Early mornings

So today is the first time I've went to the gym before a normal workday.  Kept it swift, 30+ mins on the spin bike, race setting, 450kcals.  10-15 mins calisthenics (squats, press ups, abs work).  Did it on an empty stomach (barring the half a coffee).  Got home within 30 mins, had protein shake (whey).  Now at work, bought some whole milk to have cups of if lunch isn't sufficient.  I've got some grapefruit here for my mid morning snack and tuna sandwiches for lunch.  Not sure what dinner will be tonight but I suspect it'll be a steak and pumpkin risotto.

All in all I feel pretty good for it.  It wasn't hard getting out of bed, the session felt great as I was fresh.  Now I can just come home after work and flop out knowing I don't have to be straight back out again.  Feel a bit sweaty mind - body overheating all morning.  Cold shower going forward, might take the edge off.

Good start, let's see if I'm in there again tomorrow.

This time, I swear it...

Hello everyone.  And by everyone, I mean one, taking a look at the stats.  Surprising there are any hit's these but it looks like my review of the Spartan Health Regime is keeping up the passing trade.

So my commitment failed again last time.  In between I took up running in the morning for, oooh let's see, a good week and a half.  Quite tragic.  Also, I had a bit of a scare when the scales we're nudging 15 stone.  I really shouldn't be comparing in weight to my rugby playing brother in law.  That has slipped back down gradually through no particular effort of my own just good fortune in what I've done in my day to day activities.  Now, checking the skills this morning, I'm just tipping over 14 stone again.  Better than 15 at least, but I shouldn't be comfortable at this weight.

And I'm not.  I may have lost some weight through coincidental calrorie drop but I've lost tone.  I'm looking a little, for lack of a better word, slack. 

So it's time to start again.  Again.  Hit the gym last night, 30 minute blast on the spin bike, 400 kcals (according to the machine at least).  And you know what?  It felt damned good.  It makes me think why on earth has my attendance dropped off? 

Time to draft yet another plan (so many plans, so little action so far).  I'm not going to throw myself too heavily into training.  I am going to keep it enjoyable.  I will not regiment my training so it feels like a chore, instead I will stick to some simple rules.

• I will walk to and from the train station to work.  Come rain or shine, I will walk the 20 minutes.
• I will not eat crap snacks.  If it's during the day, I will go for fruit.  If I am desperate for something more junk like I will get exactly what I want, not just grab "something" I can find.  If I don't find what I want, or can't decide that I really want something specific, I won't get it.  If I must eat crap I will enjoy it rather than feel unsatisfied about it.
• I will only eat when I'm hungry, not because I'm bored.  If I need something to consume out of boredom black coffee will suffice.
• I will not use bread as a staple food.  No week of sandwiches at work.
• I will try to make soups using bone broth for some of my work lunches each week.
• I will use my supplements daily, but won't beat myself up if I miss them
• Finally, I will hit the gym 3 times a week.  It doesn't matter if the sessions are short 30 min blasts or 2 hour stretches.  I will get myself into the habit of the gym again.

I am also looking at going back to lau gar.  I'm not sure if I can afford to do the gym and lau gar properly, so if after a few months of doing kung fu once a week just isn't sufficing I may have to drop the gym to increase my hours kicking ass.

Also, from next week I'm looking to get the gym sessions in on the morning before work.  This will get it out of the way, set me up for the day, buring energy on an empty stomach and not give me the "oh it's been such a hard day at work, screw the gym it's beer time".  Till then it'll be the evening or daytime at the weekend.

Okay, so wish me luck.