Day 87 - all the way to failure....

Ok, whilst the sets can be fun, the skips n creeps and jumps are a little too hard core...Also I think the new resistance bands are a tad too tough for the da vinci's so I will have to buy yet another one today....

I have read Patrick message today.....Uhmm....I might share my views on this on the last day....

Day 86 - Love the power sets...

Felt like the beginning of the flu yesterday and I ws secretly thinking of taking the day off PCP to recover....but got enough energy to do the skips....and then I though: "what the hell!!! only 4 days left"....I found the power sets very very motivating...dunno why, but probably because its closer to my gym routine....aslo gives more time between sets so I found them all easier than doing 5 sets of one then 5 sets of the other....still was shattered by the end of it....Been doing 2x8mins abs...once at 630 and once when I get home....dont see the abs getting more visible but the pain I feel when I wake up reminds of the previous day's work out....

Well, 3 days left....and then relax...but only for a few days...I have a wedding to attent to in Rome at end of next month and I want to look my best, especially because I will be seeing friends that I have not seen in many many years ....


Food wise I have found myself adding a small amount of honey to my yogurt...so much tastier....

Day 84 - the day I broke not one but two resistance bands....

I would like to think that my streangth is exponentially increasing and that sheer brutality broke my medium and hard resistance bands...the truth is probably that after a month of abuse the chinese made rubber had enough....One broke in half, other broke by the handle....this was sooooooo annoying as I was not able to complete my sets last night....I had a hard core one left but there was not way in hell that I could do any of the sets with it....its simply too hard....I tried the double Katana's but I could do 3 or 4 max before my arms turned to jelly....so today I am going to have buy some more and re do the whole work out...or at least the ones I missed totally or could not complete....

After months of no pics I finally found my tripod and took some pics last night.....Yeah I don't thik that I'll be leaving my day job to become a photo portrait asrtist.....

9 mins jumprope are ok, but if the 7 minutes were boring, 9 minutes are really boring!! especially in the rain.....

there is one issue I am noticing.....I am not shifting fat from my love handles..or at least I am not shifting it as fast as the rest of my body.....I am guessing I will have to concentrate on that area this week....but not sure exactly how as what I would do to target the area is not partof the PCP sets....Oh well, I am sure I'll find out soon enough

day - 80....1 hour is not enough!!

I had some engagements last night so I dashed home after work and I HAD to be back out the door in 1 hr....so did the skips, and pretty much all the excercises a part from abs....and it took 1 hour....so I had to do the abs at 10 once I got back home....and then cook dinner and lunch....zzzzzzz....not really what I needed, but hey only 10 days left!!!

I got told off By patrick for skipping my evening carbs, so last night I had some.....

ok from now on 8 min abs every day.......

Day 78 - 12 days to go....

Its getting closer and closer to the end.....and I am not quite ready to give this up...the no drinking yes, but the good food and excercise not quite yet.....Did 5x7mins skips last night....finding it easier and easier and more and more enjoyable......it kinda reminds me of running or hiking, it helps me relax and gather my thoughts....As its the last 12 days I have gone all gang bust (I am sure Patrick is not going to approve), so I skipped, hiked and then got home to do my excercises....Only I did more that what we had alotted and at 20.30 when I was done I was totally shattered...slept very very well thou....

Also not sure I want any carbs for dinner.....I know we have some allowed but I quite frankly dont seem to need them nor seem towant them.....dinner last night was 2 egg whites and some veg...Aiming to finish this PCP in style........have a break and then carry on...

Ah, I'm thinking of an ANTI PCP BBQ for the 29th with plenty of steaks and burgers and sausages!!!

Gonna borrow a friends roof top and you are all wellcome to come along...if you live or are visiting HK that week end...

Day 77 - last 2 weeks...

Well, I have to put my hand up and admit that after a late night on sat night I failed to do my sets on sunday....so I had to od them last night instead....So I did my 7x3 skips, and for missing the work out the day before I added another 7mins...it got hard but not as hard as doing 1000 skips all those months ago....clearly I am now used to it hehe....

Its quite funny how at the beginning of this saga I was counting the days up, x days without booze and stuff like that....after 2 months instead of counting up I started counting down and as the "end" date gets closer I feel I have not done enough and that time is running out too fast.....I almost wish we had 1 month left....but I guess this is what will motivate me not to give upo the PCP lifestyle, but to adapt it to include some wine indulgence... Also because I am not sure I can go back to what I used to eat...even if I thought it was fairly healthy...

I am gpoing to go and buy a new set of harder rubber bands to make my last few weeks work out more challenging....after all its only a short while then we can chillax...

Ah..yes Pictures.....will upload some laterr today....

Day 70 - I see that crafty extra minute on the skips!!!

Another week ends and harder one starts........Finding the skips a real pleasure now, so was quite happy to have that extra minute.....and makes me think back at day one when 250 skips felt like a major work out, hahahaha....I know that day 70 is meant to be skips only, and i know from Patricks video (now i know i mean) that I should not be doing extra sets or extra work out...but I did it anyway...did some back, abs and shoulders...feel like i've been kicked in the back and chest over night....but remarcably i feel good for it...

I have noticed that I am less hungry every week....so the all you can eat veg is pretty much about 150 gr...so I know the option is there I just dont seem to need it....but i ma having all other meals/snacks and still manage to hike, run, dive, play footy.....so I would guess I am still burning that excess fat...well, I am sure Patrick will let me know or tell me off, or both hahahaha.

Today gonna hit the gym for the first time in ages and I will see if I am actually any stronger than the last time I went (about 2months ago)....I sure hope I am....

Tonight I will get some pics up I promise...and Giles, yeah i knwo about the timer...just not sure when the damn camera is after my Thai trip......it may well still be in thailand.....I sure hope not damn it!!! 

I see I get more food this week...i guess I will force feed myself...

Uh, please make the indulgence this week end!! pretty please!!!! I have a huge partay to attend....and I was not going to till I heard the magical words of indulgence.....

Day 69 - Long time no blog....

Hello All.....Back from Thailand and back in smoggy and polluted HK....

I tried to be as PCP as possible in thailand....but I did have a few days when i had a drink and i missed my work outs...I know...very very bad...but in my defense i was diving up to 3 times a day and sometimes more than thata....and all of them pretty deep....30+m....and at least 45 mins......so I was pretty sdhattered by the time I make my way back to my room...

Now, from reading otehr blogs I see not much point in typing a 5 page essay on what i did, did not do, could have, should have etc.... I think in total i missed 3 dayys of excercise, and drank 2 days...end of....

Rope skipping...I remember telling James Young a month ago that the skipping would never be part of my fitness regime as i found too boring.....we I am now a believer.....might be the fact that I am no longer counting or the fact that i have been doing it for so long now, but I seem to have soo much fun skipping now, esp trying new tricks and moves.....the otehr day I had a little audience by me...Ok they were all about 3 years old....but still....

Ok I am now 73 kg....I have never been 73 kg....in fact I am sure I was born at 74 kgs....(i was a big baby)....well, 20 days left....but really, a part from the drinking i am happy to live with the PCP regime...

Okie, might write mroe later...Ah, also sorry, need to update some pics too.....its just weird to ask a friend to come over to take some pics of you in your shorts....some might even say a bit gay....