Day 22

Had a cereal for breakfast. Had a roast beef and horseradish sandwich and for dinner I had a burger with chips.

Again, I was walking around London but this time, it was only for about 5 hours. After getting home, I tried out some upper body exercise with some weights. My arms are a little sore now and trembling. I'm stretching, but I'm a little worried about my back even though I wasn't doing much to exercise that part.

Day 21

Hmmm, what happened today? Why can't I remember the days events, it was only yesterday, what did I do?

I seem to remember eating some sort of fried rice dish that was a left over from the takeaway, but the box was a little too much. Come dinner, I seem to remember trying to make macaroni cheese but again, it seemed a little too much, mainly because I had 2 bowls when 1 was fine.

....... what was I doing all day? didn't I do any exercise?

Day 20

An eventful day, I met up with a friend in London to have lunch and then walked for about 6 hours from Bayswater going down Oxford Street through to Covent Garden and then an aimless wandering. The day ended after dinner at Golden Day just outside China Town.

Day 19

Something strange again, my body isn't sore anymore. There's no tenderness in my legs. Does this mean that I haven't pushed myself enough? So how far should I push myself beyond the pain barrier? Or maybe the barrier I'm thinking of is nothing and everyone usually just breezes pass it.

So what did I eat today? In the morning for breakfast/lunch, a wrap with duck then for dinner, home made chilli con carne with rice.

Next to no exercise again. I started doing some burpees when I was making the chilli con carne, but stopped to finish off making dinner because I forgot about making the rice. I kind of need to walk a lot tomorrow, so I decided I'd better not overwork myself today

Day 18

I'm back on the exercise, and it hurts. The temperature has warmed up slightly (above 4 degrees) so doing exercise in shorts isn't so cold anymore. I'm still only up to about 2 sets and a bit but everything is connected. My leg muscles are sore. Thinking more about the M100, it really focuses on the lower body. There isn't much for the upper body to do.... so do people alternate between upper body and lower body? Then again, I've got all the time in the world, I can do both and really kill my body and see what happens. I wonder if it'll be possible for me to do?

I'm not sure what I ate but if I'm right, for breakfast and lunch, I ate toast with butter and pate and then for dinner, I had some chow mein which had too much chilli oil mixed in.

Day 17

I've been looking into what it is that I'm motivated by and what really will motive me. From what I've been thinking about myself, I usually push myself because of work. When ever I'm put to a task at work, I better myself to the point of being able to master whatever the task is. So.... how can I translate it to when I'm now out of work? I'm not the type to help myself.

Again, uneventful day.
Ended up having toast for breakfast with scrambled eggs. burger and chips with a coke for lunch and a steak with rice and peas for dinner.

Exercise wise, I didn't do much except for walk around Croydon. The trams are having a overhaul of the rails in town, so it only went up to East Croydon and the rest of the walking was done by me. I started off doing burpees but was distracted by cooking dinner. After dinner, I was too full to do anything even to late at night. I really need to eat a little lighter to allow me to try and exercise.

Day 16

Another Monday, another day. Today's usual schedule was changed. I managed to stay home all day and was just studying.

For breakfast and lunch, I had the same thing, chow mein with prawn curry. It was left overs from the takeaway. For dinner, I had a chinese style meal with rice and 2-3 dishes that happens every week with the family.

Day 15

Another uneventful day.

I had a cereal breakfast, but missed lunch. I was a little consumed with my IT course and kind of forgot to eat. I had another steak for dinner with mash potato and peas. Yes, steak again because it was there in the fridge.

I don't think the exercise I did really counts. I was cooking in the kitchen and once in a while (when I can let the pots and pans sit there) I would get down and do 10 reps. What's worrying is that not much hurt....... and technically, I completed the whole M100 over the period of myself cooking dinner and also making honeycombs.

This has really proven that I'm meant to do all 100 reps in one go to have the full effect and tire myself out completely. At least I did some exercise.

