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.