G'day!
Well, I am now well over the half-way mark with this which is encouraging.
My only self perceived 'glitch' (which I'm not at all worried about) so far is the bit of pastry I ate at Sunday lunch with a friend I caught up with. I had notified her in advance I was booze-free and sugar-free for this 29 days, (so she didn't buy wine or make cake/dessert for us)! She then sent me a text asking if there was anything else I didn't eat, I sent one back saying everything else if fine.........then a thought hit me which was I'm not supposed to be eating deep fried food or pastry either! But I thought it was too fussy to send her a text stating that, as it isn't often I catch up with her and it's not like I'm in a figure comp in a few short weeks or allergic to stuff or fussy by nature. She made a big meal for us for lunch, - nice homemade tomato soup with a freshly baked bread roll, then a chicken pie with a pastry case/a creamy sauce, potato salad, pasta salad and some garden salad. I had a smaller spoon of the pasta and potato one and more of the garden salad. Of course that is more lunch/some different type of food than I am used to now, I didn't train that day, the thought passed me by that I 'shouldn't eat tea' to compensate for the bigger lunch but I also had an urge for a binge, - the first urge for binge food this challenge! I didn't binge, (although I tried to ignore it, the urge hung around a few hours). I just told myself the urge would eventually leave, which it did and I settled for a normal but light tea by my standards, good to see my mate but, she is lovely.
I had Friday off training, flogged myself with a 10.1k hilly run Sat arvo, then a army styled half hour workout on the tiles in the evening haha while watching the Olympics. Sunday morning I had a crazy idea I'd get a 50k ride in before 11.30am, - that being ride to Scarborough, treat self with a skinny flat white, then bike home! But I got to bed too late on Sat, weather looked dodgy and I found myself busy with other stuff! It's on the agenda for this coming weekend though! Yesterday I FLOGGED it at the gym. I started on the rower, pushed myself as hard as poss for 11 mins, at the 10 min mark I see I had done 2.340km, - new PB at level 10. Next it was the assisted pullup machine, a few others, where I really gave it my all, then I headed to the treadmill for the fastest run I could do in 30 mins, - 5.68k yesterday before cooldown. Then it was time to torture my abs.
I had my weigh in before my workout yesterday. 78.8 it was. 1.4 down on last week and 2.2 in 2 weeks. Happy with that, - but a few years ago with my efforts of late I would prob have shed 4-5kg in that same timeframe lol! When I say happy, I mean I really should not have gained this flab in the first place! Am noticing I am progressing a bit with the weights, I have been more disciplined with resistance work than in the past, - maybe I'm imagining things but think I can see a lil more definition around the shoulder area and maybe can feel it. I would be interested to know what my lean mass is, - last time I got it checked on a DEXA scan maybe 3 - 4 years ago it was only 46.3kg,. I would like to think I am increasing it a bit instead of letting it decrease with age. However I have been told earlier this year I appeared somewhat toned and muscular., - hmmmm.
Still finding it a bit of a fight not to indulge in a wine, - particularly Friday and Saturdays, - but am pleased to have made it this far, - so I have to until the end!
Loving watching the Olympics, what dedicated talented people!
Gym time now, - so will talk again soon!
Pip :-)
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