So day 8 was a bit painful - lots of food prep, more tupperware than I've seen in my whole life and a realisation that we really need to get a bit creative with the food straight away or otherwise its going to be a very loooong three months. Brekkie started out with a triple decker scrambled egg sandwich, which seemed like a cracking idea to begin with, but six mouthfuls in I realised it was really very boring. So I reckon the first thing to do it hunt down the strongest tasting herbs and vegetables: chilli, onion, tomato, corriander etc... and make sure I have a vat of salsa and other strong sauces ready for any boring moment.
Exercise was a lot more today and was fine apart from the skipping. Am still averaging about seven jumps in a row and max out at about thirty.I started to get a bit frustrated about being so bloody crap at this around the half way mark at which point the next door neighbour's dog started whining and barking at me which didn't improve my sense of humour one bit. The dog barks almost continuously and has over the last couple of years become the bane of my life! However, a sudden vision of the dog with skipping rope handles protruding from either end propelled me through the end of the session with a broad smile on my face. Its all in the imagination after all....
Absolutely! I let myself get distracted by people coming and going in the park where I skip. Feel self conscious sometimes. I'm sure once this becomes a habit, and with humour, we'll just get on with it.
ReplyDeleteI used to see a guy doing his kendo routine in the park and admire his dedication.
Maybe the people looking at us also wish that they were doing something great for their bodies too!
Go Roland!!