Tomorrow, I'm not going to get a chance to do anything and I was kind of hoping to push myself before my compulsory rest day.

Day 14

Hmmmm, a big fail on doing exercise. I've been a little busy trying to sort out a few cakes for valentine's day. I am slightly worried about yesterday's exercise. There's very little to no soreness in my muscles that were hurting the day before. I remember other exercise regimes which have gotten me really sore.

I'm not sure why, but I was kind of in a daze today. I'm really not sure what was happening. I've been thinking about making these cakes for some time to try out some new techniques to see if they will really work.... but it hasn't really worked out properly yet. They're all in the fridge cooling down.

Anyway, let's see, what did I have for breakfast? A bowl of cereal and for lunch, some toast with pate. Finally for dinner, steak with rice and a soft boiled egg. Thinking about it now, maybe it was a good idea to have a light breakfast and lunch so that when I pigged out on dinner, it levelled out better.

The most amount of exercise I did today was to walk around in the freezing cold for about an hour and have a bag full of groceries and take it home.

Day 13 - Some Real Exercise

I haven't been taking pictures for some time because there really hasn't been any sort of change in my weight or of what I look like....... that could start changing now because I'm finally doing something.

My weight is at 86.1kg!!  YEAH! I've got a feeling it's because I'm not wearing jeans while on the scales, but it's still a good sign that I've dropped under 86.5kg. I wonder how much I'm meant to lose in a week. I wonder if I can lose 1 kg in a week? I've got a feeling that it's a bit ambitious.

 A side profile..... and it's quite shocking to see myself like this. I didn't know my stomach stuck out like that. Also, the fat on my upper arms is the wobbly stuff that shakes when I wave, it's not a big bicep.

A front view. As you can see I'm not happy. It's not just because I'm fat, but it's also because it's quite cold...... really cold. The temperature out side is meant to be about -1 degree centigrade. The heaters haven't come on yet and the whole house is pretty cold.

After procrastinating for some time, I've finally had a taste (and really, only just a taste) of some real exercise. I am really really out of shape. I'm aiming for the M100 still. but it's only really been able to reach about 60 of so. The first 6 reps of burpees was easy...... and then the pain suddenly hit on. I decided to skip the press up that I was also doing within the burpee. Even though it was painful, I still carried on. Onto the mountain climber, again, the first 6 reps were relatively easy, and then I found it hard to bring my legs up, so I had to widen my stance and bring them up from the sides. The next 10 reps of squat jumps were fine, even if I was trying to aim to squat as low as possible. It was the second set of squat jumps that the pain hit on pretty hard and I could barely stand back up. I managed to just about finish the 2 sets, and started on the 3rd set, but I couldn't really continue. I was really out of breath and the pain was hitting on a little bit too much for my liking. Right now, walking around is just about fine, but going up and down stairs my legs tend to give way. It's a bit like when the first time I went to ride my bike for a long distance. I'm a little bit worried because I'm out of breath and feeling kind of weak.

The M100 is meant to be done 3-5 times a week, so it's about every other day. This is to give time for the micro damage done to the muscles to have time to repair themselves the next day and use up the fat while it's at it. However, I don't feel as though I've done enough for the damage to be significant enough..... we'll see tomorrow if my whole body is aching.

And time for what I've eaten. For breakfast, toast with pate. Lunch, a simple bowl of noodles and dinner was burger and chips. I know I know, it's really unhealthy, but I keep cooking everyday, I'd like a day where I'm not cooking for once.

Anyway, my next aim is to be able to complete the M100 as planed. To be able to do the full 3 sets and the extra set of burpes. I'm going to slow the tempo down just a tad so that I can complete it properly. The guys on YouTube doing it were really fast and I really don't think I can get up to that pace right away.

