Drizzt is done with cutting for the year!

[drizzt]

Head to Page 7 for final day photo comparisons, and Page 8 for the conclusion 8)

[drizzt]

Day 1: 23/11/09

Weekly Stats:

Weight: 92.2kg (weighed pre-weights workout, afternoon)

Suprailiac Skin Fold - 9mm (average out of 3)

Diet:

0710 - Mito Tabs

0745 - 1/2 cup of oats (in water), 4 egg whites, banana on top

0900 - Banana, 2 x fish oil tabs, multi vit (I have food here to take with the pills)

1000 - Handful almonds, Green tea

1100 - 180g can of Tuna (the boring, bland, lite/spring water one :pale: )

1245 - 1 x 30g scoop of (eatme, unflavoured) isolate in water, pre gym shake

1400 - 1 x 30g scoop of the eatme, and a 12g scoop of Horleys Ice (have a little left that I chuck in sometimes to add some taste to the eatme) mixed in water, post workout shake

1430 - Mito tabs

1520 - Chicken breast "sandwich". Basically sliced a chicken breast in half to make two slabs, "buttered" it with a bit of avocado, chucked a couple of slices of tomato and cucumber in it... and voila. Tasted surprisingly ok, not so great reheated like I had it though, probably best straight out of the oven. Also had another cup of green tea.

1630 - handful of almonds, handful of pumpkin seeds

1800 - Dinner - another one of those chicken breast "sandwiches" (prepared a few last night ), slopped some cottage cheese on top. Didn't want to make this meal too heavy due to boxing class at 8.

2000 - Handful of almonds right before class for a bit of energy.

2300 - Having a casein shake as soon as I've finished typing this Will be in water, but may allow myself milk from time to time as a kind of cheat.

*Notes - On the mito tabs, each serve is 3 tablets. Also, I'm quite conscious of not taking these on a "full" stomach, but also not taking them immediately before a meal as I'm not sure what kind of effect that'll have on them. So for the afternoon lot I had them and waited a little longer than usual for the next meal. Probably how I'll do it from now. The first serve is taken as soon as I wake up.

[drizzt]

Weights:

Chest day today - any feedback, please keep in mind that I only have an hour to workout at lunch, so I have to keep it short and sweet - hence the 5 day split to make sure everything is covered.

Barbell Bench Press (sets, reps, weight) (note, I don't usually do this at such a high volume - generally only 5 or 6 sets including warmup - but I do mix my workouts up and I just happened to wanna give this one a try today )

1 x 10 @ 20kg (warmup)

1 x 6 @ 60kg (warmup)

1 x 4 @ 80kg (warmup)

1 x 10 @ 100kg

2 x 8 @ 100kg (2nd set I racked on 7th rep - no spotter - quick rest then completed 8th)

1 x 6 @ 80kg (drop set - well, as quick as I could do it myself)

1 x 8 @ 60kg (drop set)

1 x 15 @ 40kg (drop set)

1 x 15 @ 25kg (drop set)

1 x 25 @ 20kg (drop set - failure)

Incline DB Press superset with Incline DB Flyes (sets, reps, DB press weight, reps, DB flyes weight - weight is single DB)

2 x 10 @ 25kg & 10 @ 17kg

1 x 10 @ 30kg & 10 @ 17kg

Decline Smith Machine Press (weight is in plates only - chest is getting pretty buggered by this point)

1 x 10 @ 50kg

2 x 10 @ 60kg (had to rack and rest for the last 2 reps in the last set)

Bodyweight dips (can't seem to find the weight belt that used to be around?! I like throwing these on at the end to eek the last strength out)

1 x 12 @ BW (failure)

1 x 10 @ BW (failure)

1 x 9 @ BW (failure)

Cardio:

Boxing class at 8pm. It's an hour long, basically HIIT where you work on the heavy bag for 1.5mins (I think? Seems like AGES anyway...) and then rest for the same period while your partner hits the bag. Skipping warmup, and core exercises/pushups (my poor chest/tris!)/stretching to warm down.

