Day 27-28 indulgence....my arse!

I have been so looking forward to my indulgence day but when it finally came without me having planned it you realized it was not that big of a deal....in fact, it was a tad bit disappointing because I felt sick afterwards with all that oil and salt in my system!

Fergie and I had dinner plans at this greasy spoon organized by some foodie friends to bid another foodie friend farewell. It's a Hokkien restaurant, a hole in the wall in the middle of a wet market in North Point.
The food was good but full of grease and more grease! We tried to have steam fish without oil and veg but it was the kind of place that doesn't serve anything without grease in it, and would be frowned upon (and likely asking for a friendly spit) if you actually had the guts to order a "no oil no salt" special.
So I decided upon getting there and seeing all that greasy delectables in front of me, that tonight is the night I will indulge, simply because there is no way I can sit through the entire dinner without tasting any of the dishes!
I didn't take pics of all the food because I don't want to shock my fellow PCPers who have been so disciplined in their diet regimen. I only took a pic of the infamous Hokkien noodles of which I have I inhaled 3 bowls of! Yumsters!
I regretted it the moment I put my chopsticks down at the end of the meal. I glanced across the table a few stools down where Fergie was sitting. We have sinned. BIG time!
The rest of the evening was feeling like shit and drinking water like a whale.

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Day 26 Starvin' Marvin!

I don't know why but for the past 2 days I have been always thinking about food.  I feel hungry again, especially at dinner/after dinner time.  I'd like to think it's my metabolism speeding up instead of my piggy habit coming back.  so hungry...


Floorjumps was bearable (for now) but the Creeps gave me crazy jellified legs!!  I couldn't do the pullups so today Fergie actually supported my lower body so that I could attempt to use a tiny bit of back muscle to pull myself upwards.


I don't know anyone called Marvin but I am definitely Starvin' Marvin these 2 days!

Day 22-24 Status update

Body: evenly aching when I get up in the morning which actually feels quite good

Sleep: No trouble sleeping at night.  Average 8 hours a day and actually crave for a short afternoon snooze from time to time.  I think it's the exhaustion from being a mother of twins.

Exercises: completing the routine so far, but always sweating like a dog afterwards.  Continuous first 200 jumps today before I tripped, a first for me.  I am really struggling at the pull-ups/inclines.  Davincis really make my shoulder bones cackle on the way down (Is this normal?  I have always had this problem even when I rotate my entire arm in large circles) The standing ovations don't seem to give me too much burn.  Perhaps I am using the wrong muscle (arms instead of chest)? And yes! I do feel the BURN from the plank!

Physical changes: pants seem to be less tight.  less "muffin-top" effect.  Got a few compliments on skin condition. :)

Hunger: not really hungry during the day but can get hungry around 11pm due to 0 carbs for dinner.  Maybe I should go to bed earlier so I can sleep through the hunger phase...

Mental status: somedays I find myself dragging the thought of exercises but once I get myself to start skipping, all I aim for is to finish the set and take a nice shower.  The thought of all of us going through the same thing and the imagery of my inspired person do help tremendously to get me going!

Day 18-19 Awfully Chocolate...

I just typed out a long blog entry and lost it all!  Here's another try..

Fergie and I both appreciate the effects of this no salt & oil portion controlled diet on our body.  A friend of ours invited us to a BBQ this Sat and we requested unsalted meat beforehand.  It was good but I think we ate a little more than what we are allowed.  We turned down the Dom Perignon and opted for the Perrier instead.  Although we caught each other eyeing the bottle which was just arm's reach, that didn't constitute cheating right?

Then came my nemesis  - Chocolate Banana cake by Awfully Chocolate (a cake shop in HK, originally from Singapore).  My eyes lit up as I saw the cake!  I had ONE bite and underwent a gruelling 5 minutes of internal conflict.  Surprisingly, all of a sudden, the torturing sensation just melted away~~

On the other hand, Fergie stood up and ran away from the cake and didn't come back until 15 minutes later! :)

It is actually quite hard to follow the diet when we dine out, especially when it comes to Chinese food.  I consumed a few food items with salt and oil in it (miso soup and some chinese banquetting dishes on my grandma's 90th birthday celebration), and I felt the adverse effect the morning after - water retention, puffy eyes, etc.  I think my palate for salt/MSG has changed for the better. 

It's a beautiful sunny day in HK today.  Have a great week guys!

Day 17 - Sore and steady but can't stop wondering...

A small victory for me last night.  After my ramen obsession the other day, I was dying for some munchies at the movies last night when Fergie and I decided to catch "Super 8" (good movie btw...).  We made a mistake forgetting our night fruit snack at home for our 10pm show.  In the end, I just had a Oolong tea after much internal debate.  Both our stomachs were growling during the show.  It was embarrassing but luckily the loud sound effects blurred our rumblings out.  :)

Exercises are slightly better today as I finished skipping and all the sets this morning (rather than doing half skipping in the morning, then the other half plus the sets before dinner), but I am still not able to do any pull-ups at all.  Feeling at a lost here....any advice?  I can't help but to think I may be physically unable to do it.  Like a wrestler unable to point in ballet....hmmm....