Day 12

Yeah, I'm getting better at doing the M100. I've at least managed to complete 1 set. It feels it's getting easier, but there's a slight pain in my chest. I don't think it's too much of a problem, but I'd better keep an eye on it. I really must learn how to do proper squat jumps and mountain climbers. The mountain climber, I can feel the burn close to the 10th rep. The squat jumps are really really easy..... I must be doing something wrong.

For breakfast, I had toast with a chicken liver pate. For lunch, I had leftover lamb stew wrap. For dinner, I had pasta with cabbage and some bacon in a white sauce.

I've been reading more into the after burn effect. It's main aim is not cardio. The best for it is to do weight training to break your muscles with micro damage and then the next day is to allow your body to repair it using the fat in your body to process it. I read a study that alternated between upper body and lower body exercises every 2 days to allow the maximum time for the repairs to the body..... I didn't get all the way through the study.

Day 11

No change in weight..... probably even heavier right now because of the late dinner.

Not so eventful today. A slight pain in my chest and in my abs. Doing burpees is more challenging then I initially thought. Because I have a spare tire around my waist, it does hurt a bit. I only really did manage to do about 8.... ish before I had to stop. I also tried out the mountain climber, but was really knackered. The squat jump felt really easy because the burpees were a lot tougher..... but I've got a feeling that doing the way I was doing the squat jumps may not have been fully correct.

For breakfast, a bowl of cereal. Lunch was some pasta with the remaining two cheese meatballs. For dinner was rice with a sort of lamb stew.

My next aim is to at least complete a full set. It sounds really lame, but at the rate I'm going, it's probably the most realistic.

Day 10 - The Real Beginning

Today, I actually tried to do some real exercise. I tried to follow the M100 program of doing 3 sets of burpies, mountain climber and squat jumps and one more set of burpies to complete 100 repetitions. I got to the 6th burpie of the first set and I think I pulled something or something poked me in my stomach. I really shouldn't have been wearing jeans with a belt while doing exercise. Note to self - wear something more appropriate for exercising.

Eating wise - Breakfast I had a bowl or cereal. Lunch, I had meatballs with pasta and tomato sauce. Dinner, was pretty much the same as lunch but with these 2 really big meatballs with cheese in the middle.

I really do hope I haven't pulled something. It's the first little bit of workout I've done in a really long time and it's not a good start. I'll have to see if this pain continues tomorrow.

Day 9

Another day not used. The main problem is that Mondays are really out of my control

I managed to miss breakfast and only had a roast pork bun for lunch and dinner was rice, fish and duck neck. What was a little strange was that I didn't even feel hungry.

Something a little shocking happened. A picture of what I looked like when I was younger popped up on FB and I was so much thinner. My friends have seen it and I really want to get back to that state...... because they also mentioned that I was more hansom back then too. I wonder if those girls will go out with me if I lose all this weight.... I can only hope.

Day 8

I might as well not have started so soon with the blog. However, one good thing that has come out of the blog is that, I've forced myself to research about losing weight and it's come up with some interesting things which I can follow...... but still need to get to it.

Weight... unknown, but I'm assuming I'm going to be pretty heavy. I've just come back from a chinese school dinner and they had many courses.

Anyway, for breakfast I had a McChicken sandwich meal with a diet coke and no ice.... I went out early and there wasn't much open to eat.

For lunch, I had a 6 inch Meatball Marinara from subway...... again, I'm out and about all alone, there's not much I can choose from to eat healthy.... I'm also kind of on a budget. It's strange that Greggs don't open on Sundays when there are so many people walking around looking for food.

For dinner, it was a long chinese feast with a number of different courses. it was nice and all, but it was pretty much sitting there for a couple of hours waiting to eat.

Exercise wise, I was walking for about 5-6 hours non-stop other then to eat. It was difficult walking with snow and ice on the ground. I had to keep making sure that I kept my balance.

Day 7

No change in weight again.

Yeah..... M100...... I haven't done it and I really should. My shoulders have been troubling me lately. They're aching since I played Just Dance 3. The pain/tension has moved towards my neck and it's giving me a headache and it's lasted all day. Should I be worried that a little exercise (if I can call it that) has given me pain that's not going away. I should really do more stretching.

