Day 70: Skipping on the beach

Had a fabulous session skipping up and down the beach near KuDeTa yesterday. Quite a revelation. The jogging whilst skipping method really does work better for me, but not feasible on the potholed roads near where we are staying. Waves a bit of a challenge, but still very good. First time I have skipped in bare feet. Not something to be done too often though as with shoes is a lot better. But it felt good.

Workout also OK (did the workout today as we ran out of time yesterday and I didn't bring my bands to the beach). Although I feel like my whole body is leaden and my muscles feel like shredded wheat. I think that is good. Doesn't feel good though!

Day 69: Celebrating

Celebrating 13 years of marriage today to a wonderful man. We've known each other for 17 years, had two children and gone through many periods of my lack of health/fitness. I am proud to say that today I stand proud of myself after 13 years of marriage and looking at becoming 50 next year.... a huge thank you to PCP for allowing me now to go to the beach this afternoon and feel good about myself. I am not where I want to be yet, but I know that I just have to stick with it and keep on track whilst at the same time living my life.  I also want to teach my children that you are healthy only if you eat, and eat the right foods. My 9 year old yesterday told me "I am never going to try beer or wine, because if I do I might like it and then I might drink it. If I don't drink it ever I won't know so I won't drink it." So, looking forward to the next 21 days, but know it won't end there. I have a lot more work to do.

Day 68: My concept of failure is being redefined

I have been beating myself up about feeling like I am failing PCP and wanting to give up because I feel like I am failing. OK, it always takes longer for the penny to drop with me, but what I have had to force myself to understand is that I am not failing, but that I am sometimes getting to the level of muscle failure that we are striving for. It is hard mentally not to feel like you aren't doing a good job when you can't move your leg or arm an inch, but in fact that is what you are supposed to be doing. Nobody ever said that this was going to be easy. From the grunting in my workout today (lots of failure there and LOTS of sweat, I was sliding around on the marble floors) I think I did a good job today. But it is the first day that I actually realised I did a good job. Slow learner.

So I agree wholeheartedly with Patrick's e-mail today saying we are changing our whole lives. I just have to be careful not to have a hissy fit when I can't do the exercises. Also need to get back to working out in the morning as too many other factors get involved later in the day.

Everything done and dusted for the day. Am off to the W Hotel for brunch with the kids... they get cooking lessons, arts, crafts, and magic shows. I get to sit in a nice setting with my cool water and will graze PCP style for the duration of the brunch.

Day 67: Discombobulated

Feeling like I am becoming a bit discombobulated. Out of touch as can't read blogs or watch Patrick's videos. Think I will just start from Day 60 again once I have gotten to Day 90.

Day 66: broadband challenged

We have been super busy going places with the kids and getting up incredibly early the past 2 days so I made a strategic error in deciding to try to do my exercises at night. But then everything has been running late so by the time we get back we are running straight back out the door to dinner. Staying with friends makes it a bit more challenging for me to take that hour out and keep everyone else waiting and at the end of the day I am too exhausted to do anything. So for the past 3 days I have been doing no exercises and also didn’t manage to skip yesterday. Thought about trying to catch up and then decided, draw a line….. to just get back on the bicycle and start afresh, on the correct day, Day 66, not Day 64 or Day 63 or Day 65… was checking to see if there were any exercises that were more palatable, but no, it all looks painful.

Maybe by day 90 I will have improved on my skipping. But I JFD it although the past few times I have wanted to give up. I also have to realize that we are supposed to get to muscle failure and that I have to separate that from feeling like a failure. Mental challenge here we come. Failure left right and centre today.

Am finding internet access very difficult here. Posting blogs and commenting on other people’s blogs is excruciating as the connection often disappears (very frustrating when you just written a comment that goes “poof” into oblivion). Watching Patrick’s videos is a total no-go area, so am 2 weeks behind there. Still not sure if the 4 x 12 V-sits that I have substituted for the kung fu sit-ups are correct as I have also seen reference to 4 x 16…. I suppose I should just go for the most to try to get this 6-pack. Very curious now also to find out what the tunnel vision is. But that will have to wait another week and a half until I get back to Tokyo so that I can download the clips.

Other than that the food is OK. Difficult to manage in the evenings but am trying my best to eat salad with a little bit of protein. Probably eating a bit too much protein. Have noticed the past 2 nights that I am so hungry by the time that I get to dinner that I have been stealing bread sticks from the bread basket. Will need to find a remedy for that. Am eating a lot later than I would chose to do, but again, cannot control that so just have to find a way to control myself. Maybe munch on some beans or corn (that’s what I have available in the fridge) before we head out so that at least there is something in my tummy.

Day 63: Mmmmmm strong? That would be a "no"

"Hope you're feeling healthy, strong, and ready for the last push here."


Unfortunately not feeling very healthy as body aches all over and legs and arms are tired, so as a result not feeling very strong at all. I know that we are continuing to push ourselves, but increasingly feeling like I am going backwards rather than forwards. During the incline pull-ups today I could barely even lift my body off the ground. But, I am going to have to take it a bit easier on myself.


Finished the exercises for the day and am going to listen to all the advice.... today I will be contemplating my navel. Luckily I can now actually see it. Some lazing in the sun, which I have still not yet managed to do since arrival in Bali. Hope the sun comes out. Maybe a foray into the pool, and then if I can I will practice skipping this afternoon to see if a new way of doing (which I have yet to devise) helps at all.


Over and out!

Day 62: Better

Mentally better, thanks totally to my support group who have been cheering me on. Thank you everyone, for being there.

No exercises or skipping today. On purpose. I just want to know why my entire body still hurts!