not much to blog aboout today.... I have been jumping rope the last three days before eating or drinking anything in the morning.... I have not done any strength training yet as my back has not felt up to it to date. Part of it is fear of doing something that is going to set me back to square one- which was the forearm raises using my light bands. Last night I played raquetball for 40 mins and felt no pain. After raquetball I had volleyball league which I played and havent played since last Thursday night.
Everything seemed to go well but towards the end of the night my back started hurting.... so I took it easy towards the end of the night. Also halfway through the night my body was exhausted and tired... not my muscles at all- but I didnt have any energy- no pep and I couldnt stop yawning. I dont know if I used up all my fuel for the day.... the only thing from my day that I didnt eat yet was the dinner snack of veggies.
Patrick- any input?
This morning I woke up this morning with some pain in back but did the jump rope... once I got over 300 jumps things started to feel better... I am going to definitely start the strength training tonight and see how it goes... I have the chiropractor in the morning so hopefully he can continue to help improve my condition.
Pretty down that I have missed so many days and now I am afraid of not being able to move around again when I do try it again tonight... wish me luck! No pain No gain!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Day 39, 51 more days to go...
Hi Everyone... it is great to see all the progress and great successes that everyone has been having. I on the other hand have been having a rough couple weeks. The stress of my brother and running around to help the family... trying to maintain my very busy volleyball league schedule and getting my workouts in late late late nights have been wearing on me. The big kicker for me this week was Thursday night at vball - my lower back started hurting again- didnt do anything specific to tweak it but certainly felt some pain.... played through it and then rested for a little bit that night while watching friends band play down the street from league. I got home and started my workout at 1:30am. I thought about skipping because of my back but wanted to muscle through it... well- that was not a good idea... I felt it real bad in my shoulder workout and then couldnt do the second ab exercises... tears came to my eyes with pain and I called it a night. When I woke up in the morning- I could not stand up straight at all. Called chiropractor for emergency visit... took my in right away... got treated and felt better but during treated... he witnessed me not being able to stand again- and tears pouring down my face... feel so helpless when this happens and it is very frustrating. I got extra treatment and was able to walk out of the office standing up and off to work I went. He told me not to do my workouts for the day and I had to come back tomorrow for another treatment. Needless to say I was not very happy-- I feel every time I workout and make progress-- some injury from the past sets me back again.
I went back on Saturday morning for treatment... had another tough day-- back hurts when I sit too long and it hurts when I stand to long- cant seem to get comfortable. I sacrum is locked on my lower left side and it triggers the chronic pain I have in my lower right side... this is from a car accident that I had over 10 years ago ... maybe in 22 years ago when I got hit by a car while riding my bicycle... not too sure-- too many times I have been victim of being stuck by a car. I brought in the new workouts that Patrick sent to us on Friday and the chiro said no workouts until he sees me again on Monday. Injuries SUCK!
Been keeping up with my diet - although I have missed some fruit snacks during the day... and I missed dinner and snack on Friday night because I fell asleep before 8pm. I have not cut out carbs because of missed workouts because I have been hoping to be able to workout if the back felt better- even though Dr. said no. I went back yesterday for another treatment... was sore when I walked in and felt good when I came out... best I have felt since Thursday night. He said to come back on Wednesday and we will see how I am feeling. I had some soreness yesterday afternoon and was thinking about trying to workout- but I opted to wait to see how I felt today.
I woke up this morning and I felt good. I jumped out of bed and grabbed my jump rope and started jumping-- going to do this in the morning from now on since Patrick's email said to do so. My have been flat with my weight for 3 weeks-- not gaining or losing... and I think partly because I have been doing my workouts often times after midnight- and the metabolism shuts down so I am not getting the benefit of these workouts. My back felt pretty good after the jumps and I felt happy that I was able to do them. I struggled through the first 5oo jumps... messing up quite a bit and it was frustrating... but I stuck with it and eventually got my rhythm and bang out the last 900 with less hassle. Consulted with Patrick as far as wear to pick up with the work outs... and he said start with regular schedule... no going to lie-- quite nervous to try pistol squats based on what everyone is saying about them and afraid that my left knee wont be able to handle them--- but going to do the best that I can and hope for the best... if I suck and break- hopefully the chiro will put me back together tomorrow morning.