Breakfast - Toast with 2 fried eggs and some smoked salmon

Lunch - A bowl of pasta with tomato sauce and 4 meatballs.

Dinner - Lamb steak with rice.

Exercise - Zero. Not the best start at all.

Day 6

Weight is 86.4kg. I've discovered something about the new digital scales that we've bought. Never take the first reading from the scales to be accurate. When I stepped on the scales, it told me I was weighing in at 87.4kg and the first thought through my head was "what the hell am I eating to gain so much weight in such a short amount of time?". I stepped on 4 more times and the next weigh ins came out as 86.4kg so I am losing weight...... ish.

Wow, this morning, my shoulders were aching when I woke up. I'm assuming that this is meant to be a good thing. It means that my body is trying to repair itself and using energy..... hopefully the fat. My only problem is that the pain was only in my shoulders.

For breakfast I had a bowl of crunchy nut cereal with milk. It's not much, but it feels a little healthier then a cooked breakfast.

For lunch and dinner, I had the same thing. I made pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs. I made quite a bit for lunch so there was still some left for dinner...... and there's still a little left. It is quite difficult to cook for one.

Exercise wise, I was playing with Just Dance 3 again and it was quite painful. My shoulders and back are now more painful. This time round, I lasted about an hour before it was getting too much and I had to rest.

I've been introduced to this new workout regime called M100 which stands for Mandatory 100. The actual workout is 10 burpees, 10 mountain climber and 10 squat jumps. All of this done 3 times and then one more set of 10 burpees. So this is where the 100 repetitions come from. I'll need to do this 3-5 times a week..... I've got to try this tomorrow.

Day 5

My weight hasn't changed

I didn't get a chance to eat breakfast

For lunch, I had a pork chop wrap made from a wrap, diced pork chop and onion. It was very simple, and I have no idea how to calculate the calories.

For dinner..... more pork chop with onion and rice. If you're wondering why I seem to be eating so many pork chops, it's because we bought a family pack of pork chops..... and I haven't frozen them so I ate them. Anyway, they're finished so it's ok.

I had a very fun exercise regime today. I was trying out some games on my Wii and ended up dancing around for about 3 hours playing Just Dance 3. It's surprisingly fun and I was sweating. The only problem I could see with me playing it is that there isn't enough space for me to plant my feet and move around properly because of what's on the floor. I ended up with sore arms, my right arm more then my left because the only sensor was the Wii controller. I have no idea how to calculate the calories I worked off with this, but it's probably the most exercise I've done for a while.

On a more serious note, I have purchased some magazines which I'm going through to build a workout program. It's quite a read to figure out what I really have to do. There's also something that I've found called P90X which has a full schedule all ready made..... I'm wondering if I could just follow that.

Day 4

Weight: 85.1kg
I lost weight for no apparent reason?!? Then again, I have been walking around all day in the freezing cold. From the picture, no change whatsoever, but then again, I don't really expect any with the minimal amount of exercise.

Okay, so I haven't done much in the way of trying to lose this body fat, and just by looking at my weight, it looks like I'm gaining instead of losing.

For breakfast I had a muffin with 2 slices of ham and 2 almost hard boiled eggs

For lunch I was out and about so I got myself a hoi sin duck wrap from Tesco with a bottle of diet cola and a packet of Quavers.

For dinner some sort of pasta with a tomato sauce. Pork chop with cabbage. Trying to work out the calorie count for this is going to be quite difficult.

Hmmm.... this has only bee a few days, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I have however gone and bought myself some magazines to look at fat burning and home workouts. The easiest thing would be that they have a workout program ready there and I just have to follow it. I've only skimmed through it, but what I don't understand fully is the rest days. I'm assuming it's to do with the afterburn effect that I've been reading about...... but I thought it was just a new FAD that kept popping up in the search.