All going good here on Day 18: still a long way to go but the routine is taking shape and it is feeling right. Had the most amazing sleep and like others have said - feeling super alert.
Up at 5am: did a longer walk than usual with the dogs and then bang into the rope. It's getting better which is great and belting them out. No where near perfect and stopping lots but better than the Picasso mess I have been so far. This is lunch - and was my dinner last night. Found whole wheat pita bread (made here in Tokyo) and stuffed it with lamb (non-oil fry with heaps of parsley), pan fried mushrooms and zucchini (tad bit of olive oil) and then steam and then non-oil pan friend white and green asparagus. All stuffed into a pita. Last nights was brilliant: unsure if it will be as good for lunch.
New fruit I am discovering: Papaya.. had to google how to cut it open (yes there were plenty of instruction sites). What I have done is cut up heaps of papaya, mango and mixed in the rest of my pineapple and then grapes. Made a large fruit salad and then froze it all. This will be my snacking fruit - along with my mikan and apples. I will blog on whether it is fruit you can freeze but the colour effect is nice.All going good. Stretching advice (thanks Andy) was good and not as sore. I really want this to become permanent - with time on side there is a good chance for this to happen. Giddyup!
Richard, your blog is inspiring! Sleep is a miracle isn't it?
ReplyDeleteChris - what a nice comment: thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt's still all really hard and sorry if I give the impression that it's not.
I have been looking for something like this since I was a fatty 13 year old. Took me a long time to find but grabbing this with both hands.
My goal is to work out how to incorporate this into my life longerterm - but still enjoy the foods (healthier versions) and not become a nut or annoying to friends who have different needs.
Thanks again: and yes, the sleeping improvement is amazing.
From one fat 13 year old to another, you can do this!
ReplyDeletebeautiful doggies - my cats stare at me in disbelief in how uncoordinated/stiff i am at these exercises.. if only i was slim and sleek and flexible like them!!
ReplyDeletewhat is making me laugh so far is my wife keeps telling me - but what you are doing is all fairly normal. yes - but you have to want to change and you also need help and motivation to change. and thats where everyone is helping out loads - thanks richard! and I was a skinny 13 yo but all that exercise at college was bad for me in the long term and need to trim it up!
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