I am excited to get through tonight. I have playoffs for one of my volleyball leagues and then I am not signing up for next session. I need to reduce the evening activites that I have that are keeping me up and out late at night. I am burning out trying to get everything done and I cant do it all when I leave my house at 8am and dont come home until after 11pm. I am going to replace my vball with some Bikram yoga. I have done it a few times in November and December- but tweaked my back in one of the exercises so that put me out for a couple of weeks. I really enjoy it and want to take advantage of it again. This time I know what exercise not to do that will cause pain again.
I really love this PCP experience.... I just need to bounce back and come out strong tonight. I will be better at blogging but I dont like to be a debbie downer and that is what I have been feeling like lately. I have been trying to muscle through this and stay focus-- but excited I feel good and should be operating full throttle again starting today. I still have not gotten a new camera yet so I dont have updated photos... I will work to get that done this week sometime.
I went back on Saturday morning for treatment... had another tough day-- back hurts when I sit too long and it hurts when I stand to long- cant seem to get comfortable. I sacrum is locked on my lower left side and it triggers the chronic pain I have in my lower right side... this is from a car accident that I had over 10 years ago ... maybe in 22 years ago when I got hit by a car while riding my bicycle... not too sure-- too many times I have been victim of being stuck by a car. I brought in the new workouts that Patrick sent to us on Friday and the chiro said no workouts until he sees me again on Monday. Injuries SUCK!
Been keeping up with my diet - although I have missed some fruit snacks during the day... and I missed dinner and snack on Friday night because I fell asleep before 8pm. I have not cut out carbs because of missed workouts because I have been hoping to be able to workout if the back felt better- even though Dr. said no. I went back yesterday for another treatment... was sore when I walked in and felt good when I came out... best I have felt since Thursday night. He said to come back on Wednesday and we will see how I am feeling. I had some soreness yesterday afternoon and was thinking about trying to workout- but I opted to wait to see how I felt today.
I woke up this morning and I felt good. I jumped out of bed and grabbed my jump rope and started jumping-- going to do this in the morning from now on since Patrick's email said to do so. My have been flat with my weight for 3 weeks-- not gaining or losing... and I think partly because I have been doing my workouts often times after midnight- and the metabolism shuts down so I am not getting the benefit of these workouts. My back felt pretty good after the jumps and I felt happy that I was able to do them. I struggled through the first 5oo jumps... messing up quite a bit and it was frustrating... but I stuck with it and eventually got my rhythm and bang out the last 900 with less hassle. Consulted with Patrick as far as wear to pick up with the work outs... and he said start with regular schedule... no going to lie-- quite nervous to try pistol squats based on what everyone is saying about them and afraid that my left knee wont be able to handle them--- but going to do the best that I can and hope for the best... if I suck and break- hopefully the chiro will put me back together tomorrow morning.
I am excited to get through tonight. I have playoffs for one of my volleyball leagues and then I am not signing up for next session. I need to reduce the evening activites that I have that are keeping me up and out late at night. I am burning out trying to get everything done and I cant do it all when I leave my house at 8am and dont come home until after 11pm. I am going to replace my vball with some Bikram yoga. I have done it a few times in November and December- but tweaked my back in one of the exercises so that put me out for a couple of weeks. I really enjoy it and want to take advantage of it again. This time I know what exercise not to do that will cause pain again.
I really love this PCP experience.... I just need to bounce back and come out strong tonight. I will be better at blogging but I dont like to be a debbie downer and that is what I have been feeling like lately. I have been trying to muscle through this and stay focus-- but excited I feel good and should be operating full throttle again starting today. I still have not gotten a new camera yet so I dont have updated photos... I will work to get that done this week sometime.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Day 31, 59 more to go...
