An inspirational night.....

Monday night is Taekwondo night, and tonight was very fulfilling.

No secrets here on this blog, I am OBESE by the definition, my BMI is 33.5, I currently weigh 114kg.

Needless to say, Taekwondo is a pretty extreme activity to launch back into in the condition that I am in. BUT, that said, I had a fantastic uplifting night tonight. My wife and I walked to training again... every bit helps, another 5km, and a nice warmup for my massive thighs and calfs.

I HAD intended to take it fairly easy, and spend a few weeks limbering up and getting some flexibility back in my legs, arms, chest and back.

Coming back onto the floor after a drink break, the instructor asked all students to pair up.... next to me was one of the fittest 5th Dan's in our club. I suggested to him that he train with someone else, as I did not want to waste his time with my "slow" training. Anyway, long story short, he insisted that we train together.

His encouragement and gentle persuasion pushed me, tested my abilities and made me realise that I am able to achieve more than I thought. Sure I ran out of steam a few times, but I kept pushing... Recovery from such a long break in training is going to take time, but maybe not as much as I thought.

감사합니다 Glenn.

I will make it, this year I AM making a difference to my engine and chassis.

Once I am able, I will train 4 times a week for 2 hours a day. And with some cycling, and swimming to really ramp up a change to my body. Last time I trained this way, I dropped from 108kg to 91kg in 12 weeks.

Food today has been great:

Breakfast, 2 weetbix with no fat milk, strong black coffee 1 sugar
Lunch, skinless chicken sandwich with wholegrain bread, a small banana.
Snack, three small vegetarian sausage rolls.
Dinner, skinless chicken, rice and 6 veggies before training.

Snack after training, 1 gluten free chocolate chip biscuit (Thanks to Tash).
I am halfway through a litre of no fat milk and I will get on the floor and stretch shortly.
Will probably have a couple of glasses of water before bed.

OK, that's it for this update.... I feel inspired, content.... Happy.

Goodnight ;-)

The day has arrived....

It has been a couple of years since I have been back to Taekwondo training... this "started" as a forced break due to injuring my foot.
My confidence of being able to fully use my foot and trust it 100% again took nearly 12 months to overcome.

On getting ready to return to training, I had a nasty accident and broke the very same bone in my foot AGAIN. This caused me a further 18 weeks in plaster, and then a brace to allow my foot to heal. Surgery was on the cards for many months during the recovery, as the bone was split lengthways from end to end.

More delays, discomfort and pain. The foot was quite uncomfortable for 9 months, and training was totally off the cards.

Fast forward to my first training session in over 2 years. I prepared during the day by eating fish, rice and pasta. I also loaded up on about 1L of water in the 3 hours leading up to going.

We only live about 5km from the training hall, so my wife and I had a nice brisk walk.

It was so great being back, and I am fully committed to grading at the end of the year. It is going to be a fairly intensive year.

We started a light warmup, followed by some floor work, full extension of all joints and limbs to ensure a full range of movement.

We moved onto some extension kicking, and line work moving up and down the hall, blocking and punching.

It was a very humid night, and I finished off consuming 1.5L of water.

We cooled down by doing self defence work with partner, the person I worked with is a nuggety ex boxer who is also a black belt, and quite a lot of fun to work with.

I am writing this Friday night, two days after training.... and I have pulled up pretty well. My arms are a little tender, my legs were very stiff this morning. So I am now going to sit in front of the TV for 20 minutes and stretch out.

Enjoy your weekend..... next training session is Monday night.

Feb 15th.... food intake, activity update.

Breakfast: banana on whole grain toast.

Lunch: Picnic bar and a coffee. (Man am I going to pay for this post)

Afternoon tea: Coffee, can Pepsi Max.

Dinner: Glass of milk, biscuits and cheese and homemade basil dip, cream cheese dip. Fresh baby carrots.

6km fast walk to Clarence High and back.

It's not over till the fat man runs..... Capere Obesus Homo

Blimey, it feels like only last week that I posted. I need to lift my game in more ways than one.

OK, thanks to my wife and "Dave" It's not over till the fat man runs for his encouragement, I am ready to post some updates.

Good news is my weight is the same as two weeks ago, I have been eating some great wholesome food but I have not been active enough.

Capere Obesus Homo (Latin: Seize the fat man)

Camping and eating well.

There is no excuse for not eating the right foods. It is about planning out what meals you will need, and ensuring that you cook and eat what you take.
It was so tempting today to walk to the shop for a pie, but I did not.

Breakfast: 1 FR eggs, and ONE rasher of FR bacon and a coffee. (I cannot tell you how long it has been that I have not eaten 3 rashers of bacon and 2 eggs, I love the stuff)

Lunch: Quasi - Plowman's lunch. Bread, cheese, FR ham, home grown tomatoes from garden and a few glasses of water.

Afternoon tea: 1/4 cup of Chick nuts, cappuccino, packet soup and a tin or herrings.

Dinner: Chicken and cashews, with coconut satay sauce, coconut rice, with carrot, beans and capsicum.
Dessert was fresh picked blackberries and homemade custard.

I finished off the day with a sherbet fountain.

We walked from Cockle Creek to Fisher point, and had a wander around Deep Hole after traveling on the Ida Bay railway.

SIT DOWN BEFORE READING..... Sweet cheesus!

OK... are you sitting down.... this is gonna be one hell of a ride.

You know when you get into this head space, where you JUST DON' CARE anymore, well this kinda happened for the past few days.

I must have consumed about 1kg of sugar in the past 2 days. It all started when I was paid in chocolate for a job. Nothing against the person who gave me the chocolate, but cheesus, what a mess it made of me for about 4 days.

I know better! WHY? Sweet cheesus, WHY???

The resulting sugar rush and highs and lows took days to shake, I am only really getting back on track.

This blog really has helped me, keep my mind on track.

The mind is the best weight loss tool that I have. It beats any rowing machine, weight stack or personal trainer in existence, hands down.

You see, my brain is taking the rest of my carcass to Taekwondo tomorrow night.
My brain will push my body to it's physical limits.
It will keep me safe from harm.
It will keep me breathing.
It will even bring my body home for a shower and refuel afterwards.

Consciously I KNOW when I am doing the wrong thing, feeding the wrong fuel into my body... I hate doing this to myself.

I MUST take time to listen to my MIND and understand that the feelings of hunger, pain, and hopelessness are temporary.

I WILL not beat myself up over this... I will learn and move forward.

I will endeavor to do the best for my body from now on.

I witnessed a Train Crash....!

OK, well what can I say about today.... I put the equivalent of sand, water and wet concrete in my tank. :-(

Breakfast was kinda normal, poached eggs on toast. My favorite meal!

It all went horribly wrong with a 50 cent cone from "Micky D", and I thought that I would try a frozen raspberry drink, because I have never tried one before. (I was not surprised to find that it tasted like pure sugar)

Then, on the way to MONA on the ferry, I shared a small packet of chips and a cola drink!

And THEN SHARED.... Chicken & Chorizo Paella, then a hamburger and bratwurst with my wife at MONA.

And to totally wipe out the day, a hokey pokey icecream and a coffee in Salamanca.

Now I really need to jog from Tranmere up to the top of Mt Wellington, but I am too tired :-(

Tomorrow is another day, and I am FULLY aware that I need to make up for today.

Sweet dreams everyone!