Day 30: JFD

Heat stroke, dizziness, pain, burn, insane for skipping outside at noon in 33+ degree heat, but what kept me going was three little letters, placed in my head by Patrick ====> JFD

The man sitting in the shade resting whilst I was giggling to myself must have thought I was a complete lunatic. He did tell me though that I made it look so easy and that it looked like I was cooling myself down. HA!

Plan for tomorrow. See how hot it will be at 6am. Last day of school for the kids so only half day and no lunch required so will try an early morning session.

Day 29: Sweat baby sweat

Got through my exercises by thinking about what I would write about on my blog. None of the words were suitable.

Today I was seriously ready to not do my exercises. Have been working at the school my children go to and this no-airconditioning thing  in 33 degrees of heat means I was "glowing" all day. Sweating profusely is a better way to put it. Was absolutely exhausted by about noon.

I was also going to have a glass of red wine to celebrate a personal achievement (non-PCP).

I did none of the above, because:

1) JFD
2) it was after sundown

When I started this programme I told myself in addition to doing the exercises all day, I would also blog every day to keep my own momentum. Am feeling better post exercise as it means I have achieved that aim for today.

Am however being sorely tested by no aircon in recent days and spending the whole day wet and dripping. Does that mean I am burning more fat? This constant living in a sauna?

Just reread my blog from yesterday and it sounds exactly the same, just different words.

Day 28: Rivers of sweat

Had a very hot and sweaty day moving stuff around for people. So whilst it is an only skip day, seemed like I was working out all day. Very concerned with change in body odour. Regular deoderant just not working. Is this normal? Was completely knackered by the time I got home at 6pm and really, really wanted to not skip. Kids decided I had to though so they came with me. They did 500+ to my 1200. We were all hot and sweaty together for that, but it helped a lot to have the moral support. Up and down my little side street is equal to 300 skips, so easy to set my little targets.

Was very, very, very tempted to have a glass of red wine, and announced I would be having one. Think however I will just desist. Not had a chance to watch the videos for this week yet. A pleasure for tomorrow.

Day 27: Sleepless in Tokyo

Put off exercising all day as was so intimidated. Managed to get out at 10pm. 1,200 skips painful as the first  100 had me stumbling about every other jump. But the actual exercises were not as bad as I had anticipated. The double katana did not make me cry, but I think I killed a lamp in the corner of the room with my glare. V-sits so not wonderful, but am gritting my teeth as I want to desperately get rid of the tummy which was a gift from 2 C-sections.

It continues to be hard going in the humidity, but at least it wasn't raining when I was running around the streets skipping. Running slowly.

Very much liking my food and it has become second nature to weigh it all out. Still shocked by how little 70g of protein is.

One lesson learned today. If you exercise late, it stimulates too much. Went to bed 30 minutes after I had finished total workout and am now sitting here at 4am blogging as I can't sleep. Body very relaxed, but mind going a million miles an hour. Contrary to what a lot of other members have been putting in our e-mail trail, I have never slept as well as I have since starting PCP.

I am broken

I am not sure which was worse.. the plank or the creeps. Either way they made me break down and cry. I am a broken woman. It is the first time that anything PCP has made me cry.

Day 26: Wow, that was unexpected!!!

I decided to buy a whole bottle of my favourite red wine. If I was going to drink wine, then why not my favourite. I wanted to savour it. Will throw the rest away. Still cheaper than wine in a nice restaurant.

Lovely breeze on the patio, contemplating why one olive tree is thriving and the other not, chilling after a hard workout and a well needed shower. It was just delightful to have my first glass of wine. Really nice.

Towards the end of the second glass it didn't taste quite as nice. But still nice to sit on the bench in the garden contemplating how good life was.

Went in for dinner..... and then started feeling lazy.

I was asleep on the sofa before 9pm. Mmmmmmm not good. Was planning movie night with hubbie and had to go to bed at 9.05pm, at the same time as the children!!!!!!

Slept for 11 hours and couldn't move when I woke up. My whole body was in agony. Am wondering now whether Patrick timed indulgence with new execrcises so we would think that the effect was worse! My waist through to my lower back and pelvis is in agony. Can only think that hopping and V sit are the culprits, not my 2 glasses of red wine. They are just responsible for getting me to bed at 9pm on a Saturday night.

And now my bras are too big.

Day 25: Can't eyeball grammes!