Blogging has gotten away from me because of some chaos going on in my life but I have not aloud the rest of the PCP to get away from me. I have been sticking with the workouts and diet as planned. I think they have helped to keep me balanced in the things that happened since my last blog. Without going into a lot of detail - one of the things that happened was my brother ended up having to have emergency surgery to remove is gall bladder and another one the next day to have gall stones removed. We were told it was the result of eating too much red meat and fried food. They found some other things inside of him that were rotting and they removed that stuff as well. It really made me think to myself how grateful I am to have found this program and that I am learning so much about food and nutritrion. I am fueling my body all day long rather than eating once may twice a day if I am lucky... and I am making sure that I am eating all the right things we are suppose to be eating- carbs, proteins, veggies and fruit. I used to love putting salt on food to add flavor- but I have not done that once. The only thing that I miss the most out of this program is that I am only allow 6oz of milk a day. I love milk and having so little makes it not fun.
I am not going to detail the day by day as I have been out for so long.
I will share that I dont mind the fruit dinners... I have not been hungry before them or even after them.... not sure why but I havent been eating dinner until late...
I am still not able to do full pull-up and I struggle with doing full sets of the incline pull ups. I also wish I had a mirror to look at or a board tied to my back so that I know I am staying straight.
Chest dips- horrible.... I cant do a full one where I bring my body to point where my body is 90 degree angle-- not sure how I am going to get through these with success.... instead I went down as far as I could where I was able to push myself back up... but couldnt even reach the minimum doing them that way.... very frustrating.
Davinci and Forward Shoulder Raises kill me as well.... I cant seem to get through all the sets with full form- reaching peak of extensions.
Will say I like the new leg exercises.... I have strong legs so these have been fun to do-- needless to say I have dead legs after them... but they feel real good to do them
Planks... I also like this as well... I have had to do them before... last week was easier than this week.... my body is starting to shake towards the end and I remind myself not to clench my fists or interlock them.
I havent been counting my jump ropes as I tend to mess up the more that I count so I jump a minute for every hundred jumps I am suppose to do and if I think I have messed up a few too many times, I add a couple more minutes to my jumps. I have been singling jumping for a while and I'ss switch it up to running in place or kicking my feet out in front of my in alternating way. They are not really exciting to do so rather than listen to music while doing the jumps I have been watching tv instead.
Carb diet has been pretty boring for me.... gluten free bread in morning and brown rice pasta for lunch and past dinners before this week.... not sure if there are other carbs that would be good to do .... I bought some rice to cook but I am trying to get through the rest of the cook pasta that I made at the beginning of last week.
Protein other than the eggs has primarily been chicken... havent had much seafood in a while and only had red meat once and the pains in my stomach were too painful for me to want to try again any time soon.
I finally returned my defective digital camera this weekend and they didnt have any others that I was interested in so I did not get a chance to take a new photo this weekend. As soon as I get a new one- I will take a new picture.
I was able to play volleyball for 3 hours over the weekend and even though I am not seeing much change to my body, my volleyball game is more powerful and I am using more proper form and less lazy techniques.... this will provide great value in a couple more months to me in May. Can't wait
I am not going to detail the day by day as I have been out for so long.
I will share that I dont mind the fruit dinners... I have not been hungry before them or even after them.... not sure why but I havent been eating dinner until late...
I am still not able to do full pull-up and I struggle with doing full sets of the incline pull ups. I also wish I had a mirror to look at or a board tied to my back so that I know I am staying straight.
Chest dips- horrible.... I cant do a full one where I bring my body to point where my body is 90 degree angle-- not sure how I am going to get through these with success.... instead I went down as far as I could where I was able to push myself back up... but couldnt even reach the minimum doing them that way.... very frustrating.
Davinci and Forward Shoulder Raises kill me as well.... I cant seem to get through all the sets with full form- reaching peak of extensions.
Will say I like the new leg exercises.... I have strong legs so these have been fun to do-- needless to say I have dead legs after them... but they feel real good to do them
Planks... I also like this as well... I have had to do them before... last week was easier than this week.... my body is starting to shake towards the end and I remind myself not to clench my fists or interlock them.
I havent been counting my jump ropes as I tend to mess up the more that I count so I jump a minute for every hundred jumps I am suppose to do and if I think I have messed up a few too many times, I add a couple more minutes to my jumps. I have been singling jumping for a while and I'ss switch it up to running in place or kicking my feet out in front of my in alternating way. They are not really exciting to do so rather than listen to music while doing the jumps I have been watching tv instead.
