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went to diesel to buy jeans....before been in there and tried on the 36...for some reason in HK they make them smaller than europe, anyway before couldnt even begin to button them up...my london 36 have been  round my knees for 10 days so not a good look....popped on the HK 34 and fit like a glove......genuinely makes me feel like a different person.....super happy its friday afternoon...sun is shining in HK bring on the weekend :) hit me with the new diet Patrick and the fresh sets !!!!

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I havent been as up to speed with my blogging recently due to very busy time at work, doing my sets at 6am and then getting home flat out exhasuted, the thought of turning on the iphone/ipad for an update gives me a headache.
anyway i am enjoying the new exercises the variation from previuos weeks is very good to keep the interest level high and i can sense new patches of muscle where before there was nothing, which is great. i find the shoulder based exercises the toughest obviously needs more work to strengthen, and creeps and me just dont agree with each other...i perversely enjoy the floor jumps although if i dont concentrate i have a tendency to wipeout...i think thats the balance issue.
pcp has become the norm now and i really look forward to my exercises, there is a great sense of accomplishment with the completion of every set which i think psycologically compels me to have a good day whatever i might be doing....i am sure there is a scientific explanation for it ( chemicals in the brain) but i didnt pay much attention in that class at school.....loving my new iphone 4...so much better than blackberry for flickr / internet / music and so much more, makes pcp easier too with the graphics to show how the exercises are done...the blackberry spat them out all reversed with no pictures....
would love to know anymore great music to skip too......have found wunder radio on the iphone a superb app for listening to radio from all over the world... a couple of friends have signed up for the march edition of PCP after all my ranting about it, SPREAD THE LOVE, keep up the hard work team, shred that fat.....be selfish about it every day is a better,stronger version of you !

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SKIP TO THIS...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU....BOOM BOOM.....:) HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE.

The power of the blogosphere

Having read and taken on board the support I got yesterday I had a very different day today...I did feel less burdened generally by the flu and by the dark clouds of anti PCP participation ...had a spring clean at work which my team thought was a bit weird but it felt good to throw away old paperwork clean up the desks and sort out where some of the computers printers were sitting...I find a much better feng shui exists when there is less clutter and no rubbish strewn everywhere....did my sets with Vittorio which was great temperature also up at least five degrees which helps....I purged the little devil on my shoulder by doing 2000 skips and adding one or two extra reps to my curls and kAtanas...felt good to have more strength and drive whilst doing the exercises...the flu just nukes the energy levels....
Looking forward to skipping early tomorrow morning it's Eric Clapton concert tomorrow so no time in the evening....bring on the new diet for next week please....need to become a vegetable mixologist at the moment the skin on my fingers is orange from the insane carrot consumption....better than nicotine ones....urgh....Sasha's new leather skip rope is a hit and the new resistance bands ares in...onwards and upwards team...looking at evryones pictures the project is really making a difference.....keep it going, have a great weekend everyone.

Struggling to stay motivated

on the back of a week feeling like sh%t with the flu and now being totally congested with sore throat / chest etc ( the usual hong kong flu like symptons that everyone in this town seems to be living with at the moment), and with the weather being so rubbish, it was howling wind/rain this morning i had full underarmour on / shorts / tshirts/hooded top and ski hat and was still cold, i am tired/sore/ lethargic and snappy to be around which basically makes me a walking hand grenade, combine that with the fact that sasha and i are up till 10 or 11pm doing food preperation for ourselves and for the boys the sleeep cycle is a bit out of sync.....in thailand when it was warm i was leaping up to do my exercises at 7am, so we are in a trough...with heavier sets and more skips its taking me longer to do the exercises and although i see and feel results, my mental approach is taking a kicking and i am trying v hard to keep it in perspective, i also wonder whether i did the right thing by starting this program, whether or not i can finish it / keep up the intensity the food prep, it was all ok when feeling strong and blasting thru the sets.
I snapped the resistance band i bought for sasha last night too which doesnt help, about how i feel about it or the fact that she had to improvise on some of her sets, will repalce today if i have time to get to the sports shop.
i dont know where this self doubt is coming from but it needs stamping out asap.....hoping for warmer weather / more sleep / better energy levels and a renewed sense of direction and drive.....in the pcp doldrums for now, James.

