Day 17 - One Belt size down, suit is a little loose, & getting some comments!

down to 89.3 from 93.5 so feeling pretty good.  If I break below 89, it'll be my lowest point in 5 years.  I hurt my knee snowboarding 3 weeks ago and the lunges last night did something.  I'm wearing a brace with those sticky menthol pads.  Jump-rope is not a problem, but extending my knee on it's own is.  I may have to do the squats in place of lunges to avoid hurting it any more.
I'm starting to get comments around the office like 'Hey, are you working out or something?'....good motivation from outside the group.
The new diet is leaving me hungry.....

Day 16 - A long way to go

posted the weekly pics, I have a long way to go

Day 12 - Are we Supposed to be Gaining Weight?

I've been sticking to the diet very closely but have seen a slight rise in weight since the end of week one.  Not alot but around 1/2 a kilo.  Is this supposed to happen?

The Perfect Hard-boiled egg

I've heard some people complain about hard-boiled eggs....I tried it this way and they came out good...shell comes right off and the yoke is cooked perfectly..
http://www.wikihow.com/Hard-Boil-an-Egg

Day 10 - Feelin ok..

Been doing all the exercises and following the diet to a 'T', the main thing I'm psyched about is the exercise regiment.  In the periods of my life where I was in shape I spent a lot of time at the gym, 2-2.5 hours a session in free-weights and was stubborn that free-weights was the only way to go.  I did get great results fast but a successfull level of consistancy is finite..usually around the 5-6 month mark.  Aside from the time factor, the thought itself of the preparation at home gathering clothes, traveling after work, disassembling the suit, showering there, etc etc.  After 3 months the 'Ah Fuck it' factor shy-rockets...buddy calls you up for a beer, feeling a bit tired, you search for excuses not to go.  My point being the gym based exercise plan is heavy...heavy on the thoughts and stressful.  Patrick's program is convenient, but not easy...perfect combo.

I need to post pictures and I need to blog more..I promise I will...I haven't lost much weight yet (2K), but I look different.

Day 9 - oh temptation

I had to use the bathroom badly so had to duck into a McDonalds. I had to avert my eyes and breathe thru my mouth. Someone quickly tell me how unhealthy a Quarter Pounder with cheese is!!!

Day 6 - Feeling Better

Thanks to all with your 'get well' wishes while I was sick. I'm feeling better now and psyched to keep going. The half-meal thing is working out ok although I have to admit sometimes it hovers around 60%...especially if there's meat involved....can't waste that.  I think I need a new jump rope, I got one of those plastic ones and I can't keep a rhythm.

Day 5 - Still sick, but sticking to it

I'm home sick, but I'm doing my best to stick to the half-diet...difficult when you're sitting around the house all day.  I feel my best at night so I'll squeeze the exercising in that window.

where to buy chin-up bar??

I saw one on Amazon Japan for 10,000 Yen...seems a bit ridiculous.  Anyone know where to pickup a simple doorway jam pull-up bar?

Day 3 - Conquered the Cold!!

The cold is gone, well the fever anyway...the rest I can bear.  My stomache is RUMMMBLINNNG...keep looking at the clock...1 hour until my half lunch...

Day 3 and SICK

Not related to the program, just going around I guess and feel like hell. Don't think I can jump rope today

Owwwwwwww...

Funny how the email from Patrick mentioned about people thinking the first week was easy.  Well, you won't be getting that from me!  I planned on doing my exercises before work this morning, but my legs felt like Oprah was sitting on my lap all night.

Day 1

The jump-rope surprised me, was harder than I thought.... especially since I had my 'last night of mayhem' the night before and arrived home at 7:30am this morning and woke up at 10:30.
Happy First Birthday to Jason Fishelberg's daughter Jessie!!!

The Marcinator!

Oh man...today will be tough. I went out last night to get 'one last night', long story short I arrived home at 7:30am. Good news, I'll have no trouble avoiding alcohol today.