Time to re-group and start again. Diet VS Exercise

Where do I start? The last 2 weeks haven't been very well disciplined for me. I haven't been following the Turbulence Training plan to the full. In terms of exercise, yes, I've been following the resistance and interval training programs, as well as doing my own thing on off days. However, I haven't cut my alcohol consumption and this has dramatically affected my goals. I actually gained 2 lb of weight this week although my body fat percentage only went up by .2%. So now 78.7kg/173lb with 18.8kg/41lb of body fat.

I've embeded one of Craig's diet vs exercise videos to the blog below. It makes interesting (and amusing) entertainment and I have posted links on my facebook pages. It's a pity I never took much heed of the message it contains as I could have achieved my goals if I had.


Whilst I'm not a big beer drinker (wine is my tipple of choice), I do drink far too much of the booze. I know its been a bank holiday (and a long one at that) but 5 bottles of wine and 3 half litre bottles of 5% beer must equal at least another 5000 calories and no body fat loss!!!

That said, enough is now enough. Its time to write off the last 2 weeks and re-group to start again from scratch. And this time I'm more determined than ever to shake off this horrible fat that I'm carrying.

So, I've taken a few simple but effective measures.

Instead of setting just targets, I've actually thought about how I am going to achieve those goals.

The big problem is the vino. So I've printed my calendar off for the rest of this month and next and have scheduled when I am allowed to take a drink. I will add a "smiley" on the chart for each day i remain "dry", and start giving myself some small (non-alcoholic) rewards to keep myself motivated.

I have signed up to Craig's Twitter page and already I have 27 new followers on there, so please followers and friends keep kicking my ass to keep me off the wine cos I really do struggle at times to control it.

I've also set up an account on Fitday to allow me to keep a food journal, and I will re-do the 21 day kickstart plan on the TT for fat loss manual. I am also seriously thinking about posting my progress on the TT members forums.

Anyway, I have been doing a bit too much "guilty" exercise to compensate. However, that might contribute to dehydration and even worse, potential injury. So that is why it is important that I cut down.

To move away from my sins (for which I now repent!!!) I have had a nice long weekend. I decided to walk up The Wrekin, which is a local hill here in Shropshire. Its 407m (1,335 ft) high (according to Wikipedia). At school, we used to do our sponsored walks there (2 circuits) and it was quite a challenge. I haven't been up there for what must be 20 years. Yesterday I jogged around the base and climbed up the steepest part. It took me about 35 minutes from leaving the car to do it and it is quite a bit of a hike. I'd intended to shoot a quick video but the video cam battery had discharged so that wasn't to be.

Today I did the body attack class before doing my TT program. I have added a 5 exercise abs circuit for which I do 3 circuits before going on to do the intervals. The air conditioning hasn't been working properly at the gym (and it was worse in the studio) so it was a tough day today. The new body attack routine has now started and its a little bit complex. That said, I know I will pick it up shortly.

This afternoon I went for another trip up the Wrekin. I just walked it and did the easier route. However, I did it at a fairly brisk pace, and that combined with the abs work from earlier, I could feel the work I was doing and did break a bit of a sweat.

I am going to wrap it up for tonight and will make more of an effort to post a new entry more often

Keep kicking my ass if youre following my blog or twitter and I am still drinking the booze, and keep praising me for each bottle of diet ginger ale I consume.

Neil

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