A month really??

Does not seem like four weeks but kind of glad that it has flown by...perhaps as Patrick says the real PCP starts now...I certainly havent been feeling hungry and I think I prefer the fruit egg milk dinner to one with no carbs and just veg and protein...will be snacking on carrots with mushed avocado dip later:)...I have been enjoying my exercises and the zombie toe is no more I am struggling with the pull ups and the v sits but I believe they will improve everyone I do them. Was very good to do my sets with Vittorio on thurs evening there is nowhere to hide and a good sparring partner helps keep the tempo and energy up...important when the burn kicks in.....I am noticing some interesting changes in my body shape...for the better which is great which reminds me I need to put up the weekly photos for sash and I...I am now determined to see out the remainder of the program and really pleased that both Sasha and I have been so strict about it so far.
We indulged this afternoon in some carrot cake and although it tasted very good on the way in both of us felt fairly average afterwards..I honestly felt sick and I could have happily done without it...will do at least 100 more skips tomorrow to purge myself....I am sleeping like a log which is great but I think that feeling sick all week has not been helping my motivation, a few sessions I was wondering what the hell I was doing whereas before it was just do it and enjoying it, this is where I aim to be once the sinuses / chest etc have cleared up.
I mamnaged to do some skipping with different speeds and on both feet individually today which is refreshing change up until thi point have been doing both feet at the same time which was getting a little repititive and tiring to be honest....breaking it up seems a little easier.
Three people who i saw this week have remarked how much trimmer I am looking so I felt inwardly satisfied, it's good to get complements about ones appeareance having been for a long time the butt of too many jokes about over indulgence in food and wine,
There were all fair comments I have over enjoyed myself for the last eight years and perhaps longer just on the booze front so I keep these thoughts in my head as fuel for my motivation and it works, life is very different even after one month and with two small kids to look after Sasha and I are really stretched out to fit in the PCP but I feel this combined determination to see it out which is great, they need our energy and attention for most of the day being only two and six months but if we stick to it everyone benefits so like I said at the beginning this is about them as much as it about me and thats more than enough to keep the engine fired up,
The weekly video is spot on patrick really helpful, judging by everyones pictures in the group the results are clear for all of us to see, keep it up everyone, if anyone has any tips on v sits pls let me know, hopefully the temperature in Hk goes up next week it's cold at six am but I suppose not as cold as new England right now and it gets me moving, looking forward to seeing England put fifty points past Italy in the rugby tonight sorry Vittorio but you should really stick to football....I hopefully won't be regretting that tmrw morning....really excited for all those Egyptians viva la revolucion let's hope it spreads to some more countries in that region where tyrants have for too long ruined the lives of so many people....
Looking forward to seeing some greater definition and lean muscle mass.....in sweat, eggs and veggies we trust....adios.

have u seen the scene in ghostbusters when the guy gets slimed ?

thats how i felt this morning while skipping...there is a river of unknown substance pouring our of my nose....no way my body produces that much.....been through a box of tissues already at work and its only lunchtime....now just hot no cold ...and aching like hell....was fine on holiday sometimes i wonder whether Hong Kong is so filthy that as soon as i get back here my sinuses and eyes react to the pollution and i live permanently in a state of unhealthiness.....i am snacking on panadol / afrin and clarinase....when i hit the pillow last night i was asleep in about 25 seconds...there is some fairly intense rage burning through me at the moment so i though i would try and blog it out.....i hate feeling weak and snotty...its so boring !!!!!! any suggestions for superfoods i can hammer on my indulgence to knock this sh%t on the head NOW....

First day back

At work...did my sets at six am...was cold compared to Samui and although I was kitted up in under armour,by lunchtime I had serious cold...runny nose hot and cold sweats...light head....not the best way to get back into it.busy day too so left feeling like I had done a few rounds with iron mike....not sure whether tmrw morning is good idea but I don't like the idea of doing evenings at all...starting to notice changes in body shape a bit more which is encouraging.....I understand what patrick said about no sets should be easy but on push ups for example when in week one I could barely manage the full complement and now I can do them fine does that mean the muscles are not getting worked or surely it must be because I am stronger in those areas?...do we change the way we do the push up to make it more difficult or keep at it?
Need to say huge thanks to jen Ed Shane and Katie you know who you are for being so supportive and understanding on holiday when you all could have been so much meaner about the food requests and portion control....big question is are any of you tempted?
If anyone has any mad suggestions for breakfast I am keen to experiment....was contemplating blending carrots celery and peppers with milk and egg then pouring over porridge....any takers?
Congratulations to the packers for winning the superbowl.....cheesehead nation goes wild...
Enjoying the new exercises although I have been warned by past pcpers about the jumps and creeps that await us....I am now a leeeetle bit scared.....the zombie toe is back from the dead it ain't broken but it hurts like he'll when I skip and squat and lunge....no pain no gain...
Hoping for uptick on general well being tmrw ...keep at it team....out!