Any advice on nutrition surrounding an evening cardio workout, I'm all ears. Found my energy lagging early on in the piece, but once I got going it was great

Finally, first progress pic:

Notes on the picture, yes, that is sweat on my shorts, this pic was taken after boxing pre-shower (thought I'd cheat and get the best result), don't judge me :oops: And no, the empty beer bottles on the bench behind me were not consumed by me

[steak]

You'll come out good on the Mititropin... I've used it and got great results. SAfter about 3-5 days you will get a new feeling of wellbeing (labeled as one of it side effects ) and start to see the fatloss

[drizzt]

Cheers Steak, I think I had a read of your log on it?

Can't wait for the 3-5 days mark then :pfft:

[drizzt]

Day 2: 24/11/09

Weights:

Back day today - used to do Legs on Tuesdays, but found the DOMS a bit hard to deal with for the Wednesday boxing session (technique session, so involves a lot of ducking/weaving etc). Still trying to figure which areas are best to work Tuesday/Wednesday, any ideas sing out

Felt great before today's workout, and weighed in at 91.5 which is my lowest so far - 700g drop from yesterday so I'm assuming it's water (and not the Mitotropin after one day :pfft:). I'm only officially counting my Monday weight though, so don't worry - I weigh myself daily out of habit/curiosity

Wide Grip Pullups (sets, reps, weight) (n.b I've not been doing the wide grips for too long, so still getting better at 'em - the weight loss is certainly helping)

1 x 10 @ Bodyweight

2 x 8 @ Bodyweight (failed @ 6th rep, 2nd set. Rested, completed final 2)

Sumo Deadlifts (n.b I've never done these before, decided after reading a bit about them it'd be a handy exercise to try)

1 x 12 @ 60kg (warmup - very light to get a feel of the movement, felt comfortable)

2 x 10 @ 100kg

2 x 10 @ 110kg

Lying Wide-Grip Barbell Rows (I'll explain if anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about, unsure of proper name) superset with Wide Grip Pulldowns (n.b I'm mainly concerned with form on both, as my technique is sorely lacking in a lot of back exercises, hence lighter weights)

1 x 10 @ 60kg & 10 @ 56 (on the cable machine, kg/lb?)

1 x 8 @ 60kg & 8 @ 56

1 x 12 @ 40kg & 12 @ 48 (ish? Felt form slipping on both exercises, so dropped the weights)

Hyperextensions (another "haven't done for a while" exercise, thought I need some more lower back added into the mix, weight is the plate I'm holding)

1 x 10 @ +10kg

2 x 10 @ +20kg

Enjoyed the intensity of this workout, walked away dripping in sweat and filled with energy. Awesome

Any comments/suggestions please let me know Diet to follow tonight. May go for a jog tonight.

[drizzt]

Diet:

0700 - Mito Tabs

0730 - 1/2 cup of oats (in water), 4 egg whites, banana on top

0900 - Banana, 2 x fish oil tabs, multi vit

1045 - 160g can of ChopChop, small handful of almonds, small handful of pumpkin seeds, green tea

1255 - 1 x 30g scoop of WPI in water, pre gym shake

1405 - 1 x 30g scoop of WPI & 12g scoop of Horleys Ice in water, post workout shake

1440 - Mito tabs

1520 - Chicken breast "sandwich" again (this was my final one ), green tea, 2 fish oil tabs

1640 - handful of almonds

1900 - 300g (pre-cooked weight) chicken breast diced up, Foreman'd, chucked in salad (lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato), splash of low carb salad dressing, 2 fish oil tabs

2300 - Pre-bed Casein shake (obviously as I'm posting this at 1945 I haven't had it yet, but it's when I always have it )

Was going to have a jog, but it was stinking hot/sunny when I got home, so decided to sit out in the sun with a book to take advantage of the rare Wellington sunshine :dancing:

[Peachy]

Do you have more energy when training having taken the tablets or do they not really have any effect?

