Day 75......I3

WOW.......Jonti read Patrick's latest mail in the car as we were driving about town on our errands. I got so excited to hear that we have another indulgence. But then....I became nervous and anxious. How would my body react to a"normal American style meal". Would I have indigestion (again), have a fainting goat experience......? Time will tell.....after Sunday we will know.

Choices floating around are 1) Argentinian steak 2) Tapas and red wine 3) good Mexican breakfast (including salsa and chips).

Day 73.....Day of Thanks

Shout to the ladys......Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the ones close in your heart. Many Thanks to Patrick and Chen for the program.

Jonti's post sums it up. I am thankful to be healthy ( and getting more healthy with program). This is a beautiful way to start off the coming (OMG 4 weeks away) New Year.....fit, strong and internally healthy.

Day 67........"Oh my

......what indentations you have"! In your stomach. Noticing some nice indents from those ab exercises. That's why I love (sometimes hate) those planks. RRrr...90 secs.....maybe the love is less intense.

Day 65......less is best

Random thought........by eating fresh foods on PCP, we tread lightly leaving a small "greener" footprint. We can't we promote eating fresh (supporting our farmers) to help the environ and the economy?

Day61....on the other side

Whew.......Day 60 or 2/3 done has come and gone. It's amazing how my body has changed. How ALL of our bodies have changed through this process.

So....I embark on another facet of PCP. Last week I asked Patrick if there was a way that I could lose 4-5 kg more (before end of regime). I wanted to look more trim and lean....like my inspiration Jackie Warner. Patrick responded by saying that it would be hard but it could be done. My diet was already pretty low on calories.....he modified it with a slight decrease in calories and switched out fruit for more veggies. He also added that I do an extra cardio (jumps or fast walking) along with our normal workout.

So far, I have been able to add an extra cardio (most days it has been the fast walking during my lunch beak) and have stuck close to the meal plan. I have noticed I am craving some bread at night.....after workout. I had about 40-50 g last night. That seemed to help.

I still continue to notice my clothes fitting loosely. Today we go to the gym, and I will put my self on the scale.

Day 55 remembered......fainting goats

Sunday was the day I chose to have the second coming of the indulgence.

Thank you everyone for the feedback as to what I should have......you won (so did I)...and chose the fried shrimp from Ragun Cajun restauant. A Houston favorite for Cajun cuisine. Fun and entertaining too. So after a long day of working in the yard with Jonti's project '82 Jeep CJ7, we hit the local speciality market (namely Central market) to pick out our goodies and then to get zee fried shrimp. Here's my plate....(I think it was a little more than 500-700 calories). But the fried shrimp came in 1 doz...with some spicy french fries and jambalaya. Also on the plate was some goats milk Blue and Serrano ham. A small glass of Layer Cake to wash things down. I ate the shrimp, a little of the FF and a bite of the andoula sausage.

I have to say....it was good but not amazing. I think that I was afraid what it would do to my system more than anything else. For that I took some live culture bacteria just in case of a gastric explosion. No worries....the fire trucks were not called to our location.

After about an hour of consumption (Isn't that one of the deadly sins?), I did the "fainting goat" reenactment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_3Utmj4RPU

Yep.......out for the count. I am Soooooo glad Jonti did not take a picture of me passed out on the sofa (probably because she was there too). Lucky day.

Next morning....woke up a little tired.....but (I think) with a overdose to salty, heavy food. Geez.......so that is what the norm was before PCP. Ah....no thanks.

Day 55 - twirling

When I first started jumping rope, I was sore hurt and uncoordinated. Knees took a beating...not sure why but maybe it was due to the movement of the skipping. Can't remember how long ago I last jumped rope....wasn't even good at it when I was a nappy headed kid growing up in PA.

So I bought a new rope. The one being used was a 9' black leather. When I purchased it, I did not realize that there is a science to a proper fit. Proper length, ball bearings for better movement, material is important (speed rope made of plastic, leather or beaded),etc. After reading and searching for ropes (hard to find locally....praise the Internet for a multitude of choices), I found a Harbinger beaded rope. It's black and blue (some BA colours) and adjustable in length. First thing with a new toy is to rip it out of the box, and use it. I did that last night. OMG.....not what I expected. I could not skip more than 10 times. I felt like I was stooping over to get the rope past my head....then I was so worried about it I could not get my feet to go upwards over the rope.........oooppppsss....stumble. Dammit...I threw it down ( the end caps came off of it), and picked up the ol' 9'. Did my 3 mins X 5 . (Rocky Balboa with his arms raised on the top of Museum steps.. da da daaaaa da da daaaaaaa...)

Day 52....I2 dilema

Even since Patrick announced another indulgence, I been thinking about it. What should I choose. After last indulgence, I said " my next will be wine and blue cheese". Now I am not so sure.

After reading Naomi's post and going to that Flickr photostream I question what is an indulgence. Could it be some big luscious blackberries (we found some at local store from Mexico...OMG...the size of peanut) or lightly coated fried shrimp (Gulf of Mexico variety).

Not sure.....but I know it won't be anything that resembles those Flickr images.

Day 48.....sore

Whewwww. It is day 48 (sunday Nov 1). After yesterday's workout at the gym I am feeling sore all over....but most especially the lats, triceps. I think it had to do with that new exercise called kung fu sit up. Used the power station for this but can't figure out how not to swing as I raise my legs. Maybe it takes more stomach control.....

Today, I felt more confident on my strength. Halluah on PCP workout...cause I don't think I could have comfortably carried my Aussie up/down narrow steps. Looks like he strained his ankle. He's 60 lbs and does not like to be picked up.