Sunday 1 February 2015

Let's Have a Strict February!


Yep it's time for a strict diet during February and plenty of cardio! I'm looking to dip below 90kg by the end of this month ... let's go!


01/02

Morning session - 20 minutes bike

Evening session - 60 minutes bike

12:45: protein shake & milk
16:00: tin of tuna
20:00: protein shake & milk/water



02/02

Morning session - 45 minutes heavy bag / 6 * dips (max 15 reps) / 6 * press-ups / 6 * tricep pushdowns

Evening session - 40 minutes bike

01:00: protein shake & milk/water
07:15: protein shake & milk/water
09:15: protein shake & milk/water
12:00: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg
15:15: protein shake & water
18:00: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg
20:00: protein shake & water






My legs and body felt absolutely destroyed after this evening's session on the bike. Hopefully I'm burning loads of calories!



03/02


Morning session - 20 minutes bike (205 cals) / 6 * standing hamstring stretches / 6 * lying hamstring curls

Evening session - 40 minutes bike

01:00: protein shake & milk
06:30: protein shake & milk
08:15: protein shake & milk
11:20: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg
14:50: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg
18:20: protein shake & milk
20:20: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg




04/02


Weight 92.4kg / Bodyfat Percentage 29.4%


Morning session - 20 minutes heavy bag / 30 minutes sauna

Evening session - 20 minutes bike


01:00: protein shake & milk
04:00: protein shake & milk
08:00: protein shake & water
13:00: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg
16:00: protein shake & milk
18:45: boiled chicken & 1 slice of toast
22:00: protein shake & milk



I felt like I couldn't punch my way out of a paper bag this morning and the 20 minutes on the heavy bag seemed like an eternity. Triceps and shoulders were weak but that's obviously a sign of the effect of the good previous workouts.

I actually did some light physical work when I got home as it was quite a nice day, albeit a bit nippy,  so I started tidying my garden (jungle) and loading up my car with shite for the local tip. Strangely enough I think that this helped take my mind off food as I didn't feel particularly hungry and had a five hour break between meals instead of the usual three hours. 

I'm well pleased with my initial weight loss and will now probably hit 88.0kg by the end of February ... watch this space! The lowest I've beeen on bodyfat percentage is 25% on my scales (last June) so I'd imagine that if I could hit sub 20% then I'd be looking pretty lean ... let's go for it!! 



05/02


Morning session - 20 minutes rower (225 cals) / 6 * 5 reps reverse grip chins / 4 * 15 reps barbell curls / 30 minutes sauna

Evening session - 35 minutes bike


06:30: protein shake & milk
08:45: protein shake & water
13:30: boiled chicken & 1 boiled egg & 1 slice of toast
16:30: tin of tuna & 1 slice of bread
20:00: boiled chicken & 1 potato waffle
23:00: protein shake & milk & 2 scoops of porridge



So I'm just about to complete the fifth day of my diet and I'm fucking starving! Now usually I just make sure that I don't buy crisps, cakes, sausages, etc when I go shopping but I now have my grandkids living with us three days per week and obviously they love all of the above!. So the tempation is always there, especially when they don't finish their dinner and they leave chicken nuggets, pizza and fish fingers on their plates! That's why the potato waffle found it's way into my belly at 20:00!



06/02


Weight 92.2kg / Bodyfat Percentage 30.3%


Morning session - 30 minutes heavy bag / 10 minutes sauna



04:00: protein shake & milk & fish finger!
07:30: protein shake & milk
09:00: protein shake & water
13:00: tin of tuna & 1 slice of bread
16:15: tin of tuna & 1 boiled egg & 1 slice ot toast
20:00: 2 * pork loins & 1 slice of bread & 2 small botttles of Hoegaarden
22:30: protein shake & milk & bowl of porridge




07/02


02:00: 1 slice of bread & jam & glass of milk
07:00: tin of tuna & 1 slice of bread
09:15: protein shake & milk & 1/2 bowl porridge
13:15: 1 pork loin & 1 slice of bread & chips
16:00: protein shake & milk & 1/2 bowl porridge
19:00: 1 pork loin & 1 slice of bread & chips



09/02

Morning session - 45 minutes sauna




13/02

Morning session - 20 minutes rower (242 cals - felt strong) / 5 * 5 reps * 1 * 3 reps & 1 * 2 reps wide grip chins / 6 * reverse grip chins (felt very weak) / 30 minutes sauna

Evening session - 20 minutes bike


My training and diet went out of the window over the last few days in a moment of weakness! I ate chocolates, chocolate spread, bread, jam and crisps I also had a few Hoegaardens!

So now it's time to pay for that lapse of concentration! My wife made some soup earlier in the week and it was gorgeous so I think I'll try a liquid diet from 15/02 onwards in order to shed a few pounds. So home made veggy soups, tuna, chicken, egg whites and protein shake here I come!!


09:00: protein shake & water
15:45: tin of tuna & 1 slice of toast
18:30: protein shake & milk
23:00: salmon & 1 slice of toast



14/02

Morning session - 30 minutes heavy bag / 15 minutes sauna

This morning's heavy bag workout was probably one of my best efforts and I felt as though I had quite a bit of stamina and good power.


02:00: piece of omelette
09:00: protein shake & water
12:45: protein shake & milk
15:45: tin of tuna & 1 slice of toast
19:15: jacket potato & 1 slice of toast & 1 bag of crisps



15/02

I fell off the wagon AGAIN today and ate bread, chocolate spread, a pizza and some chunky kit-kats!



16/02

Morning session - 30 minutes bike

Evening session - 30 minutes bike

 
11:00: home made vegetable soup
15:00: protein shake & milk
18:15: home made vegetable soup & boiled chicken
21:45: salmon & 1 slice of toast



17/02

Morning session - 20 minutes bike & 80 press-ups

Evening session - 20 minutes bike

10:00: tin of tuna & 1 slice of toast
13:00: protein shake & milk
16:30: home made vegetable soup & boiled chicken
21:30: tin of tuna & 1 slice of toast
23:00: porridge & protein shake




18/02

02:00: kit kat & 1 slice of bread with chocolate spread
12:00: home made vegetable soup & boiled chicken
15:00: fried chicken breast & 1 slice of toast
18:30: porridge & protein shake
21:30: chicken & omelette
23:30: 2 kit kats & 2 slices of bread & chocolate spread




19/02

08:00: 2 slices of toast & jam/chocolate spread


... AND THEN IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL!!