Hi gang, I've been a non-blogger for a while. I'm ashamed, sorry. So its been peaks and trough's over the past week or so.
I'm finding the workouts hard! I gather I'm not the only one. I had two days where I had to split up my strength training which I know we are NOT supposed to do. But doing skipping and legs in the morning and then arms and abs in the evning has been the most plausable use of time in a few instances this past week. I'm starting to find working out in and around home isn't working so well for me anymore. To get the focus and intensity that is now required I find the environment in the gym is much more motivational and conducive to that all important focus. Its a total shag to get the gym in the mornings but I think I'm going to have to man up and do it if I'm going to do the workouts 100% right.
So eating to plan in Italy is bloody hard. It may be possible but it wasn''t for me! I stayed at the most divine private house B&B in Umbria near the tuscan boarder (we were there for a friends wedding) its run by this awesome Italian couple (who don't speak a peep of english!) they served us a 4 course dinner on our first night. It was just Will and I there, the 3 Tennors booming out of hte speakers our of the french doors and into the valley below. The food was wonderful and not disasterous but rather more than an egg white! Breakfast was cerials, toast and toghurt everyday. I had yoghurt and crostini bread plain but no egg. I missed my workout on 2 of the days i was there but did a good one the day I was able to do it and I would tread water for 15 minutes for cardio each day (though the pool was freezing!)
The first day we were there was good as I had prepared all my eggs and veg and brought it with me on the plane.
Lots of lovely comments on my weight loss which was wonderful. It was the first time in ages that I wasn't fleeing from people with cameras, was more than happy to be in pics of the wedding!
Got a nice realxing weekend in the country this weekend with my best friends who are big supports of my PCP plight so I feel good about the next week or so, its all planned.
Got to say I am SO IMPRESSED with how well you are all doing. Keep it up guys!
I'm finding the workouts hard! I gather I'm not the only one. I had two days where I had to split up my strength training which I know we are NOT supposed to do. But doing skipping and legs in the morning and then arms and abs in the evning has been the most plausable use of time in a few instances this past week. I'm starting to find working out in and around home isn't working so well for me anymore. To get the focus and intensity that is now required I find the environment in the gym is much more motivational and conducive to that all important focus. Its a total shag to get the gym in the mornings but I think I'm going to have to man up and do it if I'm going to do the workouts 100% right.
So eating to plan in Italy is bloody hard. It may be possible but it wasn''t for me! I stayed at the most divine private house B&B in Umbria near the tuscan boarder (we were there for a friends wedding) its run by this awesome Italian couple (who don't speak a peep of english!) they served us a 4 course dinner on our first night. It was just Will and I there, the 3 Tennors booming out of hte speakers our of the french doors and into the valley below. The food was wonderful and not disasterous but rather more than an egg white! Breakfast was cerials, toast and toghurt everyday. I had yoghurt and crostini bread plain but no egg. I missed my workout on 2 of the days i was there but did a good one the day I was able to do it and I would tread water for 15 minutes for cardio each day (though the pool was freezing!)
The first day we were there was good as I had prepared all my eggs and veg and brought it with me on the plane.
Lots of lovely comments on my weight loss which was wonderful. It was the first time in ages that I wasn't fleeing from people with cameras, was more than happy to be in pics of the wedding!
Got a nice realxing weekend in the country this weekend with my best friends who are big supports of my PCP plight so I feel good about the next week or so, its all planned.
Got to say I am SO IMPRESSED with how well you are all doing. Keep it up guys!
Great to hear from you again. Sounds like you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteI love to hear the stories from the other PCP'ers when they travel. Your story takes me back to when I was in Italy for a week for a friends wedding. We stayed in a lovely villa just south of Sienna.
Workouts are getting harder but I feel great after I can tick another one off.