We had our year end party with the parents and teachers last night for the children's school. A great night, really fun. Had my water in my wine glass as is the norm for me now. Makes me feel better than having water in a water glass. And everyone around me was so trollied they didn't realise it was water that I was drinking!

But, I am not good at eyeballing grammes. Interesting reading Patrick's e-mail today...... I have been fanatic about grammes and weighing and taking my scales out with me. But I didn't have them last night. The food selection was fantastic actually. Amongst lots of other things they had a huge tray of roasted veggies and also some chicken. So that is what I focused on. But it was so good and I thought I hadn't had enough veggies the first round as it was one of those small plates that I went back for a second round of veggies and a bit more chicken. But, I think I may have taken too much chicken. Also not sure if it was too much veg. However, I then figured I needed to relax and let up on myself a little bit as opposed to being spastic about it. It wasn't as if I was eating non PCP complaint food. Also I started to eat at about 7.15pm and didn't leave the venue until 1am (husband's glass miraculously kept filling itself for about 3 hours as I was trying to go home), so had quite a bit of time to burn it off..... no fruit though which is weird in Japan as they always serve fruit. Declined the yummy looking chocolate mousse.

Will be working out later this evening as it is too hot at the moment.

Was very excited to read Patrick's e-mail. Am "planning" my indulgence. With great pleasure I am going to buy one of those little bottles of red wine. I will go to a proper wine shop, not my local Japanese supermarket. And I will sit on my patio. Have already told my husband that I am indulging today and that it is not a derailing. Had many fabulous comments last night about the changes already, and am very psyched about continuing to get better and better and better.

I had a giggling fit whilst reading this week's question thread and Peter's comments. The whole family wanted to know why I was laughing, but it wasn't something that could be repeated to a 9 and 10 year old (even though the 10 year old just had her sex education source this week).

Day 24: Today's gonna be a good day

I can feel it. It is going to be a good day. I went out to dinner last night and sat there looking and smelling at all the yummy food being placed on the table. And all I did was look at it and drank my water. I had already had my dinner so knew that I wasn't hungry. Too many comments though such as "surely it can't hurt to only eat a little bit" or "go on, have some". But I didn't, because I didn't want to. And when I looked at all the food I realised that 1) most of it was fried and 2) other than the odd bit of watercress or decorative piece of asparagus, there were no veggies. Mainly pure protein and the odd potatoe wedge or other carb for the spring rolls, noodles etc. So once I got over the smell (which was very good), I actually was quite put off.

I was drinking water in a wine glass so that I didn't have to drink just the thimble-full that I had been given as a water glass. By mistake one of the waiters poured Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc into my water. Unaware of this I took a sip, and I am very shocked to have to write here that it was disgusting. How can Cloudy Bay SB be disgusting??!!!! One of my favourite wines, but that may have been in a past life.......

Day 23: Hard day

Today's workout was hard. The leg lifts nearly killed me--and that was at the end. Whilst I was skipping I was laughing at myself for thinking that 300 skips was a lot! Ha!! Push ups I managed all on my toes, but barely moved. Just a slight dip but thought that that was better than nothing, that I had to start somewhere and maybe (big maybe) I could get better at it. The tricep dips also excruciating. Didn't realise I had become so adept at the other version with bent legs!

I did do lots of other things today, but my thoughts seem to be focused on the exercise.

Had dinner already and am going out for a few hours for "dinner", which will involve me drinking water and maybe having some evening fruit. Oh the joys, but I am shocked to say am not missing the wine!

Day 22: Very tired

Despite 7 and a half hours of great sleep, a nap and taking it easier than usual this morning I have been very, very tired all day. Left the exercises to late this evening which was good as I managed to do them (bit  of stumbling whilst skipping) relatively smoothly, but with sufficient (lots) of pain.

Am now almost looking forward to my trip to Scotland and doing exercises in the cold!

Major achievement today: fixed my husband's bedside light which required rewiring and which I had been trying to do for the last 2 weeks. Spurred on by my PCP frame of mind I think.

Day 21: Had a fab dinner at my favourite restaurant

Struggling still with the humidity. But otherwise today's skipping all OK.

Had a great dinner at my most favourite place in Tokyo, Andy's Place (Shinhinomoto). I took my scales and I weighed out all my food. Was with good friends, so felt comfortable doing that.

I also met Lori (PCP Day 69) there, who told me that Andy can do PCP compliant food as he knows a lot of people who have completed PCP already. I had just picked what I wanted from the menu and adjusted--because I didn't know this. But that it the best news I had in the last 3 weeks.

