Day 3 - Monday 21st October

The day:

A typical dreary Monday, work is pretty quiet too...

The iron: Lower body

Cable squat 20kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Sl dead lift 20kg 12, 10, 8, 6

Bb squat 20kg 12, 10, 8, 6

Leg ext 10kg 12, 10, 8, 6

Leg curl 15kg 13, 10, 8, 6

Db lunges 12, 10, 8, 6

The fat burner:

Treadmill 8:0 for 30 mins, it was tough after the leg workout, but somehow I made it to the end!

The nutrients:

1, pro latte

2, egg white, oats, banana, pnut butter

3, pro shake & pro muffin

4, sweet pot, broccoli, beef, dark choc

5, cottage cheese, mango, oatcakes

6, philly stuffed chicken wrapped in Parma ham & veg, Becks blue

Calories in 1617, out 516 = 419

Ongoing deficit = 1826

The pink stuff:

None since Thursday... Feeling pretty good about myself!

The routine:

Did really well in the morning, even though I hadn't prepared the night before. We even left at a reasonable time rather than rushing out if the door!!

Day 2 - Sunday 20th October

The Day

Woke at 4:18 to let our eldest dog out, back to bed. Woke at 6:30 to feed the youngest dog, closed them both in kennel and went back to bed.... Didn't wake until 9:30!

So no golf, but we had a good day pottering...

The Iron: chest, shoulders & triceps:

Decline db press 10kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Cable front raise 10kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Rope push down 25kg x 12,10, 8, 6

Seated cable flye 10kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Db lateral raise 3kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Bent over cable ext 25kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Incline bb press 20kg x 12, 10, 5, 6

One arm db shoulder press 5kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Overhead db ext 3kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

The Fat Burner:

35 mins spinning, had more resistance to usual so a great w/o!

The Nutrients:

1, Coffee & 2 x protein muffins

2, kedgeree and coffee

3, protein latte

4, pro shake

5, slow cooked beef, cabbage, veg, gravy

6, chocolate trifle

Drinks: Becks blue, ginger beer

Calories in 1569, out 691= deficit 622

Ongoing deficit = 1410

The Pink Stuff:

Again - nothing alcoholic last night, so far no low feelings or can't be arsed feelings. No plans for alcohol tonight either... And none drunk!!

The Routine:

Err... What routine??

Day 1 - Saturday 19th Oct

Geordie shore is on the telly, protein shake in my hand and am ready to workout... Back & Biceps today I think.

The Iron:

Supersets:
Lateral Pulldown 60kg x 12, 10, 8, 6
Hammer Curl 5kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Seated NG Row 55kg x 12, 10, 8, 6
Cable Curl 20kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Incline Db Row - 5kg x 12, 10, 8, 6
Preacher Db Curl - 5kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

Ng Pulldown - 55kg x 12, 10, 8, 6
Db Incline Curls - 5kg x 12, 10, 8, 6

I didn't feel like I had pushed myself really - but it is day 1....

The Fat Burner:
I hopped on the treadmill, took the speed down to 8.0 and covered the timer up, before I knew it I had hit 20 mins, then 30 mins. Considering I can't remember the last time I breezed through a jog and enjoyed it I am pleased with myself!
Also played golf - to 13th hole... played really well for front 9, but things went downhill on the back 9!!

The Nutrients:
1 - Protein Latte
2 - 2 x Protein pancakes, banana in honey & cinnamon, Natural yoghurt. Coffee
3 - Omelette (Ew & 1 egg, veggies, cheese & parma ham) 1 slice toast & baked beans

4 - Lucozade & Snickers
5 - Cottage Cheese, Mango & Oatcakes, Latte

6 - steak, mediteranean roasted veg, slice of dauphinois potato, 3 onion rings.

2 Becks blue beers & 1 fever tree ginger beer

Total kcals 2,233 - 1,521 in exercise leaves 788 deficit :-)

The Pink Stuff:

My tiredness lifted quicker than normal and the headache wasn't as strong. I didn't feel the urge to just do nothing all day... I actually had a bit of oomph!!

The Routine:

Hmm... This is about getting a routine in my life to make I am efficient and getting stuff done. Still building this, the before 10am stuff went ok but then everything went to pot!!

Winds of change...

Just found this from January this year... Here we are in September and I am still battling with the same feelings!!!

'I don't remember the last time I woke up feeling well. I always feel tired which I guess is normal, but there is always a slight feeling of headachy,sicky, just not right ... The usual low feelings hit me quite quickly if I don't hit the gym. Now I also don't remember the last time I headed for bed without a glass or two of wine whilst chilling out and I am pretty certain the two things are linked! I have researched and reduced the booze a few times only for a bad day at the office to send me reaching for the pink stuff again. So I am experimenting to see if not drinking makes a difference. This morning I woke tired and headachy...and no wine last night, am thinking my body needs to adjust although I don't 'feel' bad...

I am ready to end the negative cycle I am in (and have been in a while). It's gonna take hard work, it's gonna take thought, effort and dedication, but is there anyone out there who wants to live like this -really? Not taking control, not going anywhere? Like the plastic bag Katie Perry talks of in 'firework'. No I don't think anyone does, I think we all fall into the cycle of short term gratification and forget the long term and in the meantime we mess up our bodies and in some cases our lives by not taking responsibility and control. I want control again and I want to make everything right again. Gosh this all sounds a bit like I have had a major drama.. No not at all, but life is passing me by in a haze of wine, food and missed workouts :-)'