Day 72a - The Weigh In and 100 Pushups

Exercise summary: 5km run; Time: 24:56; Weigh in: 81.9kg; Push ups: 62 (15, 13, 10, 10, 14)

For the first time in 3 weeks I ventured into Jenny Craig’s for that fateful moment of … “The Weigh In”.

After a week and a half living out of hotels, buying restaurant food and struggling to keep a routine I thought there may be some damage. I guess, in effect, there was.

No change! That’s right. Nil, Nada, Zilch, Nente … Nuthin’!

But, it could have been worse. I could have gone up.

So, I’m back on the wagon, following the course and, hopefully, breaking that damn 80kg barrier.

The Positives

• drink more water (at least 1.8l per day)
• eat more but smaller meals (eat more of the stuff (vegetables) that don’t have an effect)
• buy good quality food (who wants to eat flowery apples?)
• keep up the exercise (run relaxed, head up, breathe properly)
• 100 push ups
• read more blogs

The Negatives

• don’t snack on junk
• cut the caffeine

And then there were the Push Ups …

I failed the last set. The minimum was 15. I did 14! I got half way down on the 15th and the arms just wouldn’t have made it back up.

So, to all my friends and co-challangees feel free to flame away!

Seriously, I hope Andrew (is getting fit) Aaron and Andrew (AJH) and the rest of you get way more than 15.

It’s funny though. As I started this set I was thinking “Will I make it? Will I succeed?” And I really wasn’t sure and it had me worried that I might not make it. On the upside, I just want to make every day. Do as many as required and not miss a scheduled day.

So it’s just as much about the discipline as the success of the exercise itself. And that feels good!

Tagged as: 100 push ups, discipline, Exercise