Chicken breast "sandwich" again (this was my final one )

Why can't you have anymore?? :-s

[VampireChick]

Where do you box Drizzt?

[drizzt]

Do you have more energy when training having taken the tablets or do they not really have any effect?

Chicken breast "sandwich" again (this was my final one )

Why can't you have anymore?? :-s

I haven't really thought about it to be honest, but looking back on the past couple of days I actually do feel like I have a bit more energy. But it's early days yet so probably a bit soon to tell for sure if it's to do with the tablets.

And haha, I meant it was the last of the batch I made :pfft: Got 2 chickens roasting at the moment that will be for the next couple of days, I'm not sure what to do with 'em though... hmmm.

Where do you box Drizzt?

Gloves Boxing in Mt Cook Been doing it since I begun the cut, so I'm not an expert by any means but it's a heck of a lot of fun, and great to learn a skill whilst burning calories Thinking of taking up the sparring classes soon...

[VampireChick]

Yeah I box at Gloves too (although not right now due to an injured wrist). I'm a huuuuuuge fan of boxing. Funnest cardio there is IMO.

[drizzt]

Oh really? Cool, small world It's starting to get really busy now, I think a lot of new people are joining up with summer in mind

How long is your injury putting you out for?

[VampireChick]

Oh really? Cool, small world It's starting to get really busy now, I think a lot of new people are joining up with summer in mind

How long is your injury putting you out for?

Unfortunately looking at about 3 months (well, that's when the cast will come off). But prob wont be allowed to get back into heavy lifting and boxing for another couple months after that :evil:

But yeah I'm a big fan of that club. It's far from intimidating and generally a good vibe. I was mainly going to the Tues and Thurs classes at 5.30 (I'm relatively new to it too). Can't wait to get back into it tho! Great to see you're enjoying it :nod:

[drizzt]

Oh that's a long time! Gutted to hear I go to the Monday/Wednesday classes, looking at tacking Friday Fit on or the Thursday skills class (which has beginner sparring).

Hope your injury improves soon (*goes off to read VC's journal*)

[VampireChick]

Oh that's a long time! Gutted to hear I go to the Monday/Wednesday classes, looking at tacking Friday Fit on or the Thursday skills class (which has beginner sparring).

Nice! I'm green with envy right now.

[drizzt]

Day 3: 25/11/09

Weighed in at 91.5 again, exactly the same as yesterday... maybe the mito is working it's magic already?

And I'm not sure if it was Peachy's comment that has spurred this in my mind, but I honestly believe I have more energy - and I'm probably taking slightly less energy in throughout the day than I was pre-mito (even cut my every day coffee back!). Usually if I get anything less than 8 hours sleep I'll be nodding off on the train on the way home after work, and often have a short nap between work end/boxing start to re-energize myself a little. I've had between 6-7 hours each night since starting the Mito (couldn't sleep ) and I've had a great run of energy throughout the past 3 days. Anyway, onto business!

Weights:

Legs day today. Decided it was probably the lesser of the evils when trying to pick an area to work on/around boxing days. So looks like Weds will become Legs day from now on in my split. DOMS from Back and Chest crept in throughout the day, but they weren't terrible.

Squats (sets, reps, weight) (note - was very intent on getting the form right here - as goddam close to ATG as I could manage! :twisted: This meant fewer reps than I'd usually do, as I'd often let myself cheat to parallel when going into the heavier squats)

1 x 15 @ 20

1 x 10 @ 100

1 x 6 @ 120

2 x 4 @ 140 (was actually really good with form at this weight, I'll admit it started to creep closer to parallel than ground on the very last couple of reps though...)

