Well Kind of lol... the last full working week I should say... I think I am in the office on Monday next week as well... but then that’s it till the 5th January. Wahoo... a break, it is sorely needed.
So Christmas, that wonderful glittery (cold) festive (drink too much) time of the year where we get to have fun (see drink too much) and catch up with family members (who normally you wouldn’t spend 5 minutes in the same room) who we haven’t seen all year....
But it’s not all bah humbug... I love Christmas as much as the next person, if not more, ok I agree it has become overly commercialised and the media has turned it into a crazy shopaholics holiday, for that must have gift. Even taking all that into account I still love it. Even though this year I am on my own for Christmas day, I still love it. I love the fact that people smile at you, for no apparent reason, I love the fact that people are nice to you (mostly) for no apparent reason, it is still a time of good will towards all men (ok and women...) lol.
So how am I going to fair over Christmas dieting... I have already accepted numerous offers for 'Christmas drinks' as the locals refer to a right good knees up and party, and I am already beginning to wonder how I am going to deal with all the rich food and drink that is waved under my nose. Until the day comes I won’t know. I am planning on eating just before attending so hopefully I won’t feel like partaking in the food and hopefully not too many drinks. I have planned on changing my drink from vodka and coke to vodka and slim line tonic, hopefully this will help as well. (Also this means I can drink sparkling water and pretend I am joining in, clever huh?)
Training, the Bain of my life... smiles, ok so it’s not that bad. Found myself back in my old dojo this weekend, and to be honest as much as I loved it, I was also sad. I trained fairly easy, and did several rounds of sparing, didn’t get gassed (panting) which surprised my training partner after such a long lay off, and kept my wits about me. It was a good workout but one I am quite sore from, and I am now sporting a nice black eye as well. Happy Christmas.
I ran into work this morning which took me about 12 minutes it’s roughly a mile and a half so not too bad, and I am planning on running home afterwards as well. Tomorrow morning I am planning on jogging to the pool (about a mile and a half, uphill) doing 30-40 lengths and then jogging to work (about a mile and a half, with a 700 yard steep drop down) tomorrow evening I am getting picked up (hopefully) and going to train with Steve Primrose at Lions Pride. It has been a while since I have trained with Steve and I am both looking forward to it and dreading it in equal measures. As I am sure Steve is as well.
That’s about it for now....
Stay well
Hello... Wednesday, Midweek... OK so I am bored.... but shh don't tell the boss lol...
I trained yesterday twice, once at Evade (which is undergoing some major renovations and installing a fitness suite, whatever one of them is) and again at The Chi Centre in Macclesfield with Steve Primrose... both were very different but good sessions. Heavy pad work session at Evade, and lots of fitness training and conditioning with Primo... All in all today my body aches... not the excruciating build up of lactic acid I suffered a while ago after training at Beast Masters, but it aches, my quads ache and so do my forearms.
So training is back on track... wahoooo... well for this week anyway. Tom Cox, from Evade asked me to go to his lesson tonight as they are sparing, and I am going to try and make it, although I know the timing is going to be tight...
Food... well actually the food side is going OK, I did eat some stupid sugary jelly sweets yesterday, as I missed my evening meal and got hungry and snacked... Dam... Note to all diet followers out there, don't skip meals.... note to self... try harder and do better...
The Diet Plate portions are back on track and I am using the plate and bowl regularly, and I am feeling better for it as well. Just goes to show what balance of food does for your body.
September the 24Th there is a seminar in London by Dan Millman, at the mind body spirit festival, it costs £40 and that's without travel and sorting out digs for the night... :o( So as much as I want to go I guess I wont be... Would be great to meet the man and listen to what he has to say. His books have helped me no end. Especially the now much acclaimed Way of the Peaceful Warrior series...
A quick note of thanks to Claire for the advice and help and kind comments. You can read her blog here
Hi folks, went through my first training session today in quite a while.... Amanda took the class and was kind and easy on me..... not..... lol. She was great and the work out was hard, fast and furious for a good 40 minutes, before moving into self defence stuff. I do feel achy and tired, but is to be expected with the 5 week lay off. I'm just glad to be back at it, although I know I probably wont feel like that tomorrow!!!
Its amazing how fast your fitness levels drop, I am got frustrated with myself as my hands wouldn't move fast enough and I was fatiguing earlier than I would have normally. Thankfully its just a blip and I can get it all back in time.
Looking forward to a hot bath when I get in from work. Also I have my favourite meal tonight, chicken breast, new potatoes, sweetcorn, cauliflower and broccoli..... yum yum :o)
Seeing that has made me smile as less than 2 years ago I was a dedicated veggie dodger.... strange how things change....
Stay Safe
Well, this is not bad, its only Tuesday and I am writing!!! Maybe I can get back into the habbit of this blog thing.....
So today is tuesday, I trained at Evade this morning for 70 minutes, with Lee Price. A good session, working the bags and running. The shoulder stood up to the test (which when using 24 ounce gloves is no mean feat!!) although I did use Muay cream on it before and after training. My fitness level was slightly more worrying as I ended up gased very quickly, but it was hot and I was dehydrated slightly.
Having taken stock yesterday and today about where I want to be and what I want to do, I have decided to stop smoking, as of this morning, well last ciggarette was 10pm last night, so 15 hours in and so far I havent killed anyone :) Which must be a good thing. I will use this blog to keep you abreast of how I get on, warts and all...
Right so back to the diet....
This morning I had porridge, for those wondering I used The Diet Plate Bowl (its so easy, fill the bowl with dry porridge up to the red band, pour on 1/4 pint of semi skinned milk, heat in the microwave, and there you go 200 calorie serving!!) I then went training and then on to work. I didnt have time to prepare a sandwich for lunch so I had another serving of porridge, as lunch is allowed to be higher in calories I filled it up to the yellow line and then used 1/4 pint of milk. This worked out at just under 400 calories which is about right for lunch.
So onto the evening meal, which tonight as it is very warm, is going to be a chicken salad. I am looking forward to it. I am going to have chicken and an egg (which fits into the protein section of The Diet Plate), with croutons and new potatoes (these fit into the carb section of The Diet Plate) then I will have lettuce, radishes, cucumber, spring onion and pickled onions to fill the rest of the plate up.....
Dam I have made myself feel hungry..... Oh well.....
Hope to see you all tomorrow....
Stay Safe
