't want to go fat,  actually, neither do I. So back on the bandwagon, on mission and see if we can't get back to some semblance of diet normality.

Day 18 I knew it wouldn't last.

Went for lunch with my MD yesterday who's out from London,  stumbled back into the office at 4:30 pissed out of my mind.  had a snooze, ate a shit load of chocolate and went home.

So no exercise today, and rubbish for breakfast and lunch, aaaaaaand I'm out for head wetting drinks tonight,  gawd!  I'll pull the ripcord earlyish as tomorrow morning off to KL for motoGP.  Can't wait, am soooo excited. Only our 2nd weekend away from the kids ever,  and the first was just a night in Macau.

PCP starts Tuesday.  where have I heard that before?

Day 16 Well this is weird

I actually went to the pub yesterday lunch after the gym and had a couple of lime sodas,  and didn't have a drink when I got home either!  Diet 100% compliant,  well actually minus 2 egg whites but considering I'm not doing weights, just stationary bike this week to rest my niggles I figured that's not too much of an issue. My back I think will be fine by tomorrow,  heel is giving me no grief ATM but have decided to rest it until next week to give it a little more time,  and ease back into the skipping slowly.

I know the diet is going to go horribly wrong at some point this week but hopefully by next Monday I'll have a clear stretch to knuckle down and get back to something approaching day 90.

In other news,  work is so crap at the moment I actually cleaned out the inside of my little desk kettle this morning,  just for something to do.

Day 15 Monday. It's another false start

So the weekend wasn't great diet wise,  and managed to crick my back a bit to boot.  It's not too bad really,  but conscious of making it worse,  I am just going to cardio bike for a few days.  Mandy and I are off to KL for motoGP this weekend, and buggered if I want to be hobbling around for that.  I also have my MD in town from London this week so drinks will be in order one night,  I blew him out last time he was here during PCP so can't do it again,  also my desk boss has head wetting drinks on Thursday evening,  then Malaysia Friday morning. So being realistic I'm a bit fucked.  I think the best I can hope for it to stay on message with the PCP diet, at least that should arrest any weight gain, but that ain't gonna happen in KL.  Mandy is equally as depressed with how we've slipped,  it's just finding that date to really knuckle down and get back to basics. Next Monday I guess it is.