1 x 10 @ 100

1 x 10 @ 60

Leg Press (form is thighs almost hitting chest, 45 degree)

1 x 10 @ 160

2 x 10 @ 200

Hack Squats (I love 'em, but I hate 'em)

2 x 10 @ 60

1 x 10 @ 65 (quads are on fire now)

Leg Curls

3 x 10 @ 50

Seated Calf Raises (calves beginning to cramp, otherwise would've gone for higher reps)

1 x 10 @ 40

2 x 10 @ 60

Cardio

Boxing 8-9pm. Technique session so not as intense as the Monday fitness class, but still gets a great sweat going and I'd still class it as a high intensity workout. I also skipped for about 10mins before class started which sapped a bit extra energy! (was trying to nail the crossover skip, never tried it before and got the hang of it after 10mins of whipping myself finally! \:D/ :grin: ). Skipping warmup, couple of rounds on the heavy bags to get into it, then technique (ducking, slipping etc) on the pads, and core/pushups/stretching to warm down.

[drizzt]

Diet:

0700 - Mito Tabs

0730 - 1/2 cup of oats (in water), 4 egg whites, banana on top

0900 - Almonds, pumpkin seeds (had no fruit, need to eat something with the pills), 2 x fish oil tabs, multi vit. Trim coffee (this used to be daily, I'll be cutting it back to every 2-3 days in favour of green tea, a small cheat of mine I guess)

1045 - 180g can of Tuna

1300 - 1 x 30g scoop of WPI in water, pre gym shake

1405 - 1 x 30g scoop of WPI & 12g scoop of Horleys Ice in water, post workout shake

1430 - Mito tabs

1530 - Didn't end up making anything with the chicken I roasted, so cold chicken by itself for this meal. I still enjoy it though + 2 x fish oil tabs

1640 - handful of almonds, green tea

1800 - 300g (pre-cooked weight) chicken breast foreman'd (other half of what I cooked last night), side of lettuce, cucumber and a couple slithers of avocado, 2 x fish oil tabs

2000 - Small handful of almonds (pre boxing energy)

2100 - Almonds a little bit of post boxing refuel - plus I only had about 10 left in my bag so finished them off.

2300 - Pre-bed Casein shake

I'm keen to hear if anybody has any tips for my diet from dinner onwards for boxing nights?

Did a HUGE grocery shop after boxing (hence the late post), set for the next couple of weeks hopefully! Eating this type of diet is expensive, but

[drizzt]

Day 4: 26/11/09

About 6.5hours sleep last night, mainly due to boxing and then my fortnightly grocery shop afterwards (i.e got home at 10.30pm) - was the only time I could squeeze it in and needed to restock supplies.

Weight was 91.3 before weights session today. DOMS from Legs (especially quads and glutes) come and go - because of my office job they come on after sitting down for a while, walking around makes it much better. Love the soreness though, indicates I've done something worthy of muscle growth

Weights:

Shoulders/Traps day today. Last week I thrashed traps, so I backed off on the volume a bit today and just did the one shrugs exercise. I may need to bring along wraps for the next traps exercises I do, as post-boxing my hands are thrashed which weakens my grip a tad and means less weight lifted because the grip fails earlier than usual.

Rotator Cuff Warmups - Can't remember the names, but the ones where you stand with light DBs held up above your shoulders with your arm bent at a right angle (i.e shoulder press position), and slowly rotate the DBs forward and back up one by one. Also the same thing lying on your side, rotating the DBs outward from your body (should really find pictures eh)

Smith Machine Overhead Press (sets, reps weight) - did this seated on the incline part of an incline bench (obviously) where my knees are below my hips and I've got nothing to lean back on, got this tip from the Personal Trainer who helps me on occasion. Purpose is to improve my posture for the exercise and prevent me from using my front delts as much, because I usually lean back/arch to get more power from my front.

