Friday, July 15, 2011

Ulysses and the Sirens

Last night my first "night out with the boys" since PCP training began two weeks ago.   Previously, good work-out with the exercises and tension bands at the gym.  Next - a short train ride to a yaki-niku restaraunt where I met my friends.  En-route, passed my favorite "M&M stand" in the subway followed by...what have my eyes seen...?   a new Krispy Kreme here in Tokyo (only knew of the one out in Shinjuku, this one in Akasaka).  Normal times, would have popped in for a glazed donut, or even better, one of the Boston Creams.  This time, was able to tune it out - and kept on my merry way. (peer pressure guys because I know you're watching - thanks!)


Two of the four guys at  dinner ordered draft beers - two of us ordered uron-tea.  Ended up having three teas over the course of dinner which suited me fine, and did not feel tempted.  The meat, not to mention the kimchee, was quite salty and I'm sure was over our official threshold.  That said, stayed away from rice and has a nice helping of salad and cooked mushrooms to balance things out.  All in all, not a bad experiment for my first social night out in a while.  Still doesn't' beat what I've been eating most nights at home...a big salad with broccoli and some fish (salmon) on top.


Thursday - just went for a light 5k jog today and did some stretches, push-ups and dips.  My calf has been twitching for a while, finally felt better.  PCP schedule gets tougher tomorrow - time to watch some British Open golf then go for the kip.  -rp

2 comments:

  1. Good job on avoiding the Krispy Kreme. The other day someone brought in donuts to work to share, and it was pretty hard to resist the temptation!

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  2. Hey Rob there is a Krispy Kreme in Shibuya next to 109 as well ;) Best to stay away from there. haha. I am staying away from temptations. It helps so much. I can handle the diet no problem but as soon as you smell something my head starts playing tricks on me. So I just hit the beach in my free time, or read or go to the gym on top of my PCP workout. Bars are way too tempting. Maybe 2 hours twice a month just to say hi.

    Not sure how other handle the temptations.

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