Anyway, now I also have additional confirmation that I am doing the right thing by hearing how all these guys have changed their bodies dramatically.

Day 20: Shredded

Am officially shredded after today's workout! Hard going. Push-ups... cannot do the manly ones. Can barely hold my body up on my toes and a dip is totally out of the question. Unable to keep my core straight, so back was too arched and agony. Am taking Patrick's e-mail of today to heart and decided that girly ones on my knees with good form that builds my arms and my core is better than a back injury. So, took an executive decision there. Even those give me shredded muscles. Am aiming to get lower and lower. And will in my own time aim for the manly push-ups.

Not sure what Mr Weatherman did to the weather in Tokyo but it feels a hundred times more humid than yesterday. Skipping today felt "heavy" and a bit endless. Even my local Yakult lady whom I met on the way said that it was very, very humid. She did complement me on my legs and told me that I was doing a good job (I don't buy anything from her, just see her frequently) and that pretty soon I would be narrower in my stomach too but that I looked fine front on. Body analysis from local Yakult lady MUCH appreciated. Some good comments yesterday too from lunch from friends visiting Tokyo.

Definitely seeing some changes. Overall my face is slimmer. My arms are becoming more toned and slightly defined. I can see the bottom of my rib cage emerging. I think I am losing a little bit of weight but haven't weighed myself. Just feel better. Have more energy, although the humidity is dampening that a bit. Am sleeping better. A couple of zits (not good). And have noticed a change in body odour (not a good change either!). Apparently my skin is also looking really healthy. We are getting there. Took Patrick's wisdom to heart whilst struggling through the workout today and projected a view in my mind of me as a lean, mean fighting machine.

Happy Father's Day all you PCP Dads!

Lunch was tolerable. Hard to figure out quantities, but easy re content. Jumbo shrimp from the shrimp cocktail, then took the bits that I could out of the Cobb Salad and left the rest for my husband.  Thank you for your moral support guys. It helped a lot. Bit of a pain to explain that no I wasn't drinking, and no I really didn't want a glass of Sauvignon Blanc when in my mind I was thinking I WOULD LOVE A GLASS )&*(^&^$^&$. But, I love the concept rather than the actual wine and don't think I would enjoy the taste as I am not ready to compromise on my achievements yet.

Went skipping in the park with my husband and one of my daughters. Felt good. Steady pace whilst daughter and husband were having skipping races across the park getting very out of breath. Very, very nice to have the company.

Workout was OK, but the sit ups were pure agony in the last set. All of the last sets are hard these last few days. Still not ready to move from the incline pull-up. Not looking forward to the whole body pushups instead of my knee specials.

Here's to another new week and the last 2 days of the PCP week.

Bleah

Feeling sorry for myself and want to curl into a ball in the corner. Getting ready to do my workout so will have to brave the rain as I can't seem to skip inside anymore. But a nice hot bath after that will make it all worth it.

The bleah part is not the exercise as I like what that is doing to my body. My face is leaner too. It's the thought of having to go out tomorrow for lunch with friends. It's easy to say "eat before you go out", but I have to sit there and drink my water and face other people all drinking lots of wine and eating delicious food in front of me. If I was brave enough to take my scales and weigh out all my food then I would, but I can't face the scrutiny. I have read enough of other peoples blogs to know that you have all gone through something similar. But just wondering if my fear of going out and maybe jeopardising what I have achieved so far and hence my desire to avoid all social situations is normal. I also have a large event on Friday next week, but somehow that doesn't seem as bad in my mind as it will be a buffet and I can float around and avoid the food section. Water in a wine glass also helps. What do you do when you go out?

Tired today

 Tired today. Very busy day too, so only started workout at 9.30pm. Difficult, but am glad I have finished. Good thing is that at no point whatsoever did I ever think I wasn't going to do it. I didn't care if it was 11pm, I would still have done it.  Now that is a dramatic change from my mental state 17 days ago. I would just have given in and had a glass of wine and sat on the couch. Quiet on the streets of Tokyo on this Friday night. No-one out to giggle at my skipping! Looking forward to the weekend.

WOW!!!!