3 x 10 @ 40 (last set was failure, first 2 were very close to it)

Single-arm Bent Over Rear Deltoid Raises (standing) - another one that I've had valuable tips on from the PT, have really noticed my rear delts working when I keep my arm more rigid (bent at elbow, but firm throughout the ROM) and the squeeze at the top

2 x 10 @ 10 (weight is per DB)

1 x 12 @ 10 (failure)

Side Lateral Raises

2 x 10 @ 10kg (form standing straight, arms kept straight/rigid throughout, beginning at sides - DBs not going in front of body, lifting no higher than shoulders, slow and controlled throughout ROM)

1 x 15 @ 10kg (failure, eeked out an extra few with a little body english thrown in!)

Dynamic Presses(?) - no name for this, I start with a light bar held in front of me at my thighs (overhand grip), "clean" (?) to a rack position, press up, bring the bar down behind my neck, press up again, bring it down on to my chest, and then drop to start position. Done quite quickly, but controlled. Works most parts of the shoulder, and is an explosive exercise.

1 x 12 @ 20

2 x 10 @ 25 (failure)

Barbell Shrugs - as mentioned at the start, hands are hammered from last nights boxing so grip was an issue here. Wraps or chalk may be a goer for next week...

1 x 12 @ 100

2 x 10 @ 110 (failure on last set)

1 x 10 @ 60 (drop set, failure)

One-arm Kettlebell Long Cycle Press - starting on floor, using DB rather than kettlebell superset with Overhand, Behind Neck Pullups - wide-ish grip

3 x 10 @ 12kg & 3 x 4 @ Bodyweight

Tough session! Feel great after it though

[drizzt]

Cardio

Got home, great day again and had some energy to burn so chucked the runners on and went for a jog around the hill I live on. According to mapmyrun, it's 2.36km, and there are virtually NO flats at any point on the run. Start is the finish (my house) and it begins and ends with a fairly steep ascent (my house is roughly halfway up the hill). Has a nice long decline about halfway through the run which is where I make up a lot of pace and is a good rest for the final hill.

Ran it quite easily in 9.40, fairly happy with that, got a good sweat on. Helped to loosen up the leg soreness too. Think I need to experiment with more routes to change it up a bit, but this is my staple run at a pinch. Finished it off with a lie down on the balcony with music in the sun to get some browning going on. Can't beat Wellington on a good day :grin:

Diet

0700 - Mito

0730 - 1/2 cup oats cooked in water, banana, 4 egg whites, 1 egg yolk (slipped in when I was separating it :pfft:)

0900 - Green Tea, Banana, 2 x fish oil tabs, multi vit

1000 - Handful of almonds - roasted for the first time in a while, beginning to think these are dangerous, they're much nicer than the blanched/whole stuff I usually get (and cheaper to boot) must be careful with them

1100 - 160g can of ChopChop

1300 - 30g scoop of WPI in water, pre workout

1405 - 30g scoop of WPI, 12g scoop of Horleys Ice, mixed in water, post workout

1440 - Mito

1515 - Half a chicken (microwaved for a change), almonds, green tea, 2 x fish oil tabs

1430 - Another small amount of almonds

1830 - Half a chicken in a lettuce, cucumber, tomato and avocado salad (must start getting more creative methinks). Didn't finish it, felt full about 2/3rd the way through. 2 x fish oil tabs

2300 - Casein (again, pre-empting it but it'll happen :pfft:)

[VampireChick]

Solid training Drizzt :nod:

[drizzt]

Thankya VC

[drizzt]

Day 5: 27/11/09

A little more sleep last night (about 7hours), felt really energetic once I got into work. Should get a big sleep in tomorrow (if I don't go to spin class at 9, depends when I wake up...) and catch up on the hours I've missed.

Weight was 91kg flat today (was tempted to kick off the shoes, take off the iPhone/headphones and say I'm under 90 ), nice gradual slide down since Monday and I've noticed a tightening around the midsection. Pinched my suprailiac site with the calipers at home out of curiosity, and I was down to 7mm (average of 3 pinches), so all seems to be going well. The body feels a lot harder too (not that I sit there touching myself often, but you know... :pfft: ).