Carb diet has been pretty boring for me.... gluten free bread in morning and brown rice pasta for lunch and past dinners before this week.... not sure if there are other carbs that would be good to do .... I bought some rice to cook but I am trying to get through the rest of the cook pasta that I made at the beginning of last week.
Protein other than the eggs has primarily been chicken... havent had much seafood in a while and only had red meat once and the pains in my stomach were too painful for me to want to try again any time soon.
I finally returned my defective digital camera this weekend and they didnt have any others that I was interested in so I did not get a chance to take a new photo this weekend. As soon as I get a new one- I will take a new picture.
I was able to play volleyball for 3 hours over the weekend and even though I am not seeing much change to my body, my volleyball game is more powerful and I am using more proper form and less lazy techniques.... this will provide great value in a couple more months to me in May. Can't wait
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Day 25, 65 more to go
wow, crazy to think that we are almost a third of the way through the program... sorta sad - I know that it is crazy but I am definitely enjoying the journey. I have lots to update on since it has been a while... the laziness has to end... visable... transparent ....
Day 21 many lessons and questions
I got up at 4am and made my breakfast in the hotel room, packed my snacks for the plane and off to the airport at 4:45am... wow was I shocked that I woke up got ready, ate breakfast so early and out the door in time. I had a lay over in Philly and had a PCP educational moment that I dont really know the answer to.... well... since on this program- all I have had to eat is chicken or fish- no red meat... well in the airport, I decided to try the infamouss steak sandwich with mushrooms.... needless to say- I wont be trying that again on this program... I got unbelievable stomach pains- sharp ones while on the plane and fel miserable on the way home to Boston- physically and emotional. When I got home- I had some edamame and a spicy tuna roll for dinner... house was not PCP ready since I was away for 5 days and I forgot to stop at store before I got home. So I had a craving this night and I have not had a single craving since starting the program. When I was at the work function the evening before=- they had all sorts of junk... fried chicken tenders, friend chicken parm, pizza, cookies, ice cream, beer wine and all other sorts of stufff. Well for some reason- I couldnt get the idea of fresh choc chip cookies out of my head.... well at home- before PCP started- I had some cookie dough in fridge that I baked up to make room in there... well I had 2 small cookies.... and like my experience with the steak... I had very sharp pains in my stomach... not sure if it is because I have been gluten free since PCP started or because I have been having healthy food only.... all I know is that when I had them... cookies and steak.... I WAS MISERABLE and have no desire to try or experience them again. I ended up falling asleep unexpectedly mid texting a friend at 7:45pm in my jeans and top.... therefore missing my workout... DAY 21 was a day of many lessons
Day 22 back on track and happy as a bumble bee
Didnt get out of bed until 12:35pm on Saturday. For breakfast, I had my final egg and some frozen gluten bread and some milk... raced off to the grocery store to stock up on the new goodies. I bought mangos and kiwi for the first time so those will be tested in the tummy in the coming days. I bought several different bags of rice mixtures that were gluten free... one bag was all black rice... nervous to try them but you never know if you are going to like them until you try them. I felt much happier being home and controlling my full PCP diet than travelling and relying on restaurants to do what you want them to. They did not alway exclude butter or oils so that left some missed need items... lucky I had back ups in my hotel room fridge. Got home from the grocery store and had to race to put them away - I managed to make time to make "lunch" for myself before leaving to a double surprise 40th bday party for high school classmates sisters. I was surrounded by alcohol and cakes and cookies and finger sandwichs and such--- nothing was remotely appealing to me- especially after my experience the day before. I drank water all night and thought I would get a lot of slack from my hometown friends that I hang out with all the time--- not a peep. I told one of them weeks ago what I was dong and she happen to share that with another so we chatted a little bit about it.... two of my friends have had the gastroblasmia (??) surgery.... one had about 2 years ago and the other had it about 5 months ago. Crazy idea to me- but they are happy but I cant imagine going through that experience and having a smaller stomach and all these limitations to life. UGH! Anyways, I survived the night and drove a drunk friend home, and had to stop at Dominos Pizza at 12:30am so she could get a small cheese pizza before going to bed to help sober up.... amazing how things change physically and mentally after only a short period of time and new experience. I actually went home, had some chicken and veggies and then proceeded to complete my workout for the day ... then passed out from exhaustion feeling good and proud and happy to be home doing all the right things while others are not aware of these great new experiences I have been having.