YES, YES, YES--my Tanita Calorie Jump skipping rope was delivered just as I was getting ready to go out to the park to start my routine. Since it has started to rain I decided to skip up and down the little back road that we live on (park too muddy). Today I managed to amuse 4 junior high school boys who were giggling and laughing as I elegantly skipped to and fro on the road. First they goaded each other into clapping as I went by, but none of them was brave enough--it was all talk. On the 3rd leg past them one of them got a skipping rope out of his school bag (I guess everyone carries one around??!!!) and as I went past he proceeded to do a very short series of fast jumps. And then went back under shelter until the next time I came by. When I smiled at them you would have thought they were a gaggle of geese. Very cute.

But, I don't think that was the reason that this particular session WHIZZED by. With my new counter skipping rope I just went up and down the road and before I knew it I had done 750! I now see what Tracey means. It was so unbelievably good I can't wait until to morrow to skip again. I think I was tiring myself out counting, and not enjoying the movement. I also think that the longer rope was better. Maybe that is why I have been tripping up--my rope was too short perhaps. Today was just a revelation.

Then of course we swiftly moved on to the other exercises. All OK. Lots of burn. Focus on form. Changed the way I do lunges for better form. I was alternating legs each time and found that I was all over the place. So I did 13 on one leg, then 13 on the other etc. etc. MUCH, MUCH better form. No pain in my knees, LOTS of pain in my muscles. Not sure if that is OK but it works for me and gone is the excruciating pain in my knees.

The rest of the exercises all went OK. Lots of sweat, and lots of muscle failure.  I apologise for turning the aircon on, but it is very humid with the rain. Turned it off immediately after I had finished working out. I'll just turn more lights off in the house to compensate.

For once I am excited about doing it all again tomorrow. Eating all good too. Feel great. Hope that doesn't mean I am doing something wrong!

Maybe incline pull ups would be easier if I weighed less

The number "800" managed to freak me out a bit, especially when I looked at the forthcoming workouts and "1,000" came up. Not sure that we won't be doing "2,000" jumps very soon in the future. So, the thought of 800 PLUS the workout was daunting enough to send me back to bed this morning. Decided I needed to take the only opportunity I will have in the next 2 weeks to rest. Felt better for it.  But also managed to catch up on eating everything I needed to eat today.

I also made some muffins with coconut flour which were d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s.

After putting off the exercise sessions I actually found it relatively OK to do the 800 and then start the rest. It is all in the mind. Only worry though is that I skip in a nearby park which has hard packed dirt on the ground as I figure this is better than concrete or stone. However, it takes me about 2-3 minutes to walk home from the park and not sure if this is too much of a break in the exercise routine before I start the other exercises. Other option is skipping on the road and amusing the neighbours. But that may be too hard on the knees for the long term.

Push ups were hard though. I am also looking forward to the time when my arms will be pulling up less weight in the incline pull ups (due to miraculous weight loss on my part) with the vain hope that that will make them easier. They were tough. Lots of moaning going on. Nothing louder than that as I didn't have the energy. But...... once it was all over I was bouncing around, so that is good.

What a GREAT day!

Did my weekly training session with my personal trainer this morning and then immediately did my 800 skips. It was one of the best skipping experiences I have had to date...... I was down at our local sports club and the grass at the side of the astroturf pitch was just being mown. What I discovered today... it is FABULOUS to skip with the smell of freshly mown grass. I kept taking deep, deep breathes. However, I also found out it is not easy to skip on freshly mown grass, so I moved to the astroturf. Best of everything--good skipping, freshly cut grass smell, nice breeze off the ocean. What a fabulous day.

And then to top it all off I got a delivery of a huge bouquet of flowers from my husband to congratulate me on achieving 14 days of PCP. I am in heaven!

I feel good! But hate lunges

Tried skipping in the garage but it was the most excruciating 100 jumps that I have ever done. Got fed up and went up and down the road outside our house. Still find moving forward whilst I skip much easier. Up the road 100 skips, then back 100. My neighbour was a bit surprised to see me.

Food going really well. Have been steaming up a storm and have plenty of choice each meal.

Only problem I have had the past couple of days is not enough time in the day to eat all 3 snacks, so have only been able to manage two out of three.

Feeling good and looking a lot better, or at least so people around me are telling me. No cravings for alcohol at all. Did have a pang of regret last Friday when I bought naan bread for the kids on the way home and they were eating it in the car.... oh my that smelt yummy. No gluten sucks.

Other than that all OK! Apart from the fact that I loathe lunges and they make my knees hurt.

Getting ready to have some fruit and then an early night.