Weights:

Bis/Tris and a bit of Forearms today. Good way to end the week methinks. Decided after reading other journals I'll stop writing comments next to each exercise and just note them at the end. Less clutter that way which = easier to see what I've done :nod:

Weighted Chins (underhand grip) (sets, reps, weight)

1 x 12 @ BW+5kg

1 x 8 @ BW+10kg (PB, failure)

1 x 6 @ BW+10kg (failure)

DB Hammer Curls

1 x 12 @ 20kg

1 x 11 @ 20kg (failure)

1 x 11 @ 20kg (failure)

1 x 15 @ 12kg (drop set, failure)

Preacher Curls

1 x 10 @ 22.5kg

1 x 9 @ 25kg (failure)

1 x 8 @ 25kg (failure)

Lying EZ-Bar Triceps Extensions (aka Skullcrushers)

1 x 12 @ 40kg

1 x 9 @ 50kg (failure)

1 x 8 @ 50kg (failure)

Seated Triceps DB Press

1 x 12 @ 51kg

1 x 9 @ 51kg (failure, just managed to get it down from above without dropping it!)

1 x 8 @ 51kg (failure, same as last set!)

DB Triceps Kickbacks superset with Wrist Barbell Curls (overhand and underhand)

1 x 10 @ 10kg (failure, tris buggered from previous exercise), & 1 x 20/20 @ 20kg

1 x 15 @ 10kg (failure), & 1 x 12/12 @ 20kg (failure)

1 x 15 @ 10kg (failure), & 1 x 12/12 @ 20kg (failure)

Comments

*For chins, I've never tried weighted before so thought I'd give it a blast so I guess it was technically a PB to get Bodyweight + 10kg

*For exercises with the EZ-bar (preacher curls and lying tricep extensions), the weight listed does not include weight of the bar, the weight I've put down is in total plates only

*Kickbacks were thrown in as an exhaustion exercise, first set wasn't so great due to hangover from the Seated Tri Presses, but found a little extra endurance on the next 2 sets. All 3 sets were to failure.

*DB weights I list are always per single DB, I'm not sure if this is normal or not but it's what I run with

*Wrist curl reps are for both overhand and underhand grips, i.e 12/12 is 12 reps overhand/12 reps underhand

As I'm sitting here typing this, my arms are on fire!

Diet to follow tonight. Probably won't do any cardio due to doing it for 5 out of the last 6 days. Will probably do Saturday/Sunday. Was going to go to the beach after work but the weather looks to be packing it in, just my luck :roll:

[drizzt]

Diet

• 0700 - Mito
  0730 - Oats, banana, 4 egg whites (breakfast)
  0900 - Banana, coffee, multi vitamin, 2 x fish oil tabs
  1100 - Fruit+yoghurt+museli*
  1245 - Handful of almonds
  1310 - 30g WPI in water (pre-workout)
  1410 - 30g WPI/12g Horleys Ice in water (post-workout)
  1500 - Mito
  1530 - Half chicken (roasted), handful almonds, 2 x fish oil tabs, green tea (lunch)
  1700 - Handful almonds
  1900 - 400g (pre-cooked weight) Lamb rump roasted in tbsp of Olive Oil*, 2 x fish oil tabs
  2300 - Casein (again, it'll happen!)

Comments

• *The 1100 meal was for our weekly "cake day" meeting at work. There are 6 blokes in our team and we take turns each Friday to buy/bake/steal treats for the group when we have a meeting. I bought cakes for everyone else (suckers), and I usually get a punnet of fruit or a coffee instead of the cakes everyone else has. Seeing as I had already had a couple bananas and a coffee for the morning, I decided to grab a Natural Yoghurt, Museli, and berry tub from New World (made by Wishbone, some people may recognize the one I'm talking about). Wasn't huge, but tasted great!