Day 23 double date
Got up early this morning lots to do and not much time to do it. Ate breakfast, clean the house, do laundry, unpack and finalize plans for the day. I had two first dates set up for the day and not sure how I was going to pull it off. First date was suppose to start at 1pm in Providence, RI... about an hour from home. I had to text my date and ask for an extra 30 minutes because I wanted to finish my workout before meeting him.... he said go for it.. not trouble at all. I have been chatting with for close to a month now and we have had several chats that included that I had just finished working out or needed to work out or talks about my new eating plan to exclude allergy foods of gluten, peanuts, soy and corn.... as well as potatoes because I dont them. We went to this adult arcade and had a blast and then went off to the Cheesecake Factory for unplanned lunch-- the date continued beyond games because we were having a good time. Cheesecake Factory for those that dont know-- are known for their BIZZILION types of cheesecake.... well- I was able to order a grilled chicken with veggies and brown rice.... waiter was very accomodating and my date was very interested when food came out that it was to my satisfaction and I was happy with it. next came to dessert time... waiter asks and I said no... after we had already had a dialogue about it.... I shared that cheesecake probably had gluten in it (it was my way out) and my date didnt think so.... well he asked the waiter and the waiter said yes in the crust- date asked if crust could be removed... no, no and then I was off the hook :)
So from date #1 I went off and raced to date #2 which was an hour north from where I was.... my plans for to watch Superbowl at new bar/bowling alley and have dinner. Similar experience with dates knowing my workouts and diet and concern for foods I could have. Date #2 asked the waitstaff before I got there if they would cook to order because of allergies and they said they would absolutely be accomodating. Brownie points. I ended up ordering salmon, spinach and grilled asparagus.... while he had BBQ chicken tenders as an appetizer and pizza for his meal in addition to drinking several bottles of beers. Felt good once again to not stress about foods at the restaurant and with the company I was in...
Day 24
Pretty uneventful... back to the grind of grab and go with my portioned out meals.... got home from work ... chatted on phone and then did double workout since I was behind on workout. I couldnt finished the leg ups because my back was in excruciating pain and the planks were not done either... I will make them up the next workout. Lunges - I feel the burn in my legs for sure... Forearm raises - can get the first set above my head... after that my success dive bombs pretty quickly Pull Ups- fat change.. only 1/4 of one so inclines are still my enemy too under my dining room table... cant wait to pull on a bar instead of the table.... I like the new exercises too. The above the head one- band burns my skin literally with the movement so next time- tshirt ....
Day 25
Good food again.... short message bcuz I need to be on Boston in 30mins for volleyball... and then I will get home at 11pm to start my workout for today... wish me luck.
PS. Indulgence.... not interested in it at all .... I tried and failed on Friday-- YUCK!
Day 21 many lessons and questions
I got up at 4am and made my breakfast in the hotel room, packed my snacks for the plane and off to the airport at 4:45am... wow was I shocked that I woke up got ready, ate breakfast so early and out the door in time. I had a lay over in Philly and had a PCP educational moment that I dont really know the answer to.... well... since on this program- all I have had to eat is chicken or fish- no red meat... well in the airport, I decided to try the infamouss steak sandwich with mushrooms.... needless to say- I wont be trying that again on this program... I got unbelievable stomach pains- sharp ones while on the plane and fel miserable on the way home to Boston- physically and emotional. When I got home- I had some edamame and a spicy tuna roll for dinner... house was not PCP ready since I was away for 5 days and I forgot to stop at store before I got home. So I had a craving this night and I have not had a single craving since starting the program. When I was at the work function the evening before=- they had all sorts of junk... fried chicken tenders, friend chicken parm, pizza, cookies, ice cream, beer wine and all other sorts of stufff. Well for some reason- I couldnt get the idea of fresh choc chip cookies out of my head.... well at home- before PCP started- I had some cookie dough in fridge that I baked up to make room in there... well I had 2 small cookies.... and like my experience with the steak... I had very sharp pains in my stomach... not sure if it is because I have been gluten free since PCP started or because I have been having healthy food only.... all I know is that when I had them... cookies and steak.... I WAS MISERABLE and have no desire to try or experience them again. I ended up falling asleep unexpectedly mid texting a friend at 7:45pm in my jeans and top.... therefore missing my workout... DAY 21 was a day of many lessons