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Feeling good having come back from thailand without any indulgence at all well done sasha for sticking to it with me time to shred !!!

Back in HK

Long day started at six forty five when the boys woke up flight from Samui to Hk was fine three hours direct but the to and from airport adds another hour both ends so it's more like five and half by the time you have done check in and customs etc...quick tea for the kids unpack hit the supermarket to load up for the week....not one unnatural thing in the trolley...that felt very good by the way...actually proud of my purchases weird...did my sets between 835 and 900 pm tried to skip but the purple toe was giving me no love at all...some pain message stopping me from making one jump....will make it up with thirty mins in the pool tomorrow....Sasha did her 1050 in record time time and then did her sets finishing at nine forty five pm....really big show of determination we both could have collapsed into bed at half eight....good supper of salmon lettuce carrots and celery....don't mind not eating carbs at night at all....veggies chopped for breakfast.....kids asleep....eggs boiled....blueberries raspberries orange for snackerooooo.....down to eighty four kilos....that's three in three weeks we have said goodbye to....will put up photo tomorrow of me,the toe and the huge python that scared the living wotsits out of me on the beach in Samui....will tell more when I can keep my eyes open tomorrow......keep up the good work team would love to see some recipe ideas on the blogs guys....cheers.

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Smashed my toe against metal sofa leg yesterday woke up this morning and cannot get my trainer on ...noooooooooo fly back to hk today so will retry later will tape it and do those skips on one leg if I have to...I think it may be broken bcos I caanot bend it....thinking cortisone injections or just slicing it off....won't give up now no way in hell!!

Food glorious food

Apples bananas pineapple mango papaya oranges limes lemons blueberries raspberries blackberries kiwis grapes pomelo coconut tomatoes avocados corn onions celery carrots peppers chilli broccoli lettuce cauliflower potatoes chicken eggs fish beef oats cereal brown rice with jasmine wholeweat pasta wholewheat bread....
Top recipes so far:
Breakfast- wholewheat toast/poached egg/tomatoes carrots and celery / chilli garlic and lime blend dripped on top of the toast tomatoes and chopped up egg...carrots and celery on the side washed down with ice cold milk...BOOM.
Lunch- brown rice with some of the same chilli garlic lime from above/steamed baby corn broccoli snap peas and carrots / pan fried snapper no oil...
Both fruit snacks- banana pomelo pineapple mango papaya apple in any combination.
Dinner- brown rice/roasted peppers/salmon steaks-drizzle of balsamic and lemon.
A delicious fruit snack in the evening is blueberries raspberries banana with orange and lime squeezed on top....light tangy and full of goodness.
Stuff dreams are made of:)

The day today

PCP from seven till eight am ...in the pool from nine till ten with the kids...eleven till twelve feeding elephants the boys absolutely loved it got some great video...thirty minute nap before lunch..three till five digging pools trenches and canals on the beach then built huge bonfire which is burning in front of me now at seven thirty, five till six playing tennis six till seven roasting marshmallows for the boys while listening to the beach boys....watch the sun go down with my boy Rafa...priceless, shower, blog, dinner stars are out so will watch those for an hour by the beach fire before bed, a great day, PCP really sets me up for a fun filled energetic day, feeling a little hungry right at the end of the break between fruit snacks and proper meals but I guess that's normal,quite a lot aches at the moment but it's mind over matter and I keep reminding myself of the goal.....get fit,get healthy eat properly,work harder enjoy the benefits of feeling ten years younger, love life my wife and my kids and look SMOKING on the beach this summer:)....from a sun kissed Samui by the fire....a bientot.