• *The lamb for dinner was a great change from so many chicken meals! Will do Eye Fillet Steak either Saturday or Sunday for dinner =P~

Beach didn't eventuate, as people in Wellington will know - the weather packed in I'll be off for a pre-breakfast spin class tomorrow morning if I wake up early enough for it, and the beach if weather allows... but otherwise, I'm nearing the end of my first week on the Mito and all signs are good so far

P.S - Legs (especially quads) are in PAIN today! Very close to what I had after 10x10 squats about a month back. Close... but not THAT bad.

[drizzt]

Day 6: 28/11/09

Today I relaxed completely. Sat down in front of the TV and just gave the body a decent rest for once! Big 10hourish sleep to recharge the batteries (so I didn't go to spin class, heh heh) and would've slept longer were it not for my forward-thinking in setting up a "Mitotropin alarm" on my phone for each day :roll:. Felt great throughout the day though, and had to hold myself back from heading out for a jog despite the atrocious weather :shifty:

Decided to up the carbs a bit today, as I didn't have much over the past week so I'm a bit worried my body will adapt... I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not on a day where I've only left the house to check the mail ( :pfft:), but seized the opportunity

Diet

• 0930 - Mito
  1000 - Oats, banana, 4 whole eggs, a little natural yoghurt on top (about 2 tablespoons), 2 x fish oil tabs
  1300 - Peanut butter sandwich (wholemeal bread)*, protein shake (consisting of 2 x 30g eatme-unlfavoured WPI scoops, 1 x banana, 1 x spoon peanut butter, 300ml Calci-trim milk and strawberry/coconut* flavouring), and a handful of almonds
  1520 - Mito
  1600 - Handful almonds, another PB sandwich, coffee
  2000 - Dinner consisted of 500g (pre-cooked weight) of lamb mince, 1 whole egg and 1 egg white, a handful of breadcrumbs (wholemeal, to get some consistency in the mix) and spices, rolled into balls/patties and pan fried. Served with a splash of Tom sauce, Light Mayo from Best Foods (so good!) and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese*, + a Multi Vit and 2 x fish oil tabs... and a biscuit!*
  2330 - Casein shake (it'll happen)

Comments

• *I chucked the two sandwiches in for a bit extra carbs, first time I've had bread for a couple of months I think...
  *The coconut flavouring in the shake was a mistake... euck.
  *The dinner was really simple, but tasty. I was hesitant to put the breadcrumbs in for further carbs, but it was just a sloppy mess otherwise (my bad, eggs might've been a bad call) so I just bit the bullet. The parmesan cheese made it not so bland, and I didn't overdo the tom sauce/lite mayo (which is something like 4g carbs per 100g) which was good. It's also a much "heavier" dinner than I have usually, but it hit the spot quite well and it wasn't too much to eat, and was good to have some more red meat after so much chicken
  *The biscuit... I have no answer for. I was weak, there was a deluxe assortment box on the table (my evil flatmate knows that I'm on a diet). But... it was only a small biscuit (tim tam-ish size?), and it was so good to get some nice, devilish sugary, b@stard carbs. Muahahah! :twisted: I'm just proud I didn't go back for more than one.
  

So, no weights or cardio today, but I don't feel so bad about it as my diet today wasn't TERRIBLE despite so much temptation around. And I don't feel too bad about staying indoors as it was bloody horrible outside.

However, I will be doing a pre-breakfast (and pre-All Blacks game) jog tomorrow morning to get the juices flowing (and possibly to make up for a small amount of guilt for todays laziness), regardless of the weather.

[VampireChick]

I had a biscuit this weekend too :shock: :shock: And I couldn't stop thinking about it for a good hour or so. Aarggh temptation! So I made it my cheat meal (On top of my noodle soup). What a waste.