Day 22 back on track and happy as a bumble bee
Didnt get out of bed until 12:35pm on Saturday. For breakfast, I had my final egg and some frozen gluten bread and some milk... raced off to the grocery store to stock up on the new goodies. I bought mangos and kiwi for the first time so those will be tested in the tummy in the coming days. I bought several different bags of rice mixtures that were gluten free... one bag was all black rice... nervous to try them but you never know if you are going to like them until you try them. I felt much happier being home and controlling my full PCP diet than travelling and relying on restaurants to do what you want them to. They did not alway exclude butter or oils so that left some missed need items... lucky I had back ups in my hotel room fridge. Got home from the grocery store and had to race to put them away - I managed to make time to make "lunch" for myself before leaving to a double surprise 40th bday party for high school classmates sisters. I was surrounded by alcohol and cakes and cookies and finger sandwichs and such--- nothing was remotely appealing to me- especially after my experience the day before. I drank water all night and thought I would get a lot of slack from my hometown friends that I hang out with all the time--- not a peep. I told one of them weeks ago what I was dong and she happen to share that with another so we chatted a little bit about it.... two of my friends have had the gastroblasmia (??) surgery.... one had about 2 years ago and the other had it about 5 months ago. Crazy idea to me- but they are happy but I cant imagine going through that experience and having a smaller stomach and all these limitations to life. UGH! Anyways, I survived the night and drove a drunk friend home, and had to stop at Dominos Pizza at 12:30am so she could get a small cheese pizza before going to bed to help sober up.... amazing how things change physically and mentally after only a short period of time and new experience. I actually went home, had some chicken and veggies and then proceeded to complete my workout for the day ... then passed out from exhaustion feeling good and proud and happy to be home doing all the right things while others are not aware of these great new experiences I have been having.
Day 23 double date
Got up early this morning lots to do and not much time to do it. Ate breakfast, clean the house, do laundry, unpack and finalize plans for the day. I had two first dates set up for the day and not sure how I was going to pull it off. First date was suppose to start at 1pm in Providence, RI... about an hour from home. I had to text my date and ask for an extra 30 minutes because I wanted to finish my workout before meeting him.... he said go for it.. not trouble at all. I have been chatting with for close to a month now and we have had several chats that included that I had just finished working out or needed to work out or talks about my new eating plan to exclude allergy foods of gluten, peanuts, soy and corn.... as well as potatoes because I dont them. We went to this adult arcade and had a blast and then went off to the Cheesecake Factory for unplanned lunch-- the date continued beyond games because we were having a good time. Cheesecake Factory for those that dont know-- are known for their BIZZILION types of cheesecake.... well- I was able to order a grilled chicken with veggies and brown rice.... waiter was very accomodating and my date was very interested when food came out that it was to my satisfaction and I was happy with it. next came to dessert time... waiter asks and I said no... after we had already had a dialogue about it.... I shared that cheesecake probably had gluten in it (it was my way out) and my date didnt think so.... well he asked the waiter and the waiter said yes in the crust- date asked if crust could be removed... no, no and then I was off the hook :)
So from date #1 I went off and raced to date #2 which was an hour north from where I was.... my plans for to watch Superbowl at new bar/bowling alley and have dinner. Similar experience with dates knowing my workouts and diet and concern for foods I could have. Date #2 asked the waitstaff before I got there if they would cook to order because of allergies and they said they would absolutely be accomodating. Brownie points. I ended up ordering salmon, spinach and grilled asparagus.... while he had BBQ chicken tenders as an appetizer and pizza for his meal in addition to drinking several bottles of beers. Felt good once again to not stress about foods at the restaurant and with the company I was in...
