so, day 9. changing the diet is quite a shock. it's taking a lot of sourcing/prep/cook time to be able to stick to this. so far have done ok. brown rice tastes like ass but the brown pasta is ok if you overcook it. quite surprising how these basic food stuffs are not so easily available. for a lot of this stuff you have to go to the upper end supermarkets (well in HK at least). i need to regiment and stystemise this so as not to devote all my time and energy to this. i want to have a "normal" life for as long as possible on this program. i think this will help me when there are challenging days ahead. for instance, last night i popped to the pub for an hour. didnt drink but felt like i had been out for a bit and managed to catch up with some friends. when the point comes when i'm wondering whether this is worth it (and it probably will), i dont want to be telling myself i have been effectively living like a hermit. i want to feel i have had a relatively normal social life and what is to come is for a limited time and it will be normal again (if it ever was)
so the the exercises are a bit tougher. not so much hard per se but it takes a bit of getting used to (meaning every day). trying to do them before work which means getting up @ 5.30am. will see how tat pans out as the exercise regime gets longer. i dont have the stiffness in the limbs i had last week so i guess my body is adapting a bit. i do feel tired at the moment though and someone else has told me they feel the same. i am wondering whether this is common o PCPers. so far so good i guess. lookin forward to the w'end for a rest. weighed myself on the 6th june. 73kg.
even i am looking to start exercise at 5.30 am, but for last 2 weeks after doing sets at 9 pm. I am just too exhausted to wake up at 5.30 ... will try to change this on the weekend.
ReplyDeleteTiredness will come and go. Just keep doing things steadily.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had systemized things earlier! Like cooking/weighing and freezing fixed portions of rice.
Once you 'source' your food, then you are set for the program.
Re socializing, I felt like a hermit a few times just because of energy levels, but I did do a 6 week dance class based on burlesque dancing/modelling stuff. If you can commit to some kind of social exercise - that doesn't take a huge amount of time, then you keep the PCP mindset and also get to see your progress during the course. For example, I was able to hold poses waaaaay longer than the others on the course. This gave me motivation to keep on with the home WO routines.
Good luck!