Day 9 - Hey Captain America, that's my corn!

Just over a week into PCP and my best day yet on both the diet and the workout front.  My breakfast below consisting of a bagel (first time ever sans cream-cheese!), broccoli and tomato.  I add a few swirls of half-calorie lemon dressing to the broccoli to "enhance the edibility" of the veggies.  Realize that bagel calories high...just a matter of time before need to swap out for some whole-wheat toast etc...  Not pictured on my plate was a third of boiled corn on the cob piece...which mysteriously disappeared...?

Stolen in fact, I soon discovered, by "Captain America", my second little guy Takuya who recently turned one year old (and has recently himself discovered the joys of eating fresh corn within reach.)

After yesterday's lackluster performance in the gym, felt like I did a pretty good job of "making up" for it today -hitting ~90% of my exercises.  (The 10% missing was my inclined pull-up set...both Smith machines unfortunately occupied for the extent that I was out the gym, will need to find a natural work-around the house like some of my fellow PCPers have done).

Jump-roping - knocked out 500 skips in the yoga room in the gym.  Discovered that jumping while watching yourself in a big mirror is WAY easier than without, probably reduces your misses by like 30~40%. The result of a more efficient jump session is that you also finish your set also about 30% faster.  No doubt,  more pleasant experience / less painful but wonder if stable heart-rate is the aim, if measuring by time/ # of minutes perhaps the more "honest" way to go?

Tried the cable / rubber-band arm lifts today for first time.  Felt quite strained after only my first set of 12-reps...realized that my gym had three different "tensions" and this was the tightest one.  Eased on down a notch to the easier one...we're still "ramping up", right Patrick?

Tomorrow PCP work will contain some vegetable shopping and more importantly, some recipe look-ups on the Internet.  Nine days now without a drop of beer or wine, feel a smidge healthier.  -RP