Tough Day

Tough day today with regards lethargy and basic wimpiness. Once I started the workout it wasn't so bad, but took 50 minutes to complete. Tried a new park for it. Kids caught crayfish whilst I skipped up and down the path. Rocks and leaves a bit of a pain. Even did my push ups on a large sliced granite rock. Had to leave the inclines for home as nothing available to pull myself up on where it wasn't really, really muddy. General feeling of exhaustion and lack of energy to do anything. But when you have active kids and need to get their food as well as yours and keep the busy it all gets a bit more difficult than the weekdays as other people have also mentioned. Everyone in the family had my diet for dinner tonight. But they were great and asked if they eating really healthy food and seemed to get a kick out of that. I've actually also noticed that I am eating more like the children. Very plain, no sauces. Grilled, steamed etc. Bring on Monday!

Will be eating at home before I go to a dinner party tonight

Another day of being tired. Weather in Tokyo this morning not good with lots of rain.... spent the morning debating where I was going to skip. Luckily rain stopped so the whole family was in the park. Once we got back (only a 2 min walk) my youngest daughter helped by counting my reps and timing my rests. Made it all worth it. Still tired. Out tonight but dinner won't be served until 9pm so will eat before we go. For one thing, it is too late, but also I can't chew yet and can't really ask if I can liquidise the Priya tandoori chicken. Also can't guarantee there will be enough veg. Gutted that I will be sitting there watching everyone eat their Priya curries, but will take my fruit snack with me....... Not sure how this is all going to go. Will drive the car so I am not even tempted by alcohol. Strongly questioning now why I said I could go out.

Skipping with kids is GREAT!!!

Had a tough start to the day. Not only tired, but after dental treatment yesterday couldn't chew. So breakfast of liquidized food including carrots and celery just not good. Plus if it is liquidized, seems to make you hungry more quickly. Snack and lunch was also reminiscent of baby food. So was not in a good mood. The kids both said they would come to the park with me and skip this evening. So they skipped and played with airplanes whilst I skipped away. I discovered 1) it just whizzes by when you have distractions, and 2) if I keep moving forward in something between a light jog to a slow pace I am much more fluid and don't trip up as often. For the first time ever I managed to get to 100 without tripping up! Kept going round and round the park. Result! The rest of the workout was a breeze as a result. But I did nearly tip over the drinks on the coffee table when I tried to do my pull-ups. Need a child to sit on it, and no drinks! Aim for tomorrow: take husband AND kids to the park to skip.......

Tired today

Early up for hockey with children at school then exercises done soon after that. Woke up very tired, and stayed tired all day. Felt very weak and wimpy in the afternoon but may have had to do something with having to go into Shibuya which was, as always relatively, crowded. Food better today. Was able to eat everything and not quite such a major chore as yesterday. Looking forward to tomorrow. Have rediscovered my local park. Fabulous setting to skip in. Shaded with lots of trees, dirt ground, some old people exercising, dogs and pigeons and just a relaxing place to count to 600!

Felt like I spent all day eating

I know that I did a lot of other things today but it felt like I spent all day going from one meal or snack to the next. I wasn't hungry after breakfast and snack one but had lunch and then felt really bogged down with food. It is now glaringly apparent that I may not have been eating enough. It wasn't the content of what I was eating but the quantity. It felt like there was just so much of it. Don't think I like mixed leafy greens anymore... they don't weigh enough. So in between eating I was shopping for more vegetables and upgrading my exercise equipment. Skipping ropes with counters sold out but got a great new set of push up bars with soft spongy handles and a slight incline. They were MUCH easier to use than my previous cheap hard handled ones. Also got a new set of resistance bands as my old ones were actually too old and looked like they were going to snap. Once I had started the exercise session it wasn't so bad, but did freak out when I first saw the new daily exercise programmes and was dreading it all day. Used my coffee table for the pull ups. Not ideal, but sort of works. My daughter had to sit on the table so that it didn't tip. Day started off with a panic, but feel OK now and happy to have achieved what I needed to. Didn't manage my mid-afternoon snack, but will have my evening fruit. Hope that doesn't mean I failed.

If you live in Tokyo and want a good source of fresh fish, http://www.andysfish.com/ is great for home delivery.

Need to learn how to count to 500.... can only manage sets of 100

Half a steak (leftover from dinner, 4cm x 3cm) and half an apple for breakfast just didn't do it for me this morning. So added a cup of black coffee in addition to usual huge glass of water. Already hungry and thinking about lunch 10 minutes later.

