Is the dream dead?
Hell no.
Moving blog…
Hello,
Due to various annoyances with tumblr and how it manages multiple blogs, I am moving this blog to http://california-dream.tumblr.com.
So if I follow you already, expect another follow from that account.
And if you follow this blog, you’ll want to update to follow the new blog. Sorry for any inconvenience caused!
I’ll keep this blog online for archival reasons, but it wont be getting updated any more.
K.
Workout: Thursday
Back to the gym.
Obliterated the recent malaise. Feeling great.
- boxing skills stuff
- boxing circuit
Eaten Today: Thursday
Lunch
- some apple slices
- 2 eggs scrambled
- 1 glass berocca drink
Snack
- 1 mug chai
- 4 slices of apple
Snack
- 1 glass smoothie with coconut milk
Snack (Post workout)
- 1 glass smoothie with coconut milk
Dinner
- steamed veggies
- peas curry
- kidney bean curry
- 1 glass smoothie
Snack
- some nuts
Tuesday: Meh
Title sums it up really.
Skipped the gym. Went off plan in terms of nutrition.
Really struggling with things at the moment.
Eaten Today: Wednesday
Breakfast
- 1 bowl of fruit and nuts
Lunch
- 2 egg omlette with onions, green chillies and cheese
- 1 glass of berocca drink
Added cheese to the omlette in a bid to liven things up. Didnt have as much effect as I hoped. Meh.
Snack
- 1 mug chai
- 1 white bread roll buttered
- 1 glass smoothie
Dinner
- steamed veggies
- okra curry
- peas curry
- 1 rotli
- dahl
- yoghurt
Snack
- 1 bowl fruit + nuts
Eaten Today: Tuesday
Lunch
- 1 glass berocca drink
- 2 egg whites scrambled
Snack
- 1 bowl of cherries
- handful of nuts
Snack
- 1 small plate of bhajias
- 1 mug chai
Snack
- more bhajias
- water
Dinner
- steamed veggies
- dahl
- yoghurt
- okra curry
- 1 glass berocca drink
Snack
- 1 bowl of cherries
- water
Late Night Snack
- 1 white bread roll with butter + cheese + tomato puree
- 1 granary roll with butter + cheese + tomato puree
- 1 glass of smoothie
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
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| — | Mark Twain (via theroadtoslimcity) |
Encouraging Words, Perfectly Timed
So the last week or so I have been feeling pretty apathetic about the whole weight loss thing. You can see that reflected most dramatically in my diet over the weekend. Yes, I started eating cake again.
Today I didnt even feel like going to the gym, but I figured I would enjoy it once I got there, so forced myself to go. And I did enjoy it, although I found the session tougher than normal, and found it harder to motivate myself to work really hard.
This is fine. Having been on this journey before, I know motivation will wane at times. The trick is to keep going, despite how you might be feeling and eventually the motivation will return. And yes, that’s definitely something thats easy for your rational mind to tell yourself, than for your emotional side to actually believe.
So in a moment of utterly perfect timing, one of the guys at the gym I sometimes train with told me I was making real and noticeable progress with losing weight. And he encouraged me to keep it up and stick with it. This really gave me a boost at a time when I kind of need it.
So a big thanks to Ian (which of course I told him in person). I’ve blogged about this because I really think those words of encouragement are going to be a big help. And I suggest that anyone who is trying to lose weight try and find people who can step in and give that kind of encouragement too.