Day 24
Pretty uneventful... back to the grind of grab and go with my portioned out meals.... got home from work ... chatted on phone and then did double workout since I was behind on workout. I couldnt finished the leg ups because my back was in excruciating pain and the planks were not done either... I will make them up the next workout. Lunges - I feel the burn in my legs for sure... Forearm raises - can get the first set above my head... after that my success dive bombs pretty quickly Pull Ups- fat change.. only 1/4 of one so inclines are still my enemy too under my dining room table... cant wait to pull on a bar instead of the table.... I like the new exercises too. The above the head one- band burns my skin literally with the movement so next time- tshirt ....
Day 25
Good food again.... short message bcuz I need to be on Boston in 30mins for volleyball... and then I will get home at 11pm to start my workout for today... wish me luck.
PS. Indulgence.... not interested in it at all .... I tried and failed on Friday-- YUCK!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Day 20, 70 more to go....
It's technically a new day for me here in Toronto.... feeling blah and cant get motivated to sleep....
was fooling around on http://www.youtube.com/ and chatting with a friend back home online.
remembered a pick me up song I use to listen to on the way into work when I used to work for Oracle Corporation back in early 2000s. What a hell job that was- and 3 years of it.... no matter how far I exceeded my quota and how much money I earned management- it was never enough and I got beat up every day over and over. I got in a severe car accident a month before year end and called into boss to say I might be late or not going into work next day bcuz was in car accident and just got back from hospital... boss called first thing in morning and said- can your accounts afford you to be out of the office? I had only 2 more deals that I was forecasting to close from Walt Disney World and they already commited dates I would get PO. I was 142% of my annual number- President's Club locked in.... result of accident was TMJ, post concussional syndrome, bulges in my back and only one day off to recover for the next 2 months before I went on short term disability.....
it hurt to keep my eyes open, i stuttered, i couldnt answer and process 2 simple questions if you asked me at once and much much more.... life sucked then... very dark days
I found this song to pump me up to get me through the day.... I remember I would blast it in my car just before getting to the office to get me through the day-- and some days I would repeat it when I knew it was going to be a super tough day
Our mind is a powerful thing and a beautiful thing--- let it be strong and keep you strong through this journey on PCP... dont give in to temptation and dont give in to what others do or want you to believe.... keep fighting the fight and we will all come out on top..... we are making great progress and the best is yet to come and it will not come easy-- find your motivation - find your strength - look in the mirror and see it all inside of you
I am ready to tackle the new day when I wake up... refresh my strength.... refresh my attitude
was fooling around on http://www.youtube.com/ and chatting with a friend back home online.
remembered a pick me up song I use to listen to on the way into work when I used to work for Oracle Corporation back in early 2000s. What a hell job that was- and 3 years of it.... no matter how far I exceeded my quota and how much money I earned management- it was never enough and I got beat up every day over and over. I got in a severe car accident a month before year end and called into boss to say I might be late or not going into work next day bcuz was in car accident and just got back from hospital... boss called first thing in morning and said- can your accounts afford you to be out of the office? I had only 2 more deals that I was forecasting to close from Walt Disney World and they already commited dates I would get PO. I was 142% of my annual number- President's Club locked in.... result of accident was TMJ, post concussional syndrome, bulges in my back and only one day off to recover for the next 2 months before I went on short term disability.....
it hurt to keep my eyes open, i stuttered, i couldnt answer and process 2 simple questions if you asked me at once and much much more.... life sucked then... very dark days
I found this song to pump me up to get me through the day.... I remember I would blast it in my car just before getting to the office to get me through the day-- and some days I would repeat it when I knew it was going to be a super tough day
Our mind is a powerful thing and a beautiful thing--- let it be strong and keep you strong through this journey on PCP... dont give in to temptation and dont give in to what others do or want you to believe.... keep fighting the fight and we will all come out on top..... we are making great progress and the best is yet to come and it will not come easy-- find your motivation - find your strength - look in the mirror and see it all inside of you
I am ready to tackle the new day when I wake up... refresh my strength.... refresh my attitude
Day 19, 71 more to go....
Not really feeling like blogging.... so not going to be very exciting one folks
Day 18
Travelled to Toronto from Boston.. thought I was avoiding the storms but ended up finding some here. It definitely is tough to try and feel comfortable on the PCP in a new city to me and not sure what the portions are for the week-- only cuz I didnt get to do prep due to travel schedule. Made breakfast this morning at 4:45am before jumping in car for the airport and packed a couple of apples for snack. Didnt get lunch until after 2pm when I finally made it to Toronto- some delays during the connecting flight. Was able to get my workout done in my room without too much trouble... took a couple rooms to get the right one but high ceiling in the end made it great.