500 skips went well. Hardest part was the counting. Had to use a marker to remind me where I was. Really enjoyed it and took Karim’s advice to alternate legs. I now do two skips with one leg leading then a funky little hop mid-air to change to two steps with the alternate leg. I managed to keep going a lot longer than normal without fumbling, but towards the 470 mark became quite tired and fumbled quite a bit those last 30. Great feeling to have finished. Did my session in a public car park!! Will be interesting to see where I can do my skipping over the next 83 days…..

Waited until dusk to exercise

With the weather up and down quite dramatically every day I waited until dusk to exercise today. Really looked forward to it and enjoyed it. Still not smooth but just laugh at myself and keep on going. Have taken to skipping outside in the road, but need to go to nearby park. Can't do it inside as ceilings are too low for new rope and don't want to ruin the ceiling. Leg lifts difficult but only because I nearly squeezed my thumbs off by putting palms face down under bottom. Not sure where the thumbs should go. Had a handful of nuts at 4pm which turned into two handfuls, but other than that am eating only half of everything else. Feeling good actually. Day 7 here we come!!!!! Looking forward to my 500 skips tomorrow.

Tired today

Have been tired all day, so decided I would get best out of workout when I was ready. So didn't start until 5.30pm. It was a good session, but when I jump with two feet at once when I am skipping it hurts my lower back and pelvis, so have switched to jumping with my left leg first. This makes it a lot easier. Push ups still hard. Very hungry all the time but after 4pm is my weak time. Will try having dinner at 5.30 or 6.00pm instead of later. Once I finish my training session I actually give myself a pat on the back... makes me feel like I have achieved something great... which I have!

Beautiful day in Tokyo today

The weather is stunning.... a hot 29 with a nice breeze. Makes the eating easier and also the exercises. More than that though, the ¥498 I spent on a new skipping rope was WELL worth 10 times the actual cost. Sore lower back when skipping but other than that technique has improved with the new rope. Not sure yet about the push up thingies that I got. Makes it a lot harder and afraid that I might fall off them! Insane fear I know. Better day after eating a little bit more than I should have last night. However I did not have any wine at all.... just water. Feeling tired but then not used to skipping every day yet.

Day 3 slightly harder to do excercises

I like the fact that I have flexibility in when I do my exercises, but wondering if I left it too late in the day today to do them. I found the exercises more difficult mentally. Skipping definitely not smooth. Push ups still embarrassing but getting marginally better, so even the slight improvement in positive. Can feel some improvement with sit ups too... just a bit stronger. Was wondering whether I could do 50 skips x 6 instead of 60 skips x 5 but then assumed that there was a reason for the numbering and decided to follow instructions to the letter. VERY happy that I have achieved my goal for the day. Ashamed to admit that there was a 30-second thought of "maybe I will just let it slide today"! But that is a slippery slope and would hate to nullify efforts having achieved incremental improvements in these 3 days. Off to Don Quixote tomorrow with my shopping list. Definitely a new skipping rope. The pink sparkly one just not doing it for me. It was made for a 10 year old. Worried about how I am going to get the pull up bar....... nearby park may be my answer. Might have to be done in the middle of the night though!

Day 2 exercise done!

Couldn't get up this morning when the alarm went which is the first time in a long time. Was even happy it was raining so that we couldn't play hockey..... was looking forward to it last night as my warm-up. But nevertheless, excited to do my Day 2 exercises which I have just finished. Skipping was a lot less smooth than yesterday, but the push ups a little better. Leg lifts not nice! Changed my skipping venue to the tatami room. Not good doing it without trainers on. Once they went on the feet it all went better. Music also helps! Already hungry but looking forward to my diminished lunch. Drinking lots of water to ease hunger. Grooving to the Black Eyed Peas.

The Peak Condition Project - Conny: Day 1 so far so good

The Peak Condition Project - Conny: Day 1 so far so good: "Just testing to see whether I can use this blog......" Well after debating whether to use my daughter's pink sparkly skipping rope or the too short purple one I managed to astound myself by doing the skipping without too much trouble......with the pink sparkly one with diamante handles. That came as a bit of a pleasant surprise! Rest of the workout was OK too, although you would laugh if you saw me huffing and puffing whilst I try to do the push-ups. Luckily I wasn't where anyone could see me. Have spent the last week cleaning up my study which is a funky tatami room, and am thrilled that I have found another use for it. Fabulous doing sit-ups whilst I look up at the gold ceiling. All in all a good day and no desire yet to go for that glass of red wine.

Day 1 so far so good

Just testing to see whether I can use this blog......