Day 73 - Can't manage to keep my shirt on!

Hey guys. A little less than three weeks left and if I am being honest, I am looking forward to day 90 and a nice holiday! I unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, fly off to New York on a three week vacation on day 91 on a 6am flight! Nothing like NY Pizza and Chinese food to test my ability to put into action what I have learned about eating and exercise ha? It is not going to be easy. I normally pack on 3-5 Kilo's on these trips!

Found yet another side effect of the PCP that I was not expecting. Aside from the fact that my clothes all need to be replaced I find that my shirt just does not want to ever stay on!! When I am home, it comes off. If I am out and in the right setting like a nightclub, it comes off! I know what you are thinking, ugh, how gross but I don't care. I worked too hard for this body and I find myself wanting to show it off! This will probably get me arrested for indecent exposure so I am taking collections now for bail money if anyone is interested in donating...  ;-)

And I thought I may share a helpful hint with the people currently on their 3rd or 4th week. As you start having more and more egg whites being introduced into your diets, I have found that buying brown eggs are easier. If you make them hard boiled to eat the egg whites as I have done, brown eggs are much easier to peel because you can see if their is any shell left on before eating! Sounds silly but when you are peeling eggs 3 or 4 times a day you are sometimes in a rush. A crunchy egg white is a great way to ruin your meal!

Home stretch team Thor!!

Day 65 - Tantalizingly close!

Hello all. Well day 65 is here and as expected, I have gained more knowledge about health and my body than I ever expected. Is it me or does Patrick have an uncanny way of giving us information about our bodies, health, life or whatever at the exact moment that you start to wonder about it? It's amazing to me how spot on he is all the time. Amazingly helpful!

I was pleasantly surprised to have the slight diet change for the dinner this week. I had completely run out of creativity when it came to an Apple and 2 Egg whites! Having some veggies and protein at night is a nice treat.

I wonder if anyone else is going through the same thing but I am up and down emotionally throughout the day when it comes to my progress. Don't get me wrong. I am very happy with my progress so far and love how everyone I see comments on how good I look or how good I am doing. It's just, I want to drop a few more kilos and get that flat stomach I set as a goal from the get go. I know I can get it but know that we have started the countdown to day 90 I feel like I am going to fall short of that. So (and I know Pat is going to get mad) but I started to skip snacks and reduce carb intake whenever I can. I do 90 minutes on the treadmill at night all in a desperate attempt to make my initial goal. That's okay right?

Anyway, still not bad for 65 days and 42 years old!

Also, you guys all look fantastic! I have been trying to comment on your posts individually but I still cannot get it to work. It's really annoying but I want to let you all know that I am looking and I am inspired by you all!

25 days to go team Thor, 25 days to go!

Day 60 - 30 days to go!

Here we are on the final stretch! 60 days down and 30 to go! I am feeling really good on the progress but I want to see some more of the visceral fat burned off in the next 30 days. I have been doing extra cardio at night in desperate need for the flat stomach!

Darn it if that stomach fat isn't stubborn! Guess it's not that easy at 42 as it was when I was 25!

Day 52 - Indulgence meal done! Guilt filled evening but great food!!

Well it came and went fast but it was awesome! I went to my favorite Italian restaurant with my family. We have been going for 10 years and we have our favorites but last night was different. I had many of my favorite foods don't get me wrong, it's just I had much less and added more veggie dishes to the table. Even the owner noticed! I didn't do it for the program but yet again, just because I am thinking differently about food in general.

Workouts are going well. Getting tough and taking longer but I am pushing through. I have been trying to comment on everyones photo's and blogs during the week but the stupid blogger site doesn't let me comment on others sites but no problem doing my own blog. I will figure this out but in the meantime please know that I am looking and reading everyones blogs and think you all look great!

Now if you will excuse me, I need to go dream about that brick oven anchovy and eggplant pizza!!!

Day 51 - 2nd Indulgence meal tonight!

Well it's here, my second indulgence meal. I decided that I will "celebrate" by going out for a nice Italian dinner with my family. I went to a business dinner last night in Nobu of all places and refrained from eating anything except for a mushroom salad which was delicious and well within my allotted weight of veggies. I even ate my apple and two egg whites moments before the dinner to make certain I wasn't tempted! Nobu spicy tuna roll is to die for!!!!

I could have/should have made Nobu my indulgence meal but I would rather reward myself with a meal with the family instead. They have been so patient through the past 50 days of not eating out and watching me eat different food from them that I thought it would be nice to change up the pace a bit.

I am already thinking about the brick oven pizza and homemade pasta...the thing is, instead of thinking of how good it is, I am thinking about how many carbs are in it, calories, fat, etc. What have you done to me Patrick!?! Even though I am told I can indulge I still can't stop thinking about the effect the food will have on my body. I do believe this PCP thing is working on a different level at this point. Pretty sneaky!

WELCOME!

A big welcome to all the new PCP participants just joining! It really does feel like yesterday that we started. It is tough but the time flies! Good luck to you all and listen to what Patrick tells you. He is a genius with this stuff. He is a bit sadistic at times but it's all for your benefit trust me!