So Toronto has the underground system.... I took my backpack and went on a walk.... and found some good stuff... which alleviated some of the stress that I was feeling about being here... take a look to see what I was able to add to what I already had with me when I got back to my room
So I found a little grocery store where I bought a "food" for breakfasts... snacks and lunches... figuring that I would buy some dinner or at least the protein portion of dinner and eat from the food I bought to fill any gaps. I also found a store across the way that sold a egg poacher- which is microwaveable.... perfect for my hotel room with microwave- so I was set up for success. Good night and off to bed early I went for at least 8 hours of sleep.
Day 19
Got up early this morning and did my jump ropes... ran around to get ready to meet co-worker for day and then made my breakfast.... poached egg, wheat bread- not good because of allergy- but not sure what else to eat that is gluten free (first time eating wheat since we started which doesnt make me happy) and then some peppers. Packed food for snack lunch and snack
Went out to lunch with co-worker and one of our partners. Had a salmon sandwich with side salad.... dont think I had enough veggies and had on pita- bread product again- bad!
Got back to hotel, had a snack and took a power nap- exhausted. When I got up worked out and then went and go dinner from lobby restaurant. Salmon again... brought it back to room-- weighed my portion and trashed the rest. Veggies looked very soggy and with butter- not what i ordered... but didnt have energy to go back down... instead i opened up fridge and had veggies I had and a piece of bread for my carbs.
Time to call it a night.
And information shared by Patrick in latest emails-- no obvious changes here.... except for skin-- things have popped up and status quo with everything else.
I feel like I may be failing at this thing when it comes to water intake.... not much of a drinker of anything during the day-- trying to be better but not thirsty much so I dont think about it.
Day 18
Travelled to Toronto from Boston.. thought I was avoiding the storms but ended up finding some here. It definitely is tough to try and feel comfortable on the PCP in a new city to me and not sure what the portions are for the week-- only cuz I didnt get to do prep due to travel schedule. Made breakfast this morning at 4:45am before jumping in car for the airport and packed a couple of apples for snack. Didnt get lunch until after 2pm when I finally made it to Toronto- some delays during the connecting flight. Was able to get my workout done in my room without too much trouble... took a couple rooms to get the right one but high ceiling in the end made it great.
So Toronto has the underground system.... I took my backpack and went on a walk.... and found some good stuff... which alleviated some of the stress that I was feeling about being here... take a look to see what I was able to add to what I already had with me when I got back to my room
So I found a little grocery store where I bought a "food" for breakfasts... snacks and lunches... figuring that I would buy some dinner or at least the protein portion of dinner and eat from the food I bought to fill any gaps. I also found a store across the way that sold a egg poacher- which is microwaveable.... perfect for my hotel room with microwave- so I was set up for success. Good night and off to bed early I went for at least 8 hours of sleep.
Day 19
Got up early this morning and did my jump ropes... ran around to get ready to meet co-worker for day and then made my breakfast.... poached egg, wheat bread- not good because of allergy- but not sure what else to eat that is gluten free (first time eating wheat since we started which doesnt make me happy) and then some peppers. Packed food for snack lunch and snack
Went out to lunch with co-worker and one of our partners. Had a salmon sandwich with side salad.... dont think I had enough veggies and had on pita- bread product again- bad!
Got back to hotel, had a snack and took a power nap- exhausted. When I got up worked out and then went and go dinner from lobby restaurant. Salmon again... brought it back to room-- weighed my portion and trashed the rest. Veggies looked very soggy and with butter- not what i ordered... but didnt have energy to go back down... instead i opened up fridge and had veggies I had and a piece of bread for my carbs.
Time to call it a night.
And information shared by Patrick in latest emails-- no obvious changes here.... except for skin-- things have popped up and status quo with everything else.
I feel like I may be failing at this thing when it comes to water intake.... not much of a drinker of anything during the day-- trying to be better but not thirsty much so I dont think about it.
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